, 1859-08-11

New hondoh hnsbor,' or more strictly speaking
the Thames River, is, more strictly than either,
ribbon.ike bay, u narrow arm Of the seq,
thrust inland.
Along the southeast. far, across the bar
stretches Fishers Island, its ugly reefs marked
5t 4 lite Of leaeous. Here it was il l8&7, Oh a
fearful Thanksgiving night, the steamer Auan:
tic went to pieces with such well remembered
loss of precious life. The IoreIy bay looks ro,r
the most remotely un1ike such scene as that
Sea and land stretch before oue with rival ut
fractions, and in number and amount that have
giveu g TnE PKaroo ide fame aud popularity
as u summer resort, It nay seem heterodox ut
this season to hint that the grey sea shore with
its murmuring wayes, and its sounding surf can
eret weary but sand hills and IN absence of ul[
land attractions arc not q permanently pfeaaiue
background to the picture, and this noble bay
is none the worse that its waters break alou:.
shores rich With associations of1he past.
yiciuity are New Engfaud's most Classic ground.
Its !" "fortnatiopa," To borrow from Geology, are
pftssary. setsnda,y, and tertiary. 1t has his
tory rich in incidents, and territory full of
heatt-stir1ipg associations Of The Old Indiau
wars 1t was the tleatre Of finportant~events 10
The Hegolotfdn: 1t has the memories bf tie
wnr Of lSi9- Let US discuss these little.
The ludiuns loved this region, and no wonder,
aud"the pohlest specimens of the aborigiles vi
New England we're those who alonE the shores
Of the Sound, from the Connecticut River to
Narrugansett Bar, udlel to the list Of the
worlds heroes the nasaes aud deeda of Canoui~
cts, Encas, and Niantouomoh. | never could
gctu any gFeat amount Of respect for the In
diats of EaSteth Aassachhsetts. If recoilert
right, they had suffered terribly from the smalt-
pox, and were found in miserable condition by
the pilgrims.
Among the earliest Of Puritan discoveries
were deserted corn heaps, abandoned, take it,
By the Indians. On pretty much the same grounds
that forced the ]atneated uncte Ned to Slet tic
eotn cake be-" The unfortunate individual
.shose " Et!to}nt Eagi1met; :tretons E4siisA-
torres, has always stood 10 me aS a forlotn ex.
pou.ut Of the tribes thcEcabout, pretty much
used up, aud g!ad 10 See anybody. But the Pc-
qdods, ahd HatraXansetts, and Mohegans we're Of
quite ahother slan1p, possessing nationality
and national characteristics that hate Efteh
o. Eoulhrtn New .Ens[ana.
The destiny Of th4 trit6s however gaarn them
to perform. upon each other the office Of the H.
1aous cats Of Kilkenny. aua they early vent 10
work wi u will doing the white 1uce eu,ineur
service in !" ehaHsng" ore smother up. Among
the t,ost Interesting Of tie earlier associations
Of Sew Lqudon E6nhiy are The scenes If fhs
Krent fights a! she red man Themselves. In d
beautiful retired spot In yos::ist ,i6 tie
Oncat monumcnt where rest the rrn,ains Of the
great MoheGan chief, aud q little ADORE Norwich
on the valley road to the manufacturing village
Of Greenville, il solid granite block that marks
the rgsti!s plaee OF the brave and noble !" Miun.
toncndoh sts fale inscriptinn. The Mohegau
reroses. IN The. burial ground set apaft tUr his
70, al race; bis Pequod enemy and victim sleeps
on the spot where ne fell in i643.
Tue poor renapants Of these noble tribes still
Cling to GovcrnMent reservations Of lSO acres
allolted To them on either baIk Of the Thutt,es,
a few miles. be1'~ Norwich: / risilea these poof
ssra2gling Fequot tra.gmcus At Lctl.xrd. There
are nov 81 persons-l4 males and II females,
Recognized and supported rs Members Of the
tribe. The lands OH which are fire dwelling
houses, are valued at e. O00: and the reDnaininc
property OF the tribe Is q seques1ered Tuia Of
$500 IN tho Surwich Sarings bank, THE pro.
duct of1he sale Of TIE bulk pf ,lelr lands a few
years since, bJ oct Of the Leeislature) The ar.
greEate value Of their Possessions fpots tp It's
respectable sum Of fs,5ss, and from Ids thew
derived list year the saa, Of s::sG.4s, while tic
cost OF their nao'n'enance was Bis,
The nohesan fragments A.4ie more nuner~
ous; and said to be more degraded, keeps IN j1s
numbers BY aratbes unscfupuIoas Infusion Of
negro blood, and arc sunk into lower rices than
sHCtA AnAEb@k4EIa A1E&3lEA QI- 2n&f 90 We'll.
this region TO keep aliTe the memory Of the i.
