406 ADMINISTRATION OF

Messinger to England to deliver to his present Majesty -- King William the letters & Papers Containing a full relation of All that had passed -- That the said Leisler was also appointed by tht said General Deputies in their assembly to be commander in Chief of all the said province of New York, & he was so acknow ledged & allowed by the greatest part of the force & People, even untill Such time that a letter came from his said Majesty whereof the said letter was confirmed as Lieu* General & commander in Chief & was for & as such respected by the people which place he did officiate & serve untill Captain Ingoldesby arrived there with Several Soldiers (about a year since) who did Shortly after raise Several batteries in the City against the fort and besiege the same & he continued this his proceedings imtil governor Sloughter Arrived there, as he did sometimes after, the said beseiging in an afternoon towards the Evening. That in the same evening about Twilight the said Captain Ingoldesby having demanded the fort, the Secretary Jacob Milborne went Gilt to him & desired him to Shew his orders from the Kinf which the said Ingoldesby refused to do

That a little time afterwards the said Stoll was sent out to ? whither the said Sloughter was arrived, whereupon being come back to the fort, he Acquainted him, that it was the same person that was Called Sloughter in England. That the said Evening were sent out of the fort by the said Leisler The said Milborne & Peter De la Noy Mayor of the said City of New York, to welcome & congratulate the said Sloughter. «& also to see the letters & Quality which he had from the King, but they instead of returning were closely confined, That the next morning the said Leisler sent a Drummer out of the fort with a letter directed to the said Sloughter whereby he desired him to come & take possession of the fort, but the drummer was also secured