A TRUE ACCOUNT Of the Most CONSIDERABLE OCCURRENCES That have happened in the WAR BETWEEN THE ENGLISH and the INDIANS IN New-England, From the Fifth of May, 1676, to the Fourth of August last; as also of the Successes it hath pleased God to give the English against them: As it hath been communicated by Letters to a Friend in London.  
The most Exact Account yet Printed.  Psal. 76.4. 
Thou art more glorious and excellent than the Mountains of prey.  V 10. 
Surely the Wrath of Man shall praise thee: the remainder of Wrath shalt thou restrain.  Psal. 9.15. 
The Heathen are sunk down into the Pit they made; in the Net they hide, is their own foot taken.  

Licenced,  
October 11. 1676. Roger L'Estrange.   
LONDON, Printed for Benjamin Billingsley at the Printing-Press in Cornhill, 1676.   

A True Account of the most Considerable Occurrences that have happened in the War between the English and the Indians in New-England, etc.  
ALthough the design of the Publication of this ensuing Narrative be to give an Account of the Principal Occurrences that have happened in the War betwixt the English and the Indians in New-England, from the fifth of May to the fourth of August last, yet considering that the Reader may perhaps urge the entrance upon it a little abrupt, unless some preceding Actions be premised; as also being assured that what hath been made Public from the beginning, relating to that Affair, hath not been represented so exactly as it might have been; I shall therefore upon a review of some Papers lying by me Collect and Communicate in a few lines so much of that Affair as may give a fair Introduction to what in the process of this Paper may be depended upon as true, without partiality to either side.  
After the Narogansets had involved themselves in the War of Sachem Philip, and our English had engaged them at their chief Port the nineteenth of December, 1675, with considerable loss to us, but much more to the enemy, they withdrew and secured themselves in the Fastnesses of the woods, having out some Parties at times doing mischief, and ours Retaliating with them in like kind; our Forces also retreated home, and it was near a month before they were recruited for any further Expedition against them; it was hard service, they had endured, in the depth of winter, though it pleased God to moderate the extremity of the season in the month of January: about the latter end of which month the Soldiers marched into the woods in pursuit of them, having got intelligence of the place of their Rendezvous, but the enemy having also their Scouts abroad, and thereby, coming to the knowledge of our March, they fled more to the Northwest: ours pursued them, but the most escaped, (except about 70 of them, men, women and children,) which the Mohogin Indians of Vncus his Subjects our friends and Allies slew. Our men missed very narrowly of surprising their main body in their pursuit, but God's time was not come for so great a mercy, and they saved themselves from that encounter: whereupon our Forces retired home to their several Quarters, being necessitated thereunto by the hardships of the season, and the impossibility at that time of the year to carry provision for any long continuance abroad. About a fortnight after we having gained intelligence of the quarter the enemy than abode in, we sent out about 300 Horse and Foot under the conduct of Major Savage, to attack them; but before that could be effected, the enemy visited us, and assaulted Lancaster, a small Town, in which the Inhabitants having retired into some fortified houses, and deserted the rest, the Indians burned those, and assaulted the Garrisoned Houses, but were not able to carry any of them but one, wherein were 42 persons, 12 men, the rest women and children, of whom they slew several, and carried the rest prisoners: the House was the Ministers, one Mr. Rowlandson, whose wife and children they carried Captive, (which are since returned to us.) About fourteen days after this, the enemy assaulted Medfield, and burnt about half the Town, and slew some; and though there was a Company of Soldier's Horse and Foot there, yet they were so quick and sudden in their mischief, that ours could hardly get into a posture to meet them, before they were retreated.  
In the beginning of March our Forces under Major Savage went toward the enemy's Head quarters but their Scouts had prevented his coming by their vigilance, so that they fled into the woods, we having only the gleaning of about seventeen of them that could botfly so fast as the rest.  
On the 13th of March, before our Forces could return towards our Parts, the Indian sent a strong party, and assaulted the Town of Growton, about forty miles Northwest from Boston, and burned all the deserted Houses; the Garrisoned Houses, which were about ten, all escaped but one, which they carried, but not the English in it; for there was but one slain, and two wounded. Quickly after they assaulted Marlborough, and burned the Houses the Inhabitants had deserted, but the Garrisons defended the re●t: In that Town the Houses were built very scatteringly, and the Enemies divided themselves into small parties, which executed their design of Firing at once; and though there was a Company of the Country Militia there, they could not prevent it.  
