An earnest exhortation to the inhabitants of New-England, to hearken to the voice of…

May. 18. This day that happened which is worthy to be remembered. For at North-hampton, Hadly, and the Towns thereabouts, two English Captives escaping from the Enemy, informed that a considerable body of Indians, […] ⟨p. 30⟩seated themselves not far from Pacomptuck, and that they were very secure: so that should Forces be sent forth against them, many of the Enemy would (in probability) be cut off, without any difficulty. Hereupon the Spirits of Men in those Towns were raised with an earnest desire to see and try what might be done. They sent to their neighbours in Connecticut for a supply of Men, but none coming, they raised about an hundred and four score out of their own Towns, who arrived at the Indian Wigwams betimes in the morning, finding them secure indeed, yea all asleep without having any Scouts abroad, so that out Soldiers came and put their Guns into their Wigwams, before the Indians were aware of them, and made a great and notable ••aughter amongst them. Some of the Soldiers affirm, that they numbered above one hundred that lay dead upon the ground, and besides those, others told about an hundred and thirty, who were driven into the River, and there perished, being carried down the Falls, The River Kishon swept them away, that ancient River, the river Kishon, O my soul thou hast trodden down strength. And all this while but one English-man killed, and two wounded. But God saw that if things had ended thus; another and not Christ would have had the Glory of this Victory, and therefore in his wise providence, he so disposed, as that there was at last somewhat a tragical issue of this Expedition. For an English Captive Lad, who was found in the Wigwams, spake as if Philip were coming with a thousand Indians: which false report being famed (Famâ bella stant) among the Soldiers, a panic terror fell upon many of them, and they hasted homewards in a confused rout; [Greek or Hebrew] In the mean while, a party of Indians from an Island (whose coming on shore might easily have been prevented, and the Soldiers before they set out from Hadly were earnestly admonished to take care about that matter) assaulted our men; yea, to the great dishonour of the English, a few Indians pursued our Soldiers four or five m•les, who were in number near twice as many as the Enemy.

May. 18. This day that happened which is worthy to be remembred. For at North-hampton, Hadly, and the Towns thereabouts, two English Captives escaping from the Enemy, informed that a considerable body of Indians,