Started again and arrived about noon at Wildwyck; did not remark any thing by the way.

8th, An escort attended the reapers in the field ; returned in the evening without having seen any thing. Christoffels Davids departed.

9th ditto. Sunday. Lieutenant Stilwil and Lieutenant Couwenhoven left for the Manhatans with the sloop; sent with them seven wounded and some sick, together with seventeen of Lieutenant Stilwil's men and twelve of my company ; had them escorted to the river side. Nothing else occurred to-day.

10' ditto. Two detachments were out with the reapers and those driving the teams. Nothing occurred. They returned about three o'clock in the afternoon, as it commenced raining hard and they saw nothing.

11 ditto. Nothing new ; it rained the entire day.

12' ditto. Two yachts arrived at the Redoubt from Fort Orange ; had Reyntje Pietersen and Hans Carolussen escorted up; detached a party in Ambush and one in the field with those pulling Hemp, but nothing happened.

13' ditto. Nothing occurred as it rained the whole day.

, 14t> ditto. Sent an escort to the Redoubt by the river side. . Nothing else transpired, as it rained again nearly the, entire day.

15" ditto. Maet Seeu arrived at the Redoubt with his boat and eight soldiers and some letters from the Heeren Councillors, dated 13 September. Had him conducted up to the village of Wildwyck. An ordinance is enacted by the Council of War ; it reads as follows:

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