"We proceeded to Shelburn and stopped at Acres Point, being wind-bound, when Baker and I. Vanornom set out through the woods to see the lands and find New Huntington corner, which Baker had seen when in pursuit of Cockburn; and to see if they could discover any signs of  New York surveyors in the woods.  We were to meet at the falls of Onion River as soon as the wind would permit.  The other men with me went on with the boat to said falls.  On landing, I found a camp with some provisons &c. that induced me to suppose that New York Surveyor was in the woods.  I carefully left the camp, leaving no signs of our having been there, and went down the river about two miles to a large intervale, and there formed at camp.I left a sentinel to look out for Baker at the falls, and to see who might come to the camp.  My sentinels not being old soldiers, were inattentive, and Baker passed them; and not finding me, or any signs of my being there, was very hungry and ate some of the said stores.  After we met, we continued sentinel and waited some days for the party, to come in.  When they arrived, Capt. Stevens (Index says Benjamin Stevens) the Surveyor discovered that somebody had been there, and before we could attack the camp, and made his escape with most of his party, leaving two men in the camp, which we made prisoners of.  Not being able to learn certainly where Stevens was gone, we waited till dark; when we took Stevens' boat, stores and prisoners, and set out for our camp.  In the Twilight, two boats were discovered coming towards us, who turned and made off faster than we could pursue; now could we discover their numbers?  We hurried them by our stores, which we had taken the precaution in some measure to secrete.  It was then agreed to remain there for the night and keep a lookout.  In the morning before sun rise we discovered two boats coming up the river towards us, which proved to be two dark canoes, four of his men and ten Indians, all well armed with guns  and our whole party was seven men.  Capt. Baker had a cutlass, I.Vanornaum a gun and I a case of pistols.  These were all the arms we had; nevertheless, we determined to defend the ground.  I prepared our men with axes, clubs,  and arranged ourselves on the bank about two rods from the water, tying our prisoners to a pole behind. Stevens was the first man out of the canoes, and while the rest were getting out, he came up the bank with a hatchet in his hand, with large pistols pocket, and made towards Baker,  Baker opened his brest, inviting to strike, if he dared. Stevens demanded why his men were tied.  Baker answered it was his pleasure.  Stevens drew a scalping knife from his bosom, and turned towards them, (not daring to attempt to strike Baker, as Vanornam's gun was pointed on him.  When about 30 feet of me, I presented a pistol at him, with a solemn word that death was his portion instantly if he steopped one step farther, or attempted to touch the pistols in his pocket.  At this, he stopped with a pale countenance, & by this time, his party appeared prepared to come up the bank; when I spoke to Vanornam, who had been a prisoner with the Indians to tell the redmen in their own language, that they and we were brothers, that they were welcome to hunt on our lands when they pleased, that this was a land quarrel, that did not concern them.  Vanornam spoke to them in their own language to that effect, and they instantly leaped to their canoes, leaving Stevens and his men prisoners.  Stevens then asked me whether I should have fired if he had not stopped. I told him I should for I (had) no notion of being a prisoner & tryed by the Supreme Court of New York by the acts of outlawry.  Then pointing the same pistol to a small mark, less than a dollar, in a pole, about the same distance as Stevens was from me, observing that I would suppose that pole to be his body and mark his heart, I fired.  The ball (by chance) struck the pole about half an inch under the mark. There being a truce between Govr.Tryon and the people of the district of New Hampshire Grants, we thought it would not be politic to inflict corporial punishment on Stevens.  He and his men were dismissed, on pain of death never to come within the district of the New Hampshire Grants again.  Their boat, stores, were also returned to them and we parted."
 

Footnotes:
Stevens went to New York and James Duane drafted his affidavit, which, however, named Allen and Remember Baker as two of the party.  When the affidavit was formally prepared, the description of the party was as follows: "That the deponent learned two of those persons names to wit: one Baker, who is a tall slim fellow with a sandy complection, the other Ara Allen."   Duane (evidently never having heard of any Allen but Ethan) drew a line through those last four words and in the margin wrote the following to be inserted after 'completion,'"and whose Christian name he since understood is Remember and one whom the gang called Allen and who informed one of the deponents assistants that his Christian name was Ara." This seems to be the first time James Duane is aware of Ira Allen, but it was not the last.

The Order of the Council on the Petition of Benjamin Stevens October 21, 1772, states that:
 
 
 

Ira Allen in his History, page 40 says --'They were released without any trial or corporal punishment (on account of the sibsisting negotiations) and they promised not to return again.'
 
 
 
 

"A List of the Artlicles that we the Subscribers Ware Robd of at Onion River in the County of Charlote on the 29th of Sept 1772 ---viz:
 
 

"Besides Damage done us in Stealing our Boat and loss of time going after it together with the hire of two Indians and their Canoe to go with us. Persons who ware the Chief of this gang were Seven in Number was one Baker and Ara Allen."