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not lefs than a thoufand Men (as they faid afterwards:) 

 and that their burning of the Fortification, and doing as 

 they did, caufed the Enemy to think that they were gone 

 clear off and not to return again. But it proved to the 

 contrary, for Col. Church and his Forces only went aboard 

 their Tranfports, and there ftaid till the Tide ferv'd ; in the 

 Night embarked on board their Whale-boats, landed fome 

 of his Men, expecting they might meet with fome of the 

 Enemy mending their Dams; which they did, and with 

 the Boats went up another branch of the River, to another 

 Town or Village; 329 upon fuch a furprize took as many Prif- 

 oners as they could delire. And it happened that Col. Church 

 was at the French Captains Houfe when two Gentlemen 

 that came Poll from the Governour of Port Royal to him, 

 who was the Chief Commander at Menis, with an Exprefs 

 to fend away two Companies of Men to Defend the Kings 

 Fort there; and to give him an account, That there was 

 three Englijh Men of War come into Port Royal Gut or 

 Harbour; and that the Men fent for mufb be Polled away 

 with all fpeed. Col. Church, as was faid before, being 

 there, treated the two Gentlemen very hanfomely, and told 

 them, He would fend them back again Poll to their Maf- 

 ter upon his bulinefs; and bid them give him his hearty 

 thanks for fending him fuch good News, that part of his 

 Fleet was in fo good a Harbour. Then reading the Sum- 

 mons to them that he had fent to Mcnis. Further added, 

 That their Mafter the Governour of Port Royal muft im- 



329 Pigiguit, on the river of the fame name, now the Avon ? 

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