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When m. .1 1 iTujo Bare iTracts relating to the State of Keuj IJorh. mm m f ./• i i iCOlXLCrANKA ADAMANT/tA XXIII i (Two IRnvc tliacts KKI AlINf, ro rHK STATE OF NEW YORK.. lGOD-15. ^ Cbaniplain'5 JEvpcMtions to IRoitbciu aiiD lllcstcrii 1Rc\v ^ov\\, A Letter from a iBentleman of the itity of "New Ijorh (OXCIIKXIXC Till-: LAli; KKNULUTIOX. I'UIVATHLV I'KINTED i:i)INi;i;rc. II. 1SS7. Fua 4I)(ij);j c -1 5 '///IS Kailiou is lim,l.;fto 275 smill-paft, aii(i\ Pcpaiiiire Jroiii the SaiiU of t/ic Iroquois Kivcr ; Description of a Great J.akc : Rciuountre -with tlu: enemies on said l.al;e and the mode and eondiiet observed in ^oin.^to attack the Iroquois, 1 lol't tlif R.ipid * (it' till- <:nil River of tlic Ir()>]ii()i< on the 2iul of July. (1609.) All the S:iv;igcs lu'g.iii i-.irrying tlu'ir ciinucs, ;irms ;inil traps over Inml about a league ami a half, to avoiil the turrent anil fnree of the Rapid. This was quickly cfH-rted. * Now, t'hanilily, Lower Caiiail: mt " ' ii.witi.ain'^ r.M'i i.rii(,\ im,, '■'"•y lill|.,r,|i;il,.ly l.iiiiulirj lli,. ,;ni,,ts into l\u- ^^..1.1, tu,. ni.'M i„ .Mil, with thni- lui^jyc, wliilst nni- <-' tlu' men went by !;md Amui .1 li.,u;,u- .-m,! ;i hnlt, wliiJi w;,i (Ik. ,,r„|,ablf extent of said R.ipiJ, tin,' not 'o violent ,n at the foot, cxc.pt ,it some iv.ints u hciv rocks obstructed the River, which i. no more th.in three to four hundred paces « ide. After the Rapid v\.is parsed, t\vnij.U not without trouble, all the Indians who had gone by Imd over a pretty good road an. I level courtrv. though covered with timber, r.-eni- iMrked in their canoes. My ni.^n uere ab^o on lan.j ;ind 1 on the uater in a canoe. 'I'liey reviewed all llieir force and found 24 canoes with 60 men. Alter linving completed tluir revie.v, wc continued our journey as far as an Isl.oid three I.Mgues long, covered ^M'lh the tinen pines I ever beheld. They hunted ■ind cauglit some wild animals there. Passing thence ab( ut three leagues further on, ue camped in order to re-^t tor the night. Forthwith some began to cut (l,)wn timler; others to pull eft-bark to cover lodges to shelter tlieni 5 <,ih,rs to fell large trees with which to barricade tiieir lodg.s on the shore. They know so wed how to construct those barricades, th.it five hundred of their enemies wouhl find considerable difficulty in forcing tliem in less than two hours, without gre.it loss. They do not fortify the side <,t the river along wiiich their cani.cs are ranged, so a^ to !„■ able to endiark should ncca-ion reouire. 4 M M. 1 III. us M.U ViiI:N 7 After they hill c.-inpcd, llicy (lf-|),iti lii-,l llncf Cannes with nine good nun, :ih U their ciitoni .it ali their eneanipinent^, ti) recoiuMitri' within two or three league", if they sec anything. After whieli they retire. They depeml llic whole iii;j;lit on tiu' explora- tion of tlie v.nn guard, which is a hail h.il'.t of tluiis. For sometimes their enemies siirpri/e liieni .■id.'cp, and kill them without having an opportunity id' recovering their feet to defend themselves. Remarking that, 1 remon'^trated with them against tlie error tliey committed j told them to watih,as they saw us do, all night, and to have out-posts to sp\- and see if they cculd perceive anything ; and not to live in that style, like cattle. They t_}i,cy t.dd me they couLln't watch, and that tiiey Inbouredall day hunting. So tli:il, when they go to war they div ile tlieir force into three — to wit — -one party, sc;itt.-red in divers place*., hunli-ig } ani.ther forms the main hid), which is iilwass under arms ; and another party .'.s a van gu.ii'.i, to scout along the river and see whether they will not discover some trail or mark indicating tlie passage of friends or enemies. Tliis they ;iscert,iin by certain marks the chiefs of one nation give to tho-e of another, which are not always alike ; notifying each other from time to time when they alter any. By this means tliey recognize whether those who have passed are friends or enemies. Tliey thus continue until tliey are two or three da_\s journey iVoni the foe, when they advance stealthily hy nigiit, .ill in .i body, except ^:'.'.::::::::':''' ■'■" ' ^- ■- / ' "• ^*"'i"iit «;in,l,riiu; .,|,r„.i,l n,.L; " ''•• ''-'''"'^ ■' ^-. -..w. U.I : '''^'" "' "■"'■■- lit,. ,>.„.,i,|„,. .,, »l">lilli.-y-l.v|. ,vl„.n ,1,,.,. , , '"'"'■'""■" ■ n,v ;:,;::;■■• »'■■■"■'■■•.« „ '"7'-::i::;i;r;::-r-,;;7'- rt:,r::;:;t;r--^ - ■-»; .-...In, .„,„ , " ' '"'•■";■"'' "' «""■ ".I »iM ';"'-' -i^i*.rv'; ;:;;:;': "• 'iilub ted |,v -inv Inr • ''.-.rtt.ibic, ;,rc n,.t :-.—, .... ,. .. ,:;;:,;;;';:,::.■;■;;:, '•■''<<■ Cli,ii)i|)|,,i|, I J 1_ Nnu I lit i;\ NKW \(tKK. o iu'Hitit'iii is';m.K n, 12. .iiiil Iv ll^'l^,"|^^ in li'ii.;lli, furiiieily inli:ilul.\l, ,is wi'll ;m tlic liciiuoi,- h'mt, In In«ii.iiu, hut .ili.iiuliiin'il siiuc they have hc-ii .it \\:\t thi' (ire with the other. Scvcr.il riviTf, .-il-ii, disch;ir);c i'lt I the l.ikc, siiriMuiuinl by ;i iiiiiiihcr of tine tii'f'' «iniilir to tlioa- v\f hue in rr.iiuc, with a i|ii:intltv ii! \i: tM haniU.inicr tli.m .inv utIuT 1 ever saw j .1 yr'-,.t niany tlicKiints ,iiul 1 had not yet si-en rxfcpt th'- margin ot' tlic l.nki', ulicrc there i-i a large ;ilnin.i;iiii-e ot' ti^h of (livers -peeii's. Anon^ the r^st tliere i^ one eillel by the Inlians of the c )untry Ciui iiuii .7, ot liiver'i length*. The LojieH 1 was int'oriiu-.l by ihr p.-opie, are of eight to ten feet. I 'niar'l cannot pii-rie ; ,uul is ot a silver grey colour. 'I'hc point of the "nout i; like tliat ot a hog. This lish makes war on all otiiers in the lakes .and rivers * and poHsesses, ;is tlio-e people "Seward iiientians i,i (irnihi I'Act^c tin l',i\! ,{, < lie Hi, I'aris l6-;2, having seen one of the-e ti-li in the Huron Country and describes it in the ^anie term- as Chatnpl.iin. Comp.ire the above deurintion with that of the {;,ir-tisli and Buiiy-I>lke^ in Nat. Hi -»'»,>■ ,.1..., k....,.,,, ^';'-'-f ""t 'f thc.u.,..,.ui>h,u,t hu.igin., so ,1,..;; "l-"■ ■^cr.Iro.uois,.,;. ^'■'''•^ "■'"'^•'n corn ,.„ ,„,,,, , h,-„l .vc-r cntcn in ---rv,^.,U, .n in,^:,,tuacof.„h.r,ruits,.