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ter of Capt. Henchman, published in Article No. I., it appears
that he left this vessel at Pocasset on July 31st, when he went in
pursuit of Philip, leaving five files of his men at Fort Leverett.
And I infer that the vessel had left that place before August 9, when
he was ordered by Gen. Denison to return and draw off the men,
since he was to leave there such provisions and ammunition as " for
want of carriage " he could not bring with him,
In regard to other matters referred to in the above letters, it
will be seen that the statement, in the letter of July 5th, of forces
sent, is simply a restatement of that in the former letter, and not,
as might appear at first, additional forces sent to Taunton. No such
additional forces and no other vessels were sent at that time.
Capt. Edward Hutchinson was despatched to the forces at Mount
Hope on July 3d, and paid £5.00.00 on that day by the Court's
order. There went with him, as appears by the Journal credits,
the following men :
Edward Hutchinson jun r 00 12 00 John Minott. 00 10 00
John Bennet. 00 19 00 Nathaniel Holmes. 00 10 00
Sam 1
Williams. 00 10 00 John Ruggles. 00 12 00
Hugh Clark. 00 10 00 Dec r 20. 1675
John Pason. 00 10 00 James Barrett 00 12 00
The explanation of the passage in the letter of July 10th, relating
that Capt. Hutchinson with about one hundred men went from
our headquarters to the Narragansets, &c, is probably this : In their
orders to Major Savage by Hutchinson, the Court doubtless left the
details of the embassy to the discretion of the officers at Mount
Hope, and they determined to march in full force. Hubbard re-
lates that Capt. Mosely crossed over by water to attend Capt.
Hutchinson in his despatch, the others going around. It is likely
that Capt. Hutchinson sent back some of his own men with the message
of his departure, and from this the Court made their report
to Connecticut Colony.
The negotiations with the Mohegans, of whom Uncas was chief
sachem, are of peculiar interest, but must be deferred to a sep-
arate chapter, with only brief allusion here. On the return of the
six Indians referred to in the letter, Ephraim Curtis was sent to
conduct them, taking along three Natick Indians, who volunteered
to accompany him. They went by way of Marlborough, where, at
the Indian fort, they were warned of the danger of the journey by
the friendly Indians gathered there, and Curtis heard of the plundering
of his own house at " Quansigamug " (Worcester) and was
shown some of the plunder which the marauders, the Nipmucks, had
brought thither, and thereupon the Naticks declined to go on unless
more men were added to their force. Upon his application to the
constables of Marlborough, two men with horses and arms were
pressed for this service. These were John and James Barnard,