History of Northampton, Massachusetts, from its settlement in 1654;

126 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. [1745.
Friday, the 3"''^ This day three of our guns at the Royal
Battre fit for firing, and fired twenty shots Avith 43 pounders.
Received many from them shot and bombs, but nobody
hurt.
Saturday, the 4*'\ Fired 94 of our guns from tlie Royal
Battre, upon the town, and a 13 inch bomb, placed at a
part of the town about f of a mile, fired 4 directly into the
town. Several more taken of the French.
Sabbath day, the 5*'' of May. This day I was ordered
and had a commission from the General to oversee twenty
odd smiths in clearing the cannon touch holes that the
French had stopped up. This day a 42 pounder of the
Royal Battre was split. Capt. Roads much burnt, but has
since recovered. There I staid till Thursday, hundreds of
cannon and a great number of bombs fired balls through
the fort and in the walls, but nobody much hurt. We fired
many hundreds of guns at them. In this time many prisoners
taken, some killed, several attacks were designed
against the island battre prove unsuccessful.
Thursday, the 9"\ This day were three men wounded and
one both of his legs shot off, who died in a short time.
Friday, the 10"\ Twenty odd men who were up in the
woods were shot upon by a greater number of French and
Indians ; killed four of the men, 3 or 4 got away—13 of
our men gave themselves up pi'isoners—but the merciless,
barbarous creatures tormented them to death after they
had given them quarters.
Saturday, the 11"'. I visited Rector Williams at his camp
and Col. Burr and dined with them.
Sabbath day, the 12"'. This day in the afternoon heard
Rector Williams preach from these words: — ''Ho every
one that thirsteth come and take of the waters of life
freely."
Monday, the 13*''. This day there was a man killed at
the Battre from a sliot from the town and one wounded at
the Greenhill, by one of our guns breaking ; the man's leg
broke all to pieces. The Doctor cut it off at the knee.
Tuesday, the 14"'. This was a rainy day and it hailed for
the first time we came upon this land. At night it cleared
up. We laid still all that day.
Wednesday, the 13"'. A fair day. 2 fascion battries