E JiHrt lili iiiiii: ^>. ,^v^' oo'' 1492. PUBLISHED ONCE IN THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY YEARS. 1842. ■mere, where the tangled thicket crew, where wolf and panther passed, an acorn from am ENGLISH OAK, IN THE RUDE SOIL WAS CAST. UNCAS' DEED OF NORWICH. Deed from Onkos, and his Sons, Oneco and Attawanhood, Sachems of Mohegan, of a Tract of Land nine miles square, for the set- tlement of the town of Norwich — Anno Dom- ini 16-59. Know All men that Onkos, Owanecco and Attawanhood, Sachems of Mohegan, have bar- gined, sold and passed over, and doe by these pre:<:nts sell and pass over unto the Town and Inhabitants of Norwich, nine miles square of land, lyeing and being at Moliegan and the parts thereunto adjoyning with all ponds, Riv- ers, woods, quarries, mines, with all Royalties, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belong- ing, to them the said Inhabitants of Norwich, their h^rs and successors forever, the s* lands are to be bounded as followeth, viz., to the southward on the west side of the Great Riv- «r ys line is to be Gin at the Brooke falling into the head of trading cove, and soe to run west norwest seven miles ; from thence the line to run nor northest nine miles ; and on the East side the aforesaid River to the southward, the line is to joyne into the New-Lowndon Bounds as it is now laid out, and soe to run east Two miles from the foresd River, and so from tiieuce thwline is ;> Run nor noreastnine miles, and from thence to Run nor norwest nine miles to meet with the western line. In consideration thereof the said Onkos, Owane- cco, and Attawanhood, doe acknowledge to'have received of the parties aforesaid, the full and just sum of seventy pounds, and doe promise and engage ourselves, heirs and successors to warrant the s'^ Bargen and sale to the aforesil parties, to their heirs and successors and them to Defend from all claimes and molestation irom any whatsoever. In witness whereof wee have hereunto set to our hands this sixth day of June Anno 1659. ONKOS, fVT) mark. OWANECO, '*^ mark. ATTAWANHOOD, "§1. mark. Witness hereunto, John Mason. Thomas Tracy. This Deed is Recorded in the County Booke Agust 20th, 1663 : as Ateste, John Allyn, Sec'y. RIVER QUNNIHTICUT. 1631. Waghinicut went to Massachusetts and Plymouth, to ask the English to come to Qunnihticut. Gov. Winthrop thought too many Indians there, and perhaps some Dutch. Governor Winslow said he would go and look ; and after two years, the people of Plymouth sent to Windsor the frame of the First House in Connecticut. UNCAS. 1 [Erected July 4, 1842.] ROYAL BURNING GROUND. The Royal burial place, for the Sachems of Mohegan was in Norwich, and- remains to this day. It is a spot of surpassing beauty, at the head of the Thames, formerlf^the " PfifiUOT River." In 1661, and also in later years, the records declare that " the Indians are to have the liber- ty to pass and repass from the Cove, up the hollow, and not to be molested." The Indians suflered none but the descend- ants of the Royal family to be buried there. It is at this place where may henceforth be seen a Monument in memory of Uncas, grand Sachem of Mohegan. Age. INSCRIPTIONS AT THE BURIAL PLACE AT MOHEGAN. Date. 1758. Nov. 3. Caleb Cutchegan, 40. 1792. Feb. 16. Joseph Ashbow, 70. 1795. Nov. 7. Rev. Samuel Ashbow, (of the Royal family,) 77. 1797. Aug. 21. Joshua Ashbow, 20. 1799. May 20. Henry Shantup, " Children of Joseph and Mary Shantup, Benjn. and Olive, 4. 1801. July 10. Mrs. Hannah Ashbow, (wid- ow of Rev. Saml. Ashbow.) LAST DAYS OF UNCAS. Whereas Uncas, Sachem of Mohegan, hath of late made application to the Tovim of Nor- wich for some Releife with Reference to a small Tract of Land which fell out to be within the bounds of the Town, on the south Bounds, over the Traiding Cove Brook. This Town, Consi- dering of his Request and of him as an Old Friend, see Catcse to Gratify him with the said Land as a Gift to him & his heirs for- ever, and Whereas the s"* Uncas doth also Re- con upon three pounds yet due to him as ar- rears of the payment of the purchas of Nor- wich Township, though there is nothing appear- ing how the said money is due, neither by written nor any other Evidence — Yet notwith- standing the Town have Granted his desire as not willing to dissatisfie an Old Friend in such a small matter, and the said Uncas Also Declaring himself to be in some fears Respect- ing his Posterity, whether they may not be in- fringed of their Liberty of Fishing and mak- ing use of the Rivers & other Royalties by some English : that being the Reason why he Gave place at the first that we should Pun the Line of the Two miles on the East side of the Great River, E^ginning at the River : We also satisfie him in ri.is- writing about it, that he and his successors shall from Time to Time, and at all times have full and free Liberty to make use of the Rivers and ponds, with other Royal- ties as abovesaid, not debaring Ourselves, and having thus done, we whose names are subscri- bed being appointed by the Town of ^ Norwich to treat with him the said Uncas upon the pre- mises, or any thing Elce that might Conduce to mutual satisfaction, we asked him whether now he was fully satisfied as to the former, so Concerning ftny thing Elce depending between him and us, and he hath declared himself : as witness by his hand that he is full? satisfied with us as concerning the premises, so Respect- ing all our Bounds and boundaries, and partic- ularly Concerning the Running of the Line on the East side of the River, and Concerning the beginning of the said Line at the River, and the end of said Line to a Tree marked near the Dwellinghouse of Robert Allen : Da- ted in Norwich, September 1^', 1682 : the mark Thomas Leffingwell. "] William Backus. nP of UNCAS. Entered in Lib' the second folio 1st, Octo- ber 18th, 1682. John Birchard. John Tracy. By me, Christopher Huntington, Recorder. THE UNCAS MONUMENT. The Monument procured by the Ladies of Norwich, will be erected this afternoon. The Author of" The Life of Brandt" v/ill be pres- ent to say what will be appropriate to the occa- sion. Nortvich, July 4. 