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JOURNAL OF PETER AUDRAIN, Esq.
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Left this at 5 o'clock in the morning and arrived at Fort Jefferson at half after 12; distance, 20 miles; halted there for an hour and proceeded to Greenville, where we arrived at four o'clock; distance, 51/2| miles.
he road swampy and bad to Fort Jefferson, and very fine from thence to Greenville.
No settlement on the road at all; very little or no good water, except at Jefferson, where it is excellent.
Fort Jefferson stands upon an eminence and commands a beautiful prospect; it is small, but neat, and has but a sergeant's command.
Greenville is also in a fine situation, although not so high. The fort is on a very large scale, of a square form; the outside pickets contain about a mile square. The garrison is small, of about 120 men, not more than half fit for service. This fort will probably be evacuated in a short time. Col. Strong, who commands here, is ordered to go and take the command of Fort Wayne, about 79 miles from this place, and will leave here but 50 men, most of them invalids.
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