Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . eived three wounds, said he would hide himself,and die in a secret place, where the Indians could notfind him to get his scalp. As he crawled upon theshore of Lovewells pond, at some distance from thescene of action, he found a canoe, into which he rolledhimself, and was drifted away by the wind. To hisgreat joy and astonishment, he was cast ashore at nogreat distance from the fort at which
Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . eived three wounds, said he would hide himself,and die in a secret place, where the Indians could notfind him to get his scalp. As he crawled upon theshore of Lovewells pond, at some distance from thescene of action, he found a canoe, into which he rolledhimself, and was drifted away by the wind. To hisgreat joy and astonishment, he was cast ashore at nogreat distance from the fort at which Wymans menshortly after arrived, and, gaining strength, was soonable to return home. Fifty men from New Hampshire were immediatelyordered to march to the scene of action, where theyfound and buried the dead. They found the bodiesof only three Indians; the rest had undoubtedly beentaken away by their comrades. Thus terminated the expedition against the Pe-quakets; and, although the whites could scarcelyclaim the victory, yet the northern Indians receiveda blow from which they hardly recovered. Severalsongs were written upon the subject; but it must beconfessed that they were much more circumstantial.
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