Two parties were out; one with the wood cutters, the other in ambush--but saw Sonia

30 ditto. A detachment was in the woods with those cutting palisades, and a party to the river side, and also a troop in the woods scouting ; did not see any thing. ~

81st ditto. Gerrit Abel was tried before the Valiant Court Martial for his offence committed on the 29% October and is sentenced by the Court as follows ---

" Wrereas Gerret Abel being in command at the Redoubt, "hath in contravention to the ordinance dated 17 8>er enacted by the Valiant Council of War and posted at the Redoubt, proceeded to the village of Wildwyck on last Monday the 29th Octo-

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ber, without leave, escort or any necessary business, but merely to get drunk, as actually happened, which being notified to the Capt Lieutenant, he caused him to be placed under arrest, and to be tried this day, 31st October, before the Valiant Court Martial and prosecuted for this his committed offence, for which the Capt Lieutenant demands the Valiant Council of War duly to punish the accused Gerret Abel.

"The accused gave as an excuse for his coming here to Wildwyck that he wanted to get a skepel of wheat ground, and as it could not be immediately ground for him, he was to a friend's with whom he drank half a pint. And the accused having heard the charge aforesaid, acknowledges to have 'transgressed the ordinance above mentioned, and supplicates herein, not justice, but mercy. . .