New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-04


carry il into effect. The anniversary of the battle
occurs the 10th inst, and to enlist more gene
raj interest in the movement, we condense tie fol-
lowing sketch OF Loveweli's campaign from an ae-
count furnished for literary journal in ls16, by
Seba Smith, Esq, the original Jack Downing
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With fy isu from Dnnsabie.T'
Lovcweil's tight, of which we propose to give
brief account, May s, @. ~, {by our calendar May
1871 lT2J. The scene of action was in the present
town Of Fryerbnrg, Maine, some thirty miles from
the Notch of the White mountains. That the part
Of the country was then one deep and wide wilder
ness. There were few scattered settlements
along the coast Of Maine, south Of the kennchcc,
but at the tine of Lovewells fight it is said there
was no white inhabitant within fifty miles of the
battle-ground. For many years the sayages Of the
Penobscot NorFidgeWoek and PequaWket tribes
had made bloody incErsons upon the detenseless
towns on the frontier breaking up settlement after
settlement, burning habitaiions, and numbering CT
carrying into captivity men, women and children.
These outrages reused the government of Mas
sachusctts 70 more vigorous measures for the pro-
lection OF the inhabitants, and, TO give stronger
stimulus to volunteer companies, a bounty OF one
| hundred pounds offered FOR any Indian scalp
that should be brought in. 4 company OF brave
and determined spirits was organized fn Dunsta ble
under the command Of Cnptan John Lovewel, in
| the spring of 1925. Two expeditions were crowned
| with great success, encouraging Lovewell to at
tempt the bold project Of marching loo miles into
/
| their principal village on the Saco, where now
| stands the pleasant village of Fryebnrg.
| The whole company numbered forty-six, incud-
| ing surgeon and chaplain and all things being in
readiness, they marched from Dnnstabe into the
deep wilderness April l6 (or the e5th by our reck
oning). Repeated misfortunes befen them, and
within thirty forty miles of Pequawket. one of
their number falling sick, they built small stock
ade fort deposited in it the chief part Of their pro-
visions, and leaving this disabled comrade with
the surgeon and gnard of eight men, pushed res
oiutely forward, little handful of thrIyfour men,
| in search of their blood-thrsty foe..
| Near the Saco river they came to pond and en-
camped for the night. EARLY the next morning
while at their devotons, they heard the report of
| gun, and discovered Indian about mile dis,
| tant, on point of land running into the pond
| They considered him decoy of the saVages, and
| it was anxiousy deliherated whether they should
| hazard battle. Their decision has come down to
in words that show their dauntess spirit: :. We
came out to meet the enemy. We have all along
prayed God we might find them. We had rather
| trust Providence with our lives--yea, die for our
country-than try to return without seeing them if
| we might, and be called towards for our palms,
Laying aside their packs they marched at once
/ toward the point where they supposed the enemy
| lay. But they misndged entirely in regard to the
| position of the foe. The Indian was but lone
hunter while the main body OF the tribe eighty in
number-their chief, Paugus1 coming upon this
trail from an opposite quarter, followed it to the
packs, and, counting these, found the number Of
| the whites so far below their own that they deter
| mined at once to light them.
| Removing the packs, they found an ambush anG
waited for the intrnders upon this wild domain: i
was ten O'Clock when Lovewell and his men, hav
ing slain the Indian first discovered, came on thel
return looking for their packs. The Indians rose
and rushed upon them with loud yells, and hur
ried fire. A wel-directed yolley from the white:
checked them for time, but the savages vert
4 more than two to one of the heroic little band
| LeveweH. and with him eight men, had fallen ai
the first fire. and to prevent being surrounded, the
survivors retreated to the pond. With this in thei
| and llnl ma an fhpip right
and rocky point covering i'll part their left, they
kept the sagages at bay, and during the whole day
maintained the unequal tight with unsurpassed
cooness and heroisni.
Again ana again the Indians asked tfem to sur
| render, holding up ropes, intimatng that the
would receive them as captives, but they preferre
death to captivity, and determined TO fight TO tn
last. 'tAnd so, - in the language OF an early his
toran, the fight continued very furious and oh
stinate till towards night; the Indians roaring an
yelling and howling like wolves, barking liz
dogs, and making all sorts of hideous noises: th
English frequently shouting and huzzaing as the.
did after the first round"
A more desperate conflict than this can hard,
be imagined. C0oped up US the whites were, no
n morsel of food and no relief for their wounds, i
is surprising that they were not cut of to a man
| That this was not the case was owing to their in
domitabe resolution, and in part to the death 0
Paugus, the master spirit Of the tribe.
This stalwart savage and Chamberlain 3 note
hunter of Groton, met at the waters edge, whithe
, both had repaired to wash out their guns, grow
foul with frequent firing. They agreed to cleans
their pieces quietly and tncn by rapldlty OF loading
see who should secure the first fire. The bullet
were sent home at the same instant, but Chamber
breach shot his antagonist through tho hear
This decided the conflict. As night set in the ln
dans drew off from the hardfought field, leaving til
! victory to the whites. But what victory!
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And many 4 child cry Wo is me
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