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12 of february being Weddensday, and just as they were furnishd and Ready to goe y« Indians of y® first &2'1 Castle came to Capt Sanders but y® weather being so badd & such a Rain they could not Proceed y* day Expecting y« Indians of yo S'^ Castle would be there that night.

The 12th dito Die Mercury. Last night it was Resolved upon to made Ready one hundred men to joyn w^h y* 50 men y* were at Shinnectady & w'h y* Maquase & River Indians & so pursue y® Enemy, but this day y® great Thaw and Rain Prevented there march and quite Discouraged ye People of haveing any Successe, we writt therefore to Shinnectady to Mr. Wessells y* we hoped he had sent ye men forward that was there and them were sent him last night, Since we see no Probability of Sending any more from hence y® weather being so badd which accordingly was done haveing advice y^ Mr. Wessells had Dispatchd about 90 or 100 Christians & Indians & ye Skachkooc Indians w^h were gone by the way of Sarachtoge were to meet them together with y® 40 maquase y* were out as skouts Lawrence sending forthwith 2 messengers before to warn y® s^ 40 Indians to meet them.

The 13 dito. Die Jovis. About 10 a Clock ye Indians of Tionondage ye 3<i Castle of ye Mohoggs came to Shinnectady who Rested there that day, alderman Shaik Capt Staets & Ensighn Shuyler were Commanded out with a Party of men to joyn ye Tionondages and so Pursue ye Enemy but comeing to Shinnectady ye Indian Prisoner taken by Lawrence beuig given to ye Sachims of Tionondage after they had Tormented him he was given to an Indian wooman according to there custome who gave him his life, who then Confessed y* when he came out of Canida there were 600 men making Ready to come out towards albany or N: England, w^h Discouraged alderman Shaik Capt.