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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt:... July 2. The Enemy drive the poor Protestants, according to their threatning, under our Walls, Protected, and Unprotected, Men, Women and Children and under great distresses. Our Men at first did not understand the meaning of such a Crowd, but fearing they might be Enemies, Fired upon them; we were troubled when we found the mistake, but it supported us to a great degree, when we found that none of them were touch'd by our Shot, which by the direction of Providence (as if every Bullet had its Commission what to do) spared them, and found out and kill'd three of the Enemy, that were some of those that drove the poor People into so great a danger. There were some Thousands of them, and they did move great Compassion in us, but warm'd us with new rage and fury against the Enemy, so that in sight of their Camp we immediately erect a Gallows, and signified to them we were resolved to hang their Friends that were our Prisoners, if they did not suffer these poor People to return to their own Houses. We send to the Enemy, that the Prisoners might have Priests to prepare them after their own Methods for death; but none came. We upbraid them with breach of Promises, and the Prisoners detect their barbarity, declaring, They could not blame us to put them to death, seeing their People exercisd such Severity and Cruelty upon our poor Friends, that were under their Protections. They desired leave from the Governor, to write to L. G. Hamilton; they had a much better opinion of him than we cou'd be perswaded into; yet we allow a Messenger to carry the following Letter to him from their Prisoners. My Lord, Pon the hard dealing the Protected (an well as U. other Protestants) have met withal in being sent under the Walls, you have so incens'd the Governor...