Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. I
Gov sent four hundred men to another small castle nearc by, to army should come, thinking the Sinnakes might bee there, butt
found the same burned also, butt found a great deale of provisions which they destroyed, takeing only some beanes along with them, for they had provisions enough, every man carried some and the Boates were loaden at Jerondekott with corne and other necessaries, soe the army went to every place where the Castles were burnt and lay att every Castle one night destroying
all
the corne they
could finde except some out fields, which the Xtian Indians would not show them,
The Sinnekes made severall times small allarms, butt never attacked the French, since the first fight. From the last Sinnekes Castle, called Theodehacto, the army went back againe, by another way, as they came by the way, and were butt two dayes still there, then the Gov gave orders that the whole army should goe directly to Oneageragh but the Xtian Indians refused the Gov forthwith followed them itt butt would returne to Kadaradkie, and soe went that way, with seven Canoes, each seven menn, and stopt them saying, what is the matter that j^ou leave us, itt is better that wee goe and returne together but they would not, till one Smiths John stood up and spoke very loud, saying to the rest of the Xtian Indians, you hear what the Gov' 8 will is, that wee should goe up with him, if wee doe not, he will force us to it come, you are lusty men let us goe with him, soe they were persuaded, and returned back with the Gov, severall Canoes endeavoured yett to escape, butt were soe watched by the French, that they could not except two or three Canoes that stole away soe were forced to goe with the French along the shore side of the Lake till they come to Oneagorah being two days by the way, where the French made a Fort and putt two great gunns and several Pattareras in it with four hundred men to bee there in Garrison, After they had been there five dayes, the rest of the army returned to Cadarachque and slept there one night, and left there some men, from whence they went to Mont Royall in two dayes, there this deponent left the Gov and the Christian Indians went to their Castles. to Jerondekatt, being butt one night