You are from hence to set forth immediately to Sarrachtoge and so forward to the Carrying Place where you are to make your diligent inspection if any Tracks of people are made, or other notices can be taken either of the French or their Indians, and between the s'l draegh Plaets & Sarraghtoge you are to keep constant passing and repassing for the space of 8 days, and if you meet wtj> any remarkable thing that is worthy our notice, forthwith to dispatch an Indian Messenger, except the ffrench Troops should appeare, then to withdraw all your men & obserue so long as with safety you can how they march & what numbers of them may be guest, and all psons w*h you are hereby strictly required to obey yo"" Commands as they will answer the Contrary at their utmost Perill Given under o"" hands the date aboves^. To Ensigne Symon Van Nes.

LIEUT. GOV. LEISLER. ^OO

To THE Governor of Boston

ffort William Aprill 3d 1690: Honorable sir -- your 3 severall letters by Capt Black I have before me, & have seen your proceedings in new England, *yours by the Liev* Governor I have before me, the unexpected surprisall of Schonectady by the french & their Indianes Confederates hes so allarmed the fronteer post of Albany &, yourselves & us, that it is thought a work necessary to be well consulted how to secure that place, the wellfare whereof concernes all the neighbouring collonies, and therefore having certane notice of 2500 posted in Mount royall which advanced from Quebeck towards Albany near 250 mills & an additionall strenth of the Indianes being expected may soon attack our afores'i post, then happily we are aware wee having done what our circumstances & Endeavors could well contribute, have likewise communicated the same to the government of East & West Jersey, pensilvania Maryland Virginia & other parts of new England.