cfFect'.ially, but by dint of imagination, yet nevertheless when the s^ Major should have proceeded according to the result, he pauses & questions if his forces were sufficient to accomplish his commission, himselfe proposing great danger, and caused officers to vote for their retreate, forbidding peremptorily that more than 30 christians should proceed on the designe, saying he would not march further unless the Indians which promised to goe out, did comply with their M'ord & numbers, whereby many were discouraged that intended to have gone forward with a parcel of 30 accompanied with some Indians, that Killed of the ^ Enemies Catle about 150, slaine & tooke their persons 28, burning great quantities of hay and fodder & 16 houses, besides Barnes, certified if their numbers had been 150 more, they doubted not of taking the enemies fortresses & even Mon Reall itselfe. --
Now not to repeat the unaccountable and unchristian behaviour of Major Winthrop, when he first came to Albany, 9f which you have had notice by letter from our commissioners, but no answer vouchsafed us ; lett us return to facts before resulted and examined ; upon what grounds there could be any success ag* our Enemies expected vizt. --
The result being concluded by two of your commissioners amongst the rest, who brought their credentialls with them when your officers at Albany were summoned to the councill of warre, one of your Capt^s objected openly, that Major Gold was not qualified for to give his vote at New Yorke afores*^ which h^ abyded by & declared that his commission would not suffer him to sitt in the s'^ councill, by which great jealousies justly arose amongst the forces belonging to this province of New York. --