The history of King Philip's War

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got a paffage over to PocaJ/el-Ude 72 in Rhode-IJland Boats,
and concluded there to difpofe themfelves in two Ambufcado's
before day, hoping to furprize fome of the Enemy
by their falling into one or other of their Ambufments.
But Capt. Fullers party being troubled with the Epide-
mical plague of luft after Tobacco, muft needs ftrike fire to
Smoke it; 73 and thereby difcovered themfelves to a party
of the Enemy coming up to them, who immediately fled
with great preciptation.
This Ambufcado drew off about break of day, perceiv-
ing they were difcover'd, the other continued in their Poft
until the time affigned them, and the light and heat of the
Sun rendred their Station both infignificant and trouble-
fome, and then return'd, unto the place of Randezvous,
where they were acquainted with the other parties difap-
pointment, and the occaiion of it. Mr. Church calls for
the breakfaft he had ordered to be brought over in the
Boat: but the Man that had the charge of it confeffed that
he was a-fleep when the Boats-men called him, and in
hafhe came away and never thought of it. It happened
that Mr. Church had a few Cakes of Rusk in his Pocket,
that Madam Cranjlon (the Governour of Rhode-I/land's
Lady 74
) gave him, when he came off the Ifland, which he
72 Doubtlefs the croffing was done at hood, a common phrafe in the Old Col-
what was then a ferry, — since known ony for the act of ufing tobacco by the
as " Howland's ferry," — where the pipe.
Stone bridge now ftands ;
the narrow-
" 4 Gov. John CranJlo?i feems to
eft point of the " Eaft Paffage," or Nar- make his firft appearance upon record
raganfett river. as appointed drummer by the General
73 "To fmoke it" was, in my child- Court at Newport, 14 March, 1644,