History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time . August 13,1688. Frontenac prepared to capture Al-bany and even Manhattan. He did notaccomplish so much ; but on the night ofFebruary 8, 1689-90, his force of ninety Iro-quois and over a hundred Frenchmen fellupon Schenectady, killed sixty, and capturedeighty or ninety more. Only a corporalsguard escaped to Albany with the sad attack had weighty influence, as occa-sioning the first American congress. Sevendelegates from various colonies assembledat New York on May 1, 1690, to devisedefence agains
History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time . August 13,1688. Frontenac prepared to capture Al-bany and even Manhattan. He did notaccomplish so much ; but on the night ofFebruary 8, 1689-90, his force of ninety Iro-quois and over a hundred Frenchmen fellupon Schenectady, killed sixty, and capturedeighty or ninety more. Only a corporalsguard escaped to Albany with the sad attack had weighty influence, as occa-sioning the first American congress. Sevendelegates from various colonies assembledat New York on May 1, 1690, to devisedefence against the northern invaders. The eastern Indians were hardly at restfrom Philips War when roused by theFrench to engage in this. An attack wasmade upon Haverhill, Mass., and HannahDustin, with a child only a few days old,another woman, and a boy, was led cap-tive to an Indian camp up the Merrimac. 1690] ENGLAND AND FRANCE 539 The savages killed the infant, but therebysteeled the mothers heart for night the three prisoners slew theirsleeping guards and, seizing a canoe, floated. Hannah Dustins Escape down to their home. Dover was attackedJune 27, 1689, twenty-three persons killed,and twenty-nine sold to the French inCanada. Indescribable horrors occurred atOyster River, at Salmon Falls, at Casco,at Exeter, and elsewhere. 340 KNGLIStt AMERICA [1702 In 1702 Queen Annes War began, andin this again New England was the chiefsufferer. The barbarities which marked itwere worse than those of Philips Rouville, with a party of French andsavages, proceeded from Canada to Deer-field, Mass. Fearing an attack, the vil-lagers meant to be vigilant, but early on aFebruary morning, 1704, the wily enemy,skulking till the sentinels retired at day-light, managed to effect a surprise. Fiftywere killed and one hundred hurried off toCanada. Among these were the minister,Mr. Williams, and his family. Twentyyears later a white woman in Indian dressentered Deerfield. It was one of theWillia
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