The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-10
qaE PRESS.
Lovewell's Fight.

I'm response to query in the Boston Tran
script CORE spondent of that journal writes:-
81 6nd in the Collection of Histor-
ical and Miscellaneous and Monthly
Literary journal, vol. ill.,, published at Con-
cord 1924, this account 1.-THE following song
was written about one hundred years since 10
commemorate of the most fierce and OBJ
situate battles which had been fought with the
Indians. Capitals Lovewell was son of FAC
chtus Iovewell, an ensign IN the army OF
Oliver Cromwell, who came to this country
and settled at Dunstabe, where he died at the
great age of 100 years, the Oldest white man
that ever died in New Hampshire; he left
three sons, who were all men OF distinction
Zaccheus, a colonel in the French war, 1853:
Jonathan, a preacher representative and
judge, and John, the hero OF Pequawkett.
Captain Love@ell left two sons and one daugh-
ter. The daughter married Captain Joseph
Baker from Roxbury, who lived in Loyewell's
town, New Pembroke, which was granted to
Lovewell's company in 1928
2. II was nigh unto Pigwacket, on the eighth
day Of May,
He on bank walking, upon neck of
land
Which leads into pond as we're made to
understood.
3. Our men resolved to have him, and travelled
two miles around.
Until thes met tue Indian, who boldly stood
Then speaks up Captain Loyewell, "Take you
good heed says he,
"This rogue is to decoy us, / very plainly
see."
g. They came unto this Indian who did them
thus defy;
AS soon as they came nigh him two guns he
did let fly,
Which vounded Captain Lovewen, and like
" Sc one man more;
But WHEN his rogue was running they laid
him in his gore.
Z. These rebels lay in ambush this very place
So thai an English soldier did one of them
And c csPs out, "Here's an 1ndianm with
that they started out
As fe cely as old lions, and hi1eously did
shout.
s With that our valiant English all gave loud
To show the rebel Indians they feared them
not a straw.
So now, the fight began and fercely as
The Indians up to them, but soon were
forced to fee.
g. Then spake up Captain Loyewel, when first
t. fight began,
Eight on, my valiant heroes you see they
fall Ike rain.''
For We. are informed the Indians Ewere SO
thick
A man could scarcely fire gun and not some
of them hit.
u. was Ten o CLOCK IN the morning when first
the fight begun,
And feicely did continue until the setting
sun,
ESceptng that the Indians some hours be-
fore t was night,
Drew of in'o the bushes and ceased awhile
to fight.
10. But soon again returned in fierce and furious
mNd
Shouting as in morning but yet not half so
loud,
For a; we are informed, so thick and fast
they tell
Scarce iwemy of their number at night did
get home we'll
OF all ocr valiant English there were but
And of the rebel Indians there were about
tourscorc;
And six cen of our English did safely home
The rest we're killed and wounded for which
we all must mourn.
16. Cur worthy Captain Lovewell among them
there d die;
They killed Lieutenant Robbins and wounded
go young FRYE,
Who was our English chaplain; he many an
Indian slew,
And some of them he scalped when bullets
around m few.
II. Young Fullam, too. IN mention, because he
fought so we'll
Endeavoring to save man. sacrifice he
fell:
But yet our valiant Englishmen in fight we're
ne'er dismayed,
But still they kept their motion that Wv
mans Captain made.
IS. Who shot the old chief Paugus which did
the foe defeat,
Then set his men in order, and brought off
the Ictreat
And, Drawing many dangers and hardsbips in
They safe arrived at Dunstable the thirteenth
day of May