Edulcorator. A brief essay on the waters of Marah sweetened

But following the Fowl too long, and going too near one side of the River, the Indians let fly from the shore upon Harvey and killed Three of his Men. Sergeant Harvey found himself obliged immediately to land; where he was quickly killed, and all the Men with him, except Three of our Christian Indians that were with him in this Expedition, who found their way to escape, and got safe unto the Fort. Harvey fought with abundance of Courage; and so did the Men that were with him; The Wolves found that they had Lions to engage withal. When the Indians Fired upon Harvey, Capt. Winslow, though he had gone slowly on his Oars, was got near half a Mile a head. But seeing the Indians Fire upon Harvey, his Manly, Friendly, Ingenuous & Courageous ⟨p. 32⟩Heart could not bear to leave them in their Distress; but immediately put about his Boat, that he might hasten to their Succour. Before he could get near them, he found himself Surrounded with between Thirty and Forty Canoes; whereof several had four or six Men a piece aboard; which came off from both sides of the River, and attacked him with great Fury. They set up an hideous Yelling & Howling, expecting thereby so to have daunted them, as to have taken our small Handful without much Resistance: But in this their expectation failed them; for Capt. Winslow and his Brave Handful, notwithstanding the Horror of their Approach, and tho' so out-numbered, and like to be Over-powered, by such a Multitude of the Dragons of the Wilderness, made ready to give them a warm Reception. The Indians enclosing of him with their Canoes, intended at once to have him aboard: But when they were almost come aboard him, he Fired upon them; Notwithstanding which, they came up to the sides of his Boat where he and his few men defended themselves, and beat off the Indians with the Butt-ends of their Muskets▪ This they did with such Magnanimity and Resolution, that the Indians recoiled, retired, and fell off, and fought at a distance. They were ⟨p. 33⟩so struck with Admiration at Young WINSLOW'S Courage, that they offered him Quarter, if he would Surrender himself & Company; But he refused it: Knowing their Tender Mercies to be Cruelties, and choosing rather to lay down his Life in the Service of his Country, than fall into the Hands of such Faithless and Cruel and Bloody Salvages. Thus he kept Fighting in his Boat, until the Dusk of Evening;