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Council, upon examination, gave exactly the fame account.<br />
Capt. Church ask'd him, If they could get there that Night?<br />
He faid, If they went prefently and travelled floutly, they<br />
might get there by Sun fet^ He ask'd Whither he was<br />
going? He anfwered, That Annawon hadfent him down<br />
to look forfome Indians, that were gone down into Mounthope<br />
Neck to kill Provifions : Capt. Church let him know<br />
that th<strong>of</strong>e Indians were all his Prifoners. By this time<br />
came the Indian Souldier & brought his Father and one<br />
Indian more. <strong>The</strong> Captain was now in great ftraight <strong>of</strong><br />
mind what to do next he had a mind to give Annawon a<br />
vifit, now knew where to find him, but his company was<br />
very fmall, but half a dozen men befide himfelf, and<br />
was under a neceflity to fend fome body back to acquaint his<br />
Lieutenant & company 346 with his proceedings. However<br />
he asked his fmall company that were with him, Whither<br />
they would willingly go with him and give Annawon a vifit?<br />
<strong>The</strong>y told him, <strong>The</strong>y were always ready to obey his com-<br />
mands, &c. But withal told him, That they knew this Capt.<br />
nearly touches, at fome points, the 845 It could fcarcely have been more<br />
weft line <strong>of</strong> Dighton ; Little Squanna- than 9 or 10 miles to Annawon's camp ;<br />
konk and Bad-Luck fwamps lie be- but the way was, unquestionably, —<br />
tween it and Refervoir pond on the through that miry country, — tedious<br />
fouth, out <strong>of</strong> which flows the main feed- and difficult, and the day was evi-<br />
er <strong>of</strong> Palmer's (<strong>War</strong>ren) River. Mr. dently waning; as Church had already<br />
Drake fays [edition <strong>of</strong> Mather's Brief marched, with many delays, from the<br />
Hi/lory, 1 So], that Squannakonk prob- narrow <strong>of</strong> Poppafqualh neck, a diftance<br />
ably fignifies the " Swamp <strong>of</strong> Night," which, by their finuous route, could<br />
or " Night-fwamp." But Mr. Trumbull hardly have been lefs than fifteen<br />
fays, " I can make nothing <strong>of</strong> this miles.<br />
name. It is certainly corrupted, and 346 Whom he had left at the fwamp<br />
has l<strong>of</strong>t at leaft one (initial) fyllable." above Mattaftoifett neck.<br />
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