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.

19th ditto. Sent another. party to.the Redoubt and had provisions brought up. Discharged one man at the Redoubt and sent two others thither ; also, distributed powder to the men, half a pound to each. Nothing else done.

20th ditto. Sent a detachment to the woods to draw. out timber. 'his was all that occurred.

21 ditto. Nothing happened.

224 ditto. Sent a detachment to the river side. Otherwise nothing occurred.

234 ditto. The only thing done to' day was to send another party to the river side with grain.

24th ditto. The yachtsof Reyndert Pietersen and the Spaniard arrived at the Redoubt; sent an escort thither. No other occurrence took place.

25% ditto. Sunday. Nothing happened.

26% ditto. Sent down an escort to the river side to fetch up the Honble Company's supplies. No other circumstance occurred.

_ 27 ditto. Sent another convoy to the river side to take down grain. Otherwise nothing happened.

28h ditto. Aboutone o'clock in the afternoon a Wappinger Indian came to Wildwyck with a flag of truce ; reports that a Wappinger Sachem lay at the river side near the Redoubt with venison and wished to have a wagon to convey the venison up for sale, which was refused. The said Indian told me that the Sachem had not much to say ; added further, that the Hackingsack Indians had represented that four of the Esopus Indians, prisoners in our hands, had died.