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Elliot Woodward. ii«;iMi^,ij;^,^^^ TD Y permiffion of Mr. Drake, feventy-five -■-^ copies of this pamphlet were reprinted in quarto. So far as the printing was concerned the work was fairly done, and in a manner tolerably fatisfadtory, with the fingle excep- tion of an error in the paging. But the (heets being entrufted for binding to a firm in Bof- ton, the work was done in a manner fo en- tirely unworkmanlike as to induce, or rather compel, me to deftroy the entire edition, with the exception of 1 5 copies, which are referved to (how how unfaithfully and fhabbily a job can be done. Sixty copies are already deftroyed, fo that the two editions confift of feventy-five copies only. [the original Tradt is of exceeding rarity ; fo much fo that, not long (ince, but one was known to be in this coun- try. This is reprinted from a copy of one in the Library of John Carter Brown, Efq., of Providence. To the politenefs of that gentleman we are indebted for permiffion to make a tranfcript. The original is, with- out exception, one of the worft printed Tradts of the day in which it appeared. The type on which it was printed was wretched, efpe- cially the italic ; fome of the letters in many of the words not being diftinguifliable, and others entirely wanting. I have adhered, in this repVint, as clofely to the original, in refpedt to orthography, capitals, and italics, as poffible. Of its comparative value, in an hiflorical point of view, it is unneceflafy to remark. It is republiftied as a curious record of one of the moft important periods in the Hiftory of New England. The Antiquary and Student in our hirtory will readily perceive its value, while to the general reader it will be almoft as un- intelligible as though it were in an unknown language. To whom belongs the authorfhip we have no data on which to found even a conjedture. A few notes feemed neceflary. Thefe, and the words in the text included in brackets, are added to this edition. The figures in brackets, as [2] on page 8, denote the pages of the original edition.] . / NEWS FROM New-England, BEING A True and laft Account of the prefent Bloody Wars carried on betwixt the Infidels, Natives, and the Englifh Chriftians, and Converted Indians of New-England, declaring the many Dreadful Battles Fought betwixt them : As alfo the many Towns and Villages burnt by the mercilefs Heathens. And alfo the true Number of all the Chriftians flain fince the beginning of that War, as it was fent over by a Faftor of New England to 'a Merchant in London. Licenfed Aug. i. Roger L'EJlrange. L O N D ON, Printed for J. Corners, at the Sign of the Black Raven in Duck Lane, 1676. BOSTON, N. E.: Reprinted for Samuel G. Drake, 56 Cornhill. April, 1850. A True and LaJI Accompt of the Prefent Bloody Wars carried on betwixt the Infidel Natives and the Englijh Chriftians and con- verted Indians of AT^w- En gland, Gfc. 5 HOSE Coals of Difcention which had a long time lain ^' hid under the afhes of a fecret envy ; contradted by tlie Heathen Indians of ]>ltw- England, againft the Englifh ; and Chriftian Natives of that Country brake out in June 1675. both Armies being at a dif- tance without doing any thing remarkable till the 13 of Decemher following; at which time the Mathufets and Plymouth Company marching from Seconk, fent out a confidera- News from New'-England. j ble number of Scouts, who kill'd & took 55. of the Enemy, returning with no other lofs but two of our Men difabled ; about three days after came a perfidious Indian to our Army pretending he was fent by the Sachems to treat of Peace, who was indeed no other but a Spy and was no fooner conducted out of our Camp but we had news brought us that 22 of our Stragling Souldiers were flain and divers barns and out houfes, with Mr. yer. Bulls dwelling houfe burnt by him and his Trecherous confederates which waited for him. The next day, as the ConneSiick Army under the Condudl of Major Treat was Marching to Joyn with the Mathufets, and Plymouth Company ; they were afl'aulted by the Indians, but without any lofs, they taking eleaven of the AfTailants Prifoners. The %\th [18] of December, our whole Army being united under the Condudt of Major Genr : Winjlow, went to feek out the News from New England. 