Part 17 (1/1)

A stout Indian sprang forward and endeavored to wrest the weapon from Waldron's hand Ied in a hand to hand fight, with any weapons which could be grasped The Indians were soon overcome, and fled, some to the woods and others to their canoes Eleven Indians were killed in this fray, and five were taken captive The expedition then returned to Arrowsic, where they put on board their vessels souns, anchors, and other articles which had escaped the flames, and then set sail for Boston

As soon as the snow es renewed their depredations, but Maine was now nearly depopulated With the exception of the garrison opposite Arrowsic, there was no settlement east of Portland

There was a sarrison at Black Point and Winter Harbor A few intrepid settlers still remained in the towns of York, Wells, Kittery, and South Berwick The Indians harassed therations, and ain caamores noith apparent sincerity, implored peace On the 12th of February, 1678, Squando, with all the sachein and the Kennebec, met the colish were so anxious for peace that they agreed to the following ter, but which were nevertheless vastly preferable to the longer continuance of this horrible warfare

1 The captives were to be immediately released, without ransom

2 All offenses on both sides, of every kind, were to be forgiven and forgotten

3 The English were to pay the Indians, as rent for the land, a peck of corn for every English fareat proprietor, a bushel of corn

Thus this dreadful as brought to a close It is esti its continuance six hundred men lost their lives, twelve hundred houses were burned, and eight thousand cattle destroyed But the ained The hter of women and children, the horrors of captivity in the wilderness, the i of s and orphans, the diabolical torture, piercing the wilderness with the shrill shriek of ony, the terror, universal and uninterrupted by day or by night--all, all coedy of human life which the mind of Deity alone can comprehend