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. Dated in y^' ship Swanenburgh Anckored betwixt Shiten and Long Hand New York ye OO^h of August 1()73

CoRNELlOUS Evi'.ESON JaCOB BaNQUES.

RSSTOKA.TI0N OF NEW-YORK TO THE ENGLISH. 93

Answere by y^ same Trumps"

I haue rece'd by yC Trumpeter a Summons for Smrender of tliis Jiis Ma*'^^ Garrison of jffort James w^' are sent (as you alleage) from tlielligb k miglity Stated Generallof y® Vuiglited Prouinces and his Serene Higlniess tlie Prince of Orrange, But their are sume Gentlemen w^-^' you from hence to know wljy sucli a ffleeteof Shipps should come here to disturb his Ma^'^s Subjects in these his Royal Highnesses Territoryes I therfore [give you this] answere that upon returne of those Gent" who are w^ii yo'" Lordshipps I shall send you a possitiue Answere [eitlier] of tlie Surrendering of this Ills Mamies Garrison or nott. Given at ffort James in New- York this 30th July, 1673.

John Manning.

Whereupon they gaue us halfe an bower's time After our men were Landed for our finall Answere.