▁pat rol ▁from ▁the ▁ra iders ▁Company ▁F ▁w ip ed ▁out ▁a ▁ 1 5 - man ▁Japanese ▁enc amp ment ▁discovered ▁by ▁the ▁native ▁sc outs . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 5 ▁November , ▁Carl son ' s ▁batt alion ▁changed ▁their ▁base ▁camp ▁from ▁B inu ▁to ▁As am ana . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁however , ▁Sh ō ji ' s ▁units ▁were ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁having ▁continued ▁their ▁march ▁deep ▁into ▁the ▁interior ▁of ▁Gu adal can al ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁the ▁Mat an ik au . ▁Ra ider ▁pat rol s ▁around ▁As am ana ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁days ▁found ▁and ▁killed ▁a ▁few ▁scattered ▁Japanese ▁st rag gl ers . ▁ ▁New ▁mission ▁Carl son ' s ▁batt alion ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁upper ▁Ten aru ▁River ▁and ▁pat rol ▁around ▁the ▁L ung a ▁River — s outh ▁of ▁the ▁L ung a ▁per imeter — to ▁locate ▁the ▁trail ▁the ▁Japanese ▁had ▁used ▁to ▁position ▁their ▁men ▁and ▁mater iel ▁for ▁their ▁assault s ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁for ▁Hend erson ▁Field . ▁Carl son ' s ▁ra iders ▁were ▁also ▁to ▁seek ▁out ▁and ▁destroy ▁several ▁Japanese ▁art illery ▁pieces ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁deliver ing ▁har ass ing ▁fire ▁against ▁Hend erson ▁Field ▁for ▁several ▁weeks . ▁The ▁ra iders ▁set ▁up ▁the ▁new ▁base ▁camp ▁about ▁ ▁sout heast ▁of ▁the ▁L ung a ▁per imeter ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁and ▁rest ed ▁and ▁re pl