Except it were the Falling of Two Soldiers belonging to Saco Garrison, into the Hands of the Enemy, who Took the one, and Killed […] other, some Time in March. 169•. Many Months passed away, without any Action between Them and Us; And it is Reported by Returned Captives, That the Hand of God, reached them, when the Hand of Man could not find them, and a Mortal Sickness, did at a Strange Rate carry off multitudes of them. At length, upon the Mediation of old Sheepscoat John, once a Praying Indian, of the Reverend ELIOT's Catechumens, but after-wards, a Pagan, and now a Popish-Apostate, a Great Fleet of Canoe's came, ⟨p. 132⟩in to an Island, about a League from the Fort at Pemaquid, May 20. 1695. and, after they had laid still there, all the Lords-Day, on Monday morning they sent unto the English, for another Treaty. They Declared, Their Design was to Exchange Captives, and Renew the Peace, and condemned themselves for their Violating the Peace made near Two years ago. Eight Captives, they Immediately Delivered up; and upon a Grant of a Truce for Thirty Days, Colonel John Phillips, Lieut. Colonel Hawthorn, and Major Convers, were sent Commissioners unto Pemaquid, for the management of that affair. Our Commissioners, with Good Reason, demanding a Surrender of all the English Captives, according to former Agreement, before they would allow any New Propositions of Peace to be offered, the Indians, disgusted that their Idol Bommaseen was left at Boston, broke off the Conference, and went off in Discontent. Advice was immediately dispatched into all parts of the Eastern Country, to stand well upon their Guard: notwithstanding which, on July 6. Major Hammond of Kittery, fell into the Hands of the Lurking Indians; and the next week, Two men at Exeter were killed by some of the same Dangerous Lurkers. Major Hammond was now aboard a Canoe ▪ intending to put ashore at Saco; but some of the Garrison-Soldiers there, not knowing that they had such a good Friend aboard, inadvertently Fired upon ⟨p. 133⟩the Canoe; and so, the Indians carried him clear away. They transported him at length to Canada; where he met with Extraordinary Civilities; Count Frontenach, the Governor himself, nobly purchased him, of his Tawny-master; and sent him home to New-England, by a Vessel, which also fetched from thence a Considerable Number, (perhaps near Thirty) of English Prisoners.
EXcept it were the Falling of Two Souldiers belonging to Saco Garrison, into the Hands of the Enemy, who Took the one, and Kill'd 〈…〉 other, some Time in March. 169•. Many Months pass'd away, without any Action between Them and Us; And it is Reported by Returned Captives, That the Hand of God, reach'd them, when the Hand of Man could not find them, and a Mortal Sickness, did at a Strange Rate carry off multitudes of them. At length, upon the Mediation of old Sheepscoat John, once a Praying Indian, of the Reverend ELIOT's Catechmuens, but after-wards, a Pagan, and now a Popish-Apostate, a Great Fleet of Canoo's came, ⟨p. 132⟩in to an Island, about a League from the Fort at Pemmaquid, May 20. 1695. and, after they had laid still there, all the Lords-Day, on Munday morning they sent unto the English, for another Treaty. They Declared, Their Design was to Exchange Captives, and Renew the Peace, and condemned themselves for their Violating the Peace made near Two years ago. Eight Captives, they Immediately Delivered up; and upon a Grant of a Truce for Thirty Days, Colonel John Phillips, Lieut. Colonel Hawthorn, and Major Convers, were sent Commissioners unto Pemmaquid, for the management of that affayr. Our Commissioners, with Good Reason, demanding a Surrender of all the English Captives, according to former Agreement, before they would allow any New Propositions of Peace to be offered, the Indians, digusted that their Idol Bommaseen was left at Boston, broke off the Conference, and went off in Discontent. Advice was immediately dispatch'd into all parts of the Eastern Country, to stand well upon their Guard: notwithstanding which, on July 6. Major Hammond of Kittery, fell into the Hands of the Lurking Indians; and the next week, Two men at Exeter were kill'd by some of the same Dangerous Lurkers. Major Hammond was now aboard a Canoo ▪ intending to put ashore at Saco; but some of the Garrison-Souldiers there, not knowing that they had such a good Friend aboard, inadvertently Fired upon ⟨p. 133⟩the Canoo; and so, the Indians carried him clear away. They transported him at length to Canada; where he met with Extraordinary Civilities; Count Frontenach, the Governour himself, nobly purchased him, of his Tawny-master; and sent him home to New-England, by a Vessel, which also fetch'd from thence a Considerable Number, (perhaps near Thirty) of English Prisoners.