1842. THE UNCAS MONUMENT. N'EW ENGLAND. All extract from " A nrw DrscRimoN of THE WORLD, — Loniloii, printed for Hen. Rhodes, iii'.xt door to llip .Sw.m Tavern, near Brides- Lane, in Fleet-Street, 10.89." SEW EyCrLAXD, an EnglhA Colony in America, is bounded on the Norlh-Eaft with Nornmbegiia,, on the Southweft with Nontm liclgium ; and on the other parts by the Woods and Sea coafi; fcituate in the middle of the Temperate Zone, between the decrees of 41 :;iid -14, ei]ually diftant from the Arlick Circle, :ind the Tropick of Cancer; which renders it vv-'ry temperate and very aj,Teeable to the Con- ftitution of English Bodies, the Soil being alike Fruitful, if not in fome places exceeding ours ; all forts of Grain and Fruit trees com- mon with ii.s growing kindly there ; The Woods there are rery great, wherein for the inoft part the Native Indians dwell Fortefying themfelves as in Towns or places of defence, living upon Deer and fuch other Creatures, as thofe vafi Wildernefles whofe extents are un- known to the Englifh abound with ; there are in this Country ftore of Ducks, Geefe, Tur- kies, Pigeons, Cranes, Swans, Partridges, and ahnoft all fort of Fowl, and Cattle, common to us in Old England ; together with Furs, Am' ber. Flax, Pitch, Cables, Mast, and in brief whatever may conduce to profit and pleafure ; the Native hidians, in thefe parts are more tractable, if well ufed,than in any other; many of them though unconverted, often faying, that our God is a good God, but their Tanto evil ; which Tanto is no other than the Devil, or a wicked Spirit that haunts them every Moon, which obliges them to Worfhip him for fear, though to thofe that are converted to Chrift- ianty he never appears. This Englifh Colony after many Attempts and bad SuccefTes was firmly Eftablifhed 1620, at what time I^eto Plymouth was Built and Fortified ; fo that the Indians thereby being over-aw'd, fuffered the Planters without con- troul to Build other Towns, the chief of which are Briftol, Ihfton, Barnftaple, and others, al- luding to the Names of Sea Towns in Old England ; and are accommodated with many curious Havens commodious for Shipping, and the Country watered with pleafant Rivers of extraordinary largcnefs ; fo abounding with Fifh, that they are not taken for dainties; and for a long time they were all Governed at their own difpofe, and Laws, made by a Convoca- tion of Planters, (fc. but of late they have fub- mitted to receive a Governor from England. NOVUM BELGIUM, or the AVw Neither- lands, Vien in this Tract on the South of New England, extending from 3S to 41 degrees North Latitude ; a place into which the Hol- landers intruded lliemfelvcs, cortsiderable Woody ; which Woods naturally abound with Nuts and wild Grapes, rcplenifhed with Deer, ;md fuch Creatures as yield th( m ftore of Furrs, as the Rivers and Plains do Fifh aiid Fowl; rich Pnfturcs, and Trees 1673. Colony regulates rate of " horse hyer.' 1674. N. L.'Co. ordered to furnish 100 Dra- goons. THE UNCAS MONUMENT. 167.5. 1679, ]6S0. 1682. 16S3. 16S5. 16S7. 1689. 1690. Mohegaps march lo Deerfield. Oneco and Molicgans to Narragan- sett. Talcott with 250 soldiers and 100 Indians. Genl. Court orders a Bible for Uncas. General Court request Mr. Fitch to teach Uncas. Uncas and Oneco grant 600 acres land to the County to rebuild the Jail. General Court consent to have Uncas convey his lands to Oneco. Oneco deeds to Jaines Fitch in trust. Town vote 200 acres land for saw- mill. Town call Uncas " an old friend.'' Uncas and Town unite and agree. Oneco being short of land for his sub- jects the Town vote to give him 200 acres east of Shetucket. Oneco conveys land between Nor- wich and New-London, to the Mo- hegans. Norwich Patent signed by Gov. Treat. Oneco confirms Norwich titles. The Charter Oak. Thos. Leffingwell and others a com- mittee to " consider, contrive, and effect an enlargement of ye meeting- house." Troops sent up Connecticut River. he resigned his said office about the year 1696, and in 1702, removed to the town of Lebanon, and soon after died in a good old age. " The Rev. Mr. John Woodward succeeded Mr. Fitch as pastor of said church, and con- tinued in his office, until some difficulty arising between him and said church, respecting church discipline, he was dismissed and removed to the town of New-Haven, and died there. " Upon the dismission of Mr. Woodward, the Rev. Mr. Benjamin Lord succeeded, and was ordained pastor of said church, (there be- ing then but one church and congregation in said town.) The Rev. Henry Willes, from Wind- sor, was ordained pastor of the West Society, Oct. 8th, 1718. The Rev. Daniel Kirtland, from Saybrook, was ordained at Newent, Dec. 10th, 172.3. The Rev. Jabez Wight, from Dedham, was ordained pastor over the church in the East Society, Oct. 27th, 1726. FIRST SETTLEMENT. The town of Norwich is holden by pur- 'hase from the Indian Sachems of Mohegan, viz : of Uncas, the grand sachem of the tribe of that name, and his two sons, Oneco and Altawanhood, calling themselves sachems by their deed, in due form, to the inhabitants of said Norwich, the consideration of £70. Said township contains nine miles square of land, &c. ; which land, according to to the bounds and description mentioned in said deed, was by the General Assembly of this colony, in the year 1671, granted and confirmed to said Nor- wich ; and since, viz : in the years 1685 and 1698, by patent and grant fully confirmed to said Norwich, and the hounds ascertained as to t^iB limits and e.xtension of said town. " Norwich was settled in the spring of the year 1660. The purchase of the town was made in the month of June, 1659, by~ thirty- five men, who first settled said town. The greater part of said settlers were from Say- brook ; four or five of them were from the towns of New-London and Groton, then one town. Two of said 'settlers were from the towns of Plymouth and Marshfield, in the Massachusetts province. " Most of them came from England, settled near Boston, and were of the first settlers of Connecticut, at Hartford and Windsor, before they moved to Saybrook. " In the year 1660, the Rev. James Fitch, the pastor of the church of Saybrook, with the greater part of his church, moved from Saybrook to Norwich. Said Mr. Fitch con- tinued to be pastor of said church, at Nor- wich, until by reason of his age and infirmity NAMES OF THE FIRST SETTLERS OK NORWICH, IN 1660. Majr John Mason. Nehemiah Smith. *Rev. James Fitch. Richard Egerton. *Lt. Thos. Leflingwell. Hugh Calkins. Lt. Thos. Tracy. *John Reynolds. Thomas Bliss. Stephen Backus. John Ormstead. *Thomas Adgate. John Calkins. Francis Grisv/old. *William Backus. John Elderkin. John Bradford. *Simon Huntington. Christopher Huntington. Thomas Waterman. Samuel Hide. *John Post. John Birchard. Robert Wade. *Morgan Bowers. John Gager. *Thomas Post. Thomas Howard. Thomas Bingham. William Hide. Robert Allen. ion^. Royce. John Baldwin. John Tracy. John Pearce. preached with great acceptance to numerous audiences of different denominations. The enterprize met with great favor from Rev. Mr. Whitefield, who had visited the School at Lebanon. He showed great kind- ness to Mr. Occom, invited him to his pulpit, and introduced him to a distinguished individ- ual whom he styl^l " the Daniel of the age, the truly noble Lord Dartmouth." At the solicitation