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Duodecennium luctuosum. The history of a long war with Indian salvages, and their directors…
Duodecennium luctuosum. The history of a long war with Indian salvages, and their directors and abettors; from the year, 1702. To the year, 1714. Comprised in a short essay, to declare the voice of the glorious God, in the various occurrences of that war, which have been thought matters of more special observation. : A recapitulation made in the audience, of his Excellency the governor, and the General Assembly of the Massachusett province; at Boston, 30. d. VII. m. 1714. : [Two lines from Livy]Duodecennium luctuosum. The history of a long war with Indian salvages, and their directors and abettors; from the year, 1702. To the year, 1714. Comprised in a short essay, to declare the voice of the glorious God, in the various occurrences of that war, which have been thought matters of more special observation. : A recapitulation made in the audience, of his Excellency the governour, and the General Assembly of the Massachusett province; at Boston, 30. d. VII. m. 1714. : [Two lines from Livy]
Boston: printed by B. Green. Sold by Samuel Gerrish, 1714
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I. THE Action and Exploit of the MEN of Two Shallops belonging to the Religious Town of York, Sept. 21. 1707. as I have it, from a Good Friend, Samuel Penhallow Esqr. (to whom I have been Indebted for very many such Communications,) appears not Unworthy of a Distinct Relation. Such a Performance, and such a Deliverance, ought never to be forgotten!
I. THE Action and Exploit of the MEN of Two Shallops belonging to the Religious Town of York, Sept. 21. 1707. as I have it, from a Good Friend, Samuel Penhallow Esqr. (to whom I have been Endebted for very many such Communications,) appears not Unworthy of a Distinct Relation. Such a Performance, and such a Deliverance, ought never to be forgotten!
ON board the Shallops, now lying at Winter-H• bour, were the Courageous Austin, and Herman, and Cole, and five MEN more, and a Boy, who shall now pa• for a Man. About Fifty Canoes, in which were th• or four or five Indians apiece, approached them, in a Square Body. When the Fleet was come within Thirty Yards of their intended Prey, Ours fired upon them, which first Shot put them into Extreme Disorder. The Indian Fleet again drawing up in Order of Battle, fired with such Fury, as obliged ours to quit One of the Shallops; which about fifty of the Enemy Entered, and got the Mainsail a-Trip, before ours could get the other to Sail. Ours therefore get out their Oars; but the Enemy was as quick as they, and they joined Paddles on both sides. Ours gaining on them, the Enemy got a dozen Canoes a head, with Fishing-lines, to tow ⟨p. 28⟩after: But in about an hours time, the Wind so freshened up, that ours Left them, under certain Disadvantages, a quarter of a Mile astern. However the rest of the Canoes, all this while Attending and Surrounding of our M•fully defended Shallop, kept incessantly Firing on our Men, who still bravely answered them They had a Long Engagement, and were so near One another, that ours felt the Fire of the Enemy in some sort almost Scorching of them. Tis an astonishing Thing! But in this Long & Fierce & Hot Engagement, not One of our good Men was killed. Only One, whose Name was Donnell, (a Godly as well as a Valiant and for being so not at all the less Valiant, Man,) felt himself Shot through' the Bowels, quickly after they first came to Sail. At his Fall, he said, I am a Dead Man! But removing himself a Little, he added, Let me Kill One before I dye! — but found himself not able to fire. — After three Hours, in which our Men Spent about five Pounds of Powder, and had not above a Quarter of a Pound Left, the dispirited Enemy drew off; but not without having a Considerable Number Killed & Wounded; which tho' […] the Time, the continual Cloud of Smoke had Left […] certain, was by Information afterwards ascertained. What can Good Men do, when GOD shall Spirit them, Strengthen them, and Protect them!