Washington telegraph., 1855-06-20

upon their Eend-like enemy shower Of
balls which made many a warrior bite the
dust. A second. and third, aimed with a
clear eye and steady nerves. told so we'll
that the ,savages began to waver 4 cleam
of hope broke through the fearful prospect.
and for moment they dreamed of victory.
But now appears the savage form of the
Wamranoag Chief. and in thunder tones he
cheers on his band The dusky warriors
rally at the sound Of his thrilling voice. and,
surrounding the brave paIe-faced youths
they deal death on every side. With half
their number slain, the heroic little band
perceive now the hopelessness Of their stu
alton. and the certainty of their fate. Not
a nerve thrilled With fear not heart fal-
tered; but calmly they determined to sell
their lives at fearful cost to the foe. One
by one they fall. a CORY harvest. to their
mother earth. and the crimson kfe-b blood
from their still beating hearts. finds its way,
in many rill, to the neighboring stream.
and mixing with its waters, christens it
Bloody Brook
Early in the action their brave leader
was shot down while cheering on his men
and now, falling faster as their numbers de-
crease. solitary few are all that are left to
contend against the overwhelming force of
the enemy The foremost of these. turning
to encourage his comrades. finds but seven
remaining of all that goodly company
Finding that further resistance would only
add to the scalps OF the victcrs, they dash
through their enemy line, and ran for the
Deerfield river. pursued by 200 savage war
riOrs- Two only lived to reach the bank
One attempted to swim the stream, but
sunk. pierced by a dozen balls; the other
managed to slide silently into The water.
where he lay screened by 4 fallen tree. and
the rank grass. until the Indians gave up
the search. and returned to the bloody feld
TO secure the scalps of the dead and dying.
When all was still. and during the darkness
OF the night, he SWAIN across the river. and.
stlff and cold. began the march for HadIev,
where he arrived On the following day. the
last and only survivor of the battle of Bloody
Brook
Returning to the enSanguined field, the
savages commenced to strip the much eoy-
eted trophies from the still warm bodies OF
their victims. Not satisfied with this. they
severed the heads from their trunks, in their
internal JOY, and. raising them upon the
points of poles danced around them in ficnd-
ish glee, while fresh streams Of blood adied
their purple tint 70 the brock which for DAYS
ran red with the richest tide that ever riyu-
let bore.
Their savage revelry was suddenly stopp-
ed, however, by the appearance OF party
under command Of Capt Mcsely, who hav-
ing heard the firing, had fastened to La
thrOp's relief But. alas, too late. Fired
with vengeance at the sight OF their man.
gled comrades. they broke through the saw
age foe, and charging back and forth, cut
down all within range of their shot After
several ho9SS of hard fighting. and Captain
Treat coming up with additional force. the
Indians we're compelled to retreat with the
loss of 96 warriors. Mosely lost only two
killed. The dead were collected and bu-
ried. and within few years a marble mon
ument has been erected over tie spot where
they fought and fell
&History makes no mention OF Philip as
connected with this battle But, from we'll
authenticated Indian tradition, as well as
from the fact that be is known to have been
absent from Mt Hope, his residence, at the
time, 1t is almost certain tiA he planned
and led ON the ostocl-