The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-29
Tales OT Connecticut
Death of Miantoninoh

When the forefathers they country occupied by Indians people of unknown origin who had held the land unknown period Indians though weakened by pesence and warke. They might have driven the white he Indians had unity among themselves and made treaties with he strangers against each other
 Friend to the white Uncas whose royal seat was the Falls of the Yanc Norwich In the part Norwich place called Sachems P tin The spot is rcnd- cred memorable by the battle between Uncas and Manonmoh the sachem of the Narragansetts.
 Miantonmoh without consulting the colonists he had agreed to do without procamng giving Uncas the information, raised army of 900 1000 and marched against him. Uncas spies discovered the army tanee and gave him intelligence.
 Uncas rallied 500 of men and advanced toward je enemy until he within bow shot upon plain Uncas sought parley advanced the front of his men, and said to Miantonmoh
 You have number of stout men with you and so have with great pity such brave warriors should be killed in private quarrel between only Come like man, you profess to be and etus fight out If you klme my shall be yours, but if kill you, your la1 be mine"
 Miantonmoh replied, My to fight and they shall fight Uncas fell instantly upon the ground according to his understanding with his warriors They discharged shower and rushed upon the Naraganse with furious yelling putting them immediately to flight Says Frmbu in his His tory of Connecticut:
 Among others Miautonmoh was exceedingly pressed Some of Unca bravest who most light foot, ing up with Manonnoh twitched him baczimpedng hslight assed him. that Uncas might take him. Uncas stout and rushing forward like lion greedy of his seized by the shoulder He knew Uncas and that he in the hands of the whom he hated and by all means attempted destroy bu sat down suen and spake not word.
 The brother of Nliantolmoh only wounded but wore of mail which retarded his flight Two who formerly ofUnca expecting in that way reconcile them him carried the wounded man to Uncas but ncas and his slew the traitors
 "Manonmoh made no request either for himself or his men, in the sulen, speeches. mood,
 "Uncas therefore demanded of himwhy he would not speak he you taken should have besough for life present spared his fe though he would not it, and returned with great triumph to Mohegan, carrying of
 Uncas submitted his to the cOlOnstS at Hartford Mianonmoh before the commissioners in Boston After examining the commissioners resolved That as evident that Uncas could not be safe while Mantonmoh lived: secret reachery open force his life continually in danger he might justly put such false and bloodthirsty enemy to death"
 Miant0nimoh conded to Uncas who had him marched the place he taken At the instant they arrived ground of Uncass homarched behind Mlan tonmoh split his head with hatchet killing him wit-a single stroke probably unacquanted whoh fate andkne by what he fell His death accomplished with out torture as the English had required.
 Connecticut N Haven then separate colonies, agree ably to the direction the commissioners sent party of sol ipr to Moegan defend Uncas agansany assaultwhich mgh upon him by the Naraganses in consequence of the 'xecution of their sachem.
 When Jncas died the following inscription was placed upon a monument erected to him:
 For beauty wit, for sterling sense,
 For temper mild for eloquence
 For courage bold, for things Walreegan
 He was the glory of Mohegan-
 Whose death has caused great lamentation
 Both to ve English and the Indian Nation
 These events are without their heroic qualy Indian war was more humane than modern because of the inferior nature of the savage weapons Though the torture of prisoners was their habit the erngs of prisoners were probably not orna Ter iIan thc SITrrings of men severely gassed
 Upo the -o Connecticut is furnished precedent for the nxrIon of royal parsonage, for the crime of conducting unfair war upon sentence of neutral tribunal or perhaps more accurately following trial by court of Allies for 1he Eng fish, al this time, Allies of Uncas