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A97348	A narrative of the troubles with the Indians in New-England, from the first planting thereof in the year 1607, to this present year 1677, but chiefly of the late troubles in the two last years, 1675 and 1676. To which is added a discourse about the warre with the Pequods in the year 1637. / By W. Hubbard ...; Narrative of the Indian wars in New-England	Hubbard, William, 1621 or 2-1704.	1677 (1677)	Wing H3211_pt2; ESTC W13814	83,110	93

fell It proved Mortal unto him within a few dayes after he being by a strange Accident brought home to his Fathers house at the great Island in Pascataqua Mr. Fryer being thus wounded the rest of the Company defended themselves for a while with much Courage and Resolution till they were brought to the sad choice of falling into the hands of one of these three bad Masters the Fire the water or the Barbarous Heathen to whom at last they thought it best to yield in hope of liberty afterwards at least of lengthning out their lives a little longer for the Indians had manned out a Canoo with several hands to cut their Cable and others stood ready within the defence of the stage head to fire upon any one that stirred in the Ketch by which means the Vessel after the Cable was cut soon drave a shore and then was it threatned to be presently burned if they did not all yield to which they all at last consented The Indians how barbarous soever in their own nature yet civilly intreated their Prisoners and upon farther discourse sent one or two of them to Pascataqua to give them there an opportunity to Ransome their Friends The persons sent home to procure a Ransome were to return with such a quantity of goods as the Indians had desired by such a precise time but they that brought the things for their Ransome coming a day or two before the time when those that sent them were gone up the River at Black point and not returned Some other Indians waiting for such an opportunity seized the goods at least that part which they most desired and through mistake killing one of the three men hat brought them dismissed the other two without return of the Prisoners as was expected As to what hapned afterward we are yet much in the dark and for the present can write but by guess for within a few dayes after the return of Mr. Shendal and the other man that went to carry the Ransome before November 1. Mugg himself came to Pascataqua bringing Mr. James Fryer who soon after dyed of his wound one of the Prisoners along with him complaining that without his knowledge some of the Indians had seized what was sent for the Ransome of the rest promising upon his Faith that he would make good his word for the sending home all the Prisoners and offered also in the Name of the other Indians to confirm a new Peace with the English for the future The Major General of the Massachusets Colony was then at Pascataqua but not willing to Transact a matter of that nature and moment by his sole Authority ordered the said Mugg supposed to be the chief Leader of the Indians to be carryed down to Boston to the Governour and Councel there to conclude the business with whom he soon after agreed upon a firm Peace with the English of the Massachusets in the Name of Madockawando the chief of all the Indians in the Eastern parts about Penobscot engaging also to remain himself as hostage aboard the Vessel in which he was sent home from Boston November the 21st following until the Prisoners which are said to be fifty or sixty that they have still in their hands be sent home and the rest of the Articles performed The Issue of which we as yet wait to hear in Gods good time this 12th of December following 1676. when they there have made an end of the reckoning 't is hoped we may have our right again There are two principal Actors amongst the Indians that have all along promoted these designes amongst them one named Squando Sagamore of Saco and the forementioned Madockawando the chief Commander of the Indians Eastward about Penobscot who are said to be by them that know them a strange kind of moralized Salvages Grave and Serious in their Speech and Carriage and not without some shew of a kind of Religion which no doubt but they have learned from the Prince of darkness by the help of some papist in those parts that can Transform himself into an Angel of Light under that shape the better to carry on the designes of his Kingdome It is said also they pretend to have received some Visions and Revelations by which they have been commanded to worship the great God and not to work on the Lords day We know where that Fountain hath its Rise that sendeth forth at the same place sweet and bitter waters And from whence their hearts are inspired that joyn blessing of God with cursing and killing his Servants It is reported by some that came lately from those parts that the Indians there do as yet refuse to have any peace with the English and will not as yet return any of our Captive Friends till God speak to the foresaid Enthusiasts that are their Leaders that they should no longer make warr with us and the like But not to trouble our selves farther with those Ministers of Satan or those that are acted by the Angel of the bottomless pit who possibly since their delusions are but two fold more the Children of Hell then they were before We know better how to understand the mind of the great Lord of Heaven Earth then to depend on such lying Oracles That God who hath at present turned their hearts to hate his People and deal subtilly with his Servants we hope in his time will either turn the stream and cause them to deal friendly and sincerely with his People as heretofore or give us an opportunity to destroy them In the next place it remains that some account be given of our Forces under Captain Hathorne and of their several Expeditions into the Eastern parts since the middle of September last first up toward Casco by the Sea-side then afterwards through the woods directly Northward toward Ossapy and Pigwauchet in hope to have found the Enemy there at their head Quarters Upon the first Report of those Devastations and Spoyls that had been made by Fire and Sword in those Eastern Plantations It was judged necessary to send some Forces that way to put a stop unto the current of those Outrages before the Remainders of the Southern Indians could have opportunity to joyn with them To that end about an hundred and thirty English with forty Indians were dispatched away into those parts under the Command of Captain William Hatborne Captain Syl and Captain Hunting who were to joyne with such as could be raised in those parts under Major Waldern and Captain Frost After they had surprized the Indians that flocked into those parts as was Related before which was done upon September the 6th 1676. Captain Hathorne who was Commander in chief marched the Forces by the Sea-side towards Casco For at that time they were upon some demurre whether to march directly toward Ossapy and Pigwauchet where the head Quarters of the Enemy was supposed to be or else to march directly toward Casco Bay where they heard Parties of the Enemy were daily spoyling the