Hartford Sept. l«t 1690 jJqj^-ble Sjj^ -- By an express from our Captaines at Albany of the 27*h Aug-ust last, we are certify ed that the Major Gen^i Winthrop is made a prisoner, and that on our officers request to the Comanders of the fort for his liberty to officiate in the army, yo"" selfe being present at Albany, thair answer was, that if they would speak with the Gen'i they might go to York, also that our Comissary is under restraint, these are very unexpected and surprizeing as well as greiuous tideings to us, and put us uppon signifying to you that it was uppon a certain knowledge of Major Winthrops fidelity, prudence and valor, that we did solicite him to undertake the seruice, and used our interest in the Massachusetts gentn to preuail with him therein, who haveing the same confidence in his vertues, did so, and wee thereon recomended

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him to you, who gaue us to understand as grat a value of him, and therefore desired his acceptance with his Hone's accepting, though he were worthy of a tenfold greater command, he waited on you and his Countrey. S^ these things are so radicated in all New England, that yo'^ thus dealing cannot raise a jealousie in us of anything unworthy so gennerous a soul as is this gentleman, and though in honnor to you in your present Capacity we will suspend any Censures w^h we might make on your unadvisedness in this action, yet wee must in justice remember you of that article concluded by the Comics at York, whereof you were one, namely, what was referred to the Commander in Chiefe and his Councill of Warr, w<^h in partickular are not to overrule. If the return from Wooden Creek, done by a Councill of Warr, be the matter [which] offends you as its generally said to bee, consider how far that article and the reason it [is] grounded on lead to it, also that the army being confederate, if you be so conserned, so are wee and the rest, and that you alone shouldk judg uppon the the Gen^s and Councill of Warr s actions, "\vill infringe our liberty, but that wch is worst in event is, that such actions will render oiu: freindly correspondence to weake to joyne in future attempts, w<=h we may haue but too much occasion for, for if our sending our best freinds to joyn with you, proue a pittfal to them, it will necessitate our future forbearance, whateuer the consequence bee.