Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-06-17

those who had taken refuge in the LOG
house. Colonel Bellows and his men
lin number about thirty-six, were re.
turning home with each a bag of meal
on his hack, when their dogs bcgsn to
growl and show symptoms of an enc.
my's approach. He knew the Ian
guase Of his dogs. aud the native in
t'igue Of The indians. Nor was he nj
a less in forming his opinion OF heir
intention to ambush his path, md con-
ducted himself accordingly. He order
ed all his men to throw OF the meal,
advance to the rise, carefully crawl up
The hank, spring upon their feet, give
one whoop and instantly drop into the
bushes. This manouvre had the desir-
ed effect, for as soon as the whoop was
given the indians all arose from their
ambush in semi-circle around the
path which Colonel Bellows had to fol-
low.
This gave his men fine chance for
a shot which they instantly improved
The first shot so Disconnected the plan
and expectations Of the indians, that
they darted away into the bushes with
out firing gun. Bellows finding their
numbers too numerous for his, ordered
his men too file of to the south and
gain the Fort. The Indians next ap-
peared on the eminence east Of Kill
burns house, when the same old devil
Philip, who had visited him the sum-
mer before, camo forward and secur-
inc himself behind a tree called out to
Ito those in the house to surrender.-
t'' Old John, young John, said he, l
know you-come out there-We give
you good quarter" GARTER" vo-
ciierated old kiburn, with voice of
thunder that rang through every In
dams heart and every hill and valley,
"you black rascals, begone or we VII
quarter you."
Who would have anticipated this
more than Spartan reply from four men
when called upon by as many hundreds
to deliver up their arms.
Phllip then returned 10 his compan.
ions and after few minutes consulta-
tion the war whooP commenced. -
Kilburn was so lucky as TO get the first
fire before the smoke of the enemies
guns obsructed his aim, and was con-
fident he saw an Indian fall, which
from his extraordinary size and other
| appearance, must have been Philip
The Indians rushed forward to the
work of destruction and probably not
! less .han four hundred bullets were
lodged in the house at the FIRST fire.
The roof was a perfect s.ive. Some
of them fell to butcherinc the cattle,
others were bu.ily employed in WAN
tonIy destroying the hay and grain,
while a shower Of bullets kept up one
continual peling against the house. -
Meanwhile Kilhuyn and his men were
by no means idle. Their powder was
already poured into hats for the con-
ven;nce Of loading in hurry, and eve
ry-thins prepared for "A spirited defence
or glorious death. They had several
Guns ia the house which were kep: hot
by inccssant firing through the loop
holes and as they had no amunition 10
spare, each one took special aim to
have every bullet tell. The women,
with true GreciaD tirmness assisted in
Iloadng the suos, and when their stock
Of lead grew short. they had the fore
thoagh, 10 suspend blankets in the root
OF the bonsc TO cgtch the eneuys balls
whira were Immediately run into bull
ln,s by them and sent back tn the saw
ares With equal velocity. Think, ye
fir danes Of Walpole. could your del
l;ca,e nerves command the hot ladle o;
lead, load the murderors gun and mn.
Gle in the dread tumult OF war Sev-
eral attempts werc made TO burst open
the doo,, hot {he bullets within scatter
ed death with such pvofusion, that soon
compelled them 10 desist from the
rash undertaking. Most Of the time
the Indians endeavoured to keep be-
bind stumps. logs and trees, which esi
dently eyinced that they were not in
sensible to Tie un:cremonlous visits OF
kilburn's bullets.
All the afternoon one inccssant firing
was kept up till nearly sundowu, when
the indians began to disappear and as
the sun sunk behind the western hills,
the sound Of the guns and the cry OF
the war whoop died away in silence
This days recounter proved IN ellectual
check TO the expedition of the Indians
land induced them Immediately to re-
turn TO Canada and it is within the
bounds of reason TO conclude, that this
matchless defence was instrumental IN
| rescuciog hundreds of our fellow ciii-
,,o,s from tho borrours of an indian