„d "•■""-'•••■'--tn,,u.,l.los.-tothcn,ount,-,ins,«h,Vh r'''''"","''"^^>"">'j'"i^'"->t, '5 Icngucs from us ^"^^ ""--S t.. the. South, not 1..SS high th,-.n th.- "'""■■•''"'^'>'"'" ''"7 ucr- without snou. Th,- -i-^^ . .M nu. it W.S th.ro u-.. ... to go to nu...t ''''■;'•;■■—- .'nd th,..t th.y w.r.. th.cklv iMh.,hi,al, nn.i „.tucnn,st,,;„shy;, vv,,.-ruil».vhid, F.t,..r- ^v..Ms s,,u. ,nul th..na...nt.r another hik.! thr.. or ' 'I'll oinicr, 1^,1 i' l.akc (u'lin NOR I III KN \K\V M 'KK I ■I liiiii Ic.ii'.i.r. I.iiii;, .ii!>l li.iMiii; iin"i\i>i 111 it'i lir.iii, llu-u \\cif 4 liMgU'-'-i iivcii, 111(1 Id Ik- tr.ivt'lli'il t.i I'.i-i- I'l .1 tivrl* ullil'll llou^ tiiUMTils till' c^).■|^t ul tin- Alnuunli;i]uoi'!, ti'ii lini; tcuviirds that ot tin- Aliiniii- iliiquois.t Mini tli..l tlii'v wc'io only two iLiys u.iiiii; lliciL' ill tliclf I'iUUK's, :is I uii liT-^to.ni simc Irom 'Jomc pris HUTS vvc took, ulii), by iiu'.itis ol sonu' Alyoiu|;iiii inlnjiritiT'^, wlio ucrc aniu.iintfil uilli llu' Iiih|uoi-< i.iiijMi.igc, eoiivcriiM tVicly willi iiu- ;il>.iiit ,ill tlicy li.i.i Ihltiii'ii. Now, on (.niiiiiu', \\itlii;i about two oi tlircc \\,\\> ituirni'y ot' tin.' I'licms's ([u ntcfs, we IravAlKil only by r,ii;lit ami rt'Sti'^l by >lay. Ncm iliu-icss, tiicy m wr oiiiitU'il thi'ir iisuai supi T.^litioii-; to a-riTtain w lullici tbrir ciiti'iinisc uoubl be sinii'S-;|ii!, ami oltcii a-kil till- wlu'tlicr I liad ilnanii''! and sci'ii tlu'ir rr.riiiic^. I aiiswiTi'il, no; aivl ciKdiiiaj;!-!! ihiMii and ^'.avc tluiii I'ood hoj'cs. Niybl t'cli, and uc i ontinucd our jounuv until nil inilig, w ben w r « it lidrcw into tbi' I'iflat toil to I'.KS the n luaindn ,.l' tbr day lluai'. Aii nit t'-ii or idi-vrn o'llock 1 lay down atlcr bavini; walk'd voiiii' linir around our ;>'n'. l(\\ai ily ■■ i-, t'apc Col were callfd Alnioui hii|uoi-^. dxi Svnopsis ol' tbc Indian 'I'liiics, in 'I'raiis : ol f o ; Aiiti a : Soc : li. ", l . I ■ , . - * ■•'^ "' •! Ilium "^n,sdrMr„„stos:,v^tlu.nMlK,t.H,rSnvr,..<. '"<■ tliit I nui-t let tluT 1 moiiiunin ; .m I ■lilies t.)i,i ,::^'^-'V'>- I' -'"'■^^■'- which juts into t ;;;-.", On ..,kin,. ,.,, ,„ „;, „„,; ^,^ " ■" '^'"' :"" ' ''^'^ -— '• It .:.ined such -nt among „„,„,,,,„,, ,^, they should n,.ct u-,th success •|tni,ht,.!l«.ecn,hn,.k.dinou,.C:.noes tocon- "-:'-iy, we encountc,.., . .,., „,,. .,, .^^^^^^X, I I , ■' " •■*"^" JU15 into the '---yhcWcn si.e. Th.y.n,, ue be.nn to ;;';:' ri '" ''"''■ ^'^ -''''-- — ^^ '-v.ernnd the ln.,uois .vp.-.ired on shore, .nd •"•-^^"''■n thc„..,no.s,theone b.ide the th.' -'''-...ntohe.do.nt.-ees.ithvilMn,,., ,,,: ^^'-•!'^l':y--tin.es.oti„.a,.,.n,K.th,.,."-f fuvl th.n>se!ve^: verv securelv Our,.„,,,,;k.uis,,ke,tth.irc.;noes.,.nn..Jthe ; ^)on,.„e the o.he, tied to pole, so as not\o r.n ;^-..no:-.ic.-tofi,,,,Hto,ethe,. should need he. When tliev uerc nt-ii,,, i i • iHy ueu. arn.ed .-.nd in or.ier, thev sent two --.. the«eetto.now.thei,.enen;i,.swis;:, o hsht who ...nsuered they de^i.-ed no.hin. else • •-t that ,.tti,en,the,.ew:,s not n.ch,i,ht,.;d;f;; mm ■US! N.^l; I lir.KN NI-.\V VliKK. 13 a w- mu>t wn't t'lir dny to distinguish e:wh iitlicr, ano tliat tlu-y would give us liattle nt sun ii=c'. ']'lii> \\:i< agreed to by our party. Meanwliile tiic whole night was spent in dancing nnd singing, as wel. on one siiie ■M in the (ithcr, mingled with an infinitude ot" insult^ and other taunt-, such as the little courage they had ; how cowerless their resistance against their nrnis, and that when day would break they shoL.d experieiice thi:! to their ruin. Ours, likewise, din i-.ot tail i;i repartee ; teliing them they should witness the cft'jct- ot'arms they had never seen before ; and a niultitur,'- of other speeehes, as is usual at a siege of a town. After the on.e and the ( ther Iiad sung, nanced anii parlianiented enough, day broke. My companions and I were always concealed, for fear the enemy shoiili see us preparing our arms the best we couhi, being howe\er si-parated, each in one of the canjes belonging to the savage A^.ntiig'hus." After being equipped w;t!i ■'At the first settlement of Canada, ail the St. Lawrence Indians dving below and some distance above (Quebec were designated by the name of MoiUagnars or Montagncs. This appellation was derived from a range of hills or mountains which, extending North- westerly from Cape Tourniente (five miles below Ouebec) divides the rivers that fall above that Cape into the St. Lawrence, the Ottowa, and Lake Superior, from those, first of the Saguenay, and afterwards of the Hudson's bay i he great trading place of tiie Montagnars w a? 'I'adoursac, at the mouth ot the river Saguenay. . . . 'J'iie r.ame (Montagnars) ^ '-♦ ' II AMTI.AIN'n I.Xn.l.llK.N INK-, -ncniy Ii-.ivc the b.ir „.ij,. j tln-y "' "■'■ '""l^ ^••'^■'' .'" imiucl.u? ,111,1 ucni •■|'*li"i(-'. 1 s.iw the cr W|T.. .bout 200 „u.n, .,f strong .n.l rc'uust .p^c,r.n.c, ^^hc. were cnung slowly towards us, with ;. gr-.vitv ■•'"•l .nssurnnce which greatly ple.-.se.l nie, le.i ^,„ h^ three Clue(s. Our's were nmrching i„ similar order ••""1 t"ld n.e th:,t those who bore three lofty pinnies "x-rc the Chiefs, and that there were but these three ••'"^i they were to be reco^,ni.ed by those plunu.-, w!u\h w.re eons.lerably larger than those of then- con>pani„n, "";' "^"^ ' "'^'^f 'I" ■■'!! I ^■'^ul.l to kill them. J pro' m.sed to do what I could, and that I wa. verv sorrv t H7 could not clearly understand me, so as to give ""■";""■ "••^''■'- ^"-i I'l.'" »f attacking their enemies, as "e.shoubi indubitably defeat them a, 1; hut there was "" '-IP <"r that ; that I was very glad to encourage ineni aiul to mar,ifest t>) the .should he engaged. iny good will when ue ■I'he ni(>met!l we landed the y iH'gan to run abnnt '^^■" '"'-"l^-l l'.K-es towards their enemies who stood frn,, and had net yet perceived my companions, who ^^'■),t into the bush with some savau-es. Our's "K'nced calling me in a loud voice s Coin "id making uay '"'• ""^ "P'-"-i ■■" two, and placed me at their head "■•'"■I""y --ut zo paces in advance, until J was i I t;,' nil the St. Lawrence Indians, as high upas M,.ntrea . /■■,,,..