The history and antiquities of Boston .. . HAPTER XXIX. Ship blown up. — Prodigies. — Lights seen. — Strange Noises heard. — Submission of several IndianTribes. — Efforts to repair the Castle. — A Fur Company formed. — First Ship built in Boston. —Daniel Gookin. — Appalling News from Virginia. — Ship captured in the Harbor. — Capt. Stagg. — Great Excitement. — Case of the captured Ship. — One executed for Murder. — Another Prodigy. — Honors to Gen. La Tour. — Arrival of his Lady. — Arrival of Roger Williams from England.—Capture of another Ship in the Harbor. — Passaconaways Submission.—A Fast
The history and antiquities of Boston .. . HAPTER XXIX. Ship blown up. — Prodigies. — Lights seen. — Strange Noises heard. — Submission of several IndianTribes. — Efforts to repair the Castle. — A Fur Company formed. — First Ship built in Boston. —Daniel Gookin. — Appalling News from Virginia. — Ship captured in the Harbor. — Capt. Stagg. — Great Excitement. — Case of the captured Ship. — One executed for Murder. — Another Prodigy. — Honors to Gen. La Tour. — Arrival of his Lady. — Arrival of Roger Williams from England.—Capture of another Ship in the Harbor. — Passaconaways Submission.—A Fast. — Free Schools.•—Election. — Ship Trial. — Her important Voyage. — Commerce encouraged.—Fur Traderskilled by Indians. — Capt. Hawkins Voyage and Wreck. — Fort rebuilt. — Negro Slaves. — Caseof Smith and Keyser.— Gentlemen go to England and take part in the Wars. — Rainsborow, Stough-ton, Bourne, Leverett, Hudson, &c. — Heretical Books. — Punishment of IN the course of July of the last year, therearrived at Boston one Capt. John Chaddock,whose father had been Governor of Bermuda.^ He was one who volunteered m the ser-vice of Gen. La Tour. Being now re-turned here, he was about to sail for Trinidad*;but as his vessel was riding before the Town shew\as accidentally blown up. By that calamityfive men were killed, and three escaped badlyburned. The Captain happened to be on shoreat the time. Three of the same company had notQQQ^^^ long before fallen from one of the ships yards into the sea and were drowned. All such acci-dents or misfortunes were attributed to some wicked conduct of thesufferers, but those which now happened were not put to the accountof these mariners for their having been engaged in the expeditionagainst DAulnay. During the past winter there had been seenmany strange lights, and many noises heard, to the great affright-ment of the inhabitants. As three men were approaching the To
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