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The return march commenced with thirty prisoners.
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The wounded, who were to be carried, and the plunder with which all the Indians and some Frenchmen were loaded, caused considerable inconvenience. Fifty good horses were brought away. Sixteen of these only reached Montreal. The remainder were killed for food on the road.
Sixty leagues from Corlear the Indians began to hunt, and the French not being able to wait for them, being short of provisions, continued their route, having detached Messieurs d'Iberville and Du Chesne with two savages be- fore them to Montreal. On the same day, some French- men, who doubtless were very much fatigued, lost their way. Fearful that they should be obliged to keep up with the main body, and believing themselves in safety having eighty Indians in their rear, they were found missing from the camp. They were waited for next day until eleven o'clock, but in vain, and no account has since been re- ceived of them.
Two hours after, forty men more left the main body without acquainting the commander, continued their route by themselves, and arrived within two leagues of Mont- real one day ahead, so that there were not more than fifty or sixty men together. The evening on which they should arrive at Montreal, being extremely fatigued from fasting and bad roads, the rear fell away from M. de Sainte He- lene, who was in front with an Indian guide, and who could not find a place suitable for camping ncarer than three or four leagues of the spot where he expected to halt. He was not rejoined by M. de Mantet and the others until far advanced in the night. Seven have not been found. Next day on parade, about ten o'clock in the forenoon, a soldier arrived who announced that they had been attacked by fourteen or fifteen savages! and that six had been killed. The party proceeded somewhat afflicted at this accident, and arrived at Mont- real at 3 o'clock, p. m.
Such, Madame, is the account of what passed at the taking of Corlear. The French lost but twenty-one men, namely four Indians and seventeen Frenchmen. Only une Indian and one Frenchman were killed at the capture of the town. The others were lost on the road.
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From Mortgage Book B, in County Clerk's Office, Albany.
Albany ye 9th duy of February 1682 Die Sabbathi.
This morning about 5 o'Clock ye alarm was brought here by Symon Schermerhoorn who was shott threw his Thigh yt ye french and Indians had murthered ye People of Skinnechtady; having got into ye Towne about 11 or 12 a Clock there being no Watch Kept (ye Inhabitants being so negligent & Refractory) and yt he had much adoe to Escape they being very numerous. They fyred severall times at him at last throw his Thigh and wounded his horse and was come over Canatagione* to bring ye news.
The allarm being given all People Repared to there Post ye fort fyred severall gunns to give ye alarm to ye farmers but few heard there being such an Extream Snow above Knee Deep Severall ye People haveing Escaped ye Cruelty of ye french and there Indians came Running here & told us y& Village was a fyre and yt they had much adoe to Escape for all ye streets were full of french and In- dians, & yt many People were murthered and yt yª enemy were marching hither which news was Continually Con- firmed till afternoon Letters were sent forthwith to Sopus for ye assistance of a hundred men an Expresse sent to Skachkook but by reason of ye highwater-deep snow & yse could not Proceed, notice was given to all ye farmers of Kinderhook Claverak &ca of ye sad news, Some horse men sent out to Discover y" Enemies force and there march but were forced to Return ye snow being so Deep yet some were sent out again who got thither, Laurence ye Indian with y" Maquase yt were in Town were sent out also to Skinnechtady to Dispatch posts to ye Maquase Castles for all y^ Indians to come doune, but unhappily sad Indians comeing to Skinnechtady were soe much amazed to see so many People murthered and Destroyed that they omitted ye sending up to ye Maquase Castles according to there Engagement, While ye Enemy was at N. Scotia a man came to Ensign Joh: Sander Glen and said he would goe to ye Maquase Castles and warn ye
# Now, Niskayuna.
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Maquase to come doune who was ordered to goe in all haste but comeing to ye Upper Plantations went for fear along with some of ye oyr Inhabitants into ye Woods and never went to ye Maquase Castles, this night we gott a letter from Skinnectady Informing us yt the Enemy yt had done yt Mischieffe there were about one hundred and fifty or 200 men but that there were 1400 men in all; One army for Albany & anoyr for Sopus which hindred much ye marching of any force out of ye Citty fearing yt ye enemy might watch such an opportunity.
