The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-04
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From the New York Times

From the New York Times.
o. A. H., Richmond, Va, submits the
prize sentence from Hubbards Indian
Wars" Q67O, as an instance of long sem
fences: lone John Gallop, with one man
more. and two boys, coming from Con-
necticut, and intending to put in at Long
Island, as he came from thence, being
at the mouth of the harbor, was forced by
"a sudden change of the wind to bear up
for Block Island, or Fishers Island,
where, as they were sailing along there,
they met with pinnace, which they
found to be John Oldhams, who had been
sent to trade with the Pequods Ito make
trial of the reality of their pretended
friendships after the murder of Capt
stone), they hailed the vessel, but had no
answer, although they saw the deck full
of Indians fourteen in alb, and little
before that had seen a canoe go from the
vessel full of Indians likewise, and goods,
whereupon they suspected they had killed
John Oldham, who had only two boys
and two Narrhaganset Indians in his yes
sci besides himself, and the rather be-
cause they let slip and set up sail Zoe
ing two miles from the shore, the WIND
and the tide coming off the shore OF the
island whereby they drove toward the
mainland Of NarrhaganseD; therefore
they went ahead of them, and having
nothing but two pieces and two pistols,
they bore UP near the Indians, who stood
on the deck of the vessel ready armed
with guns swords and pixies; but John
GaIlop a man of stout courage, let ny
among them and so CALLED them that they
got all down under the matches, and then
they stood off again, and returning with
a good gale, they stemmed her upon the
quarter and almost overset her, when so
frightened the Indians, as six of them
leaped overheard. and drowned yet they
burst not board her, but stood off again,
and fitted their anchor, so as stemming
her the second time, they bored her bow
through with their anchor, and sticking
fast to her, they made divers shot through
the sides of her, and so raked her fore
and aft (being but inch board as they
must needs kill or hurt some of Indians;
but seeing none of them come forth, they
got loose from her, and then stood OFF
again; then four or five more of the In
dams leaped into the sea, and were like
wise drowned; where0pon there Eeing but
four left in her, they boarded her; when
an Indian came up and yielded; him they
bound and put into the holet then an
other yielded; him they also bound, but
Gallop, being we'll acquainted with their
skill to unloose one another, If they lay
near together, and having no place to
keep them asunder, flung him bound into
the set then looking about saw John Old
ham under an old sail stark naked, hav-
ing his head cleft to the brains; his hands
and legs cut as if they had been cutting
them off; yet warm; so they put him into
the sea; but could not well tell how to
come at the other two Indians (who were
in a little room underneath with their
swords), so they took the goods which
were left, and the sails, and towed the
boat away, but night coming on, and the
wind rising, they were forced to turn her
off. and the wind carried her to the Narr-
haganset shore, where they lett her'
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