A: 1689: 19th August in N'ew-York Honored sir -- I have received yours of the 4 : instant & understand the contents I am much obliged for your good advlte and have immediately dispatched one boot to Albany with the copy of your letter & the news the Mohacks and Sinekoes continue the warre with the French, they have lately tortured a french priest & had 3 prisoners besides, wee have newes of St Christopher that all the habitations were burned & all the people in the fort beseiged by land with 2 or 3000 men & twenty two vessels by water, wee had an allarum the sixteenth of this instant, being occasioned by this gentleman the bearer who came after watch sett ariued in the toune five in number without pass from your honor, nor to be acquainted here, made them to be suspected, sir Edmond Andross company they were freed to the dissatisfaction of the people who are jealous still that sir Edmond is amongst us, the s^ allarum occasioned the confinement of eight ill affected peopled in our section, which committment occasioned great satisfactione by the people who offer themselves that no such was confined, tho always opposed in our action, they would work continually with 500 men till the fortificationes were fully compleated & upwards of 30 bots to fetch soods & palisadoes, the fort artillery & ammunition, is now in one posture of defence, one water port now made to the westward of the fort & hope in occasion please God to defend it with my life & fortune for their Ma'ies King william and Queen Mary, I desire to know if our record? are secured. & offer your honor myn humble service &c.