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Sir  Last evening we had two ships arrived at this place from London . . .Majr [Philip] Skene the Elder came passenger in one of the Ships with a Commission as it is said to be Govr of Ticonderoga Crown Point and with Orders as he said on his passage to raise Ten Thousand Men to Subdue the Rebells &c. but how amazingly was he Chagrined when on the ships arival he was Imediately taken prisoner and his papers and letters taken into Custody and then to hear that the New England people had taken his fort and Governt and themselves had placed a Commander there but on second thought he seems to brave it out tolerably well. I think there are one or two more officers with him, believe only Lieuts, all under Guard in this City.