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Nor tlemeni 1^ there h _ Ifrael ii^ I «m j 1 )?»«•/ iThe Prefeee. € rime PMrt ofotif Honour and aappmeB in th^ Country, ammg the many difficulties and troubUt which bwe attended the Settlements and growth m. of it unto tbu day, that there have not been warning from time to time honeft andwmhy Pcrfons, Zed fom learned, who have delivered down toPofie- riti a Plain and true account of the^^x%v,bsch^t have had with tbe Indian Natives tn we fart oftbi Land and in another. ^ , , i .l- m owe much unto Thofe who have done m thm Service fnm the beginning, ^nd jhey have berem f^ed GU,as wen as obliged the World. F^ et al- ways has leen, and ever u like to be a grateful thnM rMankindtUeinformed^ftherifeand grow^brf Provinces, and of the fuffertngs of thttr feeble enfapt ftT And frJthe days o/Mofcs^ rd^Z7lL M Hiftory, the beginning of the World, and of 11^ ttl\?the wife andfious among Men have fcarcB kn i» "i -* -- ♦— J The P R fe f A Ct. iil elf Atplln: bi foOmt/ing t%§m GU did athen kfort )ared. alio a I take deep i Vine hach i her Bran- id prove Hi, out Godbatb wbtrem Sal- ir Eyei , and and Oft lik» nd the wild tmd ntlgiom, utbewblick aurabre Ai:|' nmg other bk tculars vf the kwn toPjoff night know d not forget ents> ttrttinment m ^ar •ivitb cruel c/Pofterity, i bloody Story, nbrance tbere- : areJead and continued & id IP7 PTalmc. r ii M Hr li tl w * ' 1 1 i l i l^i entire Hlttory pf our Country : And we ka^ Hat tbefwbo come after m will t^ke ibe like Oau tk ipm nmsfor tbe Cbildren wbieb jkaU btbom. " • r _ Ut itfnffict in fraife of tbe Narrative» if tbe Fa9s tdated be true and exaS, and tbat tbe Style be familiar, flake and eafy, at all Hiftorical Memoirs jbould U writ. Ai to tbe Trutb of it, none Qfuf^ofe) wiU bdva j any doubt to wborn tbe Author it known,] anJla ^ wbom among ttt mbe not known i Or by wborn among , tbe lovers of tbe Country it be not efitemed for bet af- , feSitnate regards unto tbe religions and civil Liberties I ^itf Tbe Reverend Dr. Mather wrote tbe Remarkflbles of tfie Eaftern War before tbit, from tbe r^/f «»: isnta tbe year 1698. ttn years, wberefore be catted bit Book, Decennium Luauofum. Tbis Book may olaim tbe likeTnhJtr tbe fir/I War bm related ^ from K^- giift tbe lotb 170;. to tbei%tb o/July 171 3. dtdalfi eoftttnueju/lttn years. ^ /. , . / T^tbefettn years of Trouble and Di/trefstbe A«+ thor bof added an Account of anotber but porter Ww of ^tt years, from July 2f . 1722. to Dscember if. I72r. When tbe^\\9i%nby ibeir Delegates «- NevV tbeir Snbmtffion, and ftgned Anides of P**fJ^ tbe Cotmeil Chamber iViSofton ', for tbe lafitng ejf<#» whereof we are humbly waiting on a Gracious GOD with our earnefi frayers. And we ewe abundant Praifes to his Holy Name for tbe great Su^eXei, with which he has been pleaftd to crovm the Counfels *WArms (4 the Province in this Itftjiwrt War j to the humbling the infolent Enemy and hring^i. them fo foen tofue for the Peace which they badbroltn.Vll^ unto U5, O LORD .' not t« us ; but t&diy NaniJ give Glory jfor thy Mercy andi*f'thy Truth fake ! ^^ if Xhe P R E F A C E. mwhUDM.vtMtht ftKtuUr IVerkofGOD; And thi OfficerJ -WW* SoWiVr/ pi«i«/7r put far fiomthtf^fihes tbi Honour of it. The fU band of ProVidenoe and ttot tbeir own Conduit facilitated and ^u$cknid tbttr Mareb Cod fent 'tm timily Informition wbvr* tbt Indians lad fUd tbeir Guards upon tbe River, tba( tbty migbtfhun tbem, and fo come upon tbt Town uu^ difeovered. God brougbt tbem on it in a ttgbt time, vtben tbe fighting Mtn were juft come in prom abroad, and tbe ne^t day {we are totd) tbe, were to have com down on our Frontiers. Tbey were furprisd m tbe beigbtoffecurity,andfo tm^z dtbat t bey could not find tbeir bands when they would have eCcaped. Tbss Defiruaion of tbe Enemy was with tbe loS of only one life, and two wounded, on our part. And he who wot »A« Father of tbe War, tbe Ghoftly VAiUxoftbofe perfidiom Salvages, like Balaam the Son of Bcor, wit (lain among the Enemy, after bss vam Endeavours *'^ly^Ue fingular Favours of GOD have theW favinK EfFeas «» m i and his goodncfs to m i» tht prefent fruits o/" Peace which we are about to reap lead us to Repentance, bind us to Obedience, ratfe m tn Devotion, and endear hie bleffed Name and Truths and jy»js to us. Amen. BENJAMIN COLMAN. Bofton, Jan. 28. j72f-.6. T And in ced me' had gre remarki Enemy thereof Memnir fome ^ In the nefs; s from tl Perfon yet dc dipt n' I mi tory I Narrai Blood] ty, tha apply' I P Wh they a conve on^ i tude; quenti Th E. iiory olulnti tdf Tribe «l \oH tbatMt" GOD; And m thtmfthes evidence and tuicktud thtir ion whwt the t River, tba$ b» Town un- » ri^ibf time, frtm abroad, >. to have com* irpris'd in tbt tbey could not ifeafed- Tbis (oS of only one \d he wbo wot ather oftboft Ion of Beor, lin Endetvours )D have tbtir ifs to m in tbe mt to reap letd ncCf raife us in and Truths and :OLMAN. dtiiittlJB iiiiniiii - The Introdudion. THE keeping a ntgifier of MtmorahU Oc currenceiy as it has been the praAice of former AKe»i fo >« ought to be con- tinued for the advantage of Potteritv : And in as much as the Divino Providence has pla- ced me*ncar the Seat of Aftion, where I have had greater Opportunities than many others of remarkirg the Cruelty and Perfidy of the Indian Enemy, 1 thought it my Duty to keep a Record thereof. Not that at firft I defign'd to make thele Memiiri publick bat now am perfwaded to it by Some whofe Judgment I pay • deference unto. In the colleaing them, I have us'd all faithful- nefs; and have been aflifted therein not only from the AbftraAs of Original Litters, but from Perfonsofthe beft Credit and Reputation, and yet doubtlefs fome fmall Occurences may have dipt my knowledge. I might with Orojins very juflly entitle this Hif- tory De miftria bominumy being no other then t Narrative of Tragical Ineurfions perpetrated by Bloody Pagans, who are Monfters of fuch Cruel- ty, that the words of nVgii may not unaptly be apply'd to tham. Trifiins band iUie monftmm, nee Sxvhr uBm Vcftit ct ira Deum. Who are as implacable in their Revenge, as they are terrible in the Execution of it ; and wii convey it down to the third and fourth Generati- ott No Courtefy will ever oblige them to grati- tude; for their greateft Benefadors have fre- quency fall'n as Victims to their Fury. The RMtan SfeSiaclcs of old were very lively in m ' i.t iji 'i ■\ ■ ; TTiem'tepeittd. God has made them a terrible Scourge for the punifliment of our Sins. Art4 probably that very Sin of ours in ncgleaing the welfare ti cli sir Soulu For w« hvrt not exprffled tilt fikfe il*odable Care for them, as hath been detie itl the S ntver did. . „ . . , And it is alfo remarkably obfcrvable that t- mong all the Settlements and Towns of Figure and D^inaion, not one of them have been utterly deftroy'd where ever a Cbureb was gathered. ; Btit if the Eafiern farts have been remits, tlufe (hould no ^ijs dderaft f rem the praife of that i» cdmparable zeal of the Venerable Mr, Effw/, wjd the indefatigable Pains which theretiowned l^r. MMikewi^d others, have oiietfcifed «n we In- ftruftion and Convetfion of ihe Natives in thQtr parts : wherein thtey vrete fo far Suocefsful (tHro theBlefltng of God) as tolbnn many Churches of Bapciz'd Indians ; ahd to gather wiany Affeim blji oi Catechumens, that profefs the Natne cj C6riif;vtfhich remain to this day ilhe Fruit and Reward of their Labours, ^^^P^*^ ^)^ Vraifrto futute Ages «hd the &tmh^nsg d^Mo- njtoGOD, S. r* H Of fo do Kow nized ejty 8 It s n we fin Divin juBusti. ^---.**ft^ ""■^WIIP" iin a terrible Sins. Atl4 gleding the lot exprclfed hath been partf of chA ler aimed to •xu6t them in is brings to ig of one of ^ before the it was chty ^ ? Confidec* Bt (b advaiv- itely reply'd, f bkt the Eng' vabte thata- f Figure and i been utterly ;athered. ' in remifi, chil life of that litt- ehownftd hf^» ^in the In- ^ativts tfl their ocefsful (thro* my Chnrchfts many Aflenrf the Name of ijhe Fruit and befpeak theic S. P. ■-»,i» ,JWH > . l THE HISTORY Of the Wars of New-^England^ &c \f'^i\ T is ftoried of Tijfapbernet, That To foon as he entred into a League with JigtfiUtu King tff Sfarta^ he fiudied nieans where- by to infringe and violate the fame : Upon which ^gefilam lent his Amb^iTadors untp ^int to return him Thanks, that by fo doing he had made the Gods his. Enemies. Kow confidering the League that hasbc^irfolem? nized with iYs&.ltuUaps, together with thi^i|^.Cn»- elty and Treachery lo hotorioufly perptt^lftd^ it s no wonder if in the fe^uel of this Hinoryj we find them und^ (bme figaal Remark of (ho Divine DifpleafoK. % NOT " < M KOT that I am unfenfible that many have (tig- matizM the Englifii as chiefly culpable in caufing the firft Breach between them and us ; by invad- ing their Properties, and defrauding them in their Dealings : But to oeniure the Publick for the finifter AAions of a few private Perrom, is utterly repugnant to Reafon and Equity, fifpe- cially confidering the great Gare that the Ltp- fistive Power had taken to proteft the Natives, and their Interefts. WHAT hath formerly occur'd of this kind is none of my bufinefs to difcant upon here ; but as to the InfraAion which I am about to make mention of, I never yet heard the leaft Word in their favour, hat all forts of Perfons do condemn their Perfidy. ^ „ . ^ AT the arrival of Governour Duale} in the Year 1702. the wholcBody of /i»rf»<«wwa$ in a t«>- lerable good Frame and Temper $ but being ani- mated by the Frencb, they foon began to threaten and infult the Euglijh : Upon which in the fiic* ceedingYear Jtine the 20th. aCwjgr*/? was appoin- ted at Cafco, where the Chiefs of thei feveral Trikei t/itt. Mauxu, and HtfthoU from Nmit«wM, mmmgMnt, 81 WanMjMgtmlmait from Tenokfuf, if^tanamuHtm, Ailgunmio and Hegm from Veimeeook, and Vig^tHttt. Mefamhmett, and Wf*«r, from Amafemtv, with about a^o Men in 6f Canoos, weir =«roid, and nioftly ftnntU with variety of ColouiWwhich feemingly Were affable and kind, and yetli|^^« Inftancesgavecaufeofiealoiiiy. 'r__ kTmt being fixt fff entertaining thcGfi"**^ and Gentle with the 5«, faluted thei " miffionati ** of EngUni " and Breth " ferences 1 AT this Intermiffioi lor arofe, a " his Favoi '* junfture, " tlemen ( •*they ain "that as I " fo far di "ingthel as a Tefti Belt of H nUars of I ere&ed, a the TWO ties went, THIS Volleys n h$diMs ad loud accli ral plac^ Price of C Armourer Trefemsw received ; mifing Ai •ftetward A, . Ml^ htve fiig- in caufing bv invad- tnem in ttbUck for erfons, is :y. Efpe- the L«gi- e Natives^ his kind is lere; but ; to make t Word in > condemn Hey in the ras in a to- being ani- to Areaten in the (bc« vas appoin- veral Trikes Hegtn troDi ffcmtv, with ^MrmM, and which and and Gentlemen who accompanied him, together with the Sagamores ; His Excellency very kindly faluted them, faying, " That as he was Com- ** miffionated by the Great and Viftorious ^m «* of EngUnit he came to vifit them as his Frltnit ** and Brethren, and to reconcile whatever Dif" *' ferences had hapned fince the laft Trtstj. AT this they made a paufc, but after a (hore Intermiffion Captain 5»iw»«, who was their Ora- lor arofe, and Faid, "That they acknowledged " his Favour in giving them a Vifit at fuch a *• junfture, with (o many of the Cwwi* and Gcn- ** tlemen of both Prvoinees j afluring him, that " they aimed at nothing more than Peace ; and " that as high as the Sm was above the Earth, " fo far difhint Ihould their Defigns be of mak- " ing the leaft breach between each other- And as a Teflimony thereof they prefented him « Belt of H^ampam, and invited him to thir»w» riBsrt of Stones, which at a former Trefty were ereaed, and called by the fignificant Name of the TWO BROTHERS j unto which both Par- ties went, and added a greater Number of Stones. THIS Ceremony being performed, leveral Volleys were difcharged on each fide ; and the huliMs added their ufual dancing, fmging, and loud acclamations of Joy. TrMJing-bw/es m feve- ral places Were herieupon engaged ; and khat the Price of Commodities fliould be ftated, and an Armotirer fixed at the pubUck Charge: Many Trefentt were alfo made them, which they kindly received j fo that every thing looKt with a pro- mifing Afpeft of a fettled Peace ; And that which ■ftctwwd fcem'd to confirm it, was ths coming B » ^^ 4 jM:*^^^i-"Mil»mi-~." . .^ w.-^-.I.JW***'-^-' (4) in of Captlin BmsfeeH^BnA Oiptiln S«w«ei, who informed, thtt feveral AOJ/ionsriis from the Fryers were lately come among them, who ende«¥our- ed to break the Union, and feduoe them from their Allegiance to the Crown oiEngUnd'y bat had made no Injpreffion -on them, for thtt they were at firm at the Mountains, and (hould conti- nue fo, a» long as the Sun and Moon endured. THE Eafttrn Inhabitants, who before had thoughts of removing, were now encouraged to ftind their Ground j feveral more were alfo pdbt paring to fettle among them, partly from th« /ferulity of the Soil, the plenty of Timber, the advantage ofFifeety, and feveral other Induce- ments. But I fliould have taken notice of /iw Inftances in the late Treaty, wherein the match- lefs Perfidy of thefe bloody Infidels did notorn oafly appear, jft- As the Treaty was concluded with Volleys on both fides, as I faid before, the Jndiant defired the Englifh to fire firft, which they readily did, concluding it no other but a Com- plement) but fo fbon as the Indians fired, it was. obferv'd that their Guns were charg'd with Bul- lets; having contrived (as was afterwards con-r firniM) to make the EMlifh the Vidims of that Day. But Providence fo order d it, as to placet chair chief CounfeDours and Sacbtms in the Tent where ours were feated, by which means they cpuld not deftroy one without endangering the otherl ». As the EngHfit waited feme Days for Watanummon (che Pigwackit Saebtm) to compleai their Council, it was afterward difcovered, chat they only parried for a Reinforcement of 200 fnnehmdlndidrn, whe in three Dsys after we returned cat ieize the G and then to which probi not been pr But notw were ftill r within fix V try was in i nor Garrifo the Momii being about a number o to feveral C the feveral and the fan Sex. AS the Aneitnt ha( the mournf for they trii ed fttch ai dexterous which was into Stream fion. THET its Ground fufTered nc out the lofs Caft-Pori Fifhermen, Garrifon much 9t$\ he FrjMt deavour- em from \nA\ but that chey kid contt- idured. fore had araged to alio pre-r from the iber, the r Induce-" ce of fw" le match" id notori-!. :oncluded tfore, the t.ich they t a Com- ed, it was. with Bul- ards con-r D& of that IS to place I the Tent eans they (ering the Days for ) compleai ered, t^t nt of xoo s after we CO returned came among them ; having refolved to feize the Govemour, Council and Gentlemen, and then to Sacrifice the Inhabitants at pleflfure^ which probably they might have done, had they not been prevented by an overulirg Pbwcr. But notwithflanding this Difappointment, they were ftill refolved on their bloody Dtfign : For within fix Weeks after the whole Ea/iern Coun- try was in a Conflagration, no Houfe flanding, nor Garrifon unattackt. jifgufi loth at nine in the Morning they began their hlooAy Tragedy^ being i)bout five hundred Indians of all (ores, with' a number of ^«»ci& ; who divided themfdves in-' to feveral Companies, and made a Defpent on the feveral Inhabitants from Cgfctt to tVeVs at one and the fame time, fparing none of every Age or Sex. ' AS the milk white Brows of the Grave and. Aueient had no r&fpeA (hown ; fo neither had the mournful cries of tender Infants the leaft pity; for they triumph'd atxhetr Mifery, and«ppiaud- ed fuch as the skilfulleft Artifis, who were mpft dexterous in contriving the greateft Tortures; which was enough to turn the mo& stoical Afttbi$^, into Streams of mournful Sympathy and Compaf* THE Town of IVeBs, which valiantly ilobd its Ground both in the forn^er and latter War, fuficred now great Spoil, nbr could efcape with- ouc the lofs of ;9 that were kiU'd and taken* Capt'Porfofs being inhabited only -by a few Fifhermen, was wholly laid defolate. -But the Garrifon at l^«fer-H«r^0«r defended iffclf -with much (rtvery j yec it was ac laft overpowered by .'sMUiSbjf.. .... iiikMiiMU>m i I f-1 (6) by Foreej tnd then fubmitted oo T«rms S4«»Ftfr« was alfo attackt by the Enemy \yitl^ great Fury ; they killM eleven, and carried twen- ty four Captive. . . ^ . ^ , . , . Sp«r»»i»», which was principally inhabited by the JtrJsHs, had no lefs than twenty two of tljat Family kiU'd and taken. , ^, THOSE at Swr*«rw^/6 were moltly in Garri- fon« whom the Indhnt not willing to encounter, fent a Csftive before with a Flag of True j; but the Offietr being acquainted with their Intreaguei. fiighted the Meflage, fccured the Captive, and made a vigorous Oefepce. However, by alon$ Siege they were fo reduced, that had not Re- cruits been fent them, they had utterly ^een p- verthrown* ferfooJuek was of all places (for number) the createft fufferen, being but nine Fatnilies. and So Gartifon to retire unto ; neither any Men at home. Where they took eight, and inhumanly butchered twenty five; among whom was the Wife of MidMl Wtbbtr, who being big with Child, they knockt her on the head, «"* |[»P{ len her Womb, cutting one part of THE flgn, fel round, i Major o thing b three pa f6rchan( eontinuc touimui . --:--»^' ^tBT- ■' mntffifmfmm etny witt^ ■ied twea- abited by vo of tl>at in Garrl- iiicounter, rucj; but ncreaguef, xWe, and by a long id not Re- rly been q- tnber) the nilies, and ny Men ait inhumanly ita was the ; big with [, and ript r the Child itier, coni' 11 this while X had done, nd jiffscom- pui^anf Sft' vith t IPUg n tofiMiW ) impart to *^him. (7) him. At firft he flighted the MeiCigc, but on fecond Thoughts went out to meet th«n,' they feeding to hirtl but few in number, end unarnj- ed ' However he ordered two or three Sentmell to be ready in cafe of Danger. Their Voice to htm at firft feem'd lilie the Voice of 7-^''*, but ?h3r Hands were like the Hinds of E/-« t mth thtk toHHtt they ufti dtctit, *nith» TotfmifAft ^gt unit* their Lift. For no fooner had they ft- luted him, but with Hatchets undir their Mantles thevviolemly affaulted him j having a nuiribcr that lay in Ambufli near them, who fliot down one of his Guards: But being a Perfon of un- common Strength, as wcU as p"«8«i.j?« «lrS wrcfted a Hatchet from one of them, with which he did good Execution ; Yet if Sergeant Hw* (with a file of Ten from the Fort) had not fpee- dily fuGCOured him, they would foon have pvcr- Bowered him. Mr. Thiffiny and Mr. Ktnt, who accompanied him, were attaclit by others, and foon fell by thtir ?uty ; for being advan^d in Years, they were fo infirm, that 1 might fcy of them as Juvmd did of Priam, They^ had fcarcb 31bod enough left to tinge the Knife of the St- THE Enemy being defeated in this their De- Ikm. fell upon the leveral Cottages which lay round, and deftroyed all they could. But the Major on rallying his Men together, feeing no- thing but Fire and Smoak, divided them into three parts, which were twelve in eacly and in- terchanged them every two Hours, who thw continued fix Days and Night* without the Icatl tntemaffioo; by which mne the whole Body of \ C8) Jnd'tMt came together, being upwards of five hundred, betides Frtneb commanded by Monfieur Bohafftr, who had ranfackc and laid waft the fe- deral Settlements before* mentioned ; and being flufhi with Succefs, having taiien one Sloop, two Shallops, and much Plunder, attempted to un- dermine the Fort from the Water fide* in which they proceeded two Days and Nights, and pro- bably would have effeded their Defign, if they had not been prevented by the arrival of Capt. Stmthacky who raifed eke fiege, retook the Shal- lop, and (hartered their N4V/« which was'upward of 200 Catinoos, ^ ON TuefJay after Capt. Tom, with thirty Indl- gm, made a dcfcent on Hampton Village; where they flew four, befides the Widow Mujfej, who was a remarkable fpeaking ^^ker, and much lamented bv that Se<%- They alfo rifled two Houfes near the Gitrrifon. but fearing a purfuit, drew ofF; it being generally obfisrved^ that they feldom annoy but by furprize. BY this time Capt. Summersif was orufr^ with his Troi'P to Portfinoutb, and CMpt,W^y to IVeBt with the like Company of Dri^oonsi many concluding that the Esflern parts would be the feat of Aaion J and yet a few Days after. Advice was brought from JCkerfigU, (as a forcr, rupncr of fome greater Evil) of two Men takes and carried to Canadi i which fo alarm'd the Country, to fee the Frontiers infulted two hun- dred Miles in length, that on Sefttmher 26th. the Governour ordered %6o Mw to ?if^waei»t,sia^ of their principal Head-quarters : But thrO' fhd difficulty of the PaflifiQj and nnskilfolAc^ of the Guides^ Guides, cf Gai^.I miA>rtu» the Enem; Mir, Ca( were goin poiift, weii at bne ftin oepting 01 fcrvtd tp { V^i thl Ei^ M< LlSri. »0 miUrd, i Sloops- ftt afterward IKrlf, am on fire. Anotht Smffon Bntfidmi rivQ with Di^hce ■ liie fi foc^^fifii With the kiiiMt ai der;wtn( t\k Una miofte Codtftry that, tjbe oot^'ilo^' Jj rdi of five Monfieur vaft the fe- and being Sloop, tWQ )ted to un- in which and pro- gn, if they il of Capr. the Shal- was'upward thirty Indl- lage; where dufey, who , and much rifled two g apurfuic, \, that they vas ordered ts would be Days after. , (as a forer Men takeo BlarmM the d two hun- }fer 2^h. the twaetit. Ode bit thro' th« oMsofthe Guides^ C( 9 ) Guides, they rettitiiM without tiiy Bifcovery. Gai^.D«vi» at t^d fame, time had the likd mirfbrtune, who wehl to Ae^di, but it feem4 the Enemy went IS^jhi^di for on the 6th. of O^ hhir, Capt. thmmttt with nin Jettr Mtn, •jjWjf were going to work in their Meadows at Bhek* M<»>*wert way-laid by twohmMired MUmt, who at dne ftrokc kil<*d and took the whole body B#- ceptingone, wholtki^ JtiV M0iM m^ m- fervedtpgitctheMelhncholyAcddunt thereof. Vdoii this they *tt8ltik*t the l^W,;, where only Eight Men wete Wft under the etMimind «t LlS. m«t, who by the cnfiouragfetoem«f Gtpi. miUrd, and Gapt. Wets, that were there i^ ij*^ Sloopsftood their Ground fome liiiitej but Betnf afterward diipltrited ihey went pti botr4 Cap- mtu and the Enemy fet the db^ftdGatrifoii on nre ■ > .