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Winkoll came down y
4 c Walden and y we intended to fight y Indians.
night, we gave advice of the whole to Maj.
4, they fell firing barnes of neer houses, haystacks and all before
y m . Y e souhliers having got about 100 bush: wheat and other graine, and
a shallop sent to bring it downe they could not be prevailed upon w th all by
their Serg 4 (as I was informed) to continue any longer being pinched for
want of bread by an unworthy planter, though they wanted no flesh.
5, As soon as I heard of their intention I sent up £ of all the biskit I
and an expresse charge to
had with tobacco and rum for their incouragem 4
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fight y enemy as appe' by the witnes of John Libby, Bouden and Howell
No. 1 and the order delivered ffoxwell to carry up; but no Cano could be got
though I used my utmost indeav r
night
, they came down about 10 o'clock in the
6, o r meu went up headed by Cap ne Winkoll to secure what corne of
o r inhabitants was left in the N. East side in the deserted houses, and of
barnes, hoping to meet y e enemy in y e march, w ch accordingly fell out, dividing
themselves into 2 parties one of them was first ingaged by a party of
Indians, not above 12 shewing themselves, and the other by about 16,
they were engaged also and had 2 skulking skirmishes, beat y m into y e
swampes. One of the Boston souldiers was mortally wounded in y e breast.
O r men retreated carrying off their wounded man
November 7, Being Lord's day, the enemy, early in the morning burnt
those houses and barnes our Cap ne saved the day before— they burnt also
8 or 9 deserted houses belonging to Jo : Libby and children. As soon
as these fires were discovered all the souldiers and Inhabitants hasted to
next garrison which was little above musket shot of them: the tyde being
up and spryng tyde the bridge was overflowed which obstructed their passage
witness Willet and Tydy &c. As soon as they could pass being
headed by Cap ne Winkoll and Topping they scour the round of the towne
on the N. East supposing y e enemy was gone that way to fire those houses
they being only left unbnrnt, they met with no Indians in the march the
whole day; met Lieut. Ingersoll and 12 Casco men who came to joyn with
our men to search out and fight the Indians— that night there fell a small
flight of snow.
8, We staid in our quarter till midnight got 2 shallops.
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9, Landed 70 men 3 hours before day at Blue Point to find out y enemy,
they had a tedious march the whole day through swampes marshes and
creeks sometimes to the knees, others to the waist in snow and salt-water
saw some Indian tracts but could find no Indians ; Lieut. Ingersoll and all
his men returned discouraged home.
10, Our men returned to their quarters.
11, A mysty wet day, no handling arms nor inarching.
12, Much wind at N. West, no gitting over rivers, y e canos on y e other
side imployed to git in Cummins corne of Sacho to Bluepoint.
13, Capne Winkoll, Sg 4
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Tipping and our company got over y river and
marched to find Indians and drive cattell; the enemy fired two deserted
houses at Sacho while o r men were on this side and bro 4 home between 20
and 30 head of Sacho cattell.
14, Sabbath day—no disturbance—bury d Sam: Ryall wounded a week
before, 15, no mocion. 16, marched to drive in cattell, were disappointed
by a Quaker who drove them jnto the woods from us. 17, Indians came
from across y e water. 18, Cap ne Winkoll and the country souldiers w ch
was attending drove cattell for Cummins and Rosrers inhabitants of Sacho-
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