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Rh latter reported that he had found a tolerable Road, which might avoid the bad Mountain that they would otherwise be obliged to pas; and accordingly it was determined to March the Army that way, it being only 2 Miles about.

June 3undefined: Engineer Gordon with 100 Pioneers began to break Ground on the new Road, when Lieuundefined. Spendelow, 1 Midshipman & 10 Men were sent to the Place that leads into the Old Road, cleard away and compleated 1 Mile,

June 4undefined: 1 Midshipman & 20 Men cleard ¾ of a Mile

5undefined: continued working on the Roads

6undefined: Compleated the new Road & Return'd to Camp.

7undefined: Sundefined P. Halkets Brigade March'd with