■'j'tuMinmr^,]^^, Another Company of Indiam Ie EnmtoiQD. Capt. .r*»« wai the^ficft ihjt caibraccd«be'ieo4cr, wbomthe ^cpihofWinr 4er, went to^their hf ad quarter^ and got five, tor nvWcivbe reociye^ two hundrad Pounds. Major MiUmnlCo with ^fiveCo^npanies more made "** like T^flav. and fo did CMt.^ffben'i but return- ed with no mhe?Cr^^^^ fafcty of them- folfj^s «nd Company. U) ^ ^!/^^ , f.,-«,r»ful VcThe Enemy went on daring and ruccelstui. -Ttasy freqmenrly Mowed, the ttaAs of our Men iTAcirTarchcis: At 9erM they M^d one, wounded another, and burnt two Houfes. After ^tt they made a defcent oaAnduv ^tds Gfm- ^n, where r.they were yigprpufly reouUd^W Sapi. Br.»;«, who kitfd nine on the W Mp ^wounded many more, which fo enraged thore Wretches, that « their retam they executed thej^ revenge on ??/'M «'« f*^^*^ J^/ I^K t^e among them, whon^th^ faftned w » J»*« ^d burnt aUve j barbatouHy ihouting .fOfl W- ^^ffif^ih'^#^?^^ i^r^o/erii/ was unhappSy ^rf^riz'd ]>L * W &cgut, who fgulking at a §ftance, and wm|^|»« Gates o] mdbeca cei«inf$ < HaTtngb chem to and (he was'thCii whioKli Child^a under a without Qrotthd LU)yR< (ttppoTK Bebefoi ?y the< irew h londag Livers, r XHi fitelFori ed an Frontie before the tifn intrav4 Bu: fidves ii «Ome i m on SttJJsr, CoUon faithfu 9f» wh sthe florei id them fo that tbs ind two in ly affe^ed to a Vigo* That warty Hon Setlf, others to ■ heficft that pth of Win- got Ave, for ds. Major made the but return- sty of them- id fuccefsful. of our Men y kilL'd one, [oufes. After f noaWdhf the Toot M^ iragcd thole xecutedtheiv then a Gap- d to a Stake ing »id rc- by; afinvl indft«»n^«e — Gates Gatts open and none on tlwSaniryr^lked in and became Matters ihveok'Jm^H»>'J*wft p^rr, ceinrinft the Mifcrytbatiwaip^^wling, bcr, f nl Hating boiling Saap on the Fir? ^ Ccaldfd om9h chem to Death. The Sentinel wicWn Vva«,(Wn»; and (he with feveral otheri were taken } wl»icb wss'the fecond time qf her Captivity, ^ut that whioK*»ightne(t heriAffli^oii, was being ^v»«* Child* and yet oWlg^^to travel, in a deep Sopw^ uikderaheavy Burden^and fnpny Days togethec without Subfiftance J ^jjceptinga few b»»« o* ^'^in, Qfound-nuts, Bark of Treesi wild Onlon«,^a^a LUly Roots. N^yprthelefs (he w^as wonderfully Cipparted, and at laft fafely delivered j but thj Bebeibon pefKhtfor want of Nouriftimenr, "nd "ly the Cruelty of the InMstn, who as it cry d, ittw hot Embers in its Mouth' After a Years «iOndage (he was fold to the Frtnfb for eighty, Livers, end then redeemed by her Husband. r THE Ofe oiSnnvjiMt appearing very reqm- ficefor marching in the Winter Sealon, occafion- ed an Aft In both Proviiues for fupplyiog the Frontiers therewith: And this Seafon, which- before was dreaded as mo(t hazardous, was now the tim9 of greateft fafety, and of lefs difficulty. In travelling. , . ^. . BUT the Sinttbtm Parts not thmKmg them- fidves in fo much Danger, did in a little time be- oome fecure, which the Enemy taking nodce of, feU on Dterfiildt of which the Reverend Mr. SttJdsrd gave me the following Ac^unt. That Collonel 5f A*!//**', who was always a. kind and faithful Intelligencer, gave timely warning there- of, which »Y(»kcp*d (ome, b>it jyaf (lighted by. ^ C » others : ( I* ) ftofof that Plice, iivti fttort|ly ly^^ft «5^ 21 T^n would '» ■ liitit cifM U deftroved } fi^ Atryhtg •• muclv ftt hU pubHck Mloiftnr, tnd priJIit?Confertfh:e} ind could not b- W'«g^ Sh he Md got twenty 9oldl«t» to be jjott^ theft. A few Nighti before the Affeultww, i^r were ftrenftsly emttR^,^^ l^TTl N(^ round the*ort,i»iflfe'J««webe%by Ak Jhht,. TewafdfMotnlnt/belh#l%*w«ri«f5 •he teiiemy Tent Stouts to difee^er the Poft»ii5^ the' Towni whd obfcrving the Watdh ^wM in the Streets^ r^ttimed end put them «o«£«gf.' A while after rtieyfent again, ind were adjjedi. that an w« then ftiU and quiet : Upon^wWch> two hour, before Day, ^IJ^^}' J«^* J' and by the advantage of «:>me dri(» of Snow^ Kot over Che Walh. The whole Body waa abottt fwo hundred and fifty, under the Cpm«ifijd of Monfieur Amil, who found the People fa»«fl«fP and eafily fecored «heni. The moft oonfidefaWo part of the Town thus feB into their HandK They left no Garrlfon unattackt, exceprtng that of Capt. mti } But at BeMni SteUmiss they met with fome repuHe, jmdloft fevered Sixty of *• Ewlifh fell, whereof many were ftifled in a cei- ler ; and a hundrtd were taken Captive, who with a melancboHy Countenance condoled each other's Mifery, yet durft not exprefs the Aneuift of their Souls. That Diy and Nijht were Tpent in plundering, burning and deftroymg; The next Morning they withdrew into the Woods, carrying with them their Plunder and Captivei»^ JSbng whom w«f the Revcrcad Mr. W^s^ (before Netghb tainous many 7 dcr* The their R came, ( ftrengtl with g andbei ofottrr The flaence thhCo( jhMi, va Gaptiv that wi Friiend »Bag^ th« hi feuhdy then a i Wh difbel dbihric \A9r ShMUcf Smtbti ons} only butth defpei of Go ,iA>*-»>^- •'^'- ;o e worthy ¥mm reft chM dw ftrojredr figr AiniftnTj tnd >c bo latiifitd be pofted AfTaulc wtt, ■ trampling ibeAfby li^ ^hutiff s^thw ilie fiofturi of atoh fMlkin^ !tntoaAai The Country being alarm'd, feveral haftned to their Relief; about thirty of thofe which hrft came, charged the Enemy in the rear, and being ftrengthned with a further Supply, purfued them with good Succefs j but the Enemy returning, and being much fuperioar in Number, kill'd nine oifodrrin the Si|(irmifli> The Day after there was a confiderabfe Con- flaence from the lower Towns, as well as from thh County o{'Hmftr4,' but for warn oiSnow- jbtffi, were unaftle to* pwfoe them. Some of our Captives then in Ctauda, knowing the Enterprizo that was on Foot, fern feveral Letters unto their Friiends, which the Enemy did carefuHy put into » Bag, and hung it upon the limb of a Tree in xhi hi^'Vtay ) which Letters were afterwards feuhdy«nd g|^ SatisfaAion of thole that were tlien aKve ammg them. I While the InMans by Land were every way diftrefitng of us, the Frtntb by Sea were as in* dbftrious to impoverifli us^ \ Avril 7th. 1704. they fitted out U frmaUtr ShaOof with twenty (even Men, to inteteept our Smthimt Trade at they came laden with Provifi- ons ; which if they had fucceeded in, would not only have fupplied their own indigent Forces, but thtlnJtiant alfo; (who were then forming it delperaie Defign againft us^ But thro' the favour of God to us, they were caft away on PUmautb. : . Shore. :(!l 'Hii (14) Shore: A like fignal Ftvour to us was the takinj^ s Store-Sbif of theirs (by our yirginU Fleet) of Forty Guns, bound to Canada, in: which were twenty Oflicers, two thoufand fmall Arms, witb Ammunition anfwerable ; befides a vaft number of Crucifixes, and Prcfems of a greater value for encouraging thtlndiam in ads of HoiliUty agaihft the En^ifi^. In the Engagement their General wasflain, the only Man that fell in Battle, by whofe Interefl thofe Sforw were procured j which IqFs wasfo a£feaing, .that (as forae of our Cap- tives afterwards reported) it caufed a. deep Hu* railiatioii thrbughout Canada a confideraWe time after., • - : '■ ' ''■, - As the Spring advanced, it was thought necef- fary to guard the Fronuers with frefh Troops, upon which Bll^jor Mafm with ninety five of thfi PmW, and AMi^M InAUns were potted « Jl'j- wtck, Mho at firft were very terrifyiisg to the Er neriiy : Yet frequeni affaults were: afterwajfls made at a little Diftancc as on i4pr»^af«-. • Jjf: tbmtlMtador was; (hot while auwprk in hia> . Field. They mangled his dead Corps after *! barbarous manner; Next day they kill d Edw»4 T^^orntavLamfreel Riwr, and after that took his mfe and Son whom they carried to Canada, and file was afterwards redeemed. From thence they vttnttoCMbeebo, expefting to have- made Mr. mldrth tht Viaim of that Day ; but being happi- ly from home, they mifs*t their aim. How^vji; they furpriz'd a Servant of his, as (he went to the Well f(¥ Water, whom ( after they had examin- ed concerning her Mafter,the State of the GacTi^ fon, and other Affairs; they knockt qn *« WJf»^ but tire recove Afte JVells, \ nother Ma] rm, ad of fv« Pafcom plewe Enem Inhab Guns appca The I could being themJ but fe ed, « ed th nhfoi Slain anotl ofF,b bitan veral tent( €omu anF thre< tam< impj • .^.— A.. ••nn""""?" s the takinfi^ itf Fleet) of which were Arms, wtcti vaft number er value for tiUcy agaihft leif General 1 Battle/ by ured ; which of our Cap* a. deep Huf" idetable cimQ "■• (i: • . . i.' lought necep* e(h Troops, leyJive of rhie ofted at B0r- hg to theEr re: afterwards iJafth. , Nr jutak in )m Corps after a, i kiU'd Edward : that took his ) CaMttda, and LTi cfasnce they n' made Mr. t betnfc faappi- m. How^ve? e went to the had exaipin- : of the GaeiHo QD the bend* 1)U( bat the Stroke not proving fatal, fhe afterwards recovered. After this feveral were affaulted in the Road to Wells, whereof two were kill'd, onertaken, and a- nother made his Efcape. May I jth. an Exprefs came from North Hamf^ toHy advifing, that about break of Day a Company of French and Indians ^ fell on a fortified Houfe at Tafc(/mueh;^\itrt no watch b6ii% kept, the Peo- ple werelalavm^d in their beds by the noife of the Enemy's rufhing on the houfe ; and before the Inhabitants could rife, the Indiam had got their Guns thro* the ?wt-boles, and (hot thofe that firft appeared, killing feme and wounding others. The fuVprized People made what refiftance they could, firing brirkly on the Enemy ; but the houfe being foon fet on fire, they were forc'd to yield themfelves Prifoners. The Enemy foon drew off, but fearing a purfuit, difmift one of thewound- ed, with this Caution, that if the £flr^/t/Jrtollow- ed them they would Slay the Prifoners, but the unfortunate MeiTenger in returning back was Slain by another Indian. On the fame Morning anothei: Party attacked a Farm houfe two Miles off, but the fury of the Dogs fo alarm'd the Inha- bitants, that they inftantly got up and fired fe- veral Guns to very good advantage, which pre- vented any fiirther attempt. As for ihofe at ¥4- CAMMfil they were immediatly purfued, three made an Efcape, eight were refcued, nineteen flain, & thfee carryed to Canada, Next day Major Wh'tu-' iiig, purfued them with a number of Horfes, aftd- came upon their Track, but the Ways were fo :lmpa(Hble, that they fent their Horfes back with 1 M ( lO & rcfolve to foBow Aem on Foot, b«it fome ptor* ine lame, ind others tyring, caufcd tj* reft M defift. I woutd hire^emirk, ihit i little befow theTroabie8ttP»/c»pii««*, and che Ftrmhouft before mentioned, the People at Sfnn^ld heard a ereit fcoOting ; Unto fome it feem d to be tt> miifieU, to others at a K*tf«^«, and to fotte aRam in the mods ; fo«bat many haftned to their affift- •nce ; hot when they came all was^ftiU and qui- et, the reafon whdreof is hard to affign, and yjj we have repeated inftancei m Hiftory of the kke "*Under aU thofe Suierings from a cfuej Enemy little or no impreffion could ever be made by u* upon them, by reafon of their retiring into ui^ accefftble Swamps, and Mountains. Wheietora it was determined, that Major CAnrtfi, whawaa fo eminently Serviceable in the former War, fhouldvifit their headquarters, according to « Stbemt which he had projeaed. . . .u. Na fooner was his Cortmiffion giante#, but bfl raU'da confiderable number of ^fT^^^ Tlimoutk Colony both of EhU^ Mdfimd I«mU«j, and marched to Namatketi for further Ipfhrufti- ons; wherethe toflowing <}entleBien wate^ar pointed Officers under him. wti.Oten^ e«^ Cw, Major Hiltm, Capt. Jolm Btwrn^Cmf^U milhmfim, and Myri^K *»* *^e j>""*?*. S!^ cy Men in fourteen Tnmfiorts.md witMhirnrM Wbalebeatt, Which were g»iardeil by C^ sawf * Rflf«rx.and Santbtek, in thi*fc fliipi of Jar. «- fe?!hey wereequtpMhey &»? «• f ^-^^, make up thcis Coinpliiitent ftm mM^ J^^^ fftiwthi wentaU where tl Sons wit apart:' ked^ aw Tempei to in ca Submifl vtrthej ports an dinefs^ i on ; Fi with tti bro'tou kiUM ai Fwub I Daught ds,»nd Ships CufloR ^iight; reacht them. Family whoa Cim§d0' No foe dertw toPfft Soldiei Howe^ thaU .a--« 1 itfomeprov^ the reft ttt little before Farmhoulb 'mMd heari 3iM to be tc 'ofofttetgaia CO their affift- ftill and qui- I, and yat of the like mm l' I W' ^ W M ' ^ '' ■UJJ H.«*i igo ,.>-^.- •■ '■ ctuel Enemy made byu» :ing intouir , Wherefore ib, who was former War^ cording to« rante4*bo(^ p^MrtMfv out qt fiimd IntUsm, her Inftmdi-' iMn wara ap- Colonal Gmt- mdrod and m- with thirty fi« of War. Al- iheiiBe* ^ iftn< (17) rf tbf they fatl*d Eafiward, vifiting all parts as they went along, till they came to the Green Iflands,* where they cook Monfieur LMfehtrt, and his two SonswithaCim^/tf/iiiiVm, whom thay examined apart : The Father at firft feem'd Surly and Croo- kedj and the young Men ware much of the like Temper, but being told what they muft cruft un- to in cafe they did not coinfefi^ were afterwards Submiffive, and promis'd to Pilot them whe« e; Var they were diieaed. Upon: this the Tranf- pbrts and Whaleboats were ordered to be in a rea- dinefs, and every Man to have a weeks Provifi- 011 ; Faom hence they paddled to Fe»ohfe9t, and with th>a|ffiganccofbne D* r«mt, whom they broVotttl||IH«M Goal on purpoTe for a Pilot. kiU'd and tlv^a confiderable number both ot French and Itaiaas, among whom was St. Cafiem s Dau^ter. From thence they went to FaJlMiM^M' it, and Mmt Defart, where they met the three Ships of War according to Appointment. • TheiE Cuflxmi wasito reft in the Day, and row in the Hi^ti and never to fire at mlndum if they could reach him with a Hatchet, for fear ofaHarmuig them. .Here they fiez'd.the Old LtfrUU and his - Family, After that Mounfier GuinUn, and «*«;*««# who a little before came with a Comiffi^nfrpm OuuUio form an Expedition againfi the £»^/i> No fooner had our forces arrived herti but Or- deft weiefenc them from >Bei%p to ob Bu«t) « (eard bire^ iofitoi %':. w Enei the fault h%^ fOtU was fent to Summons to «f vteuU Smt* i tbtir greimd. on them that doming, an! all before iUe plenty of )s, which ra*" oar Men} B^ •ffca ftcDBg . by breaking QMnanc Baktr s Attack, and e Cxpeditton. idmuchPlun- m of Blood at ordered theic Fortifications treatfticoefia» iro* omtallthe i SatU, whtiis t andlkid«*B t^Tovn of irefcalfokin'dy Mfuiion, that bdlntoprivitc sr>««8Cdl'dto Ived^ that af ^ mfofflifMw wwo X t9 ) -.Hi tvred and defcAive, it would be beft to S3n; which was alfo cppfcmed uncp by ouf S^^oiSTrs Bot notwiihttandiflg th^ fatigue SSt dSTworihy Gm$Ufmn had undergone «nd i£ Ito^ S had run ; the Spoil he had done. S^rtfe^oScs he wan. yet he couU not eC^ Spe the eenfores of mapjf.^ Some wdeed ex- SPd his Valour »nd Con JuA eten to an H;P J^ EL While others end«awared to leifcn it wjili tTmuS Difgrace and Infamy, Son^e, tho^ght heSdtoS^much, others too little: Butaf^erone Md Mother bad ptfsfd their Seotiipents, tky G«- !2it^Hy (which was then fetingj voted him •"Th?Go'2;nour of F^^R^fsl htin^ \^*^^^ . now Enterprise, fent Ums All-in as * Spy, Jg" L?the CoSw of a Fl^g .Trwc*. witb fix Pfifc- To obferwand know the Motiopt^ thp/W^ iL bSg C3^ he was apprehended and * feTrdftr WTbU Wct^book wa^foundtb^ k.$,Milnhm ^drice^book). i^ ^'J^^'^JJ^ ^ WhiU ow Force* wcie engagedi »«i v#«g he Enemy tbroad. gwt are was «»HW c^^^SU 5i fUtiers atliome , and yet "^^j^^^ fi^lis we^e M-ently •^/e by ftnatt ^ JJ^ At 07/«r.Jl»«w they wounded «^?*^ ***^' t!S 2 DfSw' they way laid the I^habiwrns as gey StumSfcSpuWig]f and r»j^«,' to prevent his own Difooveft rr^ and to find m thcBaemy. But kefoie'fMl ■ '.rj;-^, - •'' ■ " •■•'• ' *'■ '•' ' ^ '" "*■' 'Spy iSpy was flt a cot and foi we heat on whit fKe;an< covery I in the I ingcan foonpe diftancf they ha was the Careai make t the M( Rbds ol we m( fear'd theQrt andBn coti'd j as'We theni'^ ving u Ptovidi rdfe, «i fodden we em (beam and pe weri'a lole ai lUng tap Cm* fftitn Scout id ftttM»b9^ fuch advan^ mpany, iavd Mr. C«/i^ I Bo^m) wal lias favoured [&/ Enmji /«£ 1704^ there ptanotnbel ir« who' had price calliBd aBowiog, wt 5 Wildemefs, the^nemy^ , as we peiw lid then eaniQ followed cm River; Sup* of InitMii zV place wherft i we made # kejandfoon Sreen Leavii iwb Difoov^^ ic befMOOMf Spy was gone out of fight, we ftw two indltni'. It a confiderible diftahce from us, in a Ctnnoo, and To immediately recalled him.: And foon aftev we heard the firing of a Gun up the River. Up-* on which we concluded ro keep dole till Sun-^ Ut ; and then if we could make any further Dif- covery of the Enemy, to attick them, if po(fible, in the Night. And accordingly, when the Evcnr ing can^ 'on, we mov'd towards the River, and foon peioeived a Si»0i«, at about half a Miles diftance^as we tho't, where we (afterwards) found they had taken op their Lodging. But fo great was the Difficulty, that (tho' we uied our ucmoft Care and Diligence in it) we were not able to make the approach till about Two- a Clock in the Morning, when we came within Twelvtf Rdds of the l^^«M, where they lay. But here we met with a new Difficulty, which we feared would havt roin'd ihe whole Defign: Fob the Qtound was fa covered over with dry Sticks and Brulh, for the fpace of five Rods, that we cott^ not pafi, without making fiich a Craektmg, aswe tho\ would alarm the Enemy, dnd gtvth ot xoth of the ^ fald Junt, h Petition to dcrtheSer^ ont Pounds F fetve, that Enemy we forfook th never rctui to renew t Ibegtli 4iisbold^ No doubt tirbt times leaa s^ pi Cafe: Bi theBW«', Tidence a The^ ther defig Seafonabi lug to » fcrter, wl that wall Scouts w tionv^ M ber wes g}ve thi thence/ burnt* ' wiehcwi (toiir BM tkigabc «rcxp«^ the fide of J^nd fliflgr hem with feveral encc;* TiV9 I aiwe tn irt ( flein, we pf whom COsa Indir A Coencryi ) concluded the ^Aion tnd flmdfi^ I inieft CM99S i ibput twelve bo*6 it Pro- i| IwowUig MiHC M «>d V to wiKe • [lloioKt «»fi 01 Bioce.^o LbdnfitVQTe h Semeeneiit, a'd^fabfift by 7lwf$ of rtif iiot»>w»rCof >ryi Audio or fiye;Diy«« fiifbly •rrM loftheiftgU (*3) r.iii **iiiu And feme time efter (upon Our hamblo pifitST'to the Cre^ .n4 Gm^d Co^t, to conn- der S^Service we heddone) we received Tif*/ tpo-nii Reward. And 1 heve ooly ch.. to ob- cJtL that In Confcquencc of this Aaion, th« E^eriy were generally •Urm'd, -nd tmmed.atdy Ki their Port and Corn it Co«;-fjc*, tod neve? «turn'd to this D.y,.thar we cou'd hear of, «9 renew their Settlement m that place. 1 bee the Coimtr/t leave to obferve, How pmh J bdd Aaion, aid great Service w«| rew.rde|: No doubt they looked for, and well deftrved, 2;6rt°m«as much; and no^ the J^--"J^^ lA^ : • oav eight hundred pounds m the UKo ?lfc •" But a gracious God has recomMnced io ^md^^l tml, both in the Bleffings of his Pro- vidence and Grace. TucFrmb in C^PMda were now forming ano- therdefignonN^^A Hampm,oi wh.ch we had SrfonaMe Adviee ; Yet two Men were k.ll d go- U« to Dmjield. After that came in « French dc- feSer who informed of the State of the Army St iithen^ing ^Upon this, Exprcffes » Souts we« every way fern to obferve ^heir Mo- tSiiMaior lW»Vi*f witha confiderableNum- W wS?to the pSnds, where he expeded to Sve them Battle, but »hcywcre^ gone from Sence,hiavingtheirGannoosbehmd, which he bu«r Their whole Body were fc^ren hundred, S*tWD FfiiTh under the Command of Moun- tofXm; whoin their March begf^'oAI^ ™g about the Plunder, wWch they had m View •rfx^CQbc imftet off: Forgetting the Pr^ .'