8 Enemy, whom we found (there then hapen- ing a great fall of Snow) fecuring ihemfelves in a difmal Swamp, fo hard of accefs that there was but one was [way] for entrance, which was well lin'd with Heathen Indians, who prefently went out to aflauk us: but we fall- ing in Pell-mell with them, with much diffi- culty gained the Swamp where we found about 1500 Wiggwams, and by night, had poiTeffion [2] of the fort of which we were difpofleft foon after by an unexpeded recruit of frefti Indians out of an adjoyning Swamp, but our Noble Generals infatiable defire of vidlory prompted him to fuch brave adtions, that we following his example to the enemies coft, made ourielves abfolute Mafters of the fort again.* Although we purchafed our fuccefs at fo dear a rate that we have fmall caufe to rejoyce at the vidlory ; yet when we * There is a little embelliftiment here. The Englilh were at no time driven out of the fort. News from New- England. 9 confider the vaft difadvantage* they had of us in number, whom we coUedled-f- to have 4000 fighting men, and we not much more than half fo many, we have great reafon to blels God that we came off fo well, our dead and wounded not a Mounting to above 220, and the enemies by their own Confeffion to no lefs than 600. the chief officers kild on our fide were Capt. Davenport, Capt. Johnfon, Capt. Marjhal, Capt. Gardner, Capt. Gallop. Captains wounded were 4. vizt, Sealey, Major Wats, and Bradford, Lieutenants wounded were 4. viz. Savage, Ting, Vpham and Wain.\ In this bloody Battle we gave fo bitter a Relifh of our Englifh valour and our converted Indians refolutions, that they dreaded our neighborhood and thought themfelves unfafe • The exaft reverfe is probably meant. f Calculated. \ Swain, very probably. There was a Lieut. Swayne, belong- ing to Capt. Appleton's company. A Lieut. Swan is mentioned in one of the London trails in our Old Indian Chronicle, p. 50, no doubt the fame Lieut. Swain. c News from New- England. i o till fecur'd by fix or feaven miles diftance from our remaining Army, where they re- main'd near a month not attempting anything conliderable till the firft of Feb, at which time a certain Number of them made defpe- rate through hungar came to Palkkfet, a Little Town near Providence and attempted the houfe of one Mr. Carpenter, from whom they took 20 horfes and 50 head of Cattle and 1 80 fheep. And fet fire on a houfe at South- bury* wherein were two Men, one Woman and feaven Children ; on the /\.th of February the Chriftians received private intelligence from the Indians who had Sculked ever fince the laft Battle in certain woods fcituate about 30 miles from Malbury, that they were drawn up into a body, and encamped in a well for- tified Svvamp, where, notwithstanding the Indian\^^ aflaulted the Rear, wounded four of our men, and we killing fo many of theirs * Sudbury, proabably. News from New- England. 1 1 that they thought fit to forfake their refuge, and leave both it and their wigwams to our difpofal, who lodging in their Rooms that night, fet fire to a 150 of their Wigwams next morning, and by this light purfued them fo clofe that we kill'd divers of them, whom age or wounds rendered incapable [3] of keeping up with their Companions, and re- folving to continue the queft with all the ce- lerity imaginable, they led us to another Swamp whofe Rocky afcent propounded fo great a difficulty to attain it, as would have Staggar'd the refolution of any but a refolved Mind ; but we attempted it with the like re- folution and fuccefs as we did the Laft ; the enemy by a fpeedy flight leaving us in full pofiTeffion of all they left behind them. We Perfued them tvs^o dayes after this en- counter, but then (which was on the 18//6 Febr.) finding our men wearied with Speedy marches, our Provifion fcarce through con- News from New-England. 1 2 tinual expence and no recruit, our horfes tir'd, and ourfelves hopelefs of overtaking them, who had great advantage of us in paffing over Rocks and through Thickets, which our Foot, not without much difficulty, could, and our horfe were altogether incapable to do ; our Commanders after a Councel of warr, refolved to fend the Majfathufets and Ply- mouth Company to Malbury, and the Connec- ticks Army to their own homes which was accordingly done. And Major Genr. Winf- low, only with his Troops to Bojion, leaving the foot at Malbury and South-bury, who came home on Munday following, and were all difmift to their feveral habitations, except Capt. Wadworth, who was left at Malbury in perfuit of the Enemy, of whom he deftroyed about 70, Old Men, Women and Children, who wanted ftrength to follow the fugitive Army.* * If this be fo, who wil) wonder at the fate of Capt. Wadf- worth and his men ? News from New- England. 