Decennium luctuosum An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath…

Major Convers, and Captain Alden, in pursuance of Instructions Received from the Lieut. Governor and Council, arriving at Penobscet, on Oct. 14. 1698. were there informed, That Madockawando, the noted Sagamore, with several other Sachems of the East, were lately Dead. And six days after this, the chief Sachems now Living, with a great Body of Indians, Entertained them with a Friendly Discourse; wherein they said, That the Earl of Frontenac had sent them word, there was a Peace concluded between the Kings of France and England, and that one of the Articles in the Peace was, for Prisoners on both sides to be Returned, and they were Resolved to obey the Earl of Frontenac as their Father; and accordingly such Prisoners of ours, as they had now at hand, might immediately Return, if we could persuade them, for They would not Compel them. When our English Messengers argued with them, upon the perfidiousness of their making a New War, after their Submission, the Indians replied, That they were Instigated by the Erench to do what they did, against their own Inclinations; adding, That there were two Jesuits, one toward Amonoscoggin, the other at Narridgaway, both of which, they desired the Earl of Bellomont, and the Earl of Frontenac, to procure to be Removed; otherwise it could not be expected, that any ⟨p. 155⟩Peace would continue long. The Indians also, and the English Prisoners, gave them to understand, that the last Winter, many, both Indians, and English Prisoners, were Starved to Death; and particularly, Nine Indians, in one company went a Hunting, but met with such hard circumstances, that after they had Eat up their Dogs, and their Coats, they Dyed horribly Famished: And since the last Winter, a grievous and unknown Disease is got among them, which consumed them wonderfully. The Sagamore Saquadock, further told them, That the Kennebec Indians, would fain have gone to War again, this last Summer, but the other Refused, whereupon they likewise Desisted: And they Resolved now, to Fight no more; but if any Ill Accident or Action, should happen on either side, he did in the Name of the Indians Desire, That we would not presently make a War upon it, but in a more amicable way compose the Differences.

Major Convers, and Captain Alden, in pursuance of Instructions Received from the Lieut. Governour and Council, arriving at Penobscet, on Oct. 14. 1698. were there informed, That Madockawando, the noted Sagamore, with several other Sachims of the East, were lately Dead. And six days after this, the chief Sachims now Living, with a great Body of Indians, Entertained them with a Friendly Discourse; wherein they said, That the Earl of Frontenac had sent them word, there was a Peace concluded between the Kings of France and England, and that one of the Articles in the Peace was, for Prisoners on both sides to be Returned, and they were Resolved to obey the Earl of Frontenac as their Father; and accordingly such Prisoners of ours, as they had now at hand, might immediately Return, if we could perswade them, for They would not Compel them. When our English Messengers argued with them, upon the perfidiousness of their making a New War, after their Submission, the Indians replied, That they were Instigated by the Erench to do what they did, against their own Inclinations; adding, That there were two Jesuites, one toward Amonoscoggin, the other at Narridgaway, both of which, they desired the Earl of Bellomont, and the Earl of Frontenac, to procure to be Removed; otherwise it could not be expected, that any