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. Jochim Staets to Proceed j The more because a negro woman of Shinnectady was told ye Same by a Span yard y* was among ye french y* a Design was Laid against albany. So yt ye Tionondages went out & followed Lawrence, & ufler they had been out a day came back again till Lawrence sent

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a messenger that he was within a days journey of yc Enemy and Praid them to come up with all Speed then they went & 9 of our Christians w^^ Ens: abr: Schuyler, but could not overtake y* Enemy y® Christians came back & y^ Indians went on The maquase upon our Dsyre granted the Indian Prisoner to be sent to ye fort to be Secured for fear of his Running away to Canida Capt. Garten Capt PaUng Capt Beekman & Capt Matthys w'*» 30 men came from Sopus for our assistance.