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these were not; they found, therefore, every thing very safe, only the
women in a terrible fright. While they were here, they had the com-
fort of seven of the Spaniards coming to their assistance; the other
ten with their servants, and old Friday, I mean Friday’s father, were
gone in a body to defend their bower, and the corn and cattle that
were kept there, in case the savages should have roved over to that
side of the country; but they did not spread so far. With the seven
Spaniards came one of the savages, who, as I said, were their prisoners
formerly, and with them also came the savage whom the Englishman
had left bound hand and foot at the tree; for it seems they came that
way, saw the slaughter of the seven men, and unbound the eighth, and
brought him along with them, where, however, they were obliged to
bind him again, as they had done the two others, who were left when
the third ran away.

The prisoners began now to be a burden to them; and they were so
afraid of their escaping, that they thought they were under an absolute
necessity to kill them for their own preservation: however, the Spa-
niard governor would not consent to it; but ordered, that they should
be sent out of the way to my old cave in the valley, and be kept there,
with two Spaniards to guard them and give them food: which was
done; and they were bound there hand and foot for that night.

When the Spaniards came, the two Englishmen were so encouraged,
that they could not satisfy themselves to stay any longer there; but,
taking five of the Spaniards and themselves, with four muskets and a
pistol among them, and two stout quarter-staves, away they went in
quest of the savages. And first they came to the tree where the men
lay that had been killed ; but it was casy to see that some more of the
savages had been there; for they attempted to carry their dead men
away, and had dragged two of them a good way, but had given it
over. From thence, they advanced to the first rising ground, where
they had stood and seen their camp destroyed, and where they had
the mortification still to see some of the smoke; but neither could they
here sce any of the savages. They then resolved, though with all
possible caution, to go forward towards their ruined plantation; but a
little before they came thither, coming in sight of the sea-shore, they
saw plainly the savages all embarking again in their canoes, in order
to be gone.

They seemed sorry at first that there was no way to come at them
to give them a parting blow, but upon the whole were very well satis-
fied to be rid of them.

The poor Englishmen being now twice ruined, and all their improve-
ments destroyed, the rest-all agreed to come and help them to rebuild,