EVENTS

IN

INDIAN HISTORY,

BEGINNING WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE

ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS,

AND EARLY SETTLEMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA,

AND EMBRACING

CONCISE BIOGRAPHIES

OF THE PRINCIPAL CHEFS AND HEAD-SACHEMS

OF THE DIFFERENT INDIAN TRIBES,

WITH

NARRATIVES AND CAPTIVITIES,

INCLUDING

TUE DESTRUCTION OF SCILENECTADY, MURDER OF MISS MCREA, DESTRUCTION OF WYOMING, BATTLE OF THE THAMES AND TIPPECANOE, BRADDOCK'S DLFEAT, GENERAL WAYNE'S VICTORY AT MIAMI LIFE OF LOGAN, MASSACRE

OF THE INDIANS AT LANCASTER, PA., &C.

ALSO

AN APPENDIX,

CONTAINING THE STATISTICS OF THE POPULATION OF

THE U. STATES, AND AN INDIAY VOCABULARY.

ILLUSTRATED WITH EIGHT FINE ENGRAVINGS.

LANCASTER:
PUBLISHED BY G. HILLS & CO.

DRYSON, PEARSOL AND WIMER, PRINIERS

EXTERCD according to the act of Congress, in the year 1841, by

G. HILLS, in the Clerk's ollice of the District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

CONTENTS.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

FRONTISPIECE-Rescue of Capt. John Smith by Pocahontas. (pp. 80, 81.
First Encounter with the Indians. (pp. 29, 30.) |
Pumatacom, alias Philip: (p. 46.)
Interview of Pontiac with Major Rogers. (p. 155.) **
General St. Clair's Defeat. (pp. 289, 290.)
Combat. 4
Harris's Escape. (p. 476.)
Massacre of the Conestoga Indians at Lancaster by the Paxton Bas. (pp.

489–493.)

ORIGIN OF THE AMERICAN INDIANS.

CHAPTER I.

AGE

Ancient authors supposed to have referred to America in their

writings,

13

Synopsis of the New England Indians at the date of the Plymouth

settlement–Their first head-sachem known to the English, Massa-

soit-The first interview between bim and the wbites---His visit to

Plymouth, in 1621.

31

CHAPTER II.

Preparations for war between Philip and the colonies--Immediate

occasion of hostilities-His courage, dignity, independence, &o.-

Defence of his conduct,

46

The Narragansett tribe-Territory and power-Chief sachems at the

date of the English settlements in New England,

56

CHAPTER IV.

The Pequot tribe-Their first chief sachem known to the English,

Pekoath,

64

CHAPTER V.

The Indian tribes of Virginia at the date of the Jamestown settle-

ment–The Powhatan confederacy-Reception of Captain Smith by

Powhatan-Interposition of Pocahontas in bis favor,

72

CHAPTER VI.

Conduct of Powhatan after Smith's departure for England, and causes

of it! Marriage of Pocahontas with John Rolfe-Death and charac-

ter of Powhatan,

91

CHAPTER VII.

The family of Powhatan-Sequel of the history of Pocahontas-Her

civilisation and instruction in Christianity-Her visit to England in

1616-Her death and character-Her descendants, .

· 106

CHAPTER VIII.

Sequel of the history of Opechancanough-The great massacre of

1622-Massacre of 1641-Capture of Opechancanough by the Eng-

lish-His death and character,

116

CILAPTER IX.

Biographical sketch of Captain John Smith,

126

CHAPTER X.

Summary account of the Five Nations-Anecdotes of the Onondaga

chief, Garangula-History of the Five Nations continued to the

time of Adario-Adventures of Black-Kettle, .

131

CHAPTER XI.

The Five Nations continued-Remarks on their oratory-Circum-

stances favorable to it-Account of a council of the confederates at

Onondaga in 1690,

. 141

CHAPTER XII..

Account of the Ottawas-Their first chief sachem known to the Eng-

lish, Pontiac-He saves Detroit from an army of Indians,

153