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 to viit this Fort; but they found the Fort ruined, the Canoo's cut to pieces, and the people all either Butchered or Captived, This gave them no little urprize, and they give the Englih this accounts of it. That a body of Maqua's lately returning from the Spoil of Canada brought everal French Prioners with them; That calling at this Fort in their way, the Indians there eeing themelves unable to reit them did pas divers Complements with them and partake of their Booties, That a French Captive after this, ecaping from the Maqua's informed the French that thee Indians and revolted unto the Maqua's, and hereupon the French or their Indians made a udden Sally forth upon them, and utterly detroyed them, tho' they were in reality of their own party still.

Two Englih Captives ecaped from the hands of the Indians and French at Picadamoquady, come into Portmouth on the ixteenth Intant & ay, That when Capt Maon was at Port Real, he cut the faces, and ript the bellies of two Indians, and threw a third Over-board in the ight of the French, who informing the other Indians of it, they have in revenge barbarouly Butcher'd forty Captives of ours that were in their hands.

Thee two Captives ecapes in a Shallop, which our Enemies intended to have et out with all the Circumtances of a Fihing Shallop but to have indeed fill'd with Indians that hould have Clap't on board any English Veel that came in their way; They ay that about three of four weeks ago, ome Indians were coming this way to War, but croing a path which they uppoed to be of the Maqua's, they followed it until they dicovered a place where ome Canoo's where making, whereupon twenty Kennebeck Indian Warriors went to look further after the buines, who never yet returned. Which gives hope that they may come hort home but upon this the Squaws are ent to Penobcot, and the men tand on their Defence.

Portmouth Sept. 20th. Two days ince arrived here a mall Veel from Barbadoes, in which is a Letter to Captain H. K. of 19th Augut that peaks thus,

Chritophers is wholly taken from the French as alo a mall Iland called Stacia; we are very trong in Shipping, and our Ships of War are now gone for Tobago, a very good place to helter from any Storms, after the upicious months are over, they will Attack the ret of the French places. We have News here that K. William is afe arrived in Ireland, and is marched with one hundred and forty thousand Foot and Hore. Himelf leads the Body, Duke Scomburgh the right Wing, and the Earl of Oxford the left Wing, Duke Hamilton of Scotland leads the forlorn Hope with ten thouand men under him. Great victory they dayly have, and much people dayly come in to him, with ubmission: He has 200 Shipping with him of one ort or other, above one hundred Sail dayly run between Ireland and England, with meat for Man and Beat; His Majety being unwilling to trut fale Ireland for it. France is in much trouble (and fear) not only with us but alo with his Son, who has revolted againt him lately, and has great reaon,) if reports be true, that the Father ued to lie with the Sons Wife. He has got all the Hugonots, and all the diatisfied Papits, with the great force of the D. of Lorraign, and are now againt him, reolving to depoe him of his life and Kingdom.

It's Report that the City of Cork in Ireland, has proclaimed K. William, and turned their French Landlords out of Doors; of this there wants further Confirmation.

From Plimouth Sept. 22 We have an Accounts, that on Friday the 12th Intant, in the night, our Force Landing privately, forthwith urrounded Pegypcot Fort; but finding no Indians there, they March d to Amonocoggin. There on the Lords-day, they kill'd and took 15 or 16 of the Enemy, and recovered five Englih Captives, mostly belonging to Oyter-River; who advied, that the men had gone about ten days down to a River, to meet with the French, and the French Indians; where they expected to make up a Body of 300 men, and deign a firt againt Wells or Picataqua.

On Tueday, the Army came to our Veels at Macquoit, but one of the Veels touching a Ground topt a Tide; by which means, young Bracket, who was a coniderable ditance up the River, above Amonocoggin, that an Englih Army was there attempted his Ecape, and came down the Sloop, jut as they came on their Sail.

On Thurday, they landed at Saco; a Scout of 60 men of ours dicover a party of the Enemy, and had the Advantage of killing three of them, and of taking nine Canoos, and an Englih captive named, Thomas Baker, who informed, that the Enemy had left a coniderable Plunder at Pegypcut-Plains, which he uppoed the Enemy was gone to ecure. Whereupon the Army immediately embark'd, and arriving there that night, the next morning found the Bever-Plunder accordingly.

While our Veels were at Anchor in Cacoe-Bay, our Auxiliary Indians lodging on hore, and being too careles in their Watch, the Enemy made an Attaque upon them. The Englih forth with repair'd to their Relief; but were orely faled, by an Embucado of Indians, The Enemy oon quitted the Field, ecaping with their Canoo's, whereof ours took everal. In the Surprie, we lot 9 men, and had about 20 wounded; the blow chiefly fell on our dear Friends, the Plimouth Forces, 15 being kill'd and wounded of Captain Southworth's Company

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