Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1879-03-06
oln were claimed BY the Dutch In New

coin were claimed BY the Dutch In New
York.
When, At last, the province Of Maine
cawe under the authority Of Massachu.
sets. prosperous English settlements
sprang up from Kittsry 70 Pemaquid
while French settlements dotted the coast
from the Peoobscot to Passamaquoddy. In
the French settlements st Castine, Mt
Desert, Lamoine. and Machlas, there were
al told, ls EnGiish settlers. The Indian.
appeared 70 b friendly; peace and quie,
prevailed and . feeling Of security per.
vaded the settlement, when suddenly, In
June, lA7s-he loyeliest month Ia all the
yesr-when the earth IL bedecked Ia
its richest hue Of living green, the ter ribls
horrors VI King PHILIPS War broke upou
the unsuspecting and delenceless iphabit.
ants. The English population Of Maine
vas about 5000 souls, widely dispersed
along the coast, and In the worst possible
condition tossct on the defensive. Tnre
we're but 10 settlements. which hs1 Sc
clustered as to be designated As Villages.
These were. Ki.tery. York. Wells, Cape
Porpoise. Saco. Scarborough, Falmouth,
Peiepscos, SagadAhoc, Sheepsco,, Damar-
i'co.ta, PemaquId and Monhegan. The
most OF these were pillaged and many Of
them were laid In ashes. The terrible
tale of tprror faara and htooa ~. Al
Ike deeds. We forbear to relate.
King Philip was killed In August 1876
This did not terminate the war, IL only
scattered his forces. or retreated them into
Maine, TO Increase the numbers who were
burning and plundering there. The Indl-
aus having tasted blood were more fero-
cious than ever. Three OF the most des-
perate warrior chiefs took the English
names Of Simon, Andrew and Peter. 81.
mon was known ~ the Yankee killer.
The war continued until Aug. 18th, 1878.
The enormous losses sustained during the
war can never be known. Many family
In the lone farm-houses perished OF whom
no record was made. IL Is known tha,
26o were killed. aud $50 we're carried Into
captivity TO snffer living death. Every
llth family WAS houseless. and every llth
man had been killed. No wonder. tha,
those who survived "hated OF all things
the Indians. the French, and the Devil
these were their Trinity OF evil" Such q
hatred was no lesion OF morality.
AT ki,tery. in 1851, the first Baptist So
ciety was organized. Rev. WIN. Screven,
NE pastor, was arrested for preaching
"without governmental authorization" :" he
WAS fined ten pounds and ordered to preach
no more. For his refusal to obey, he was
required to give bonds for his good be-
havior. This is said to be the only instance
OF religious Intolerance chargeabe to the
government OF Maine.
Very soon after the King Philip War
ended. new storms OF war were to be seen
In the immediate future. French papists
were exerting oil their powerful influence
to rouse the Indians to drive the English
out OF Maine and massacres and bloodshed
soon hItef uesOlateu the lana.
In May 1859, war was declared by Eng
land against France. In 1890 Massachu-
sets fitted out an armed expedition to re-
take Nova Scotia Sir William Phipps OF
Woolwich, Me-, took the command. Phipps
was one OF family OF 26 children, 81 of
whom were sous. Commodore PhIpps
fnaha an npsucc.ssf,l ,,,.nn, o., o.,,,r
Quebec. On his return to Boston, there
WAS no money in the treasury to pay his
men, when bills OF Credit" were Issued
Then, In December 1891, for the first time
In Americs, paper money was contrIved.
This attempt TO capture Quebec, was made
during what was usually called king
Williams War" II was the Second In
dian War" and lasted eight years. King
Philips" or the First Indian War" lasted
three years.
For four years, or from 1898 to 1902,
there was no war In Maine. II was how
ever, but painful luH. The Indians never
loved the English, while the English and
French most bitterly hated each other. The
French identified themselves with the In.
dlans. married into their families, taught
them the arts of war and transferred to
their minds the Freuchman's hereditary
hatred OF the Englishman. The Indians =
huenced by fauaticism which knows neither
restraint nor limit, became more depraved,
with 4 keener appetite for raplne and for
blood.
The Third Indian War" Queen Anne's
War which commenced In l70a, was the
opportune time for both French and In
disns to glut their implacable hatred. The
horrors Of that day cannot be depicted
The CONSERVATION and destruction. anguish
aud suffering, killed and captves. home
circles broken and destroyed-a Fearful
drama tis." This war continued eleven
years. 1t WAS known in Europe as the
WAR OF the Spanish Succession"
As soon As the Third Indian War" was
over, there Was rush Of settlers to Maine
mills were bnilt and settlements sprana M
from the Piscataqua tv the Penobscos. The
French Jesuits however. who resided
with the Indians, were educating them for
fresh war. The priests instructed the In
dams that 1.-The Virgin Mary" was . French
lady and that her son, Jesus Christ, was
murdered BY the English.