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The new village is entirely destroyed except a new uncovered barn, one rick and a little stack of reed.

Wounded in Wildwyck. Thomas Chambers, shot in the woods. Henderick Jochemsen, " in his house.

Michiel Ferre,? " in front of his house. Albert Gerretsen, «in front of his house. Andries Barents, "in front of his house. Jan du parck, 'jn the house of Aert Pietersen Tack

Henderick the Heer Director General's Servant in the street in front of Aert Jacobsen.

Paulus the Noorman in the street.

1 Sic in Orig. Qu. Frere ? 2 Died of his wounds on the 16th June,

SECOND ESOPUS WAR. AD

JOURNAL OF THE ESOPUS WAR. 1663.

On the 4% July we entered the Esopus Kill in front of the Redoubt with the two Yachts, and sent the Sergeant Pieter Ebel with 40 men up to the village Wildwyck to fetch wagons ; he returned to the river side about 2 o'elock in the afternoon aecompanied by Serjeant Christiaen Nyssen, 60 men and 9 wagons; they loaded these and departed with them to the Village where I arrived towards evening. Saw nothing in the world except three Indians on a high hill near the Redoubt.

5th ditto. Returned to the water side with 60 men, 10 horsemen, and 9 wagons to bring up supplies, but saw scarcely anything on the way.

6th ditto. Made another journey to the shore with 10 wagons and brought up the remainder of the supplies, but did not perceive anything. In the evening went for grass with 12 wagons 30 Soldiers and 10 horsemen ; then-saw 10 or 12 Indians calling to each other but nothing further transpired.