Soldiers in King Philip's war. Containing lists of the soldiers of ...

276
fied that he helped to bury both the Algers. Mr. Hubbard gives
the date of the attack upon the Algers October 9th, 1675.
The events of the war in Scarborough immediately following the
above, are shown in the following letter from Capt. Scottow :
Honoured S r .
After all clue submission to y r self w th the Honoured Councill, these are
to declare y e state of y e affaires at p'sent, since y l sent by Jo: Short o r men
being sent up y e riv r to secure those barnes of corne left w ch accordingly they
applyed y m selves to doe and to repaire o r water-mill (being o r onely relief
for grinding) they met w th no opposition nor could have sight for 3 daies of
above one Indian upon the 3 d of this curr 1 they having finished one mans
corne & upon landing of it in canoes 19 of o r
p r tie being there were assaulted
and surrounded by at least 60 or 80 Indians & had bin all cut of had not
S rt Tippet come in with his p r tie to their timous relief who was on y e other
side river to help wheat &c. out of another barne whereupon the enimy
retreated into the bushes it being a foggy day could not soe well discerne
w l execution they did upon y m disinabling one Indian soe as to leave his
speare behind him, much firing on both sides, one of us wounded one
drowned by hasting into a cano, next day a country souldier of his own
accord went downe y e marsh & hollowed & an Indian came up to him
being of Piscataquay & his acquaintance they plied and smok* a pipe of
tobacco together y e Indian having laid down his gun & he seemingly did
y e same, a small riv r
p r m ting . y
(y e larger narrative C. Winkall & myself have sent to Maj r Walden to
e r 11 r e e
be conveyed unto y Maj Gen 1 refer y Honours unto) y substance of y
discourse was they willingly would have peace, & kept 2 women two casco
children, foure men prisoners to dd lr up if it might be &c. if not let time and
e
place be appointed & they would fight y english & as it was misreported
to C. Winkoll & myself they would stay 48 hours for an answer but it
seeme it was y e next day the Indian put his signall next day but none
having an order to treat him, o r men therefore secure the wheat threshed
out & a shallop being there to fetch it of they sent none to discourse him,
upon w ch they y e enemy as they had done y e day before & y* during the
parlee fired stacks of hay and some houses; o r men y l afternoon being
pinched for want of bread and of victualls, could not be prevailed with by
their officers to continue in y e farme house which they had fortified until
further order w ch was designed a retreating place upon fighting y m though
a small rev r gted y m & y e Indians rendezvouze, in order to fighting y m I had
visited y e next garrison and drawn of w' I durst to assist o r soldiers up y e
riv r
, but towards y e evening understanding o r mens resolves, sent y m up
bread &c. with an express charge not to desert y e place w th out further order,
but it could not come to y m soe as to hinder their moving downe w ch was
upon the 5 th day curr 4 in the night next morning we designed y e sending
y m all up as soone as y e tide would p'mit, & had ordered all to y* end but
upon y e sight of theire enemies burning of y l house w ch they had fortified &
of my barne of corne which was left unburnt there w th advice of Cap ne
Winkoll & the rest of y e officers, we altered o r designe & this day purpose
w th all o r strength to fetch in the inhabitants corne left in their deserted
houses, the enemy firing all before y m in w ch doing an opportunity of fighting
y m may also gsent w ch o r souldiers long for but we want fixed arnies