March the 18th. we had Letters from Hadley, of a great party of the Enemy that assaulted Northampton; in the preservation of which, there was an especial Providence of God: For besides that Major Treat and Capt. Turner were quartered there, it was so, that our forces under the Command of Major Savage, being in want of Victuals, marched up to Hadley and the Towns adjacent upon the River, which was ordered by the wisdom of Divine Providence, without their foresight, to preserve that Town, although the Enemy left behind them some Remembrance of their attempt, having killed two townsmen, and one Soldier, and wounded six, and also left dead upon the place Eleven of themselves.  
March the 26th. we had News of the Defeat of Capt. Pearse, with about forty English, and eleven of our Indian Friends, near Secunck alias Rehoboth; who were surrounded with a great party of the Indians, and overpowered; yet God was pleased to rescue several of them, who made a safe escape.  
The 20th. of March the Enemy burned the deserted houses in Secunck or Rehoboth, but the Garrisoned houses were not carried by them.  
The 30th of March part of the town of Providence was also burnt.  
The 6th of April, an Indian Messenger, sent to his Countrymen about the Redemption of Captives, returned with a very insolent Letter, that as yet they had no need to accept of Ransom for our Captives.  
The 12th of April, God was pleased to give us a Success by our Countrymen to the Southwards, against the Enemy there: Besides the slain and taken, there fell into our hands one Quinancet, alias Miantonimo, the great and proud Sachem of the Narrogansets, a Ring leader in this War with them, and one who had been notoriously treacherous, both in Signing renewed Articles of Peace with us since the beginning of the War, and Breaking the same again: He was carried by our Forces to New-London, and there Beheaded; which Execution hath had a mighty Influence into the Disorder and Confusion the Enemy hath since fallen into.  
Yet had we since a sad Providence that bef●ll us, God seeing it good further to Exercise us, to our Humbling, that he may (as we hope) ●o us good in the latter End: For upon the 21th of April, the Enemy with a very great Body (some think they were not less than 1500.) assaulted Sudbury, and burned several of the deserted Houses, but prevailed against none that were Garrisoned: To relieve which, Capt. Wadsworth, with about fifty men, issued out from Marleborough, 10 miles distant, and with him Capt. Bracklebanke went with the same Party, intending to march to Boston, to speak with the Council; the Enemy being Numerous, and the English too Adventurous, were so far engaged, that most of them were cut off: The two Captains died in the Service; men for Piety Prudence and Courage eminent, and much lamented; about 15 of the Soldiers escaped to a Garrisoned house within a mile from the place of this Tragedy. Yet this we have to say, (as the following Successes evidence that we have great Grounds to hope) that this last Attempt of theirs was but the Rage of an Expiring Enemy; for the cutting off the  Quinancet, to whom the young fight men did adhere, did put the Indians to such a stagger, that they have not been able to recover themselves since, so as to effect any thing against us that is much considerable.  
I am credibly informed that in that fight at Sudbury, an elderly English man endeavouring an Escape from the Indians by running into a Swamp, was overtaken by an Indian, and being Destitute of Weapons to Defend himself or Offend him, the Indian insulted over him with that Blasphemous Expression [Come Lord Jesus, save this poor English man if thou canst, whom I am now about to Kill.] This (I even Tremble to Relate it) was heard by another English man, who was Hid in a Bush close by: Our Patient Long suffering Lord, permitted that Bloody Wretch to Knock him down and leave him Dead. We hope the Lord is Arisen to Avenge those Blasphemies.  
Upon the 5th of May, our Forces under the Command of Captain Henchman; and with them about 40 of the Natick or Praying Indians, discovered a Body of Philips Indians at Hassanamastett and fought them, wherein they slew 11 of the Enemy, and took two Prisoners, and not one of the Soldiers were slain, or wounded. Divers of our men had probably been slain, but that it pleased God to send a storm of Rain which did so wet the Indians guns, that they became unserviceable to them. Six Indians at once in that scattering encounter (for the Enemy stood not to a fight) meeting an Englishman would have shot him, but could not make the wetted powder fire in the pan; which seldom failed at other times; our English by their garments and other guards for the locks of their Muskets were better provided than the Indians, and so had the advantage and put the Indians to a Rout and Flight.  
