that if we would so do, he would use us with all courtesy." Our Captain
drawing somewhat near him said: "That for the honour of the Queen of
England, his Mistress, he must have passage that way," and therewithal
discharged his pistol towards him.

Upon this, they presently shot off their whole volley; which, though it
lightly wounded our Captain, and divers of our men, yet it caused death
to one only of our company called JOHN HARRIS, who was so powdered with
hail-shot, (which they all used for the most part as it seemed, or else
"quartered," for that our men were hurt with that kind) that we could
not recover his life, though he continued all that day afterwards with
us.

Presently as our Captain perceived their shot to come slacking, as the
latter drops of a great shower of rain, with his whistle he gave us
his usual signal, to answer them with our shot and arrows, and so march
onwards upon the enemy, with intent to come to handy-strokes, and to
have joined with them; whom when we found retired as to a place of some
better strength, he increased his pace to prevent them if he might.
Which the Cimaroons perceiving, although by terror of the shot
continuing, they were for the time stept aside; yet as soon as they
discerned by hearing that we marched onward, they all rushed forward
one after another, traversing the way, with their arrows ready in their
bows, and their manner of country dance or leap, very singing _Yo peho!
Yo peho_ and so got before us, where they continued their leap and song,
after the manner of their own country wars, till they and we overtook
some of the enemy, who near the town's end, had conveyed themselves
within the woods, to have taken their stand at us, as before.

But our Cimaroons now thoroughly encouraged, when they saw our