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at presente ther is a gard at mattapoyset to whome I sente this Day 30 men to Joyne with 16 of Brigwatter men to secure o[u]r people ther & ther goods. & to bringe ther Persons & goods of from the place; wee have a nother gard at Mr Sharpes wher Leftenant Major is; Another at Mr Miles a nother at Capt Willets house; & o[u]r maine gard at Mr Brownes. & wee are nesesitated to suply Rehoboth with sum men all so[i?] & wee Cannot have Reco[u]rse to o[u]r gardes to see how it is with them but must imploy 10 or 12 horse men to run betwixte gard & gard; o[u]r men Cary very Cherffully & Cou[r]agiously I must speeke it to ther praise; & wee porpose to bringe all to two gardes. & then hope to have sum men to waight on the motions of the Indians in a way of ther owne acktinge by sendinge out small p[art]ies of 12 or 15 in a p[ar]ti to way lay then in the bushes & to Cut of what wee can of them & o[u]r p[ar]ties shall Ley preety thicke that so if ned be upon a shoute 2 or 3 p[ar]ties may spedily Come to the assistance of e[a]ch other; the 26d day in the morninge I Received a letter from gov[er]no[u]r Codington signifinige they have vessells. warned to p[re]vent the Indians escape; also signifinige that he had Received a Letter from o[u]r Counsell & a nother from the govern[o]r & soe he has Returned an answer; & that hee had sente to Naraganset sashem & that they attend publique defense those that are soldiers are in Armes & others to do the best they can; desiringe to heare from us that they may a ford us the best assistance they can; now s[i]r I question whether you Received Mr Codingtons answer because an Indian held up a paper & dared o[u]r gard to Com over the water from mr sharpes gard to fech a Letter that Came from the governo[u]r of Rod Iland; s[i]r I Returnd Mr Codington an answer with m[o]r[e] p[ar]ticular instructions for the for the orderinge ther boate. & the time when to put into action about ii a clock I did Receive from goodman Harvey & James Lenons Consounnige Laytons beinge shot downe ded at his dore; & that your hono[u]r has an accounte of the same; Capt Bradford: Capt Savage Mr Browne & Fuller: with a gard of 21 house are gone to vissite Mr Miles his gard; whome wee had not an opportunity before this to visite; I Cannat stir from the maine gard neither are the Counsell willinge to such a thinge; o[u]r ffrende Retou[r]ned from Mr Miles last night & so this is the Right Relation of what fell out at that gard: gershom Cob killed on the sentiell John Morton Mortally wounded ther sum hopes of life Alizander Canady shot in the shoulder & Mr Miles his negro no hope of life