The history of King Philip's War

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Major: he at length obtained a guard to receive the Carts;
by whom alfo he fent his Prifoners to be convey'd with
the Carts to Plymouth, directing them not to return by the
way they came, but by Bridgwater
Haftening back he purpofed to Camp that Night at
AJfawompfet Neck. 230 But as foon as they came to the
River that runs into the great Pond thro' the thick Swamp
at the entering of the Neck; 231 the Enemy fired upon
them, but hurt not a Man. Capt. Churches Indians ran
right into the Swamp and fired upon them, but it being in
the dusk of the Evening, the Enemy made their efcape
in the thickets: The Captain then moving about a Mile
into the Neck, took the advantage of a fmall Valley to
feed his Horfes; fome held the Horfes by the Bridles, the
reft on the guard look'd fharp out for the Enemy, within
hearing on every fide, and fome very near; but in the
dead of the Night, the Enemy being out of hearing, or
ftill, Capt. Church moved out of the Neck (not the fame
way he came in, leaft he fhould be Ambuf [33]cado'd)
229 The road from Taunton to Pljm- on the weft ; fome four miles in length,
outh by Bridgewater, to which Church and varying from two miles to 80 rods
here refers, appears to have taken a tol- in width. This narroweft part is at
erably ftraight courfe in a north-north- the northern entrance to the neck,
eafterly direction to what is now Weft where Long Pond and Affawompfett
Bridgewater, and then bore away a come near together, and are connected
little fouth of eaft toward Plymouth by a little brook.
through what are now Halifax, North 231 The brook referred to in the laft
Plympton, and Kingfton. note, which croffes the road to New
2SD The land, in what is now the town Bedford a little fouth of what has long
of Lakeville, inclofed between Affa- been known as Sampfon's Tavern ; now
wompfett and Great Quitticas Ponds dignified as the Lakeville Houfe.
on the eaft and north, and Long Pond
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