• Cm) f erb ibout dividing the Slciti before th^ Bear wai kill'd. Their Diilentlbn at left was fo great, that upwards of two hundred return'd in difcon- rent. However the refl came on, and fent Scouti before to obferve the Pofture of the Englilh, who reported, that they were as thick as the Trees in dte Woods. Upon which their Spirits fail'd, & ipore of their number defer.ed. They then call d a Council of War, who refolved to deftft from the Enterprize. Yet feme fta'.d, and afterwards fell on tMetfier, end Groattn^ wher^ they did fome St)oil, but not what they expeAed, for thac-thefe Towns were feafonably ftrengthened. Cipt. Ttng and Capt. Htw entertained a warm difpute with them for fome time, but being much irtferiour in Number, were forced ro retreat with fome lofs ; yet thofe that were Slein of the Ene- my, were more then thofe of ours* One of them was an Officer of fome DiilinAion, which fo Ex- afperated their Spirits, that in revenge thiey fired the Meeting Houfe, kill'd federal Cattle, and burnt many Out-houfes* Aix>ut the fame» time Capt. AUen from Wt^Md difcovered a fmaU Par« tie with whom he v d a Skirmilh, and loft one Man, but kill'd three, and relcuad a Captive* After this, between Hadley and Siiflnmg, we had one wounded and another Slain. By this time came Mafor Tailor with his Troop, ( who always diftingui(h*t himfeU of an adive Spirit (o ferve his Country ) Capt. Vrtfctt, Buekip, and tfiBsrd with their Companies, who werelo vigerons-and intenfe in purfuing the Enemy, that they jfiot them all to flight. And yet a little whileraltec they fell on Groaton, and NMJhtwgu wheie they kiU'd kill'd Ueul then know it being cu Deadt H they loft fi] oA. Alter anddidiDi and Eitttir of.Paio„api few 4^1 a fen on Tm the Ganii w|iev«che] BieW, . . The dm by thol^ ter.; ^: ttmfm Gtpt^tf weiewi ttieagchep didcofof o||cbe£M tunity Wf W*iK Adn^titi^ tOj isyibeval for the ii iHtayii Bearwai I fo'greM, in dtfcon- enc Scouts g/i/b, who B Trees in ifail'd, & en catl'd a f; from the rds fetl on bme St>oil, efe Towns edft wirm leingmuch screar with A thie Ene- ne of thetn tiich fo Ex- 5 they fired ::attle, and fame* time i fmall par- nd loft one • Captive* »^, we had y .thistifflt who always >irit {o ferve KigoroQsand gt thcyjpnt whileraKec where they kiB'd kHfd Ueue. WjUr, and fiwecal moi^ Ic was nol then known how many of the Enemy weM (lain, it being cuftomary among them to canry oVwrnx Dead s However, it was. «f«rwaid .ifirm d, that they loft fiween befides fef eral that were WouiA-. ed. Alter this they difldod kNo InMMIer f avdMi ind did mpcb Mifobief,.al, at A»fmhfy,Mmmm^ ttid B*i»«r. Auguit nth. they WQWided iltof Qii« At the (eme time another Parcio fen oSr#rA, where they Oew Mmlnm M'*»J»^, the Quiiftn. MJd then went to Oj|#«r Wv«', whevc they Wd feveral while U Work m tfaei^ ]giu|j The life Nations of kAew which are aM by thQ I^me of ^tfitntfiui QmmJUgtt, ^^H^^ S«MS«i,^r4#MpM»» aB:ihi» whUe-ftood Nean ter; !Hit:Wi«li^«P^*n<»«wqedbythelJ«M* jitfjjiMiiM^.yitio cam«^'ll«l«lg tl^ QtpL^di^ Gipi, X«o^M from CMMPiAkMr. weSo {miriffioMted to ifin tfciami VMIr, and tlMOgtlieii fS^ Anianot with them r which they did to fii gppd Efiea, that they promis'd to tak» on tbe sSfdM* whenever.the Oofemoiir of Ihm^ rdlilioial44^reit. Bu^Why f»fiir«nOppo^ tonity was MR, when the Innieft oC Nfn^-fitf-^ W ^« bleeding, was matter of Siirprice and Admintioii to fome, of € lhit«9Klktibili«irWafi. In the thidft of ViiC tHMtNim « te«c Leigw tenvetn ih«m aiHl theQd¥ftiiioav0f CimU«, iwi to MIkt theleaft BMkb'ivlMf iMlivoa' ommocbir ky thy of thoir the bti^iroufMblcr 1)1 iHol^ Mood)^ PiglMH on Att t oMiorfit of fftvf-liMilktkli yet 1 think ic riot h n yi dp i lp to iik«r» jllioit vie# of ctMAr Do- iccnc on eiww/w^mt^mmf iwnMicffin^ ' cnvnOTrnm ^ ft! ^ipHM^ Mtd ilMlc ft¥tfil of OMf ti^ffwmi jHJUiHH wfeieioimdtittMi'Wiifr fbMt; ^ • On the il^hof jl«|«/> one himdtf^'tH^ fen^ ^iMvAfW wtUMmm Ml TwO SIOOpi^ ^ttHy nl ffiO Morningi from Phctnthj Arrived at BtntvifiL md KtMtmfk fMtkmA Mtf. die ttcmfdCNU, •hd 1 Mfer VWM, In ^teh WM'tMlvy^M «f on/ Cititi isllfof Cl#i4lMiii^ MmaittttlM ftimeiiiM, in • SMp of >*« * «P0« ^^J^ SSftSiei^2toIh.Wood.. The loft tfitCW. Stf&uSed io tU whole Ejuyuimr, w« lH»t AHA KtAiiiUin and two wottnacd> •«h of -Od^iir. the Eucwj did M* M»W»W. gThewSVJunded. K''~^lMlS?'2 SaJSTApS*?' H««»f «■»««»««• ''^"'•p^PJ m I ( *8 ) iriy for liim, and his Flock- He comforted Its forrowfol Spoufe, and expired wif hin an hour. The luMgti Harreft being now gathered, and the IVihter approaching, 4)e Enemy like Beafts ofE^rey, retired to their private Cielh : But tm- eluding itneceflary tb difcover their Head quar- ters, it was refolvcd, th^t Col. HUtm, with two litindriBdandfevcnty Men, ihould go to ifarid^ walk with twenty Days Provifion : At whidi time the Country appeared like a frozen Lake« the Snow four toot deep; yet neither Officers nor Soldiers were in the leaft difcouraged ; Jxit when they came onto the Fort, could hotdifeo- ver the leaft ftep of ah Indian, only a few defect ted Wiiwkmtfind a large Chappel, with i Veflry tt the end o1 it, which they fet on fire* ' The Winter Seafon requiring Snmf'fimt, aft Expt^ Was Tent Gol. ?atrkk to fupply the Frohtiers'thercwith, which he ho fooner forward- ed, but the Exprefs was intercepted^ by a Mtmnt^ Ktd Scout, who tbbb'd hiniof Ftftf Prnids that he had to his Pocket, whicKf at their retail diey prefenied to the Govemour^ who converted it hum aiBMi^f and caUed it ^ the Name of the NW'Engl^^d Gift, . , 1 .V ," Early ihtlie Spring Capt. m4yy» order- ed to Grmfe On the Shore of UMudia, and d*f feat the F«w?A from their Fifliery, having y^*"* JB««f« to attend him : Capt- Pml was alio dip. patcht in a Sloop of War, who on the Ifortb' work cK Caft'SakUs took a fmaU Veflel formerly belonging to the ^>i!S% whiifti>n*it- ■iiwii'.iii II 5 (Comforted rhin an hour, ithered, and like Beafts ^: But ooor Head quar- M, with two to UariJ^ At which frozen Lake* ^r Officers uraged ; bni: Id hotdifo0- afew defer- MfithaVeftry ire* ntW'fimi, aft I fnpply the tmer lorward- !^ by a Mmnt* tf Pnmds that ir retail they I converted it Name of the IrjrWs orderr mdia, and de« laving Wbalt" was alfo dif** n the North' sflcl formerly •d Cattle ana he took'liv0 burnt biimt a few Houfcs, and kiW'd fomc Cattle; bdt the Inhabitants were fo miferaWy poor, and thcit Circttm(tance8 fo defperate, th&c they rathet chofe to bePrifoners among the 'Engh^, than at Liberty among the French. Mi the 4th. 1709. Cabt. HiB, who was for- - rnerly taken at WeUt, and carried to Canada, ^as from thence fent by Mbunfieur VavdriiU, to con^ ^eft the exchange of Prifoners, who advisd of one hundred and fevenisen that were ihfen with Wm, and about fevcnty more with the IndiMs ; which unexpcacd News was very reviving to the deiefted Spirits of their mournful Friends ; confi- dering the many Deaths they efcaped in their Captivity. . - Upon the advice hereof, Capt. Ltvmpm was. fdit to CoMoia to capitiilate about the matter, aM after Mlh Capt. Affletm, and Mr. Sheldon ( with feyenty Prifoners of theirs ) who went by WatBr» having brdered a Scout before of ten Men bv Land to advife of their coming, that 10 our Pri^ (bnerAnight be in readiiiefs. But the Jefiilti and Frr^i had by this time fo influenc'd the Govcri ftour, af to caufe him to break his Word of Ho- fiour, pretending, that as the Indians were inde- pendent and a free bom People, that he had no power to demand any Captives of them j whctt at the fame time they were fo much in Subjeai- on, and Vaifalage unto him, that they never fori med an Enterprize without him, neither di^ they dare to attempt it without his knowledge. Now altho^ the Expence and Induftry of aw Copjmiffioners in this Afftir was very great ; yet oQtwithtonding they could not obtain above -=J fixty ,„i^M. 'iaini*i«r«''^ jfeSafe^. C so ) fixty CtpHre* out of one hundred tnd tljMt^ Si 5 X:h Wis fcandtloutty U6 and diflior nouribleinthitGovemmtnt. . - The defcem thit the Enemy tow mtOton tTev^fiundM, was more teirible •«» f»3£»"^ Khan the former 5 foron ^»y "^JcfSSL^ ^y, Mounfieur &p«rr*/, Goveraour of lP/«««^ came with five hundred and fifty r^tudkom^ msdM, Vm-Ra»l, and other places adjacent j and t ^m^any of SalVages, of whom 4*^^ ?" CMrf; who ranftck'd and laid wafta aU theS-r thnn Settlements in a few Days, and then feB on Se 7«W8, where in the l^ace of two hours a» we« becime Prifoners of War, «»wrjing thofe 1^ the Caftle and Fort. The Night More the EticJpifeethey^were oU|g\l f>^^^^^ Snow; f« foot deep, for fear of bw^^-fetTSj which caufed lach cold and nimthn#*i the iSnts of feveral, that the General vow!d raaenae, iS i^r^gly Execated his KednwatTfof rtS ^d after >Ai S^prit was da^jieio&fly wouodedi land at a tittle diftaoioe fmmf^rykf was Oot by another Party. From iheiide^thay wtmlK^Jhimrd, and rook a Shallop ^^iMh btlon^d to fifMt^tfM, Our Sea coaft at thiijRinle time wpasdifrefted by ftivdtem, parti- A a tit ly ^by Capc. .Cr^^, who notwithftandine •or-CrniKtS'that weretlien out, took feven Veu i|ilfttfde» ft Sloops tad canted them aU to Tm. I M ^••If^W JUfslitxce^gAhe latrer, wNch wis i^hUcoi hjr «Capt. HMnit ac Rici«Mi/| Uland. nriin belonging to MmkhhuJ^, as he went afliore fbr wood off of Cape S»hh$, was Barbarbufly cut in peices ; On the ifth,. of: oa$htr foUdwIngi eighteen Wiiiw feD on Cape NuUkk, wherftitl»ey took four Children of Mr* Sfnftrt at a, Ifctli ^if^ tance from the Garrifon.^ The jroAngeft nbc m-^ Ue to travel was knock't ton the head, Ihe other three were carried C9pti?e:)r:hui: being ^ttick'c; by Lfeut. Altnb, and loofing,one of their Osm^: patty,they kiU'd a fecond Child in wiy 'of^n* fenge. ••■5 -: •- - ■■ ■ • J .• ' '.•■■1 srrrik>" i . Dnringflhe Winter little or no Spoil wai<\donb- on any of our Frontiers j the Eiiemy beuirro' fenified by reafon of Snnfflws ( which moft ol^ our Kfen were skilful in ) that they never. •Hlitip-> ted coming at fuch a feafon after. f^\' .■' * But as the Spring came on^ Afril trji^' 979^; afmaO fiody fell on an Oll^faou(cin OjtjUr-^mr, vvhere they kilL'd eight, and wbundedtvadiimo! Garrifon which ftood neac^ had odc a MuSllliV at that time ; but the WoiQen, who-kl^*d%ft jimsKomm Courage.ieeing nothing but Dem h^ foie them, ad^aii&d the Watch-box, andlMjiiDlii Alarm. They put oa Katts^ with ilM^,^Mii> hraging do«ni and fiiedfe briskly tNnHM^ fbuck a terror in the £nemy,and chey iHfWwinr without firing the houfe, A aufefflg^tmf tm^ Plunder. The principal SAflmr ^^thii lim* wM%J»b»WbuUr, who thinkiogtliilVtobeAMi InliMf, unhappily fell under their tutf^ S^m days after Mr. Ibtifltigh and hb So8> ai ^mm^ wwel- naveUinf Party, wl carried, I were fo ii tops of I fear'd the Jun9 tl Provifioa P^rivareer Boat, and Alarm al ib expedi I>mm) 01 ly entred oommidji^ who nex wherein \ Riand of in his Wl ^\ ploit. In Gaas, ~ which Hurt wen after ah lellunde cretTri hit Ibcoi baokwii """' ■.*-.-..^ , i t ii M ,!, Is ftftakeii » ' I rdnttflkM iurbufly cut foHowlngi whbrtettbey irtdfe 4i(-f Seftnbt a*^ ig tftttok'c; cheic Com-'^ 1 waf<\4oiiO' y teHirr» iich mtft o( ■^•'..■'- ♦ y thfil4M^ iury. Tpi ttinl- — Cjj) traveUing thro* Khtery, were imbuftt by loothcl Party, who killing the Father, took the Son, and carried him to CtmaJU* In their March they were fo inhumanely Cruel, that they ^if offthji tops of his Fingen, and to Magnate the Blood, fcar'd them with hot Tobacco- Pipes. Jum the ift Mr. Ur»l1ur, being loaden with Prbvifiuas fromC««i#5ie«f, was chafed by zPrmeh Privateer, which to nvoid he ran amore in hit Boat, and as he haftned to KoU-Jfi4ni, made aa Alarm all round : The Go?eniai^ there was lb expeditious, that in a few I%n^y beat of Drum) one hundred Men weU c|i»ip^ voluniari* ly entred on board of two Sloops, under th« oomm«nd of Major WMm and Captain ^*i»t#, who next Day became Matters of the Prize, wherein were thirty (even Men, under the com- mand of Capt- Ferrtlf bound for Fm-Roysl, but in his way was obliged to cruife ofr the Neiv- Bugled Coutk, , , The Year after they did another brave Ex- ploit, in taking a Sloop from PUcemU, with foot Gaas, four Patteraroes, and forty nine Men, which undoubtedly prevented great. Mifchiet chat odMrwife would have befallen ui. dpon the Advice of many l^ngUfi Captives thai were now at PMt-X0)r«/,. Captain Reafe tii €lk0rli/hwn was Tent with a ft»i tfTrHm who after an unufual fhy, returned but with feven- teen, ikying, that the Frmh detained them. He fell under a fevere fufpidon of carrying on a le- cret Trade with the Enemy ; which grew upon his (econd going, when he brought but (even back with fa4av . -. (34) Tht General JFt*»^h ^^^^^ ^* **" ''"^"& a;lih the Country throughbnt, were thrown hereby, into a grdat Fefftient; conHdcri^ the SJft Charge anf Effufipti of SKKifl. He w*s In- fliftfcd forTrayterous Cbrfefpondence with the Enemy. Others at the ftme time, lilte Snakes in i\ie Grafs, or Moles under Groond, were as m- iuRrious to evade it, and to put a difFerent Glols on all his AAioiis. - ^ • AtniSacrMfanteii • ' .' ^ And y6t it has been gfenerally remark d Jj* the beginning ot Time here, that thofe who hfcVft hcin Jndian-Tradert, and feemlnglv got much, hkve fehfibly dfecay'd, and many of them becdmj Viaims to th^ir Wtittdy Cruelty. k?roeUm0t$^ was iffued forth to apprehend all fuch as were ^ufpcaed } Several hereupbn ^«e fozed, and o- thers vehemently SofpeAed, who did what rtidy could to extenuate theGrime, andto get the In- aament alter'd from that of TMon^ ""?^5P jaifiemtinm. At laft a ^urt of Or«r **fj^, her -WIS tall'd, and Fines vwre impofed, W5- "'Soll^f.S^XppyM^^ ctfctfe our Troubles, fs G^vious toinimj*^! Eye, if we confidet how tji^y %Pjy^« ^: ttiV with Powder, Shot, Ironj NMls, and ptti|t ^ThS AdSiceofcolIottel Stlmjlkr from. Wme tei time was of eminent Service ^^^ the Gmattf, who advisM oftwo hundred and KttnnMtn that were coming upon tts. Their ftrft defcew was on DHnfiable, the third of >/;, where ih^fen on 9 Garrifoi it, who by HP W4tch to the del After that Houfe* w1 old Mans bimfelf, ti rifon ; ho Men and • new, ai Upon wt U^k fide, who for i brev^ry j ing none niake his he ^Qt fai ilgam, at m Up Pay aboi Jbey IciU' were at haftned to a defi )(srs, wh neither < had neii Howeve belt api Muzzles crying a tome pea fright, t n fittings thrown erirtg the [e wks Iti- wlth the Snikeiln ere is in- Tcnt Gloii Cogm irk'4 frbrii whohhyft ;ot much, em becdme *roeUmMti^ ch as were &edj and o- wbtt lihiy get the in- unto High r Midterm' npofed, b^'. Itidefl toittS in iffipMil ^•a the Ene- om UnMjCei he totxatef, ityM^thit defcem Wis ; their feli oh : a Garrifon that hid t 'cnty Troopers poM in It who by their Negligence and Follr, keeping HO Watch fuffcred them to enter, which tended "othe deftrudion of one Nf of their Number. AfterthitafmaU Party atiwk't p^ie/ GaU^csas Soufe. who held them pley for fome time, till the SdMinseounifi^fiiM; when on forrcndnng Smfe^he informM them of the ftatt of the Gar- rifon ; hpw that one Man was kill'd «r only two Men wd a Boy left ; which caufed them to raUy inew. and with greater Courage than befor?. Upon which one with the Boy got out on the hack fide, leaving only Jacob to fight the Battle, who for feme time defended himfelf with niuch bravery ; but over power'd with Force, and fin(^- Sig npni to affift him, was obliged to quit it, and make his efcape as well as hecodd; but before he got fir, the Enemy laid ho d of him once and iwin, and yet by much flrugling he rcfcufcd him- felf: Upon this they burnt the Houfe, ead pext Day about forty more fell on Amthtrj, where Jheykill'd eight; ewo, at the fame time, who were at work in a Field, hearing an Out-cry, haftiied to their Relief ; but being purfue4. rap 19 z delerted Houfe, in which were two Flan- kers* where each of them found an old Gun. but neither of them fit for Service ; and if they were* had neither Powder nor Shot to load with: However, each took a Flanker, and made the beft appearance they could, by thrufting the Muzzles of their Guns outfide the Porc-holes, crying aloi^d. Here they arf, hut do not fire till th^ tmt nweri w|iich put the Enemy into fuch » Jfight, that they inftamly drew pflF, ^,_ From thence they went to Kingfim, whiui they klird and wounded feveral Cattle* About the fame time J»fefb Eittlifi, who was a Friend WiM, going (romDMiM/* to Cbtlmtftr J, with a Man and his Wife on Horebacic, was fliot dead, the Woman taken, but the Man made hit efcaipe. On the 8ch of July, five IndUnt a little before Night, fell on an Out-houfe in RttiiH* where they furprz'd a Wbman with eight Ghil- dren ; the former with the three youngeft were inftantly difp^cht, and the other theyqarried Captive ; but one of the Children unable to tn.« vel, they knockt on the head, and left in the Swamp,concluding it was dead, but a while after it was found afive* The Neighbourhood being; ■larm'd, got ready bv the Morning, and coming cm their Track, purmed them fo near, that they lecovered three of the Children, and put the B« nemy into fuch a Terrour, that they not only Sitfed their Plunder and Blankets, but the other ptivealfo. Several Strokes were afterwarda made on Cbtlm$ford, Suikmy and Gftm, where three Soldiers as they were going to publick Wotj Ihip, were way-laid by a (maU Party, who kiO d two, and n^e the other a Prifoner. At tituttr a Company of Fruuh AMtMh, who fome time kept lurking nbopt Capt. «/«w s Gar-^ lifon, took a view of aD tb^t went in and out ; imd obferving fome to go with their Scythes to Jinow, lay in ambulh till they laid by their krm, Viid while ^i Work, nilhed on at onpe,. and by fotereeptbg fhein from their Airms, HiUdfouri wounded one, apd carried three Captives So mmM WP' *^? 9»*T «6»P«^? A **^® •:■ ter,twoort HsBf and 5^ the Fatigue (befid^s the being takei weeks ..tog< excepting Trees. Several c the t^eneb going a fe< Truce, wh had a prof by the J«fi As to tl Iprmcb, it ^ Tempers I pleawnt, Imt the In* plexions a paft wtthc tM were i fear Of Lit It woul various Si long Mar and cold; Food, the Teeming open; ot and yet t in feveral vi, wheM About ■ Friend ftrd, with , wiifhot I made hit Mi a little n Rt^Hf sight Ghil- igeft wete ley parried ble to trii" left in the ivhile after tood being nd coming , that they put the B« r not only t the other afterwards tt», where iblickWor,. who IciD'd tiMkt, vfbo Uh99*$ Gar* n and ont ; ■ Scythes to heir knoh qe, andbf Hiird fouff iptive.' So' /whfle af- ( 37 ) ier.twoofthofe that were takeri,v:«.Mr.E4/iMr/ Sj. and Stmul Mfslt, made their efcape j hue the Fatigue and Difficulty that they went thro , Sef^eslhe terror and fear they were under of WnK kaken) was almoft incredible ; for in three ?