Coronell Frances Louelace Gouernor of New Yorke haueing Vrgent occasions to John Wintrupt Esq"" Gouernor of Connecticut and had not beene absent but eiglit dales, but upon Munday July ye 28'*^ at 5 a clock at niglit we rece'd an Alaram that tliere was a ileet of Ships upon y<^ Coasts under saile Standing for new York ; Wee dispatcht an Express w^^ Letters to his Hour w^ word to i>ress horses and to make all expedicon night and day [till he] came to him to acquaint him with it.

A warr^ with a Letter was likewise sent to Lieut: W^illit [& Corronett Doughty] to draw up theire truipe to Vtrecht and thu Coaste to mak discouery or giue resistance as occasion should require & and to send down an officer to ye fferry to attend further Orders.

Stoffolo was alsoe se-nt out w*^ a Boate to discouer their Cullors and the number of their ffleet and he brought us nuse of 2 ships but could not disc-ouer their Cullors about 2 a clock y^" 29t'' of July.

Alsoe their was Warrants and Letters to acquaint them of the Alaram and to send us in w* foi-ce they could out of their com panics to strengthen y® Garrison. To Capt. Coe of Newtowne To Capt Lawrence of fflushing

93 RESTORATION OF NEW-YORK TO THE ENGLISH.

To Capt Pauton of Westchester To Cai3t Seamons of Hempstead To Capt Carpender of Jamaica

Noe force comeing from s' Captains according to the tenor of tlie s<'.Warrt^ and the ifleete of the Enemie apeard in y^ Bay at 3 a clock in y® Afternoone the 29^*^ of July other Warr^s -^^-^s directed and sent by M"" W"" Osborne to the s^ Captains upon pahie of death to march w^^ their Ciillors and Companies w^^ they wholly neglected and Slited And Immediately sent y« Serjauts with drums and beete up for Volenteires in New York but uerry few appeared and then spictup ye Guns at ye Staitliowse.