AN INDIAN MEMOIR.

        As moal bronze unged his look:

        A soul t pity touever shook;

        traind from ree-rockd cradle to his bier,

        tremes of good and ill to brook

        Impassive--fearing but the shame of fear--

        stoic of t a tear.

        It is to be regretted t ters ed of ttlement of America    given us more particular and did ats of ters t ?ourisy aes erest; ture, and s man is in a paratively primitive state and ion.

        ting upon tracts of ure--in nessing, as it ive gro, and perceiving tic qualities ivated by society vegetating in spontaneous hardihood and rude magni?ce.

        In civilized life, enan depends so mutly ag a studied part. traits of native cer are re?ned aened do is termed good-breeding, and ises so may deceptions and affects so many generous ses for ty t it is dif?cult to distinguisi?cial cer.

        trary, free from traints and re?s of polis degree a solitary and indepe being, obeys tion or tates of ; and ttributes of ure, being freely indulged, gro and striking.

        Society is like a la surface; udy Nature in its y must pluo t, must explore t stem torrent, and dare the precipice.

        tions arose on casually looking tory terness, trages of ttlers Ne is painful to perceive, even from tial narratives, steps of civilization may be traced in ts o ility by t of quest; erminating ion s tellectual beings s, of Natures sterling age, rampled in t.

        Suce of P, an Indian    Massacts and ecticut.

        distinguisemporary sacts, tern tribes at time of t settlement of aug generous struggle of    gasp in try,    a ory or a t of renory and ?t subjects for local story and romantic ?, t scarcely any autic traces on tory, but stalk like gigantic sion.*

        * ing ts of ticle t a celebrated Englis ory of P.

        tlers are called by ts, ?rst te on tions of tuation o t degree gloomy and disening. Fe number rapidly perisribes, exposed to t arctic er and tudes of an ever-sing climate, to despondency but troement ious entuation ted by Massasoit, c extent of try. Instead of taking     advantage of ty number ers and expelliories, into o ceive for teoes of primitive ality. o ttlement of ended by a mere ered into a solemn league of pead amity, sold tion of to secure for tever may be said of Indian per?dy, it is certain t tegrity and good fait inued a ?rm and magnanimous friend of te men, suffering to extend ttraying no jealousy of ty. Sly before o Ne of pead of seg it to erity.

        At to protect tipulated t no furttempt so dra, ?nding tinately opposed to any su,    t act of    tler, reending mutual kindness and ?dence, areating t ty e men and    be tinued aftero ribe; o experieude of we men.

        son, Alexander, succeeded uous temper, and proudly tenacious of ary rigy. trusive polid dictatorial duct ers excited ion, and erminating ribes. o incur tility, being accused of plotting ts to rise against t is impossible to say ed by facts or    is evident,    and overbearing measures of ttlers t time begun to feel scious of to groreatment of tives. tco seize upon Alexander and t s. raced to s, and surprised at a ioils of t and trage offered to y so preyed upon to ting fever. ted to return ion of sending    tal, and before im to t.

        tamocet, or King Ptlers on at of y spirit and ambitious temper. togeterprise,    of great jealousy and appre and implacable ility toes. Sucurally    mere intruders into try, o savage life. rymeing before territories slipping from tribes being feeble, scattered, and depe. It may be said t ttlers; but ure of Indian pur?

        ty bargains tness in traf?d t accessions of territory by easily-provoked ilities. An uncultivated savage is never a niquirer into ts of las are all by    before trusion of trymen    nohers.

        But y and icular indignation at treatment of , re tlers, and resided peaceably for many years at Poka, or as, it     seat of dominion of ribe. Suspis,    ?rst but vague and ie, began to acquire form and substance, and    leing to instigate tern tribes to rise at once, and by a simultaneous effort to t is dif?cult at tant period to assign t due to tions against to suspi and an apto acts of violen t of tes t gave o every idle tale. Informers abounded    enand res success ain and it carved out empire.

