Chap. nr. 0/ E N G L I S H « A M E R I G Aj 30J 
New Tork, Connecticut, and Plymouth Colonies^ and one 
thoufand five hundred Indians, to whom the French gave 
the Name of Iroquois ; but the Englijh diftinguifiied 
them by the Names of their feveral Nations. The Englijh 
marched as far as the great Lake of Canada •, but as 
there were no Canoes provided for them to pafs it, they 
returned ; and it is very ftrange that there fhould have 
been no Provifion for their Paflage fecured, fince the 
Succefs of the Enterprize fo much depended upon it. 
When Sir William arrived within Sight of the Place, 
he fancied that the Conqu^ would have been as eafy as 
that which he had made /3f Nova Scotia, and therefore he 
drew up a Paper in th6 Nature of a Summons to furren- 
der, conceived in very rough Terms ; for William was 
originally a Carpenter, and afterwards a Sailor •, fo that 
he was very blunt and unpolifhed, though a very honeft, 
and very brave Man : But the French Governor, Count 
Fontenac, was fo offended at the Style and Subjedl, that 
he caufed a Gibbet to be fet up, and would have hanged 
the Major that brought the Paper, had it not been for 
the Bifliop’s Interceffion. He returned, however, a very 
infolent Anfwer, calling Philips and his Company Heretics 
and Fraitors. 
On the 8th of OCloher the Englijh landed, under 
Lieutenant-General Whalley, to the Number of one thou- 
fand four hundred, for to thefe they were reduced by the 
Small-Pox, and other Difeafes ; but had their full Compli- 
ment been preferved, what were two thoufand on board the 
Ships to four thoufand within the City •, for fo many Men 
Fontenac had now with him } Which Whalley underftand- 
ing, he re-embarked his Troops, though they would very 
fain have attempted one Affault : But their Bravery was ill- 
timed, confidering the Inequality of their Number to 
that of the Enemy. Some Writers make the Lofs of the 
Englijh from the Oppontion they met with on Shore, to 
be fix hundred Men *, but, I believe, that Oppofition is 
Leightened for the Credit of our Nation, that the Troops 
might not be thought to abandon this Enterprize without 
looking the Enemy in the Face. The beff Accounts 
given by the French Writers of this Matter, do not af- 
cribe the Deliverance of Fluehec more to the Courage of 
their own People than to the Want of Conduft and Difci- 
pline in the EngliJlj. The Truth of the Matter is^ the 
Scheme was well enough laid, but thofe who undertook 
to execute it had not Capacities fuitable to a Defign of this 
Nature ; and befides, there fell out fome Accidents that 
were fatal to them, as well as wholly unforefeen, and to 
which in a great meafure we may juftly attribute their 
Difappointment. 
The Small-Pox did not only carry off Numbers in Sir 
William Phippses Fleet, but broke out alfo in the other 
Army, that was to have marched by Land to attack 
Mount Royal ; and this Malady infe6ling the Iroquois, 
was the true Reafon why that Expedition was abandoned 
and this being foon known to the French, gave them an 
Opportunity of throwing their whole Force into Quebec, 
which was much too great for Sir William Phipps to ftruggle 
with, if he and thofe who attended him, had been better 
Officers than they really were ; fo that there is no great 
Wonder the whole Expedition mifcarried. This fhews, 
that Matters of a military Nature cannot be carried on, 
efpecially againft the French, but by military Men and 
Officers well acquainted with Service ; yet the Zeal and 
Courage of the People of New England, in undertak- 
ing and pufhing this Projeft of theirs fo far as they did, 
deferves great Applaufe, as it fully demonffrates the 
Spirit of the People, and very plainly proves that with 
proper Encouragement and proper Affiftance, they are 
both willing to endeavour and able to perform all that in 
their Circum fiances a Britijh Government can expeft from 
Britijh Subjefts. In the prefent Cafe, their Efforts rather 
exceeded than fell fhort of their Abilities, for their Fleet 
and Army were numerous enough, well provided, and 
well paid •, the Expence of this fruitlefs Attempt falling 
little fhort of one hundred and fifty thoufand Pounds, 
every Penny of which was furnifhed by the Inhabitants 
of this Colony, or, which was worfe, they ran in Debt 
for it, and were left to pay it: Here at home we do not 
fufficiently refie£l upon tbe Inconveniencies that fuch Mif~ 
fortunes as thefe bring upon our Settlements, but are to(i 
apt to charge them with Want of Vigour, Want of Ap- 
plication, and Want of public Spirit; whereas, in Truth, 
thefe Wants, generally fpeakin^, lie on our Side the 
Water ; and it is to cover our ownNegle6ls, that #e pre- 
tend to find Faults in them of whith they were nevef 
guilty. 
