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... I Expected to have got boards down the North river, but theday before yesterday 3 Ships ran the gantlet by all our forts, & have Stopd Our People from getting Any Lumber down for barracks, though they got a good deal down before, tis Supposed that is what they went up for ー the Ships were much damaged from our forts, they took one of the york gallies, but the men got on Shore, & tis reported they took Another after they got up the riverー