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eral Casks of Bullets and they were all too big, being 

 Musket Bullets, and would not fit their Guns, and that if 

 he did not go back himfelf a great part of the Army would 

 be kept back from Service for want of fuitable Bullets: He 

 run back and ordered every Veffel to fend a-fhore all their 

 Casks of Bullets; being brought, knock'd out their heads, 

 and turn'd them all out upon the green by the Fort, and fet 

 all the People in the Town that were able~to make flugs; 

 being moft of them too large for their ufe, which had like 

 to have been the over-throw of their whole Army: He 

 finding fome fmall Bullets and what flugs were made, and 

 three Snapfacks of Powder, went immediately to the 

 Army, who were very hotly in[62]gag'd; but coming to 

 the River, 41 the Tide was up; he call'd to his men that 

 were ingag'd, incouraging them, and told them he had 

 brought more Ammunition for them. An Indian call'd 

 Capt. Lightfoot^ laid down his Gun, and came over the 

 River, taking the Powder upon his head and a Kittle of 

 Bullets in each hand, and got fafe to his Fellow Souldiers: 

 He 43 perceiving great firing upon that fide he was of, went 

 to fee who they were, and found them to be two of Maj. 

 ChurcJii, Companies, one of Engli/Ji & the other of In- 

 dians, being in all about Fourfcore Men, that had not got 

 over the River, but lay firing over our Mens heads at the 

 Enemy; he prefently ordered them to Rally and come all 



41 This river was the prolongation 42 See Part I. note 238. 

 into the neck, of the S. W. extremity 43 " He "— that is Church, not Light- 

 of "Back Cove." foot. 



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