it is said, every house but one in town was burnt.   These were probably the out dwellings only on the skirts, and not in the village, where the houses were all in some measure fortified.   The house excepted is said to have been Nicholas Byram's, which was in the east, where Capt. Isaac Whitman lately lived, and quite remote from the principal settlement.

   The following is an extract from an ancient manuscript, of which Comfort Willis, who then held the office of "Town Trooper," is supposed to have been the author:—

   "On Saturday, Capt. (Thomas) Hayward, Sergeant (Samuel Jr.) Packard, John Willis, and Isaac Harris, went out to see if the Indians were coming down upon them, and they saw an Indian, which made them think the enemy was at hand; and they immediately pressed Comfort Willis and Joseph Edson to go post to the Governor the same day at night to tell him of it.   And he went to Plymouth with them the next day, to send Capt. Church with his company.   And Capt. Church came with them to Monponset on the Sabbath, and came no further that day; and he told them he would meet them the next day.   And Comfort Willis and Joseph Edson came home at night and told their friends of it, and Ensign (John) Haward, Samuel Edson, Josiah Edson, Joseph Edson, John Washburn, Samuel Washburn, Thomas Washburn, John Field, Nicholas Byram, Samuel Allen, Samuel Allen, Jr., John Gordon, John Hayward, John Packard, John Ames, Comfort Willis, Guido Bailey, Nathaniel Hayward, John Whitman, John Packard and Samuel Leach went out on Monday, supposing to meet with Captain Church; but they came upon the enemy, and fought with them, and took seventeen of them alive and also much plunder.   And they all returned, and not one of them fell by the enemy, and received no help from Church."

   The following extract of a letter from Gov. Josiah Winslow to Thomas Hinckley was written about the same time:—

   "May 23, 1676.   Last Saturday, 4 o'clock P. M., a second post came from Bridgewater, and informed they had discovered about one hundred of the enemy at Titicut, very busy killing cattle and horses, as if they intended some stay there; and Taunton and Bridgewater had agreed in the night to advance towards them in the morning; and requested a few men from us