13 The Defperate heathens takeing advantage of the difmiffion of three Difbanded Com- panies, ftudied nothing but Maffacres, out- rages, and treacherous hoftilitie, which within two days after thofe faid Companies were difperf't, they found opportunity to commit, in a Town called Najhaway, which they fet fire to, and burnt to the Ground, taking no lefs than 55 Perfons into their Mercilefs cap- tivity, and becaufe the reader (hall underftand the Damnable antipathy they have to Reli- gion and Piety, I would have him take notice how they endeavor to Signalize their Cruelty, and gratifie their enraged Spleen, chiefly on the promoters of it ; for of thefe 55 Captives, the Minifter of the Town's relations made no lefs than 1 9 of them; viz, Mrs. Rowlonfon, the Minifters wife, and three of his Children, her fifter and feaven Children, and her fiflier Drew and four Children. The Minifter himfelf with his fifters huibands returning from Bqf- ton a little after the engagement, [4] to their D News from New-England. 14 infinite grief, found their houfes burnt to tPie ground, and their Wives and Children taken Captive, nor was this crueltie committed, as the extent or Nepolus Vltra of their vengance, but rather as an earneft of their Bearbarity. For no longer than the next day after, three men Going out, with the Cart, were feiz'd on by thefe Indians, one of them killed, and the other two not to be found; the day fol- lowing at Coxcord, [Concord?] the/ burnt one houfe and murder'd three perfons. In fhort, their outrages are fb many and different, that I muft intreat the reader, fince they will not be brought into a fluent Nar- ration, to accept them plainly and dyurnally, according to the time, place, and manner, as they were committed, which is the only way to avoid omiffions, and confequently to Satisfie the inquifitive, who, I fuppofe, would wil- lingly hear of all the extremities [that] have happened to the fuffering Chriftians in this New England War. News from New- England. \ 5 On the 17 of Febr. therefore, ye muft know that the Town of Medfeild was begirt with a regiment of refoleiit Indians, who affail'd it fo brifkly, that maugred all the re- fiftance made by Capt. "Jacohbs, who was then Ingarifon'd there with a hundred Soul- diers for its fecurity, the enraged Heathens never defifled their defperate attemps, Bat- tering the Walls, and powering fhowers of Arrows into the bofome of the Town, they had deftroyed above 50 of her inhabitants, and burnt 30 of her houfes. The jth. of March following thefe bloody Indians march't to a confiderable Town called Croaton^ where firfh they fet fire to Major Willards houfe, and afterwards burnt 65 more, there being Seaventy two houfes at firft, fo that there was left flanding but fix houfes of the whole Town; the next day after, two men coming from Malbury to Southbury were • Groton, probably. The C may be an imperfedl G in copy. News from New- England. i6 flain : and the Sabboth day enfuing, thefe deftroying Indians came to Plymouth, where fixing only on a houfe of one Mr. Clarks, they burnt, and murthered his wife and all his Children, himfelf Narrowly efcaping their crueltie by happily at that Jundlure being at a meeting. On the fecond of April, 1676. Major Savage, Capt. Mofeley, Capt. William Tumor, and Captain VVhipal^ with 300. men march- ing from Malborow to ^uabury,-^- where they had ordered the ConneSiick Army to remain in readinefs againft their coming, which being effedled, accordingly they joined forces, and began [5] their march towards Northampton, but by the way were affaulted by the Indians, whom they repelled without any other damage, then only Mr. Buckly wounded, kill- ing about 20 of the Enemies in a hot perfuit after them. * Probably Whipple, but hardly decjdable. + Quabaog. Brookfield. News from New-England. \j The tenth Ditto, about 700 Indians en- coinpaft Northampton on all fides where they fought very refolutely for the fpace of an hour, and then fled, leaving about 25 per- fons dead upon the place, the Chriftians loof- ing only 4. men and i. woman, and had lome barnes burnt : on the 1 2th inftant they afTault- ed Warwick with fo unhappy a fuccefs that they burnt all the Town, except four Garri- fon houfes which were left {landing, fix days after, Captain Peirce, Brother to Captain Peirce oi London, with ^^ men and 20 Chrif- tian Indians went to feek out their Enemies, the Indians whom according to their intelli- gence they found rambling in an obfcure Wood ; upon his approach they drew into order, and received his onfet with much diffi- culty, being in the end forced to retreat, but it was fo