The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-12-31

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n,ssed over nv head like one confused
dream; another came, and during the grea-
ter part of il my mind wns very unsettled,
but at length began to indulge in long
fits Of weeping, ill by degrees awakened
to fnll sense Of all my misery, and often
exclaimed that there was no sorrow like
my sorrow. fingered on aboutthc settle
ment, not having power to leave the spot
where had once been so happy with those
loved. and all my companions joined in
the cultivation Of my fields and gardens,ln
hopes | would become resigned to the vii!
OF the Lord and the judgments ofhis prov
idence.
About the beginning Of last year strange
piece of intelligence reached our settle
meat. II was said that two maids OF Ram
boo had been out on the mountains OF Nor.
roweldt gathering fruits, where they had
seen pongo taller than any Konsi. and
that this pong0 had beautiful white boy
with him, for whom he was gathering the
choicest fruits. and the boy was gnmbolIing
md playing around him, and leapiEg on his
shoulders.
This was a piece Of intelligence SC ex-
traordinary, and so much out OF the COM
mon course Of events, that every one OF
the settlers agreed that it could not be
forgery, and that it beloved us immediate
Is TO lo1k after il. We applied 10 Karoo
for assistance, who had great number OF
slaves from that country, much attached to
him, who know the language OF the place
whittier we were going, and oil passes OF
the country. He complied readily with
our request, giving us an able and intelli-
gent guide, with as many Of his people as
we chose. We raised in oil fifty Malays
and Kousies nine British soldiers, and ege-
~ one of the settlers that could bear arms,
went with us, so tha, wa had in all nearly
q hundred men, the blacks being armed
with pixies, and all the rest with swords,
guns, anl pistols. We journeyed for 0
whole week, travelling much by night aud
resting in the shade by day, and at last we
came TO the seclued district Of which we
were in search, and in which we found
temporary village, or camp, Of one ofthose
independent inland tribes. They wore in
great alarm at our approach, and were ap-
arently preparing for vigorous resist
nncc; but on our guide going up to them,
who was one Of their own tribe, and ex
planning our views, they received US joyful !
ly, md proG'ercd their assistance.
From this people we got tho heart-stir-
ring il 'lligence, that a whole colony Of
pongos had taken possession OF that coun- |
try, and would soon be masters of it all; for |
that the Great Spirit had sent them q
Queen from the country beyond the sun,
10 teach them TO speak, and work, and go /
10 war. and that she had the entire power
over them, g. would not suffer them to hurt |
any person who did not offer offence to
them; that they knew all she said to them,
and answered her, mad lived in houses and
kndled fires like other people, and likewise
fought rank and Gle. That they had taken
one of the madens Of their own tribe to
wait upon tie Queens child: but because |
the girl wepi, the Queen cnused them IN
set her nt liberty. *N
Iwas now rent between hope and tcrFor
hope that this was my own wife and child,
and terror that they would be rent in pieces
BY the savage monsiers rather than gwen |
up. OF this last, the Lockos (the name OF
this wandering tribe) assured us, We need !
cd not to entertain any apprehensions, for
that they would, every one of them, die, !
rather than hurt n hair Of their Queens
head But that it beloved us instantly to
surround them; Cor it they once came to
understand that we were in pursuit, they
would make their escape, and then the
whole world would not turn or 9etain them.
Accordingly, that veyy night, joined by
the I.ockos. we surrounded the colony by
an extensive circle, and continuing to close
us we advanced. BY the break of day we
had them closely surrounded. The mon
sters flew TO arms ut the word command,
nothing dounted. forming close circle
round their camp and Queen, the strongest
of the males being placed outermost, and
the females inmost, but all armed alike, g.
all having .hc same demure and melan-
choly faces The circle being so close
that could not see inside, went with the
nine rcd coats TO the top ofa cliff, that in
some degree, overlooked the cncampment.
in order that,if my Agnes really was there,
she might understand who was near her.
Still could not discover what was within,
but called her name aloud several times,
and in about five minutes after that, the
whole circle Of tremendous brutal warriors
flung away their arms and retned back.
ward. leaving an open space for mo 10 ap
proach their Queen.
In the most dreadful tropida,ion enter.
ed between the hideons files, being well
guarded by soldiers on either hand, and
followed by the res, of the settlers; and
there indeed bcheld my wife, ny bclov.
ed Agnes, standing ready to receive me,
with little William in her right hand, and
beautiful chubby daughter in her left, a.
bcuttwo years old ,& the very image Of her
mother. Conceive, il you can, sir, such
meeting! Were there ever husband and
e., I,r oh e,r k,c
Never since the creation of the world
The two children looked healthy and bean
'iful with their far aprons, bu, il struck me
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