By His Excellency, Benjamin Fletcher, captain general and governour-in-chief of Their Majesties province of New-York ... A proclamation : Province of New York, ss. Whereas, there is actual war between our Sovereign Lord and Lady, William and Mary ... and the French King. ... I have received information that the French have designed a squadron of ships, with land forces, against the province of New York. ... Given at Fort William Henry, the 25th day of August, 1693 annoq. regni Regis et Reginae Gulielmi & Mariae Angliae, &c., quinto.