^k«5oSther they had nothing to fubfift on, awptJng afewLiflyrpots, and the Rhmesof "^ sJJiral of our Captives ftill «"»>P;"8 "J^;? the trench and /» attempted to hoife her up on the limb of a Tree, (that hung in the nature of a Gibkit) but in hoifing her, th« Weight of her Body broke it afunder j which fo cxaiperated the cruel Tyrant, that he made a fa" cond at'tempt, refolving that if he fail'd in that, t(/ knock her on the head : But before he had power to eflfcft it, Bomafetn caitie along, wba feeing the Tragedy on foot, prevented the fatM A fecond was a Child of Mrs. HmH«h Tarfmi of mBs, whom the Inditnt for want of Food, had determined to Roafl alive, but while the Are wt| kindlirfg, and the Sacrifice preparing^ a Compa- ny of Fretieb Mobauks came down the River in ^ Canoo, with three Dogs, which fomewhat revi- ved thefe hungry Monfters, expe^ng to- make a Fcaft upon one of them. So loon as they got aihore, the Child was offer'd in Exchange ; but defpifimj the offer, they tendred a Gun, whi that go for the Relief of iny Town or Garrifon 30 o o" Over and above Was granted the benefit of Plunder, &'Captive« of Women & Childrenunder twdteYea^^l age, which at firft fecm'd a great - ii .. Encou- Encourigemetit, but it did not inTwer what t'.it we expeaed. The Charge of the War wai by this time (o great, that every Mim we had Icitl'd or taken, coft the Country at Uaft a Thouland Pounds. But while they continued in great Bodies, thev did not commit the lilce Spoiltnd Rapine ( in proportion ) ■> they did in fmaller. Augufi tht xoth. they flew iViBiMm Purl of Dwer, and a tictll after toolc NatboMil TMUt. But of all the Wi- 0IM (hat was ever known fince King rbtBif,ncrtt any appear'd fo Cruel and Inhumine as Aff^ctm* huitf that infulting Monfler, who by the Encou- ragement of the ^rtneb went over to P4r«, ana being introduced to the King, lifted up his Hand in the mo(^ arrogant manner imaginable, faying, Tb^ Hsni •fmlnt bat SUin one bunired *ni ffty 0/ %9Hr Msjt/iy't Enemitt, witbin tbe Tmittryt of Utw JlMgUnd &c. Which bold and impudent Speech was fo pleafing to that Bloody Monarch, that he lorthwich Knighted him, &e order'd eight Livers a iby to be paid him during Life ; which fo exalted the Wretch (having his Hands 10 long imbrued iq : liiaocent Blood ) as at his return, to exert a So- vereignty c»ver the reft of his Brethren, by Mun theringbne, and Stabing another, which foex-! ■fperaced thofe of their Relations, that they fought Revenge, and would inftantly have Exa- cuicd it, but that he fled his Country, and nevat rcturn'd aficri ■ . Janutrj 2ift. Collonel HiltM with two hun- dred and twenty Men, vifited the Ffontioif a- new J but the mildnefs of the Winter prevented his going fo far as he expend j HowjKvar in hn latwn, 2atnrn, nai track whici fame Tim fgffi ar ^ was offing ^dyofeigh About brei afleep, an< Prifoncr ; wingidd M ttffcd I remi furpriztng gdifhince, inane Coi two thoufi twenty foi auerour, tl from KM* Hiftorians nnndari p on theve this Explo in every h id'tho' nin • 3tttall-' 9raoches who fnpp! War, war Wh^ prize oh CoOooalt «»er whit fu wai by hidkin*d Thoufiind odiei, they Lapioe ( io AtttiiJI tht and a littlt I) the 7«m/>- }iB$f, never IS Affwtm* le Eticou- I Vurkf and phis Hand •le,ravinj;, tnd fftytf rysofUew ent Speech ch, chat he ;ht Liven a I fo exalted imbrued Iq exert a So* I, by Mur^ hich fo ex« that they have Exa- aod nevM two hun- FfonMeNt- : prevented rever in hb xtcami ( 41 ) Krarti, iiitr JW* Prfnf, he came on in _ track which he purfued, and kill'd four j at tht fame Time he took a ifMM alive with a Tsfofi ar her breft, which be preftrved, and ft* was of Angular fervice in conduding him to a Bo« *dy of eighteen, who lodg'd on a nfetk of Und j About break of daf he Surpriz'd them at they lay afleep, and Hew all but one, whom they kept a Prifoner ; But it*s ftringe to think bv what wing^ Mercury reports are often earned. Pw- tsrehl remember, and other Writers, have given fiirprizinglnftances of things tranfaaed at fuch a ditbnce, as have been inconfiftant with any hu-, mane Conveyance. Witnefs that of DomttM. two thouOind five hundred Miles in the fpace of twenty four Hours f And of mBism the Con- nueronr, the news of whofe Death was conveyed from Rmh to Romt the day he dyed, which ap Hiftorians mention, was pnuspene quam tmndari poffit. And to my certain knou^cdg^, on the very Mornh* that €oUoik1 ii/*«» did this Exploit, it was publickly talkt of at P»rf/«Mijfc In every Article, and with little or no VariatM^ ifcho' ninety Miles diftance. '■ put .all this while we were only cutting off tht Brapcbes ; tht Frtneb in Omsda, and NvOa 5c«f^, who fupply the Imtkm with aU neceflarys for the ffu, ware the Root of aD our Woe. Wh«^4ibt« itwas refolved to make an Entar^ prizaon Nmd# Sertis, under the Command of Gonoa^ |iiiroats anrw«rable, hav- ing her Ma)ency'$5hip the piktford^ aod the Pnh. xhec Gji^j to GQypt thtni. ", Ma,rih x^th. 1767 they faird from JP7«wC4vA«r« and in a forthigbt alter* arrived at Port £«^if/ Gut, >vbere (hey landed on botti fides theft,iyer» Which the Enieipy oblerving, ni:|de an alarm and i;etired to f^e ^rt, wkh wliat Subftancethey fcould get, Monfieur ^n^t4h who \yas the Govemour* ubon raU)[ing KU Forces ^og^tber, held. A |bior^ ^trmtlh ^ik fiading too wafma R.eceBtipfijr(M< )9pr& being Chiot under, him) was cblij^ W re* ioie, and c^waiadly l^re^ipn^ olocl^^ vasdbne'ihahnoyjiig the firneqag^ (ave kil- their Cattle, burning iheir.MiPf fjid Qu^* b&ofes s Wtftreas if the pffioeri. pn^BbaM bee Majefty's Ship had been eriib ip& faithi^/tnitfe^S liad (Uccead«d^i>eoodadW^taige. Bu^lMKa^fn^ preflSng on^ ftiey did vafhw clof* and hirtfler Cn0 A%r,: ; iFor ' hy ano^ie^ Sti fcefii Kfin Gal. 7mv»A thenumbei Aiiempt w inf9,€alfed jndititts ftoa a^aoent, hM alio ari By their i ftrangthnei To cMt not a few Eno vai! hiasfel FteUlHO^c fooierime, and woofH Field^Maji fizteeo, ap wJiMiriHbMWHMiMMlMMi^r.' A teens, afl4 ible, hav- d thcFiv- the kiver. alarm fm4 EUmcethey lovetnour* sin4eo.ap4 rahfitiHppu ,!&& hfaiiAer tM kMrcbfu ^C 45 Gfoan^ iiii^n6t:fired a Gun, the 1S.airttf muft of neoeffiey han :funen4rcd m have ft^rved^ This was ib furt>rifing, that the whofe Couimif wiu ondet an annrzihj^ Ferment, and the Corn* mander Ce grolly reflcAed (m, that his Spiriti ^nk, ttidrhe beqinui of tittle Service ever after 3 Yet to give bini hifc Chiraaer, he was ii Man of l^ood Courage, and ii tme lover of his Goumtcf* But the Bufmefs that he undertook, Was too weighty for his Sboolden to bear. So foon as hk EsietBeiUy was apprized hereof, (who had the Honour and Intereft of his Country much a« ^art) h» fisntftrift Orders to ftay them; and another Ship of War, with two Companies of fceflt Men to leinforofc them ; Col. Huuhinfon^ C»>. ttimnfmif and Mr. Levmn were.appokK« 'den at home trere ai much difrefted ts ever : M'y 22d they cook two at Ojrfier-Rivtr, and' on ymie i2ch kill'd cne at GrttM ; After that ihey flew Wiii§m Catitrnter c( Kittery, with his whdc Family. Jtilf 8ch they waylaid a Cart with two Men, as they were going from Dtverto OjiPer-Rivtr, whom they (hot dead. Gapt. Sunmf" I7, who was there with his Troop, regained the moft of the Plunder that they took. Abont the fame time Stepbtn Gilmtm and JtetVhxi Bro- ther, as they were riding from Exiter to Eingfivam, were ambulh'd by another Party. The firft had his Horfe (hot under him, and was in danger of being fcalpr before he could get clear : The o- ther Brother had feveral Shot thro' his Cloathc, •nd one that graz'd his Belly ; his Horfe alfo was bounded ; yet he defendl&himfelf on Foot, and fQt into the Garrifon. - -^ At O/ctf the Indians intercepted a Fifhing-boat ■sihe wasjJMUiig between the Iflands, in which Were fi#fiien, three of|||^hom they kiO'd, and took the other two. Augl^ the loth they way- bid the Road between Tvrk and ^«/ff, andas four Horfemen were riding in Company with Mrs. LittUfiiUf who had the value of Sixty Pomkh with her, were all flain except one, who made his efcape. Another Company falling on ^f«r^ iorwghy encompaifed two as they were at woiIe in the Field j one of which got dear, and the Nenghbourhood meeting together, engag^ them ip (martly, that the Enemy gare way, ieainf^; twpnty four Packs behind ; which fo exafpeivted their Spirits, with the lofs they ibfiained, that t|)sy Qew the CapciYe which they had tiktii. On out our fide t« At Exeu houfe ; am but the m< feafon was their nake( ing fome a thers drivii them with made the v theykill'd cpon whic haved him that were I and refolu to their Ti powerfuV mentk^i^.' It be difperfi .1 derable ordinary i| on Stfttnt Men in fiff Shallops j Capt. Au^ Men moi intentionj near, an^ Confvfioij & fir'd Of them to i nadfi m «.■ I- Kingjtt IS ever : ', and' on that they his whok C>arc wkli Dtverto t.Stomrf" regained About Bro- . Jmm, . firft had danger oC ; The cr i Cloacbs, fealfowBS Foot, and iihing-boat , in which kiU'd, and ( they way- /etts, and as npany with Sixty ?tmdf who made ig on M^^ ere at wock ir, and tie jc^tid them ay, lea?mg exafpeimted tatned, i^et } tikcO' On OUE bur fide two Were nain, and two wounded. , ' At nxttif one was kiU'd near the Meeting- houfe ; and two days after another at /'-^i^r?. b« thJ moft affliaing ftroke that befell us ch.s Sfonwasat Offttr Rit/er, where thirty Tunch S«*/, who appeared like fo many Furys jy.th thefrTaked Bodypmed like Blood and^o^^^^^^^ ing foroe at work in hewing of Timber, atid o thSii driving the Team, they violently fefl upon them with ?uch hideous Noife and Yell.ng as made the very Woods to eccho. At the firft (hot Scy kill'd feVen and mortally wounded another, SSL which Capt.a.^ (who had ?f ally be- hkvcd himfelf in many Encounters) with the few Sii were left, fired on them >yith great vigour wd refolutioi j aud for fome time gave a check Stheir Triumphing ;*ut the EneAy being too Swerfu* foon overcame him, to/ the great lar mentkMP if all that knew him. - , dewWe iiifcwlTf bSw^^^^ ^ry in view, they befet W^f^^^'-J "J wSettmher %ifi. with one hWii»«nd fifty SenTn fifty Canoos, Attempted W^ two Shallops as they lay at Anchor, in wtucb were CS>1°V1«M Mr. Harmon, Sergeant Cirf^ ^ five Men moie, with a Boy ; who Pejcejving flicir Intention, fufFerM them to paddle tiU they had got nw md then fired, which put themlfetogreat SnUon. But they foon recoverM the^ifel^s & fir*d on our Men with fuch refolution, aUMde them to^it one of their Boats, by cutting their loads aoA l»fl»«»gs i and po fooncr had they tal^n •\% t:^BE5 if4fl pofleflioli thereof, but they gait thdr MUnfail strip, before thie ouc Men eouLd get up tfatin hall Maft high, and then pot out their Oany which they joyn'd with Paddlei on each fide ; but having no fiirgood, and their Boat a dull fai'i lor, ouFS gain'd on them fo much, that they got twelve or thirteen Canooi a head, with JFi(hing-> lines to tow them. But a breeze fpringing up, ft the Enemy making too near the Wind, ( for wane qf a fargood ) came to days ieveral times, info much that they fell a quarter of a Mile a ftemi But the reft of the Canoos kept on firing, and oar Men on them for a confiderahlc time togo« ther. The only Man we loft was Baij*mm Dtm- rf, who was (hot thrd' the Bowels ibon after they came to fail; At his UlU he fa^ " I *mm Jead Man ! yA recovering hUnfelf • little addcd^ " let mt kiB , ctu h^9re I djt ! bat hft had not ftrengthto fire. The £nga|;ement held aboufi three hours. In whichiMh||(|)b fpf nt fiv^ounds of Powder, &> when^nefflemy ceafed tnnr chafe, they had nolb above one quarter of a pound lefie. The bnKim» were fo bold agl daring, as ta attempt toi tako hold of the blaaes of their Oars, as thay wera rowing. The number of them that fell was their unknown, becaufe of a continued Cloud o0 Smoke ; but it was affirnied, that niha were Slain# and twice as many wounded. ■ ■■ ij.i. . ii ■ After thts a fmall Scout appeat*dat Mmrmidt, where they* kin'd two as they retum'd from wot fiiip $ Upon which fome of the Inhabitants who wore aoqiia&w> red with their walk, lay in wait, and making Bmeibe Slain on :Our fide were thrice as m»^ nyy by rioi^ of tha^ fiirprize that they at firit WiiMlll; atnong whom wms the Reverend Mn iy§ ihiB woriHy Mtniflcic of that Town, with '.ti4 Watd one « loMU^zh^ .Ifo kiU'd R.M wSd hSrters with one hundred .nd fevehitr IJ ."ceml CuJ after ."long and tediou. March could make no difcovery. TWr««W2 On Jitril i2th. 1709. a Scout fell on ^Pjf} nwf which wai the fecond time of his Captj^ S^- A^d on May 6th. mother Party withirt IJ- Miles of Exeter, furpriz'd fcveral as they ^rmiiJm Moody, Samal Stefbim, and two Of Mr* ^r^A Gi Ws Sons, -/i.otn 'W f I««5 rLiye A few Days .ftcr Gapt. ff^i^.^. S?W^'-%i'hfeveral B-l Ji*. *"'' T 'fojjl SiLwadvinturing to the Uke, withw fo^Jf mH« 5 Fort iV Motte, killM and wounded t^ turn UP l^wcARivcr, met with «n«***' 5? W SUd, wlibeiBg '^^t^tX^ in a Canoo. WIS ertcoorafjea oy «»»» mui-k y« kill Sd Wi-ii, and "lik^W^f^TVlJ^^ mremptcd, but overfetthc C^noo % *« ««W*! r,cf. Whereupon Ucut.>ij»^^',^»'S^ two more, ran down the Bank ana nwRwi XrT. In the mean time, number ^^.BE " y came to the B«ik, and wounded JMm n Q ct >f m Si af ^ fl » ft It tk n ai ai = S n u ai Am^h^j was liF alfo kill'd XoM try, h'd red toward their and fevehif and other placec id tedious March 'np It fell on Dwfidii s he was driving * ne of his CaptWit- ler Party withiii d feveral as they long whom wete ihim, and two6f '/kotnihef earned eapt. miiht of fir, andtwo Nii»w* Ake, within' io^ and wounded two r { and oil thek re^ ti another Body M omthey firM, Md veral of them* Itt rpM/ybefoM n^i- vitbbdcioBie Miii I by the Bi»|1^kek, and bctweeii them they ob- ' "t ifMHiire lor liiflfcient Foitet botk by 9ei w^ for fhe Goff^udft of CM#Jk. They W Jbih0jSt»tiKgr^tth her JM>>We H Royal .u m ,1'f .- Jf ariii. )* * I n i l f< i i i< *lr » > fyt&xst Quota's. To fuch ia (bouid o0€r volua- ittvii they prefented a good Firelock, Cartoufihr box. Flints^ Ammunition* a C«at, Hat and Shirt;| with an aiTurance jfher MtjtPj*% PrineelyiFiir vour ito all fuch as Ihould diftinguiih Utoaif , felves. ' > ' Upon this the feveral Qinnrmmt contrlbnied their utmoft Affifbnce; and confidering chea titwrork (with the adjacent places) lay^^ neateft the L*1u, it was re(oWed that Col J ^ tk df m ihould command the CeVeral Troops, from thence, for the attacking of MttmuRul, While, CoL V9ub- Was preparing to head the FofceahySea* « But it often happens in the ccKirle of DiviM Providence, that when our ExtKftations ace ac the higheft, things come to r .ig* For while our Forces were ready* and att^r a vaftExpence bv long Waiting, there Was a fiop at bdme from Iny ; farther proceeding for that time s which oe- coined Col. Nicboljon to imbarque again fpc tln^Mtkrt'o rfHTc (her Expedition, if poffiUe. Bttt^h was theimportaaceof AffiuAtheftifn- foot* that nocwiihOandang hif indefbtiglMe dure and Pains^'he could ndceffe^ jc^; HoWevet^ obtained a; fuflicieQtiFoiadtoftdMiireduAiQn^of TortS^tl and Navit 5i«rf#,'wjitieh Wascib piefiiii- qiftleoojur FifheryandiMerehaindizei > ^ .1 As J Its -Scicuation is fiom' 4; to fidegi^Ms^ HhrthLMmtudtf and.ivpart of the Tand the Buy ^ Sabiifil ^CQ cl^ E«ACnifid0:iQ the lf«A tulJ f I toth!t9i*m fumifli (heir r«^ >iiido0iBr«olua- |ock» CutoKuAtr ^Hte and Shirt; Princely;^ Kiftinguilh &Mot. * contribiNti- confidoring cfaMt cei) Uy^^ neat^ft it Col Mbifi» wp&fcom chencf » whileCoL Vtub coorCbof DWittO oeftations we ac .ig^ For while bra vaftfiaEpencd lop ae home from timej Which oc- nbaique again ipc licion, if poffibk. of AffiuHtfaiRi^ indefetigibkG^ i it. ; HoWe»o*%^ irdMtireduAAon^ot tehWasiApteitt^" to f t ^tagciM^^^ le rirr4dC> i i|ii M i r> itifikOaeail '^ ' y <»fSaln|h i-r^pnip" pnwFW to^ha' Smtbi wbofeifirft fdzurd Wat by Sir5c^4^ /2^JM Co^^ft tor theCroWn of Grm Britsh, in th» ILetgtt of King Htmji thtftvmpb ; but lay dormant liU the Year i6aj. In wfajbh time, Sr. WiMmii AUstMtUr, Who was then ont of the Secretaries of Stite for SeptUmi^ and afterwards Earl of Sterling; had a Patent, for ic from Kmg Jamu, where he fettled a Colony and poiTefs't it fome Years. : Af-\ thar Sh Diiwd Kkk was Proprietor as well as Go- tusroonr, but did not enjoy it long ; for to the: farprize of all thinkingMeii, it. was given upiuoi to the Frtneb ; but Oliver Who had a forfeeing •Byefof the danger chit Would eti&e unn^the Bri- tijb Intereft, from Its being in the hands of fo po- tent aA'Eoemy^ retook it in the Year 16^4. and io no laftcrfTreatles Would b&per(Waded to fur- render it: Yet in 166a. it was again given up» snctfthe Shame and Scandal of the Eitglifh. Monffeur Alpiiiv«/ was then made Goyernour, who built a fmall Fort at Port Roytl, which lies ff^ tl^a edge of a Bafin one League brqad, altd t^o ;long, about fixteen foot of Water onroiio: iida^ and fix «c fewo on the other* where theln^ tebitantf . drovje » confideraUe T«» >// the ^, ^r .Majf^y'a^^p ()ri^|#«„ attend* *»«iA* J!WW* with, ^varal Tfi ]^.(|rgkpf:^af i>togiag Y^itl) him Ha" i Maieftv's Royal Coonnand to ih<- fovartl OnuriM muTi of th« Msjftetufmif, Ifntfbsmffhire, Ctwm&in t&t tnd RMt-Jflmd, to be aflifliiig in rkc fiu4 Expedition { who very readily obeyed, and lupply'd their rcipeAiTe Quota's oCoood effcAiv^ Men, with Tranljporte, Provifion, Skores of War^ 9Uo$s, Cbsflthit, Ckirmgimt, and all Necefiariet for the Service. Col> Nkbtlfm wai appointed Gtimsl md Ctm-i muUtr m ebfrf, who Efflbar^aed Stptmbtr iScb/: from N0itt0sit$ having with him ■ ■ " Her MajeftysShip th« Dnfm, Commador*^ The Fdlmutb ■ i ■ Capt. RUUh The Lniffitf Capt. QwJm The Fawtfiam, m *> -^ Capt. Psfitf The Vrwiwet GsUy — * Capc SMfib«A The St0r Smh Cape. Rtdfwu and twenty five lefl^r Vcftk, with open Floats for carving Boaidc and neceffiirici for tha Can* non. The LtmdWurcts eoiififted ^jhn Rtghmms- of poocj whcroof Col. yH§k was A^tiiimn-Qm^Ag %\tUtffUt Mky. GoL WiItm, Col. T^Mir^CbH Whrnifti and Col. KtMliiigt had CommiflioiM fiu)# thetA«omthej9iM«». The Wind proving Mr^ th«y ail fafc arrived in fii( Digri, exdepting Captv* 7>^ who at his entring into the Qut was loft with twenty five K|en. Nest pay fiGouAeiid^ Wai waihcl4» uA Averal petaohi » ■ pc. P^M pC. Ssutkuk pclU^fan* «h open FloMi Bt for tho Ohi* )iA. TMtr,€iBlU MnmiflioittMi^i^ I proving HAty sxOeptingCipt' fie Qut was loA ly fiGouiieil.w iti#^t$ ordered idforchehcccif and Col. Rtdnaf, with a Compuny of MMrlne}] itvra appoihrcd on the Smh fide ofthe River where che Fort ftodd, and fupported with one hundred and fifty Men more under the command of M)ij#iv», Capt. 5oM^«il, and Bfigincer Ar^M, landed on the Nmk fide with a Company of GrmisJart, commanded by Capr. M^^r^' After chit Orden were {^en to land the whole Army, which wai done by four a Clock in the Afternoon. The Fort fired on them, bnc did no Damage. In the Evening the Btmh^ t^ came op, and faluted them with feven SMs, which number che Fort returned, but withouc Execution. On Tburfiay the twenty fixth ac break of Day, tho Gtmr^l march'd with che Ar- my on the SoHth fide, the M^ine$ in the Front, Col. XcMKaf ac their head, Col. miting\ Regi- tnent in che Cencer, Sir Cbwht Hokfy In che Reer* and Major Uvrngjien with a Party of /«ijM# flinking ihe Bod|r in their Marciv Towanli Bvening die Fort fir 1 very fmartly, and fo did the 9ninh and Imiiin^* wich cheir fmaff Arms, ai tfaev lay behind che Fencei , «irho killM chree of Oiir^>Mao. Upon landing the Stores, which «v«l0 bronghc op in cheNighc, the Enemy dif. dMrgtd R&eval times from the Fort- Next X>«f wa niouficad Axne of our 4 ) InjUmtt ofLiiitning, Mud m elm4t •fSmti^ •• After that Lieut. Col. BaUmtim with hit Com^ pany from the Fleet, and Lieut Col. OfffftoOk Col. yttek on the Ntrtb, wich four Companiei more, came to the Gmtr»Vi Camf : Every Regl- Qient wai now preparing for further En gay menn, the Cannon being all landed ( Lieut. Gd^ JUmff with thite hundred wai ordred to Dm F^eimtt the Boats being conftintly emplovadlfl going and coming with PrbTlfiom and au foiii of Warlike ^tores. On fWi/«r the twenty niiNh two Tfmeh Officers^ a Foh M0Jir Strgedi^ and Dmmmiry came out of the Fort with a Flag «f Truce, and a Letter from Moinfieur 5«p«fc«/i; ba- to the Gentrtif refpefting fotne Gentle«0men that were terrified at the Noife of Btmkn pMyiflK hit PitxeAion, and that no Incivility or Abuia might be done them, which was grahted.. S^ Dfty the Cemineli of our adVaneid Guardt^if- ooveffe4 fome of the Enemy near the' Wood«» whom^ey purfued. and took Capt. Allii9 t Pri- foner* Q9»Hr zft. the great Qum were placl ^ tl^eBMeriefi the MmMrt were iUb piantod, andtvfeoty feurjQ«Atmf at a little diftanee from the ontw«rd Barrier of the Fort. Thefeall plf/d upon ih6 Fort with good Effed ; the ^mk\M (he fiime time firing their great OutH.inli.tlfpr^ l«rs upwi <>•• The General fern 0»k7Mr:«Bd Cepr. f4h^r«itj with • Summoo^ ■«>li(ilMlar Stifer/e4^^Qof0m9vifi t^ deliver Up wpjiwt for the ^een of Great Britain, ft t^ef lll|idoit^4 Ri on Oi up tk by thi wli ciclet ol C^fituUtim were drawn up and figned by General Hicbolfen and the GtvtmoHr. Upon thi» feveral Compliments pafs'd on each fide, which were font by Major Handy the Ali-it- Qtrnf : And on OHolttr f ch the Fore was deliver- ed up. Upon which Major Akkrettmiy, with two hundred Men, five C«fMiM, and eight SuhsU '$$mu, were ordered to cake poilcffion thereof. Citpt. JMvifin marched firft at the head of fifty Graiiadeers ; Major Aklnrertmby, Caot. Mafe^um, QBpt.BMrtlttt, Cape. Adams, and Cl|)C. !;*», fol- hawtod in their proper Stations ; the Gemral, with Gol. Vttcb on his right Hand, and Sir CbarUi HMrf on the leftj With Monficur BmtvtntuH Mnd'WG«utitt who were Hoftagctfj and then ihe fitkhOffietrs, with a great many others advanced ID ratn bMtingi Cdlotirs fl^niAg; IM (Bii& ftftbUkfttd ; CMhk (Mlying their Rtofpeds «o 4ii# Gtiitnl as they f»mad.l)f ^ in^ theii out Airlsr; eii(te4 the t'ort, boiftedthfi £^»«TJii^» ukLidninlei the t$f(eiKV Heakh^iiting tM the Aim «otad the! Sort {iss Ukewife did die Men of Wlr> tqd. othi^ Vcffels in the RUren ^^...v..^ ;W- On the Suece^ of iheie her UajsftyVAm^s i» pay x)f Thank»Ri!King wu fobinniz'd j ilid agse^^i able CO the AisHcIeeofCsipMiiilariob^tliree l^tflelt were appointed to trtafport the . Soldiers naitt Banet,t h&ng two htindrenjnd fifty ei|;i^ } whd* ^iides the. common AHowince^ (hid a oortflifenH bleOgckvof #in«^ Bi;aody9.Si^« Spice, «oda-« th?