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no Ships there, but a Runlet 340 rid off by a line in the 

 Harbour, which he ordered to be taken up, and opening 

 of it found a Letter, which gave him an account that the 

 Ships were gone home for Bofton. Then he proceeded & 

 went to Penobfcot\ where being come, made diligent 

 fearch in thofe Parts for the Enemy, but could not find or 

 make any difcovery of them, or that any had been there 

 lince he left thofe Parts, which caus'd him to believe what 

 De Boiffes Wife had told him was true. (I will only by 

 the way juft give a hint of what we heard fince of the 

 Effects of this Expedition, & then proceed.) [Firft, 

 That the EngliJJi Forces that went next to Norrigiwock 

 found that the Enemy was gone, & had left their Ruff 

 houfhold-ftuff and Corn behind them; alfo not long after 

 this Expedition, there were feveral Gentlemen fent down 

 from Canada to concert with our Governour about the 

 fettling of a Cartile 341 for the Exchange of Prifoners ; and 

 that the Governour of Canada has never lince fent down 

 any Army upon our Frontiers (as I know of) except 

 fome times a Scout of Indians to take fome Prifoners, that 

 he might be informed of our State, and what we were 

 a6ting &c. and always took care that the Prifoners fo 

 taken mould be Civily Treated, and fafely Returned, as I 

 have been informed ; that fome of the Prifoners that were 

 taken gave an account; fo that we have great caufe to be- 



340 " Rundlet (probably q. d. Round- tida, diminutive of charta, i.e., a " little 

 let), — aclofe calk for Liquors.containing writing"), — a writing, or agreement, 

 from three to twenty Gallons." — Bailey. between States at war, as for the ex- 



341 Cartel (from cartellus, from char- change of prifoners. [IVebJler.] 



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