The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-02-20

TO be caught by dog of the Wampanoags.
But | see you arc prepared. IL is well I!
Tonight you will have much need of prep
aration. For tonight will Philip, ms you call
him, be in your village, with one hundred of
his brayest warriors. Little does he think Of
the welcome ! have prepared for him; for
if he did, instead of hundred he would
bring II thousand to aid him for almos,
every hope he has Of accomplishing his am
bilious projects depends on this his first
blow. lfhe succeeds tonight the connect
ding link is added To chain whose f3lds
will be more fatal to the whites than the EN-.
brace Of u serpent. Listen, brothers you
know that for some time the red man has
not invaded your lands +; but do you know
the reason of it, You do not; l will tell
my brothers. Metacomet, finding that he
could not contend successfully with the
whites without the assistance of tho other
tribes, determined TO abandon all show of
hos,i.itiss for time. lie buried tho hatch
ct, but he did not bury ], deep. Since then
he has travelled to the East and to the West,
rs far as the white mans villages extend.
Not a tribe whose assistance he wanted
but has listened to his talk. Some are
ready, others are waiting to see the success
Of the first blow that blow will he struck
tonight. Are you ready to meet il"
ave are" replied Gardiner.
slow many warriors has my brother 7"
enquircd ihs Indian.
On being informed that they should like
ly muster sixty men by night, he appeared
fully satisfied Of their success md urget
their Immediately preparing for their de-
fence.
Before tho sun had set every house hat
received its garrison, the women and chill
drsn were removed, fond embraces bstwec
parents and children had been exchanged
and now, with firm hearts, they waited III
coming Of the foe.
E 1t was near midnight, and the silver benm
, of the rising moon were softly tinging Il
0 tops oil the distant trees, anc gllstcncd vii
: bright radiance on the bosom Of the water
1 II was a scene and hour TO encourage an
( thoughts but those of bloodshed. Gardn,
10 st his own house. Abraham and he NJ
watching at window, while six other se
, tive young men are disposed around III
; room ready to take their positions as 500
ss occasion requires.
"For my part" says one Of them, nn nc
tive, daredevil looking fellow, 81 an' gla
the red devils have waited for the Moon 4
rise before they commence their work
don't like this throwing awny powder nnt
ball In the dark. And somehow | have
grent fancy for moonlight when ] nm goin.
to kill an Indian, it gives yon a good lish
to put your ball in by, and yet you don't SCI
SO much Of their writhing offer they are hi,
aud l always fancy that shoe. better at Al
Indian by moonlight than do Mt any o'he
time. You recollect," continued he, nd
addressing one Of the others, "you rccol
lect, the night we hnd brusl, with iliem n
the old homestead. Tim and John hat
gono TO fiolic, about three miles of, an'
there wns nobody at home but tho old mnI
and woman and one Of my sisters and my
| SELF Well, the old man and me were smo
king our pipes aud taking oil the comfort il
, the world, when somebody knocked at tn
door. got up to open it, but no soone
had drawn the bolt than found thai the.
were in n little too much Of hurry to &C
in to suit my taste. So ] set my back a
, gainst il, and called for the old man, an
together we succeeded in fasteningii. Thl
wns no sooner done than three or fo.r gun
were let off and the bullets came rniilny d
at the window, but thanks 10 tie old won
ans presence Of mind, the hts were out
and they did rs no harm. Well, tho moo
: shonc brigh, tba, night, so that we coul
/ see from the house better than they coul
4 sec into it. The old man and woman wen
up stairs with two rifles, and sister an
y I staid down with the other two, for 20
see, Tim and John had left their rifles bs
r hind them. Well, they kept such firm
a, the windows that I found | couldn't d
!. nothing there, 50 1 soon knocked a ho'
9 through the logs md begun to look abo'