«w, and three Wj4v iSuidea, fhoi^i^o Jto: the Qoveroopr of CuM^ic^aipauethe Bnua^utaj^M. CaptivftfH) w^/it^ttihitits boail ^4atteES utett here. TJtoio feftjimvd iKai it FiM/ <^i^c«ii« HoHle» 59H0 coiicteoullf «iiiefkiil|4-hiinji; From .thenoe t^My went tojifasi.Itfand^ ofif^aUji whet^ they fiie^>wh ^ftf^X^anooi «ad^|c^i meny Ibdians,. WAdei Wtttpnt and »^hl|dn4}i^ where V(«te tW9.£^/«|irPriro«em^^ka» frvJkM^ before ai jS^mfA^fili^iNw. ^T|w» aayk^MifiiMrifM^' qfthePKiibne(«niadeht9[ir«ll>e^irta» m IdtoA> Hrh$:re h$ was hpntkig wiilr lih Maftarj canyli^^ uQihhii» bothi hb.CanoO «nd Gun^ irid kfthinti btthM 1 whieb fo exafperattd xbmMumfyHutt when he got from thence* and taifMwhieto!Mi(^tf( w^ *htf Qia MM loft Moi arHi « -■- -« veil dif tnt fer' 21 dfhk ■1 . 1 <>i »i i i i iu^j ii I jiininin i ■IP P' M lpt6tt to iih# }en ottf Aniljr; J, aoddnr^ ins Mted tlMt! * • ! I > . . ■ • ^ A^i ,r/ ■ jefty VAm^i^ i^ ft Auet ytttdt Soldidrs noitt ty eij^l^' i wbd> kdaoaiilMenN » Spice* «Dd 0<« y fotilie faNd 111 of vW«r A(i» t, flioid4#> «a t ''Mstten s^tM9 nit«ltkitlpiiiiiin« iKand' ofii^iiM OT«■d^elv|ciBi|t n^. irid lefiuiinti mi-t i lf - -m •^' " ' ' •""" tff) Hi«^lf(itdi«tifi his HaAdv feady w lin^ him ttt« UttA flibkc^hidndtSci'tridyffini inttr^f (he W^ ^y^f^hdJ.Tlfro'^ borHblfe !IMem oikl ^A«lciiin%' Ifeht^^ti! iordcdr mr head Kivefs^nd'lMlics^inl linri^ cimei Ktiedflc^iispftiMv!||flGir8eiHiffiiK« ^^hottD^l ofi^ogti^mA iWnileeifo'pQOdii^^iiHicIt^ that in dbany platii tl>ir«#^iitMmaultf thisffi^t ;tlif0' rhetiiqiriiilaff^ If S^ihmc^iMlRQediir^^iidkihvway iiaderfodi fii elim|tii:rdtalf!f,2itat4ciilwiahiioftYidKt»>^ taffcait oiiithoi&dM:iMb kfr In a.fdiMJ!4uillar^atMl« hetftg thirttien in 'numl^llr; <»i^cb I Sfff M l rh0y ctrfied fdvetify MUe» >t Llind, thra'nfhe Woo^i tOtt loe, ind thto pmti intfaooiMtyMilcf by Wiceri eroffing the Lafco. 7liey4id.f pod olFtHdi Barkfqrfdaf elWcntif t Bnt fiorbeiii||^(bcafe* iii!aBdi«f||flilftUes'they pnght to be,joli;3U!r kh# VKftfiaf?StQ9ad they were!ambBfli'df;by.e flbdyief Mwrn^iftU nvcdt naMnKi a deMitfup^ri# SriMfy toelb «im^M tlHlfd i|nteh^«hcTMr#e Oalowlitfaf oae>sr«i;hieh (b rur||»i*3##liial iwit^iritliolit Migfioat^ftoti fenr dayirteiifea fttadifcrt liii miitti' «Brfiiiraf)theai,bBt,«Mid afttdifeoniitMiyL 0|h| •r thK ihteirai teriMlttfiMaii^tdif <«hi^M' bettkghc(WtM,r ilrhittfii* CoUiM Mi teiafi ly^ifidBR^ the^fewihil^fattnopelil! g P WHSii l iil fc' iiiir«iMa[iisgjhi»>C0Vfi^o r He m»m0mkUkiM •I gaod Ttoipt«'* ny MppeMs«kU 1e\lan4ertlMir r ai pti^* They then W)k J*h H^t^^^ ^^ikuikr^x tbfy GVirkd to Cni«^ and efter chat kitt*a 3F«fii^ AJ(< u^\i}f9^ riding to tiaMy- From thenet iheyt wfgt t^ ^iW^*^^* ^hera theywonnded Majoc T)$^, who ibon after expired ; he wai a true Iot** er of bis' Country, and had very often diftin^ ^^*d himle^ a GcnOanian of good Valout ana Coodnaj^. -•' Aimnt» ad. between forty and fifty Fnmb 8t IniuSf fen on Wwttr-JfyAm, where they kiU d a Woman and took two Men, one whereof waa ^r. ^«n4tf«» Fktditri which was the fourth time o| his OmtUrity : but he wai Toon redeemed b]^ the Gftrdum. The week after they «ime with « far ftperiour Number, kitt'd three, and oarryeda? rmu one of the (lain they barbaroufly Skin d|i «»{ liiade tl^fidves Girdles of his Skin. Tfa4 Irf^that fen this Seafon was 5F Col t^^f^^y '** H^duaJdii of P#J R*f^ upon ^^rttv^^^^^'^^jMj^f^^^lJl^ ^efented to the J|--» •"* f**^' .SmSS- Adfimage that would tocrtte rinto «• Q^l!^ Aereby. that heobttihed Orders for a fuflcteit SSceXthV Sea and Land, ^i* .h« afiat«da of the fevaml Colonics. ^ Ajid for the better «- ^dUine the fame, hfe fetCia the Uttdr e*d rf 5(frii. iSmetimc^beforortie Fleet, with «|^ Orders uato the federal Qof ernours 6f f «J Sif-' ect their Quotar's of Men in retdiuefi. He Jr* fwed ac B.fi<^ on 5F.r«e thd ei^th, X7ij^tpih# great Joy aid Satisfedkion of the Coumty. A feongrefs heieupon WM^appoliited ■« Ni^H^ iSkheiog neateft the Center, where the "J"^ SJU««?rtoet, witKafijrt Retortion of ^^^^^ nTtha imoorfint Affkin-: On the »fth the pro»Mt&betheFleet: ^P*" ?*«;*» *!^iS5 Sf Guards, .rtd ^n^rnt^'fJ^S^^Jt'SJ^ Arms to reoeWetbem : And as his E*f«#J^ WW no?}et returned, the P«ntleineiiof Ae Omn^, andothcrs oCDminaion^^^t to«>npw^««; * Brigadier Hi«M»a$ Commaii« jn ChSbf 4 ' th^e her Majeftrits Troopfj;^ Sr. Hj^jAj fifteen Men of Wte, forty trwilports, a Batgi- on of M-«>e, and feven l|<«««. undeir Cojoj^ KirM, CoHon«l Sigwffrf, Bni»di^r . H«l. ^S2S Cfiini who tovi ■PP« Amu was I ofl^ wM It !?^ how Kini cp»l '^ Oqi WW tioi tiM ^^^;»Mi^e^SiM* mm. r pm« r»p^ led with the Whdrofora Raautny re- 7, chftgrbit to the Crnv*' r I fttfllcicnc the affiftanctt he better ex^ letter cAdof with exprsfr k'&iik/jp&M. to nefi kU^t* X7II. tiD'ihd Countty. A- ir^ theievferit mbfcirrying the aftli tho leBty* whidi lah cHvXtOopt ttwece oodiBt 9f the Cmmdl: o Clt>n|pr9tul#t« riti ChJbfud FSr. Htfutmk^ icb ednfifted ol orts, a BMi-' tmdct ConoBet, IH/I|«?, Colionet >^/i^fr#/,Co;oB«*i(*iibind CbDonel Kmiu, with upwtrdi tAfm A m ^ Mhi who arrived fafi in JjiBlth, «^ e^eimp^d ^ iJod^ JUsyUtiJ, where th'I^MwM/ invitied the G0««f«Mr to view them under Arms. They made ^he lineft ippcarance that wai ever yet Teen or IcnoWn if| Amtries, Her Msj^ out of her Royal Fawmt was alfo pleafed to lend fv^ Ships with all manner of Warlilce Stores, lind a' fine Train of ArtHtry viktk forty Horfes to draw the ftme. • It's furprizing to thinic how vigoroufly this E9P^itioh\^as forwawkd, while at Bofim, althb' a Town bui^ Eighty Yclrs ftanding, out of ■ howlfi^ WUdemefi J yet fearce any Ttum hi the KlpBlom that whete^ Stores are hrid up before ) c<^dMrc effi^fted «ke fiunetnfo ftort a tiWitklB. I ^^v ■" V-' i^ ■. . . . ■■ ■ i- IJnnz'i "."■ ■ Every nn» nMBM^P ipfffM tebk'd. With * StTiJItag *L j2l the fcrnfl btwR «« n^«5?l- rtllngR. ful Stfongt] as fiD9«RftRi to thtf Puw cr ts Stty}c9- v«. »' .»■■■■ gfter thcqM ffPTPS Movips foggy* ind the Wind frelllfiiili MV' m^ aik*d the Ptiifi what was haft ■'"■ ' »dllkftef tiM whol* Ootitttry I* and M ,a-K-*i!***)'** ilwm*** tn^ tWMif Cen* ^^mV^MftM Afofei fome ifflpating k i# It/biir moft lo TrMchtry, «id^ the fa- cMt fnfluttiot of foiM Matflconcentfl ihtn at If^Mii ocfcerwife why woald » matter of fucb fail Ifiippr(aiio»to the Britiff lCtnfcdom>be hufli'e ap in menor, and the Principal OiRcon nflt Sonf monMioipfMar. tfthe Admird wat in faoto where(brd wa»lienoteatf'd to an Account? Or wtiy ^ not iha Ommth/ to vindicate hknfd^ lay k ReniOflftMn^e4>efoi*c lUe Council Board t had tffe;/^««/lf «rho( w«« iiitfarlli from hence ^lUff great a Gharge fo the Cbikniry N^ ftpreftnt «M- i6nin af true nghi) been examified? Btiti|flea4 ti^rcoft, Wfaiift «Hchourb«ili9aflk\liOBeQHiPioii. However one thing ilirtNiatltable,; Chit among efioi|fc thai! were ftijiWnMll^ Mid loft theirtWet, thertf Vvaii hoc one Uttf^ #(rHMi ihac li^bfif^l to l^i^^l^ii^i among ihemt - - ' -/^ -l ' CQllonel Nt^H^at tMWjUflatm wia lindoftri^ ittM^iti gaNlbg the AiMM leady ibr imiaymkb « cMttdiriMa'lKMrtMft^ .,..,. J AiJlMwi^ ai wei i« laag^fii ^^WMOf iofTblP J^MmU liMf, «Atieli ba«t«o JlifiM^llwii tha 9&HMfi^ Bit fuftat^hii^vMi ready ti^emMr^iii mHSi^afilStf Pirafte»iMt beMUie t^lNt^Uffiefeaf; tfhefKld^praeeeM,4il#wh«M AMr wfatdpro- t»(^««t<|;6«ien cot d#j^'6^«^6|iMvibe ^tiftwr Flfeet^ mMortttiiei the 3fN»i|/areW bjlf 1||| ttiieir AtixiKkdat ffidimeft ^iftt»Mii$h w'iiShfixca AimmRni, being adffi*|l ^^ 'riif d«ft|ill'tftic was fWHiyGeff ipnting k i# , «id^ the r«- intfl ihen at ..r of fucb loni>behu(h'e wat in (mM /IccMfit? Or ce himrcl^ Ity (Boird) And in hence ^M9 feprcfofit 'f0i^ ? Batweid ile,;cMt tifiong lOfl theirlivM, het%4lbo^to wMMttftrt^ IMMM reedy ibr i> ^iheiiiuiek- ^^»^llWlf tM idycft^enAir^nl t'iBec'il Hfdeieif; #fii^ w^atd'pro- Hiiil t ie fc ?^«Mf s«»bj|f 1|V their d«AiiiCkftiic«us MikinK on them. Sogrtet wti ourlefiln ihU Bn- icrpfite» that it iUf«<^d the whelf .ipp«IKrr ^e* ven Yean after ; ai the Advance l(fisi^f|Cf of lb much Ntoncy and PrDViTioni might weA do* And kai.inuch flulht tht Enemy j for out of the ruin* of^ur Ve^eli they not only got much Plancler, Imfe fortified their Caftle and out Batcetiei with a tonffdirpble Number of Cannon. They moreo^ ter ftirr*d )jp the Fmcb and InJUnt abpuc Amnafa' ki R*ii4l CO revolt from their Ailegiance tp ths envm. C|ipt Pigm being ordered up t)ifi Rivef for Timber to repair the Fort, wai vioienrl'^ at- «B»kt by no left than one hundred and fifty, who ktl^ the whole Boats Crew, wounded the Fort M/^nad, afterwardc very barbaroufly Murdered hini : They llfo flew Capt. Fo4it the l^ngineer, bet^ievar|il othen^ and took thirty tour m them Priloneri. Soon after thii, we ware informed of the Arrival of our Jirifi/b Forces in EngUnJp Of| idhft 9th' oiOSwtr kt Pirtfmemb, where on the jlfth. following, the AdmiraU Ship the iJgar wtf •ccidantafiy blown up, with^oo Seamen and (e^ Ircral other Wople on board, all the Otnceci bainf onfliore. The reduAioii of €amuU was a matter of f^eet Confequcnce^ not only to the tnterel^ of New Eitglmid and the adjacent Colonies ; but alfcMO Che whole Bnt^ Empire. Not that in it felf it II of fuch intiinfick Value ; for that the, Cold is 4b great, end the ice fo rigid, as toimbargok more ^lan half die Vear : But as the ingenious Mr. Dummtf c4)Mfyes in a Letter olhis to a Na- yii Ltri in the V^ar 171a, the Confequence would be yocy valiiaMa i for as it extends ab9ye (n , K a one ii II ( 6i *"H«wr-*- (MM thouftad Letgoei cowards the Mfffififpi, h^ would icqukt « vaft confbmptSon Vdariy w thtf MifiUfit Maouftdtsry to iu^porc it j'ther^ biing fogrtic ■ nninbcr of feveral Nations that Nto behind, which bringdown vaft quandciet of Fun of all fortf, at amount to i|n Inccedible Sum. But her Majcfly*! Royal Aim, at he notes, was not fo immediately to advance a Trade, as the Seai« rlty ind Peace of her good Subjefts in Nmk Am&ri€» ; being thorowiy apprized that fo IpM ■s the Frtnch mhabir there, lb long the EngUjk would be in hazard. The Hmlfm*t B«/^ Company, as well as Ntm^ f«mnll«nJf have given a melancholly Accounc* of the many Ravages that have been cortiglited there by the powerful Affiftance oftholkSi/vw ps. I'm not irifenfible that many have blamed l^twEngltmi, and.caft the Odium wholly on them tor not fucceeding in this Emerprlze ; but why NmfEngtMd Qiould be branded With foch Infamy, I never could yet hear theGrc»pnlfly or Any Realon ^fi^ed* but what fprung from fome capricious Brains who were no weD wifli- ers either to the Caufe or Country, ;ind would iligmatize us if poffib^, as Enemies to the Ckweh, end Difloyal to our Sovttrigm. But why Ene- mips to the Cburei ? or whereih is it th^t w6 dif- fer from them ^ fave only in thfe Ctrtmm$it, whiclt' none of them will illow to be-ElIentiaL We indeed are called Diffmttrsj but* nany df thofb- that are of the C/Wr^, dii^eot fl|OMtt from ant •- nother than we do : F6r Whit ^ dUibnt fropa, is, (as they themfelves term it j ^ly in nwttwa m. on •ndl fnpi affij CM i^*ai-. .iinir --. Mejjifirii, hi istrly of thf ther^ biing lions that Hvo tittet of Fun ^leSom. Bnc let, wai not , M the Seci»« :ai in N«f«* I that To I <^ the EngU^ well at Nmt* y Aceoanr* of sn cortijilRted >fthoft&i/««" f haTi blamed m wholly en lit Encerprite ; branded With irtheGtopndfy It fprong from I no wen wifli- ry, ^nd wbold IS to the Chmek, Bot why Ene- licth^t w^dif- rtmmuff which? EflentiaL We nany of thoKb- Ri framofiea- t dipmt froDiy ily in matwk 6P9 i|fePl&a»« 4:t ( <> ) ttrs from their own Artidu tf Ftith. ts not oiir. Mrim the fame ? the SMttb as Mtitf folem- nixedf and our Mode of Worfliip alfe|reeaMe to the primitive Conftitution, as any other Church in the World ? Not but that we have deaenera"' ted from the pious Steps of our Fore-uthersf yet I am bold to fay, tnat as to number, there tie at many fincere and good People in New- tm^smd, as in any one part of the world. But I beg pardon for this Digreffion* which is only to wipe dir the Calumny that is too often caft upon us. Now as totwr Ltf^Uy^ fuch pregnane In-' fbnces may be given thereof, as win be farpri-' sing to Poflerity. Witnefs our generous and no- blellndertaking in the reduAion of ?m Rty^l nnde^Sfr H^titm fhift j and after that in the Tear x65ink,in our defcent on CaimJUt where %re loft many hundred bravo> Men, and at our own Coft e^qiended upwards of cmt himirti miffty tlnwfni Poinub in Money, without any Allow aoce et Afliftance from the Crown* After thia a n^ defcent on Ftrt-Rofsl, which altho'we mifcarriedin that alToL yet as Mr Daanwrob* lenres, we were not difpirired in ralfing another Body of Troops under the Command of CoHonel i^btifm. And all this under the oppreffi* on of twenty Years War before by the hyeneh end IndUmt, Yet in the left fatal Expedition, we fupplyed more than our ^tu which the Aum affimud ; Befidet great Sums were advanced to furnldllme Briri^Mroroes, which but few Townk ip the lUngdom-iHhf ifmi/ were able to effeA r end none conld^P^'ft with greater Alacrity and fMrfiilMii ef^iilihtti wf ^id, ' '^ '■4i^r .■■'■■■•■ •'•''■ Al ■^ iiAiViK iltit ■!> I ni*» III tmeimmmm (70) ^ In ^ Hiftory of Sr. Sekafium COhii, whlctilP befoi9 fil^M wt were informed cbar Ka cook thd gr^ic R|«*r'or $t. Lamenet for tfoe Crown oifirMl B^xmtn the Reign of King Mimrjr the ieventh^ which ■ccofdinf; to the Frweh Hifkorjun?'. con« ttinsalmof^ sooo Mileft in length iin(i 84P tl hreidthj Scituare between the^ych^d 64(h]Dc* grees of : Umh l^aticude, which ufces in Jii^iui^ StemfhundttmJ Bnd Tm* D« LtkertuUr* ThiigR|lt Territory in the beginning pf the lift cUnti^i W the Contrivance of foiha th^n nt Hefn\ wgi tr^lt^-^"' iiffrtiitr *^S whp Ance that hive Aii|^iMi||ir^#^M% «rpecii«^ ly at Afoiml lbi< and Jt'VlMiliTba laKer k dailcd a City commanofd by i Cafttei j#i»^' were eferywa; vourtng to ilir upthe ivi/ii iloence them to mtfke>f>: f^yitginiai tvhefe tl 0f tbe^ Ttldtines : \3[ V IJDm^er was rKiftd^ wl 'K-'i it taA^fidlli- .«fi tb«^l9rd!efrs a gftit mwif a eonfid»rM»k .? ■■■*. ■■<' "•'^•'^■'"'^"'^"^^•--■"nfin^Tri im whc the Sb»t upo ona £mi imd wh4 4oi rtoi ed^ #•« l^Ni thai Mar, the 1.^ hn cook th0 the feVcntbj 'torji^nr* con- •nd; 84P tl ind ^4th;Dc* ;esinyf#4^i r. this Mil lift Gcmriiyfl It HeH wii iwiip finae thit nprft ffpociii^ ;Th« latter ift Caftlei i0iidk im^t ■gtinn » Gpumryilii^ Irtfali wouM bt 1 ofHs hMre4 umt «wa FiQimg > pome Opoff^v* »v«al Cipttveiy i^H not tk)*K cry wtr 4ftd^- ^ it taA^IMlli- 1011 th«^l0rd!$rs l^f gettt rtittiy I't «onlt4^r|i<»k < i i , » m i j » n wii»>y (7«5 imd&ftroycd four Toww, befidei mmet^ mtny whom tlw^ t0ok Prifon^s.* Soms qTibcy;! were (upj^fedib be the Studites, who are »Bfaficli of the fdw N«tip«i. Anoth«r Tribe. celkd th4 Sbselumti inade many Incorfioni ok CvativA ; lepoii which Col. Oiii the GoTcrnour comnuffi- OfiBted Capl. Haft'msi and B> ■■ .1 the Imfceii Emperour^ who watin Leafgae with the JS»|fiib ; •f^aifo C»pt.Jf'w>' cd ^ftiti:.4riMMs&Mi aa^hb -wai'trwdttiiig theRofd.fcpm Mr. HilmtJ t^li^ •3pnmOi$ify^millf^ftiWdM Boy and IliliiiiiiMir, m(ii4mmm P^^^ lAt Miflr «*^ POK!! •MUMlUi C ttjTrSJ. »a th«e 'Mite, hirtet u A SlTmill with » went miny thou6nd of masrd, Aboutthistime fifty of our B^^ went u^ ilierri».wcA-«4t/^. "^^if;. ffi^ S \ccQttnt of eight; lndi00s that th*1^ tod flj^ WSeraWe Wer ^bcfider which thcf h«d tak^, without ^f\^^^,.CneK '4utu xCt they •g»m came to opw* Y. "! hi. door, Ind feping to the <3f t£on mJ^^ *i2 mounded hi« Wife and knocht* T^J ^ ^ iSSwhibh theyScalpt,ryetaftcrwt.!^^^^ nw >«r^ then .«.^«P|#J2«.J5^'« ^^ jnSS pf whic^ th«y took »live^ !r^ LS Serid-Tnttec this thty^Moac.M^^*^'^^ tSk aJTSi J'^h i8th> fell ^ /^^SS whore they mti higher ,lhott£uiao( Htr^i as he thirty Frtiub I, fiirpriz'd e ij and took «S<* (k a retreat tiil titne proved « ntinuei untUI I^are 6f Gape* ir i3l!giiib who «A, wilk the thejthadflaiq^ IS' which the!^ Meib.h > .-' '^ ke wai^DCkin}!; )Q;;'chey!|lfo Ghillon i|ie waiidstt teoo- feen »t Amfi' ;hey woeiidei min, the lectee •XDompAoyll 1 took ■ l^ BfOfpBfr W » iffkerqtpt due i*>. . Mw ' ! ■ r ' l y ■' " • " ' .' '' ' y ■■ — ■ C 7} ) OR whicka Scout was fentin ptififit", btft imtft There was riot a Man at that time at home : hdweVer one Ssfier J':/^ * Ml^bnifiiMr| with IfiueCoU a^nd ochvun MrjTiliOqt itf fade them t but before they hnr^^^^in} nmf JMh tha 'two ftrmer wata bin*'' ^:t^. th» m-' h others 'Mirii«''\irSw , ■ — ." il l w l ^ « l^ i r " • '"J^ ^ ' ■ >" *
    Their firft AppUca- tion was to Cap Jmilf$j^ ft C4e$, dafiringthat the ConCsrince mteht Iw tbara ; bat tha G^nar* mm not willing fq w to ooodefiuid* order'ai6<0 beat F^tfimta^i, whata tbay aocatdingly qpat Jnif I tthi. 171 ;> thial MigaiBi iroRi SK J^\ three from XaMMic^lnclodiog iha othec. Sattl»> •ad an other A,diaOailMN(ices i wiMca Artides oC FacifioitiooweradctiiiNlap^whiclbl hava hi^ oaioanBexed. vi«. * ^Tlf Heraas far (baie Yean kft p|ft we have '•VV madeabrea^afouriFidelicaaadLa^ ' ty to tfie Crows of ^fMrMyn^ and kiva oimb 'mgensi iai^tiiSm tgaioi hat MijeOy'a |ii4flAa^ 5 tha ,-.,»„. ^.t ,..^-.-^i„. », fiiim I •in 'Ml tffl 'fal :*• tm *'an( •af •a»J :l •ill *bk Vnai *«!< •Ibl^ < c ■*. (., «! : *': AS (bon «« oionnted terfc in the tht near- « faf , they hiO'dCapc. and yet tnnf w, who iaA pnsdcoc Caro fc thanthxas d, andbelda thane was liti« r fidaw . , which the^ with a Flag 4)C r ftift AppUca- V, dafiringfhat Imt the Qnm* idbOfder'4|lt«» oofcdiogly qpet ia othct Sattl»< NirjAa«tt»S«^ leia Articles ot l»I have hai^ii: Apfftwebate iKcy aodLefih amalKwiBMdi Urn 0t,,„g,^Utmmmilmmti»IUtmm *»~ ■■"«•■ *1!be SiifA/IInhibicirtffche Araffaehufefii f^tnt- * iMmpihirit and other her Majefty's Tetthories * In NMr» Aaf /'mI ; and being no# fenfible of the 'Mireriai which we and oar People nte reduced ' vmo thardby ; We whof* name* are hereunto ' fnbrciftbad^ being tftietmit of all the Hidhn$ be- ' tanging CO tfariJgiUtSk, l^^thAimtg^tk, Am»ft' * trnkfTiganuhtf, f49M»kj Rivers of St. Jobtt't 'and MtHfimsek, partt el her Mtjefty^s Prorinces 'af tha MMjpttbufeti.Btf, and Ifca^-tiamffiiift, *«rhhin her MajeftieiSoveraigmy, hivtng made ' Appticitioii to hii fi^^Hency 7«^«f6 DW/tf>» * Eiq- Captain Geneial and Goremoar in Chief * to and tmti eha M Pto^htcet, that the Trau- 'bfef which we haveanhfppily r«is'd or oceafio- Vmtd agifnft her M»jtJ^/^ Subjeai^ the £«^///b * And oift fthrei may caaw iM have an end ; and * thie we may agam anjoy her Mejefty's Qrace 'and Favour : And each of ui tieTpeOivty fbr our 'lbl«ef> ahd in the Name^ and with (he free Con- 'Ant of all the InMms beldnging to the f^^eral ' Plaeei iatA Rtver» afottlkid, and aH oth^ inH- ' iNvi ti^ithm (he raid ProHndei ^i^trnffaebit. 'fiti-B^, and NtiiuHttmffiiirii hereby acknown 'it^lrig duf fafvesthe Lawful Sub)d»s -of our ^Soi^^ratgn ^^ ^f!f**^ ^^^i *n^ pMmiHng our '^hearty $ul|iniffion and Obedience to the Crown *tl(vMf Bhlfiiiii, do Iblemfrfy Covenant Ptqii^fe 'iffd Ag(C« with (he hv^ytfifk DuMtj, Got cr^ 'nonr, dndafi fuch as (han be hereafter in the * place otCisftam Gmtr»l ikvA Ooternour in Chictf '"6f the ftld TfetHntts and Tetritcrics ou tt^^a- ' i&|y^lihalf i(i form foRowir^ : Jiat ii *if^% ! afi^hnat forayar from and after ^hedate ]^a Jqf ^ (70 'pf thefe Prefentt, we will <^fe m^/™^'^: •aa$ of HoftiUty towirds all the; S«*M«f5» « . ' Crest Britain, and not offer the le»ft JJ*" «» , ' Viplence to them or any . o^^***^*","!^'!!^^^ » * fons and Eftatesj but wiB henceforth hold m4 *mainitin a firm and conftant Amity an* * Friendlhip with all the E««/iK wd wil never •Siteriain any TreafoniWeConfplrafy wi^tny , * other Nation to their difturbancc : That hof * Maieay's Subjeas the f^nglijh (haDand ^rfA^. * etly and peawably enter «?<>"' "'Ppi'.fS' *foriver en^y aU and fmgular .the ^«ht*of^ * Land and former Settlement!, Properties an* * PoffelTions within the . the Eafiim ?««» PfJ«* . * Provinces of tV.s MaJT^cbufits-Bay ■n<»_^-, * Hamflhin, together with the .l?»«ws ^'. * Shores. Beaches and Fifhei^l wubm the ftme* * without any Moleftation or Claim jby ^*ot*nr 'othtx Indians i2fidh^ in no wife Molefted w , ' (^fturbed therein i Saving unto the ^^^;i.''J^^^^ , * own Ground, and free liberty of Hunting. * FiftiinK. Fowling, and all other XawfuJ Libeiv :tM'Privikd|W,as onthe^eteven^^^^^^^ ' Antufi in the year of ourLord OnethwftnJ, 'fixLVred and ninety three. That for Mmw* * Wcty and Benefit, afl Trade and Cpmerce* < which hereafter may be aUowed bPtw.xt . the « EngliJh and the Indians, (htU be only »n f«<* Plj- « CCS, and under fuch Management and lUgulati- * ^.as (ball Inflated l?y her Maj^yV^^^vern.; * roent of the faid Provinces refp^ftively. • Tlnd to prevent MifcWefs and Inconveniea- * ciet th« jWi^i (ball nptbe jiaQjed ^r the- * p«fe«t, Of m ^y b»vc mtf fi«?