This was the first time that our Natick Indians were employed in any such Body by the Government here; and they proved faithful and Eminently serviceable at that time, and successful since; and thereby they have gained much in the Affections of the English, who have had some Jealousy about them. Nor is it to be wondered at, considering the hurry this War hath put us into; the disappointment we have met with by the Treachery of several of that Nation, on whose Friendship we thought we might have depended, as having deserved other things at their hands: and that some few of the praying Indians have been carried away with the present outrage of their Nation: I say it is not to be wondered at, that they were under a Jealousy by us; however we have cause thankfully to acknowledge God's goodness in making use of them, wherein they have done us considerable services: they serve especially for spies and scouts to start the Skulking Enemy, and drive them out of the Swamps and Woods, and then the English can the better fight them, and indeed our greatest exercise hath been to Find the Enemy rather than to Fight them, unless they be very much Superior in Numbers. But now the Indians dread our approaches with those Indian Vancourriers, and the Lord hath caused much of his Terror to fall upon them.  
On the 11th of May, two of our Captives were returned by Ransom from the Indians, who had been taken at the destruction of the Town of Lancaster; the one of them the sister of the wife of Mr. Rowlandson, Minister of the place; and another woman taken out of the same House.  
The next day a Youth of about 11 years of Age, made his escape from the Indians, who was taken prisoner when his Father's house was burnt, and his Mother murdered on the first of February last: and though the Boy knew not a step of the way to any English Town, and was in continual danger of the Skulking Indians in the woods, and far from the English, yet God directed him aright and brought him to the sight of Plantain, (the Herb which the Indians call English-foot, because it grows only amongst us, and is not found in the Indian Plantations) whereupon he concluded he was not far from some English Town, and accordingly following of the Plantain he arrived safe amongst us. The 18th of the same we had another of our Captives (an ancient man) returned upon Ransom, and one very eminent for piety.  
Upon the 24th of May, Captain brattle was sent forth with his Troop towards Rehoboth, where we had Intelligence of a Body of Indians, where 12 of them were slain, and but one of the English slain, and one slightly wounded.  
Upon the same day we had News by a Post, of a fight upon Connecticot River between Deerfield and Squakheig, there were about an hundred and sixty of our soldiers under the command of Captain Holyoake, and Captain Turner: The occasion of the engagement was this, The Indians having stolen and driven away much Cattle from Hatfield and those Towns adjoining, and our men perceiving by the tract which way they went, learned at last where the Indians Rendezvous was; and picking out of the several Garrisons, as many soldiers as could conveniently be spared, resolved to Attaque them, it being a great Fishery place called Deerfield Falls.  
Our soldiers got thither after an hard March just about break of day, took most of the Indians fast asleep, and put their guns even into their Wigwams, and poured in their shot among them, whereupon the Indians that durst and were able did get out of their Wigwams and did fight a little (in which fight one Englishman only was slain) others of the Indians did enter the River to swim over from the English, but many of them were shot dead in the waters, others wounded were therein drowned, many got into Canoes to paddle away, but the paddlers being shot, the Canoes over-set with all therein, and the stream of the River being very violent and swift in the place near the great Falls, most that fell over board were born by the strong current of that River, and carried upon the Falls of Water from those exceeding high and steep Rocks, and from thence fumbling down were broken in pieces; the English did afterwards find of their bodies, some in the River and some cast ashore, above two hundred.  
But as the English were coming away with the plunder they had got, there was a noise spread among some of them, of Sachem Phillip's coming down upon them; with a thousand men: which not being weighed as it might have been by the English, whether it were true or false; a fear possessed some part of the English, whereby they fell into a disorder, and thereby Captain Turner and several of his Soldiers were slain, and others to the number of two and thirty. But Captain Holyoake exhorted them not to be terrified, saying God hath wrought hitherto for us wonderfully, let us trust in him still: and reducing his men into close order made a safe and a valiant retreat, and preserved the Soldiers under him; that there were but few of them slain, and the Soldiers so cut off were surprised by a Party of the Enemy belonging to the Indians at Deer-field-falls, who having gotten before our forces had laid an Ambush, the chiefest execution of which was through too much fear of our Men whereby they disordered themselves; thus God by this mixture of his Providence would hid pride from our eyes, who perhaps might have been too much lifted up by our success: several loads of dried fish the English found, and were forced to consume there.  
They also found and demolished the Indian Smith's Forge, which they had there set up for the mending of their Guns. Some Indian Women (since that taken Prisoners) do say and affirm that there were slain in that engagement with them four hundred, of which number were seventy of the Wampangs, or Philip Sachems' men: and that he had of his own proper Company not any great number left, and that were it not for him and one Sachem more, the Indians would gladly yield to any terms of Peace with the English.  
