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

132 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. [1745.
some time past, also died. A Frencli boy came out of the
city, who had deserted and we cannot get anything out of
him. He will not talk and seems to be an idiot and half
fool.
Friday, the 7"'. A fair day. This day we removed our
tents. This is the third time we have moved, we not being
in proper form for a campaign, and now we have placed
ourselves more compact together. Today I got myself a
tent to dwell in, and this was the first night that I have
lodged in one since we encamped. Our lodging before was
turf and bough houses, officers and soldiers together. Now
I lodge in one by myself.
Saturday, the 8th. A stormy day. This day the Captain
of the vigilance sent a letter to the Governor in the
city by a flag of truce, to inform him that he was used
very well and advised him (that is the Governor) to give
up the city. The letter being read and they came to understand
the vigilance was taken, it put them into a great con-
sternation, for they much depended upon it. When the
soldiers came to hear of it they determined not to fight,
except they were forced, and one of them was coming to
bring some letters from the prisoners, was found out and
they directly hanged him. This we understood by two
men that came out the night following. This day a man
riding along about half a mile from the city, his horse was
shot dead by a cannon ball, the man not hurt. Nathaniel
Chamberlain, some time last week received a blow on his
cheek with a crow bar and since at turns, has bled very
much, but today more, and he was brought very low. The
next day was the Sabbath, 9"', and he bled more. I got all
the skilfull Doctors that were in the army, but at turns
bled, and to such a degree that he has become very weak,
and about 3 of the clock in the afternoon had such a fainting
fit, that we thought he was dying, but he came too and
revived somewhat and the bleeding stopped, so that there
seemed to be more hopes of him, but in the night he bled
more. A fair pleasant day, heard preaching both fore and
afternoon by Mr. Balek. Between meetings worked at the
trench, and so after meeting at night in the trench, in order
to have our camp all fortified, that we might be safe from
the enemy that we hear are up in the woods. The two