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.

The Condicon of the Garrison their was but 4 Spunges Earners for all the Gunns of the flfort the platformes and Cairiges was alsoe Badd either the Carriges Broake or they could not bring them to pass againe their was neither Bedd Spade Hanspike or other material to help to defend us

[There was] 4 Bastions 10 Gunns upon euery Bastion 4 Curtains each Curtaine near 80 paces long and we had but between 70 and 80 men to help to maintaine ye whole ground

FFINIS.

CERTIFICATE OF CERTAIN SOLDIERS IN FAVOR OF MANNING.

Wee wliose names are under written are ready to mak oath yt when the dvsh floet cam to New York we had in the ffurt Jeams bvt fovr spvnges & Ramers [that of all] the Gvns in the iFort we covid [not getj bvt sixe to beare vpon the [Enuemy when] they were fired for want of [platforms] all the men vpon the bastian covld not bring them to beare Againe or else the Carridoe