        * Nool, Rhode Island.

        tive eviden recainst Pion of one Sausaman, a renegado Indian, ion imes y t evied for some time as Pial secretary and sellor, and y and prote. Finding,    ty ron,    over to tes, and in order to gain tor ting against ty. A rigorous iigation took place. Ps submitted to be examined, but not ttlers, oo far to retract; termi Prust, and o insure ility; acc, to tru o ty. Sausaman, treacly aftero tribe. tried, and oimony of one very questionable ness ed as murderers.

        treatment of s and ignominious punis ed ted the passions of Philip.

        t orm, and ermio trust e men. te of ed and broken-ed brotill rankled in ragical story of Miantonimo, a great Sacts, s, exculpating y, c tigation. Ping-men abers t o join    to tts for safety, and winually surrounded by armed warriors.

        ies ate of distrust and irritation, t spark    to set tted various petty depredations. In one of ttler.

        tilities; to reveh y.

        In times    ions of tate of tra and tuation among trackless forests and savage tribes s to superstitious fancies, and ions ful d spectrology. to a belief in omens. troubles old, by a variety of t and public calamities. t form of an Indian bo s as a &quious apparition." At on, and oto; piece of ordnance, ;* Otill sunss; bullets seemed to    to pass ao t tain monstrous birtook place about time ?lled titious in some toentous sigo natural po ts udes, teors op branc, trees or disrupted rocks, and to times strike trangely amidst tillness of udes. tartled some melans, may ed by teo    avidity ever is fearful and mysterious. titious fancies and trongly ceristic of times.

        * tory.

        ture of test t ensued en distinguis of tes it ed    efulness of tural rigagonists: on t of t ion of men fearless of deato expect from peace but ion, dependence, and decay.

        ts of transmitted to us by a ime,    of ti?able,    sanguinary atrocities of tes. Praitor,    sidering t rue-born prince gallantly ?g ts to aveo retrieve t pers.

        t of a aneous revolt, if suot beeurely discovered migs     seque actually broke out    a ail, a mere succession of casual exploits and unected enterprises. Still, it sets fenius and daring proions t ,    simple facts, y of expedients, a pt of suffering and ion t and our sympathy and applause.

        Driven from ernal domains at Mount o t and trackless forests t skirted ttlements and    impervious to anyt a    or an Indian. ogetorm accumulating its stores of misc a time and place least expected, carrying o tions of t ?lled ts    of a distant gun tle urn    ts of ts and suddenly disappearing, as tning imes be seen playing silently about t is breempest.

        times pursued and even surrounded by ttlers, yet Pen escaped almost miraculously from toils, and, plunging into t to all searcil    some far distant quarter, laying try desolate. Am ss of Nes, brambles, rank tered and mouldering trunks of fallen trees, oversain footing and tangled mazes of t impracticable to te man, ty of a deer.

        Into one of t s Neck, o pursue o veo tful recesses, ed trao to build a fort    of starving out t Ped t over an arm of t, leaving to tribes of Massacts and try and tening ticut.

        In tery in wed errors.

        . try abounded    possessed of ubiquity, for in    of tended frontier an irruption from t took place, Po be its leader. Many superstitious notions also ed ing o deal in neancy, and to be attended by an old Indian cess, ions. tly ty or to act upon t of t and tition    instances of savage warfare.

        At time t Ped    unes e dition. ed ?g almost time of adversity , cts. onimo, t saed, after an tal of tely put to deat tigations of ttlers. "; says t;of all o; ainly s and injuries and timate avenger of o take an active part in t    generous tenand support. t once drey of t ermio strike a signal blo s force ogetts, Plymouticut, and    into tt try in ter, ive facility and rable fasto the Indians.

        Appretack, c er part of ores, togetribe, to a strong fortress, uated upon a rising mound or 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 s.

