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Orders, &c. was much concern'd that he and his were 

 prevented in their intended projection, if carryed back to 

 St. Joints. Then difcourfing with Col. Hathorne, gave 

 him an account of what they had done at St. John's, viz. 

 That as to the demolifhing the New Fort they had done 

 it, and got all their great Guns and Stores aboard their 

 Veffels; and that if it had not been that the waters were 

 fo low would have taken the Fort up the River alfo before 

 he came away. Told him alfo that one of the Prifoners 

 which he had taken at St. John's, upon examination con- 

 cerning the Indians in thofe parts, told him, it was as hard 

 for Vilboon their Governour to get one of their Indians 

 down to the water fide, as to carry one of thofe great Guns 

 upon his back: and that they had an account of him and 

 his Forces coming to thofe parts by a Prifoner out of 

 Bojlon Goal. Alfo [98] told his Honour, That if they 

 went back it would wholly difappoint them of their doing 

 any further Service, which was that they came for to 

 Penobfcot, and Places Adjacent; but all was to no purpofe, 

 his Honour telling the Major that he muft attend his Or- 

 ders then received. And to incourage the Officers and 

 Souldiers, told them, They fhould be wholly at the Majors 

 Ordering & Command in the whole action: (and to be 

 fhort did go back) and the event may be feen in Col. 

 Hathron^ Journal of the faid action. 206 Only I muft ob- 



2(i6 Church fpeaks as if Hathorn's of the Cold Seafon so difcouraged our 



Journal were public property ; but I have Men, that after the making of fome few 



not been able to find it. Mather fums Shot, the Enterprize found itfelf under 



up the ilTue thus: "But the Difficulty too much Congelation to proceed any 



