HoNB^^^ S'' -- By intelligence we haue from the Major Gen' Winthrop from Wooden Creek, we understand to our great griefe, that the armies march towards Canada though advancd far, is all retarded by the faylure of the Indians to accompany them and furnish them with Cannoes (which account' he had from your Commissioners at Albany) we suppose you cannot but haue a full acco* of the whole of that matter and whither it will admit of any timely cure so as may render our forces seruiceable at this juncture we fear much. It was much our hopes that the Bay hauing set out soe braue a Fleet who sayled this day fortnight that the forces from Albany would haue happily had, & given advantage to the fleet. But we must subscribe to the pleasure of God herein If any means could yet be used by alarmeing the French (if we can attayne to no better) to giue the fleet the less trouble at Quebeck ; it seems to us aduisable to doe it ; but if your Hon^ see not any thing likely to be done from Albany by our forces that is considerable, we would understand it, that we may know what to doe with our souldiers, for the sicknesse being so rife at that place it seemes not aduisable to let them lye there; we haue written to the Gov^ of Boston, giuing him the acco* we haue of these matters, & to haue their aduice, & the same we desire of yo'' Hon"^ we wave any thing as to priuate persons discontents, saue that Ensign Stedman hath had as kind usage as he deserued & we hope your Honor will not espouse such interests against vs, as we haue not done against yourselfe. Incenderies are great himlerers of publique vnion & 'action.