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A trew Relation given by Robart Wattson Captive before the Commander att wells the 25th of May 1690: Concerning the taking and destroying Casco bay THat on friday morning being the 16th day of May now last past one Robart Wattson being wanting there isued out of severall garrisons 26 men in search of him of which 20 ware killed in a very little time emediately the enemy fought with the Garrison Mr Ingerson and they stoutly resisted untill Evening at which time the ammunition being done they of St Garrison issued out & gott to the forth with only the dammage of one man wounded att which fort the Enemy assalted all night the 17th day in the morning Mr Lawrance sent to Capt Davis for supply of men which was Refused with advice given to said Lawrence that he should come to the fort which hee did with out the loss of a man where the Enemy Continued there assalt until munday morning at which time they fired two houses which stood very neare the fort and Continued there assault until Tuseday one a Clock at which time they brought to perfection trenches, out of which they putt burtch [[Rines?]] with fier Arrows to the fort with such fury and diligence that they within weare not able to Resist, and seing noe other way but either yeild ot end in the dredfull flames treated with the Enemy and upon sollem protestations that they made that all the English there should be safely conducted with out any want of provision to pascatawny (the [[unclear]] all was [[unclear]] the fort was surrendered about three before sun sett, [[unclear]] being done there promises Immediately Captivated all, and Carring them a little way where they did after a strange Cruell manor bing them to stakes in the ground stretched as tho on Rack the Caus of which was supposed to be the approch of some vessels upon which they lay all along the shore except the gard on the Captives the whole being then about 300 Indians of which hopohood was Generall & about 200 french of which one puxnuff was Commander.  The number of canoows had about 200 in some of which the said Wattson saw four in some three the least two Indians besides the squawes, the sd Wattson gives account of about 40 psons killed and 68 captivated, of which captives there are 38 men who were in the fort when surrendered 9 women and 21 children  The Enemy doth yett Reside in wells make what haste you can for our Incouridgment yours to serve in what wee may Samuel Wholewright John Littlefield Samuel Sherborne Capt Sirah Walton Joseph Story Icabod [[Pastor?]] Richard [[Parier?]]
A trew Relation given by Robart Wattson Captive before the  
Comandrs att wells the 25th of May 1690: Concerning the taking  
and destroying Cas'co bay
That on friday morning being the 16th day of May ^now last past one  
Robart Wattson being wanting there isued out of severall garrisons  
26 men in search, of him of which 20 ware killed in a very little  
time emediately the enemy fought with the Garrison Mr Ingerson  
and they stoutly resisted untill Evening, at which time the ammunition  
being done they of St Garrison issued out & gott to the forth with  
only the dammage of one man wounded att which fort the Enemy  
assalted all night the 17th day in the morning Mr Lawrance sent  
to Captt Davis for supply of men which was Refused with advice given
to said Lawrence that he should come to the fort which hee did wth
out the loss of a man where the Enemy Continued there assalt until  
munday morning at which time they fired two houses which stood  
very neare the fort and Continued there assault until ^Tuseday one a Clock at which  
time they brought to perfection trenches, out of which they putt [crossed out: ??] to
burtch Rines with fier Arrows to the fort with such fury and diligence,
that they within weare not able to Resist, and seing noe ~
other way but either yeild or End in the dredfull flames treated with  
the Enemy and upon sollem protestations that they made that all the  
English there should be safely conducted with out [hole in paper?] any want of provision  
to pascatawny (the [[unclear]] all was [[unclear]] the fort was sur-
rendered about three [??]  before sun sett, [[unclear]] being done there pro-
mises Immediately Captivated all, and Carring them a little way where  
they did after a strange Cruell manor bind them to stakes in the  
ground stretched as tho : on Rack the Caus of which was supposed to be  
the approch of some vessels upon which they lay all along the shore  
except the gard on the Captives the whole being then about 300 Indians  
of which Ropohood was Generall & about 200 french of which one puxnuff  
was Commander.  The number of canooes had about 200 in some of which  
the said Wattson saw four in some three the least two Indians besides  
the squawes, the [??] Wattson gives account of about 40 psons killed and  
68 captivated, of which captives there are 38 men who ware in the  
fort when surrendered 9 women and 21 children   
 
[column 1]
The Enemy ^doth yett Reside in  
wells make what haste you can
for [crossed out text] our Incouridgment  
yours to serve in what wee may  
Samuel Whelewright
John Littlefield  
 
[column 2]
Samuel Sherborne: Captt
Sira'h Walton  
Joseph Storey
Icabod P*stor
Richard P*rier ~

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A trew Relation given by Robart Wattson Captive before the Comandrs att wells the 25th of May 1690: Concerning the taking and destroying Cas'co bay That on friday morning being the 16th day of May ^now last past one Robart Wattson being wanting there isued out of severall garrisons 26 men in search, of him of which 20 ware killed in a very little time emediately the enemy fought with the Garrison Mr Ingerson and they stoutly resisted untill Evening, at which time the ammunition being done they of St Garrison issued out & gott to the forth with only the dammage of one man wounded att which fort the Enemy assalted all night the 17th day in the morning Mr Lawrance sent to Captt Davis for supply of men which was Refused with advice given to said Lawrence that he should come to the fort which hee did wth out the loss of a man where the Enemy Continued there assalt until munday morning at which time they fired two houses which stood very neare the fort and Continued there assault until ^Tuseday one a Clock at which time they brought to perfection trenches, out of which they putt [crossed out: ??] to burtch Rines with fier Arrows to the fort with such fury and diligence, that they within weare not able to Resist, and seing noe ~ other way but either yeild or End in the dredfull flames treated with the Enemy and upon sollem protestations that they made that all the English there should be safely conducted with out [hole in paper?] any want of provision to pascatawny (the unclear all was unclear the fort was sur- rendered about three [??] before sun sett, unclear being done there pro- mises Immediately Captivated all, and Carring them a little way where they did after a strange Cruell manor bind them to stakes in the ground stretched as tho : on Rack the Caus of which was supposed to be the approch of some vessels upon which they lay all along the shore except the gard on the Captives the whole being then about 300 Indians of which Ropohood was Generall & about 200 french of which one puxnuff was Commander. The number of canooes had about 200 in some of which the said Wattson saw four in some three the least two Indians besides the squawes, the [??] Wattson gives account of about 40 psons killed and 68 captivated, of which captives there are 38 men who ware in the fort when surrendered 9 women and 21 children

[column 1] The Enemy ^doth yett Reside in wells make what haste you can

for [crossed out text] our Incouridgment 

yours to serve in what wee may Samuel Whelewright John Littlefield

[column 2] Samuel Sherborne: Captt Sira'h Walton Joseph Storey Icabod P*stor Richard P*rier ~