The Ships in their Return met with no b'etier Fortune 
at Sea than the Men had done by Land ; fome of them 
were driven as far as the Leeward IJlands ; one was 
wrecked, another was lievet heard of; a third foun- 
dered with all her Crew in her, a fourth was driven a- 
fhore on the defolate Ifland of Anti 'cojld, where Captain 
Rinsjord and his Crew, forty at firft, were reduced through 
Want and Weather to half the Number in a Month’s 
Time, and thenfaved almofl miraculoufly. ^ The Lofs of 
Men in this unfuccefsful Enterprize amounted to one thou- 
fand, and thofe as ufeful Hands as any in the Country. 
During the Progrefs of this miferable Expedition, a Party 
under Lieut. Clark, venturing out of Cajco, to look for 
the Enemy, met with a Body of four or five hundred 
Indians and French, who killed the Lieutenant and thir- 
teen of his Men; the reft efcaping into the Town, were 
purfued by the Indians and French, who entering the 
Place reduced it to Afhes. The Garrifon furrendered 
the Fort upon Conditions of fafe Conduct to the next 
Englijh Town ; but the French bafely broke the Capitula- 
tion, and made them Prifoners of War under a very 
foolifh Pretence of their being Rebels to their lawful 
King. 
The Governor, Major Davis^ and fome of his Men,* 
were fent to ^ebec ; the reft were murdered by the 
Savages. The Garrifons of Papocodack, Spamwick, Black 
Point, and Blue Pointy drew off to Caco, twenty Miles 
within Cafco, terrified with the Fate of that Place : Their 
Terror infedted that Garrifon alfo, and half of themfledi 
Hoophood, the Huron, purfued them and deftroyed all the 
Country, burnt feveral Houfes at Berwick^ killed thirteen 
or fourteen Men at Fort Pointy and carried off fix Pri- 
foners ; but Capt. Floyd, and Capt. GreenleaJ coming up 
with him routed his Party^ wounded and drove him off 
to a great Diftance. He was afterwards -fallen on by 
the French Indians, who taking him for an Iroquois, killed 
him and almoft all that were with him. The Indians and 
French had after that an Advantage over the Englijh under 
Capt. Wijwell, whom they killed with fifteen of his 
Soldiers near Wheelwright Pond, the reft were brought off 
by Capt. Floyd. Flulhed with this Succefs the Indians 
and French made a Defcent upon Amejhury, near fo the 
MaJJachuJets, furprifed Capt. Foot and tortured him to 
death ; but the Townftnen returning into the Fort, main- 
tained it againft them. Major Church paffed by Sea with 
three hundred Men to Cajco Bay, where he landed, and paf- 
fed diredly Pechpyjot^ an Indian Fort, which he fotmd de- 
ferred, thence to Amonojcoggin Fort, forty Miles up Cajco 
River, which he burnt after having killed twenty Indians^ 
all that ftaid in it, and releafed feven Englijh Captives. 
Having Notice that the Indians had agreed to rendez- 
vous on Pechyfet Plain, in order to attack Wells, he 
haftened thither to give them Battle ; which the Savages 
avoided, and the Englijh went into Winter Quarters. 
Capt. Convers and Capt. Plaijiead, with one hundred 
Men remaining in thofe Parts, to fcour the Woods ; and 
as the Englijh had no Reafon to be content with the Suc- 
cefs of the War, fo they were well pleafed at thd Sight 
of a Flag of Truce, with which the Indians came to W dls^ 
and a Ceffation of Arms till the May following was 
agreed on by Commiffioners on both Sides. , . 
The Time of the Ceffation of Arms with the Indians 
was fcarce expired ; but the Savages, inftead of coming 
as they had engaged, to reftore the Captives, and turn 
the Truce into a Peace, began to commit new Hoftilities, 
and killed feveral Englijh at Berwick, Exeter, and Cape 
Nidduck. To prevent further Mifchief, Capt. Marel, 
Capt. King, Capt. Sherhurn, and Capt. Waters, with 
four hundred Men, landed at Mdcquoit, and marched to 
Speaky ; but thefe Forces not meeting the Enemy, grew 
fecure, and ftraggled out in Parties, which the Indians 
obferving, gathered in a Body, attacked them and drove. 
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