Honorable Sir -- I have sent to your honor by land the agreement between the Indianes ,& us, & a coppy of Major Millbornes letter of the arryvall at oneidas of the french from Canada, which presents to the five nationes & that wee are resolved to stand to our unanimous result, I hope all is come to hand to which I referre your honor, onely I most add that at the arryvall of our people mongst our confederate Indianes they have immediately seized upon the five french with their presents, & have shared four amongst them, and have sent me the chiefest, being a knight with all his papers letters and instructiones, whereof one leafe is tomed out concerning this country, by the bisshops letter of Canada to a priest prisoner, we discover that treasonable correspondence has beenkeept by people mistrusted amongst us, we have had 300 and od men compleat ready at Albany these seaven weeks and can have the other 200 immediately there to compleat our number for the intended march and we perceive but 70 men of Connecticott, and if your number comes not very speedily by which delay we are detained from our proceedings &, may be so disappoynted that all our good work may be overturned to which the french spare noe paines nor costs to doe it, I hope our 3 vessells have acquainted your honor of their errand &

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Ihat Some Speedy resolutione is taken to Joine with them, I have acquainted Mr. Molline of the horrid designe our adversaries have undertaken upon the newes of the late King James his stronth in Ireland & how through God's mercy they were prevented, whereof 22 are secured in order to their tryall, having for present no more to enlarge after my respects I remaine sir