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

134 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. [1T45.
two ships that were before expected, a 60 gun ship and
one 40.
Thursday, the 13"\ A fair pleasant day. Twenty-five
men from our regiment are to go on board the men-of-war,
the command of Col. Moore, chief commander of
under •
the detachment and Lt. David King over the twenty-five
men, that were raised in our regiment, one was out of my
company, Darbe Crowley. The nights here are very cold,
a frost some nights and ice of considerable thickness.
Friday, June 14'^', 1745. A fair day, in the afternoon
some foggy. The twenty-five men commanded by Lt.
David King went on board this day in order for an attack
upon the town with Commodore Warren as soon as the
wind and weather suits. Orders are to attack the city on
the land at the same time. It is said the French fired
about fifty bombs this night at our people in the trench,
but nobody was hurt.
Saturday, the 15*'\ A fair pleasant day. Commodore
Warren came on shore. Our regiment with other regiments
in the camp mustered in a regimental order. Com.
Warren made a fine speech to the army and marched
through together with the General and some other gentlemen,
and agreed with the General and publicly with the
whole army, that as soon as the wind and weather should
favor, he with all his ships, should go into the harbour,
engage the Island Battre and the city. We upon the land,
with all our forces at the same time should engage them
with all our artillery and escalading ladders. After this,
just before sunset, the French sent out a flag of truce. The
terms that were agreed upon by the council was that they
should deliver themselves up prisoners of war, and the
time allowed them for consideration was till next day at
nine of the clock in the morning, so were dismissed for that
time.
Sabbath day, 16"'. Misty morning and all waiting for
an answer from the city. The time before appointed for
the French to give an answer was 9 of the clock. They
came and it was agreed they deliver themselves up prison-
ers of war, with the liberty that they should have their
own money with their moveable estate and deliver a hostage
as a pledge of truthfulness, and next morning for the