A Narrative History of King Philip's War And the Indian Troubles in New England
A Narrative History of King Philip's War And the Indian Troubles in New England
Richard Markham
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Six or seven savages were slain, but they failed to find the main body. They did find, however, deserted wigwams and, a ghastly trophy, the heads of eight white men set up on poles. Philip had left Mount Hope. Some thought it on account of fear of their force ; others, longer Digitized by VjOOQIC THE FIRST BREAKING OUT OF WAR. 113 headed, believed that he had seen that the position was untenable and had wisely deserted it to secure a stronger vantage elsewhere. The troops searched the whole nec...k for several days, but found nothing. Then the Massachusetts men retired to Swansey and Rehoboth, where they beat up the swamps and patrolled the country, killing a few savages, but meeting with no success in their attempts to find and engage the main body of the enemy. After a few days of this, orders came to them from Boston to proceed into the Narragansett coun- try, and there make an alliance with that tribe be- fore they should become disafTected. Taking coun- sel as to how best to do this, it was decided to go with their full force, with arms in their hands, so as to be ready to fight if need be.
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