The Heer Secretary departed on his return,to the Manhatans, accompanied by Lieutenant Couwenhoven and the Indians being 41 in the whole, who would not remain any longer ; also 5 of the Honb!e Company's Negroes. Through great intercession and promise of better behavior in future, the Council of

- war pardoned Jan Hendricksen the faults committed by him and he is released from confinement Meanwhile I had two parties inthe field with the reapers and one in Ambush. They saw nothing and returned in the evening. I this day sold, by public beat of drum, the three horses which we had brought with us from the Indians' fort.

1 About 215 Acres--Ep.

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4th ditto. A Mohegan Indian came from fort Orange ; he had a pass from Monsieur Montagnie ; brought two letters, one 'to M: Gysbert and one to Hendrick Jochems ; there was. hardly any news in them except that they were longing to receive some intelligence relative to the condition of the Esopus. Convened the Council of war and invited thereto the Commissaries of the village Wildwyck, and made this Ordinance and read it to the people, both freemen and military, and "had a copy affixed to each Beat or Post. It is, word for word, as follows :--

" Orprnance made and enacted by the Captain Lieutenant and the valiant Council of war at present commanding the troops and Military in the Esopus or. Wildwyck.

' Wuereas we learn by daily experience that many, as well military as freemen, are removing from the Village Wildwyck, without the consent of the Capt Lieutenant and, Commissaries of this Village, Therefore it is necessary that timely provision be made therefor, so that none may at any time fall into the hands of the barbarous Indians, our enemies ; And that families every day unnecessarily waste and fire off powder gnd_ ball.