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another much larger 6 or 7 miles ahead we therefore, upon holding a Council, agreed as the most safe expedient to return to our Quarters, and wait until tomorrow Our Landlords house stands on a pleasant elevated spot having a rich, furtile Meadow in front, enlivened by the Buffaloe to its Con--fluence with Lake Erie, the stream is perhaps as Large>r than of Brandywine, and the Lake itsself opens in full view as far as the Eye can reach, when the Wind is high in the West, it so raises the Water in this end of the Lake, that it flows up the Buffaloe like a flood tide our accomodation here has been pretty good, except our Lodging, which was a narrow frame scarely room for two to lay on their Back, with Boards instead of Sackingbottom with and a very thin Strawbed yet Oliver Paxton and myself has Occupy--ed it three nights pretty comfortably and expect to try it the fourth, it is in an upper Chambers next the Roof