The small prospect tliey had of being in a Capacity to serve the nation, who had so generously and Cliaritably advanced very great sums of money for their relief and Support and the Impossibility there was of raising Corn, Cattell, and other provisions for their subsistance on such ordinary and almost barren land oblig'd them to petition the aforesaid Governour, that they might be put in Possession, and settle on tlie land CaU'd Schorie which the Indians had given to the late Queen Ann for their use he answer'd, that tlio' the land was theirs, he could nor would not take it from them, neither could he settle tliem there, because it would oblige him to maintain to many Garrisons.

The said Governor thought fitt some time after to visittali the .Villages, where they were setled and view tlie people tliere, who with one consent apply "d to him again, humbly praying they might go and inliabit the above promised land, upon wliich he in a passion stamped upon the ground and said, here is your land (meaning the almost baren Kocks,) where you must live and die.

Tlie second year after their arrival were orders sent to tliem to detach 300 able men to serve on the late unfortunate expe^

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dition against Canada, whicli they willingly and Chearfully did, and on their return, were tlieir arms taken from them, tho' all that went on the Expedition should have kept them by her late Majesty's particular order without paying them any wages or sallery (notwitlistandlng they were put on the Establishment of New-York and New Jersey or both, and the money receiv'd by the s^ Gouvernor,) they march'd home, where they found their lamilys allmost starv'd, no provision having been given them during their absence.