JustbeforeweleftBethlehem, elevenfarmers, whohadbeendrivenfromtheirplantationsbytheIndians, cametomerequestingasupplyoffirearms, 'dmanymilesbeforeitbegantorain, anditcontinuedrainingallday; therewerenohabitationsontheroadtoshelterus, tillwearriv'dnearnightatthehouseofaGerman, where, andinhisbarn, wewereallhuddledtogether, 'dinourmarch, forourarmswereofthemostordinarysort, andourmencouldnotkeeptheirgunlocks[104] , , 'dinform'dthathisandhiscompanions' gunswouldnotgooff, theprimingbeingwetwiththerain.
Wehadnotmarch'dmanymilesbeforeitbegantorain.
Thenextdaybeingfair, wecontinu'dourmarch, andarriv'-millnear, roundwhichwereleftseveralpilesofboards, withwhichwesoonhuttedourselves; anoperationthemorenecessaryatthatinclementseason, , whohadbeenhalfinterr'dbythecountrypeople.
Ouraxes...wereimmediatelysettoworktocutdowntrees.