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The 10th day of February.
Present. Pr Schuyler Mayr D. Wessels Recr J. Bleeck- er, C. Bull, Capt Staets, Ald. Shaick, Ald. Ryckman, Joh. Cuyler, Ens. Bennett.
Resolved yt Capt Jonathan Bull be sent wth 5 men out of each Compy to Skinnechtady to bury ye dead there & if ye Indians be come doune to joyn with them & Pursue ye Enemy.
Instructions for Capt Jonathan Bull.
You are to goe wth all Convanient speed with men to Skinnechtady & there Bury ye dead which are Killed by ye Enemy and give such succor and Relieffe to ye Poor People left alive at Skinnechtady as y" can, and if there be any considerable number of friendly Indians at Skinnectady yu are wth all speed to Pursue & follow after the french and Indian Enemy & them Spoyle and Destroy what in yu Lyes and use all means Imaginable to Rescue ye Prisoners which they have Carried along with them.
You are to take Especiall Care to have always Spyes and Skouts out on both sides of ye Path where yu March yr Men and to be as Carefull as Possible for ambushes of ye Enemy and to Keep yr men in good order and Discipline.
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List of ye People kild and destroyed by ye French of Ca- nida and there Indians at Skinnechtady twenty miles to ye westward of Albany between Saturday and Sunday ye 9th day of February 1659.
Myndert Wemp killd 1
Jan van Eps and his Sonne & 2 of his Children kild 4 a negroe of dito Van Eps 1
Serjt Church of Capt Bulls Compy 1
Barent Jansse Killd and Burnd his Sonne Kild - 2 Ands Arentse Bratt shott and Burnt & also his childn 2 Mary Viele wife of Dowe Aukes & her 2 children killd 3 and his Negro Woman Francyn 1
Mary Aloff Wife of Cornelis Viele Jun' Shott all
Sweer Teunise Shott & burnt his wife kild & burnt in 2
1
Antje Janz doughter of Jan Spoor kild & burnt
Item 4 Negroes of ye said Sweer Teunise ye same death one 4
Enos Talmidge Leift of Capt Bull kild & burnt house 1
Hend Meese Vrooman & Bartholomeus Vrooman kild & burnt -
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Item 2 Negroes of Hend Meese ye same death 2
Gerrit Marcellis and his Wife & childe kild 3
Robt Alexander souldr of Capt Bulls Shott 1
Robt hesseling shott - 1
Sander ye sonne of gysbert gerritse kild & burnt 1
Jan Roeloffse de goyer burnt in ye house - 1
Ralph grant a souldier in ye fort shott 1
David Christoffelse & his wife wth 4 Children all burnt in there house 6
Joris Aertse shott and burnt Wm Pieterse kild 1
Joh : Potman kild his wife kild & her skalp taken off 3
Dome Petrus Tassemaker yº Minister kild & burnt in his house -
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Frans harmense kild 1
Engel the wife of Adam Vroman shot & burnt her childe the brains dashed out against ye wall 2
Reynier Schaets and his sonne kild - 2
Daniel Andries & George 2 souldiers of Capt Bull - 2
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a french girl Prisoner among ye Mohogs kild -
1
A Maquase Indian kild - 1
Johannes ye sonne of Symon Skermerhoorn - 1
3 Negroes of Symon Skermerhoorn 3
In all 60
Lyst of ye persones which ye French and there Indians have taken prisoners att Skinnectady and carried to Canida ye gth day of February 163g.
Johannes Teller and his negroe 2
John Wemp sonne of Myndt Wemp & 2 negroes 3
Symon, Abraham, Philip, Dirck & Groot all 5 sonnes of Symon Groot - - 5
Jan Baptist sonne of Jan Van Epps 1
Albert & Johannes Vedder sonnes of harme Vedder - 2 Isaack Cornelise Switts & his Eldest sonne 2 -
a negroe of Barent Janse 1
Arnout ye sonne of Arnout Corn : Viele ye Interpr 1
Stephen ye sonne of Gysbert Gerritse 1
Lawrence sonne of Claes Lawrence Purmurent 1
Arnout sonne of Paulyn Janse 1
Barent ye sonne of Adam Vroman & ye neger 2
Claes sonne of Frans Harmense 1
Stephen adopted sonne of Geertje Bouts - 1
John Webb a souldier Belonging to Capt Bull 1
David Burt belonging to ye same Compe 1
Joseph Marks of ye same Compe -
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In all
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The way how ye bloody French and Indians committed this Tragedy was thus.
