On Friday tlie 16th Instant, at the Request of Robert Livingston Jun"" Esq"", we set out from his House at the Mannor of Livingston, with an Intent to meet a Committee appointed by the General Court of the Massachuset's Bay, to transact Sundry Affairs relating to the Lands Claimed in Common by both Provinces. We proceeded to Tac]ionick,and were there informed, tiiat about One Hundred Men had in the Morning, passed Southward under the west Side of Tachonick Mountains, and from thence Westward towards Hudson's River, and tliat their Business was to run lines for new Townships, to be laid out and settled under the Massacliuset's Bav Government. In the

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Evening we arrived at Sheffield, and were Informed that the Company who were gone out from thence ; consisted of about One Imndred and Ten men. Here we found tlie Committee, wlio were Brigadier Dvviglit, Coll° Clioat and Major Hawley • We lield a Conferrence with them, upon the Dispute between the tAVo Governments, laid before tliem an OfHce Copy of tlie Report of Council of the 8*'' Instant, and informed them, that an Express was gone from Your Honour, to his Excellency Governour Shirley, and urged the Committee, by tlie Prospects of a Speedy Settlement of the Line of Jurisdiction, and the Consideration of the misciiiefs and Blood Shed, that would probably ensue upon their proceeding any furtlier at present, to desist from the Execution of tlieir Powers, or at least to Postpone it for a few Days untill it could be known liow your Honour's Letter and the Advice of Council, were Received by their Governour and Council. In this Conference, the Gentlemen declared their disapprobation of the present method of Proceeding, on the Part of both Governments, in Seizing and prosecuting the Inhabitants upon the Borders, and confessed tliat such Courses, had no suitable Tendency, to bring about a Settlement, but Still alledged in their own Justification, that their Government, had made reasonable Proposals to the Province of New York for an Accomadation or Settlement of tlie Dispute, v/hich being rejected, rendered it proper for the Massacliuset's Bay, to extend its Jurisdiction & Possessions, as far westward as its Right did extend.