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98 JOURNAL OF THE SECOND ESOPUS WAR.
and throughout the day and sometimes to the great danger of
each other and to their own destruction, both in wounding or
destroying their own persons whlich frequently occurs therefrom;
and whereas there are here many ricks and barns full oC grain
and straw, and as great disorder and rashness prevail in many
places especially on this day, both in the morning and througlhout the day, by firing of gulns which is practised and prevails
more particularly in this place on the above mentioned New
Year's day; Therefore the Captain Lieutenant and valiant
Council of War order and forbid all persons whom it may concern that no one shall presume on New Year's day, being the
first of January to discharge any gun or other fire arms in front
of any houses or any other places where it is not absolutely necessary, unless for some approaching enemies, and that under
the penalty of six guilders for each shot fired by the person.
Both the Sheriff and military officers are ordered to pay strict
attention hereunto so that this our order maiy be duly obeyed.
Thus done and enacted by the Captain Lieutenant and Valiant
Council of War in Fort Wiltwyck this 29th Xber 1663."
Have been down with a party to the river side to bring away
the guns and other munitions of war. Nothing else occurred.
30th. Sunday. Nothing done as it rained almost the entire
day and the kill became again open.
31st. Left the Esopus again in the Honble Companys Yacht
for the Manhatans, the wind Southerly. Weathered the Long
Reach where we came to anchor in the night about twelve o'clock.
1664. 1st January. The wind continuing southerly, tacked
to-day as far as the entrance of the Highlands where we anchored
about 9 o'clock in the evening; the flood being spent weighed
anchor and passed through the Highlands where we again cast
anchor.
2d. Weighed anchor again, and drifted with the ebb as far
down as Tappaen.
3d. Having weighed anchor again, drifted down anew with
the ebb to the end of Manthatans island, where we made sail
about 8 o'clock in the morning, the wind being westerly, and
arrived about twelve o'clock at the Manhatans.
MARTIN KREGIER.