After they were gott into ye Toune without being dis- covered (no watch or guard being kept, notwithstanding severel gents of Albany no longer than 3 days before were up there to Perswade ym to it) The french & ye Indians besett each house and after they had murthered ye People they burnt all ye houses and barns Cattle &ca Except 5 a
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6: which were saved by Capt Sander to whom they were kinde as they had Particular orders so to be by reason of ye many kindnesse shewne by his wife to ye french Prison- ers.
Albany yº 22 day of february 1638
Symon Van Ness and Andries Barents who went out ye first with ye Maquaese returning told; they had Pursued ye Enemy to ye great Lake & would have overtaken them had they not been spyed by some of ye Enemy Indians that went out to looke for 2 Negroe boys, yt were Runn away from them, & yt ye Indians & Christians were all Tyred when they came to ye Croune Point neer ye Lake; some went further till they came to where ye Ise was Smoth; where the french had with horses that they car- ried from Skinnechtady & Skeets and Yse Spurrs, made all the way they could over ye Lake in so much that our People could gain nothing upon them; whereas at first they went 2 of their days journeys in one; neverthelesse Laureuce ye Maquase and about 140 Mohoggs & River Indians are gone in Pursuit of them, & will follow them quite to canida.
Jacob Leisler to Maryland.
From a volume in the Secretary's Office, endorsed "Duke of York's Charter, Laws, Papers &c. in Leisler's Time, I."
March 4, 1689 [O. S.] fort william.
To our great griefe I must acquaint you of the sad and deplorable massacre which happened at skenectady near Albany by the french and their Indians the 19th of ffebru- ary last betwixt Saturnday & Sunday at eleven of the clock in the night 200 men fell upon them & most barbar- ously murdered sixty two men women & children & burned the place left but 5 or 6. houses unburned carried away captive 27 the rest escaped many of which being about 25 persons much damnified by the french women with chyld ript up, children alive thrown into the flames, some their heads dashed agt the doors & windows all occasioned by their neglect of their not watching, deryving to obey under the command of the Commission of Sir Edmond, the sd commander being onely spared withall which be-
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longs to him a safeguard being sett in his house & he him- self to release the prisoners he desired last Nov'ber a certaine number of rebellious people at Albany calling themselves the convention & ruling by the arbitrary Com- mission of Sir Edmond & encouraged & supported by some of the wicked creatures of Sir Edmond, desired from me assistance of men gunes ammunition & money being afraid of the french to whom we have sent 52 men 501bs match 950lbs pouder, boulits etc wch arryving there agt their expectatione would not receive them, & were left there by the Inhabitants desire, the sd rebells with their fort keept the Inhabitants under a faire. I have sent up this Winter & commissioned one Capn with 25 men to Joine with our confederate Indians to warre agt the french at Canada, who were hindred by the sd rebells, who pro- claimed upon paine of being punished for rebells if they mett above four men soe they were prevented to goe, we would else have discovered the enemy & prevented that disaster
The same to the Bishop of Salisbury .*
31 March, 1690.
May it please your Lordship-The foregoing being sent via Boston pr the agents for New England which we hope are safely arrived ere this date, we take leave to add, that [to] a certain village named Schanectede 24 miles to the northward of Albany on Saturday the 9th of Febr. last about 11 a clock at night, came 200 French and Indians near 100 each and attacqued the same whilst it snowed thick, barbarously destroying the Inhabitants all being dutch ; they murthered 60 persons, and bore away with them 27 prisoners, wounding some others so that there remain but about one sixth part of them having their cattel, goods and provisions destroyed and arrested from them, the remnant sheltering themselves at Albany, where is pro- vision made for them from New Yorke. Being alarmed by the daily expectations of the French and Indians ad- vancing towards us with a considerable number of 2500 french besides their Indians at Mont-Real, endeavouring
* Lond. Doc. VII.
