Burgoyne and Howe's Miscommunications

General burgoyne's army finally emerged from the woods at fort edward. But supplies were now running low as there had been no ready access to local sources of anything that an army needs. The commander of the hessians recommended that burgoyne allow him to lead a party east to the connecticut river to forage. Burgoyne sat on the idea, better to wait and figure out where howe was before they started making drastic moves.