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houfe, and took a French Woman, and Children, the 

 Woman upon her Examination faid, her Husband was 

 abroad a Fifhing I ask'd her, whither there were an}' 

 Indians thereabouts? She faid, Yes. There were a 

 great man)', and feveral on that Ifland. I ask'd her, 

 whither fhe could Pilot me to them ? Said, No. The)' 

 hid in the Woods. I ask'd her, when fhe faw them ? 

 Anfwered, Juft now, or a little while fince. I ask'd [109] 

 her, whether fhe knew where they had laid their Canoo's/ 

 Anfwered, No. They carried their Canoo's into the 

 woods with them. We then haftened away a-long more, 

 feizing what Prifoners we could, taking old Lotricl™ and 

 his Family. This intelligence caus'd me to leave Col. 

 Gorham, and a confiderable part of my Men (and Boats) 

 with him at that Ifland, partly to guard and fecure thofe 

 Prifoners, being fenfible it would be a great trouble to 

 have them to fecure and guard at our next landing, where 

 I did really expert, and hope to have an opportunity, to 

 fight our Indian Enemies; for all our French Prifoners, 

 that we had taken at Penobfcot, and a-long fhore had in- 

 formed us, That when we came to the Place, where thefe 

 Canada Gentlemen lived, we fhould certainly meet with 

 the Salvages to fight us, thofe being the only Men that 

 fet the Indians againft us, or upon us, and were newly 

 come from Canada, to manage the War againft us (plead- 

 ing in this account and information their own Innocency) 

 and partly in hopes that he the faid Col. Gorham would 



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