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

John Manning. To Lieutenant Tho WiUet or to Corronett

Doughty or to Either of them

RESTORATION OF NEW-YORK TO THE ENGLISH. 97

New York this 28th of July 1673 at halfe an hovver past lU at night

To Lieute' Willett

In the absence of the Gouernor and Your Capt haueinge received recent intelligence of 10 Saile of Shipps ariued within Sandy Hooke, I haue thought proper to accquaint that you forthwith bring your troope together, and that to night you faile not to sende down an olficer (to the flferry] to receive farther orders and in the mean time you will do good Seruice to God, yo^ King and your Countrey and

Your humble Seruant

John Manning.

New Y ORK this r 29th : of July 1673. Cornett Doughty

Yours I haue receiued by M"" Whitehead & returne you thanks for vom- readines in the Execution of the warrant to you

I could heartily wish you doe not [spend] time too longe least the Enemie take [advantage] thereby, as for those persones that refuse I wish not but you will make a seuere returne. I [wish] that for wee may know our friendes from our Enemies fifor powder such wee haue you may count on as likewise Musketts, bulletts to bee runned into bulletts : as to newes our boate is returned with the discouery of 21 : saile greate & small their coulers apeared to be blew* & a white