The Christian Indians led the remnant to Brookfield.
They scarcely had time to alarm the inhabitants, who, to the number of seventy-eight, flocked into the garrison house, when the Indians assailed the town.

The house was but slightly fortified about the exterior by a few logs hastily thrown up, while inside the house was padded with feather-beds to deaden the force of the bullets.

The house was soon surrounded by the enemy, and shots poured in from all directions.

The beleaguered English were no mean marksmen, and they soon taught the Indians to keep at a respectful distance.

The Indians filled a cart with hemp, flax, and other combustible materials, which they set on fire, and pushed it backward to the building.