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ing for the defence of thofe Places; who gave them a 

 good Commend for their ready & willing Services done, in 

 Scouting, and the like Lying at Pifcataqua with the reft 

 of our Forces near a Week, waiting for more Forces who 

 was to joyn them to make up their complement; 201 in all 

 which time heard never a word of the Man of War. On 

 the 2 2d of Auguji they all imbark'd from Pifcataqua, and 

 when they came againft York, the Major went a fhore, 

 fending Capt. Gorham with fome Forces in the two Brig- 

 anteens and a Sloop to Winter Harbour, ordering him to 

 fend out Scouts to fee if they could make any difcovery of 

 the Enemy, and to wait there till he came to them: Maj. 

 Church coming to York, Col. Gidney told him his opinion 

 was, That the Enemy was drawn off from thofe parts, for 

 that the Scouts could not difcover any of them, nor their 

 Tracks. So having done his bufinefs there, went with 

 what Forces he had there to Winter Harbour, where he 

 had the fame account from Capt. Gorham, That they had 

 not difcovered any of the Enemy, nor any new Tracks: 

 So concluding they were gone from thofe Parts towards 

 Penobfcot; the Major ordered all the Veffels to come to 

 Sail and make the belt of their way to Monhegin,^ 2 which 

 being not far from Penobfcot™ where the main body of 



Kittery. He is accompanied by a troop George's Iflands, 5 leagues E. S. E. of 



under Capt. John Turner." [Felt's An- Townfend, and 3 leagues W. of Metinic, 



tials of Salem, ii : 509.] on the coaft of Maine; and contains 



201 The " complement " was 500 men. more than 1000 acres of good land, 

 [Hutchinfon's Hifi. Mafs. ii : 91.] with a bold lhore. [Williamfon's Hift. 



202 Monhegan (Monckiggon, Monhig- Me. i : 61.] 



gon, Morattigoii) lies 9 miles S. of 203 It is perhaps 14 miles S. E. from 

 100 



