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. In the afternoon, the scouting party went out again ; I sent therewith Lieutenant Stilwil with 15 men of his Company and Sergeant Pieter Ebel with 28 men & 20 Indians with 10 horsemen. They discovered nothingexcept a path which the Indians found by which Savages had recently passed to their fort ; they followed this a long way, but saw nothing. Meanwhile; they returned all together.

11th ditto. Again sent out a party to the Mountain near the water side, but they saw nothing ; they returned in the evening.

12 ditto. Pieter Wolfertsen & Sergeant Niesser: returned with their troops, bringing with them one Squaw and three children whom they had captured ; they killed five armed Indians and a woman ; the Esopus Captain ( Weldoverste) was among the slain ; they cut off his hand which they brought hither. Had not the Indian Jed them astray and missed the houses, they would have surprized all the Indians who were there to the number of 28, with women and children. For through the mistake of the Indian, our people first came about midday where they found