„ . ,,. > "^ '"t" "(' as jvjonti ('AM.An.v, ,n irans. of the Am : AntiJ. Soc. ii.. 24. NiiU I lll'i;\ MA\ Sn|;K. • 5 williin "^o I'.'K'i'^ ni' of tlieir comjanions nieivcd a wound of wliicli lie died afterwards. I had put 4 halls in my arquebus, Our's, on witnessing a shut so favorable for them, set up sue!' tremendous shouts tliat thunder could not have been heard ; and yet, there was no lack of arrows on one side and tiie other. The Iroquois were greatly astonished seeing two men killed so instantaneously, ni)twithstan(ling they were provi(ied with arrow-proof armour woven of cotton- thread and wooil j tfiis rrij;liti'ned them very much. Whilst I was rc-loading, one of my companions in the bush fired a shot, which so astonished them anew, seeing tlieir t.'liiefs slain, that they lost courage, took to flight and abandoned the field and their fort, hiding themselves in tlie depths of the forest, whither pur- suing them, I killed some others. Our savag-'s also killed several uf them and took ten or twelve prisoners. The rest carried off the wounded. Fifteen or sixteen of ours were wounded by arrows j they were promjtly cured. After having gained the victory, they amused them- selves plundering Indian corn anil meal from the enemy ; also their arms which tliey iiad thrown away ill order to run the better. And h.ivint; teasled. i6 ' II.WII'I AIN' Ch,,mpl,.i„.* '"'-'"'i'-'- ""d I nanu-J it !,„;, • — «;:i^V.:;o ClMmpiauis iEi-pc&itioii •\NX(> ](i,5. .-.M-faueK ^"conveniences //;• ^'•■^ the seventcnnh d.iv of Au'-u.f F • , _ .^^-tj^hcrc^^,^^^ .^^^^^^^ joy ,.„n, ^"JnSLu t;;;'::;; ,^^-'p'->^ ~'^> ";:::r;^: .•i!-"l''-'J''y in uh;,t is novv the ^''' -'■'''' •^''■'•"" '''-''^t i E^^ex Co. " ""^ f""-" "f 'i-|V<,ndcr„g,-,, + St,itfd to bo in Ai' i. ■" Wcstn-n C. ' , '" r :'^'''" ^'>' "!■ L^'ke Huron Countiv. It u,,. nt the time the Huron I I ,i WKM i;i;\ NKw \ ):.K. 17 •-'•"=""''■ '•> ''11 '!"• I'Ki.i.,. „r tiu cu-.ti;,. rh,.v h.i^l iiit.'lliy.-mf lliit ri icrtiiin N.dum ,,t tli-ir .-inici uitli wh.Mii tlic Ir M|u,,i:! uciv ;it vv.ir, ,in,i ^\ 1,„ iTsi.lnl iliivc go.,! cl.iys j.nnT.cy lii^^lu-r u;> (/./.■« /,,;«) th;m llif Knianh.n:,!-,,-!.. wi| I,, .isn-^ tins .-xp.Nliiion \- lUi I "''■ li""'li-^''l gM.l men, ;.nd enter into ;illi,-nHe ;nvl ■■■ Mniityuith us, living ;, j,,v;,t des re to see :,s ;„.,! lli^it ue should u.iye vv.irnll together; .in. I thev l''^ti(ied tlieir ^.itisf.Ktion ;it hein- .■ie.|.,.-n:U<'d uiih 11'^ ; .md I, in ii'e confeder.ited trII.e; of the VV_\.in- d .t, or Huron NMti.n; it u,i,, c nipo ed ..f faeUi- Milage., iind g.Kc its naiiR. t.. l.,ilo- Huron, ^^hilh u.is c.ill; I. ;it ihe lime oi it- diK,\erv in Cdiampi„iM, I. -ike .\;u\;oii.a,|M. lo ' n \\i 11 \|N ■- I XriM I li.N IN In '■'I- -•■•■iny us X.. .Kirrnnn.-.l t,, .i-.i-t iIumu m iluir "■M-, .in. I ;i> ;, giiar.ir.tci' ;ilnM.|y ,,f viitory. On tlu- ,H.,.nihli,v.; „(■ the m;,j„r ,,-„t ,'f our Inrc-s, «v 'rt out tVoni the vi l.iyr „i, the first dnv of Scp- trmhT, ,-,11,1 ,v,s.:,,i ,1,,,,,, ,|„. i„„j,.r„,-, v'cTv sm,i;i I'-'kiS .iht.-uU tlinv K.;,gui-s tVoM, th.- village 'wlKTr tliey tike ^-,v;.t .|i..intiti-3 of fnh wliicl. they preserve '■"• wnter. Tlieie U imother I.,-,ke .-icljoining, 26 l'''gue3 in fircumtVreiue, de.ten.liMg into the smaller l-y .. d.nnnel « here a great eateh „f saul Hsh is taken by means „f „ number ,.( .takes, which almost close the passage, leaving only small openings over which tl'^-y place their nef, t, catch the lish. These two likes .lisenih.gue int,, the Fresh Sea [Lake Huron' We sojourned a uhiie at this place to wait for the rj-^t ot our In.iians, uhere heing all assembled u ith t'H-ir arms, meal, and necessaries, consultation was •'■"i t >r the selection of the most resolute men of the """P, to carry advice of our d^nrture to those who vvcTe to a sist and join us with five hundred men, in order that we may meet at the same time, before tiic enemy-s tort. This neliberation adopted, they despatched two canoes, with twelve of the mos't robust Indians .-nul one of our interpreters, who ••'■'I- ned ot n,e to n.ake the voyage. This I willinglv P-rnutted hln, as he was so disposed, and would IJ, tl- ounury by that means and acquire a knowledge "'the people u ho inhabit it. The uanger was not "■""'"- '"■•^^""^'' ^'^ ^'-7 ''-i to pav thr.uuh the ^'?■ M ^\|•sl^■,l;\ m u \i,|;k. •9 MiHst uf fm-ml,... Wf n.iuinn.M .,u. ,■ ,ut,. i„w;nMs llu- e.U'inv, ,-,iul ni:i,|,- .-ibout five .,r six lc,-,.;ucs tlinnr.li 1 1"' l-ik'N ^^linuv tlu- s,,v,-.gcs cmiLHi the t;,n,M.> •■''""" ''■" i'''K""^ "ver h.n.l nnd cmu' t.. .■inntlu-r L.ikc cxtcn.ling ;,l, ,ut six „r seven leagues in lengili, .iiul three in wi.ith. A river i.si,es (mm thi^ whieh >l^^ch;,rsr.int„ the (irent L;ike cfthe Entoiihonnruns.* And halving traversed tin's L.ik., we passed a u,,ter tall, proceeding aUays down along the course r,f said liver, about sixty four leagues, uhich is the entrance ol the said valley of tiie }■ ntouh-.norons, and passed by land live rapid; {s.,„n\ some tour or five leagues long, vvliere there are s. ral lakes „t pretty consider- ..hie extent ; the said river uhiel, «.,us hetvveen theni also abounds with goo.l fisj,, ,nd all this country is very line and agreeable. In several places along 'the banks, the trees would ^-ecni to have been j-ianted t.,r '"■"■nnent. Ail this country was formerly inhabite.i hy Savages, who liave since iieen constrained to aban.i,,n 't, through fear of their enemies. Vines and nut, •"■'■ in great tjuantities, and grapes come to maturity Hu-r.-, 1m;1 they leave always a sharp sour taste, wlnVh p'oceois iVoni want of cultivati ,n ; but those that liave been cultivated in these parts are of pretty good ll.iviiur. • ose () ;i,in ,, p,vs.n,.,M lo hue been so called bv ''"' '1'"""^ '""" III'- t.-M -t tlui, JuvniL; loero.s i't to get t I llu' Autiu..r>,n,,n-, .„ Sei.eia-,, ul„, lnvd m, 'lie Small -i ic „! It. :o < II \MI I \IN> I \|'| |.|I|,,,N IN I,, ^ W.-iontilUl.'.l ,1 „l,; tlu' lMi-,|,.r „f tl,.' I.;,k,. ol ti„ V.in. 'nn(.r„fis ;.l«.iw lumtin,; .-h .iI, .vc^ inmtion.Ml ; I'l'ing th.Tc, we cims-t,! „v,t ,it ..r.i- „r tlir cxtrcnut c-, tHKliay Eiistw.ml, «|,iJi i. i|r. I'.rgiiuiing (/V.Y/v.) i.t the river S.iint l.,iareiRc, in the ) .ir.illcl ..f f,,rtv. three '•'■g'-ees uf I„ait;,,le. -HuTe .re s.me I.e.uailul .