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taken her: But Col. Church forbid them, faying he would 

 have her run and fuffer, that me might be made fenfible, 

 what hardfhips our poor People had fuffered by them, &c. 

 Then proceeded to examine the Prifoners newly taken, 

 who gave [113] him the fame account he had before; of 

 the Indians being up at the Falls, &c. It being juft Night 

 prevented our Attacking of them that Night. But next 

 Morning early they mov'd up to the Falls (which was 

 about a Mile higher:) But doubtlefs the Enemy had fome 

 Intelligence by the two afore-faid Indians, before our 

 Forces came, fo that they all got on the other lide of the 

 River and left fome of their goods by the Water-fide, to 

 decoy our Men, that fo they might fire upon them; which 

 indeed they effected: But thro' the good Providence of 

 God never a Man of ours was kill'd, and but one flightly 

 wounded. After a fhort difpute Col. Church ordered that 

 every Man might take what they pleafed of the Fifh which 

 lay bundled up, and to burn the reft, which was a great 

 quantity. The Enemy feeing what our Forces were 

 about; and that their ftock of Fifh was deftroyed, and the 

 feafon being over for getting any more, fet up a hedious 

 Cry, and fo ran all away into the woods; who being all on 

 the other fide of the River, 317 ours could not follow them. 

 Having done, our Forces March'd down to their Boats at 

 Sharkers, and took their Prifoners, Bever, and other Plun- 

 der which they had got, and put it into their Boats, and 



311 The New - Brunfwick fide; the tween the States and the Britifh poffef- 

 river being here the dividing line be- fions. 

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