the foot forces, hoised up sails, and in the Coloniger Wyck,
were under sail about three hours long, riding to and fro, till
their Boats and small Vessels, which took in the foot one after
another, were come together. So having gotten them all
together, they went through the Sound by help of the stream
and wind, till they came near under this City, where they
lay close unto it, not above a stones cast, having with them
about sixty Scutes and transporting Vessels full of men, besides
the Prames and Boats; on the other side, their army
with the whole Artillery, stood in full battallia, giving continual
fire against us out of their Canons which they planted
directly against us.
There were no pieces of Ordnance here about this City,
which they doubtless knew, and were made acquainted with;
therefore they resolved on their design against this place:
But all our Artillery standing planted on the Batteries opposite
to Finoe, thereupon I caused some of them to be fetched
from thence, and gave order to the Musquetiers to keep
within the Trenches: And whereas there lay a great many
Boats full of Musquettiers and Horse behinde their Men of
War, those Foot under the favor of their Canons (which
plaid as well from the Land, as from the Ships, without intermission
for four hours long) intended to have landed by
this Town, and to have taken their Posts in the Houses next
unto it; but they were so welcomed by our Musquettiers,
and by the Canons which I caused to be fetched, that they
were not able to land one man for all their constant firing
with their Muskets and great Ordnance; thereupon the
Ships which were bored pretty well by our Canon, began to
take down some of their sails, and retreated in great confusion
on to the other side betwixt Fredericks-Ode and this place,
to repair their damage and the batteries which they received
from us. There they set on shore also such forces as they
had taken in, and meant to take in some fresh forces; but
the Scutes also and other transporting Vessels were fain to be
laid up near Fredericks-Ode, having been mightily battered
by our Canons (for I pursued them continually) so that they