^*yr C., , it forbear ill * Subjeds i- ' improve and K Rights of 'operties tnA' pftfts f)i feid ' ■nd Nnif-' dinds Itriets^' linthe OaMf' \ by us or tfiy ' Molefted or' e InJisnt their' of Hunting,' Lawful Libert' leventh.dayoJT Onctjioquind' latCorMuiiial' uid CooMroe* 1 betwixt the' Iyjnfuchi>lar» andllegulatt-' sftyV Gqvern* lively. Ineonvenienr' iQWed . for the > y Rom che r^' ! rpeftivc *% .... . t70 'I^Ajve Goverments to come htUf unt6 anf^ * E«2^ Plantations Or Settlements on this fide of 'Aictf River. [ 'That if any Controverfy or Difference hip-* ' |)en hereafter, to and betwixt arty of the En^Ufi' * imd the Miant for any real br fuppofed Wrong] ' or Injbry done on the one fide or the other, no' ' private Revenge (hall be taken by the InJisnt 'ior the fame, but proprr Application fliall be', * made to her Majefly's Goverments upon rhe ' ^'plilce f6r remedy thereof in due cburieof Juf-, * tice J ;we hereby fubAiiting our fetves to be ru^ ■ 'fid and governed by her Maje(^y^s Laws, a^' ' defire to have the'Protedion and Benefit of (he ' *fame. • .- . . -:^; ' Wie confefs that we have contrary to alt Fattli ' ' and' Juftice broken our Articles With Sir fyiSidm [ * fiipt, Governour in the year of Obr Lord God' '1693. and with the Earl tfBeOmmt in the year' f l<99* * Alid the afliiranee we gave to his ExceUenqr ' * fififbJ>MlkrEfq in the vear of our Lord Go^ * lyeai in the Month of jlugu/f, and 170;. in the ' Monihof .'^w'Fjr, notwithftanding we have been ' welh treated bf the faid Xxovernours. But we ' '^lefolvrfbr the fufture not to be drawn into any ' perfidibut Treaty or Correfpondance to the hurt ' of any of her Majefty's Subjeds of the Crowfi * oiOrtat Britam j and if we know any fuch, we ' will feafonably reveal it to the EngUpt, ' * Wherefore we whofe Names are hereunto *' fumeriVed, Delegates for the feveral Tribes of ' InJUns belonging to the River of Kenehtckf Amt- I rsf»C9Um^ St> Jobn*s, Saco, Admrnaek, and the V f parts iifliTiiiiiifTinrrii (78) « CnKmifionand Agreemcnti, and ilfo the Sunet- 'SKur feivti unto, do in ttt humblt ^^^, «Se mannw. aft our ^f^^^P^^J^ R^teS^ •for Mercy, and Pardon for an our P** »;«^, * oSi; HofilUics and vjoladom. i,^^£S^^ * JSying to beitcaifcd unto her Maiefty »Gtaw ••^ISr-andonbahalf of oi gJ^J. •gJS « Md PUwef afocdraid,wlthui Ac Sotcre^myf * Sw Mticfty of Gri0t Btitmms do again ackno*- « kdJe^and confefs our hearty andOncere Ote- « diSi unto'S.e Crown o^^^i^^d^^*^ * Wemnly rcni^. «»d oonfina aS ■ndjfjy ,^ •STArtioles wd Agreemeitfi cooti^lnad m the * M^^fty for her Ri^iaoetion wrf furthttOrie^-^ •W WITTNESS wereof we che DttoJM^jl- ' for Ke»iWf have hew»inioi«o« W«i*M» • Scab ihi$ uth.day of ?*fr> 171VV If- Signed »^*- ± MStOfibncB M tfbtefiild MhftSuffef- Brtby e«pof- hcrMaiefty' pftft Ketettj-^ Nif Froinn6t> tjefty'tGMco eW«> « (, mdill ovcveignty of iki acknow^ fificere Obfl- 9rit*mi atid do aiid every «i Kiincd in the lid before her farther Older. e DtlegMMe- j)£Mtf^ lor *'• and BMMftMM ott heiA en^^ Signed " (79) Sgned Stiied tad delWered in the pf efence of lu, SfmurThifi Signom mUVMiUj Aec* #* ^ Kmhtmut '■W SigmUR >jnL 7^*^ ■,^IP? Province 1 1 rt ' C8o> Province oiNew-Bamffbire. THeSubmiffion & Ptcificition of the Esfitnt lni$»n$ was'fnadfi •nd done the thirteentn XM oi Jnlj.ri1i%, kml^^^xt Regni R«gin« „«nc AfiiM^ i«fw»i4* Duodecimo. • "Trefcm, his Excellency Jo[.fh D^iU^fS^^ GgMin Qencr«ttn4' Qovernour in Chief, m. indovcr her Uajefty'st'rovince. of the «-#*<*-- yice-Admiralo^^hefaoje. Councellottrt orrfie Mdf- . ^ fstbufctts. Jmuth^ Ctrwm, Tnmtovfnfinit '■ John ApfUm, J$bm WggmfonC^ Andmv BeUbtr,,^ tbomat J<(<^m» '^ S^mnet Apphtoftt- Jehthd t'taifted; Jtbn IVhetlwrilbt^ Benjamid Ijndt. ^ ^ -^rw .%or a further Ratification of *»« Jreatj^l^ tarGentlemenofboth G^^"""*"" J*??;.^?! Tprtfmutb to C-M where » ««« ^i^^if ili^t 'were iffembled, to knoW the Refalt of rna^^ It being a Cuftom among t^em on all iuch Oo- SfiSi^f ft^tvc the whoto Qf lhi« TubH^^ J^pd of iftuf'Hsmffiiire, ml VstitbM, . Robert Ellht, Rich. IVMron,. . ," NdtbaH. Wurt, \tXQti.S»m. PtHbsUmt, JiiJkyMng, Jobn Wmtvnhlh Wjsi'ii'iiv (hire.- : f the Esfttm le chirteench gni Reginc In Chief, in; :he M*Jf$ehit- 'EBgUnd, and tw-Hsmpjhirt, » ■ 1 w, ^ ( » S ^ 1 '«»,. V Mr<, -*#■"" Af NIC J Lj^^' Its wMitfrom lody oC J«4m«. it of matters s n all Tuch Oo- — .c«o (bm ; hsvifig^ no other Record of conveying Cf Pofterity, but what they communicaee from Fa- ther to Son, and fo to the Son^i Son. Wh^n thf feveral Articlei were read and explained, by In- terpreieri upon Oath, {the Delegates being pr»- fent> ihey ftgnifidd an unanimous Coofenc and SatisfaAion, by loud Htiz^a't «|id Acelamaeionf ofjoy ti Many Prefimca uwrtt.thcn ivle ibem* which were thankfully, received;'4ttd crisry Tribf hM} iHeif proportsott given tint } bu( thcy were Cbr difordecly, th^t MtMM¥ faltho' ha Wat the chief Stiptmtre itotU the S0fttm parts) WMs rob'd by che MoMiJng of all he had I upon which he fnade • mifflfibt9 Complaint unto the £»2# ite^c Day» /0fcheMfmlint6 of liii yomw Men, ^o had ftolltetinay All K* Iha^ therefore be new Supplyo Bui Ulthor tbtir Govismmeni n To A* narcbieal, and iheir Qhieff have fo little Refpe^ and Hoaour fliew^ them, yet in their Council thfiy ohftrve a veryiettfellentDeeoniitii notfuf- (mki» iisy to fpeak but one at a time } which ii daltlar id^ ^wiih Mdi ^ f cemarMble Pathoi, and iuiprilMiiS GtaWtyj tlMt theni If naithtr Smile mwf mmar m br Pbferreidl, unfil he that fpcika hMiiiifliVI bia DifdourTe, who tkea fits doiKq* wA nfter Iliac anothat rifiKh> up. ■■^ti cr-.-, imiiiiii ' Th« Peace thus concluded and fo ^nnly rtt}6* td^f^e fltiatter iof Bnebnragminc to the Bsfitrn y Infaabkinu for refftitling their former Habltdti- om; whd were alfi^.itounMniiQoed and aflUted by eke Qovcmmem,:e^ ffom CtfffHptfrfMr to K<- mhtk fttMr> wbeoe kUtM Qentlemeik. who had laiiittiiAi oC Uiiidfgraaad 9 hadlBqd Acrci to M every ^^ (8t) tteff '«ne for Bncoungmene tbat wotild go' ani Settle } fiipporting ■ Minifter befidei ( for fomt time ) and employed a Sloop at their own Charge for carrying and re-carrying the InhaWtantit I with (heir Stock ; which gave fo great Encou- ) ragmentythat ieveral Towni began cO be fettled, ai Brmnts^ Tiffmm, Akgufts, Gtirgt Ttmi, be. In which a great many fine BiMldingi ti^rt ercA* cd, with feveral S^nif-miUst &^* ; A fifwf was alfo undertaken by the ingeni- ous Ddlw Nifjwi,' where twenty Vemls were em- ploy'd at a time. He afterwacei boilt a ftone Garrifon vtAnptfi^ at his owhChatge, Which was judged to be the bed in the Ai/&» Codntry ; and for a while was kept at the publick Coft^, bur afterwards flighted f Which occafioned the Inhabitant; ro with draw^ and then the M«w^ burnt it wii.. feveral other Hbulcs} r In XMi^rcii River the Stmpm fljlutf was allb begun and carvi^ on with lo great Sttccflft,iluit many thonfand Caggs were made in a Seajfon , and efteemtd as good atai^ that ever'oMiefiom HmlimglbotlUniftjii IMfideivaft quaoikiatfof >^pe Staves, Hogshei^ and Barrel, iMlloaid^ v.'ink, and Timber of all forts, which wwi not only tranfported to itjfm, but to foielgn pbite j Husbandry alfo began to thrive, and great docks ilf Cattel were raird. "s The F^rmb MffitmvUt pitii^'ting the^ltwth of thefe Plantations, ibpn animated the Jeii^iu tp difreft them, by infinuatfcig that the Uind- was theirs, and thatihe SiifAjflrtttvadedi their ^Proper- ties i which was a vile and wrong SuggefHon, for that thci^ipauyaiioi wect fion mi^Aiidint K? oold go oni ei ( for fome own Charge InhaMtants. gf ett Encott- it0b«fectl«a» fM Ttwn, «6C. giwereerea- >ythe \agfiiA' {{eU wereem- ,ibfiUc aftoae rge»^WchWi» Jftnt conmify ; i puWtek Coft, 0UMfi0titA the wn the *»**»*^ etc SttGCcftftWt : ever cim« fawn Toi) Plft^ — — - I and giwt i!^^i t lied the if^i-w^H dedtthelr>P«oP«-L S<,&c. (andone zealoufly iffeded for the Intereft of the Country) but he api)oin£ed a Gongrefs at Arnvfiek in Kenebeck River, in Au- 9U& 1717. where a great number of Initam, with the Chiefs of every Tribe accordingly met. And fome of the Principal Gentlemen of both Provin- ces accompanied his ExuUmcy to the place ap- oointed. The Complaints on each fide being impar^ tially heard and debated, theOriginal Deeds from the Ancient S*^4W<»r« were produced and ex- plained : having interpreters on Oath- The Ac- iicles drawn up and figned m the year 171 J; were again read and ratified, to the feeming Satisfaai- on of the Principal Sachems; who inclined to Peace; and imputed the late Mifcarri«ges unto the young Men, but were now refolved on a firm Harmony, and would in no refpeft violate the former Treaties. Upon thi? his £x«fle«c> made them feveral Prefems, which they thankfully re- ceived, and in acknowledgment thereof, returned bim ^ Belt of mm^am, with fojnc Peavowr Skins: ^.j. ..^ii.i&ii*JaB.«S'tf (84 3 After th\i they ^rink the Kings Health, irtd pro- lAis'd AUegience to theCtOwn o^Great BritaiH ; fo that every thing hfed now the promifihg Afpe^ of a lafting Peace- Qne thing I cannot here o- mit ; three days after our departure, a number of Injurs went a Dnck hunting, Which was a fea- fbn of the year that the old ones generaHy flied their Feathers in, and the young are not fo well flufnt as to be able to fly } they drove them like a flock of Sheep before them into the Creeks, where without either Powder or Shot they kiird at one time four thoufand and fix hundred ; for they followed them fo clofe that they knoekt them down with Billets and twaddles, and fold A great number of them to the ku^Ufii for a Penny ai dozen, which is their pradice yearly^ tho' they feldom make fo great a Slaughter at once* Buc before two years were expired, they again begao coinfult the Inhabitants, being fpur'd on by the Jefuits, which occafioned a Seeut of fifty ot fixty Men to be fent out, wh(^kept them m fome awe^ But in the year 1720. they be^n to be more ifl-" folent, and appear'd in greater Bodies ; upon which CoHonel Pf^ahon was ordered with about two hundred Men to guard the Frontiers, and Was after that appointed with Capt* Mwdy, H«r- iuan *Penb*Uovf, and Walnright to fend to their Chiefe for SatisfaAfon for the late Hoftiiitys which they had done in killing the Cattle, &c. The Indians fearing the event promisM to pay two hundred Skins, and for theh* fidelity to deliver up four of their young Men as Hoftages. After this they became tolerably quiet, but in the Spring grew «s iiHblent as bsfof 6 ; elpecially In Kim Witt lies Cap iufe( then Con ebaft Mot from brou the! did weel then nail mant and 1 appo Tun on.* the/ derif torn Bnt and oftl Far afte^ witi deal whe and! ■ *l t they kiird unbred J for (hey knoekt ,Mid fold A for a Penny rly, the* they t once' But r again began r*d on by the f fifty or fixty 1 m tome awe^ be more id-' Bodies j upon edwith about Frontiers, and »t. Moody, Hmt' 1 fend to their late Hbftilitys he Cattle, &c. lis'd to pay two slity to deliver oftages. After iet, but in the J efpccially m Kew KmUtk, where foma time in July they came with ninety Ganoos on FaJiJhalt Ifland, which ■ lies oppofite to Armfick, and fent co fpeak with Capt. T^niaBni/, who fearing an intreague, re- iufed. Upon which one hundred and fifty of them went over to himi with whom he held a Conference; efpecialty with Mounfieur DtU- cbsfe, and Sahafiian Ralle who were Jefuiti ; Mounfieur Croizen from Canada, and Sc Caftem from Vtnobfcot came alfo along with them, who broujght a Letter for Gtvemour Sbutt in Behalf of the (eVeral Tribes, importing, That if the Engli^ did not remove and quit their Land in three weeks, they would burn their Houfes and kill them as alfo their Cattle. Upon this an additio- nal Number of Soldiers were fent under the com* inand of Collonel Thaxttr and Lieut. Col. Coffi and feveral Gentlemen of the Council were alfo appointed to enquire into the ground ofthefe Tumults, and if poffible to renew the Pacificati- on 2 who accordingly went and fent Scouts to caN the Indians in, but they flighted the MeiTage with derifion. Hereupon the Soldiers were ordered to continue, and reinforce the Garrifons that Winter. Bnt in the Summer they renewed their infults, and on the thirteenth of June 1722 about fixty of them in twenty Ctnoos, came and took nine ' Families in Merry ■ meeting- Bay yXtioiiKA which they afterwards fet at liberty, but fent Mr. Hamiltmt Lave, Handjon, Treftot and Edgar to Canada ; who With great difficulty and expence afterwards got dear. They ilien made a defcent on St. Georges, where they burnt a Sloop, took feveral Prifoners, and fbugnc the Garrifen' Ibme time j and in a Month •nil' Willi' 11 1 1 iiil Mttfe'" (8«) Month after came a greater Body from P«* noyfeoty who kill'd five and engag'd the Fort twelre Days j being very much encouraged by the influence of the Frygr that wts with them. But finding they could majce no great impreflion, endeavoured to undermine it, and had made a confiderable progrefs therein, till upon the falling of much Rainj the Trenches caved in, which caufed the feige to break up, with the lofs of twenty of them in the lEngagment, as we were afterwards informed. About the fame time Capt^ Samuel with five others boarded Lieut. Tilton, as he lay at Anchor a filhing near Damam Govt : They pinion'd him and his Brother, and beat them very forely : But at laft one got clear and releafed the other ; who then fell with great Fu- ry upon the Indians, threw one over- board, and mortally wounded two more> Capt. Savage, Capt. Blin, and Mr. Newton, who at this time were coming from Annaftlu, and knew nothing of their Ravages, went into 'Paffa' matfuady for Water. They were no (boner aihore, but found themfelves hem'd in by a Body of /«- diant, the French bafely ftanding by and fuffering it. They wanted to divide the Cargo of the Sloop among them, and at laft fent Capt. Stfvo^e on board to procure fome Ranfome. But the Wind rifing, he was forc'd off, and made the beft of his way to Bo^on : Thofe that he left (after fome Difficulty and Expence) were releafed. Capt. Harmon who was now in Keneheck, went . up the River with a Detachment of thirty four Men, and feeing fome Fires, went aihore in the Night, where he caip^on eleven Cinooos: Thp Indians f from P«* 1 the Fort x>uraged by with thetn. impreflion, had made a n the falling d in, which the lofsol as we were e time Capti sut. Tilton, as amarit Cov«l ler, and beat got cleat and /ith great Fu- er-board, and ktmafolitf and snt into 'P4^' fooner aftiore, a Body of I«- f and (uifering r|«of tbeS/o*p ;ipt. S4V0ge on But the Wind ade the beft ot he left (after £re rcleafed. 1 Kenebeck, went : of thirty four 5nt alhore in the Canooos; Th^ Indtans Indians were lying found^he ^ire, and fo weari- cd, by much Dancing the day before upon the Succcfs they had, that they ftumbled over them as they lay atteep. Reports were various as to the number of /»^i-« that wer^ then ««•" i ^^0 fay eighteen, others "<>'> ■»"»"y rJf°J*S they brought away fifteen Guns j and at a little diftance found the Hand of an Englifhrnan laid on the ftump of a Tree, and his Body mangled after rbarbarius manner; h?ving,»^« J*'"S^ftv •nd private parts cut off: They brought away the Body, and gave it a decent Burial. It v«s found to be the Body of Mofes Eaton of Sahsb^. In this brave attempt of Capt. Harn^, which was efFeaed in ten minutes, we »«« "J "Jf Man. yet at the fame time a great Bodyof /»rf»- 12. lay near, who being ftartled at^heNcnfe that was made, arofe and fired feveral Guns, but did no Damage. ^ . . „ The Country at this time was in a furpr.zing Ferment, and generally difpofed to a War j but fheGmr»iwr?ndC(»«»ci/ could not readily come into it, confidering the vaft Expence and Effiw fion of Blood that would unavoidably follow : Sndes fome were not fatisfied with the LawfaU Sef of it ar this time : For altho' they belief the Indians to be very criminal in many refpefts, vet were of Opinion that theE»^# had not fo bunaually obferved the Ptomifes m*de to them of Tradinghoufes for the benefit of Commerce andTraifick. and for the preventing of Frauds and Extortions, too common in the private aeai- ines of the Englijh with them- But the grand IS^fc CO ihcmfsihc filing of ftrong Drmkto ■HMHta ilVlj.?-' ■---■-^'-'■^^' rilcin, which his occafioned much qUifr^Kng ana Sin and the lofs of many Lircs, co the/gretc Scan- dal of Religion, and reproach of the Country. His Exetlltncjt was fenfible of the Promifes that he made them at the Treaty of Pacification i which ho failed not to lay before the General Aflembly ; but he met with fo much oppofition that nothing could be cife^ed. The firing an Armourtr at the Publick Charge, was aifo encag- ed, but nothing done therein; Sothatdne Inditnt were full of relentments, and thought themfelvet wrong*d. Yet all this time they made no appUr cation unto the Government for redrefs, which they ought td have done by the Articles of A* greemenc, hut broke forth into Horrid and cruel Outrages, by burning killing and deftroying. Ac laft the Govtrnour by repeated Addrefiesifrom the; People, was obliged to call the Ceuneil togethe* to concert what was proper to be done, .who ad? vifed, to the proclaiming an open War. But their not cofulting befovC'^hand with, the other Otvernituntsvnt aertably a great ovesfight ) vyhq probably would have come imo if, rand thereby have help*d tofupporc the Charge, vMck no\i^ lay wholly on the .M0ffaebiifetu, and i^mrioff^ fiii$e> •; 1 ; ; !, i i'j 5B jj )o.>' .,( ■ , . .■ .....i:ii..j ..V r.--' OJ ti': A^* - .J ma li.' i ')riofi ' Tlf THereas the InJi^s iathhkini mc tafitm * VV perts of this fmvtmv, notv^ithfUndiog 'their repeated Submlfl&>ns to h\% M*j*Pf% ' Crown and Qpvern^nr» itheii puhUnkjiml lOr 'the 'thei 'Ma * not •ehej 'iorJ *Nur •ban * pan 'ihBC 'fta« Smii * mof 'plor 'Nfai 'defli 'and ma 'thdr, 'and 'mj 'oriel 'foUf , -^ Ma Jthel > irrfKng ani igretcScan- It Country, romifei ch»' 'acidcation i the Genetal h oppofition :hc firing an salfoengag- itthc W>*«' nc themfelve* ide no appUr tdrefi, which ^icletof A.; rrid and cruel tftroying. Ac jffesifrom tb« imci/ togethM lone, who ad-y J, War. But itk thft otb«« v«5fighti«?hQ -and thttebji , wttfch nov[« .: ::. •''^/■■/^ -;' kocvirtthftandios > his M*!*/?* puWiBkjiwI for tUmn * tha Government here cftaWifhed^ to demean * thcmu-Wes peaceably and tmicably towards hi« ' Sftir's good Subjeas of this Province j and * Shftanding the kind and good Treatment * ?h«Thave few cived from the Government, havj * Numbers in an ho.*^ le manwr^and g vendift^^^ ' banceio 'his Majeft^'s Sub|ias. ita th^^^^^^ * parts of this Province, ''^'"'"S jh«r Ca«eUr.a 'tWrtiftgdeftruaion to »f^« J^Infl^JJcL^^^ * ftate.; and in abufe Of ihe ^««^n^,f d Fotl^r * pkmdWr, delpoil, ana take cjapt^vc n.c.o - .. * Ntaiefly*s good Sdbjeas, to alTauli^ take, butn, » * deftcoy Veffels upon the Seacoafts, and Houfea * and Mitts upon the Land j to wound fome, and * in a moft barbarous, and cruel manner to Mur- * thdr others, of the Inhabitants of this Province J * and ih a way of open Rebellion and Hoflility to 'make an Audacious and furious affault upon * orie of^hilMajtfty's Forts when the Kin^sCo- * tours were fly ii^^. , .^ , . . ... 'Idothteeforeby and with the advice of hij 'Maittftf's Council, hereby declare and proclaim ' thfefaW £•#«»» lndi*n$t with their Confederates, 'toi be Robbdnv Tfaftors and Enemies to his * Mii^ay King GMtt, his Crown and Dignity t * widW «hey be henceforth proceeded againft '•Jifaoh: Williwg and Rcquim :^ . n hisMaic- * fK^*i «Ood Subieas, as they (hall \ ave Oppor: * tSi^to do and execute all afta of ittoftility ^againftthemi Hertby alfo forbidding aiu»» i !] (90) ' Ma je Ay's good SubjeAs to hotd inyCorrefpor.* ' dence with the faid Indians^ or to give fttd, ' Comfort, Succour or Relief unto them. On pe- ' nalty of the Laws in that cafe made 'and pro- ' vided' And whereas there be fome of the faid ' Indians who have not been con''.erned in the ' perfidious and barbarous AAs b^jorementioned, * and many may be defirous f,o put themfelves f under the ProteAion of thi'^ Government : ' To the intent therefore that utmoft Clemen- cy may be (hewn to fuch, I do hereby grant and allow them 'to come in and render them- felves to the co'jnmmding Officer of the Forces, ^ or to the refpeaive Officer of any Party or ^ Pa^'aCs in the Service ; provided it may be with- in forty Days from this Time. And to the in- * tent that none of our Friend Indians may be cx- * pofed, or any Rebels or Enemy Indiims may ' efcape on pretence of being Friends j I do ' hereby ftriAly forbid any of the faid InStms to ' move out of their refpeAive Plantations, oc ' fuch other places whereto they (hall be affign- ' ed, or to come into any Engl'tOt Town or Di- * ftria, within the Colony of the Mafaebufetts- ' Bay or the County of Tork, without being at- ' tended with fuch Men as I ihatt appoint to ' overfee them, at their peril; and as they 'tender ' their own fafety. And further,' I forbid aU the ' Friend Indians to hold Communion wnh, har- ' hour or conceal any of the faid Rebels, or £9e- * my Indians ; requiring them to feize and fecure ' all fuch that may come among them^ and to ' deliver them up to Juftice, • her< fDe< ftfia Tl was I cil-C Newi • N« chef fupp on «t chrol on St. wh] mer of] gral attj muj dull yCorrcfpor.