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

June 12. The Enemy assaulted Hadly, in the morning, Sun an hour high, three Soldiers going out of the Town without their Arms, were dissuaded therefrom by a Serjeant, who stood at the Gate, but they alleging that they intended not to go far, were suffered to pass, within a while the Serjeant apprehended, that he heard some men running; and looking over the For[…], he saw twenty Indians pursuing those three men, who were so terrified that they could not cry out, two of them were at last killed, and the other so […] wounded, as that he lived not above two or three days; wherefore […] Serjeant gave the Alarm. God in great mercy to those Western Plantations had so ordered by his providence, as that Connecticut Army was come thither before this onset from the enemy. Besides English, there were near upon two hundred Indians in Hadley, who came to fight with and for the English, against the common enemy, who quickly driven off at the South end of the Town; whilst our men were pursuing of them here, on a sudden a great Swarm of Indians issued out of the bushes, ad made their main assault at the North end of the Town, they fired a Barn which was with out the Fortifications, and went into an house, where the inhabitants discharged a great Gun upon them, whereupon about fifty Indians were seen running out of the house in great haste, being terribly frighted with the Report and slaughter made amongst them by the great Gun. Ours followed the enemy (whom they judged to be about five hundred, and by Indian report since, it seems they were seven hundred) near upon two miles, and would fain have pursued them further, but they had no Order so to do. Some in those parts think, that as great an opportunity and advantage as hath been since the war began, was lost at this time, the Lord having brought the enemy to them, had there being English and Indians enough to pursue them: But others supposing that then they should impede the design of coming upon them at the Falls, nothing was done until it was too late, only the Towns in those places were eminently saved, and but few of ours that lost their lives in this skirmish, nor is it as yet known how many the enemy lost in this fight. The English could find but three dead Indians: Yet some of them who have been taken Captive, confess that they had thirty men killed this ⟨p. 34⟩day.

June 12. The Enemy assaulted Hadly, in the morning, Sun an hour high, three Souldiers going out of the Town without their Arms, were disswaded therefrom by a Serjeant, who stood at the Gate, but they alleadging that they intended not to go far, were suffered to pass, within a while the Serjeant apprehended, that he heard some men running; and looking over the For, he saw twenty Indians pursuing those three men, who were so terrified that they could not cry out, two of them were at last killed, and the other so wounded, as that he lived not above two or three dayes; wherefore Serjeant gave the Alarme. God in great mercy to those Western Plantations had so ordered by his providence, as that Connecticut Army was come thither before this onset from the enemy. Besides English, there were near upon two hundred Indians in Hadley, who came to fight with and for the English, against the common enemy, who quickly driven off at the South end of the Town; whilst our men were pursuing of them here, on a sudden a great Swarm of Indians issued out of the bushes, ad made their main assault at the North end of the Town, they fired a Barn which was with out the Fortifications, and went into an house, where the inhabitants discharged a great Gun upon them, whereupon about fifty Indians were seen running out of the house in great haste, being terribly frighted with the Report and slaughter made amongst them by the great Gun. Ours followed the enemy (whom they judged to be about five hundred, and by Indian report since, it seems they were seven hundred) near upon two miles, and would fain have pursued them further, but they had no Order so to do. Some in those parts think, that as great an opportunity and advantage as hath been since the war began, was lost at this time, the Lord having brought the enemy to them, had there being English and Indians enough to pursue them: But others supposing that then they should impede the design of coming upon them at the Falls, nothing was done untill it was too late, only the Towns in those places were eminently saved, and but few of ours that lost their lives in this skirmish, nor is it as yet known how many the enemy lost in this fight. The English could find but three dead Indians: Yet some of them who have beentaken Captive, confess that they had thirty men kill'd this