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to obtaine upon the allyed Indians with us, vize The Mac- quaes, Oneydauns, Onnondades, Cayougaes, Sinnekaes, and Mehekanders who have espoused our cause, we have appointed persons to meet them at Albany in a few dayes to consult our best way to intercept the Ennemies march ; The Maquaes having given us a proofe of their fidelity and courage by pursuing those who destroyed Schencch- tede even near their own home, taking and slaying twen- ty five of them who lagged in the reare, and promise to rayse more than 1000 men of theirs to joyne with 400 of ours which we have neare raysed for that intent, keeping the passe upon the lake with a Company of Indians and Christians in number about 50, that upon the enemyes approach, we may be timely notice, lying about 150 miles northward of Albany which we have fortified, to the best of our power and capacityes, the fort having 13 canon, 10 Barrells of powder and 60 men in garrison with other habiliments; the towne palasadoes round and making breast works within, but want canon.
Robt. Livingston to Sir Edmond Andros.
Hartford, 14 April 1690.
May it Please yr Excelly-I was in hopes Yo Excel : should have heard ye newes of ye destroying Skinnechtady by ye French and Indians before your departure yt your Excel. might ye more hastnd their motion at Whitehall for our Settlement. On ye 9th of Feby last a compy of 250 French and Indians came upon yt place when they were all asleep about 11 a clock at night, and killd and destroyed 60 men women and children, carryed 27 men and boys prisoners and burnt ye towne except 6 or 7 houses which are saved by Captain Sander, whom they did not touch, having expresse command to meddle wth none of his relations for his wife's sake who had always been kind to ye French prisoners. The people of that towne were so bygotted to Leysler that they would not obey any of ye Magistrates neither would they entertain ye souldiers sent thither by yt Convention of all; nothing but men sent from Leysler would do theire turn.
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Thus had Leysler perperted yt poor people by his sedi- tious letters now founde all bloody upon Skinnechtady streets with the notions of a free trade, boalting &c. and thus they are destroyed; they would not watch, and where Capt. Sander commanded, there they threatened to burn him upon ye fire, if he came upon the garde. We were much alarmd at Albany ; we sent ye Maquase yt were at hand out to ye Maquase Castles; but ye Messenger being so timorous did not proceed; so yt it was 3 days before we could get ye Maquaese downe to pursue them, who be- ing joyned with our men, fowllowed them to the Great Lake, where ye Yse being good and y" French haveing robb'd sundrey horses, put ther plunder upon sleds and so over ye Lake; however ye Indians pursued and gott 10, and afterwards 5, and killed 3. Who being examined re- late, yt ye French design to attacke Albany early in ye Spring, haveing 120 batoes 100 birch canoes and 12 light morter pieces and severall other engines ready, and are to come with 1500 men. Poor Sharpe is lame being wounded with a great gunn yt split when ye alarm came [to Albany] of Skinnechtady.
Jacob Leisler to the Governour of Barbadoes .*
Ao 1690: 17 May in fort Wilkins.
Honorable Sir-The French of Canada with their In- dianes committed six bloody masacres in this province three, & in New England three, they have destroyed Ska- nectady a village 20 milles from Albany, murdered sixty three men women and children, carried captive 27: & have committed the greatest tyranny imaginable, rypt up wo- men with chyld throwed children alive into the flame, dasht others agt door post till their brains stuck to it, another murder of eleven people, and one or two com- mitted since last fall, we send fifty men up to guard that place, but a certaine number of people there maintaining the comissions from Sir Edmond Andross & Coll. Dongan deryving from the authority of the late King James would not accept them there, but keept the fort by virtue of the sd Commission & would not suffer any of them to goe & guard sd Village being the frontier but send of their peo-
* From volume endorsed: Letters in Leisler's time, §c.
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ple there, by which means from treachery cowardice and carelesnes that too unfortunate and to be lamented acci- dent hes hapened there, the river being frozen that noe forces could be sent up the winter, the well meaned peo- ple lodged our souldiers who kept guard in the City whereof the french & Indian (in number of 200 men) had advise the Indianes would not goe there & so altered the designe, and that place was by that meanes spared our Indians pursued them kild & took 25 frenchmen who gave us an account of severall troops out in a designe in the Spring with 2500 french beside their Indianes.
