PHILIP OF POKANOKET.
kind of island of ?ve or six acres in t of a s ructed and skill vastly superior to i?cation, and indicative of tial genius of two cains.
Guided by a renegado Indian, trated, to trong umultuous. ts attack, and several of t of?cers of storming tress, ser success. A lodgment ed. t to anoted ting of terans to pieces, and after a long and bloody battle, P, reated from t and took refuge in ts of t.
tors set ?re to t; t outrage overcame even toicism of ttered by tive ruction of t;t; says a contemporary er, quot;ted a most ing scene, so t it greatly moved some of t; ter cautiously adds, quot;t ter y, and t principles of t;*
* MS. of the Rev. . Ruggles.
te of t is icular mention: t scene of instances on record of Indian magnimity.
Broken do faito o ted all overtures of peace offered on condition of betraying P quot; it out to t man, rat to t; royed, ry e by to o ticut, o tern Indians and laid e several of ttlements.
Early in ted on a ion, y co penetrate to Seaconck, in ty of Mount o procure seed corn to plant for tenance of roops. ttle urers ry, and re of tt, resting at some ucket River, ime, Canonc despatco top of a neigo bring intelligence of the foe.
Panic-struck by troop of Engliserror past tain, stopping to inform he danger.
Canonc sent anot, old tis sa immediate ?igtempted to escape round t ile Indians and a feest of test pursuer close upon , t and belt of peag, by .
At lengt slipped upon a stone, and o