and the rest to a Lake to the Southward of there Castles in the meantime the French were as good

and marched up halfe way between the landing place and the Castles and there encamped that night As soon as the women and children were fled, their fired their own Castles and all the men being gon to convey them away except a hundred in a small Fort who had sent out Spyes and received information that the French were upon their march towards them, they sent as there words,

;

forthwith messengers to them that were conveying the Women and Children and desired the assistance of as many of their young men as could conveniently bee spared to turn back and face the

French and give battle whereupon 350 turned back and joyned with the hundred, butt being all young men, were so eager to fall on, that the officers could not bring them in a posture to engage, :

they went out about halfe a league from the Castle, on a small hill, and there stayed for the French

army, but the officers could not persuade them to be in order there neither, all being so fiery to engage, and having scoutts out, brought them intelligence, that they were approaching and how they

marched, viz 1 the Right and left wing being Indians and the Body French, and when they came in

them satt down to rest themselves and the Indians upon the left wing being Indians, the French seeing them stood to their arms and gave them first vally, and then the enemy Ind ns that were on the left wing whereupon the Sennekes answered them with another, which occasioned soe much smoak that they could scarce see one another, wherefore they immediately runn in and came to hardy blows and putt the left wing to the flight, some went quite away and some fled to the reare of the French, and when that wing was broake, they charged and fyred upon the French and the other Indians.