Caluert and ye other Commanders marcliing with him in ye Broadway and towards tlie ffort where I fjund M^" Louelace and M*" [Gibbs] in ye head of ye Regm^s.

The s^i Coll. Caluert took the s^ Articles & after some Capulacons he putt them in his pockett and ingaged his hand on his Brest that upon ye word and Hon^ of a Gentleman they should be puncktually p'formed but p'fideously breaking his faith and his word.

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When we hatl Marclit out of the ffort w"^ Drums beeteinge k our Armes Groimded contrary to their faith and their Hon^ they put a Guard upon and made us prisnors in y^ Church and fell phmcMng of all the Bagg and Baggage and ye next morneing put us on Board seuerall of their Shipps of Warr and soe carried us some to XewfouiicUaud and y^ Portingiiail Hands where they Inliumanly left us and some to Cales w«=^ we have not heard from as yett

When ther ffleete was cometh in Sandioock several of yo Dutch went on Board them from Vtrecht and fflatbush upon Long Hand and Informed them of the absence of oui- Gouernor and Vi^eekness of our Garrison and ye number of our men and ingaged that if they would attack tkat they would be hangd up if they would not win ye place.

The Dutch in y^ Towne being ah armed Incoui-aged them to a Storme and while they Stormed ingaged that we should not look ouer our Workes & tliey were about 400 Armed men.