7 October. The First-Brigade moved up to our post at Riviere-la-Cole, and ours went up to Point-au Faire, seven miles higher. The order for our proceeding on the Lake, was as follows. Three small boats in front of all, as a party of observation; our schooners and armed vessels in line of battle following; Gun boats carrying 24 or 12 pounders in their bow and maned by the Artillery. The battalion of Grenadiers in flat bottom boats, & in their rear, the remainder of the army in battows. One gun fired from a gun boat was a signal to form 8 boats abreast, and two guns a signal to form a line of boats, this had a pretty effect, as our men were all expert at rowing, having been ordered to practise frequently. This was the first intention of our crossing, but afterwards found not to answer so well, as our armed vessels and gun boats engaging theirs seperately, leaving the troops on land to wait the decision, as were any accident to happen to the armed vessels, the troops must be in a nlost hazardous situation, & little able to defend themselves with small arms against the cannon of the enemy.
