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_ sight of the fort,.discovered the enemy and began an at-
- of the party with the waggons, were much blamed for
~acolonel.of militia.
ADAMS. | 495
was published. He afterwards settled in the ministry
at Hast Wampton, a parish in Chatham, Con. Another
of the captives was Benjamin Simonds, who afterwards
became a distinguished inhabitant of Williamstown, and
While the fort was rebuilding, on the 25th of May,
1747, there being several hundred people. present, .an
army of the enemy came with the design of hindering
the undertaking. About 100 men had been sent to Al-
bany-a few days before for stores of provision and.am- .
munition,. As.these were approaching the fort on their
return, a scout was sent forward, who coming within
tack, which gave alarm .to the people at the fort, who
had not as yet discovered the enemy. A few issued out
and maintained.a small skirmish, until the enemy fled.
The people remaining at the fort, and the commander
not affording assistance, and were charged with cow-
ardice. In this action three persons were wounded,
and a friendly Indian from Stockbridge was killed.
On the lst of October following, Peter Burvee was
taken captive near this fort. .-
On the 2d of August, 1748, about 200 of the encmy
appeared at the fort. It was then under the command
of Capt. Ephraim Williams, .afterwards Col. Williams,
whose grant of 200 acres has‘been already mentioned.
A.scout was fired upon, which drew out Capt. Williams:
with about 380 mens; an attack began, which continued
some time; but finding the enemy numerous, Capt.
Williams fought upon the retreat, until he had again re-
covered the fort. The enemy goon withdrew ; but with
what loss was-unknown. A man by the name of Abbot
was killed, and Lieut. Hawley and Ezekiel Wells were
wounded.
In 1755, in the second French war, Col. ‘Williams
was sent at the head of a regiment to join Gen. Johnson
at the north, and was killed on the 8th of September in
that year, near the southern extremity of Lake George.
After the death of Col. Williams, the oversight of the
fort was committed, it is believed, to one Capt. Wyman.
He is known to have lived in the house within the pick-
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