- give fxiA, htm. On pe- idc 'and pro- e of the fatd ;erned In the rementioned, uc chemfelves cnment : moftGlcmeii- hcreby grant render them- of the Forces, «ny Party oc t may be wlth- Andtotheln- ians may be ex- ny Indians may Friends 4 I do i raid Indians to Plantations, or ftiallbe affigi- Town or Di- ke MaffMbufetts- thout being at- fliaU appoint to i as they tender I forbid aU the mion with, hat- Rebels, or E»e- feize and fcoire [ig them, aod to ^ I And « And all Military CommiOion-Ofncers are € i,ejeby authorized and comminded to put ihii f Declaration and Order in Execution. Given »t the CounciUhambtr in Bofton, the twtptjfftb /July, 17"- SAUVEL SHVTE. fcfiahmffaniy Sccr. GOD Save the King. The abovefaid Declaration (for fubftance) was aifo given out the Week after, at the Coun- cil-Ghamber at Portfm,nitb, in the Provmce of .^Nor£o' the Settlements in We.* were the firfl that were molefted. yet it's not to be fup^fed that the bent of the Enemies Fury w« on them alone, as fome ^o"^ f inu«Uf^^ at the fame time they interrupted the F.ftwry throuKhout all Nava-Seotia r many have reflefted iTthVGovernment for fufcring a Fort to be at s" Georges, as if that did vritate the /»J««' > b« why tht Proprietors might not make an improv- mem thereol, as well as any others on the.r ngh ofParchafel know not j confidermg that »t was granted from the Grown, and no exemption made atthe Treaty of Peace. Yet at the fame time.1 muftbe free to fay, that there was too great .r^ dulgengcatfirftinth^ Government m Meni^ /irt 'it,, mvt fo many Townftiips at fo gre«t 9 diftance to be Itid out at once, ttnleft they were more peopled ^ which hai fince been the ocbafion not only ofi^ vaft Expence, but a great effufion of Blood. The number of VelTels were about fixteen which the Enemy took at Canfo, as they went in- to the Harbours for their Neceffity ; which fo foon as Govcrnour Pbilipps was apprifed of, he (ummoned the feveral Mafters afhore with the Sailors, and propofed the futing out of two Sloops well Man'd for recovering the VeiTelt and- Cap- tives, which being approved of, he forthwith or- dered the Drums to beat for Volunteers, aiid in lefs then half a day fixVI them out with- about twenty Men in each, under the command of Capt. Eliot and Capt- R4infoit, vtrho freely oi{, en«f«4 with ( n ) with H$x\^'Ortnaio\ moft of the Iniifint jumpk over-board, who were (hot in the Water. Thofe that ran down in the hold> were tore in pieces by the Shells, fo ihac only five efcaped, who wera wounded' One of our Men was kiil'd, and feve- veral hurt, particularly the Corporal of the Troops, who had five Swan-fliot in his fiodir. Capt. Eliot being ill of his Wounds, was obliKd to return, carrying with him &ven VeiTds into C*nfOf which he retook with^ftcen Gapcives, fix hundred Quintals of Fifb, and two heads of the Chiefs of thofe lndl»n$ that were among them. Upon this the Governour ordered the fame Sloop back with a frefh fupply; of Men to reinforce Capt. Rtbinfon, who in a Week after brought in two IttJitm Scalps, a Scooner and a Sloop which they took at Mailegajh» After that he met with a French Man and an £»^/i/2i Captive, who informed of a Body of inM- •nt and live Veflels that lay at a little diftance, which be immediately went in purfuit of; but fearing the event, was not willing at firft to en-» gage them, but kept at fome difiance, and then three Canoos with three InAians in each double arm'd drew near, one of which came on board, as the reft lay on their Paddles, whom they treatediriendly in expeAation of a greater Prize* But the Indian growing jealous attempted to ef^ cape, and preienced his Guit to Lieut. Jtfbfons breaft, which he putting by, (hot him dead. Upon this they lir'd upon thofe in the Canoes, and kill'd three. • The Enemy was fo numerous afhore, that he thought it not fafe to encounter chemj however be took one VefTel'. Ac this time 1 u 1 n ) I I C 94 ) C«/i. « they "«»•«* '?I'''rt,*^,«u..ri of the Mr. «"'^^r'^"»" f Sitlad Spwe before Harbour where Capt. »'•'"'»"' y Jfe,, more, mentioned, where he retook three vjra hi Indian,, which he earned t» J'i»^;^^^„ SMb«k being .nfoimd of • Imall «<»^^^. Se.td an intent to vifit hi™ , tat m h» P-^ *'^'^f^f?telik/- That «y company otTr«^ paunds for tne iikc . x ii»v »»»j - _„ri „ver and a- iffuing forth upon an Alarm, JhouW over ina a (hould be Ihared among them ; And if «^jj^^ lunte be w ring hedi the( S« from Cape the defc edb fen^ thre whi the; intc ed I few the thri tiea Ho Co M< Ca fpi •IK m) hei ite ft CI1 ch< „ ,,^i^^u»ai«*^'*^"' ■*W.' Captives,^* on about their I warn'd them ty of theirs at many more at . would theirs. Vefiward of the J dlfputc before J VefTels more, t Indians. The r arrived with a Yen Vcffels and irife would have shefail'dtothe , took three or a Bofton. Capt. fmall Body that ulph of St. I^; famous Frjar dW t but in his pal- diverted, where ihichwerefixw* e other five, iding the former tg to Volunteers, ^pMivifaScalpto ires, and whoever , ftiould have yfx«7 Company or Troop hould over and a- )itty pounds f and an orallPrifonersthat ider might be taken ; And if any Vo- lunteers C9O lunteers or detach'd Soldiers fliould happen to be wounded or maimed in the Service, that du- ring the continuance of fuch Wound or Maim, he (hall be allowed fuch a Stipend or Penfion as the General Court (hould think fit to order* Stftember the loth we had a furprizing Account^ from Arowjiek oi four w five hundred, Canada and ' Cafe Sable Indians, that fell upon them early ki the Morning, who probably would have laid all defolate, had they not been feafonably difcover- ed by a fmall Guard which Gapt. Penbattewwts fending out for aflifting the Neighbourhood to gather in the Corn j who kiH'd one and wounded three more of the Company : The report of which Guns did fo alarm the Inhabitants, that they with mofl of their Snbftance got feafonably into the Garrifon. Their firft appearance feem- ed terrible, confidcring their Number, with the fewnefs of thofe that were to defend j who fought the Garrifoafome time, and (hot Samuel Brooking thro' a Port-hole, after that they had kill'd fifty *iead.ofCatde,^and burnt twenty fix dwelling Houfes. > The . fame Gay in the Evening came Col. IValton and Gapt- HfifWW, with about thirty Men irt two Whale-boats, who with thofe of €apt- Temfle and 'fenbaOeyf^Min, (that could be foared out of the Garrifpos) ittade about feventy, and gave them Battle fome time • But the Ene- my were fo numerous, that they were like to have hem'd them in, had thay not fought upon a re- , In the Night they drewoflf, without much caufe of Triumph, an4 went up the River, where they atiackt Mr- Strattmt as he was turning down - ^ '' in ■•nfJiibA^-' ,i)' „m«> ««'r"i.'f,*Kl md .fter«.ras drew wrtirtwlWfcw'^S.i.™™?^ dating Whofe Mm acceptable unto all. in Cotw- Affair J/ho <>« ^^,'/?^;,°^^^^^^^ ath; Tut mrwUh the U^e rf^^^ beg«nl6 So (bon as the Spf !«« JJ'*"rf*^^^,^ appear « ^"t^^^fJ^S; si^ iX^" M^ . Another Party ca^*^^^^^^^ Tri^ram Head, M'^t^TthcSc^^^S >^«*«° lifts with one of h» ChUdrtit, Mrryma » j^. ^^ Wife they 1 Mr. Ji upon greea ed ar ftrok( fo kil Ga on a afnu Day thac< preac fr^m or ir His] from port! then" offo they encfl Ten kne^ You 1 witl difp tain Gem Bloi and Fcic -•rif- lie thet held A tetwards drew was a M»n at ;i1Hng him;, to aurablfc »"»«<»» during Whole kny remarkabw saiogtheErfj^ farcommenffii? lOft liave mad» de.wasitiCotw- ief'in«heEii?«J« ^«h'*«r/ mircwd ftt the feme tithe htt of thdm had Qhkffel and fom* n Gompany M WBiwUiUhimt W, they hegttt J* I i after that MrJ t* cbcy alfo tw>k nd Robtrt Joriam i, where they ftfi^ ind carried th«t irice t^ey went to flarrySng a^'^ [* f97) wife and three more with them* At Northfield they (hot two, and meeting with the Referend }jlr mHard of Rutland, they laid violent Hands upon him J but he being a Perfon of Courage a- ereeable to his Strength, he (lew one and wound- ed another, till at laft they gave him the fatal ftroke. Two of Enfign Stephens s Sons were al- fo kill'd, and two mor© carried Captive* ^ Gapt. Watkins, who at this time was cnsagjd on a Fi(hing Voyage at Canfo, was fu/P"fedby • fmall Body in the Night wtiile abed. The Day before he was at Church, and it hapned thMt Pwo Mmifters in two different Cougregatiorts preached on one and the fame SithjtB j nafflely* prepmnfforfuddtn Death j not knowing how loon or in what mmner Death would attack them. His Lodging was on an IJIm^ «' » ^'i"« ^iftance from th^Ferti and akho' he was fo ftrongly imj portun'd by feveral of his Friends to ftay with Ihem that Night, as if they had a fe«et impure of fome impending Evilj yet all the Argumaiw they could ufe, could no ways prevail nor influ* ence him. He was a Gentleman of fingaUr good Temper, fefpeAed and lamented by^ all that knewH^iim. John Drew of Fortfmoutb (n pretty Youth; was (iain with him, at^hc fame time* The Delegates of the fix Nations oUroquotJti with the Mehegam and S<:4««, fignified a great concern for th« Blood th« was fo often (hed by their Ktnfmen and Brethren } That from the Original they w«re Friends to the Englifh, and as a ^eftimony of which according to *«« ^"""."".'he Ueot.G^"- for cverY Indian that they Kiu o u » .j ^^4 feem'd 6 pleafing to *«»S jg'iJS^ of a readinefs of taking up the ^}^^f};\^^ ^ade ?he E«g¥. ^*!«r ^hift^hef w^ e^rtS^^^ .gaift them. After this j^ey were l^iththe curious Jf ^t oU G^^^^^^^ ,uho» by the ingenious Mr. Pm ^ ^Ji" '^ ,;,^,„ ames loaden but «?«» V" J'^/^hf f^^^^^ of .two mi- following with BuUets in tnc H nutes J each of which >^ent thro » a at fifty yards Jj^*"^*: .^^f^|^ Sows and Arrows icd with an Ox, which ^itn do ^^ . they kiU'd and drefs'd *ccowing g t ^ Cuftom; wh«e ttof«ids of Spefton^^^^^ prefent to ^^^^J^ ^^ „otwithftanding ^^^ ".I and g?n«oufEntSainment, with the this free and S«""""' !; t fining on our Ene- firm promifes «*^«^.*"~* 1 on us) „ies, (whenever the^ S^* stgSificancy ; which .11 proved of »ittle« »*»^J » ^^ .^^^^^^^ was principally owing «>jn^P ^ ^^^^^^ of the D«fci&, for the laice 01 ^ «*«';. ..j^ Q-gg, Siththem, as was obftivcd pnthcUheUcc. fioQ. ' -; , • OSIohr] Uortbj Towi as ma Cogfhi ingal De< gesG and of Si two ofM Ofiit Ref( •rri\ this SoU Car 1 is the rcncw- le Lieitt. Gover- 5 each of them raven thereon, i//, &c. which i Tribes. And • Intereft, they I pounds a Scalp K took } which :hey manifeftcd het in favour ot kility was made rere entertained that was made fl«; which altho rg*d eleven times pace of .two roi- ' a double Dooi rere then piefen- ;ows and Arrows ing to their own Speaators were their barbarous notwithflanding inment, with the illing on our fine- any Infulis on us) nificancy ; which powerfvu influence cade and Gomerce on the lite Occa- OSloitr C 99 ) oBoher the thirteem'' we had in wcount from J^kS.lA of a Body of Indtam that fell on the Trwnfe«;whfrr.L, wounded .wo .nd kOT « minymore. Soon after they futpt.zed Mr. cS ."d his BoitsComptny « they were go- Snir a(hore at Mmnt Defart, „ ^ ^ ■"^I^^t , jth abo»t fixty I.id «««« » &«• ««•; .-rarrifon where they cofttmued thirty Days, S Succ fs • for at their firft coming they took SLo Soldiers, who g*ve an account of the ft.te of Matters: But Mr. Canady the commanding SffiSrbeiie one of uncommon Courage and ffid^M his Ground tin Col^^^f^')^^-* ■rrived who foon put them to a rout. Alter S 7<»ie cle to Irvnck. where «*««? ""^ a sHwiertshewateKcleny wandering from the S^^rSng^o N*&, where Cap.- S» foX 5ile and V^-if'^'ItZlT. .he Go«">o« °^^„^:^ jh on ti^wl^Vuh i^^L'^^tt'kingS'N^Wi. They the» &ft ftroke was on Capt. W-J!™-, whp w«h ^:it,M«intwoWhale-b<»ts. W«g« fr^m ^^«. « ( 100 ) • ^fually frequent on the "^^^^ f' ZShv two S nn their return they were tmbufcaded by two or three Companies of themthtt lay on etch fidt he River. ^The frrft that fell was Sergeint H-r- a,,v, who commanded the other Boat ; for by keeping loo^ear the Shore, he g^^ve the EnemY the gctater Advantage: However he rttumed the Shot with as much bravery f.couWbeex pefted, till overpower^ by » "™"»»«"^.«- . V*PJ; . Unpw, who was confiderably a-head and out of danger, perceiving the Engagement, co^rag^ outty returned back to their Affiftance. But be- fore he could give them any relief, was (urroum «d with about thirty CanoOs^ who made a hide- ous yelling • but he gave them n« anfwet^but from the muzzles of his Gu«s. A f?r:^^"gSf^ ment followed, which held till N.ght^t When finding his Thigh broken, and moft of his M«i Sain, was oblig'B to haftert alhore ; but thert tl. fo he found himfclf unhappily way-laid t TheT fell on him with utmoft futy, yet bjsCourfc^ continued until the laft ; for (as 02^**V'-^&5^!J efcaped has fince reported) he reftedhimlelt on his other Knee, and ^^i«^^1^*T l^!°l^ had powerAo flay him. Thvii^xt^ ^^^'"^ yotJ Cuntf^,Jor the K//*f i^^K oM«w»^A v^»^ -M^^. re the lEnemy Fowling. But ded by two or y on eich fidt ; Sergeant H«r- Boat; for*>y ivt the Enemy er he returned ns could be ex* lUkude. Captk a-htad and out tment, courage tance. But !»«• 5f, wasfurfoum ho made a hide- nd anfwer but . fmwt Engage- Night*. When mod of his M«« e; buttherfe*^ ray-laid t Thet yet his Courai# one of thofe that efted himfelfon fdian before they lied that worthy of his Country, m and gotfd Ex* lovernout«'»»/7«M» ived.JWighthave 3erifc^atioh. Syl- f V^fe Chutch of a mm as he was IBtrwieh v/as ^ y,- fame ( lOI ) fiuni; day tlfo IcillM by another Party, and hit Son was carried Gaptive. A few Days after they again befetGapt. P«(&«flo«/*sGarrifon, where they took three as they were driving their Gows to Pafture, and at their driwing off Icill d a great many Cattle. Another Company fell on K$ngs^ fwn, where they took ftUr CoUard; Efhmm Se- vemt, and two of Mr. Sttfbtns\ Children, whom they carried to Carmda ; but by the unwearied Pains and Expence of Mr. Stephens, he in a little time purchafed his Children. Colcard about fix Months after made his efcape and got unto his Friends, but did not furvive long. M*y 24th they Ihot Gedrge Cbtflej as he was returning from publick Worfliip, with whom was Elix.aketb Bur^ numy who was mortafly wounded. Three Days after they went to *Perfeoduek, where they kiU a one and wounded another, and then march d to S4«, where they flew David HlU a Friend Indtan, Oirthe fame Day another Party went to Cbefter, where they took Tbrnas Smith, with another ^hom they pinion'd, but foon after they made iheir efcape. . , ^ The Frontiers being thus alarmed, two Com- panies of Voluntee* went from tJewbujnf^tre on the Bounty Aft ^^.^I^d wuS; Scout of thir- Hatchet, and fundry other things behmq iiv^^^^ r Blood fome ipjbire then fit- one hundred at Grotm, but left fevcral of me News came difcover'd up lfr,Us RftUiedt quift of them, tiil, upon theic xnDetrfieU.tbret emfelves out of I before the reft, ,u(hment of the e a« three kill d und, hearing the i came upon the e the flain ; ana ,1 Upon which », and the Engh^ I after them, ana ' by the Blood ot I. However they I afterwards that 1 n third loft the pany fell on Sjjr- tnded Solomon jor- le Garrifon. Next icut. Be»n went in ithaScoutofthir- to flight, leaving rtankets,* Gun, a iig5 behind thcn^^ ( 103 ) The Enemy not finding fo great encoutagi mcnt in attacking our Frontiers ts they expeaed, were now refolved to turn Pirates, and according- ly intercepted fevcral of our Fifliery as they went in and out the Harbours for Wood, Water, or in cafe of Storms, and accordingly made up a Fleet of fifty Canoos, who dcfign d at ficfl for Monbt- £«», but going thro, the Fox Iflands, and feeing feveral Veffels at Anchor, fucprizcd eight with little or no Oppofuion j in which were forty Men, twenty of whom they put to Death, refer- ving tlie Skippers and bcft Sailors to Navigate for them. After this they took fourteen more ; & with the affiftance of the Cape Sable Jndianty be- came fo powerful and defperate, that at firft they terrified all Veffels that lail'd along the Eafiern Shore. They then went to St. Georges with a dc- fign to bum that Garrifon ; in order whereto, they fill'd' a couple of Shallops with cumbuftible matter, which they fet on fire, but it was happily extinguiflied. They then offered terms on fur- rendering vvhich were rejeded. And finding that neither Force nor Infinuation would prevail they withdrew, and fail'd to Annapolst, cxpcaing to furprize the Fort j but firing at a Soldier in their March, gave an Alarm ; and a detachment ilTued forth j who after a fmart difpute gave them « perfea rout, but not without lofs on our fide. The Fifherf being thus invaded, two Shallops with about forty Men well fixt went from New- bampfiiire, who fairly came up with one of them, but thro' Cowardize and Folly were afraid to engage them: However Dodor Jackjon from ICiffery.Mid Sjlvam Uktmn Uom Jpfwicb,miU 1 ( 104 3 . Uffer number ga.e '^^^^.^.^tZmr h,d two Rt»« p»" Ti 'S" a iheir puJfuit for cut their Shroud, md h'™"^, ™'l /„ followed g^„etimej But *«'"« «lV„n ind d»ve them rt,.m with 8re«« Rf '»'^."; "ody being re.' into Timilai. *»''«* •'"foied ,0 defift. Th« one, «nd took *nof J ; jnd « O^* ^^ ^^^^ Houfe that lay unde a H^. wt ^^^ Enemy attempted *«» ^X Houfe The S-W*** Sas foot by a WCr«maneSTn whk^^^^ oU now became a »ay ^^ f »^,^ Oyi^er-Riw/and cond, and carried away t thira. ^^^ Capr. ^^r^i'^'^^'^^ip two hun- now preparing »°^^^f;'*5^1^^^^ After they dred Men in feventeen Whale t)0« ^^^^^ ^^ landed ^^7T' k^^ flX^an E«f iiil«»*» fo"»» Bromf^ick. ,<^t°^lev foot Si S^Ri^«» "* *? aaysbeforc) whom ttey ftoMB ^^^^^^^^^,, attempted to maKc an ";'^*»p. . ^^jfg Captite j Wn'd his Daughter, and tod^^^^^^ ^^^^ u,ho g*ve »n acccynt ot tW ^^« ^^ on briskly j; which encouraged hem j^«»«5^.„ ^^^ miUtJ and on vi-^-i? x «^; '^LTdrrw off wikh ibOHJ of the place : ^iapt. H«"»f" « fields, in hope* ol fixty Men to ranga thrir Corn h«ws, tn n«P^^^^ findin Smok dred with!: into I Girder dron with Fron The their •p4 Bxe( tQfli ^0 Met flain oihf •nd ofti mm ty.li a.» oftl % 0^ i^ H ind fired very o' the Enemy raroes, which ir purfuit for they followed nd drove them ody being rca- todefift. The 3ufly wounded me after reco- ly by Set pro^ lien, wounded OxfotA befet ft •s one of the D» the Roof, he fe. The Sabb»th 1 which they of- Oyjier-Riwr and , wounded a ff and Bttu, were with two hun- )ats. After they vith BdMM£««»at EngUfltmtn fomo the River, as he They afterwarOt' lis Wife Captite 5 ite of the Enomyv itrch on briskly j; within two mile* BWofTwikhibOBJ fields, in hQp»«* find- finding fome there, imagining they faw fortio Smoke* ; while Capt. Meultm with about an hun- dred Men moved forward, and when ^he cam* within view of the Tmm, artfully divided them into three Squadrons, of thirty in each : having ordered ten to guard their Baggage, and ■Squa- dron on each Wing to lye in Ambuih, while he with the like number encountered them In the Front. He went on with fuch Refolutien. that he gpc within Piftol (hot before he was difcovered. The Indisns were under amaiing Terror } y et in their furprife feme of them fnatch'd up their Gunt and fired : but their hands (hook and they did no Execution. They immedi«telyl)etookthemfelvea t« flight, and in runnirig^^fett on the ^v«y muz- ^flsof our Guns that lay in Ambuih. Ouc Men purfiiedthemfo warmly, ttet leveral were (lain on the fpot j more got into their Canoos, « others ran into the Riverj which was fo rapid and the falls in fome places fo great, that many of them were drowned. By this time Capt. Har- mm came, up, v»hot was not fo^ happy ts to drfco- v#f((|»y of the ;Pnetny ♦here he expeaed. The i^bef^pf the deed which we fcatot. we«tw«i- ty fix,befidesMo»iifiettr JUff«rti«3r«M who wm ^Bleody IncenOiMy, end Inftmmental to moft of the Mifchiefs that were done us, by preaching. vA 0» Doftrine ihft time of Khg PbiBif. About ftventy Finmk Milkottk$ were now making a defoent on onif Frontien^ who divided into feveral Pertlei and kUl'd » great number of Gattel. Some of them fen on the Houfe of J^ HMfm of Dnttr, who being a ftiff Quaker, mil of Enthnflafm, andridi-» cnlii^ the MiUtary PoWer^ would on no account bo influenced to comelnio Garrifon j by Whielt meane Mi whole Femily ^then at noma,) being eight in number, wdre all kill'd and taken. But fomotime after hit Wife and two or three of hie Children were ledeemcd with conMeiable Paiitt andExpence. St^tmhtr 4th. they Cell on DimMtt, and rdok two in the Evening, next momifig uutu ¥inmU with fourteen Men went in qoeft of them { but bring way'laid, both htandoMohgAf of bii Gem* paay were deftroyed. After that a» many itldM ofa fireflt Company engaged iheMi but thetilMM my being much fiifyenol' in mmiber overpo«Nlff*d th«m>witt»the they kiD^d'^lw C4MMIf tirKmgfi$uf0, with his Son, ai rhey were gathef'- iog Corn-flalks. AbotK cher fiime tinke Nkilmid Eim»i* of Ihrtbmftmvm )itx\\*iu ](tod the timtt day the fame Company of Imikmt mti» co MKiji^ fkld, and fcA on (everaf People at they'^ere coj|i«i ing out of Che Mcadowi with^^hci^ Gam^toid* en bou Gu wp wh Mh wei Jkm Sea fed D0« ai hi< ties •ny c lun ma a I Wh the fou bef thj of] by thj wl ijH.