N August 12, i676, King Philip (Metacom) was killed by O colonial troops in his swamp fortress and Indian war that bore his name came to an end in southern New England. But in Maine different although related war had been ravaging coastal settlements since September i675 and would continue for two more years.1 Led by Squando and Mugg Heigon, both Sokokis, Indians laid waste every English settlement as far east as Casco Bay. Two peace treaties failed to give natives any satisfaction of their grievances, in December i676 Mugg, who had represented his people in signing humiliating Boston treaty, presented to Canibas tribe daring proposal. He said that he had found the way to burn boston-by seizing English fishing and trading vessels and so to go to all fishing ilandes and to drive all contre [country] befor them.2 Mugg was killed in siege of pivotal garrison at Black Point, but Indians' capture of that post in June i677 allowed them to inaugurate his plan. During course of next month Indians seized more than twenty vessels, most of them sturdy Salem fishing ketches manned by Marbleheaders. According to Reverend William Hubbard, their fiveand six-man crews, being many of them dull and heavy-moulded sort of People, that had not either Skill or Courage to kill any thing but Fish, were easily taken, and had not Heart enough either to make Resistance when first attacked, nor afterward to make any Attempt for an Escape to free themselves. . . .' The influential Salem owners, alarmed at their losses, were able to persuade Massachusetts Council to send a vessel with forty or fifty men to protect their ships and retake those and