 During their dealings with the Nausets over the release of John Billington , the Pilgrims learned of troubles that Massasoit was experiencing . Massasoit , Squanto , and several other Wampanoags had been captured by Corbitant , sachem of the Narragansett tribe . A party of ten men under the leadership of Myles Standish set out to find and execute Corbitant . While hunting for Corbitant , they learned that Squanto had escaped and Massasoit was back in power . Several Native Americans had been injured by Standish and his men and were offered medical attention in Plymouth . They had failed to capture Corbitant , but the show of force by Standish had garnered respect for the Pilgrims and , as a result , nine of the most powerful sachems in the area signed a treaty in September , including Massasoit and Corbitant , pledging their loyalty to King James . 
