The history of King Philip's War

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Enemy, and added to his Company. Gave them order to
March foftly, and upon hearing a whiffle in the Rear to lit
down, till further order. Or upon difcovery of any of the
Enemy to flop, for his delign was, if he could, difcover
where the Enemy were, not to fall upon them (unlefs
neceffitated to do it) until next Morning. The Indians in
the Front came up with many Women and Children, and
others that were faint and tired, and fo not able to keep up
with the Company; thefe gave them an account that
Philip with a great number of the Enemy were a little
before. Capt. Churches Indians told the others, They were
their Prifoners, but if they would fubmit to order and be
Jlill no one JJwuld hurt them : They being their old acquaintance,
they were eafily perfwaded to conform. A
little before Sun-fet there was a halt in the Front until the
Captain came up, and they told him, They difcovered the
He order'd them, to dog them, and watch their
Enemy :
motion till it was dark. But Philip foon came to a ftop,
and fell to breaking and chopping Wood, to make fires :
and a great noife they made. Capt. Church draws his
company up into a ring, and fat down in the Swamp 278
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I find no data in any of the ac- borough, probably not far from the
counts of this purfuit for an accurate pofition of the State Alms Houfe in
determination of the locality of this the former. From this point, where
fwamp; our only guide being general the Indians waded acrofs to the Bridge-
conjecture founded upon the lay of the water fide, they unquestionably ihaped
land, the time taken, and the probabil- their general courfe for the Narraganities
of the cafe. We muft affume as fett country. But in doing fo they muft
the point of departure fome place on make a detour to the weft to avoid the
Titicut River where it divides the pref- " army" in Taunton; as following the
ent towns of Bridgewater and Middle- neareft route along the weftern bank of
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