Upon the 9th. of June by a post from our Forces with forty or fifty of our friends, Indians; under the Command of Captain Henchman, we were informed of their taking seven and twenty Indians, mostly Women and Children, and the slaying of six Indian Men, about twelve miles from Lancaster, and not one of our Soldiers slain or wounded: one of the six was a revolter, as also one of the Prisoners, and another of them was the Wife of the Sagamore of Nasholah, who was wounded at Sudbury fight, and is since dead of his wounds; in this service our Friend Indians got very valuable plunder in Fish and Guns, and which is also very observable, that Captain Henchman, did by one Captain Andrews and his Indians which he Commanded, offer the Indians in their own language Peace, and to assure them that if they would surrender themselves, they should have no hurt from the English: which was accordingly tendered to them, but the answer they made was a Volley of shot, whereof one bullet stroke and broke Captain Andrews' Gun in his hand, but did no other hurt.  
Upon the same 9th. of June also, we were informed of a small Party of Connectico● Soldiers, under the Command of Major Tullcot, who expected to join our forces at Quaboug, that they had near to that place killed nineteen Indians, and taken two and thirty Prisoners in one engagement with the Enemy; and that without the loss of one Englishman: our Forces also marching to join them, took some Prisoners, and amongst the rest on Captain Tom, a Revolter who is a Prisoner in Boston at present, who hath been one of some remark amongst the Indians and English.  
The 14th. of June we were informed of Waralancet, (the Sachem of Wagmesset and one of old Passa-Connaway's Sons) his coming in with about an hundred Indians with him and under him at Pascataway, submitting himself to Major Waldorn, desiring Peace with the English, and declaring his innocency during this war, as not having designed attempted or done any mischief against the English. He brought in with him six English Captives a Widow and her five Children, (her Husband having been slain in this war by them) this Sachem Waralancet bought them of their Indian Master, and delivered them freely to the English, as a Testimony of his good affection and fidelity to the English, at the same time challenging all the Indians thereabout to accuse him (if they could) of the least wrong or plot on his part against the English, notwithstanding that he had been urged with many solicitations unto it, and incurred the hatred of divers Sagamores and Indians, because he would not join with them against the English: but not one of the Indians (whereof some were no good friends to him,) could accuse him, he ●hen told them all: that his old Father (Sachem Passa-Connaway, the great Sagamore of chose Northern parts of the Country) when he lay a dying (as he had often also before) had charged him with his other brothers that they should never be enemies to the English; but love them and love their God, also because the God of the English was the true God, and greater than the Indians Gods. And this saith he, I have remembered, and kept my Father's charge, and will do so while I live; but was willing to keep out of the way on the Storm was over. The Council hath sent him some presents by way of Gratuity.  
The 16 of the same Month, came in 3 Children of the English taken Captive by the Indians; and were freely delivered to us by some Indians which did also resign up themselves to the English at Norwich: this was upon Proclamation made of receiving to mercy such as were so qualified as was therein specified: the most of them Women and Children about 70 in number. We do hear also since, that at that engagement at Deerfield-Falls, there were about four of the Indian Sachems slain; which hath amazed and disheartened and divided them.  
On the 22d of June, was Executed at Boston Captain Tom, alias Watasocamponum, and another with him. This Captain Tom was taken by our Indian Scouts, having been with the Enemy this last Winter; they both died (as is to be hoped) penitent, praying to God not like the manner of the Heathen.  
Upon account of these Great and Undeserved Mercies of God conferred on us, the Council ordered a Day of Public thanksgiving to be observed in the Colony of the Matachusets, which was accordingly attended June the 29th; Which the Lord hath been pleased so to accept, as that from the time of the resolve upon it, ever since we have experienced little else than renewed Mercies and smiles of Providence. God himself hath sent from Heaven and saved us (for we see nothing of man, but God to be all in all) by Wasting them with Sickness, Starving them through want of Provisions, Leaving them to their own Divisions, Taking away their Spirits, putting the Dread of us upon them. Cutting off their Principal men, Sachems and others. Blessed be his Great and Glorious Name.  
About the time of that Thanksgiving, the Son and Daughter of that worthy Minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Rowlandson, who had been Captives since the Burning of Lancaster, were returned, by Ransom, He wandered with an Indian woman from the rest of the Indian Company (by whom she had been detained) three days in the woods, having nothing to eat all that time but green Hurtle berries; with which she was sustained till she and the Woman arrived at our English Town of Providence, and so got Home.  
