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

156 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. [1747.
bault St. Blein. ' The wounded officer fainted after surrendering,
and the scouts supposed him to be mortally wounded.
Fearing that the Indians, alarmed by the firing, would
soon return, they left their prisoner and made quick time
to their destination. Starting hurriedly homeward, the
savages carried their wounded commander a short distance
and then abandoned him. After wandering four days, he
approached Northfield and surrendered. He was carried
to. Boston, where his wound was cured in a short time.
The next year, Gov. Shirley, desirous of exchanging pris-
oners, dispatched Lieut. -Col. Hawks, and a small party to
Canada with the prisoner, St. Blein. An arrangement was
speedily effected by which two men. Samuel Allen, cap-
tured at the "Bars," and Nathaniel Blake, made prisoner
at Keene, were exchanged for the French commander, and
Hawks returned in May, 1749. Young Allen seems to
have been greatly fascinated with Indian life, and it was
only by force that he could be brought away from among
his newly adopted friends. In November a party of In-
dians surprised twelve men in the vicinity of No. 4, killed
three of them and captured a fourth.
Fort Built iu East- In April a fort was built at Jonathan
hampton. Clapp's, iu wliat is now known as East-
hampton, for protection against the Indians.
Major Clapp resided near the homestead more recently
occupied by the late Ansel Bartlett. This fort cost upwards,
of one hundred days' labor, including team-work. The
price of labor was then 8s. per day old tenor, and the work
was chiefly performed by men who lived in that part of the
town. Soldiers and citizens labored together in this occupation
under the superintendence of Lieut. William Lyman,
Major Joseph Hawley, and Sergt. Smith. The following
named soldiers were employed in this work, viz. : —
Zadoc Danks, Samuel Janes, Ebenezer Clapp, Ebenezer
Harvey, Benjamin Eastman, Isaac Goodale, Philip Richardson,
Jonathan Stone [Strong], Jolm Warner, John
1 For a full account of this iucident, see Sheldon's History of Deerfield, pp. 554-
550. Historians have given the name as Raimbault, Rainboe, and Simblin, but Mr.
Sheldon has found ample evidence that his real name was as given above, Pierre
Raimbault St Blein. Naturally the last name, St. Blein, might have been and undoubtedly
was pronounced Simblin, wliile the former, spelled as pronounced, might,
readily take the variations given.