The history of King Philip's War

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to joyn with their Quota's. 165
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In fhort, It was fo con-
cluded. And that Mr. Church fhould return to the Ifland,
and fee what he could Mutter there, of thofe that had
mov'd from Swanzey, Dartmouth, &c. 166
So returning the
fame way he came; when he came to Sogkoucjfet, he had
a fham put upon him, about a Boat he had bought to go
home in; and was forced to hire two of the friend Indians
to paddle him in a Canoo from Elfabeths to Rhode-
I/land.
It fell out that as they were in their Voyage palling by
Sogkonate-point fome of the Enemy were upon the
105 The vote was thus: "Vpon con-
federation of the neflefitie of fending
forth fome forces, to be, by the healp
of God, a meanes of our fafety and
prefervation, the Court came to a conclusion
and doe heerby voate, that one
hundred and fifty Englifh, and fifty Indians,
be with the beft fpeed that may
be raifed and provided and fent forth
towards the frontiere p'tes of this collonie,
to be vpon motion to fcout to and
frow for the fafty of the collonie ; the
time appointed of fending forth is on
Weddenfday, the 21ft of this inftant
June, 1676." [Rlym. Col. Rcc. v :
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ieu The General Affembly of R.-I.
voted, 13 March, 1675-6 : " Wee finde
this Collony is not of ability to main-
taine fufficient garrifons for the fecurity
of our out Plantations. Therefore, we
thinke and judge it molt fafe for the
inhabitants to repaire to this Ifland,
which is the molt fecureift." Some of
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thofe Plymouth Colonifts who refided
near, feem to have availed themfelves
of this fuggeftion, and taken refuge on
the Ifland. [R.-I. Col. Rcc. ii : 533.]
107 The Elizabeth Iflands, with very
narrow channels between them, ftretch
fouth-weft from Falmouth nearly Seventeen
miles; dividing Buzzard's Bay
above them from Vineyard Sound below
them. The diftance from Falmouth
to Rhode-Ifland, following the
fouthern lhore of thefe iflands, then
bearing away for Saconet Point, and
round that ftraight to the neareft point
of Rhode-Ifland, is about 35 miles.
108 Saconet Point is the fartheft
fouth-weftern extremity of Little Comp-
ton, R.-I. The rocks on which thefe
Indians were fifliing were, moft likely,
thofe of the ledge known as " Onion
rock," a few feet off from the Point
now acceflible at low water, and then,
doubtlefs, joined to the main by a fand-
hill fince worn away. A canoe, pad-
;