but men sent from Leysler would do theire turn.

Thus had Leysler perperted y* poor people by his seditious 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 y e fire, if he came upon the garde. We were much alarm at Albany we sent y e Maquase y 4 were at

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INVASION OF NEW-YORK AND BURNING OF SCHENECTADY.

hand out, and to y e Maquase Castles but y e Messenger being so timorous did not proceed so y 1 it was 3 days before we could get y e Maquase downe to pursue them, who being joyned with our men, follow'd them to the Great Lake, where y e Yse being good and y e French haveing robb'd sundrey horses, put ther plunder upon sleds and so over y e Lake however y e Indians pursued and gott 10, and afterwards 5, and killed 3. Who being examined relate, y l y e French design to attacke Albany early in y e Spring, haveing 120 batoes 100 birch canoes and 12 light morterpeeces and severall other engines ready, and are to come with 1500 men. Poor Sharpe is lame being wounded with a great gunn y 4 split when y e alarm came [to Albany] of Skinnechtady. ;

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JACOB LEISLER TO THE GOVERNOUR OF BARBADOES. [From Vol. endorsed, Letters in Leislers time &c.]