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

9G RESTORATION 01' NEW-YORK TO THE ENGLISH.

brooke and their was neitlicr Eed nor Koyn plank spad Hand spick or any material! to help to defend vs And Captain Carre never retvrned to [tell] vs we wer prisoners at ware when Carre Lovlas and Gibs v. er then prisnors under their Standard when three were sent to mak Articles for vs

Patrick Dowdall >

JohnftzGeralt ^ Sarge^nts

Ben:Comly )

Tho«. Bassett ) 4-David Thomas

Cantwell -j-Joseph Stanton

Copstaffe Thomas Guinne

+Lewis CoUens 4-^^*1''^^ Stocker

+John Wattkens + William Hatter

-f Perry 4-John Taylor

j- Braj^day John Wassingale

Peter Good Edward Suter

Tho: Cheeseman Niclos Paine Robert Gardner.

DIVEES ORDERS ISSUED BY CAPT. MANNING.

You are hereby required in his Maties name immediately vppon receipt hereof for to di-aw your troops togeather and repaire towards Vtrecht or Grauesend to observe the motion of the Enemy and make all the discouery or resistance you camie, and send an officer downe hether to receiue such orders as shall bee thought necessary, Hereof ye must not faile as you will aimswer the contrary att your Vttermost perrill: Given vnder my hand this 28*^ Day of July 1673 past: 11: of the clock att night