Upon the 30th of June, we had a Post from our Forces bringing News of about 28 Indians Killed and Taken by them, in their March homewards, between Quaboug and Marleborough: and this without the Slaughter or hurt of the Indians our Friends; one of those that were slain, being a Chief Counsellor to one of the Sachems, and 9 of those Indian Prisoners, Women and Children, were brought down to Boston.  
July the first, Captain Brattle was sent forth with our Forces to Join with Major Bradford of Plymouth, and the Forces under his Command in that Colony (hearing of Sachem Phillip's intent of Mischief to that Colony.) The next day following we had News of six of the Enemy Killed, and Twenty taken Prisoners, by our Brethren of Plimath and our Indian Friends, and none of ours slain.  
The same day also we had news of the Squaa Sachem's of Seconnet's surrendering herself and fourscore of her men to the English of Plymouth, which was upon the day of our Thanksgiving.  
Upon the 2d of July, there were about fourteen of the Enemy surrendered themselves to the Mercy of the English in the Bay Colony, whereof was one Jumet called a Printer, as having been employed about the work of the Press in Cambridge: A Revolter he was, and a fellow that had done much mischief, and stayed out as long as he could, till the last day but one of a Proclamation set forth, to encourage such Indians as had a desire to return to the English, and another of his Comrades one Capt. Tom's Son, (whose Father was hanged at Boston, the 22th June, having been a Revolter, and a bloody Fellow,) they had all of them their Lives given them.  
Upon this 2d of July also it was, that Major Talcott with the Connecticet Forces near to Pautyxit, did take and slay 170 of the Enemy, without the loss of any of our Brethren, and only three wounded.  
July the 6th, an Indian Post (with a white Flag) was sent from Sagamore Sam of Nassoway (a proud Savage, who two months since insulted over the English, and said, If the English would first beg Peace of him, he would let them have Peace, but that he would never ask it of them;) This Indian was sent from him with Letters, desiring Peace of us, and expressly praying us in the Name of Jesus Christ, and for his sake to grant it, whose Holy Name they have so much blasphemed. Thus doth the Lord Jesus make them to bow before him, and to lick the Dust. And having made mention of his Letter, it will not be unacceptable to transcribe some Copies of the Letters sent by him and others on this Subject, which take as followeth. The Reader must bear with their Barbarisms, and excuse the Omission of some Expressions in them, that can hardly admit of good English.  
The First Letter, July the 6th. 1676.  
MR. John Leveret, my Lord, Mr. Waban, and all the chief then our Brethren, Praying to God: [This Mr. Waban is a praying Indian, faithful, and a Ruler amongst them; by their Brethren praying to God, they mean those of the same Nation.] We beseech you all to help us; my Wife she is but one, but there be more Prisoners, which we pray you keep well: Muttamuck his Wife, we entreat you for her, and not only that man, but it is the Request of two Sachems, Sam Sachem of Weshakum, and the Pakashoag Sachem.  
And then that further you will consider about the making Peace: We have spoken to the People of Nashobak (viz. Tom Dubler and Peter,) that we would agree with you, and make a Covenant of Peace with you: We have been destroyed by your Soldiers, but still we Remember it now, to sit still; do you consider it again; we do earnestly entreat you, that it may be so, by Jesus Christ, O! let it be so! Amen. Amen.  
It was Signed, 

Muttamuck, his Mark N.  
Sam Sachem, his Mark— Ψ.  
Simon Pottoquam, Scribe.  
Vppanippaquem, his— C.  
Pakaskoag his Mark Ψ.    
Superscribed, To all Englishmen and Indians, all of you, hear Mr. Waban, Mr. Eliott.  
Second Letter.  
MY Lord, Mr. Leveret at Boston, Mr. Waban, Mr. Eliott, Mr. Gooken, and Council, hear ye. I went to Connecticott about the Captives, that I might bring them into your hands, and when we were almost there, the English had destroyed those Indians; when I heard it, I returned back again; then when I came home, we were also destroyed; after we were destroyed, than Philip and Quanipun went away into their own Country again; and I know they were much afraid, because of our offer to join with the English, and therefore they went back into their own Country, and I know they will make no War; therefore because when some English men came to us, Philip and Quanapun sent to kill them; but I said, If any kill them, I'll kill them.  