-im.I very l,u-e Isl.m.U ii, thir* |vis8,i-e. We ni.ule .-ilwut fciirteeii Ici-ues t.. ir,)ss t . the other sMe ,.f the l.;,l.,.. pn.cee,ling southw.ir.l, tinvnr.i the ci-enn's coi.ptr'..' 'IV In,li,-,n.s tonee;,ler| ,-,!l their ..-nn.s intheu.nrk ne.-.r the h.,nk. We tr;ive'lc,i |,y l;„,.l ;i!,„ut 4 le,-| ;,un over a «.nuiy pl.iin. u iieve 1 nlwrve,! n very ple:,sin ; •■""I 'l' UOIlM.j,. 1^ ,„„. ,,,• ^^, S VMlll in 1 "11 (lii'.l. il ii )ii(' . wt.' rctircj i"'}'inii tlic vu-w (,t' till my ,Kiv,i-,-, \V) vMtliin .;iin sli,.(. i'';''iny, lof-tr.irv, | :ill ; 111 vi ii-h lit t/lcv iiKnc inc 1 1 111 'li-ni prftty rule ,i,ul I><1' U^v t'li'lU t,i t ill'.j;! V v\'iir |4 H'ir ^jut^, f, , n.iWfvcr, 1) priniir.l iiir. '■I'l fXITOX I,, » 111 or.ItT to iniitc oi wi'iit .iicoriiii'' to t •s-'i'i:i{ tint, it I'vcry tlii 111! ii')r i,M!t;nv ^iit iiii^f.'rtun 1 •■III I t'lnilii': *• waiM I ii'itli tion. '^■■'iilt, to tlu'ir ■I'U'.'tllfic I I, Hot t( tl pri|M,f 111 I'ir I'lH-iiiKs I'lin .Kiel il.'-ti-..,, L'lul to ti I'. Ills ncic' ■ irv to IH' use. to Uli nil \\.i to.MT I t > coii>triK t ,1 ') ot ti.iibr to o Kill ;||; OVill. iJllll lllo\c;i|ij,. VWlCTCUpoM JsllcmMpHtt' tl iiir •I' wcri' Ufl lir> ovvi th- ourortivi'(i|',.|,|-,\r,j, ii'ini'ivc'i-ri'. P'l.l-.l;<'S ,1IU| .;,|1| '•iH'iiiy who ;iiii,,,v,., JfVlie'l uith St .m'siinj [• en I' \\ InVli ili-iloil -uj for ordr iiiM in the •"111' li 1,-irJs t iH troiM their g n tliU iiici,,^ (),, il:er.fs wmiKj In iiii.in time ' t'lrni ,1 s: (■• Wf Mlolllll give I'oU'r ;iiui pnitfit StolU'l. Clll.i 1 'J' th '""■ ""'H from the N 11 'llic-ly, the toArr 'I p.a'.i|)tt tl :ir,'U I' mmr.i I, :inil > iiiim toiii I'llt' u ,|, ['•o.ip., I-, Ml.l.lc ill ^^^ " '■■*. ■.t^tf^_. — ■ — -' —zm:. •iiili .1 \\.i\ nliii i\,iicr 1 Mill.! ti.it (xtiiv^'ii li ilii- III.. «i lif .ipi'lir.l ti till' lr..llf ..I' III.- r.iil; .111 I till, 'i- I. II till' t.jwi-r w.iuW il.i tlifir duly with smm; Ar.|iu'- liiiyiriT* pcft'd there. ,i(vl thin ;k titig, We sh.iulil m tlefcnj mirsi'lves fh.it they i ..ii,i not .npi'ni.ieh t.i fttinguish the lir', th.it u-- ^h.uiM ;ip;il. t. thcr fieket'*. Ap.irovin; thn, they heg.in n-xt ni ,riiin ; tn he,l ii \i'-\ tliaii t'our h.uiiN. 'I'liey were expeetini; tlie .iniv.il thin ii.ny of tiic tive hiiiiilri\i men that h 1 1 1 ecu pr.inis -J, whiih v\ai however i.m'.it.'ul ; m.t h-iiiijat the ri'n:le/-vmi.i, ,h ilireit'.l an I ai they hi. I pro- nrseJ. our S.-ivagea were mmh alHai.l. U.t seeiiig th.it they were numerous e:u)ugh t i capture the I'.irt'*, .an I t'nr my |) irt, i onsiiienny ilehiy ti he.ilwavi pre. jii.hual, at least in iinxt e.i-es I \ii.;e,| them t.. .itl.ai k sai.l fort, repre-entinj!; thit th- I'lieiiiy di iMVirini; their strength an I the eflVet o," oir arm-, wliiih pierccii whit wa- arrow pro,)', \\ ml. I h.irrie.re an.l strengthen them-eU.es, w h\ h, ini.'e.l, the\ ni.l verv weh. For theit villai,e \\a» ee.ilo-e.l with strong ipLulruple paii-aJes of Iar,ce ti:ii!iT. thirty fei t hii;h, interiockcii tlie one with the . llier, with .in iiiteiial of not inore th.in li.ilT a lo.it hetvveen tiicm ; wiih galleries in tlie lorm of parapets, ile.'cndeil with ilouhle pi 'ces of timher, pr.)of ajain t ..ur Ar.juelms ■ :, and i.ii one side tSey h.id .i p .rid vxith ,i never tailing -■uppl\- ol water, Ironi w hii li in .iceJe.l .i nuii.hei dl i;.ittcr. T '■ \Mi'l M\", I Ml Ml ; icN I N |( ll'iMw in.; til "•i; till- i:.t, I' WMti'I- will 'iiicJi.iti' sp; lie, !'■ |n"p.)'•' t'TtitilMtl "I'I'll U.H MHKll .tl„„.,T ,), '11 .Itlll (icf Att ':;-)u.iiit;iiis I iiur. llic vilL w "1") ■in i (itin'iN t'lU-f, lys "f the f .'uiv.inccj, tl '"ir t.uviT t(i 1 "■", to .itl.kk tl ic V I..I. I'. IMllSMIt '-tr Dl^rf.-.t '■ I'.irric.i |,v ( iH'ti. lilcv pi ^^''' iuilMlcl ,)(' '" "■ 'l-t. .I'ui I |,,,s[,.,| IHM It will •I pike's icnL;tli liiMrrc.l '"1 It ».",ir Ai\Hicl '•'I'l ••"ly ^iriMws :inil ?t,i-ir^ tl lor •1 •^'I'lt .It tluMi. NVvcril HU'l)uss;'crs, V lit nii^lit h ■lil tliat. i-iimlicr of :irr,i\vs ; U'lt";<, t ^^'I'l'Vini; ,iiul t; » till- fiicmy (iij Mill ircivviiij; ;i m-,Mt '•"I -^tonos „v.r their pi. kct. tlu'n,ulti.,ul.-orAr,,u,.:u.s shot, tlut n l:l str.llllcj I iirni t I \ "■'■IC (ire, I, ii.it i^'"t;' .'iiui jh.in.loii tl '■"'■'liii'.-: ;is ihr t ■1 n__;i.u; th "'• ^MT' t i h.-i I- pi;M-rt K'lr y.illi-iit- III ,"■1^ :is order i\'' p ,KC,| t •I'l-I *-o:iinu"H(>| I,, v.'il ''■'■'■^' •""' th.it on uh:,|, "■ '''■^•. llu-y ;ih,iiu|oiuM them ■"■'■''■^> \MthiM tin. r,,ri, ul '''' iiuKJi exi'eiitior,. ']' ;i.^.iin-t th ir 'i^'S m nr. '•neniies, sliooti;.,; "pi'ii'iii, (li.l not lliey we n^t vilj ■II'.' ver, '^ip.lne or i.^i, U'h ici's ;uui ,ir 'Hi ill, .mhI , >iiusiM<> (■, '"•> 'iiH- niionsKlc.r.Ueiv ;,,,,,] '■ "i"i'<'iner .iverse to di mly uh.it thev l,k " r .■!; " the t,,rl, ,.r t.i 1 PP'i^-'l the (in- I,, ih, ll'CI n.l ( ll, tt. (); '■'■v\.ir,l, s.) t '" tne ..iv.i;;.-; i 1 til'- (ir.- hein;; k 1.1 1 It pr. iiulieJ, ti H'l;,i:i to s(.( le mov( "lit i:i i.:eli si,,,-,!] il:.llltltle^. 1 1 wooii .,-,,, in.;t the p.k el^ '■S Ih.a II '■ '"• 'I 'i Mot nil.ili \\ I -- 1 1 i;\ M' \\ \ (IkK. {',(>:'il. 'I'lif (lis.ir.lcr ill, it ;ii|VT\cnc,l u;i< in cin- sri|iiiTCc' Si) r.rcat, tli.:t it w.is iiiijioi-iiiK' t.i licir. In v.iin I rr CI t.i tlieni aiul ii-iiiimMr.-itcil ;m wil! ;is 1 was al)|(' .r^.iir.st tlu- i.uniiiuT.t ilanycr t^> uliiili tlicy i'xp;is.'il tlKMiisi'lvcs by their stnpi.i ts. 'J'lu-v licarii notliiny ill ciinsi-cim-iuc ol' llio vi.iicnt iiuisi' tiu-y inadc. S.'fing that by shouting I was only spliltiiij; my s!nii1I, aiul that my ri'nunisliar.i.is u en- in vain aiul that thi-! ili-ior.lcc w.is irr,-iiu',iiaii!r, 1 n'Milvf.! t-i ilo what \va> in my power with my men, ,iiul lire on those we loii'il liiseovev or perceive. \'et, the eiieniv proru<'.l liy our (li.ioriier. They u\nt to the water aiiil ilis- i harged it in such ;ibuiKi.i.,w', that rivers, it may In- ^ai I, spouted tViim t'leir yntlers, Sv) that the lire was extingnislu'J in less than no linie, aiul they I'lntimieil to pour arrows on us like hail. 