of the Earl of Dartmouth, the King made a donation of about $1000, and in a short time there was collected in England and Scotland about $50,000, for the suppoit and enlargement of the InJian School. The success of the Mission was in a great measure attributed to Mr. Occom. Several Indians, educated as teachers, were sent from this School to the Oneida?, among whom we find the names of David Fowler, a Montauli ; Joseph Woolley and Hezekiah Cal- vin, Delawares ; Moses Peters, Johannes Abra- ham, primus, and Abraham 2nd, Mohawks ; and Jacob Fowler, a Montauk. Brandt was also a pupil. On his return from Europe, Mr. Occom re- sumed his Missionary labors, and with a por- tion of the Mohegans under his care, he re- moved from the vicinity of Norwich, to the Oneida country, where they settled at a place called Brothertown, and where he died in>Ju- ly, 1792, aged about 63 years. *These were surviving in Januarj', 1700. OCCOM. Rev. Sampson Occom, of the Mohegan na- tion, was born a pagan. In 1741, Avhen about 18, he became a Christian, and soon after ap- plied to Rev. Mr. Wheelock, who willingly re- ceived him as a pupil at the Indian Charity School in Lebanon, where he remained about three years. He afterwards studied theology, was licensed by the Association of Windham County, and in 1759 was ordained by the Suffolk Presbytery at Long Island, and placed over the Indians at Montauk. In 1761 he left Long Island and went as a Missionary to the Oneidas, laboring there about five years with considerable success. He then left the Mission for a season, and v/ith Rev. Nath'l. Wliitaker, pastor of the 2d Church in Norwich, made a voyage to England to solicit fimds for the Indian School. They were highly recommended by many of the most respectable persons in America, and were cordially received — Mr. Occom being the first Indian jMinister who had been welcomed to England, attracted great attention in the prin- cipal cities of England and Scotland, and MISSIONARIES FROM NORWICH. Year. Names Mission. 1766 Rev. Samuel Kirkland, Oneida. 1761 Rev. Sampson Occum, (Mohegan,) do. 1812 Rev. Samuel Nott, Jr. Mahratta. 1812 Mrs. Nott (Roxanna Peck,) do. 1819 Rev. Miron Winslow, Ceylon. 1819 Mrs. Winslow, (Harriet L. Lathrop,) do. 1839 Mrs. Palmer, (Clarrissa Johnson,) Cherokee. 1821 Rev. William Potter, do. 1825 Wm. H. Manwarriug, do. 1826 Mrs. Gleason, (Bethiah W. Tracy,) Choctaw. 1827 Rev. Jona S. Green, Sandwich Islands. 1827 Mrs. Gulic, (Fanny H. Thomas,) do. 1833 Mrs Smith, (Sarah L. Huntington,) Syria. 1833 Mrs. Palmer, (Jerusha Johnson,) Cherokee. 1S33 Mrs. Hutchins, (Elizabeth C. Lathrop,) Ceylon. 1833 Mrs. Perry, (Harriet L. Latluop,) do. 1833 Rev. Stephen Johnson, Siam. 1835 Rev. James T. Dickinson, Singapore. 1835 Rev. William Tracy, Madura. 1835 Mrs. Hebard, (Rebecca W. Williams,) Syria. 1836 Mrs. Cherry, (Charlotte H. Lathrop,) Madura. 1836 Rev. James L. Thompson, Cyprus. 1839 Mrs. Sherman, Martha E. Williams,) Syria. 1839 Mrs. Brewer, (Laura L. Giddings,) Oregon. 1839 Mrs. Cherry, (Jane E, Lathrop,)Ceylon. 1840 Rev. Joshua Smith, Africa. THE UNCAS MONUMENT. NORWICH. " NoKWicH, from its streams and waters of ..immeice, its mountains commingling with jiublii- streets, elegant mansions and clusters of buildings, may well nigh be termed the city of romance. Events in history are daily attract- ing increased notice. The name of U>cas, \.ill live in connection with that of Munto- ,,jMo. In the centiirit'S to come, among the sons of the pilgrims, an interest will gather around the Falls of the Yantic, the Royal Rurying Ground, and the more distant Sa- hem's Plain, beyond that of romance. Everj' |,,ver of history will say, let there be perma- nent memorials, both to interest and benefit jiusterity." [Hartford Cong. THE PEQUOTS. 1620. Pehoath, grand Sachem of the Pe- quois, is said to number 4000 bowmen. 1631. Sassacds, a brave warrior, has be- come Sachem of the Pequots. 1634. SassaCCS has sent messengers to Bos- ton, 10 ask the friendship of Gov. Winthrop. 1636. Difficulty with the English from Mas- sachusetts, and thery have burned the Pequot village at the mouth of the river. 1637. The combined troops of the English fiom' Connecticut river, the Mohegans, under Uncus, and a portion of Narraganselts sent to their aid by Mianlonomo, all under the com- mand of Major John Mason, have invaded the Pequot country, destroyed their fort at Groton, and conquered the tribe— maiiy have fallen ; 200 are made prisoners, and Sassaais has fled to the Mohawks. MONUMENT TO MIANTONOMO. The capture of this great warrior, Miantono- mo, Sachem of the Narraganselts, by Uncas, Sachem of the Mohegans, was in 1643. For many years a heap of stones marked the place of his burial. On the anniversary of Ameri- can Independence in ISll, the Cold Water Army of the village of Greeneville, surround- ed the place of his burial, at Sachem Plain, in Norwich, and with the application of Cold Water as an emblem of their principles, erect- ed on a mound a neat Granite Monument in memory of the brave Chief, bearing the simple and appropriate inscription in capitals — MIANTONOMO. 1643. INSCRIPTIONS. The following are among the old Inscrip- tions at the Uncas Burymg Ground in Nor- wich : Here lies Sam Uncas, the second and belov- ed son of his father, John Uncas, who was the grandson of Uncas Grand Sachem. He died July 31gt, 1741, in the 28 year of his age. For beauty, wit — for sterling sense, For temper mild, for eloiiuence, For courage bold, for things waurcegan. He was the glory of Mohcgan — Whose death hath caused great lamentation. Both to yo English and y« Indian nation. Here lies y« body of Pompi Uncas, son of Benjamin and Ann Uncas, and of y« royal blood, who died May y* 1, 1740, in ye 21 year of his ac?. Here lies the body of two infant children of Benjamin Uncas, Ivn., and' Ann Uncas, of royal blood — one died November ye 8, 1738, ye other December the 10th, 1741. In memory of young Seasar Jonus, who died April 30, 1749, in the 28 year of his age. .\nd he was couzin to Uncas. In memory of Elizabeth Joquib, the daugh- ter of Mohomet, great grand-children to y* first Uncas, Sachem of Mohegan, who died July yc 3, 1756, aged 33. In iiv.