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76 much suspicion, & gave then opportunity to inform themselves particularly of all the affairs & designs of ye enemy. Upon the 24 January 1675, James Quannapohit (one of the spies) returned & was conducted to Maj. Gookin's house, from the falls of Charles river by one Isaac Williams an Eng.m. that lived near that place, this man was friendy. to the cristn. Inds. & had courteously entertained, lodged, & refreshed this our spie, the night before, for he was very weary, faint & spent in travelling near 80 miles, the snow being deep in the woods he was necessitated to go upon Rachets, or Snow Shoes, upon ye top of the snow which is very tiresome travelling. His examination & intelligence being written by Major Gookin, he went down with him to the govr. & council the next day, the particulars of his examination (1) are too long here to be mentioned, (1) & not so pertinent to our design, tho' most things he related proved true wh. argued for his fidelity. The main matters were, that the enemy quartered in sevl. places this winter. Philip & his solds. not far from fort Albany. The Nipmuck & divers others about Menumesse (2). That they intended a general Rendezvous in the Spring of the year, & then they wd. prosecute the war vigorously agt. ye Eng. Burn & destroy the towns; they heard of the fight between the Eng. & Naragts. & rejoiced much at that breach, hoping now to be strong enough to deal with ye Eng. when the Narragts. & they were joined. That there were messengers sent ( while our spies were there) from the Narrgts. to the Nipmks. that quartered about Menumesse declaring their desire to join with them & Philip. That the enemy gloried much in their number & strength, & that all this war their loss of men was inconsiderable; they seemed to be very high & resolute & expect to

(1) Printed in ! Col. Mas. His. Soc. vi, 205 - 208. Gov. Hinckley was then at Boston & wrote a letter about Quannapohit's discoveries, printed in David Morton, 436. (2) Spels Menemessig in His. Col. ib. 205.