'I'liose on the tower l.'iiled anil wounded a gre.it many. This engagement Lasted about three hours. Two ol our eh;els and le.ule.^ were wiiuiuled ; to wit, one e.i le I ( )cliateguain j the other ()r;i:ii, and .iboul liiteen iiuiividiiais besides. The rest seeing their tolks, and some ol their cliiets wounded, began to talk o|' retre.iting, with.uit lighting any more, expeeting the live hundred men whose arrival was not far oll'^ .nul SI thev w itiidreiv, h.iving ;u'eomplislied nothing -^ave tli:s dis aiierlv s|dutter. However, the ilr-l'- li.ive no absolute eontrol of ihi'ir companions who lollow ihrir wir.iii. ;nul ait tluir pleasuri', uli;ili i-; the caii'C ot their d;s.-r.ler aiM iiiins all lluir .ili.iirs. llavini; ',♦ 20 IIAMI'I.AIN'S KXPKniTK.v IXTo t^'kenn r..s.lu,i,.„. any poor ,,..v|u,„ „,;,^ „„. ,, -.late ,t ...n,l cl,ang. tlu-ir p,...„. Tl„., the one wi, :e:;.^^v''^^^'^'"""''-^--^^--bvt expedition,* Having received two wounds from arrows, one in e leg an the other in the k-nee, which sorely -commoded „., „,. withdrew into our fort. Bei,,,! •'11 ■•'--nb.ed there. I renu>nstrated with th.„, ,...,, ^"- or. account of the disorder that had occurred B^ an n,y talk was in vain; they said manvof their nnn had been wounded and I also, and that it would b very inconvenient and f,tiguing to carry them, on he retreat ; that tlu^e was no means of returm'ng a,n to the enemy as I had proposed to them ; but that they would w.llingly wait four davs more for the rnal they would renev the effort against the enemv, "-cuteuhatlhadtoldthem, better than thev had already done. It was necessary to stop there t', my regret. ' ' Next day blew n very strong and violent w,nd hxh laste.l two days, particularly favorable for settip r '<■ enen^v s fort in a blaze, which I stronglv urged .„; -. But tearing a tailure, and moreov.'repisent- .ng^then.selves as wounded, they would not do any <.n'ir^::::^z:"" '■"■"■'"" """-"■' UK. 27 rem.iiiiPil tiuiimpcj until tlic idtli of tlie niniitn. Several skirmislu's occuitihI during that tiiiif lietwecn the enemy and our people, who b came (iftenest engaged with fheni rather by their imprudence than through want of courage ; and I can assure you, that every time they made a charge, we vere obliged to extricate them from the difficulty, not being abli- to extricate themselves except by the help of our arquebuses, which the enemy dreaded and greatly feared. Fur as soon as they perceived one of our Arquebuseers, they immediately retreated, telling us by way of persuasion not to meddle with their tights, and tiiat tiieir enemies had very little courage to re [uire our assistance ; with many other such like discourses. Seeing that the five hundred men were not coming, they proposed to depart and retreat at once, and began to make certain litters to convey their wounded, wh.) are put in them, tumbled in a heap, doubled and strapped in such a way that it is imp issible to stir; less than an infant in its swaddling clothes ; not without considerable pain, as I can certify, having been carried several days on the back of one of our Indians, thus tieti ami bound, so that I lost all patience. As soon as I had strength to bear my weight, I got out of this prison, or to speak plainer, out ot hell. r ■e enemv pursue, p'jt the viistii .f half IIAMri.AI.NS FXI'IMiln.V. I'':l;'l|l', Ciui' (■.•IViUlMllg to C'ltd 'nit their l,il' 1 siiir.i' at" tlic rcir ''II' iv.i-i in V pii.'ird. '\11 I rcm.iikci ill tlu-if w iin, ;ipi(l tlifv ntirci IIS. IS tiKit th (■>■ IVlIC.lt th. 'ir WDimdcJ ;ind (,| | in L,")ud order ; phicing »l lH'»p!f in th.ir c.ntre, they being in front, on the ^M^t's ,-„ul ,n the renr, udl ;,rme,l .-mhI nrr.-.n,e,l in siiili uisc .Kiuraing to order, until th ot »,-irct\' ev ;ire in .1 ■ ithout breiikinu; tl jli.KC leir 11 ne. 'J v^.i-^ \er_\ tedious, h i'.iv.rly t'.iti^iied tl Hir retre.ii eiiu; from 2C t 5 to 30 lt;igues, wiiicii tl'.eni, tiiough ti tini:'. le VNoiinned ;ind tl lev rclie\ed each oth lose who c.iriii'd <■!■ f'oni time to i^>-- Sir, — 1 c.innot but ndinire to hear th.it sonic (lentli-men still have a gooii Opinion of the Late Disonii-rs committed by Captain Jacob Leisler and his Accomplices, in New York, as it' they had been for his Majesties Service ami the Security of that Province ; and that such monstrous falsehoods do find Credit, That the person before in Commission, and did labour to oppose and prevent those disorders were Jacobites, or persons ill affected to the happy revolution in England, But it has been often the Calamity of all Ages [to] Palliate Vice with false Glosses, and to criminate the best Actions of the most virtuous and pious men — So that the truth ami Innocency, without some defence, has not proved at all times a Sufficient Builunik ayainst majiliour- falsehoods and Caluniucs, wheieiure 1 shall endc.ivci ^ ' 'I l''l< I l^"M A ilKMll MAS '" i'.ivi' you ,1 due ;m till-Ill — Itvvns nhoMt tlu' B..giM„ini; »f April i '■I''l' AiioiiMt ,.(• t|i,i( iii.Kfri, ^•^■'1 .1 prrs,,n;il VVitncss t„ most oi 6Si). uhcti ;h- hr.t R..p„ns ...rrival nt NVw ^'o,-k, ,!,,„ .Ik- ' nncu- ot Onng,, „..w his present ni.-ij.s.v vv,,,s .r,lw..| '" l-"^'l.'".i, with ,-, eonsuleraHe Force ;,„,1 th,,. ,|,. i^'tek,n,^J„„,,. vv.Htl,.,lintoKr;„He,n„itlK,ti, u ,s '•xi-t-1 u;,r would U. soon procl.onied b.tueen t"gl;iiiil ;iiul Fr.iiH-e— The LiaU (;.,venor, Fnuici. Nicliol.on „ul the Council k-in, I'r,,t,t,-,„ts, resolve,! thereup,,,, ,„ S-l-nJ .111 KonK,n Catholxks from Conmunui ,.,., 1 l.-.^e. of Trust in the government .-.n,! ,ue.rdln..lv suspended M.,j,„ n,„^,, „.^,„, ,,^..^^ ^^ ,„,mher",- Cou,u,l and C.-,pt,.lM of :, Comp.uiy at Alb„nv and ^^.tholomeu Russell from bdny Ensi.„ in the tlrt .t N-vVork, they both being I'api.s, who forth, i.h '■" their conini,n,d .-.nd departed the province ,.,n I l^''^-;iuse but three members of the Council were re-i I 'ng u, \eu- Vork vi., Mr Frederick l»hilii;,s Cobnul Steph.inus Cortl.uKlt and Coll N,,h.;as Has'.vd all o, Hutch birth, all M.mbe.s, and the tuolas't for near ll'-'ty years past. Elders and Deacons of the Dutch Protestant Church in X.nv Vork and Most A Hec t.onate to th. Royal! House of ()r.,n.e I, u ,. '•->lv-l lY the said J.ieut G:.vern.r ;,„d Counul, t., ^■'ii ..nl Con^e..