I want to use you." Four or five of the congregation escaped by leaping from the window and running. Among these were two sons of Mr. Mather; and others escaped by hiding behind the women's clothes. One man was wounded in the leg in crossing the fence. They tied the congregation two and two, together and marched them to the islands at the mouth of the Five Mile River - (the place called Scotch Cove, from the circumstance that a Scotch vessel was once wrecked there). Here the vessels did not meet them at the appointed time, and the neighbouring militia collected under Major Davenport and attacked them. They were now in danger. They had gained the inner island, and the Americans were afraid of killing their friends. Nevertheless they kept up a cautious but constant fire upon the party on the island and on the vessels. The large vessel could not ap- -proach near them on account of the shoal water and rocks &c, and the wind prevented the galley (armed sloop) for a long time. - Meanwhile Davenport's party continued to
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fire, and a buttonwood tree which grew upon the island was filled with bullets. The galley at length got up, and being armed with swivels kept the Americans off and swept the bar [X] (which makes across the mouth of the river just above the islands) with their fire - this is a, grape shot. As the large vessel could not approach them, the Refugees swam their horses off to her when they were taken on board. I have always heard that they took thirty six horses and thirty six pillions . It was as late as 10 at night when they all re-embarked. I have seen he Rev. Moses Mather walking in the road armed with a musket, and I have always heard it said and believe that he sometimes took his arms into the pulpit.