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

254 HISTORY OF NORTHAMPTON. 11755.
plan, sent a detachment of one thousand Englisli and two
hundred Indians to "catch the enemy in their retreat."
The battle which followed has been many times described,
and need not be enlarged upon, as many incidents relating
to it will be found in the journal and correspondence of
Col. Pomeroy.
capt. Hawiey's Capt. Elisha Hawley, who lost his life in
Journal.
-^iiig engagement, was a son of the second
Joseph Hawley, and an only brother of
Major Joseph. He had seen much service during King
George's War on the frontiers, and was at one time in
command at Fort Massachusetts. It was at the latter post
in 1748, when serving as lieutenant under Capt. Ephraim
Williams, that he had been wounded. He was a capable,
efficient and popular officer. In the last week of March,
1755, he received an order to enlist a company for the
Crown Point expedition, and in a short time he had fiftythree
Northampton men ready to march. With his company
he went forward with the advanced guard to the
building of Fort Lyman, was in the thick of the fight in
the "bloody morning scout," where he was wounded Sept.
S"\ and died on the 24^''. His journal, commenced when
he left home for the army, and continued till the day before
his wound, giving an account of the services of
ampton company, is appended in full — ^
:
the North-
June 26"' 1755 set out from Northampton for Albany in
order to proceed in the Expedition against Crownpoint,
road to Westf'' and Lodged there
fryday 27"' road to Sheff'^ in Company with Cap*^ Porter
and several others Lodged at Slieldons
28"' Saturday road to Lodewicks between Kenderhook &
Albany. A rainy afternoon
29"' Sunday road to Greenbush found most of my Com-
pany who left Northampton before me Arrived, and station
in Col Ranslier Barn — I myself with Ens" Smith got a
birtli in one End of House where we were very Courtyously
Treated by one Lawnson who lived there.
1 The Journal of Capt. Hawley is copied from the original MSS. in the Hawley papers,
which form part of the library of the late George Bancroft, now in the Lenox
Libraty, New York City.