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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A86661	A narrative of the troubles with the Indians in New-England, from the first planting thereof in the year 1607, to this present year 1677, but chiefly of the late troubles in the two last years, 1675 and 1676. To which is added a discourse about the warre with the Pequods in the year 1637. / By W. Hubbard ...; Narrative of the Indian wars in New-England	Hubbard, William, 1621 or 2-1704.	1677 (1677)	Wing H3211_pt1; ESTC W13814	141,180	176

immediately sent up what Forces they could to secure the Towns thereabouts and make resistance as occasion might be and also dispatched away Messengers to the Massachusets Governour and Council letting them know the state of things about Mount-Hope and desiring their speedy assistance upon which care was immediately taken with all expedition to send such supplyes as were desired But in the mean time two Messengers were dispatched to Philip to try whether he could not be diverted from his bloudy enterprize so to have prevented the mischief since fallen out hoping that as once before viz. Anno 1671. by their mediation a stop was put to the like Tragedy so the present warre might by the same meanes have been now turned aside For in the said year Philip had fi●mly engaged himself when he was at Boston not to quarrel with Plimouth untill he had first addressed himself to the Massachusets for advice and approbation But the two Messengers aforesaid finding the men slain in the Roade June 24. as they were going for the Surgeon apprehended it not safe to proceed any further considering also that a peace now could not honourably be concluded after such barbarous outrages committed upon some of the neighbour Colony Wherefore returning with all speed to Boston the Massachuset Forces were dispatched away with all immaginable hast as the ex●gent of the matter did require some of them being then upon or ready for their March the rest were ordered to follow after as they could be raised The sending forth of which because it was the first engagement in any warlike preparations against the Indians shall be more particularly declared On the 26 th of June a Foot-Company under Capt. Daniel Henchman with a Troop under Capt. Thomas Prentice were sent out of Boston toward Mount-Hope it being late in the afternoon before they began to march the central Eclipse of the Moon in Capric hapned in the evening before they came up to Naponset River about twenty miles from Boston which occasioned them to make an halt for a little repast till the moon recovered her light again Some melancholy Fancyes would not be perswaded but that the Eclipse falling out at that instant of time was ominous conceiving also that in the centre of the Moon they discerned an unusual black spot not a little resembling the scalp of an Indian As some others not long before imagined they saw the form of an Indian Bow accounting that likewise ominous although the mischief following was done by Guns not by Bows both the one and the other might rather have thought of what Marcus Crassus the Roman General going forth with an A●my against the Parthians once wisely replied to a private Souldier that would have disswaded him from marching that time because of an Eclipse of the Moon in Capricorn That he was more afraid of Sagitarius then of Capricornus meaning the Arrows of the Parthians accounted very good Archers from whom as things then fell out was his greatest danger But after the Moon had waded through the dark shadow of the Earth and borrowed her Light again by the help thereof the two Companies marched on toward Woodcocks House thirty miles from Boston where they arrived next morning and there retarded their motion till the afternoon in hope of being overtaken by a Company of Volunteers under the Command of Captain Samuel Mosely which accordingly came to pass so as on June 28 th they all arrived at Swanzy where by the advice of Captain Cudworth the Commander in chief of Plimouth Forces they were removed to the Head-Quarters which for that time were appointed at Mr. Miles his house the Minister of Swanzy within a quarter of a mile of the Bridge leading into Philips Lands They arriving there some little time before night twelve of the Troop unwilling to loose time passed over the Bridge for discovery into the Enemies Territories where they found the rude welcome of eight or ten Indians firing upon them out of the Bushes killing one William Hammond wounding Corporal Belcher his Horse being also shot down under him the rest of the said Tropers having discharged upon those Indians that ran away after their first shot carried off their two dead and wounded Companions and so re●ti●ed to the main Guard for that night pitching in a Barricado about Mr. Miles his house The Enemy thought to have braved it out by a bold assauld or two at the first but their hearts soon began to fail them when they perceived the Massachusets Plimouth Forces both engaged against them for the next mo●ning they shouted twice or thrice at half a miles distance and nine or ten of them shewing themselves on this side the Bridge our Horsemen with the whole body of the Privateers under Captain Mosely not at all daunted by such kind of Alarms nor willing so to loose the Bridge ran violently down upon them over the said Bridge pursuing them a mile and quarter on the other side Ensigne Savage that young Martial Spark scarce twenty years of age had at that time one bullet lodged in his Thigh another shot through the brims of his Hat by ten or twelve of the Enemy discharging upon him together while he boldly held up his Colours in the Front of his Company but the weather not suffering any further action at that time those that were thus far advanced were compelled to retreat back to the main Guard having first made a shot upon the Indians as they ran away into a Swamp nearby whereby they killed five or six of them as was understood soon after at Narhaganset This resolute charge of the English Forces upon the Enemy made them quit their place on Mount-Hope that very night where Philip was never seen after till the next year when he was by a divine Mandate sent back there to receive the reward of his wickedness where he first began his mischief the next day Major Savage that was to command in chief over the Massachuset Forces being come up with other Supplies about six a clock over night the whole Body intended to march into Mount-Hope and there beat up the Enemys quarters or give him Battle if he durst abide it but the weather being doubtful our Forces did not march till near noon about which time they set out with a Troop of Horse in each wing to prevent the danger of the Enemies Ambuscadoes after they had marched about a mile and half they passed by some Houses newly burned not far of one of them they found a Bible newly torn and the leaves scattered about by the Enemy in hatred of our Religion therein revealed two or three miles further they came up with some Heads Scalps and Hands cut off from the bodys of some of the English and stuck upon Poles near the Highway in that barbarous and inhumane manner bidding us Defyance the Commander in chief giving Order that those monuments of the Enemies cruelty should be taken down and buried the whole body of the

