Produced and Ordered to be read a Letter from Major
Beale as follows Viz^t

May the 19th 1692 Western Branch.
May it Please your Excellency

I have here sent you the news inclosed that came to me, I
am Just now going up, and will be as Carefull as I can till
further Order from your Honour and Council I do intend to
keep out Ranging back of the Plantations till further Orders
in hast I remain

To his Excellency the Capt Genl & Chief Governor in and over the Province of Maryland

Your Excellencys Servant to Command whilst I am Ninian Beale.

Major Ninian Beale

Honoured S^r This is to acquaint you that last night about
11 or 12 a Clock Came two men from M^r Ousleys to Captain
Addisons to give notice that about 3 a Clock in the afternoon
M^r Ousleys negro Woman going betwixt the Lower and
Upper house was almost killed by two Indians and hath two
wounds in her head, and a peice of Skin the breadth of a
Crown peice flead off her skull, and stabed under the right
Breast, which wound is thought to be Mortall and Stabbed
quite through one Arm, with several other small wounds, a
Cooper being at a Little Distance heard her Cry out, who
with another Man with him made towards her, which frighted
them away and in a Little time after M^r Ousley being out,
came home with his Ranging Party and Eleven Pisscataway
Indians with him, who immediately went after them & found
where they had Camped near to the house The Indians say
they think by the footing there is ten of them. They pursued