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 9 th of Febr. last about 11a clock at night, came 200 French and Indians near 100 each and attacqued the same while it snowed thick, r

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 there is provision made for them from New Yorke.

Being alarmed by

the daily expectations of the French and Indians advancing towards us with a considerable number

of 2500 french besides their Indians at Mont-Real, endevouring to obtaine upon the allyed Indians

with us, viz 4

The Macquaes, Oneydauns, Onnondades, Cayougaes, Sinnekaes, and Mehekanders who

have espoused our cause, we have appointed persons to meet them at Albany in few dayes to consult our best way to intercept the Ennemies march ;

The Macquaes having given us a proofe of their

fidelity and courage by pursuing those who destroyed Schenechtede even near their own home, taking

and slaying twenty five of them who lagged in the reare, and promise to raise more than 1000 men of theirs to joyne with 400 of ours which we have near raysed for that intent, keeping the passe upon the lake with a Company of Indians and Christians in