-mory of Elizabeth Begneck, great grandchild of Uncas Sachem of Mohegan, who died October 20, A. D. 1761, aged 14 [From ihe Mokegan Eilra.] DEED FROM ONECO, SON OF UNCAS, TO THE MOHEGANS. Knowe All whome it Doth or may Concerne, that i, Oneco, Sach"" of Mohegan, have and doe by these presents pass over my righte of all that tracke of land between Newlondon Towne lands and trading Cove Brooke, unto the Mo- heagen Indians for theire use to plant, that nei- ther i nor my son nor any under him shall at any time make scale of any part thereof, and that the track of land shall be and remaine forever for the use of the Mohegans and my- self, and mine to occipy and emprove for our mutuall advantage for ever, as wittnes my seale and marke, this the 6th of March, 1693—4. his SASSACUS. Shall no memorial in ihe land Rcinain of Sassacus ? Like sani Beat by the sea, shall every trace Of ihe Great Spirit of his race, I5e swept away? Once, on yon mount* the Peqaol siooJ, And gazed o'er all the tx orld of wood, Eyed the blue Sound, and scann'd the bays, Distinct in evening's mellow rays. Like a green map lay all below, With glittering veins where rivers flow. The distance streched in haze away, As irom his Mount by Mystic bay, Whence, as the calumet went round, His eyes could measure all the Sound, Or, in the boundless ocean, find Delight for his untutored mind. Eastward he turns his glistening eye, There, where his throne, his people lie. Lie prostrate— subjects, children, power, All, all extinguished in an hour. The heart-wTung savage turned aside — But no tear stained a Pequot"s pride ; The dark hand spread upon his breast, Only, the wampum grasped, and pressed ; He turned — he stooped — took one last view — And then, like Regulus, -nithdrew. These mountains, rivers, woods and plam, Ne"er saw the Pequot King again; Far in the regions of the west. The Mohawk sent him to his rest. HlLLUOCSE. •Groton Ueishts ONECO. mark. Seale. o Wiunes, Thomas Slumam, Jonathan Fowxee. Signed and acknowledged before me, March the 6°th, 169:3-4. James Fitch, Assis't. THE BANNER OF COLUMBUS ! 1-592, Oct 12. Rambling along shore, saw 2 strange canoes. One of the Chiefs had a Banner, marked F. t Y., in honor of his Sa- chems, Febdinand and Ysabella. He was so happy in his ignorance, we said nothing- when he called this a New World? ONE JOHN SMITH! 1614. This chief came over ye big waters and made a map of some of the hunting grounds and great Rivers between the Paw- tucket and Pequot Country, and gave it to his Sachem Charles, a Son of James I. This pleased Charles, and he called it New" England. MAWHOMOTT.. Att a Generall Court Held at Hartford, Oc- tober 13th, 1692 : This Court upon Request of Owanecoe doe fully approve of those Lands of Uncass, which were by him given to Josiah, who is since deceased, be and belong to jMaw- homott for the future, and doe declare that Mawhomott is and ought to be the next Right- full Sachem of Mowhoeg after Owanecoe. And whereas Owanecoe hath desired that his fathers Lands Recorded to him, may be Confirmed to him and liis Son Mawhomott, and that they may not pass it away to any, without it be by the Consent of Cap"'. Sam'. Mason, and be acknowledged before him, which this Court allows of. A true Copy of the Record. Test, MAP OF PEQUOT AND MOHEGAN 1636. Roger Williams, who had rendered " many kindnesses and services" to the Narra- , gansetts, made a Map of the Pequot and Mo- hegan Country, which he sent to Gov. Win- throp of Boston, by MlANTONOMO ! I THE MAY FLOWER. 1620, Dec. 22. A company of pilgrims bound South, altered their course and landed at Plymouth Rock. There they found some very good Corn, and we bid them Wekmne ! Welcome '. MARINE LIST. New-London County, 1679. Kenihoorth, 1 sloop, 18 ton 1 " 14 Savbrook, 2 '• Lyme, 1 ketch, 70 ■ New-London, 1 ship 70 1 » 90 " 3 ketches 50 each.. 2 sloops 15 '■ Stoninston, 1 " 10 • THE UNCAS MONUMENT. FIRST CONSTITUTION OF THE COLONY OF CON^'ECTICUT. " In 1639 the inhabitants of the three towns, Hartford, Wethersfield, and Windsor, then called the Western Colon}^ convened at Hart- ford, and after mature consideration, by volun- tary compact, formed themselves into a State, or Commonwealth, and adopted a constitution, or fundamental law of government with the following preamble : " Forasmuch as it hath'pleased the Almighty God, by the v.ise disposition of his divine pre- vidence, so to order and dispose of things, that we the inhabitants and residents of Windsor, Hartford and Wethersfield, are now co-habit- ing and dwelling in and upon the river of Con- necticut, and the lands thereunto adjoining, and well knowing where a people are gathered together the word of God requireth that to maintain the peace and union of such a people, there should be an orderly and decent govern- ment according to God, to order and dispose of the affairs of the people at all seasons, as occa- sion should require : do therefore associate and conjoin ourselves to be as one public State or Commonwealth ; and do for ourselves and our successors, and such as shall be adjoined to us at any time hereafter, enter into combination and confederation together, to maintain and preserve the liberty and purity of the gospel of our Lord Jesus, which we now profess, as also the discipline of the churches, which accord- ing to the truth of said gospel, is now prac- tised amongst us ; as also in our civil affairs to be guided and governed according to such laios, rules, orders, and decrees, as shall be made, ordered and decreed." The constitution is in eleven articles, which embody the identical principles of civil liberty, which are now recognized in the constitution of this State and other States of the Union, and which after the lapse of two centuries, the most profound and eloquent champions of free, institutions are struggling to introduce into the old world. Trumbull thus speaks of it : '• With such wisdom did our venerable an- cestors provide for the freedom and liberties of themselves and their posterity. Thus happily did they guard against every encroachment on the rights of the subject.* This probably, is one of the most free and haj)py constitutions of civil government which has ever been form- ed. The formation of it, at so early a period, when the light of liberty was wholly darkened in most parts of the earth, and the rights of men were so ^ittle understood in others, does great honor to their ability, integrity, and love of mankind." Bancroft, in the first volume of his History of the United States, pages 435-36, makes the following remarks : " Under the benignant auspices of peace, the citizens of the Western Colony resolved toper- feet its political institutions and to form a bodjr politic by voluntary association. The consti- tution which was thus framed was of unexam- pled liberality. The elective franchise belong- ed to all the members of the towns who had taken the oath of allegiance to the common- wealth ; the magistrates and representatives were appointed among the towns according to their population. Nearly two centuries have elapsed ; the world has been made wiser by the most varied experience ; political institutions have become the theme on which the most pow- erful and cultivated minds have been employed and the most various experiments