turn began now to sue for mercy at the hands of the English The Massachusets Government having understood something of this nature put forth a Declaration that whatsoever Indians should within fourteen dayes next ensuing come in to the English might hope for mercy Amongst sundry that came in there was one named James the Printer the Superadded Title distinguishing him from others of that name who being a notorious Apostate that had learned so much of the English as not only to read and write but had attained likewise some skill in printing and might have attained more had he not like a false Villain ran away from his Master before his time was out he having seen and read the said Declaration of the English did venture himself upon that Faith thereof and came to sue for his Life he affirmed with others that came along with him that more Indians had dyed since this War began of discases such as at other times they used not to be acquainted withal than by the Sword of the English Not long after many of them came and offered themselves to the number of near two hundred Men Women and Children and many more would have done the like but their Consciousness of guilt made them conclude that their Cruelties and barbarous Murthers could never be forgiven by the English But what Occurrents happened next shall be declared in their order About the end of June News was brought to Boston that Philip with a small party of his men lurked about Swanzy or Rehoboth that he might easily be taken an Indian offering to bring them to the place where they might find him whereupon Souldiers was instantly sent away from Boston who spent some time in searching all the woods on that side of the Country but at last were forced to return having missed of what they aimed at Plimouth Colony likewise sent out Souldiers upon the same account under Major Bradford who by the help of some Indians of Cape Cod alwayes true to the English interest not only escaped an Ambush laid for them whereby most of them might have been cut off but slew many of those that laid wait for them without any loss to themselves yea further a Squaw Sachem of Sakonet one of Philips Allyes having first sent three Messengers to the Governour of Plimouth to sue for life and liberty promising submission to their Government on that condition but understanding that Plimouth Forces were abroad before her Messengers returned she with her People about ninety in number rendred themselves up to Major Bradford so that above one hundred and ten were killed and taken upon composition that day The like success had the Connecticut Forces sent into the Narrhaganset Country under the conduct of the wonderfully successful Major Talco● Capt. George Denison Capt. Newbery with other worthy Commanders of the said Forces for about the second of July 1676 As the said Commanders with the Forces under them were pursuing the Enemy in and about the Narrhaganset Country toward Mount-hope hearing that Philip with his black Regiment of Wempanoags was thereabouts their Indian Scouts from the top of an hill discovered a great number of the enemy that had newly pitched their Station within the semicircle of a Swampe The English Souldiers were all mounted on horseback to the number of near three hundred wherefore the Commanders ordered the Indians to be ready at the top of the hill upon a signal given to run down amain upon the enemy securely lodged in the hollow of the Swampe just opposite against them while their Horsemen being divided into two squadrons to ride round the hill so that at the same instant both the Horsemen upon the two wings and the Indians a foot rushing down suddenly upon the enemy put them into an horrible fright making a lamentable outcry some getting into the Swampe the rest that were prevented by the Horsemen and the friendly Indians coming so suddenly upon them were all taken prisoners Capt. Newbery with his troop allighting from their horses ran into the Swampe after them where they killed at least an hundred as was judged by some then present taking also many prisoners out of those habitations of darkness the enemy scarce daring to make any resistance for none of the English and but one or two of the Mohegins Pequods were hurt in that assault Yet it was affirmed by a Captain present on the place that with those they killed and took at Warwick neck in their return home which were not much above sixty that they killed and took of the enemy at that time above three hundred young and old At the same time was taken the old Squaw of Narrhaganset commonly called the old Queen They were necessitated with this booty to return homewards to gratifie the Mohegin Pequod Indians that accompanied them who had done them very good service in the pursuit having lost one or two of their men in the chase But their return home was as it proved in the issue more beneficial then their longer stay might have been to have made a fruitless pursuit after Philip whose time was not yet come although hastning apace for in their return they met sixty of the enemy all of whom they slew and took so as their Sword returned not empty Within a few dayes after two hundred of the enemy within Plimouth Jurisdiction being distressed with Famine and fear of danger came and submitted themselves to the Goverment there But three of the company were presently detected of a cruel murther and villanous assault upon one Mr. Clarkes house of Plimouth by a well minded Squaw that was among them hoping that possibly such a discovery would be pleasing to the English and accordingly adjudged forthwith to undergoe condign punishment which the rest that surrendred themselves were no whit troubled at such kind of Villains being alwayes exempted from all acts of favour and mercy Those two hundred that had newly surrendred themselves that they might give ful proof of their fidelity offered to lead a Party of the English to a place not far off where twenty more of the enemy might be surprized amongst whom also was one known to be a bloudy murtheret of an English man that year before accordingly eight English men took fourteen of the said Indians and the next day brought in all the aforesaid twenty of the enemy with the said murderer who was presently executed the rest being accepted into favour It is affirmed likewise that five or six Sachems of Cape God towards the eastern part of it came with three hundred Indians to make peace with the English on the 6 th of July one of the said Sachems earnestly desiring the English that none of them might be suffered to sell any strong Liquors to the Indians the trading of which possibly hath had no small influence into the present mischiefs The next day July the 7 th a small party of ours with a few friendly or Christian Indians with them killed