History of the Discovery of America: Of the Landing of Our Forefathers, at Plymouth, and of Their Most Remarkable Engagements with the Indians, in New-England, from Their First Landing in 1620, Until the Final Subjugation of the Natives in 1679. To which is Annexed, the Particulars of Almost Every Important Engagement with the Savages, at the Westward to the Present Day, Including the Defeat of Generals Braddock, Harmer and St. Clair, by the Indians at the Westward, the Creek and Siminole [!] War, &c |
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... friendly assurances , he the day following returned accompanied by the grand sachem ( Massasoiet ) and a number of his chief men , to whom the English gave a welcome reception , presenting them with many trinkets which the natives ...
... friendly assurances , he the day following returned accompanied by the grand sachem ( Massasoiet ) and a number of his chief men , to whom the English gave a welcome reception , presenting them with many trinkets which the natives ...
Page 32
... friendly Indians without , exhibited a grand and awful scene ! in less than two hours from the commencement of the bloody action , the English completed their work - eighty wigwams were burnt , and upwards of eight hundred Indians ...
... friendly Indians without , exhibited a grand and awful scene ! in less than two hours from the commencement of the bloody action , the English completed their work - eighty wigwams were burnt , and upwards of eight hundred Indians ...
Page 34
... friendly Pequot that the ene my were encamped in a swamp , a few miles to the westward --the troops pushed forward , and on the succeeding day ar- rived at the border of said swamp , which they found a thicket so extremely boggy as to ...
... friendly Pequot that the ene my were encamped in a swamp , a few miles to the westward --the troops pushed forward , and on the succeeding day ar- rived at the border of said swamp , which they found a thicket so extremely boggy as to ...
Page 39
... ip in confirmation of his friendly assurances : ---- " Whereas my father , my brother , and myself , have uni- formly submitted to the good and wholesome laws of his majesty , the king of England , and have ever INDIAN WARS 39.
... ip in confirmation of his friendly assurances : ---- " Whereas my father , my brother , and myself , have uni- formly submitted to the good and wholesome laws of his majesty , the king of England , and have ever INDIAN WARS 39.
Page 40
... friendly Indian , of the Narraganset tribe ; fortunately for them , this Indian had been taken into favour by the Rev. Mr. ELLIOT , by whom he had been taught to read and write , and became much attached to the English . The Governor ...
... friendly Indian , of the Narraganset tribe ; fortunately for them , this Indian had been taken into favour by the Rev. Mr. ELLIOT , by whom he had been taught to read and write , and became much attached to the English . The Governor ...
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action advance ANDREW JACKSON arms army arrived attack barbarity bloody boat brave bravery Capt Captain cavalry chief Colonel colony command commenced Connecticut colony considerable Creek war Creeks dead death defeat despatched detachment dians discovered encamped enemy engagement English escape fell fire fled force Fort Gadsden Fort Jefferson Fort Scott friendly Indians frontiers garrison gave Georgia militia Governor head horses hostile hundred immediately inhabitants JACKSON killed and wounded left flank letter Lieut loss M'Intosh Major MIANTINOMI miles militia Mohegans morning mounted murdered muskets Narragansets natives negro New-England night officers ordered party of Indians peace Pensacola Pequots Philip presented prisoners proceeded pursued rear received regiment remained retreat river Sachem savages scalped Secretary of War sent settlements Shawanese shot soon spies swamp taken Tallapoosa tion tomahawk took town tribe troops UNCUS village volunteers warriors whole women woods yells