Last Wednesday se'nnight [July 12] embarked from Dorchester-Neck, Col. [John] Greaton, with 96 Men in ten Whale-Boats, for Long Island, in order to remove from thence some Stock and Hay. On his Way he was fired upon by the Men of War lying near said Island, but notwithstanding the very heavy fire from the Ships, he proceeded; when not finding any Stock on the Island, he fired the Barns, in which was a Quantity of Hay, he not being able to remove it; as he perceiv'd several Barges, Cutters, and an arm'd Schooner coming upon him, having executed his Designs, so far as to deprive our Enemy of the Advantage they might receive from the Hay, &c. which he destroyed, he retreated; and when on board, he found himself again beset by the Savage Enemy, who perhaps would have taken some of the hindermost Boats, had it not been for the good Conduct of the Commander, and a Party from Squantum, posted on the shore, who by a warm fire drove off the Enemy; they killed one of our Men on the shore, and it is asserted by one in a Boat that there were two of the Enemy killed. The House catched fire from the Barns and was consumed.
Since our last Major [Joseph] Vose and Major [Jotham] Loring have returned from Nantasket, & brought off about 1000 Bushels of Barley, which they cut. ー After they had secured the Barley and Straw, they went and burnt the Light-House, took three Boats with four Men belonging to Boston, which were a Fishing brought off three Casks of Oil, and about 50 lb. Powder from the Light-House; they then burnt the Barn and Hay the Brewsters. Notwithstanding an almost incessant Fire from the Men of War and Tenders, we had only two Men slightly wounded.