        Guided by a renegado Indian, trated, t umultuous. ts    attack, and several of t of?cers    of st tress, ser success. A lodgme to aing    of terans    to pieces, and after a long and bloody battle, P, reated from t and te in ts of t.

        tors set ?re to t; t e overcame even toicism of ttered by tive ru of t;t; says a porary er, "ted a most ing se, so t it greatly moved some of t; ter cautiously adds, "t ter y, and t principles of t;*

        * MS. of the Rev. . Ruggles.

        te of t is icular mention: t se of    instances on record of Indian magnimity.

        Broken do faito o ted all overtures of peace offered on dition     of betraying P " 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 pee to Seack, in ty of Mount o procure seed    to plant for tenance of roops. ttle urers ry, and re of tt, resting at some ucket River, ime, c despatco top of a neig intelligence of the foe.

        Panic-struck by troop of Engliserror past tain,    stopping to inform he danger.

        t anot, old    tis    sa immediate ?igtempted to escape round t ile Indians and a feest of test pursuer close upon    , t a of peag, by .

        At lengt slipped upon a stone, and o     so     struck , as er; and uren stick, void of strengt;

        to suc, being seized by a Pequod Indian    distance of ta vigor of body and boldness of . But on being made priso arose    moment es given by    repeated ?ased and prince-like ioned by one of t came up    attained y sed year, ted y pt upon enance, replied, "You are a derstand matters of    your brot;

        ted offers o ion of submitting ion to t ed to send any proposals of to t body of s, saying t oes,    t    deliver up a ampanoag nor t t o justify ily ans ot;o ;

        So noble and uns, so true a ?delity to    ouoness of ence of deat;t     or ;    at Stoning hree young Sachems of his own rank.

        t at t fortress and t al bloo tunes of King Pual attempt to raise a irring up to take arms; but, tive talents of a statesman, s eracted by ts of ened enemies, and terror of to subdue tion of tribes. tunate    saims to igue and to t attacks by ured;    ao captivity; and in one of o leave o the enemy.

        "; says torian, "being t prevented, but augmeed al feeling of tivity of er of s, bereavement of all family relations, and being stripped of all outs before aken a;

        to ?ll up tunes, o plot against    by sacri?g    purcy. treacs, ts of etamoe, an Indian princess of Pocasset, a near kinse of Prayed into tamoe    time, and attempted to make ed by sarved er-side. But persecution ceased not at tcroubliion to tcast female, ionate ?delity to her kinsman and her friend.

        of unmanly and dastardly vengea upon a pole, and    taunton to tive subjects. tely reized tures of tunate queen, a tacle t old to t;most ations."

        ted miseries and misfortu surrounded reaco    is said t "ererprise inguiso pity nor any arm t could bring deliveray band of follorue to e fortuo ty of Mount    dre among ty, no of ter picture of itute and piteous situation t furnising the hapless warrior whom he reviles.

        "P; ;like a savage , ed by t last o    ired,    friends,     into a so keep    till to execute vengeance upon ;

        Even in t refuge of desperation and despair a sullen grandeur gature o ourselves seated among ed fortunes, and acquiring a savage sublimity from ted, but not dismayed--cruso t not ed--o groer, and to experience a ?erce satisfa in draining t dregs of bitterness. Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune, but great minds rise above it. te to deat of peace. tim made rayed treat of ain, A body of ely despatco to surround tle iest follo ; all resista to escape, but    by a renegado Indian of ion.

        Sucy story of t unfortunate King Ped ly cer suf?t to ae and respect for    amidst all tant er feelings of ubial love and paternal tenderness and to timent of friendsivity of ;beloved ; are mentioion as causing    misery: triumply recorded as a rea of many of ions o ed    and to . riot attaco ive soil--a prirue to s and indignant of ttle, ?rm in adversity, patient of fatigue, of y of bodily suffering, and ready to peris and amable love of natural liberty, o enjoy it among ts of ts or in ty spirit to submission and live depe and despised in ttlements. ities and bold acs t orian, ive in ive land, and    doempest,    a pityio weep o recle.
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