The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-10-18
BIDDEFORD, MAINE, FRIDAY

Soon after, John Weld and BENJAMIN Storel
were killed by them. In Sept, 1915, Jane,
GOoch and his wife were returning from pub
a lie worship on Sunday; he was shot on hi
: horse, and his wife cut to pieces by indiana
: with their hatchets.
In October, 1916, Mugg, an Indian chief
s led force against Wells garrison ut the
> towns end. and sent his prisoner. Walter
5 Gendell, to demand capitulation. "Nev.
{ er,"said the commander, "shall the gate be
opened till every one within Is dead" Mugs
: and his associates killed two persons, woun.
ded third, and cut the throas Of thirteen
cattle, from which they took only their
tongues, and then withdrew to the woods.
! in King Williams war, 1862. Capt. Con.
verse had fifteen men in the garrison; lit
tie more than gun-shot Of, in two sloops,
were fifteen men who had just brought am.
mupition and stores for the garrison in this
situation he was assaulted by 500 Fren n and
Indians. Monsieur Burnif was general and
LAbrocrce principal commander, supported
by Moxus and Modockawando. After q
speech from one Of their chiefs, with shouts
and yclls they pourcd q volley upon the gar
rison. which returned tho fire with 30 much
success that the besiegers retired to attack
the sloops. The vessels lay in creek, near
the house Of Isaac Pope, which at low wa
ter was barely wide enough to prevent the
enemy from lcaping on board. From turn
in the creek they could approach SO near as
to throw handsfull Of mud on board without
being exposed themselves. A stack of hay
and pile of plank were also places Of Sc
curity, whehce they could fire upon the
sloops, while their great number prevented
any assistance from the garrison. Several
times they set the sloops on FIRE with burn.
ing vrrows, but by tho vigilance Of the crews
under Capt. Storcr and Capt. Gougo, they
were extinguished. Resistance was so for.
mdablc that the enemy returned to the gar
rison. and again they attacked the sloops.-
On pair Of wheels they built platform,
with raised front; this, loaded with French
and Indians, was pushed toward the sloops
it proceeded by the side Of the channel, burn.
ing with smoke and fire till within Is yards
Of the sloops; one wheel sinks in the miro
q Frenchman attempts to lit the wheel
Storer shoots him; another takes his place,
and again Storer takes aim and he falls by
his fellow; soon the tide rises and overturns
the floating battery. the enemy are exposed
to the fire of the sloops, and fall or fly in
every direction. The enemy then prepared a
kind Of fire.barge, twenty feet square, load
ed with combustiblo substances this raft OF
fire they guided as near the vessels Us they
dared, and the tide directed the blazing pile
toward the sloops. The wind suddenly
changed, and fresh gale drove the floating
destruction on shore--.the water broke in and
e1tinguished the FIRE.
Thus. after alternately attacking garrison
and vessels for forty-eight hours, exhausting
their strength, eIpending their ammunition,
losing one Of the French commanders and
many Of their men, they sullenly rctrcatcd,
having killed one man and number Of cat.
tie, and taken one prisoner, whom they tor
tured and killed, in the most terrible man.
ner.
At this time house was burned by the
Indians, opposite the house of the late Capt.
Theodore Eldridgc. The family (Littlefeld)
had previously deserted il, and of 90 cows
belonging to Col. whcclwright they killed
10.
In Queens AIMS war. in tho year 1896,
Samuel Hill and his wife, daughter OF SAM
ucl Austin, who lived on the farm recently
occupied by the widow Of John Storcr. Esq.,
were taken captive by the Indians, their
house burnt, goods destroyed, some Of their
children killed, and they with the remainder
Of their children, carried to Canada, and af-
ter several years captivity they returned and
settled on the farm of their father Austin
During this war, at the marriage Of Elisha
Plaisted to the daughter Of Col. John Wheel.
wright, the Indians surrounded the garrison
house, and stole number Of horses belong.
ing to the wedding party; they pursued the
Indians, but very soon Mr.. Downing and
Mr.. Cole were killed, and tho rest taken.-|
The noise Of the guns alarmed the guests
Capt. Lane, Capt. Robinson. Capt. Heard,
and several Others, mounted their horses, Or
dcring - soldiers Of the garrison to run over
the field; before the hosemen got far they
were ambushed by another party Of Indians.
who killed Capt. Robinson and dismounted
the rest. and yet they all escaped except the
bridegroom, who in q few days was redeemed
by his father for $500.
About the year 100 was time Of peace
with the Indians, who had carried on des-
tructive war on the inhabitants Of Wellsand
vicinity for 10 years, causing many OF the
inhabitants to move to Casco Point (now
Portland), to Purpooduck, Blackpoint In
Scarboro', and other places, but since 1898
they were returning, repairing their dilapi-
dated buildings, or building new houses on
tho farms they had left. During the war
the meeting.hOuse was burnt by the Indians.
In l699 the town voted to build meeting
house on the samc spot, and for this purpose
they received liberal donation from the
Govcrnment-and as tho inhabitants had
greatly suffered, they also released them for
| n season from taxation