Pequod and Mohccgans. more nob3y 6y signs
which 40 not drink whisky. and 20 Degenerate.
bel5w: the h!ptes, The monuments referred 10
arc often rfsited, and pointed ont t5 tfc stran-
ger. Then there are the romaniic falls OF liz.
lantic, At Norwich, where fcats that ~ould turn
in a big light between the braves Of uneas md
Mlaneoho4tPh: >,
Urerlooking the Mystic ie* miles east Of
Grotou, opposite View Loudon, il Fisb.s Hill,
where stood the pequot fort, Of whicl, every
school utcifn hAs reid boy once il s'st,lls
night" deg did bark, npd sQua1 sqnal]cd,
anu theh followed rush Of armed men Of God.
y Pur,tan stock. who then and there, must
think, int originated The term to '*axtonis4 .h<
nag Rea4! history for particulars Of Tint
night Of blood aud earnnEes 1t Is u task too hot
and heavy for suninef letter.
And 20 the Indians passed away. Come we to
the historic associations Of the secondary for.
NATION in ]he region of the Thames, from Nor
w.cA 10 1e:t !oa3oa: 1t wern be*; written in
the grind old eim-embowered streets, and I'M. ]
der The inspiration Of the time-houored strue- t
tures Of the old town Of Norwich, which tic
4fubsiaepce Of the tide Of men and erenta bas |
deserted on its plain. tao rifles from NORWICH |
Landing" now the city Of Norwich.
1t is mare! worth going niles to sec ia this
lime. lslt stranded high ana dr. aho1e tic din
sud huhhab Of this nineteenth century, even /
IS President Hitchcock finding, 1elicLieth ~ex.
reedtngiS over, truces Of marine existence, a
4 "a . beach and shells nu the resy TIP Of some
teibnin hillside overlooking the Connecticut !,
fal1ey. The sea has been there, and 70 there
sss present srith the old town Of Sorwtch--
It's spacious old MANSIONS, its little wooden
iores. with their little pinched windows and
doors, where oncc the + est India goods ttade
td flourish much, yea, exccediuglJ- Hum
fEx. the ~hole Town went down 10 the baut Of
ne Thames one 3as: I'D didn't return.
There was no call for rebuilding IN neigh
'orhood 20 deserted, and there ther are ~ t6ev !
rere in TINT day when men stood i;1 their shade
,nd talked with stern bsows of Lexington and
concord; ~ when Washington aud LAFAYETTE
lined IN Jon old Williams Mansion. still well |
;ept aud hospttahte ~ eyar,. a. Hhen esr
reneh oHicets danced and chs,tcd under those
20 o1ehard trees !; when the vii boy. Benedict
onder, aud hited the annu1s of lie pejrhbur. j.
pod With his bo5 5ish schieremcnts, lad retu,ued +
be man, aud the traitor 10 r.lt The kcr s,pne in
he arch Of bis Si!1ainies, {iencelorth asch-trai-
7rl, By burning New London.
NORWICH caty IS worthy ahe separate mention
PURPOSE 10 aaotaeF letter. Il is of date SUBJ
eauens ~ my secondary formation" But.
ripping do"a from Norwich to New London
q ooe o1 the little river steamers, we find orsf
aaanet US the heights Of Gspton, snsmouatcJ
: lowering ooeltsk Of granite. That is surely
In ihe Wadsworth Atbenauua at Hartford,
.e other day, | RAW . cherished relic, shirt
nd rest, spoay white, and vet ias, 6oeo tie
.audry serenity. odd Fears eeo. These gar
rents we're piereed with 1 sword thrust near
1e r'fht breast. through front and back. That f.
"o,a '.a,a 'h,os. his !te.bood staining these gar
iSu'.; w. ns out ~ gallant .soul 81, ,tedssrd
:. ~ -. s NV se@emher the history t.
~ " aso ens - O. "a Spa's 11 boav ef Dt u troap4
~ .ts~ea ansnheE updet the command Of lsuk Col
'ts- .s "a fot Griswo1d.~ .~et@. &C..
t, aete 1ne:z waz Fort Grisxo1d, and yesterday
100 soo shcre on Groton Heights, diagonally
.s1ss the hatbor from whese i NOW write, II
|e 'e equea Aou.e. Tie monument rises about
y fest high, and ~as bhit By means Of lot
- graased by the Sss.e, m 1850, 1t cost
Tbs panorama Of scenery from ths Top, ill.,
nd, isi4nd. sound md tea, il captyasiu2!y !
eautiful. and 1eft it reluctantly.
Tho old fort lle8 close By, in rpina. The tTi-
ngatar, hreaatwost IN front Of the old gate
lone seems perfect. The brick ~ails Of the
asTscks sre crnmbling to pieces fast, Aad must
oon cuuaeef The ground. Tha old sa1typort Is
! good condition, but the covered way Eat1iog
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