To Coll. John Fisher.

Whereas in and by an Act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled "An Act more effectually to prevent the Mischiefs arising from the influence and Example of Persons of equivocal and suspected Characters in the said State" the Commissioners appointed for enquiring into detecting and defeating all Conspiracies which may be formed in this State against the Liberties of America or any three of them, were authorized and strictly charged and required to cause all such Persons of neutral and equivocal Characters in this State to come before them and to administer to the said Persons respectively the Oath of Allegiance to the State of New York in the said Act prescribed, and in Case of Refusal to remove the Persons refusing forthwith within the Enemies Lines, And, whereas, in Pursuance of the Directions of the said Act we did cause to come before us Henry Van Schaack, David Van Schaack and Mathew Goes, Jun'r, &c. and offered to administer to them respectively the said Oath which they severally refused to take; Whereupon the said Henry Van Schaack, David Van Schaack and Mathew Goes, Jun'r, &c. were respectively required to appear at the City Hall of the City of Albany on the ninth Instant, to be from thence removed within the Enemies Lines agreeable to the further Directions of the said Act, you the said John Fisher, are hereby authorized required and Commanded to take the said Henry Van Schaack, David Van Schaack and Mathew Goes, Jun'r, &c. into your Custody and them safely convey to Fishkill in Dutchess County and deliver them respectively to Lieut. Coll. Burr or to such other Persons as is or may be appointed by his Excellency the Commander in Chief of the Continental Forces, to superintend the Removal of such Per

sons of equivocal and suspected Characters within the Enemies. Lines, for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant. Given under our Hands and seals this Seventeenth Day of September in the year, 1780.

Jer. V. Rensselaer; Mat: Visscher; Isaac Fonda.

A true Copy from the Original.

Leon: Gansevoort, Jun'r, Sec'y.

[No. 3227.]

Returns of Gratuity Clothing for General Gansevoort's Brigade.

Camp York Line, 18th Sept'r, 1780.

Sir, Yours of the 14th Instant was handed me by Mr. Ten Eyck, and agreeable to your order, Inclose you, Regimental returns of Cloathing received by them respectively. Also a return of the Cloathing received from each County, the dis tribution, and strength of each Regiment so as to enable your Excellency to make an equal distribution of what may be still on hand. I am, with great respect, your Excellency's most Obed't Serv't

To His Excellencey, Governor Clinton.

Peter Gansevoort.

Return of Cloathing Received from Lieut. Michal Connolly, for the use of the Fourth New York Regiment, a Gratuity from the Inhabitants of the State of New York.

Some of the Shirts were very bad & most of the Overhalls,

the Linnen in small remnants.

Israel Smith, Capt. P. M. & Reg'l Clo'r

4th New York Regt.

Camp Stenerapie Sept. 17th 1780.

Fred: Weissenfels, Lt. Colo. Command't.

Return of Gratutety Cloathing Issued to the Fifth New York

Camp New York line, Near Hackensack, 7th September 1780. Mich'l Connolly, Regt'l Cloathier 5th New York Battalion. Henry Dodge, Capt. Lt. Com'd 5th N. York Batt'n.

A Return of Clothing Received for the 3rd New York Regiment as a Gratuity from the State Sept'r 16, 1780.

N. B. twenty Shirts fifteen pair of Overalls & Eighty Yards Linnen Bad Included in the above Return.

Ph: Conine, Capt. Lt. Paymaster & Cloth'r

3d New York Regt. P. T.

Ja. Rosekrans, Maj'r Comdt. 3d N. York Regt.

Camp, Sep'r 17th 1780.

Return of Shirts Overalls &c. Received for the 2d New York

Regt. being a Gratuety from the State.

J. Wright, Capt. Pay Master P. T. Robt. Cochran, Lt. Colonel.

Return of Colect'd Cloathing by way of Gratutety For the Use of the New York Brig'd. Camp, New York line Near Hackensack, 17th Sept. 1780.

As pr the Severall recepts to the Severall Counties.

Issued to the Severall Regts. as pr Rec't.

Strenghth of Non Commission'd & Priv's in the Different Regi

The Reason the Overalls fell Short Patterns of Linnin was Retrun'd for Made Overalls.

[Nos. 3228-3229.]

Colonel Jansen Reports to the Governor His Brush with Indians.

Shawengunck Sept'r 18, 1780.

S'r, This is to accquaint your Excellency that the Savage Enimy have been at my house this Morning, took away a White woman and three Negro man, and fireing has been heard throughout the Neighborhood; myself and Wife have Escaped after Defending the house for Some time, till the Enimy Dispersed, and remain in haste, your very Humble Sevant

Joh's Jansen, Jun'r.

To His Excellency George Clinton.

GOVERNOR CLINTON CONGRATULATES COLONEL JANSEN FOR HAVING ESCAPED THE ENEMY-Orders COLONEL NEWKIRK AND MAJOR CLARK FORWARD.

Pokeepsie Sep'r 18 1780.

Sir, I have rec'd your Letter of today and am happy to hear that you have escaped the Enemy. I have wrote to Major Clark

direct'g him to march that Part of his Regiment which lies on the River to your assistance, unless he shall have rec'd acc'ts in the Interim w'ch may render it unnecessary; and you have enclosed a Letter to Colo. Newkirk for the like Purpose wh'ch you will forward to him if you shall conceive you have occasion for his aid. Colo. Pawling with his Levies, was at Never Kill this morn'g and if quickly acquainted with the Circumstances you mention, will have it in his Power to intercept the Enemy on their Return. Colo. Cantine is also dispatched to that Qu'r to put his Regt. in motion. I am &c.

[To Colonel Jansen.]

[G. C.]

Sir, I have just rec'd a Letter from Colo. Joh's Jansen inform'g me that the Savages have attacked him in his own House and that Firing has since been heard in the Neighbourhood. I have, therefore, to request that you will march to repel the Enemy as many Men of your Regt. as you can immediately collect leav'g Orders for the Rem'r to follow you. I am &c. [G. C.]

Lt. Colo. Newkirk.

Sir, I have just rec'd acc'ts of a small Party of the Enemy have'g appear'd this morning at Colo. Johnson's and of Firing being since heard in the Neighbourhood. I have, therefore, to request that you will immediately march that Part of the Regt. lying in your vicinity to repel the Enemy, unless you shall have rec'd well authenticated acc'ts of their Departure. I am

[G. C.]

Major Clark.