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.

A Vv'arrant to M'' Barker to Seize on all Bread flour and all prouisions w^'^ w^as accordingly putt in Execucon when the illcL't was come under Staten Island & Ancored in sight of y* lYort I myselfe Ordered y^ Sheriife to bring all y«= Ladors of ye Town into y*^ fifort W^^^ he alsoe neglected & kept them for ye Enemie.

July 30th Iq hopes of ye Governors Returne and ye Countryes Coineing and that they miglit haue stopt a Tide when they were at Anchor Capt. Carr Tho Louelace Esq k M' John Sharp went on Board to Demand w^hy they came in such a hostile manner to disturb his Majistyes subjects in this place who in y® way met a Boate tliat brought this summons each Boate notw^^standing keepeiug on tlieir way y^ one to ye ffleete ye other to ye ifort.

The Summons sent us was as ffolloweth Sill

Tlie force of Warr now lying in yo Sight are sent out by the Hlgi! and Miglity States and liis serene Highness tlie Prince of Orange for to destroy tlieir Eneniies: "Wee haue sent you tlierefore f'.is our Letter together with our Trumpeter to ye end tliat you upon sight hereof Doe Surrender unto us ye ifort called Jame5 promlseing good Quarter -- or by refusall wee shall be ol^liged immediately to proceed both by water and Land in such maner tis we shall finde to be most aduantagcous for the High and Mighty States.