The Book of the Indians: Or, Biography and History of the Indians of North America, from Its First Discovery to the Year 1841 |
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Page 48
... escaped from this disas- trous fight , was saved by one of the friendly Indians in this manner : The friendly Indian being taken for a Narraganset , as he was pursuing with an uplifted tomahawk the English soldier , no one interfered ...
... escaped from this disas- trous fight , was saved by one of the friendly Indians in this manner : The friendly Indian being taken for a Narraganset , as he was pursuing with an uplifted tomahawk the English soldier , no one interfered ...
Page 57
... escaped him ; but having an old squaw , he ran to her , ” * and troubled the others no more that night . A day or two after , the sagamores had a council , or general court , as they called it , in which the giving up of Mrs. R. was ...
... escaped him ; but having an old squaw , he ran to her , ” * and troubled the others no more that night . A day or two after , the sagamores had a council , or general court , as they called it , in which the giving up of Mrs. R. was ...
Page 86
... escaped with 19 badly wounded , and several of these mortally . One boat fell into the hands of the Indians , in which were eight or ten men , who all jumped overboard and escaped , except one , a Mr. Edward Gould , who swam to Pelican ...
... escaped with 19 badly wounded , and several of these mortally . One boat fell into the hands of the Indians , in which were eight or ten men , who all jumped overboard and escaped , except one , a Mr. Edward Gould , who swam to Pelican ...
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