The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-08-14
4DisreiIanp.
From the Christian Register.

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veIy common in The early setlem, mt & ,ir
land, and whilst our falhers We, st,upei ed
with the natives for tho possession oi lhs
| soil.
| Tho great swamp fgh, as IL was called,
with The Narrsg,nse,ts, which took. place i'm
the beginning Of the rear i6T6. was disss-
J uous both 10 The whites and The naiives. Tire
4 English, is true, had tho victory; bot ie
| was al the cost OF their be., blood, and brav.
! est spirits; W,nsicw With his one ,boussnd
| men, could only expel the enemy fom his
strong hold, and destfoy me provisions laid up
Tor winter use. The iesult was, thar almost
| the whole nation oil the %afragsuse,ts, with
| the iuelive and Los,ile Indians shyite,ed a.
| mony thctn, wece driven out in ,he severity
| of win,er with the double excitement OF re-
verge and want, to prey uron be al,nos, de-
tenceicss iohabitsp's Of New England A
Large body Of the Nsrrsg gsu,eus thus dispers-
ed, with snahy Other Indians took their course
from their owp county on the southern
shores OF New England, TO tho north, TO y
place called IN their language Worehusc,i, or
tho land OF hills wishing In their ,out such
| settlements ot she whites ~ they dared to at
tack.
The town Of Lancaster, In Massachusetts,
was at this period upon the Ecn,iers OF Tho
colony and u had tho misfortune with 9TH
crs, TO be attacked by tho incensed and hun.
cry natives. il contained sbou, sixty houses,
with ss many families, gathered in q small
compass, tor the purpose of mutosl aid in
case Of danger. As yet IL was bot on open-
ing IN the midst OF ,ne wilde ness, and tho
new soil Just exposed 10 the influence Of tho
sun, undet tho power OF culture, began to
push forth a useful aud wholesome yegeta.
t,on. Surronaa-d on every side, by The lohy
aud oncieot forest Of New Eng land, wrieh
approached TO the very con6nts Of cult,vs ,,on,
and looked like d wall OF cefence, IL had ve,y
few avenues Of com muhic alton, save he,c and
there, solitary path wsy threaded the gloom,
or NAKED trees guided tho traveller from one
settlement TO smother. 10 the centre Of tho
village stood garrison house, which served
the two fold purpose, Of eiugv In danger,
and a resort for tho divine pleasure, of soeisl
= worship on the Sabbath day. A minister oy
The name oi Eolsndson guided shd eonfofted
this people. He was man who WIS in truth
the shepherd ot his goek, and Who, like most
Of his contemporary b,e,hteo, bad led il into
the wilderness, and shared Ia al, the dangers
and privs,ions, OF on infant settlement Ro.
,andson was to hi flock what evefy good
shepheNd should be, their sympethix,ng fiend
and adviser in oil the Ills Of lite, and The best
cxemplar Of bis puIpi, ,heory, in the wrola
aa'i,h. lie found smplo scope fot',bc exer~
eIsc OF his industry, In the practice and incu-
cation OF those plain and simple truths, whic!,
~ can understand, sud which alonc guilds
men TO happiness Sod heaven he nee he nes.
e, Indulgod in polere dvn,y, which howess
&c important 1t msy appear 10 those ehiangloki
with II, the FREQ and enlightened sense Of
men will ever condemns as hou ishlpc thu
wots, Of passions, snd worse ihrn useless.
The period now spoken of, Vas the ,oo,r
Effective New England ever saw. The wh,,e.
and the oeiiyes were IN tie MUST of Wa, Of
rxtei fnina,ion (; and both psi les main, aimed
he striGc with an nhse,eniine ferociiy, uu.
known to civilized nalioEs.
The people Of Lancaster were well awsS
Ut their exposed Atus,ion. Scarcely . dhf
passed, but, from their emlnrdces they o,ight
see the smoke Of Indian Il e, in all directions.
eilhcr deyon'iDg the forest, or deso,stine
some hapless village like tbcir owo ;---snd
very coming day, and every rsvelier,
bsoogh, tsafini ti,lings OF Indian ueltc, and
mUi dcrs.
In this dark hour, the worthy RICHARDSON
did no, forge, his noek, o, The Ia miy, which
Nbo Hau HtSeU Nun WIND Hfeh. iDOusfys
and at an expense equal TO b.. mcoos he for
ufeh bis own house, ,ha, his wife and three
children might enjoy some projection, sgsinss
any sudden attack ui tho Indians snd alarm
ed by the frequent reports, Of The spp'oseh Of
the ssvages and we'll knowing tho defeneejess
si'ustion OF the place, ho repaired 10 Boston
20 solicit the aid Of government.
On the tenth day oi February 1916, be.
tween tho dawn snd the sons rising. The IN.
hobitspts Of Lancaster, who were mostly iu
tho two garrison houses, were swaked from
their sleep, by the noise of guns. RI, hing
out, they bebeld the remote dwellings OF mo
settle eor, on FIRE and the smoke, rolling in
black volumes 10 the skies. Those misera.
bic victims who had spent the night shbout
he gsfrisons, wcre thus surprised and whilst
fleeing for safety shot down. The people Of
the garrison saw one OF heir friends, on he
alarm, start from hon.e in which he had
slept. and with great swiiinsss, was approach
ing them, s'mo,t &C fbe ssmo tns,sn' ssvsgo