„ t, their .\..,st,,n., ,,. ,,,, j,,,,;,,^.^ -" ""■ '"■■"-^' ■'">' '""■' ^H,l Ma::,-,,,,,... and ti ,- ,, ^pi^i:--»ii(2l?*^--'i»ZI^'- Ill' \r\\ s ' '\.K. Cuiimr-i loi! OlH. in thr I'r iviinc l.ir I ■ ■ on iilt ;iiui .-i lvi';c uilli tln-m \\ li.it mi.^lit he pr.ipcT t'or tlic 1)1 rsciv. -11:1111 lit' till' |-rj( I- .liul llic ''.itclV ill tlu' S.ii I I'loviiiic [,it] llial Ci)niuiHtiir<- tiil nwkv-^ ^liiuikl .-irriM' (run Kn^'jainl. Will' IT up in tlic Said Ju-lii.'-. Mau'istnitcs aiul (ilhicrs wen- AiC()r.lini;ly lon.vi-iu-d, nn<\ Stilcd I'V tlic ninu- of tlic (ii'Mcral Convcnti.in for tin- 1'roviin.c i.f New York ; .■ind all niattrr-; of (^niTiiinciit were larrifd on ami niaiia!,'fd by tin- Maj ir vote of tliai CoNVKN ri.iN. And in tin' iirsi I'laa; it was by tluni A:^',rci-(l. and urdcn-d forlhwiili to forliiy tiic City of NV-w York - And tliat tor till' bfltt-T siciirity of tin- fort (since lliL- yarrison was weak and to [nvvcnt all manner ol Uoiiht and JeaK)usics) a lonii.L-tart number of tiie City Militia, should keep guard in that fort, and Nicholas Hayaid Co',1. of Said Mil'lia rccoinniend.a to give Suitable Orders Atcordin^ly-- And that the Revenue shoubl be continued and received by some C'.entlenian Appointed by tlial (Joiue.Uion t'or repairini; llie fort aiu; I'ortilyini; ot the City, but against tl.i-. order Capt Leisler, who as a Captain was a niembei of that Convention, did enter his dissent with some tew others — It was a's.) recoiiinieiided to =aid Cobfiel Rayard to liajten to i.-rtify the Cil;. was all l'o>-ible Spi-ed, wlii> upon the credit of the u'venue did Ad\aiKe w h.l money w.i- needlul lor materiab, and by the a-.,i-laiue 1) mmmm 34 A I I I'l KK I Ki'M A C.I.N I MM AN (it till' Mi itiii Offiicfs, Aiul il;iyly l,;iliiuir of llic Inli.ibit.inls, li.iil tlic s;inu' fini'licil lictcirc tin' Eml nt' May, Lxci'ptiiit! Captain Li'islci's Oimta. About the Miildle ot' May tlii; Ship Beaver Jnhii Corbett Master, being ready to Sail for England, the Lieut CJovernor and Council sent in her Mr |ohn Kiggsfand in Several other Siiips, liial soon t'oliovved, letters to the tarl now Uuke ot' Sluewsbury then principal Secretary ot' St.ite and to tin: Lords of the Committee for Trade and IMantatiois, wherein they Sigiiilied their lejoicing at the News of his Koyal Highness The i'rnue o| Or.mge, now his presiiii Majest.es arrival in hngl.ind, in or.ler to redress the grievances of the Nation, and giving a particular account of the State of Atlairs of this Province, and that they would erideavnur to p'eserve its peace and Security till order?. Should arrive from lingland, wiiich they humbly prayed might be hastened with all possible Speed Which Said Letters were most graciously received and answered by his Majesty's Letter bearing date 3Cth July 16S9 — But against expectation it soon happened, tliat on the Last day of Said Month of May, Captain Leislcr lia\ing a Ves>ell with some Wines on the road, for which he refui^ed to pay the Duty, did in a Seditious Manner Stir up the meanest Sort of the Inhabitants (artirming that King James being fled the Kingdom all manner of (Joveniment was f.illen in ihii I'rov.Ace) to Rise in Arms, and toic;ably possesses Tlienifelves I ^t^^^^%— r - ■•l^* S.ilVty, wluTc ;i I'.irty of Armed nu-ti, t.ni.c iVoni tlic ti.rt and fortud the Lieut Governor tn deliver them tin- Keys and Seized als) in his Chamber a Cliest, with Seven hiiiuirei and Seventy three pounds tuelve Shillm-s ill nioney of the C;ovcrnment, and th»u-h C.ll 15ay;ird, with some others app linted hy the c-onvention u^ci all endeavours to prevent Those disorders, ail prove>i vain (for nm^t of 'I'hose that app-nred in arm^ were drunk and CryM out, 'I'hey disowned all manner of Government.) whereupon by Captain Leiskr's persuasion, they proilainie I him to be their Commander there beinj; then, no other Coin- mission olfiter anDnyst Theni. Captain l.eisjer beiny in this manner possest of the tort, took some persons to his assistance, u ln\h he lalled the Committee of Safety, anvl the Liei,t. Governor, Francis Nithidson being in this manner forced out of the I'rovinee About a week after reports lame from Boston, that their Royal Highness the I'rinee and Princess of Orange were proclaimed King and Oueen of England, Whereup.m ihe Council and convenli,.n were verv desirou- to L;et I hit I'rm lamatirm, a:id not only u rote toi it, but some of tlu-m hearing, that two gentlemrn v\eri' comming 'Vom Connecticut with i C^py ,,i dr- .'«■ ^ s^TT HRV^ wmmmmm wmmmm < i6 A I M I I U 1 I'.i'M A 1,1 \ 1 1 I MAN '.li.t proil.ini.itii.n, Uftit mil lao il;is% I'l nn'i'l ''>' i" in i;xp"it.ili.)ii I'l' tiuiiiv; tlic llnppmin to jirocl.r.ni It, Hut M.ijor OoM .m,i Mr lit/ Mniitii; llirm, lin\'nu; (III tin- pincl.iiiiiti.m iiit'> t'.iftiiii I.cihIit's liaiuis, l)i-, will). .lit t.ikin^! ;iny luitUc nf the Council nr ton- vcntim ili>l i'uhI lim the s.iiiic, \.\\ou^\\ very liiMiniiily nttrr vstiivh ii.' went, Willi li.s .moni,iiiCS into the tui-t, :m.l tiu' (■.•nti.Mm'n of tin- Couni ;l M;iglstnilcs iiiul in.n of th.' priiH-iiul inliiil'it.ias, .,iul Mn\liMi:ts \Miit ti Col n.iv.iiM's llouriiiul ar.ink tli.' Ik.iUIi ■.w.\ i'iM>;i.crity of Kiiij: Win ;uii ru-n M.ir>— v.Ui grcMt ixprfifi'iiis of Joy. ■\\\<. D.iy.t ;ittcr :i I'r , (<•>! I'r. i iimKitioii \\;is pio- luiiM I'V -omi- of tin- C.iur.ul ^\\U--\ tlu' 14 l'">'l'y 16HS, uluTfl-y tln-ir M.ij"-tifs tonfiriiu'a iiil Slu'i,ll<, JM^tio- of the I'lMCJ C .lAitors, aiul i-cc\Mvi-r; of llif roviuic .U Uing protcUants uli'.diuas forthwith l\il.h4u'.l at th'! Ctt.- Ha:! bv thi- Mayor aivt Ahirr- 111:01, ,-11 1- .nipinioi wi:li th.' C >uik 1 an. I 111 i^t of thr Chief Cit;/au and in.TLh.ml-. .ml I'ur^uii.t tluro unto Matt I'lo.vman Hnn- a I'apituas foitliuilh SlispcMile.i hy the Cojimm fon and Colonel Hawinl AMcrniin I'aul RAhar.i; Ca. tain, Tl.onv.s Wiohani Lifut Johi Ha^n.vi mcrJiants were hy them com- missi ,ne.l ana appoinl.'d to Collect the Revenue until onlers ShouM airive from Kn^^laiui, wl-.ereupnn those i;n-t'emen sxere Sw.,rn by Coll Corthnuit, then May r ,,f the City they being the first in thi-* province that tuuk the oatin to tlicir Majesties AppointeJ, Ly ac I ■^SSIL 0\' M.W \i>\:.U. .U ..