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ray, the men of Britain ruflied forwards in three columns, and the foremoft company* gave v/ay; for it came to pafs, that when the men of Bricaiii were advancing, that a captain called out to another captain, faying : Take care left the men of Britain furround thee!

6. And when the foremoft company heard the words of the captain, they fainted in their minds and fled.

7* But all did not flee, as the firft compa- ny did; but there vv-ere many fought with the men of Britain, even the men from Virginia, a country renowned for hofpitality; thefe ftood their ground and behaved themfelves valiantly; they w^ere led by a man on whom fear made no imprefTion, his firname was Slepbens^'f who notwithftanding he was fore wounded, ftaid on the held of battle.

8. And the battle waxed hot, and continu- ed for the fpace of one hour and thiny mln-


 * Front Line. f Gen. StcphcES.