. Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine. cenes, including the RevolutionaryBuildings. ii 6S734S OLDE VLSTER Vol. II JANUARY, 1906 No. 1 The Rescue of the Captives RS. VAN IMBROCH, who had been one ofJrPBf t*ie caP^ves at tne Indian new fort inthe Shawangunk, whose ransom price hadbeen paid, but who had been taken to LittleEsopus by her captor in spite of his prom-ise to give her up, when she had at lastfreed herself, attempted to guide the troopsto the Indian stronghold. She was not suc-cessful in piloting the soldiers through thewilderness, nor could it have been expected. The
. Olde Ulster : an historical and genealogical magazine. cenes, including the RevolutionaryBuildings. ii 6S734S OLDE VLSTER Vol. II JANUARY, 1906 No. 1 The Rescue of the Captives RS. VAN IMBROCH, who had been one ofJrPBf t*ie caP^ves at tne Indian new fort inthe Shawangunk, whose ransom price hadbeen paid, but who had been taken to LittleEsopus by her captor in spite of his prom-ise to give her up, when she had at lastfreed herself, attempted to guide the troopsto the Indian stronghold. She was not suc-cessful in piloting the soldiers through thewilderness, nor could it have been expected. The pres-ent attempt was to accomplish the rescue of nearlyevery one of the captive women and children. Continuous rains through August had preventedthe march and swollen every stream to the overflowingof its banks. We left Captain Cregier just across theRondout at Rosendale after a days detention therewhile ropes and axes could be obtained from Wildwyckto construct rafts. At last, about two oclock in theafternoon of the 4th of September, 1663, his forces. Olde Ulster advanced and he bivouacked for the night four milesfurther on his way. The rain continued to fail. The energetic commander was not to be deterredby obstacles. He was determined once for all to strikeand bring the matter to an end. He had despatchedahead an Iroquois, one of the faithful allies of theDutch of the Mohawk tribe, to prevail upon the Esopussavages to keep their captives in their fort and notscatter them through the woods as usual. Now he wasadvancing with all celerity to surround them and theircaptives in their stronghold. We will quote the graphicwords of the accomplished captain who knew how towrite the story as well as march and fight: Sept. 5th, 1663.—Set out again at daybreak, and aboutnoon came to their first maize field where we discovered twosquaws and a Dutch woman, who had come that morningfrom their new fort to get corn. But as the creek lay betweenus and the cornfield, though we would fain ha
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