fect protection, however, and, as already shown, were themselves the object of hostile attack.

There was some excuse on the part of the Indians for the

The proprietaries of Pennsylvania had manifested no willingness to relinquish their claim to the lands which they had so fraudulently acquired, nor had New continuance of hostilities.

To Johnson's letter to Jersey made overtures of restitution. the lords of trade, the proprietaries had entered a remonstrance, denying that any cause of complaint existed in reference to the home were unsparing in their

lands which they held, and at

A party of Indians lay in ambush to

the soldiers were killed.

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get an opportunity to take the lower fort at Mr. Westfall's. They sent two of

County, 381. a place called

Machakamak

their party to espy it, who discovered that

to the town of Rochester."

there were only two women in

(Cov. Hardy's

Machakamak, is now the Message}. The blockhouse village of Port Jervis. at this point was called Col. Jersey fort, and was still standing at the outbreak of the war of the Revolution. The location of the other blockhouses is not marked on Sauthier's map. These blockhouses were joined on the south by those erected by New Jersey of which

the fort.

While the two spies returned to inform their party, a small company of soldiers, marching from New Jersey to Esopus, came along and stopped at the fort, They were scarcely seated before the Indians rushed in and fell on the men with their tomahawks. The soldiers fled to the chamber from which they shot at the Indians, and after a desperate fight compelled them to retire,