Written by Simon Boshokum Scribe. Sam Sachem.  
Third Letter.  
For Mr. Eliot, Mr. Gooken, and Mr. Waban.  
COnsider of this I Entreat you, consider of this great business that is done; and my wonder concerning Philip, but his name is— Wewesawanit, he engageth all the people that were none of his Subjects: Then when I was at Penakook, Numpho John, Alline, Sam Numpho, and others who were angry, and Numpho very much angry that Philip did engage so many people to him; and Numpho said it were a very good deed that I should go and kill him that joined so many to himself without cause: in like manner I said so too. Then had you formerly said be at peace, and if the Coucill had sent word to Kill Philip we should have done it: then let us clearly speak, what you, and we shall do. O let it be so speedily, and answer us clearly.  
Pumkamun, Ponnak pukun, or, Jacob Muttamakoog  
The answer the Council made them, was, That treacherous Persons who began the War, and those that have been barbarously bloody, must not expect to have their lives spared, but others that have been drawn into the War, and acting only as Soldiers submitting, to be without Arms, and to live quietly and peaceably for the future shall have their lives spared.  
Thus could these bloody wretches plead for themselves by that Sacred name, which they had Blasphemed, and in the blood of whose Servants they had embrued their hands.  
The 9th. of July two young Maidens Captives, wandered away from the Indians that kept them, and got to an English Garrison at Marlebrough. The same day also we had tidings of the good success of some of our Scouts, the most of them of our Indian Friends, the chief of whom were William Nehawton, and John Hunter, who near to Mondham slew seven of the Enemy; whereof one was a great Captain of the Indians, and another was called Caleb, who had formerly been a chief Instrument in burning Mendham, when the Indians had first shot at the English, an English Soldier in company with our Indian friends, making haste to Fire, had forgot to pull out a wadd of Tow which was in the pan of his gun, which William Nahawton espying told him of, and wished him to take it out and Fire; the Englishman told him he judged the Indian (whom he could but just descry, by reason of the darkness of the morning, and his distance from him) was too far to be reached by his Musket, try said Nahawton, and God shall direct the bullet, which he immediately did, and he saw the Indian who was running from them, tumble down; who proved to be one of their great Captain's : afterwards the Indian, Nahawton; made a very serious Prayer in acknowledgement to God for the success.  
Upon the 10th. day of July there were about 300 Indians at the Eastward, that surrendered themselves to the English, and their Sachems with them, besides Waralancet (who hath all along this war kept himself clear) one Squardo, that which did hasten them in, was the dread of the Mohauks who have killed several of them in those quarters, and a rumour they had of a great party of that nation coming down upon them.  
July the 13th. we had news from Major Talcot, that in his return home from Pautaxit, he killed and took another Party of the Indians, in number 60, and had the plunder of all their Guns and other things, and this also without the loss of any of our Countrymen.  
July the 16th. we had news from the forces which went from us to the Southern, parts that they have taken and killed since their march from us, about 120 of the Enemy, with the loss only of one man of ours, who neglecting to keep up with the rest of our forces, and being bewildered in a wood, hollowed, and was heard by the Enemy, and was taken and slain before relief could reach him?  
We since hear that Pomham, (one of the great Sachems of Narrowgancet) is one of those that were slain, but we are not yet so certain thereof, as positively to affirm it to be undoubtely so, but great probabilities there are of it; and if so, the glory of that Nation is sunk with him into the same pit, (of this circumstance, the reader will receive farther satisfaction, in the ensuing Narrative.)  
On the 17th. of July two Sachems with four Indians to wait on them, came down to Boston from Wadjusset, where Sagamour Sam. and others are with renewed desires of Peace, they were dismissed the next day from the Council, with this answer to them, that we would first have our Captives out of their hands, and then talk of a Peace. And soon after they returned with a scalp of one of our Enemies (which is their usual way where they kill) and a signification of Sagamor sam's purpose to surrender himself to the mercy of the English.  
The 18th. of July we had the news of fourteen more Indians taken and killed by our forces, and one of ours also slain: and two days after of sixteen more Indians killed or taken by them in their return home, without any loss of our Men.  
On the 29th. of July we had an account by Letters from Plymouth, that the forces of that Colony (viz. two and twenty of the English with twenty of our Friend- Indians) under the Command of Lieutenant Church had killed and taken 79 of the Enemy, and that without the death or wounding of any of ours. And by the same Post that Sachem Philip had come down to his own Country of Mount Hope, near Dartmouth, as one that now was reduced to a few hundreds of the thousands he began this war with, and that our forces were looking out after him, and had considerably diminished his bloody Remnant, whose desperation had engaged their adherence to him; and amongst the rest Quinapins brother, that succeeded Quinancet the Sachem before mentioned, executed by us.  
