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tho' not privately [85] as ordered; but in the Veffels fair 

 in fight of the Enemy, which foon put them all to flight; 

 and our Forces not having Boats fuitable to purfue them, 

 they got all away in their Canoo's, &c. (which caufed 

 Maj Church to fay, He would never go out again without 

 fufficient number of Whale-boats) which for want of, was 

 the ruine of that action. Then Maj. Church according to 

 his inftruftions rang'd all thofe parts, to find all their Corn, 

 and carried aboard their VelTels what he thought con- 

 venient, and deftroy'd the reft. Alfo finding confiderable 

 quantities of Plunder, viz Bever & Moofe skins, &c. 

 Having done what Service they could in thofe parts, 182 he 

 returned back to his Excellency at Pcmequid\ 1 ®' where 

 being come, ftaid not long: they being fhort of Bread, his 

 Excellency intended home for Boflon, for more Provifions; 

 but before, going with Maj. Church & his Forces to Kene- 

 beck River, and coming there, gave him his further Or- 

 ders; which are as followeth. 



By his Excellency the Governour. 



To Major Benjamin Church. 

 ' ~\7"Ou having already received former Inftruftions, are 

 ' now further to proceed with the Souldiers under 

 i your Command for Kenebeck River, and the Places Adja- 



182 Mather fays he "took five Indians" 183 His inftruftions were to "make 

 here; Hutchinfon fays " three or four." all defpatch" thence "for Kenebeck 

 It is certain that he took but few. River"; but in doing fo he muft natu- 

 [Magnalia, Book VII : 81 ; Hutchin- rally touch at Pemaquid, which lay be- 

 fon's Hijl. Mafs. ii : 69.] tween. 



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