Mr. Van Corlandt to Sir Ed. Andros .*
19 May, 1690.
May it please your Excellency, *
* * The French and Indians have againe, since your Excelley's departure, destroyed some peo- ple to the Eastward of Boston, have also burned Sche- neghtade killed 60 people and tooke 28 young men and boys prisoners ; about 150 Indians and 50 young men off Albany followed the French overtooke them opon the lake killed some and tooke 15 Frenchmen, which the Indians have killed in their castles; the french Indians have killed eight or ten people att Conestagione, which has made the whole country in alarm, and the people leave their plan- tations. Most of the Albany Wood men are att New- Yorke. Arent Schuyler went with eight Indians to Cham- bły, killed 2 and tooke 1 Frenchman prisoner. .
Mr. Livingston to Capt. Nicholson .*
7th June. 1690.
Honble Sir,-We of Albany stood out the longest till were deserted by all New-England, and while I was sent by the Convention of Albany to procure assistance from the neighbouring colonies, Leisler sent up one Jacob Mil- borne, formerly a servant to a man in Hartford, but now a fitt tool for his turn with 160 men, who gott the fort sur- rendered to him, after I had maintained the garrison, and all publick charge to the 12th of March, turn'd out all the
* Lon. Doc. vol. vii.
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Souldiers but 12 or 13, which they tooke in again, and so kept there for some weeks-This Jacob Milbourne, John de Bruine and Johannes Provoost, under the dominion of New-York commiss" spending their time with drinking and quaffing, while the French Indians comes and cutts off the people at Canastagione and above Synectady, and never one of them catcht. We have all Leisler's sedi- tious letters secured which was the occasion of the de- struction of Synechtady, miraculously found in the streets, all embrued wth blood the morning after massacree was committed, so that we want nothing but a Governor to call him to account.
Letter from Leisler to Gov. Treat.
Fort William Feb. 15th 1689.
HONBLE Sr-Since our other, the sad news of the French wth their Indians have killed most of the In- habitants of Shenectede, burnt their houses and carryed their provisions, to a greater number as is to be feared, who are encouraged by that convention & Colonel Bay- ard's faction, who have asserted the Commissions of Sr Edmund Andross to remaine in full force; the conse- quence thereof is very dangerous, for that King James and they espouse one cause, but when the persons advised of arrive [to] you wch may be some dayes longer than was before expressed, supposing Friday next it will be further dilated hoping care will be taken that all conve- nient dispatch may be offered unto them, desiring the Lord to give us suitable supplyes of his assistance to doe our duty in this sad occasion and that all evil members may be discovered and accordingly censured
With due respects I am Sr yor Honors Humble Servt JACOB LEISLER.
Superscribed to the Honble Robert Treat Esquire Go- vernr of His Maties Colony of Connecticutt for their Maties Service There
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Instructions to the Military and Civil Officers of the Southern Counties and East Jersey.
Fort William February 15, 1689,
GENTLEMEN,-Whereas ye ffrench have surprized Scha- negtade, & killed & taken Prisoners the most of Their Maties Subjects burning & destroying ye sd Place; and fearing too great a Correspondency hath bean maintained between ye sd ffrench & disaffected P'sons amongst us.
These are in his Maties Name to will & require you to secure all Such Persons who are resputed Papists or Do any wise despise or reflect against this Governmt or hold or maintaine any Comissions from the Late Go- vernrs Colo Thomas Dongan or Sr Edmund Andros by Virtue of their Authority derived from King James the second & ye same Safely to Convey to mee forthwth Given under My hand & seale this 15th ffeby 1689 and in ye first yeare of Their Maties Reigne.
JACOB LEISLER.
By the Liert. Governor and Councill, &ca.
