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their number & intentions; He bid 'em give his Service to 

 their Captain, and tell him, He would wait upon him after 

 he had been on fhore and gave fome orders and directions : 

 being come pretty near he ordered all the Men ftill to keep 

 clofe, giving an account of the News he had received, and 

 then went a-fhore, where were feveral of the chief Men of 

 the Town who met him, being glad that he came fo hap- 

 pily to their relief ; told him the News Mrs. Lee had given 

 them, being the Woman aforefaid. He going to Capt. 

 Davis's 33 to get fome refrefhment, having not eat a Morfel 

 fince he came by Bojlon Caftle; and now having inquired 

 into the State of the Town, found them in a poor condition 

 for to defend themfelves againft fuch a number of Enemies : 

 He gave them an account of his Orders and Inftructions, 

 and told them what Forces he had brought, and that when 

 it was dark they mould all Land, and not before, left the 

 Enemy mould difcover them. And then he went on board 

 the Privateer, who were Dutch Men; but as he went call'd 

 aboard every Veffel and ordered the Officers to take care 

 that their Men might be all fitted and provided to fight, for 

 the People of the Town expected the Enemy to fall upon 

 them every Minute, but withal charging them to keep un- 

 difcovered: and coming on board the faid Privateer, was 

 kindly treated; difcours'd Mrs. Lee, who inform'd him 



Belknap's Hijl. Nezv Hamp. i: 199; bay" a little E. of the foot of the 

 Williamfon's Hijl. Me. i : 616.] prefent India Street ; his lot there hav- 



33 Capt. Davis's [fee note 23, ante~\ ing a front on the tidewater of 147 ft., 

 houfe, to which Church now repaired and a depth of 630 ft., to the burying- 

 for refrelhment, ftood on the "great ground. 



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