Here enclosed is the declaratione N: 1: In two dayes after the Go^emor & his Counsell with severall of their creatures had gained so much upon the people that they were afraied & halie of myne company were ihey worked most upon had left me, but the second of this instant, being my watch in the fort I came with 49 men & entered iii the fort^ without the word, nor to be questioned whereupon I resolved jlot to leave till I had brought all the traine bound fully to joirie with me, The S^ wee had newes of three ships in sight upoi? which I tooke oceasione to allarume the towne & gott five Captanes besides me & 400 men to signe the enclosed paper N: 2 which discouraged the adverse party, and since they have been inditierent still, The Lievt Governor Nicholls is departed last night without taking leave. It is beleeved he intends to goe with Collo'' dongane who has lay en in the bay this sixteen dayes. N: 3: is a copie of to evidence whereof we have three of the same tenor, N: 4 is a copie of an address to his ma^ies sent to four merchants with Capt Selock & one with Capt wathland who has faithful] ie promised to deliver for to be presented to the King, and depose what they know more, then wee declare, I have made one full Inventory of the fort with guns and ammunitione, and found of 33 great gunesbut fifteen fitt to use of 50 barrells pouder was but one that could goe 7 degrees the rest &ct. 3. 4: & 5 some non at all, the most part of the country have invited the rest to appeare as a counsell of safty two men out of one County, the 26th of this -instant In the mean tyme the fort is guarded by five companies two watches 1| company per night, and the Capt whose watch it is is for that tyme Capt of the fort, the Collector in the Custome house