Whereas ye ffrench have destroyed the Inhabitants & their howses at Shanegtade Bearing away Provisions & other spoyles wth them wch sharply alarms that Post of albany although wee doubt not (by God's Providence & ye numbers upon y" Place) to secure the same agst what- sover forces of ye sd french Shall adventure to attack it. Yet according to our bounden duty to God yº Kings In- terest & ye Safety & prservacon of ye good People of this Province ;-
These are in his maties King Wms Name to will and require you forthwith (to take Measures as to you shall seem meet) for raising fifty men wthin your County for ye sd Service & Expedicôn vpon what termes soever shall Be agreed on ye same to dispeed to ye fort Wm. in N. Yorke where all due Care shall be taken and Encour- agemt given for their further procedure & for your assist- ance herein have sent Mr. Jacob Millborne that you may
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advise & Conclude what shall most Conduce to the Ends aforesd Given &c. feby 16. 1689 JACOB LEISLER. To Major Gerardus Beeckman & others ye Military & Civill Officers for Kings County upon Long Island.
From Mortgage Book I, in County Clerk's Office.
Feb 10th 1638
Resolved yt 25 volunteers goe under y" Command of Leift Evert de Ridder together with those men gone to Shinnectady this morning and Pursue and follow after ye french & Indian Enemy who have carried Sundrey of there Majes Subjects Captives from Shinnectady who had this following Commission.
WHEREAS the french and Indians of Canida have come in a hostile manner massacred and murthered Sundry of there Majes Subjects at Shinnectady burning ye Towne and caried divers Captives along with them; yow are hereby required in there Majes name king William and Queen Mary to Pursue and follow after ye sd french and Indians with so many volunteers as shall be sent with yw and ye sd french and Indians to kill and Destroy and ye Captives to Rescue and Redeem out of ye sd Enemies hands if Possible, always Provided yow meet with a suf- ficient number of friend Indians at Shinnectady to assist yow in said Expedition.
Yow are to take Especiall care to have always Spyes 'and Skouts out to Prevent all ambushes in ye march and to keep ye said men in good order and Discipline & ye men are to be obedient to yr orders as Souldiers are obliged to obey there officers by ye Law marshall given in albany ye 10th day of february 163g
To Leift Evert de Ridder
It was Resolved to Detach 30 men more out of ye Compe to go to Shinnectady ye Mayr Pr Schuyler Jochim Staets & Robt Livingston were to goe out along with them but after that y" Respective Posts and watches were reduced by Mr Wessels Capt Jochim Staets & Capt Bleeker they were found so weake that they could not spare there men & ye People generally unwilling to consent that any more men should go out of Towne not being much above 150 men in ye Citty _
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Die Martis Albany y^ 11th day of February 1623
Haveing Received Information from Shinnectady last night yt no messenger was yet gone to ye Maquase Castle to warn them to come doune it was resolved that Mr Wessels should goe in all haste thither to bring doune ye Maquase and Capt. Gerrit Teunise to goe with a Party of men now att Shinnectady to follow ye Enemies Tract to see if they had a stronger army or any party bounde hither to this Toune and comeing to Shinnectady were assured that a messenger was gone to ye Maquase Castles, and Lawrence ye Indian haveing been out in pursuit of ye Enemy with 9 men which Lay here in Toune got an In- dian Prisoner by ye way who was examined and told yt the Enemy were not many above a hundred french and 100 Indians ye sd Lawrence ye Maquase Proposed yt he now had 49 men of ye Maquase & River Indians sent from Albany, yt he was Intended to pursue ye Enemy to morrow, for his heart was Broke to see so much of his Brethrens blood shed and would Procure some of ye Prisoners back again either by force or by strategem, upon wh Mr Wes- sells proposed to ye young men come there with Leift Evert de Ridder; now yow see what that Lawrence ye Indian Intends, how many of yow are willing to goe along with him & serve there Majes king William & Queen Mary & Pursue there Enemies that have De- stroyed so many Christians, out of which Compe & of some oyrs yt came from Albany only 21 went out with Lawrence ye Maquase on ye 12th of february being Wed- densday, and just as they were furnished and Ready to goe ye Indians of ye first & 2d Castle came to Capt Sanders but ye weather being so badd & such a Rain they could not Proceed yt day Expecting ye Indians of ye 3d Castle would be there that night.
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