We did not think fit to disturb them at their Feast，neither did they take much Notice of us：Friday would have let fly at them，but I would not suffer him by any Means；for I found we were like to have more Business upon our Hands than we were aware of. We were not gone half over the Plain，but we began to hear the Wolves howl in the Wood on our Left，in a frightful Manner，and presently alter we saw about a hundred coming on directly towards us，all in a Body，and most of them in a Line，as regularly as an Army drawn up by experienc'd Officers. I scarce knew in what Manner to receive them；but found to draw our selves in a close Line was the only Way：so we form'd in a Moment：But that we might not have too much Interval，I order'd，that only every other Man should fire，and that the others who had not fir'd should stand ready to give them a second Volley immediately，if they continued to advance upon us，and that then those who had fir'd at first，should not pretend to load their Fusees again，but stand ready with every one a Pistol；for we were all arm'd with a Fusee，and a Pair of Pistols each Man；so we were by this Method able to fire six Volleys，half of us at a Time；however，at present we had no Necessity；for upon firing the first Volley，the Enemy made a full Stop，being terrify'd as well with the Noise，as with the Fire；four of them being shot into the Head，dropp'd，several others were wounded，and went bleeding off，as we could see by the Snow：I found they stopp'd，but did not immediately retreat；whereupon remembring that I had been told，that the fiercest Creatures were terrify'd at the Voice of a Man，I caus'd all our Company to hollow as loud as we could；and I found the Notion not altogether mistaken；for upon our Shout，they began to retire，and turn about；then I order'd a second Volley to be fir'd，in their Rear，which put them to the Gallop，and away they went to the Woods.
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