The history of King Philip's War

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prefenting his Gun at the Enemy, until he took up what
he went for; at his return he difcharged his Gun at the
Enemy to bid them farewel, for that time; but had not
Powder enough to carry the Bullet half way to them.
Two Bullets from the Enemy ftuck the Canoo as he
went on Board, one grazed the hair of his Head a little
before; another ftruck in a fmall Stake that flood right
againft the middle of his Breaft.
Now this Gentleman with his Army, making in all
20 Men, himfelf, and his Pilot being numbred with them,
got all fafe aboard after Six hours ingagement with 300
Indians\ whofe Number we were told afterwards by fome
of themfelves. A deliverance which that good Gentleman
often mentions to the Glory of God, and His Protecting Prov-
idence. The next day 96 meeting with the reft of their
little Company, whom he had left at Pocaffet, (that had
alfo a fmall skirmifh with the Indians, and had two Men
Wounded) 97 they return'd to the Mount-hope Garrifon;
which Mr. Church us'd to call the looling Fort. Mr.
Church then returning to the Ifland 98 to feek Provirion for
the Army, meets with Alderman^ a noted Indian that
96 Friday, 9 July, 1675.
9S Rhode Ifland.
97 Capt. Fuller "either faw or heard 99 Alderman was a fubject of Wectatoo
many Indians for himfelf and his moe (note 24), but at the commence-
Company to deal with, which made him ment of the war went to the Governor
and them betake themfelves to an of Plymouth, and defired to remain at
Houfe near the Water-fide, from whence peace with the Engliih ; and now left
they were fetched off by a floop before Pocaffet for Rhode Ifland in that intent,
night to Road- IJla?id." [Hubbard's It was his bullet that eventually killed
Narrative, 24.] Philip. [Drake's Book of the Ind. 226.]
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