What I mentioned in my last about Pomham (one of the greatest Sachems of the Narrogansets) you may take now as followeth. Upon the 27th. of July it was that about twenty Indians were slain, and thirty taken Prisoners; (we had five and twenty English, and twenty of our Indian Friends in this exploit;) one of those that were slain was Pomham; after he had received a deadly shot in his back, he withdrew himself from his men, (for they were all his Relations and Subjects that were slain and taken at this time) and thought to hid himself in a bushy hole, but was found out by an English man, who as he went to apprehend him, found that the stout Sachem was unwilling to fall into the hands of the English, for he gave him a stunning blow with his hatchet which he had reserved of all his weapons, and perhaps had slain the English man, but God ordered it so that he had a sudden revival, and took Courage and grappled with him, and threw him under him, and others coming into his assistance, Pomham was soon dispatched. There was about twenty pound of Indian money found in their baskets, which was given to our friends the Indians; the Guns, etc. the English took to themselves, who lost not one man in this encounter.  
The same day likewise there came in 160 Indians, men women and Children, who surrendered themselves up to the mercy of the English; some of these belonged to Sagamore Sam of Lancaster, (though he himself dare not so adventure,) but the most of them to two Nipmag Sachems, and one Sagamore John: this Sagamore John came down in person about fourteen days since to Boston, to surrender himself and his men to the English, promising for the future to be faithful, declaring that he was sorry that he had sought against the English, and promised to give some testimonial to the English soon of this fidelity to them; and at his return now with his men women and Children, he brought down bound with cords, old Mattoonus and his Son Prisonrs. This Mattoonus his eldest son had been tried at Boston and executed about 5 or six years ago, for an execrable murder by him committed on a young Maid of the English near Wooburn, and his head fastened to a Pole, at one end of the Gallows.  
This old Mattoonus' Father had given it out that he would be avenged of us for his Son's death, which coming to the knowledge of the Council, he was sent for, and examined about it: and having denied it, and there not being sufficient evidence of it, he was dismissed; having only confessed this, that considering the death of his son, he found his heart so big hot within him, but that he resolved to abide a faithful friend to the English, and so that accusation ended.  
But after Sachem Philip had begun his murders in Plymouth Colony, this Savage first appeared an enemy to us, and slew the two first men that were killed within the limits of our Colony, (to wit at Mendham) and in that cruel outrageous attempt at Quabang, this old Mattoonus was the principal Ringleader, being now brought a Prisoner to Boston, he was by the Council the same day adjudged to be shot to death, which was executed in Boston Common, by three Indians: and his head cut off and placed upon a Pole on the Gallows opposite to his Sons that was there formerly hanged. His Son brought along with him, remains still a Prisoner.  
On the last of July there were about 26 Indians, most Women and Children brought in by our Scouts, as they were ranging the Woods about Dedham, almost sterved: We are also informed, that most of Sachem Philip's men have deserted him, and surrendered up themselves to the English of Plymouth Colony, at their mercy, and that he himself with his Remains are gone to Dartmouth; in Chase of whom Major Talcott with our Friend Indians are at present.  
August the 3d. we hear this Morning by a Post from Bridgwater in Plymouth Colony, that not far from that place a Party of our Soldiers met with a Company of the Enemy, 25 in all; who though prepared to make the first shot at the English in their march, yet when they came within shot, and were descried by ours, they nimbly prevented the Indians, and killed eight of them, and took the other 17 Prisoners, with-any loss on our side. Some of the Indians acknowledged that their Arms shook and trembled so, that they could not so readily discharge their Guns as they would have done.  
We are certainly informed, that Philip Sachem is again fled from Dartmouth in Plymouth Colony, into ours, and that he is not far from Marleborough: We are not without hope that he may ere long be caught; which (in probability) would quench the remaining Coals of this War. But we desire to wait upon God's Will, and attend his Work in this thing, which will at last give us cause to say, How great is his Goodness! and how great is his Beauty!  
