Now, what the result will be, when. the ten days are expired, time will tell. So they again departed well satisfied. Gave them an escort to conduct them to the river side, and the Council resolved that the sloop shall remain until the expiration of the time agreed upon between Lieutenant Couwenhoven and the Esopus Sachem on the 5th November, on board the Sloop in, the Wappinger Creek, to wit : that the Esopus Chief should bring up all the Christian prisoners

_ to the Redoubt to exchange them then, one for another, whereupon'a.ten days' truce was mutually agreed to. A soldier named Jurien Helm died to day. An escort was also down to the river side. Nothing else occurred to day.

15th ditto. A vessel arrived from fort Orange with cattle; sent a convoy to the river side. Nothing else happened.

16th ditto; Another detachment was down to the river. A yacht bound for the Manhatans arrived from fort Oramge to day. Nothing else occurred.

17th ditto. Arranged every thing in order and departed with: some of the Military for the Manhatans leaving in Wildwyck about sixty soldiers under the command of Ensign Christiaen Niessen. *

18th Sunday. After Capt Lieutenant Martin Cregiers departure yesterday, Jan Hendricksen Van Baal came the fourth person up to Wildwyck. He arrived from the Manhatans in M'.

* That part of the Journal between Asterisks is by Ensign Niessen. Ep.

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Abraham's' yacht and reported that two Dutchmen were killed by the Savages between Gemonapa? and the Maize land. Had them escorted, on their return, to the river side. Nothing else occurred.