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where<strong>of</strong> the Serjeant flood upon, and there clap'd down<br />
out <strong>of</strong> fight <strong>of</strong> the Fort, but all this while never difcovered<br />
Mr. Churchy who obferved them to keep gathering unto<br />
that Place, until there feem'd to be a formidable black<br />
heap <strong>of</strong> them. Now brave boys (faid Mr. Church to his<br />
Men) if we mind our hits, we may have a brave Shot, and let<br />
ourJign forfiring on them, be their rifing tip to fire into the<br />
Fort. It was not long before the Indians rifing up as one<br />
body, defigning to pour a Volley into the Fort. When<br />
our Church nimbly ftarted up and gave them fuch a round<br />
Volley, and unexpected clap on their backs, that they who<br />
efcaped with their Lives, were fo furprized, that they<br />
fcampered, they knew not whether themfelves; about a<br />
dozen <strong>of</strong> them ran right over the Log into the Fort, and<br />
took into a fort <strong>of</strong> a Hovel that was build with Poles, after<br />
the manner <strong>of</strong> a corn crib. Mr. Church's Men having<br />
their Catteridges fix'd, were foon ready to obey his order,<br />
which was immediately to charge and run on upon the<br />
Hovel, and over-fet it, calling as he run on to fome that<br />
were in the Fort to aflift him in over-fetting <strong>of</strong> it; they no<br />
fooner came to Face the Enemies fhelter, but Mr. Church<br />
difcover'd that one <strong>of</strong> them had found a hole to point his<br />
Gun through, right at him; but however incouraged his<br />
Company, and ran right on, till he was ftruck with Three<br />
Bullets, one in his Thigh, which was near half <strong>of</strong> it cut<br />
<strong>of</strong>f as it glanced on the joynt <strong>of</strong> the Hip-bone; another<br />
thro' the gatherings <strong>of</strong> his Breeches and Draws, with a<br />
fmall flefh Wound; a third peirced his Pocket, and<br />
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