attempted ; dynasties of kings have been dethroned, recall- ed, and dethroned again ; pretenders have form- ed a numerous and little regarded body in the crowd of ambitious aspirants ; and so many constitutions have been formed or reformed, stifled or subverted, that memory may despair of a complete catalogue ; but the people of Connecticut have found no reason to deviate essentially from the frame of government that was established by their fathers. " No jurisdiction of the English monarch was recognized ; the laws of honest justice were the basis of their Commonwealth, and therefore its foundations were lasting ; these humble em- igrants succeeded in inventing an admirable system ; for they virere near to nature, and lis- tened to her voice, and easily copied her forms. No ancient usages, no hereditary differences of rank, no established interests impeded the ap- plication of the principle of justice. Liberty springs spontaneously into life ; the artificial distinctions of society require centuries to ri- pen. History has ever celebrated the com- manders of armies on which victory has been entailed — the heroes who have won laurels in scenes of carnage and rapine. Has it no place for the founders of States — the wise legislators who struck the rock in the wilderness, so that the waters of liberty gushed forth in copious and perrennial fountains? They who judge men by their influence on public happiness, and by the services which they render to the human race, will never cease to honor the me- mory of Hooker and Haynes." PATENT OF THE TOWN OF NORWICH, A. D. 16S5. Whereas the General Court of Connecticut have forever granted unto the proprietors and Inhabitants of the Towne of Norwich all those lands, both meadows and uplands within these abuttments (viz.) from the mouth of Tradeing- cove Brooke the line to run as the Brooke to the head of the Brooke to a white oake mark- ed N : and from thence west northwesterly to a great pond to a black oake marked N: which stands neere the mouth of the great Brooke that runs out of the pond to Norwich river, which is about seven miles from the said Trade- ing Cove ; and from thence the line runns North noreast nine miles to a Black oake stand- ing by the river side on the south of it, a little above maumeag\vay, and from thence the line runs south southeasterly nine miles to a white oake standing by a brooke marked N : and then the line runs south southwesterly nine miles to a white oake neere Robert AUyn and Thomas Rose's Dwelling houses, which tree is marked N : and from thence westerly as New London Bounds runs to Mohegen river, the whole being nine miles square, the said land haveing been by purchase or otherwise lawfully obtayned of the Indian natives proprietors. — And whereas, the said Inhabitants and propri- etors of the s"! Norwich in the Colony of Con- ecticutt have made application to the Governo' and Company of the sJ Colony of Cpnecticutt assembled in Court May 2o">, 16S-5, that they may have a patent for the confirmation of the afore^'' land, so purchased and granted to them as aforesaid, and which they have stood seized, and quietly possessed of for many years late past, without interuption. Now for a more full confirmation of the aforesd unto the pres- ent proprietors of the s'' Towneship of Nor- wich in their possession and injoyment of the premises, know yea that the sd Governour and Company assembled in Generall Court accord- ing to the Commission Granted to them by his magestie's charter, have given and granted and by these presents doe give, grant Rattifie and confirme unto Mr. James Fitch senf, Capt. James Fitch, Mr. Benjamine Brewster, Lieut. Thomas Tracy, Lieut. Tho. LefRngwell, Mr. Christopher Huntington, Mr. Simon Hunting- ton, Ensign Wm. Backus, Mr. Thomas Water- man, Mr. John Burchard and Mr. John Post, and the rest of the said present proprietors of the township of Norwich, their heirs, suckces- sors and assigns forever ; the aforesaid parcell of land as'it is Butted and Bounded, together with all the woods, meadows, pastures, ponds, waters, rivers, islands, fishings, huntmgs, fowle- ings, mines, mineralls, quarries, dnd precious stones, upon or within the .said tract of land, and all other proffitts and comodities thereunto belonging, or in any wayes appertayning ; and Doe also grant unto the aforesd Mr. James Fitch' senf, Capt. James Fitch, Mr. Benjamin Brewster, Lieut. Thomas Tracy, Lieut. Thos. Leffingivell, Mr. Christopher Huntington, Mr. Simon Huntington, Ensign Wm. Backus, Mr. Thomas Waterman, Mr. John Birchard, and Mr. John Post, and the rest of the proprietors. Inhabitants of Norwich, their heirs, successors and assigns forever, that the fores'* tract of land shall be forever hereafter deemed, reputed and be an intire towneship of itself — to have and to hold the said tract of land and premi- ses, with all and singular their appurtenances, together with the priviledges and immunities and francliises herein given and granted unto the say'' ilr. James Fitch senf, Capt. James Fitch, Mr. Benjamine Brewster, Lieut. Thomas Tracj^ Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell, Mr. Chris- topher Huntington, Mr. Simon Huntington, Ensign Wm. Backus, Mr. Thomas Waterman, Mt. John Birchard and Mr. John Post, and other the present proprietors. Inhabitants of Norwich, theire heirs successors, and assignes for ever, and to the only proper use and be- hoofe of the sayd Mr. James Fitch sen"", Capt. James Fitch, Mr. Benjamine Brewster., Lieut. Thomas Tracy, Lieut. Thomas Leffingwell, Mr. Christopher Huntington, Mr. Simon Hun- tington, Ensign Wm. Backus, Mr. Thomas Waterman, Mr. John Birchard and Mr. John Post, and other proprietors, inhabitants of Nor- wich, their heirs, successors, and assigns for ever, according to the Tenor of East Green- wich in Kent, in free and comon soccage and not in capii'o, nor ar^:; they capable according THE UNCAS MONUMENT. to the custom of the country, yielding, render- ing, and paieiiig therefore to our sovereign Lord the king, his heires and successors, his dues according to Charier. In witness where- of, we have caused the Scale of the Colony to be hereunto affixed this twenty-first of May, 16S5, in the first year of the reigne of our sovereigne lord James the Second, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the faith. ROBERT TREAT, Governor. ,.^_^ March 30"', 1687, pr order of ( ) Gov.f and Compony of the Colony ( SEAL. I ^{ Conecticutt. ..