Richard Hildreth:The History Of The United States Of America Volume 1; By Richard Hildreth
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 Excerpt: ...Uncas had formerly charged Miantonimoh with attempting to bewitch and to assassinate him; and, after consulting with five of the most judicious elders, it was agreed, under color of these charges, that the Connecticut commissioners, on their return to Hartford, should deliver up Miantonimoh to Uncas, with directions to take him out of the limits of the colony, and to'' do exeoution upon him; but without torture. Two colonists were to attend, on behalf of the commissioners, to see the execution done. If Uncas refused, Miantonimoh was to be sent prisoner to Boston. But there was no danger of refusal. The Mohegan chief gladly undertook a commission so consonant to his revengeful feelings; and, with his own hand, the moment Miantonimoh had passed the border, he struck a hatchet into his head. Having cut a piece from the shoulder of his fallen enemy, Uncas eagerly devoured it, declaring that it made his heart strong, and was the sweetest morsel he ever ate! To protect Uncas from the vengeance of the Narragansets, he was furnished, at the expense of the United Colonies, with a guard of fourteen musketeers. On the spot where Miantonimoh thus fell, a block of granite has lately been placed, inscribed with his name. While that unfortunate chief was thus rewarded for his former aid and friendship, Gorton and his companions were summoned to Boston to answer to the complaints of the two sachems. They gave a verbal reply, refusing to come; whereupon the Massachusetts magistrates sent Chapter three commissioners, Captain Cook, afterward a colonel x in Cromwell''s army, Lieutenant Atherton, afterward 1643. major general of Massachusetts, and Lieutenant Johnson, whom we shall presently meet with as an author and historian, attended by forty armed men, and author... Richard Hildreth, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, The History Of The United States Of America Volume 1; By Richard Hildreth Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Chapter decoction of pine buds, recommended by the Indians; but the sickness, the cold, and the long winter seem to have 1536. discouraged the intended colonists. In the spring they all returned; and so narrow at that time were the current notions of justice and humanity, that Cartier did not hesitate to kidnap the Indian chief from whom he had received so many favors. That same year a merchant of London, named Hore, a man of some scientific acquirements, attempted a settlement in Newfoundland?an enterprise in which he was joined by some young adventurers of family and character. But this first attempt at English colonization in America proved very disastrous. The adventurers only saved themselves from starvation by seizing a French fishing vessel which had just arrived on the coast well victualed, in which they escaped to England. The idea in France of colonizing the coasts of the St. Lawrence, though somewhat damped by the result of Cartier's second voyage, was not yet abandoned. Fran- 540 cis de la Roque, lord of Robertval, in Picardy, obtained from Francis I. the appointment of viceroy and lieutenant general for Canada, Hochalaga, Saguenay, Newfoundland, Belle Isle, Cape Breton, and Labrador, with authority to make conquests and to plant a colony. Car- tier also received a commission as chief pilot and captain general. To obtain men for the enterprise, authority was given to ransack the prisons?hopeful materials for the foundation of a state! The two commanders could not agree, and did not act in concert. Cartier 1541. sailed first with five ships, ascended the St. Lawrence, and built a fort on the Island of Orleans, where he passed the winter. His provisions failed; the natives, disgusted at his former treacherous conduct, were now hostile; 1542. and, whe...<
