 His detention of Beard's letter to Sir Josiah Child, the contents of which he had contrived to know, subjected him to the ill-will of the latter.When he attempted to capture Matthias Vincent, the latter, aware that he was about to be taken prisoner, appeared with a party of well armed soldiers and forced Hedges to retreat to the Dutch settlement of Chinsurah further inland.Vincent's position was further strengthened by the arrival of his protege Thomas "Diamond" Pitt with more men.