- Signed pr Joii.N Allyn, Secrety. Entered in the pub. records, Lib. D : fo. 138, 139, Novf 27iii, 16S.5: pr John Allym, Secrety. COUNTIES IN CONNECTICUT. Connecticut was formed into five Counties in 1665, viz., Hartford, New-Haven, New-Lon- don, Fairfield and Windham. The towns in New-London County were New-London, Norwich, Saybrook, Stonington, Killingworth, L^nme, Groton, and Preston. FIRST PRINTING PRESS. The first printing press in Connecticut was at Pequot, (New-London) forty-five years before there was 6ne established in any other part of the Colony* THE SAYBROOK PLATFORM. This work was issued at Pequot in 1710, being the first book printed in the Colony. HARD TIMES IN 1718. .\t the close of that year Dec. 30, the Town ot Norwich was in debt as follows, as appear- ed by the records, viz : .£. s. d. To John Tracy, 4 snakes, 00 00 OS To Elisha Waterman, 67 birds, 00 02 09 1-2 To John Rood, 24 birds, 00 01 00 Thomas Bingham, 4 snakes and drumming, 01 00 OS To Nalhl. Rider, his horse to North- ampton, on Town service, 00 01 00 To Saml Lathrop, one Wolf, 00 10 06 Hope some of our readers will add it up. — The regular price for killing black-birds was a lialf penny each — for rattlesnakes, two pence each ; for wolves ten shillings and sixpence each. "THE NORWICH PACKET, .•\nd the Connecticut, Mas.«achusetts, New- Hampshire and Rhode Island Advertiser.' This paper was first issued in October, 1773. Woekly.Jterms six shillings and eight pence per annum. The ]>rintcrsofrer to " work with care, fidcli- "• and expedition." 'NOTICE. Hy The American Board of Commisnoners for Foreign Missions, will meet at Norwich, on the second Wednesday of Septeinher, A. D., 1842. INDIAN CHARITY SCHOOL. Rev. Eleazer AVheelock, founder of the In- dian Charity School at Lebanon, in this vicini- ty, was a grandson of Mr. Christopher Hun- tington, of Norwich, and a descendant of one of the first settlers of this town. At the age of si.xteen, it pleased God deep- ly to impress his mind and heart with religious truth, and he entered upon his collegiate course with a resolution to devote himself to the work of the ministry. He was one of the two first students to whom was awarded the Berkelian premium at Yale College. While with fidelity and success he fulfilled the duties of a pastor, and while multitudes listened to his instruc- tion with ardent attention, he was yet desirous of devoting a portion of his time to the more extensive advancement of the Redeemer's cause. The numerous tribes of Indians in New-England and the forests of North Ameri- ca engaged his attention, and he had a strong desire to teach them the principles of the Christian religion, and the arts of civilized life. In establishing the Indian School, he doubt- less shared in the sympathies, and prayers and counsel of that eminent missionary, David Brainerd ; and in consecrating a portion of his own time and property to the support of the institution, he often expressed his confidence that God would e.xcite many among the pious and liberal to aid in its support. Dr. Whee- lock commenced the school at his own house, in Lebanon, on a plan which, till then, had never been attempted — ^by persuading Indian parents to place their children with him, that he might instruct them in the Christian religion, and in the arts of civilized life. It was also his pur- pose to educate a number of English youth who would devote themselves to the service of the Saviour as missionaries of the cross. The Hon. Scotch Commissioners, at Boston, were the first public society to encourage his labors, and in !Mny, 1763, requested him to send Da- vid Fowler, one of his Indian scholars from Montauk, with Sampson Occam, to the Oneidas to procure three boys to be placed in the school at the expense of the society. Soon after, the General Court of Massachusetts became the patron of Dr. Wheelock. Such was their con- fidence in his integrity and in the wisdom of his arrangements, that they honored themselves by assisting his labors, and voted, "That Dr. Wheelock should be allowed to take under his care six children of the Six Nations, that lliey would be at the expense of their education, board, and clothing, for one year." The Gen- eral Assembly of New Hampshire also made a donation to promote the design; and the Lon- don Commissioners in Boston, made several grants for the same purpose. Contributions were also sent in from congregations and indi- viduals ; and among other benefactors, mention is made of the Rev. Geo. Whitfield, the Count- ess of Huntington, and Jlr. Franck, son of the founder of the Orphan House in Germany. Dr. Wheelock lived to see a rich reward for his labors. In answer to his prayers, many other friends of the school were raised up, a- mong whom was Sampson Occum the Mohe- gan preacher, one of the first pupils, and who accompanied the Rev. Nathaniel Wliitaker, of Norwich, on a mission to solicit funds in Eng- land. The s\iccess of their enibassy was such as to justil'y an enlargement of the plan, and Moore's Indian Charity School became the foundation of Daktmoi.'th College. Although the natives of the forest have fallen like the leaf, the institution originally designed for their benefit has richly enjoyed the blessing of God. Two thousand and fifty-two young gentlemen have graduated at the college, of whom five hundred and forty-five became ministers of the gospel, and nineteen of the number mis- sionaries in foreign lands ; and among the graduates who have entered upon other avoca- tions, as appears by the Quarterly Register in 1840, " sixteen have been presidents of colle- ges or theological seminaries ; fifty'have been professors in colleges or theological seminaries ; eight have been governors of states ; thirteen have been judges of supreme courts ; fifty-four have been senators or representatives in con- gress ; and two have been ambassadors at for- eign courts ;" and five hundred and twenty- four individuals, not alumni of the institution, have received the degree of bachelors or doc- tors in medicine, in the regular course of study — making, in the whole, two thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine who have received degrees at the institution. Dr. Wheelock found great peace and joy a? the moment of his departure from earth drew nigh. On a monument erected to his memo- ry, it is inscribed : " By the gospel he subdued the ferocity of the savage ; And to the civilized he opeoed new paths of .science. ' Traveler, Go, if you can, and deserve The sublime reward of such merit." MAP OF PEQUOT AND MOHEGAN 1636. River Qunnihticm. Q a fort of the Nantatjuilt men, confederate \nlh the Pequts. Mohi^anic River. Ohom- I I o«-auke, the swamp I I I I 3 or 4 milesfrom QWeinshauks where Sassacus, the chief sachim, is. Mis-Qlick, where is Mamnhu.