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Decennium luctuosum An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath…
Decennium luctuosum An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath had with the Indian salvages, from the year, 1688. To the year 1698. Faithfully composed and improved. [One line of quotation in Latin]
printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1699
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ARTICLE. XIV. Remarkable Encounters.
AT the Day appointed, there came to the place, Mr. Danforth, Mr. Moodey, Mr. Vaughan, Mr. Brattle, and several other Gentlemen, guarded with a Troop, to see how the Frenchified Indians, would keep their Faith with the Heretics of New-England. The Indians being poor Musicians for keeping of Time, came not according to their Articles, and when Captain Convers had the courage to go fetch in some of them, they would have made a Lying Excuse, That they did not know the Time. They brought in Two Captives, and promised. That in Twenty Days more, they would bring in to Captain Convers all the rest: but finding that in Two and Twenty Days they came not, with much concern upon his Mind, he got himself Supplied, as fast as he could, with Five and Thirty men, from the County of Essex. His men were not come half an Hour to Storer's House, on June 9. 1691. nor had they got their Indian Weed fairly lighted into their Mouths, before Fierce Moxus, with Two Hundred Indians, made an Attack upon the Garrison. This Recruit of Men, thus at the very Nick of Time, Saved the place; For Moxus meeting with a brave Repulse, drew off; and gave ⟨p. 82⟩Modockawando cause to say, (as a Captive afterwards related it) My Brother Moxus ba's missed it now, but I will go my self the next year, and have the Dog Convers out of his Hole. About this Time, the Enemy Slew Two men at Berwick, Two more at Exeter, and the biggest part of Nine, loading a Vessel at Cape Nidduck. But about the latter End of July, we sent out a small Army, under the Command of Captain March, Captain King, Captain Sherburn, and Captain Walton, (Convers lying Sick all Summer, had this to make him yet more Sick, that he could have no part in these Actions,) who landing at Macquoit, Marched up to Pechypscot, but not finding any signs of the Enemy, Marched down again. While the Commanders were waiting ashore, till the Soldiers were got aboard, such Great Numbers of Indians poured in upon them, that tho' the Commanders wanted not for Courage or Conduct, yet they found themselves obliged, with much ado, (and not without the Death of Worthy Captain Sherburn) to retire into the Vessels, which then lay aground. Here they kept pelting at one another all night; but unto little other purpose, than this, which was indeed Remarkable: