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-Englannd [!] 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 Pesent Day. Including the Defeat of Generals Braddock, Harmer and St. Clair, by the Indians at the Westward; the Creek and Seminole War, &c |
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Page 11
... friend- ship of the natives had been sincerely meant to be cul- tivated by a kind and equitable deportment ; but to treat them as a free people was inconsistent with the views which led to planting a colony ; for as the grand incentive ...
... friend- ship of the natives had been sincerely meant to be cul- tivated by a kind and equitable deportment ; but to treat them as a free people was inconsistent with the views which led to planting a colony ; for as the grand incentive ...
Page 16
... friends to welcome , or house to shelter them from the inclemency of an approaching winter ; on one side they beheld ... friendship , made toward them , but were no sooner discovered by the 16 LANDING OF OUR FOREFATHERS .
... friends to welcome , or house to shelter them from the inclemency of an approaching winter ; on one side they beheld ... friendship , made toward them , but were no sooner discovered by the 16 LANDING OF OUR FOREFATHERS .
Page 24
... friends ; dismissed these messengers without any an- swer . The Pequots finding the English resolute and determined , and fearing the consequences of their resentment , the second time despatched mes- sengers with a large quantity of ...
... friends ; dismissed these messengers without any an- swer . The Pequots finding the English resolute and determined , and fearing the consequences of their resentment , the second time despatched mes- sengers with a large quantity of ...
Page 25
... friends . To these articles the Pequots readily agreed , and promised faithfully to adhere , and at the same time ... friendship , and avowing them- selves the natural enemies of the English , commen- ced open hostilities against them ...
... friends . To these articles the Pequots readily agreed , and promised faithfully to adhere , and at the same time ... friendship , and avowing them- selves the natural enemies of the English , commen- ced open hostilities against them ...
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... friends , even at the expense of their lives . They pursued the English nearly six miles , sometimes shooting at a distance , from behind rocks and trees , and sometimes pressing hard upon them , and hazarding themselves in open field ...
... friends , even at the expense of their lives . They pursued the English nearly six miles , sometimes shooting at a distance , from behind rocks and trees , and sometimes pressing hard upon them , and hazarding themselves in open field ...
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action advance ANDREW JACKSON arms army arrived attack barbarity battle bloody boat brave bravery camp Capt Captain cavalry chiefs Colonel colony command commenced company of spies CREEK WAR dead death despatched detachment dians discovered encamped enemy engagement English escape fell fire fled force fort Gadsden fort Scott fort Stoddert fought frontier garrison Georgia militia Governor head honour horses immediately informed inhabitants inst Jackson killed and wounded left flank letter Lieut loss M'Intosh Major ment miles Mohegans morning mounted musket Narragansets negroes night o'clock officers ordered party of Indians peace Pensacola Pequots prisoners pursued rear received Red Sticks regiment retreat river sachem savages scalped Scott Secretary of War Seminole sent settlements Shawanese shot soldiers soon spies succeeded surrender Suwaney swamp taken Tallapoosa Tecumseh tion tomahawk took town tribe troops Uncas United village volunteers warriors women woods yells