% another chief sachim. River. Nayan- QUiquit,}; where is Wepiteatnmokdindi ourfrienils River. * Conneclicut. fNiantic. f Proh&hXy Monol to. LACONIC SPEECH IN BOSTON IN 163S. Uncas to Gov. Wi.n'thkop. — " This heart" he said, laying his hand on his heart, " is twt mine, hut yours. I have iw men. They are all yours. Command me any hard thing — / . will do it." Wanted, — A copy of the address of Col. William Hines, delivered before the , Norwich Falls Temperance Society, at the Methodist Chapel, in 1S27. THE UNCAS MONUMENT. VmXH MONUMENT. NORWICH, JULY 4, 1S4l>. This dav is devoted to Banners ; Cold Wa- ter Armies ; Washingto7iians ; and Pic-Nics, throughoat the land " Praise God from WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW."' In Norwich, tlie Cold Water Ar.mv will he presented with another beautiful Banner, by a lady, with a device representing " The OLD Oakbn Bucket." The Washingtonians will be presented also ■with a new Banner, having the figure of Wa- shington. The ceremonies in regard to the laying of the Monument, will be this afternoon at 3 o'clock, at the grove, near the Indian Burying Ground. Norwich, in 1842. — This town has doubled in the number of its dwelling houses, church- es, ornamental trees, and olive plants, dur- ing the last twenty years. THE NORWICH ELMS. ■" Though we, who 'neath their lofty screen Pursued our childish play, Now show amid our scatter'd locks The sprinkled tints of gray ; And though the village of our love Must many a change betide, Ijong may those sacred Ehn Trees stand In all their strength and pride." L. H. S HARD TIMES IN BOSTON IN 1774. SENTIMENTS OF NORWICH. At a very full meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Norwich, legally warned and con- vened in the Town House in said Norwich, on the 6th day of June, A. D. 1774. The Honorable Jabez Huntington, Esq., Mo- derator. Voted, That this meeting be adjourned to the meeting-house, and there immediately opened, that more convenient room may be had for the number of people -now assembled. The meeting was opened at the meeting- house accordingly, where the following resolves were passed almost unanimously. Voted, That Samuel Huntington, Esq., Mr. Jsaac Tracy, Capt. Jedediah Huntington, Chris- topher Leffingwell, Esq., Elisha Fitch, Esq. Simon Tracy, Jr. Esq., Capt. Joseph Trumbull, Benjn. Huntington, Esq., and Capt. Zabidel jJogers, be a Committee to draw up some sen- timents proper to be adopted, and resolutions to be come into in this alarming crisis of afiairs, relative to the Natural Rights, and Privileges of the People, and to lay the same before this meeting. On the same day, on receiving the Report of the Committee, it was. Voted, That we will, to the utmost of our abilities, assert and defend the Liberties and immunities of British America ; and that we will co-operate with our Brethren in this and the other Colonies in such reasonable mea- sures as shall in General Congress, or other- wise, be judged most proper to release us from Burthens we now feel, and secure us from greater evils we fear will follow from the Prin- ciples adopted by the British Parliament, res- pecting the Town of Boston. Voted, That Capt. Jedediah Huntington, Christopher Leffingwell, Esq., Doct. Theophi- lus Rogers, Capt. Wm. Hubbard, and Capt Joseph Trumbull, be a standing Committee for keeping up a correspondence with the Towns in this and the neighboring Colonies, and that they transmit a copy of these votes to the Coin- inittee of Correspondence of the Town of Bos- ton. AN INDIAN'S OFFERING. Norwich, Oct. 25, 1841. On Saturday last, and Indian female, neat and interesting in her appearance, of the Mo- hegan tribe, called and offered hazle nuts for sale. On inquiry it was found that her object was to get money to make an offering to the American Board. Her father, mother, aunt and herself, were each accustomed to give half a dollar, and a younger sister, who was with her, twelve and a half cents annually, while the little ones would give two or three cents each. Being called upon a few days since by their minister, they were willing to make the offer- ing, but had no money in the house, although they have a comfortable home. The mother said, why don't you go out and gather hazle nuts, and sell them, and in that way raise the money. The daughter at once replied that she would do so, and though in feeble health, ga- thered the nuts, and walked a distance of five miles to find a purchaser, that she might have the privilege of doing something for Foreign Missions. She stated that her minister is much encouraged this year, as his people had given various sums from two cents to four dol- lars each. The Mohegan church is a neat edifice, a few miles south of Norwich, and has a fine view of the Thames. In 1832, when a company of missionaries was about to embark from that ri- ver, in the Mentor, for the Sandwich Islands, with a frame on board for the Seamen's Chap- el at Honolulu, Rev. Mr. Smith, of that mis- sion, preached at Mohegan, and the first fruits were then collected on behalf of the Board, be- ing a contribution of two or three dollars. — Since then collections have been regularly ta- ken, and the amount contributed the last five years has averaged twenty-five dollars per an- num. FANEUIL HALL CENTENNARY. It will be one hundred years on the Sih day of September next since the building was fin- ished. On l.hat day ths architect, Samuel Ro- gers, formally presented, by order of Peter Fa- neuil, at whose private expense it was built, to the Selectmen of the Town, the key of the House which, afterwards, became " The Cra- dle OF Liberty." So may it continue to all ages. The origin of the building was on this wise. The old wooden Market houses were destroyed by fire, and there was so strong an opposition to their being rebuilt, that nothing could be done to re-establish them. In this state of opinion, Peter Faneuil, a wealthy mer- chant, and descendent of one of the Hugue- nots who fled from France, in 16S5, offered to build at his own expense, on the Town's land in Dock Square, an edifice of sufficient capa- city and proper structure for a Market house, if the Town would permit him to do so, and place the building under such regulations as might be necessary. In July, 1740, a town meeting was called, and the petition of Thomas Palmer and 340 others, was read, praying that the town would accept Mr. Faneuil's offer. It seems almost incredible at this day, but on counting the votes, the yeas were 367, and the nays .360 — a ma- jority of seven only appearing in favor of ac- cepting the generous proposal of the donor. — The building was, however, commenced and completed, in due time. It was of brick, two stories high, and measured 100 by 40 feet. — The Hall would accommodate one thousand persons, and there were convenient apartments for town officers. On the 13th September, 1742, the first public meeting of the citizens was held in the Hall, and on motion of the Hon. John