to viſit this Fort; but they found the Fort ruined, the Canoo's cut to pieces, and the people all either Butchered or Captived, This gave them no little ſurprize, and they give the Engliſh this accounts of it. That a body of Maqua's lately returning from the Spoil of Canada brought ſeveral French Priſoners with them; That calling at this Fort in their way, the Indians there ſeeing themſelves unable to reſiſt them did paſs divers Complements with them and partake of their Booties, That a French Captive after this, eſcaping from the Maqua's informed the French that theſe Indians and revolted unto the Maqua's, and hereupon the French or their Indians made a ſudden Sally forth upon them, and utterly deſtroyed them, tho' they were in reality of their own party still.
Two Engliſh Captives eſcaped from the hands of the Indians and French at Piſcadamoquady, come into Portſmouth on the ſixteenth Inſtant & ſay, That when Capt Maſon was at Port Real, he cut the faces, and ript the bellies of two Indians, and threw a third Over-board in the ſight of the French, who informing the other Indians of it, they have in revenge barbarouſly Butcher'd forty Captives of ours that were in their hands.
Theſe two Captives eſcapes in a Shallop, which our Enemies intended to have ſet out with all the Circumſtances of a Fiſhing Shallop but to have indeed fill'd with Indians that ſhould have Clap't on board any English Veſſel that came in their way; They ſay that about three of four weeks ago, ſome Indians were coming this way to War, but croſſing a path which they ſuppoſed to be of the Maqua's, they followed it until they diſcovered a place where ſome Canoo's where making, whereupon twenty Kennebeck Indian Warriors went to look further after the buſineſs, who never yet returned. Which gives hope that they may come ſhort home but upon this the Squaws are ſent to Penobſcot, and the men ſtand on their Defence.
Portſmouth Sept. 20th. Two days ſince arrived here a ſmall Veſſel from Barbadoes, in which is a Letter to Captain H. K. of 19th Auguſt that ſpeaks thus,
Chriſtophers is wholly taken from the French as alſo a ſmall Iſland called Stacia; we are very ſtrong in Shipping, and our Ships of War are now gone for Tobago, a very good place to ſhelter from any Storms, after the ſuſpicious months are over, they will Attack the reſt of the French places. We have News here that K. William is ſafe arrived in Ireland, and is marched with one hundred and forty thousand Foot and Horſe. Himſelf leads the Body, Duke Scomburgh the right Wing, and the Earl of Oxford the left Wing, Duke Hamilton of Scotland leads the forlorn Hope with ten thouſand men under him. Great victory they dayly have, and much people dayly come in to him, with ſubmission: He has 200 Shipping with him of one ſort or other, above one hundred Sail dayly run between Ireland and England, with meat for Man and Beaſt; His Majeſty being unwilling to truſt falſe Ireland for it. France is in much trouble (and fear) not only with us but alſo with his Son, who has revolted againſt him lately, and has great reaſon,) if reports be true, that the Father uſed to lie with the Sons Wife. He has got all the Hugonots, and all the diſſatisfied Papiſts, with the great force of the D. of Lorraign, and are now againſt him, reſolving to depoſe him of his life and Kingdom.
It's Report that the City of Cork in Ireland, has proclaimed K. William, and turned their French Landlords out of Doors; of this there wants further Confirmation.
From Plimouth Sept. 22 We have an Accounts, that on Friday the 12th Inſtant, in the night, our Force Landing privately, forthwith ſurrounded Pegypſcot Fort; but finding no Indians there, they March d to Amonoſcoggin. There on the Lords-day, they kill'd and took 15 or 16 of the Enemy, and recovered five Engliſh Captives, mostly belonging to Oyſter-River; who adviſed, that the men had gone about ten days down to a River, to meet with the French, and the French Indians; where they expected to make up a Body of 300 men, and deſign a firſt againſt Wells or Piſcataqua.
On Tueſday, the Army came to our Veſſels at Macquoit, but one of the Veſſels touching a Ground ſtopt a Tide; by which means, young Bracket, who was a conſiderable diſtance up the River, above Amonoſcoggin, that an Engliſh Army was there attempted his Eſcape, and came down the Sloop, juſt as they came on their Sail.
On Thurſday, they landed at Saco; a Scout of 60 men of ours diſcover a party of the Enemy, and had the Advantage of killing three of them, and of taking nine Canoos, and an Engliſh captive named, Thomas Baker, who informed, that the Enemy had left a conſiderable Plunder at Pegypſcut-Plains, which he ſuppoſed the Enemy was gone to ſecure. Whereupon the Army immediately embark'd, and arriving there that night, the next morning found the Bever-Plunder accordingly.
While our Veſſels were at Anchor in Caſcoe-Bay, our Auxiliary Indians lodging on ſhore, and being too careleſs in their Watch, the Enemy made an Attaque upon them. The Engliſh forth with repair'd to their Relief; but were ſorely faled, by an Embuſcado of Indians, The Enemy ſoon quitted the Field, eſcaping with their Canoo's, whereof ours took ſeveral. In the Surpriſe, we loſt 9 men, and had about 20 wounded; the blow chiefly fell on our dear Friends, the Plimouth Forces, 15 being kill'd and wounded of Captain Southworth's Company
Boſton, Printed by R. Pierce, for Benjamin Harris, at the London-Coffee-Houſe. 1690
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