| I'.iili nu'iit, in-lcil nl tli.'n D.itln of Allfgiantf iihil Supriiiiiicy. - IJut .IS H joii an Tliinc yiiUlcmcn lintiTcil upon tlic Otliw i:,ipt:iin Lciiltr sm'cIi ;i I'.iiiy dI Men in Arin% aiui Diiiik Ifll iipin llicni at ll.i' (.'list. mm Hou'c, ;iiii| witli naki'il Sw icU licat tlu-m theiuc, cmlcavorii g tn Massacre soiiic of tlicm, uliii'li wt-rt' ri'xu'.i, by I'rovidinii', wtuiciipon Saiil Liislrr, IhmI an Alirni irying alc.it llu- City 'I'li-asun and made a S.tiitt "i-arch to Sei/<' I'dl Bayard who made his Enapc and ilc(artcd f )r Albany wlnre hi- Staid all summtr in hiipts that Orders might cunu- t'rom Kiij^^laiid to settle 'I'hixi- Disorders — 'I'lif said Captain I.iiuT rinding; ahnot (.'very Man of Scnci;, Reputation or li-lati- in the plue t.) (ipp.isc and ilisi'ourage h\\ irregiilaritici, cauKK. 39 tluMfin l)y S;iiil I^eislcr, wlio sriit .1 party of liis men in Arms and b.niglit said Riggs to the fort whtre he forced said Letters from him though some gentlemen of the Council that went the same time to the Fort. Protested against it, hut lie drove them out of the Fort, calling them Rogues, I'apist, and other appro- hious names Soon after the receipt of said letters, said Capta:n Leisler Stiled himself Lieut Govenor Appointed A Council - and presumeth to Call a Select number of his ov\n Party, who called themselves the General Assembly of the Province and by their advice and assistance raised Several Taxes, and great .-ums of money from their Majesties good subjects within this province which Taxes together with that /.'yrv 12s in money which he had Sei/ed irom the go\ernnient, and the whole revenue he apply'd to his own u-e, and to maintain said Disorders allowing his private men iSil per Dav, and to others proportionally. On the 20th of January fnllowiiig Coll Rayar 1 and Mr Nicholls had the HI forliine to fail into his hamis, an! were in a Barbarous manner Ry a party in Arms, Dragg'd into the fort, and there I'ut into a Nasty place, without any manner of |)rocess v: being allowi'd to Bail, tiiough the same was ottered for Sail Co'l Bayard by some of the Ablest and Richest Inhabitants to the sum of Twenty th.)usand Pounds, either tiir his Appearance to Answer, or dt'part the province, or to go for Kpgland, but without any caasi' !;iven, <.r 4u A IF I I Kl; VRoM A i.lA 11 !• M \N ,v.-ison :H-ii;nca, I.;.ia Si.lColl r.;iy.-.r,l in Irons nn.l kept him ;md Mr N:^^:!^ ^'K'?'- pn^"iu-rs lor ihr fjvKc ot" 14 months wnv th.-y uith Scvcr.iU others, th.-it h;i.:l lu'L-ii lony; dt-tnii.fvi I'risoncrs were set ;!t Liberty by Goveiior S'.nu;.;iUiT. An.l whilst he kept those gentlemen in Prison, he quarlereii his ArnuJ men in their liovi-es. were they committeJ ;ill manner of {)utr;iges, rin.l to give one in-tame of many others a Party of twelve men were quartered at the 'house .^i' Colo Baynrd Nsith directions to Pillage and Plunder at discreti in, which was bou.;lit olTwith m MU'V and Plentiful! entei tainment, But the same day when tiie parly had receive.! their ,n,,ney, another I'art;. came r.i with naked Swords, Ojcned several Ciiamhers and Chests in said house, and uid rub an.i crry away w hat money and other goods they found, at the same time Coll Bayard and Mr Nicoll'swere taken, Sfi. t S-ar:' .- .s ma.le for Coione! Curt ar.dl luit he with severall Other Gentle- men havnuc made their Escape, u ere torced to leave their lami.ies ard concerns, and remain in exile til! ivlirved by the arriv:dl of Colun-1 Slaught.-r It i, liullv to be expren V, hat cruelties Captain Leisler anl li;s accomplices, imposed upon the -aid pvis,n.rs and all utiier^ that w>.uld not (.vvn his i>Aful, neither could th.e I'rote^ai.t M >\\iV to t inisters i „ 1, n til >cape their M,- criieitv s ; t ,r Mr Selvns Minister d' N\ nio it ;;r ,P 'V al'ii-tv 1 I l-ler IflM -.■It 1-, llie Ch.mh ()!■ M'-.W n'oi;k. 41 at llic time of Divini- Service, .■inJ tlire.-it'iv'd to be sik-nceJ A:c -Mr Dellius Miiiislc-r rit Albiiny to Esi;ipe a N>i'!ty Joiil wii'i t'orieil to le;ive liis Hock ;nid tly for Shelter into New Eiiyiand Mr Varick MiniUer of tiiL- Dutcli 'I'owns on N;hs;uv Island, was by Armed Men drag'd out of his houu- to the fort then impris ned without Bail, for Speaking; (as was pre- tended) treasonable wor.ls Against Captain Leis'.er and the fort, then prosecute. 1 and decreed by Peter D Lanoy pretended Judge without any tonnnission or Autiiority— to be deprived from his Ministerial Func- tion Amerced in a fine ot/;.So--and to remain in close prison till that fine should be paiil. Yea lie wa-i «o tormented, that m all likeiyliooi il Occa-ioned and hastened tile death of that Most reverend and religious Man. •|"he French Miniver Mr Perret and Mr IJeliie had some better Ouarlers, but were often threatened, to be prosecuted in like nianiv.-r betause they would not approve of liis power ar.d disorderly pr.ceedings — None in the province but liiese of faction, had any Safety in their E-tates for Said Captain Leisler at wnl an 1 I'eaun-e Sent to tiiose who disapproved oi his actions to furnish him witli Money, Provision and what Flee he wanted and upon Dei.ial, Sent Armed M exp cted to be Sapidy'd and without any the least I'aMuei!!, or Sati;- action earned the r plunder to 42 A 1 K I IIU I'Ui .M \ i;KN 11 F.MAN' . tlv Tort, .ill uliii-h \\;i<; pxtrcnii'lv npprovcd of hy tluNe pofir fVllnw* wliicli he li.iil Ahnut him, nnd \v:is forced to fet-d ;ind Mnint.