flowly that it fcarcely deferved that name, when a frefh company of Indians came into their affift:ance, befet the Chrifliians E News from New- England. i8 round. Killed Captain Pterce and 48. of his men, befides 8. of the Chriftian Indians. The Fight continued about 5 hours, the Enemy bying the Vidtory very dearly, but at laft obtained it fo ablblutely, that they de- prived us of all means of hearing of their lofs. At Malbrow on the iith Ditto, were feve- ral houfes burnt whilft the miferable inhab- itants were at a meeting, and at Springfield the fame Lords day, thefe devilifh Enemies of Religion feeing a man, woman, and their Children, going but towards a meeting- houfe, Slew them (as they faid) becaufe they thought they intended to go thither. The 28//6 of the fame inftant, AprilX^A, Captain Denifon collecting a Regiment ot 500, and 200 Rnglijh Paquet Nime afs Indians, marcht out of New London in fearch of that Grand fomenter of this Rebellion. Anthony"^ * Nanunteno, unqueftionably, is intended ; but what is meant by Nimerafs is beyond my comprehenfion, unlefs the Niantich are meant. News from New-England. 19 the Secham, whom at laft near the Town call'd Providence he recovered, and after a hot difpute, wherein he kill'd 45 of the Sechems men, Took him their Commander Prifoner, with feveral ^f his Captaines, whom they im- mediately put to death ; but were at ftrong debate whether they fliould fend him to Bojlon, but at length they carried him to [6| New London, and began to examine him, why he did foment that war which would cer- tainly be the diftrudtion of him and all the Heathen Indians in the Country, to which, and many other interogatories he made no other reply, but that *[he was born a Prince, and if Princes came to fpeak with him, he would anfwer them. But none of thefe pref- ent being Princes, he thought himfelf oblig'd in honour to hold his Tongue.] This Anfwer, though it might challenge their admiration, was not fo prevalent as to obtain their pitty. * The printer's quotation marlc. News from New-England. 20 Notwithftanding, the Surviveing Sechems were not long in revenging his death, for, on the Sixth of May, they burnt all Malborow, except three Garrifon houfes, kill'd Capt. Jacobfon and Lieutenant Prat, and two dayes after burnt 24 houfes in Southbury, kill'd feveral of the inhabitants who vainly expected Capt. Wedworth and Capt. Brookwel'^ 10 their Relief for thefe unfortunate Gentlemen were intercepted by 700 Moors, with whom they fought for the fpace of 4 hours, till not only they two, but Capt. Sharp and 51 Chriftians more lay dead upon the place. At Woodcocliys^ 10 miles from Seconch, on the i6th May was a little Skrimage betwixt the Moors and Chriftians, wherein there was of the later three flain and two wounded, and only two Indians Kild. May 28. 1676. Capt. Denifon and Capt. • The printer was probably puzzled to make anything of his copy. BrocUebank is the name. News from New-England. z r Every [Avery] with 50 Englifli and about 150 Paquet Indians, Scouting among the Woods, in 8 days fpace kill'd 25 Indians, and took 5 1 prifoners ; one whereof was Grand-child to Dunhani^ who was kill'd by Capt. Peirce in the engagement on the 26 May. The number of Chriftians flain fince the beginning of the late Wars in New England, are 444. Taken Prifoner, 55. The number of Indians Slain in this war is uncertain, becauf'e they burn-f- their Dead, keeping their Death as a Secret from the Chriftians knowledge, but the number men- tioned herein is 910. We have Received very late news that the Chriftians in New England have had very great Vidiory over the Infidel Natives. There has been a Treaty between them ; * Perhaps Pumham. f This is new and untrue. News from New -England. 22 the Indians proffer to lay down their Armes ; but the Englijh are not wiUing to agree to it, except they will give up their Armes, and go as far up into the Country, as the Court of Bojion {hall think fit.* * Some copies of the original traft have not this laft paragraph. Mr. Brown's copy has it, but that in Harvard College Library is vifithout it. By comparing the proofs of this edition with that belonging to the College, feveral corrections have been made, and uncertain words made out, which could not have been done by the other copy. And here we would return our thanks to the obliging Librarian, for his kindneis in affording us an opportunity to make our copy more perfeft than either of the others. /*< •^....l- ■ ' wl ■i ■> ^/ .-.A , V ■w.^^^ m f ■)> >r'h ^; ■■^- 4 ■,j»i»»y' vi<^,< t-^k^t K. -^5^ / ^ r.