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which was open above and below, we lost in the Skirmish
4 Christians 4 Indians & 14 Wounded, the Enemy lost 34
among whom 3 Officers & 2 Indian Leaders they had buried
the Officers in their Fort but our Indians found them out Dug
them up & with other Corps of the Enemy most Barbarously
Roasted & eat 27 The Enemy have 27 wounded of which
they carry 13 as the prisoners report, am informed the
Enemy brought out a greater force, & th^t 200 did turn back
not being able to endure the Fatigue they brought out 90

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Dogs loaden with Provisions which were all Consumed &
the Dogs to 20 they dropt in their Flight two of the
wounded who were found by an Old Tree with a Little Meal
& Water in a dish given over for Dead
On Tuesday the 14^th In the morning received Maj^r Ignolsbys
Letter from Albany about 4 aClock afternoon the tide
serving I embarqued with 150 Men out the City Regiment
ordered 150 More to follow with all expedition from the
nearest County with suitable Provisions which was performed
accordingly & on friday the 17^th the same day Maj^r Schuyler
was engaged with the Enemy I arrived at Schennectida
I sent out all the Forces with provisions so soon as they
Came up reserving only those few that had been in Garrison
there formerly but the Business happened to be over, some of
the County detatchments got no farther than Albany When
our Forces returned I sent for the Indians & gave them
encouragement having ordered a place of Settlement & pro-
visions to Sustain the Maquaes Nation in their exptremity
they appeared to be very well Satisfied to see that I had Come
with such Force in so short a time for their Releif & have
given a new name Interpreted great swift Arrow, I am to
visit them again this Summer at Albany & there will be need
of Large Presents which with the charge of the late Expedi-
tion & a Stone Fort to be built this Summer at Albany will
exceedingly inflame our Reckon⁸ It is most unreasonable to
expect that this small Province can hold it out we have 300
Men in pay this Winter besides the two Companys of Gran-
adires I hope your Exc^llcy will Consider how nearly your
Province is concerned in our Frontires & Indians & how
much it is for their Majestys Interest they be supported &
maintained since Coll Hamiltons Arrival the Ierseys have
contributed 400 to our assistance in the War, our Neigh-
bours of Connetticott & Delaware nothing, the troublesome

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duty of being detatched is become so Grievous to our people
as the heavy Taxes w^ch hath drained our Countrey of the
greatest Part of our Young men who remove into other Col-
lonies for ease I leave our Condition to your Excellency to

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