Thus hath God dealt graciously with us, which I was desirous to acquaint you with; and therefore have (for some of the latest Occurrencies) took an Opportunity of a Ship not sailing directly for London, to give you this Account, which is a true one, as far as the distance of times and places where the Actions have been, will admit: every Action must have allowance with respect to humane Infirmities, and the various Reporters, who may increase or diminish according to their own Judgement of the matter of Fact: But otherwise there is nothing represented, but what consists with truth: And also my great design is, to desire you to acquaint our Christian Friends, that have prayed for us in England, with these things. For, as we have observed, since we heard of their instant Prayers for us, we have been much encouraged, and have received eminent Returns of our joint Prayers; so also we beg, that they would Praise and Magnify the Name of the Most High with us, and in our behalves, for we cannot sufficiently exalt him. For besides these Mercies in reference to the Indian War, we have had many other very great and seasonable, cast in over and above, to our great Astonishment. We had an Epidemical Sickness, that hath swept away several worthy Gentlemen amongst us, besides many others which God hath Rebuked.  
We have also had a great and sore Drought, which Threatened the Spoiling of our Harvest, and thereby an increase of the Scarcity that hath been amongst us: But this 4th of August, God hath given us an abundance of Rain, Blessed be his Name; and we have our English Corn generally Housed with us, and divers have gone to the Towns that were burnt down, to reap the Wheat, and what they had there Sown last Winter: which in the last Spring they expected to have fallen into the Enemy's hand. And the Husbandman goes out with more safety than could be imagined on his employments. Our Indian Harvest is like to be very fruitful, that grain is now sold at two shillings six pence the Bushel; besides the Supplies we have had from other Parts.  
Yet shall we not say, the bitterness of Death is over; the Enemy hath several Skulking parties abroad, which yet do little Mischief, being disappointed by the Providence of God through the Vigilance of our Scouts. May be God will still go on to fulfil that promise, Isa. 62.8, 9 Surely I will no more give thy Corn to be meat for thine Enemy, and the Sons of the Stranger shall not drink thy Wine for the which thou hast Laboured; but they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the Lord.  
But still we beg that you would not forget to pray for us, that we may not again provoke God by breaking his Commandments, lest he be angry with us until he have consumed us. And we shall not cease to pray for you, and all the Churches of Christ that call upon the name of our Lord and yours, that you may obtain the like mercy to help in time of need.  
SIR, Pardon the prolixity of this Narrative from Your Affectionate Friends.  
For a Close of this Narrative, I shall beg the Readers patience to peruse the substance of some Letters which I shall contract under one, relating to be Indians known to us here and to our Countrymen there, under the name of the praying Indians; that is, such as call upon the Name of of our Lord Jesus Christ, as being persuaded that there is a Concernment of God's Glory depending thereupon; A Vindication due to them who have been represented as Hypocrites or Apostates, for the Generality of them; which appears to be otherwise, as I hope the substance of the ensuing Letters communicated from persons of known Integrity will evidence; which take as followeth.  
SIR,  
ALthough it hath Pleased God to Deprive us of several Useful justruments, whom he had fitted for carrying on the Work of the Gospel amongst the Indians, by removing them from their Labours to their Reward; which may be looked upon as a Forerunner of the Occurrencies which have happened in the Indian War; which hath to the eyes of many, passed as it were a Sentence of Death upon the work; yet (as I believe, I speak) that the Light of the Gospel that hath shined upon these poor Gentiles in these Parts, as it is a Real Work, so will the Lord in due time make it more evidently appear to the Glory of his Grace by Jesus Christ.  
And in truth (to my understanding) the Gospel hath gained an advantage, rather than otherwise; for the greatest part of the Praying Indians have been kept steady in following their Profession, and Witnessing to the Excellency of the Gospel, by much Faith, Patience, Self denial and Courage; which I hope will give a Conviction upon the minds of all more and more among us. I shall not give you the Trouble of an Apology for them, nor deduce particulars how Honestly and Faithfully they have (the most of them) acquitted themselves during this War, though their Tentations and Trials have been great, for it is in matter of Fact evident, that (since the English have abated of their Fears about them, and have employed them in this War) they have had most manifest proofs of their fidelity and valour: and withal have had the blessing of many successes, in which the Christian Indians have had their share; though not of Conduct, yet of great usefulness and Serviceableness, as far as they have been entrusted, which I could not but communicate to you, as that which I judge is due to them; and which is more to the Glory of God, and that good Work which he hath been pleased to carry on by his Servants who have Laboured among them, and I hope will perfect still more and more to his own praise.  
Your Affectionate Friend.  
FINIS.