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In the schooner montague at Apog mak.. birtch connews &c this day we meet much falling water &c, one of our Indians called Jacob a prisoner that formerly belonged to Capt John Gorham, Company and was cut word on goat Island, was exceedingly out of cut word and could not assist the Indians to paddle against the strong current that ran against us the greater part of the day, hi head was exceedingly swelled, with the squaws beatting cut wordof him, that he could scarsly see out of his eyes, I had the good fortune to be almost cut word in comparison to what he was, although it was he and I was companions, and sat near to each other, in the time of their dance, and cut word him they alwas took for my partner to knock our heads together, the Indians asked me in what manner the squaws treated us, that his head was so exceedingly swelld I gave them an account at which they feigned themselves much disgusted and protested they was intierly ignorant of the affair and said