-'i'i :\nd lie Stiled those his rohbi-ries, with the giied nnnie and I'retcncc, that it was for their Majesties Kinjj Wiih'am and <^)ueeii Mary Special Service, though it was After found out, that whole Cargoes of those Stolen goods so'd to his frieni's in tliis city, and Sliipt oft" for the West Indias and Ei«ev\lu're In this Manner he the •Jai I Leisler with Iiis Acconi- plice<, did force pill;;ie, rob and Steal from their Majesties go )d Subjects witliin this province, almost to tlieir utter ruin v;ist Sums of money, and other Effect':, the Estimation of the Di!iiages done on'y witiiin the City (4 New York Amounting as by Account Mav appear to Th ■ sum of 'I'liirteen Thousand Nine Mun(iri'd and t'rty Nine Pounds besides the Rap'ns, Spoils and Violences done at Col Willets on Nassaw Islam!, and to many others in several I'arts of the province, and t u'! You may see how he used and Exerciseil an Exnibitant Arbitrary, and unlawfull pi)wer, over tlie p'.TSons and Estates of his Majesties good Subjects here, Agiin-t the Known and funda- mental laws of the Land, and in Subvertion of the same to the great {),ipr 'v-i )n of liis Majesties Subject-, and to tlie apparent decay of Trade and C jnMiierce - In this Caiami^y, Misery and Confution was tlii-i province b\ those ilisoriler'- entriwled, near the Sp.ice ul' two War; u'til the Airi.a! of hi- Majestiis Forces »1P nl M,U "lOKK. 43 imilri til.' C'liinmniiil of M:!'].)!- liii;.)Mrslw '.vhi) uilli Si'vcr.il (Jciitlcmi'ii ot' the Coiiin.il .nrivcil iibout tlu- l.i^t d. IV of January l6(io-I vvlr.tli s,ii,l (.unitlL'nicii ol tlu- Coup.til for tlic prcsi-rv:iti")ii of the pciHf, si-nt aiul ortVri'd to said Lci-liT that lie niiglit Stay, ami iJiiUinue his command in the fort, only desiring for themselves and the Rin^;^ forces ijuietly to (]uarter and refresii themselves m the City tnl Cioveiior Sloughter should arrive, bi.t the said Lei^ler instead of eon;plying, a^ked Mr Broi-ke one of his Majesties Couneil, who were appointed of the Couneil in this l'ro\ince and Mr Broike havini; n.imeil Mr I'hillips, C do Cortlandt and Cil Hayard. he fell into a passion and Cry'd What ! those I'apist Doys R.'gues, Sacra- ment - if the King should send three thousand such I would cut tiiem all oil' and without any caese nlveii, he pr itlaimed oper ,var against them. Where- upon they for Self preservation, protection ot the Kings forces and Stores an. I the Safety ot the City, were Necessilati'd to persuade t.) their ass stance. Several of their Majesties good Sui)jects, then in Opposition against the saiil I>eisler, with no other Intent as they Signified to him by Several Letters and Messages, but only for Self Security ami defenci- : \'et notwithstanding the siid I.eis'.er proceeds to make war against them and the Kings forces, and tired a vast number of great and Small Shot in the City whereof Several of his Majesties Subjects were Killed ana Uoumled as they pa^^eii m the Streets ' 44 A 1,1 I ri' K IK"M A i,l-\ n IMAN i'i '!^ ^ Liii.in iliclr I..rAU.l ()> i .Hi.'tT^, tluii^^li ni> Oppo'.ition well' m:iilf oil the Dtlicr Si.li'. At this hi'iglit of" cxtii'iiiity wa-^ it wlicii Govi-nor SLuiijlitcr nriived on the icjll; nt" M:iah i6(ji,\vho liaving puhli-lu'd hi^ coninii true a\m\ can be proved and |u^t;f|.• I I'. ihem.'Ui); ;-,reile'-l pr .1 itv and be-t Ml WP i»i M w vi)i;k. 4S liiuif .ini(>ii|.i;'»l us It 1 wt-n- to I'jvc .1 p:iitR-ii!;ii iKirr.itivf ()t';ill tlu- iriu'ltlc'; :iin) RoMti irs pcipctiMtcl I'pon tlicir M;ij-.-:^tir4 nii.st :itVri-tii)ii,-,ti- Sul^'ciU m this pri.viiKC. lliry woul;l fill :i Voliinin. tlu-rc urtv no net'. I ot" :i rrvnl'.ition licir, ilu-y \\<-n" .'I'l «^H Known iinl tlir StiiitcH I'rotc^t.ril ■. .ind Men ot In'sl ti^;uri.-. Rcputnti.n nnd lUtiitc were .it iHl' Hc'.ni, it m;iv pbiinlv he piTi'i^ivci hy t!n> S^-vcnl S'.^'pt :in.l Mca-uiH'S wiiv t'ollnvc.l at that limr. and l>y lla-i h'ttci> to the, tlicn Fail now Dukf Shivu ■^hury. an.l ti) the L)r.i3 ami lliu Kin-^ Ansuor tii'Tt-ui-.to, the Copv ol" which Answer. an;i Some other papers woithy of your Perusal ar,: inclo:iea — A3 soon as (iovenour Sloui,'hter arrived nn Afsenibly was called which upon the iK April ir.yi— did present an address to his 1ac( i'ency, Signed by tlie Speaker, to^-ether v>l!h the n- dve. oT that hoa- vir.cc" of all those .iisorderlv procedin-s. f.r wli;ih those two have -ullVred Death and their selUer.ce wa^ since approved by their Majesty of Ever blesseil Memory in Council Many worthy I'rotestant^ in England, and other parts of the world, being Sincerely devoted to interest have yet notwithstandin.;; (un- ac.juainted cireunutances and not duly ,,,p,iH-d o{- them, have hem more easily induced to ■nu- Credit to i\w laNe Ca umri.s of I5ya,^cl an 1 k I I II \ 1 I- I 1 1 i; !■ i;i)M A i,h \ 1 i.i.M.w l);s:irtjitv.'vl iHT-i iin in tliii- ; r )viiKT. luil in my Opini most ot lliosf tli.it liavc i;)nu Alter s I'uiurnins' Intl uT Si) pro y possessed - 'J' I'onvinceii the SutVereil deatli, did here iiave Icen Thorovxly and tliat tliose iDeii who Zeal for their Majesties interest and the Protestant ileh'gion, but lieiny ot" Disperate fortune, trust themselves into power ot I'urp.ise to Maki" up their Wants by the ruin and IMunder of his Majesties lAiyal Subjetts, and were so far ingaged in their repeated Crimes, that they ueie driven to that height of Desperation, had not the providence of Almighty (jod prevented it, tlic v\ hole I'rovince had been ruined and deitroyed— - I have put this in writing at your reijuest, to Assist your memory and leave it to his Excellency Coll Fl.'tcher and your own Observations, to enlarge upon the Characters of those I'ersons, who have been the greatest Sufferers, in the time of those Disorders, and of their Patience and Moderation, Since Your Arrival also of the disaffected, and the Causes which you h.ive frequently observed to lioM this province in Disijuiet and Trouble, notwithstaniiing all which, and the trequent attacks of the French and hui'ans Tpon o'.ir Frontier-, this province have not lost ouc. toot of ground during the War, but have had considerable Advantage upon the Enemy, which under God is due to the Prudent and Steady coiuluct and great Care and diligence ot Coll. Fletcher our I'resent tJ.Aenor — an eye Witness and have had lime & Pi f)r M.W Vm|;k. •17 llii-mit;li to ('ii.ilili' V'mi to iiit'Diin ntlicr^ VVlii> li it Vou pleiise to iln, I iliiuli' nut ircilit anil If an I'xtraoriliiKiry piece ot' to tlii-; |iroviii'j 1 atii Your Moit Hiiinbli' Servant. New York. Deer ■?!. 1697. *„.* A iiianu-'i ri|'t inpy of tlii- luri ui'^ Tr.n t m in tin- Collcrtiuns (iftlir New Vi.rk lli-t lii.il Sniicly. TiiK :tINI>