Monday I marched very early, [with 40 Soldiers] and 10 horsemen to the water side to ride up and planks to construct a Cabin to store the provisions and ammunition. About oclock the two detachments, I had sent out in the evening, to look for craft, came to me at the Redoubt, but they saw neither Indians nor boat. They were marched all together to fort Wildwyck and arrived there about 12 o'clock Then sent 30 men with 10 horsemen out scouting, who returned about 4

1 Magdalen island issituate between the Upper and Lower Red Hook Landings. These Indians must therefore have been in the town of Redhook--Dutchess co.

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o'clock ; had seen nothing. About 6 o'clock Peiter Wolfertsen' and Lieutenant Stilwil arrived here with their troops ; I then immediately called a Council of War and it was resolved unanimously to set out in the evening with 20 Soldiers and 12 Indians under the command of Christiaen Niesen and Peiter Wolfertsen in order to visit the East shore near Magdalen Island, to see if they could not surprize the Esopus Indians who were lying there ; they took the old Indian along as a guide, who well knew ay they lay.

10' dito. J have gone again to the river side with 40 Soldiers and 10 horsemen to fetch plank. In returning, the horse men on the right flank rode too far from the foot soldiers and alongside the mountain on which 12 to 15 Savages lay in ambush who simultaneously fired a at the horsemen one of whom they shot through the boot, and grazed a horse. On hearing this, we immediatety reinforced the cavalry with 25 men, pursued the Indians through the mountain a good half hour, but they would not once make a stand ; we therefore returned to the wagons where I had left 15 men and marched together to the Village of Wildwyck.