Suddenly they attacked the inhabitants -of the

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Some people on destroyed the .buildings. " horseback" escaped and reached the old village, crying out,

new village, and *

The Indians have destroyed the new village to attack the

signal to the Indians

'

"

This was the

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old village ;

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the war whoop

in their houses with rang out, and the people were murdered axes and tomahawks, and by firing on them with guns and pis

Women and children were seized and carried ofF pri

tols."

soners ; houses were plundered, and men, rushing to the defense

of their families, were shot down by Indians concealed in their own dwellings. fire to the

To aid in the work of destruction, the Indians set

The flames spread the windward side. at their but the when wind rapidly height, suddenly changed to the west and prevented further devastation. rally of the village on

;

inhabitants was now effected by the energy of

Domine Bloom.

The gun at the mill-gate was cleared and discharged with effect, and the settlers coming in from the fields, soon drove the In dians out. By evening all was still again, and the bereaved in habitants kept mournful watch, during the night, along the bas tions

and curtains.

were wounded, and was "

village

one

Twenty-one lives were lost, nine persons forty-five

entirely destroyed, except a

rick, and a

little

The new new uncovered barn^

carried ofF captives.

stack of seed," and in the old village of