^ .*tL X *~ . ■nd drown'd le fky more ; lihM in th« be a hobl« ever hapnei iventy f^rtmk foent on oat J Ptrtiet tnd omeof them 9fD«v«r, who lUifm, and ridU on no ■ccount HI} by Which t home,) being nd taken. But or thf«e of hit nMffable Paim ftakk, and rook Bft oC them ; but tMrifofhiiGMi* itiif manyiHM* Hi but Che imtH bar ovetfOvNit'd ni folic i/foaiair tf weregather*- te time KftitaNNi L i(todttl*n«xe ■r went lo «Wj^ it«ie9F#erecoi(i^ hct^ GamtoaA^ ( «o7 ) fd/ and wognding one Man, had eertiinljritik- en him, btir fome of our Men bravely faced ar bout, and attempred t flioi upon them. Bur their Quntai' ntifling hre except Mr. Ntai ^Jhhf't, his went off, and fhot down pna of the Enemy ( which put a flop to their further purfuit of th^ Knlifi Hereupon a Company tHaliyed, and went after the Enemy, and quickly found the /»• 4mi» whom jifiiUjf had flain. And taking hia Scalpi faid Jl^«jt brought it to Bofiofij and receir ved one hundred Pounds Reward for it* And DOW a Regiment of fr^fli Men under tho Coitt- mand of Col. Wtfikmk were preparing for *Pt9$kr hfitt one of their chief places of randevous for Planting and Fifliing{ bat by the unskilfulnefs of bis Guides, were led into a labyrinth of Difticu{» ties, and after a long Fatcgiie return'd without •ny difcovery. Capt. LtvtwiU from Dimfiahl* with thirty Vo- lunteers, at the Tame time went North- wgrd, who marehing feveral Miles up the Country came on a ffiiwam wherein were two Indl/mt,, one of which they kilPd and the other took, for which they reoeivf d the promiicd bounty of mm bunirei founit a Scalp, and two SbiUingt and fix fence a d^y befideS' Other Companys were difpofcd to go out oa the like encouragment, but did not fee the track of an Indian t being ninder Cich. amazing Terror, by reafon of cheir late overthrow at Nutidgwalk^ that thQy deferted their former Habitation ) for when Capt. He^tk went to Penoifeot, he made no gcher difooyi ry than a few empty Wigwams' ■^ I 4t V z The ( io8 ) The Government (being thorowly ajpn^^^^j the perfidy of the French at Canada, in wpplyjng 5c to J with allneceffary ftoi^s of War, n«- withftanding the Peac^ at ^^'"^^^'J^ ^fV^^^ fied between the two Crowns) fentGoLTd-jrti^ and Col. DudUy from the MaJfaM'^s^^^'t^m K;» from N.ai;.H.m(fcir*, as Gommtffionet. w Kpwfent the many Grievances that afofe there^ by ; As alfo to demand the feveral Captives wht^ SeV had of ours, and that henceforward thgr Sdwithdrawiu manner of affiftaw^^^^^^ Enemy j for as they were, Wi-»f ^°T/r.lh?r tween both Governments, they belonged either to Ae Dominion of Great Britain, or unto^he FrmckKing ; if to the French King, then confc- quently they were his Subje.^, ^^'^.^Vo^e?^ racine or fupplying them with warlike Stores i^ Fmc« between the two Crmns j if ^JJf Wlor^ea fo the King of Great Britain^t^^n J^e exc tmg them to War was as great a breach, ai^d a ItinnS them up to RjBbellion, contrary «Titq their AUe siance and SubmiflSon in the year i<59J. which Saralerwards renewed in the year 17x3. and ^'^Oir GenUemen in their Journey to ^eheck^ nleV the Governour at Mount Real unto whom ^ty delivered this Meffag^ Upon which t^ Governour feem'd '^ «^««nVe h s fup^^^^^^^^^^ countenaiicmg them in any aa offloftlUty, tm they Sfit evident from Letters under his Hand untl Mounfieur Raike the .?/«»» and FJther Con- feffour! But to palliate the Matter he reply d, jhey were an Jf^dcfefidapt^ ^ftifr»^ m^ ^^^ ^^^^ ner ; prom «;oul Prop demi ivhai and Tw ihha qder Afte nan then S Witt Itn piil thin foui pla( ftro hig of< trai 11 ver i H i - i i rt i -^''-"— " ly apprized- 6f ,in Applying i of War, noi- fo fitmly riti- it Gol. r6«3rtw tfeis, with Mr. immtffioners to tat arofe iherc^ Captives which e forward they ftancc from the r bordering be* belonged either \n, or unto.the ig, then confer mdthe encou- i^arlike Stores t^ violation of the fthey belonged len the exciting 2h, and a Hiring uTitq their Atte- ear 169?. which year 1713. and irney to ^heek. Real unto whoni Ufpon which the ; his fupplying or :ofHoftlUtyj"5 rs under his Hand tandFJitherCon- /latter he reply'd, p. gnd Jh?t as the ,v,»-' J^ baptivcs were out of his reach he #ouTd ndt en ea^ therein. But as to thdfe among the Frencb he would order them to be releafed npon paying the firft Cofl th« they had given the J»Mans. This we were oblig'a to do, after an exorbitant man- ner : and in the whole got but fixteen with the ptomife of ten more. Notwithftandmgjhw be would often refleft on the Englifiiiqr mvading the Properties of the Indians, till our Commiflioners demonftrated that we poffefs'd no more /han what we purchafed, and had formerly mhabited ; and in as much as the Boundaries between the 3V# CwjwM were firmly fixt, that all the Jtfdtam inhabiting this fide V Accaiia, muft of conle- Sdence belong to the Crown of Great Butam. ifter this our Gentlemen departed, acknowledg- Jrtg the kind Entertainment which his Excetteney hS given them ; who order'd a Guard to a^ten^ them part of their way home. But the difficulties and hazards that they met with in their Journey were great and terrible. It took them luU four Months. The Lake they piffedover vtzs a hundred and fifty miles long, and thirty wide, which was covered with Water four inches on the furface of the Ice. The firlt place they came to was Sbamblee, where is a ftrong Fortification 200 foot fquare, and %o fooc high, with four Baftions, in which are four tcer of Guns one above another- From thence they travelled ro Mount Real, which is an Ifland of 10 miles long and 12 wide, lying in the middle of the River commonly called St- Uovrena s Ri- ver ; about 180 miles up from Rebeck, naviga- bly for Veffcls of about 100 Tons. This City f xA MJiUk, Ub Stone »nd Lime 1 6^c«W8n» ^^^y^^; but no Battery ^'Jp}f^^u%o Vl^inwr^ bave taken. The P»""^" "w.- ^erp «iv«tt en- but during the M«ch «^r Men ^^ tertained with ^^«'V«. ^'/^ •PJ ^\t^Jbp| "h "'/«»«» 7r««r, fome of which we^ tKf«e i«w bng, and weighed twelve P«»^»pwcc, on! and ; thick j in which ar* wo Nunneries, I oft mile ip ioufes> Thett icy tttnljport to tgg wed with a gar rvinghiiCoanr ting the Wood*, tcers, & marchr nop Head qttij* mtefijfoay VotOf [ foon aft^ ej 1$ he watch d^a» came ujpon tteitt ire. At his fig tw» more, a»* iieir whole Com- mand halfsmfwj y. have done Mw* ibnably pftvenr ;w and gopd, that ptnfmndt apwCe* kets, with • great were foppefedw they expeaed to s but a few bjttW I [en were rters thereof. ^' Aftet mis thiy weiit to Cafe-Vorpos and way- liW'tieu^Tre^w'^lthfome others, as they were rtifling along thrltbad, whom they fired on, and fetihded ther fM tr^em in feveriil places. ' Wt VeflT^ froih Gipifo aboiit this time arriving. 1$iMhr ah accouitt of feventy Indians that fell ;^^^±IJ^,^^^ WhewCwf • was on P«^P^^Jl.^,"St^^^^ the Captain calling »«^^-^^^ iiot^F^O Whether it ^f ^,*° JiS*?5«e 5 ««i ^J-Tfr^ mtttU^nmy, '«J f^thtit, Country, tUn r«t-fj i,Uh«^ feeing *^''-- , ?S?e jX wV^ and mortally ^°f f»^^^^/^^^^^ O^. thro* « loopi wt tnd -deien>« , Alt the Ene- h confiderable ntted with an rvice he couJd, kett with forty lit tfmtUFott in c»fc of dan- thtt might be of his M«ntt «th eight Mett tSt of his Gomr »e Enemy, who Morniog. fotiy ood, he faw tn on which they sandSnapf*clg» luding. that |h» I the rear, W i^pptehenfioM ol betooe, and thai oboldamannert lem. Wher^*?^ gethes. prJWj* Kewioriiot'vW Country i tUn r«tjfj is- they prooWAs i<,»,:whi^potWlW?^ 4 wounded^ G«|^> Which Mr* W'jgJ ( "3 ) fired and kill'd him. But thtir difmanriirig the«- feives at this junaure proved an unhappy ftiare} for the Enemy taking their Baggage. IcncW their ftrengthby the number of their Packs, where they hvin ambnih till they returned, and made thj fitil (hot ; Wnich our Men anfWered With much bravery, and advancing livithin twice the length of their Garrs, flcW nine : The Encoijiter^jl'ts fmart and defperate, artd the V.ftory feem d to be in our favour, till Capt. I(ww«fl With feveral more Wete flain and Wounded, to the number ot mtlvi: Upon Which oor Men were forced to mteac unto a Pond, between which and the &- nemy was a ridge of Ground that proved a Bar- rier uncou*. The Engagement continued ten hours, but altho* the Ihouts of the Enemy Were at«rft loud and terrible, V^t after fome time they became fenflbly low and Weak, and heir apMarancc to leffen: NoW whether u Was thro want of Ammunition, or on the account ofthofe that Were (lain and wounded, that the Enemy ntreated, certain it is they fitft ^»eW oj And left eh« Ground: And altho' m^y o^ «>«« Men Wer« moch enfeebled by reafon of their wounds, yet none of the Enemy purfued them in their letarn. Their number Was uncertain, bet by the advice Which wfc afterwards received, they wwf^vmtf in the Whole, whereof M Were faidco be kill'd upon the fpot, «|if«» more dr- ed of th«r Wounds, and that twelve only rt- tnriied. An Unhappy inflance « *i* "/"J [^^ out reffiefting one of our Men, Who ;^hen the Fight began Was fo dreadfully terrified, that he SlfaWay^ullio tbi Fort, teUin» thofe Who were ( "4 ) .y,.ri that CtPt. !.««»..« W.S kilM "!*»??,»' T. «ft,.» teMes thofe that were wounded. !t;iful SurECon to attend him. T^e *leport jw thet way. and "'"'^'"^'SS day. after, thro* goc We i""„««;hi,^oSu^ b^n » fain, and the extremity of tas wou";^; » „o„hy and •'Zt'K'^ngGente.Sn *h/b>d of Uofe ?r^w1,Cf«ft opening into » Flo««. f' re'of *rfi^ '^rwt «ird wa. b/ hb d with mod of I great a Con- *, leaving a bag > any of tlieic diftrefs. le Engagement were wounded, aft that got in, n to fortfmoutbt for, and had a Tl\e Report he veweU was V.\\\ «, obbins wounded, m the command behaved himfeU ;e, by animating tbt Day vfwMJ'^ rj?"i;^^^^J^^ eaing Col. i«W tijt to or^R Days tte^^^^Tfi^JaTJ^Sf^c^^S^^^ a curr ene Rtport fetetal »P**f *SSK!M't»^^ini* fo, with ttSe or n« varfeltloii both ^ t^JJ|^ and Ckeumflancet. ^ _ ^ ^j^ j^ -, ^^^ he world .0 woiuler) yet po*," "«"S^^ bnvety ofehef. Wonhie., wha d«* to^«^^ "if •nyifllftanee tilei on, that scorded to the jaktik Qilead, Hiroek fsUby ey prepared a ame of Ctpt-^ *n from Niw- ilica Niwaektit fo hippy a»/p buried twelto j lund tKfee Iwi* vataft^btoody namorfeolthr jfei^icttftomt- d«id, and bury ,rfeli«eondofb»«5«.*«5 botb'Mto^?""*^ ny al (iieh •^df^ ri»»ng,;«bat they nd Ihd' our A«i- comparifon wm *hicb^hav«ca«Kd jt to metiiiort th«^ ) d}«d in the Bed ( "7 ) rtv. wootf be a denying them the Hon^ ^ that is due unto their Memory, and a burying, ihcm in Oblivion. tbe tmmning Drum, the Lance and Bnfignt trail, the Kebes of Hmur all in Sdble vail Mr. Wjman, who diftinguifliM himfelf in fuch ftrmnal manner, wt« at his return prefented wuh • Silver hiked Sword and a Captamt Commiflton. Edward Ungfitld wg.V"l^S othaf a Prifonerbelon^iiig to the Engh^h^r^ deWouj or viftting their old Acquamtj^had liberty granted them on their Tarole ;J^«^ fome tim0 rewrnci} and gay? an^"ountrf-ft« m Indian, ..ere ^erally ^^^^^.Z^JwTcV- tbw |b« loiTes tly met with, and the daily Ter ( n8 > „«t they were indet m.de «hei' 'JT^^^I^!™^ j At!!- *ki. rhev went out again, tnd meeting wun STavinK • Tre«^ of P-ci/c-rio* with the Enghfh. $7onn which Col. IV^tm, from N.«'.H-«piJ;r», cTst^^^d and Mr. »»^-i««i^»«A^ from the MjT- S^Lrtiwerc appointed Commiffionersto go {mofcri' to^hLr and report f « *ey had »n offer They arrived there 7i»/; the fecond, Ind fent the faid two Indiam with a Letter unto Jhl Chlefl^^^^^^^ them »cnow that Jey ^^^^^^ wmc; who in fix days after appeared under • ^^Capt.^B"-?'the Interpreter was fc«t to mWt »Kem Tht> brought a Letter from Wtmtnm iSthe J ci«f 4'«'^'. ^"'hich was wrote in F jr Theimporfof wW^^ was tocon^atu- xZL Geilml Arrival on a defign. of Pe^ which they earneftly dcfired to treat about, pw^ viSed they might do it Cifely ; S«»nB "jJSVtTfe fi«r and iealoufly. And indeed they had Caute wounded, which was the occafton o» th« »«« "^. K-nov difafter that afterwards hapncd unto Gapt. Swit in as much as many.of their Men ««»« l^«- S rbeing out a hunting) that our ^"tW"*; would ftay! litde, which they.confcnted to And five d«vs after. Seven came m under a Flag « ^^^.^'m the uiual fi^jal ^ -^«g the Gimmiffioncrs they would #ait on th«n w nc of iii at fu k es tntfertble.' meeting with r retdy defires th the Englifh. 'torn the M^f- ffionersto go vhat they had ly thefecond, a Letter unto that they were teared under ft t fent to meet rom fVifmenim- I was wrote in IS tocongrattt- efign of Pe*««f reat about, pro- ing under (ome they hadCaute ys before under EngUfft Treache- ands upon chem» nd had another a of the Ukeun- ipned unto Gapt. ley then moved. Men were feat* It our Gentlemen onfented to. And t under a Flag of J and informing #aic on them to Men (119) ,# Morrow ; who after a friendly Entertainment were difmlft. The next day their whole Body came within a quarter of a Mile of the Garrifon defiring the Englifh to come to them ; which they refufed, faying, that they were fent from the fevcral Gwttnmtnu to hear what they had to offer ; but affured them thit if they came to them no injury Ihould be ofTered. After a (hort con- fultation they comply'd, provided that the Engh^ would engage it in the Name of God. And then they fent in thirteen of their Chiefs, expeding the like number of Ettglijh to be fent them. So foonasthey met, the Commiffioners demanded what they had to offer, who complimented them with the great fatisfaftion they had in feeing them in fo peaceable a difpofition, and that it was alfo the intent and defire of their hearts. It was thenask'd wherefore they made War upon the Englifh i Who replied, bectufc of their Encroach- ments upon their Lands fo far mfiward as Cafe- ^ iJswaetn, where two of their Men as they faia were beaten to Death. Unto which twas an- fwered. That that very Lind was bought by the E»f/i/b, and that the Deeds from their Prcdecef- fours were ready to be (hewn j And admitting it was true what they faid, that the Englifh did fo inhumanly beat two of their Indians, yet it was not juftifiable in them (according to the Articles of Peace) to commence a War at once, without firfl making Application to the Govrnment, who at all times were ready to do them juftice. ' ^ This Conference being over, they propos d a further treaty ; which after feme debate was re- folved to be uiB^Sm, They then moved for a Cejfation ( 110 ) «. . /• ^r«i but our Commifiwicfs, hiving Cffaum of j"V*?''l^^\( ihcy went to Bojion .t "° ^'^"AhJwv be r" me^^ But in the mean •'«*• rclfrhw U wi. the Guftom of Nations to Gutcd,forihat it wii ine ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^,„y on th« Wir ^J^^^^^^ thai as they tf. »rjvX.WH.a«i cdrtfidience them Treacherous, ^ «<>^W Pgt^O co ^^ ^ in them, but '"^er Uy o" |e««. P ^Ing Snare, and become the^mojet«c^». ^^ like this accordingly few out^ ^ j ^5^4,,^^ lyrh a Party of t^em fe» ^^^^^J^ ^^ one. wUUe at work in the Field, WTO J j^^^^^ ^ Scalpc another, cut off chc n«» » ^„i,a w»] onerS) hw\n% ni to BojtoH it in the mean be on their , of Nation* to mittcrs were f'd that « l>.i.U|>i iiimH.nMi egree we hivc 1 the Uft three irtd and feventy ant Charge oi aking and re- may modeftly f tboufand founds have but little I third of them nd one of theic t) that they are nidable head, ore to be con- oned, the great- and maintain it. )W refolved on, lent) be well re- be a means ot if the Govern^ n to rsieif e the the Pi Jnciples of I with the. feveral , be ratified and )lemn manner by )fthe Eafteriiti»- fometimeinthe t time came the;/! n'd for fome time thelefs the Gwtrni ;d /^dvicesoftheii? and refolyingthM ,urp«rt, Hi?,^*: th a .gjfrww? "/ Hf C "9 > ^aj*s CtMblt, trid a numttBT f *«^'f^'» ®IlS mS- of RiPr^fenM^ii ailtendW with ft good G«^! and a fine trtii of I»«i e«.*^w, fi» Sm Bofim onJufyM' ■h^Jatrived MtFal^ WWb*ower, Sdgamn and chief Saebwi of rtiB Pl- wWi«tr^i*«,dat*d at St. Cm^ei July i9« Vtxf-- iai hhn to nrtet the huHMt at fmw^wi* ; which hU Honour abfotately ifefufed, rfeduiririg himf to come fV C^a, and proniififlg hito/«/e eondaet. On the a9ih H'eirtwawi^t arrived^ with ft numbet othi$ Principal MeA and others, about Mjs ani on' the thirtieth Hhe d^erenu for thb R4ttfic^tm of the late Tnaty wat cinerM on ; and on thft /?xr6 of Augufi it was concluded. ■ . , . . The *?»«««*/£•> TriiFi cfUly appeftiftd, Ift in be- half of 411 the tiber Tribes. The .Ci»«^« Tnbes had been fent p by them, and had fent a Lette' C9i tb6y faid) \^htwo H^ampm BtUs j the .iie for their Brethren of Fsnobfcot, in Toke»* * lup- pofeof their being concluded by -'.cm m the bSfetit Trentj, the otHir to be p- .cnted to our Oiwfn*«riipon the Ratlficatic. of thd Treaty J which was accordingly pr^fenwd. The firttf. Covemour denianoed of themi Why the Hmidimalkt were not there > Wt^mofit^ an- fWfctedjiihdfe they had full fiowerto ad for them, aild'forche W> «« <'^?*''ii ftin •iidii ever- befoi Gov( Hoti DOlft and vine* Urn fcril ver( ■■'■\ thil jeft gU r., Tr Juftlce, Equity ion our part, e InJhm defired y. would giveoc* ^19 well as tne ned fcom felling en. The G«f«r. uch approTedoi I the Conference If. GwernourtoliA h'Dv» ^^ which cit Speaker, an- figjj^ to have the e Treaty, both on cheJ^^^^M"'* tii the foUowing Aftn eomiqni iiid remaw In jttHvfeij, e^agf SS^er; to •llIIiHet|ti»MidAunc*i;Wba«imlAf^i ^TXS!^. and feveral of hift MaKftyV Cw»tof fa dri?r.r X«: And Major ^«1 M-/i-r«»e, delegaicd ft^«s:4*aW»'P«Pvinceof N^-u- Scoua or L\iecadi»i and the feveral Gtntlmen that fub- (bribe hereto. a-; .o! tta ^ Witnefs our hand$ and Seals the 0'tk 4»r •f ^«- !«/? in the ''^'''^'{^J^Sn? w^* h? Xi^ S'xiod Tefen-. Mvef, chief S«rf«»* rite, and other the Trihe now conven- vcfi ind ihterpcewa n.pubUckaiidfo- '/Wv« as lor all the whom we are dele- within Arridcs jl ]^j K^vg GEORGE', hof thembe,«ji ft??-..- . k, cibao.; ..r--^ 2.-:rilr-;W .^'ivj^ 5 WHeieaf iy«»«ww«f^bechief»wi«to»/' B«^«*- mIIS others hibCWe^ and the, reftof fa.d Trie, Convented ok O/ccJBj; the S th day.of J^ g.fi7i6. Having folcmnly and P»^bl»ckly.^*^ w a • dM Within «iei^«tofi^?f7^ By the Commwd of his Honour the Lieut. ^ governour, '^^^'* * Honour til? Ljeu^ ^ . j^^„ ^j,„,,i ,,o ^-«r// fie andW"!. "»?wWtt2^,Ma*^ »^- who m not pe^Pffl? «PJ«*' ^aWW^m » tides oir the prefew f""! ' i ". They •nfweted.That *ey wMMb"**? I„«S | lig< ivend theiiiint ceotcA; . ;ea1 itAnnitt ly of-*W»*" [race o( God of prI-;n0 2lDn?i7/ iVml • 'T nj^bi '/ irca mem tofty, to take, whereby wouldhtvethcln- r wiy «"?•♦ J *"* lhomeitflioul*Wp I the iViK «**'*' f , cm) r lilt U^*- (Swrmowt isk'd them, Witt yon Uy your Commtnds and IniunAioni on the other Trlbe^for that purpofc, as far as you arc able ? XMManfWcred, W« will do our urmoft to ob- liee 'cm to live peaceably towards us. The Utut. Gwemtmr replied. Do yop ftv you wM fifif it, if any hoflHe KCn of Injuries fliould 5 bt4iommktedagiinft our People? i Ufm We will rtptnt fuch Aftions, artd joyn toor ioom M«n ^»i'" t r, «.j 01 V;; S ] V ai it P b C ult^tiifaftlori Bfi ddiTcrec U writh h\i pritl- Uver*d it bKk of God, thftfc Ufting Petccf out Htmnkful our and meccy uagWcnunw «-, both in tht I of the rr««t> ff Kewvds of • Him for everi unto thsfe Pf'^r 1 bn- tnn ,c;'u:.n ^ftft^^^^^-^^S^^^^^^^^ Advertifement- IN Page lox. there is a great omiflion, which the Reader is defired to corrcH, for which faid Bean and Company r.ceiv'd an hundred pounds. 9fff:ffff-$$:fff^ff^f .' 1 frii Ij^ S'STfS- got lok. m.-'-i n «i<>WM^.^^f^ f />.' r« VV* ^A,S£?il<£r''' ■IS' ,j^ ',?%*. r Vi\- ' »(