Lieutenant and valiant Cotincil of War, in Wildwyck, this 15 September, 1663." Nothing else occurred, inasmuch as it was again rainy weather. 16th ditto. Sunday. Nothing occurred and no detachment was sent out. 17h ditto. Maet Seeu left again with his boat; took with -- him two sick, Peter Andriessen and Jan Coppenou and two horses for Monsieur Verlet and sundry empty barrels for the Hon!e Company ; had him escorted to the Redoubt by 32 men. . Thomas the Irishman arrived to day, at the Redoubt and a small straw cabin in which a soldier resided was burnt, but nothing can be ascertained as to how the fire originated. Meanwhile the Soldier lost all his property. Nothing else occurred this day. 18th ditto. Presented the following request to the Magistrates of this village of Wildwyck :--" Whereas the Heer Director. General and the Heeren Councillors have written to us here that -- it is their intention to send hither, by the first opportunity, additional Soldiers and a party of Marseping Savages,' to seek out and subdue as much as possible the Esopus Indians, our enemy, the Captain Lieutenant and Council of War, therefore, request the Sheriff and Commissaries of this village of Wildwyck to be pleased to allot two or three houses in this village to lodge, provisionally, the aforesaid force whenever it shall arrive. This -- doing, our friendship shall follow. Dons, Wildwyck, 18% Sept -- 1663." Answer of the Court as follows :--' The W. Court hav-_ ing looked around at the request of the Capt. Lieutenant and Council of War for proper lodgings for the coming forces, have induced Pieter Jacobsen to give his mill for 40 to 50 Soldiers, and the W. Court will do its best to find out quarters for the Savages. Done, Wildwyck, this 18 September 1663. (was sub- | scribed) Rortor Swartwour. (Lower stood) By order of the W.