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[MS 622]

hard myself and Jas Scot was left last on the
(but through the all prevailing mercy of a
good and gracious God who doeth all things
well preserved us from all arm) they con
tinued their retreat to the top of another
very high hill which my hors was scarcely
able to assend, but had scare reached the
top when they turned down again and I
could scarce keep up with some of them.
at the same time must not forget to say
some of the party appeared to be too bold,
in their following them and fireing, when
the the natives would fall down as son as the men
would present present theire muskets at them
and then get up and dance, but in a short
time disappeared, when we thought it most
expedient to march to the stockyard in
order to save th elives of three men that
had the care of Mrs Mcarthur sheep their
as we had every reason to believe they
where gon thither, Scot stated his fears of his
wife and familey's coming home that the
natives might go and kill them all and begging me to to with ?
I mentioned it to Mr L - he objected saying we
had better not seperate lest we should be spe
ared by the natives - fearing for the