1691

Thursday, July 9, 1691
Major Peter Schuyler wrote in his Journal: - "Came Gerrard Luykasse and Herman Vedder with two Mohawks, from a party of 80 Mohawks at a Lake right over Saraghtoga, who went by the way of Lake St. Sackraman and promised to meet us in six days at Chinandroga." * * "-Lieut. (Abraham Schuyler) went out with 50 men and finished Canoes enough for the Christians."

Saturday, July 11, 1691
Major Schuyler with a party of "our Christians," having "set out from Albany" in June on an expedition into Canada, and been "joyned" by 60 River Indians and 15 "Mohawkes," has by June 28th, reached the last "carrying place." here, they encamped and constructed canoes while scouts and parties were sent out to secure allies and provisions. Major Schuyler writes in his Journal:-
                    "In the morning they ("22 Christians and 4 Indians' sent for food) returned from carrying place with the bread and 771 lb sent me by Mr. Livingstone, I received no more than 800 bisketts their canoe being oversett, and all their pease wett."

Sunday, July 12, 1691
This day returned the Messengers I had sent to bring back the Indians runn away, having found none I sent 21 Men to the carrying place for more provisions.

Monday, July 13, 1691
I sent 5 Indians with 4. Christians downe to the falls to look out-
                                                                                      Schuyler's Journal

Tuesday, July 14, 1691
Being accompanied with only seven Indians we removed to the falls a distant 16 miles & there encamped.--Schuyler

Wednesday, July 15, 1691
"The last company that were sent for provisions returned with 1000lb of bread, and towards evening came also Lieut. Abraham Schuyler with some Indians which made up our number of Indians 62".

Thursday, July 16, 1691
Being Thursday, we moved from the falls about noon and pitched our tents in the narrows of the drowned lands 12 miles distant.  Three of our canoes being broken, I sent 3 Christians & one Indian to the end of Lake Sacraman where our Mohawks are making canoes to acquaint them that I will meet them at Chinaderoga.  Schuyler

Saturday, July 18, 1691
Rainy weather we made but one canoe. -- Schuyler

Sunday, July 19, 1691
We broke up from Chinanderoga, advanced to the Crowne point 20 miles distant and about one of hte clock after noone pitched and send out spyes. --Schuyler.

Monday, July 20, 1691
Haveing the winde hard at N. and rain, we continued our seat and sent out 18 spyes in tow Canoes and made 3 Canoes more..--Schuyler.

Tuesday, July 21, 1691
Being stormy, and the wind northerly, wee moved not.  --Schuyler

Wednesday, July 22, 1691
Hard weather e continued our seat, Mohawques presented me with a bundle of ninety two sticks, meaning their number, twelve of them boys, with the names of the principal heads:  The River Indians did the line in number 66, Wee then held a Council of Warr, how to discover Fort Leprarie and to take a prisoner if possible and concluded to send out nine men.  Schuyler.

Thursday, July 23, 1691
Major Schuyler "sent out nine spyes visit 3 Christians, 3 Mohawks and 3 River Indians, who advanced from Crowne Point toward Regio, 30 miles distant", These, "the wind rising and blowing hard" returned to the main body now encamped "on shoar at Otter Kill" and reported "fyers on the Eastern shore." Again, spies were sent as before, "but the woods being thick saw nobody" but judged from the number of fires that the enemy "might be a considerable army" where upon three canoes were sent "to keep strickt watch" of the approach of the enemy while Schuyler "resolved by the Grace of God to withstand them, but nothing appeared that night--" and the party "made a small Stone Fort breast high."

Friday, July 24, 1691
In the morning I sent out 5 Indians by land who discovered a great many fires and two houses, but found nothing but bones, the Indians being removed from thence.  Schuyler

Saturday, July 25, 1691
The wind harde northerly, soe we were forced to lye still all that day.--Schuyler

Sunday, July 26, 1691
Major Peter Schyuler arrived at the Isle la Motte with a flotilla of canoes and 266 men, of whom 120 were Whites and the rest Indians.  Schuyler says the fort had been "several years deserted."

Monday, July 27, 1691
Major Schuyler and his men encamped last night and this night on Isle la Motte.

Tuesday, July 28, 1691
Major Schuyler "called a council of warr" and it decided "to fall upon Leprarie."  A little later four of their Mohawks sent out as spies were fired upon by a party of "eight of the Enemy's praying Indians" and three wounded.  These were carried "on shore" and cared for and the invaders encamped over night "within ten miles of Fort Shamblie."  One the second day they continued their advance toward Leprarie.

Sunday, August 9, 1691
Major Peter Schuyler's party arrived in Albany with their "wounded in all 25."  In the attack on Leprarie the French had been apprised of their coming and strength, and fought bravely but lost 200, including Indians, while the Albany party lost about 16.

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