The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-11-02

mountain, and his arm like the forest oak 7
the great chief Of the Narngansetts,
whose people sic like the leaves, and whose
warriors are the terror OF the pale faces
Follow him, and all is yours Each hatch
ct give fatal sim-sinS deep these knives
these arrows drink their blood Away
Ito death our fathers aud our homes !
The wild spirit Of the proud AND lofty
Phillip ran like electricity through the saw
age horde. Each burned for the afray, and
quickly sprang into the trail Of his great
captain. Slently he glided from the noun
tain, and covered along the mesdow land
that lay in vale by the road side.
Here, deeply immersed in the lnxnfTant
wild grass, shrink one thousand warriors,
6end-like exulting in the anticipated victory
and slaughter. Now came the train Of
teams, cautiously guarded, rs they had
been thus far, by the chosen corps, and des-
ccnded the small hill which conducted them
into the green vale uavcrsed by the road,
and near which lay concealed the foe, ready
TO dart on their prey. Tradition says thnt
here tie noble youths, dreaming little Of
danger from the enemy, rested for the mo-
ment, and gathered grapes from the olus-
tcrins vines that hung thick with their rich
frui. by the road. When; Sudden ss The
spark from smi,,en steel, the thousand saw
age forms sprang from their ambush, and
with hideous yells rushed to the onslaugh.
The vigorous youths, un,errifed by the sud-
den assault, the yells, or the fcar:u! numbers
of,he enemy INSTANTLY rallied, and rs quick.
iy brought their rifles to their shoulders.
They had received the cloud of arrows. as
the savsEcs approached within bow-shot of
their victims. but now, in turn, the fatal lend
from still more deadly weapon made many
warrior bite the ground. The certain
aim oi the young band had told death To- ns
many Of the savage clan. Still onward they
pressed, over their dead, and quickly hurled
their missiles. Again. with deadly aim, the
FIRE Of the little and determined group Of
whites brought down the formost of,ho des-
pcrstc foe, and threw confusion into their
ranks. A xIesm Of hope broke through the
fearful prospect. and for a moment relieved
the doubts y hich the overwhelming num-
bers and fierce desperation Of the savagcs
had inspired. But quickly did they rally
and return the destructive fire. The noble
you,hs. though with half their numbers slain
resolved 10 sell their lives At fatal cost
Nor was q nerve thrilled with fear, or q
heart disposed TO fal,er. as their ultimate fate
now became too plainly apparent. Still
onward, with brutal force. wrought to mad
ness by the example and the LAUNDERING
voice Of the gisnsn,ic Philip, pressed The
eIuIting foe.
To utmost deeds Lo.krop noS inspired
the daring band, As each had caught from
him the thrilling cry: Our God our
homes our county, and our sires !!
Bu, 10 IN instant, pierced with many ar
rows, he falls among the slain. The he.
roic captain, 'the bravcN ofthe brave, now
fallen. the enemy express their Gendish JOY
in loud and terrific yells. The fight thick
ems, and man conflicts with man. The dy-
ing groans of the Christian nerves each
youthful ar,n, which still deeper returns sue
cessive blows.
Impelled with fury at the destruction
which was vet making IN their rnnks by the
almost superhuman efforts Of The brave
whites, they strove, with all tho brutality Of
of fiends, TO complete their deadly work.
At length the number Of the valiant youths
was reduced to a solitary few: when the
foru,ost Of these, on turning to animate his
comrades, saw himself Supported by seven
only of his associates. These, finding all
efforts at victory hopeless, and that longer
warfare would but add TO the scaIps Of The
victors, dashed their weapons in the face OF
the foe, and attempted to escape. The two
who stood los, in this unequal coptest-thc
most athletic fthc chivalrous corps-boun-
ding over the slain, took direction toward
the Decrfeld river, followed by two hun
cred Indians, hurting with almost deadly
precision their arrows aud batchets. The
whzzing Of these missiles urged the pow
erful remnant to their utmost speed. One
Of these, plunging into the stream, vainly
attempted to reach its opposite bank picrc-
! ed by the arrows Of the savages, he sank
E lifeIc.s to ITS bottom, while the other, run.
ming along the shore, screened by the un-
der-brush on its banks, silently sank into
, the vn,er. Here amid thick and dari
, cluster of weeds and bushes, he supported
4 himself by the trunk Of an old tree lying o'
4 the edge Of the stream, with his face sufh
e cien,ly elevated to admi, Of respiration, un
al the Indians had relnquished their scarcI
for him. continually hearing near by him
$ their party tramp, and fearful yell' Of d'sap
! poin,meni. When all was still, and durin,
e the darkness Of night, he swan across tn
/, river; and, stiff aud cold, began his marcl
/, for Hadley where he arrived on the follow
:, ing day, the last and only living witness, a
!, tradition says, of the battle Of Bloody Brook
9 Reader, this youth vas the writer's grand
d father
It Returni ns to the spo, which history ha
n so Justly designated rs Bloody Brook, ii,
o barboroas enemy, on completing their des
c ,ruction of life, began that Of the dcat
The busy scalping-knife was DONG II
:. frigb,ful office, and the naked heads, sev