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A63333	A True account of the most considerable occurrences that have hapned in the warre between the English and the Indians in New-England from the fifth of May 1676, to the fourth of August last : as also of the successes it hath pleased God to give the English against them : as it hath been communicated by letters to a friend in London : the most exact account yet printed.		1676 (1676)	Wing T2385; ESTC R37895	15,178	13

for his Sons death which comming to the knowledge of the Council he was sent for and examined about it and having denyed it and there not being sufficient evidence of it he was dismist having only confest this that considering the death of his son he found his heart so big hot within him but that he resolved to abide a faithful friend to the English and so that accusation ended But after Sachem Phillip had begun his murthers in Plimouth Colony this Salvage first appeared an enemy to us and slew the two first men that were killed within the limits of our Colony to wit at Mendham and in that cruel outragious attempt at Quabang this old Mattoonus was the principal Ringleader being now brought a Prisoner to Boston he was by the Council the same day adjudged to be shot to death which was executed in Boston Common by three Indians and his head cut off and placed upon a Pole on the Gallows opposite to his Sons that was there formerly hanged His Son brought along with him remains still a Prisoner On the last of July there were about 26 Indians most Women and Children brought in by our Scouts as they were ranging the Woods about Dedham almost sterved We are also informed that most of Sachem Philips men have deserted him and surrendred up themselves to the English of Plimouth Colony at their mercy and that he himself with his Remains are gone to Dartmouth in Chase of whom Major Talcott with our Friend Indians are at present August the 3d. we hear this Morning by a Post from Bridgwater in Plymouth Colony that not far from that place a Party of our Souldiers met with a Company of the Enemy 25 in all who though prepared to make the first shot at the English in their march yet when they came within shot and were descryed by ours they nimbly prevented the Indians and killed eight of them and took the other 17 Prisoners with-any loss on our side Some of the Indians acknowledged that their Arms shook and trembled so that they could not so readily discharge their Guns as they would have done We are certainly inform'd that Philip Sachem is again fled from Dartmouth in Plymouth Colony into ours and that he is not far from Marleborough We are not without hope that he may ere long be caught which in probability would quench the remaining Coals of this Warre But we desire to wait upon Gods Will and attend his Work in this thing which will at last give us cause to say How great is his Goodness and how great is his Beauty Thus hath God dealt graciously with us which I was desirous to acquaint you with and therefore have for some of the latest Occurrencies took an Opportunity of a Ship not sailing directly for London to give you this Account which is a true one as far as the distance of times and places where the Actions have been will admit every Action must have allowance with respect to humane Infirmities and the various Reporters who may encrease or diminish according to their own Judgement of the matter of Fact But otherwise there is nothing represented but what consists with truth And also my great design is to desire you to acquaint our Christian Friends that have prayed for us in England with these things For as we have observed since we heard of their instant Prayers for us we have been much encouraged and have received eminent Returns of our joynt Prayers so also we begge that they would Praise and Magnifie the Name of the Most High with us and in our behalfs for we cannot sufficiently exalt him For besides these Mercies in reference to the Indian Warre we have had many other very great and seasonable cast in over and above to our great Astonishment VVe had an Epidemical Sickness that hath swept away several worthy Gentlemen amongst us besides many others which God hath Rebuked We have also had a great and sore Drought which Threatned the Spoiling of our Harvest and thereby an encrease of the Scarcity that hath been amongst us But this 4th of August God hath given us an abundance of Rain Blessed be his Name and we have our English Corn generally Housed with us and divers have gone to the Towns that were burnt down to reap the Wheat and what they had there Sown last Winter which in the last Spring they expected to have faln into the Enemies hand And the Husbandman goes out with more safety than could be imagined on his employments Our Indian Harvest is like to be very fruitfull that grain is now sold at two shillings six pence the Bushell besides the Supplies we have had from other Parts Yet shall we not say the bitterness of Death is over the Enemy hath several Sculking parties abroad which yet do little Mischief being disappointed by the Providence of God through the Vigilance of our Scouts May be God will still go on to fulfill that promise Isa 62.8 9. Surely I will no more give thy Corn to be meat for thine Enemy and the Sons of the Stranger shall not drink thy Wine for the which thou hast Laboured but they that have gathered it shall eat it and praise the Lord. But still we beg that you would not forget to pray for us that we may not again provoke God by breaking his Commandments least he be angry with us untill he have consumed us And we shall not cease to pray for you and all the Churches of Christ that call upon the name of our Lord and yours that you may obtain the like mercy to help in time of need SIR Pardon the prolixity of this Narrative from Your Affectionate Friends For a Close of this Narrative I shall beg the Readers patience to peruse the substance of some Letters which I shall contract under one relating to be Indians known to us here and to our Countreymen there under the name of the praying Indians that is such as call upon the Name of of our Lord Jesus Christ as being perswaded that there is a Concernment of Gods Glory depending thereupon A Vindication due to them who have been represented as Hypocrites or Apostates for the Generality of them which appeares to be otherwise as I hope the substance of the ensuing Letters communicated from persons of known Integrity will evidence which take as followeth SIR ALthough it hath Pleased God to Deprive us of several Useful Iustruments whom he had fitted for carrying on the Work of the Gospell amongst the Indians by removing them from their Labours to their Reward which may be looked upon as a Forerunner of the Occurrencies which have happened in the Indian Warre which hath to the eyes of many passed as it were a Sentence of Death upon the work yet as I believe I speak that the Light of the Gospell that hath shined upon these poor Gentiles in these Parts as it is a Real Work so will the Lord in due time make it more evidently appear to the Glory of his Grace by Jesus Christ And in truth to my understanding the Gospell hath gained an advantage rather than otherwise for the greatest part of the Praying Indians have been kept steddy in following their Profession and Witnessing to the Excellency of the Gospel by much Faith Patience Self denial and Courage which I hope will give a Conviction upon the minds of all more and more among us I shall not give you the Trouble of an Apology for them nor deduce particulars how Honestly and Faithfully they have the most of them acquitted themselves during this Warre though their Tentations and Tryals have been great for it is in matter of Fact evident that since the English have abated of their Fears about them and have employed them in this VVarre they have had most manifest proofs of their fidelity and valour and withal have had the blessing of many successes in which the Christian Indians have had their share though not of Conduct yet of great Usefullness and Serviceableness as far as they have been entrusted which I could not but communicate to you as that which I judge is due to them and which is more to the Glory of God and that good VVork which he hath been pleas'd to carry on by his Servants who have Laboured among them and I hope will perfect still more and more to his own praise Your Affectionate Friend FINIS