This fill'd us with Horror，and we knew not what Course to take，but the Creatures resolv'd us' soon；for they gather'd about us presently，in hopes of Prey；and I verily believe there were three hundred of them：It happen'd very much to our Advantage，that at the Entrance into the Wood，but a little Way from it，there lay some large Timber Trees，which had been cut down the Summer before，and I Suppose lay there for Carriage；I drew my little Troop in among those Trees，and placing our selves in a Line，behind one long Tree，I advis'd them all to light，and keeping that Tree before us，for a Breast Work，to stand in a Triangle，or three Fronts，enclosing Our Horses in the Center.
We did so，and it was well we did；for never was a more furious Charge than the Creatures made upon us in the Place；they came on us with a growling kind of a Noise （and mounted the Piece of Timber，which as I said，was our Breast Work） as if they were only rushing upon their Prey；and this Fury of theirs，it seems，was principally occasion'd by their seeing our Horses behind us，which was the Prey they aim'd at：I order'd our Men to fire as before，every other Man；and they took their Aim so sure，that indeed they kill'd several of the Wolves at the first Volley；but there was a Necessity to keep a continual Firing；for they came on like Devils，those behind pushing on those before.
When we had fir'd our second Volley of our Fusees，we thought they stopp'd a little，and hop'd they would have gone off；but it was but a Moment；for others came forward again；so we fir'd two Volleys of our Pistols，and I believe in these four Firings，we had kill'd seventeen or eighteen of them，and lam'd twice as many；yet they came on again.
I was loath to spend our last Shot too hastily；so I call'd my Servant，not my Man Friday，for he was better employ'd；for with the greatest Dexterity imaginable，he had charg'd my Fusee，and his own，while we were engag'd；but as I said，I call'd my other Man，and giving him a Horn of Powder，I bad him lay a Train，all along the Piece of Timber，and let it be a large Train；he did so，and had but just Time to get away，when the Wolves came up to it，and some were got up upon it；when I snapping an uncharg'd Pistol，close to the Powder，set it on fire；those that were upon the Timber were scorcht with it，and six or seven of them fell，or rather jump'd in among us，with the Force and Fright of the Fire；we dispatch'd these in an Instant，and the rest were so frighted with the Light，which the Night，for it was now very near Dark，made more terrible，that they drew back a little.