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[Them] caught a British Lieutenant & seventeen soldiers
who had been sent back to spy out our movements &
if we were pursuing them to destroy and tare up the
Bridges so as to retard our movements the whole was done
in presins of the Rgt the whole squad was taken which
was very fortunate as their was not one man left to
cary back the news which is another mark of Divine
favor and blessing. they had Just began to tare down
one bridge which we repaired in the course of one hour
and the food passed over in front and went on about
five miles in front tho our spies were still before them
information was brought Col. Johnson that a party of
British dragoons on the opposite bank of the River and
some Indians on the south side & our Spies had exchan:
ged fires at one another and that the enemy had retreated
we were immediately orderd on in front to bring on
the attack and in Passing Genl. Harrison, he observed
that we must be careful not to pursue too far
or we would be led into an [amburcade} we pressed
on and formd a line of Battle and in about two
miles farther which was about nine miles above the
mouth of the river we campt in a large farm
and had plenty for ourselves and horses. We were