Jeffries, the thanks of' the town were presented to Mr. Faneuil for his noble benefaction. Mr. Faneuil did not long survive to enjoy the gratitude of his fellow citizens. He died on the 3d of March, 1743, prematurely and suddenly, and on the 14th of the same month a Funeral Oration was pronounced in Faneuil Hall, by Mr. John Lovell, Master of the South Grammar School, which was the first specimen of eloquence uttered in the Cradle of Liberty. The building was enlargedSn 1805, by ad- ding SO feet of width, and a third story. The Hall now accommodates four thousand people. [Boston Transcript. ^ ERECTION OF THE MONUMENT. The Monument procured by the Ladies of Norwich, in memory of Uncas, will be in its place this day, July 4th, 1842. A procession of the citizens of Norwich and vicinity will be formed at the Park, in front of the Boy's Academy, at half-past two o'clock, and will move with a Band of Music, to the Indian Burying Ground, where ceremo- nies appropriate to the erection of the Monu- ment will take place at 3 o'clock. An address will be delivered on the occasion by Wm. L. Stone, Esq., of the city of New- York. THE MOHEGAN. " Amid these hills, with verdure spread, The red-browed hunter's arrow sped ; And on these waters, sheen and blue. He freely launched his light canoe, Wliile through the forests gleamed like light,. The living wild-deer's antler bright,"' THE UNCAS MONUMENT. COL. TRUMBULL AND THE MORE- CANS. About the year 1776 a circumstance occur- red, which deserves to be written on adamant. In the wars of New-England with the Aboriij- ines, the Mohegnn tribe of Indians early be- came the fri«nds of the English. Their favo- rite ground was on the banks of the river (now the Thames,) between New-London and Nor- wich. A small remnant of the Mohegans still exist, and they are sacredly protected in the possession and enjoyment of their favorite do- main on the banks of the Thames. The gov- ernment of this tribe had become hereditary in the family of the celebrated chief Uncas. Dur- ing the time of my father's mercantile prosper- ity, he had employed several Indians of this tribe in hunting animals, whose skins were va- luable for their fur. Among these hunters was one named Zachary, of the royal race, an ex- cellent hunter, but as drunken and worthless an Indian as ever lived. When he had some- what passed the age of fifty, several members of the royal family who stood between Zacha- ry and the throne of his Tribe, died, and he found himself with only one life between him and the empire. In this moment his better genius resumed its sway, and he reflected seri- ously. " How can such a drunken wretch as * I am aspire to be tlie chief of this honorable race ? ' What will my people say ? and how will the shades of my noble ancestors look down indignant upon such a base successor ? Can 1 succeed to the great Uncas ? I will drink no more !" He solemnly resolved never again to taste any drink but tvater, and he kepi his resolution. I had heard this story, and did not entirely believe it ; for young as I was, I already par- took in the prevailing contempt for Indians. — In the beginning of May, the annual election of the principal officers of the (then) colony was held at Hartford, the capital. My father attended officially, and it was customary for I tie chief of the Mohegans also to attend. — Zachary had succeeded to the rule of his tribe. My father's house was situated about midway on the road between Mohegan and Hartford, and the old chief was in the habit of coming a few days before the election, and dining with his brother governor. One day the mischiev- ous thought struck me, to try the sincerity of 'In- old man's temperance. The family were >eated at dinner, and there was excellent home- brewed beer on the table. I addressed the old chief — " Zachary, this beer is excellent ; will '. ou taste it ?" The old man dropped his knife and fork — leaned forward with a stern intensi- ty of expression ; his black eye sparkling with indignation was fixed on me. " John," said he, " you do not know what you are doing. — You are serving the devil, boy ! Do you not know that I am an Indian ? I tell you that I am, and that, if I should but taste your beer, I could not slop until I got to ruin, and become again the drunken, contemptible wretch your father remembers me to have been. John, while you live, never agiu7i tempt any man to break a good resolution.'' Socrates never uttered a more valuable pre- cept. Demosthenes could not have given it in more solemn tones of eloquence. I was thun- derstruck. My parents were deeply affected. They looked at each other, at me, and at the venerable old Indian, with deep feelings of awe and respect. They afterwards frequently reminded me of the scene, and charged me ne- ver to forget it. Zachary lived to pass the age of eighty, and sacredly kept his resolution. — He lies buried in the royal burial place of his tribe, near the beautiful falls of the Yantic, the western branch of the Thames, in Norwich, on land now owned by my friend, Calvin God- dard, Esq. I visited the grave of the old chief lately, and repeated to myself his inesti- mable lesson. — Col. TrumbulVs Autobiogra- phy. THE MOHEGAN FAIR. The little Chapel of the Mohegan Indians, having been repaired, enlarged, and entirely remoddled, was consecrated anew on the morn- ing of Friday, June 17, 1S42. Prayer and reading the .scriptures, by Rev. H. P. Arms, of Norwich — sermon, by Rev. Horace Hooker, of Hartford, from 1st John 1, 3d — concluding prayer, by Rev. T. L. Shipman. The congregation presented a motley aspect. Complexions, in every variety of shade, might be seen, from the ^vTinklcd faces of the verita- ble Mohegans of olden times, down to the chil- dren of the school, who with their bright, in- .telligent countenances, many of then scarcely darker than the little '-pale faces" beside them, filled the seats in front of the pulpit, while ci- vilized life was represented by several hundred people gathered from Norwich, New-London, Montville and the neighboring towns. After the service, a fair was opened to aid in defraying the expenses of improving the Cha- pel. A pleasant grove had been enclosed for the occasion, with a fence of interwoven boughs, and appropriately decorated, where re- freshments were displayed suited to all tastes. Here a huge wooden bowl of savory, smoking succotash, stood with its wooden ladle, inviting- ly ready. There an Indian woman was in- structing novices in the art of making yohcake — a preparation of pounded parched corn with rich cream, while in another place wild straw- berries were offered in Indian baskets. Those who preferred the dainties of civilized life might find them on every side in rich profusion. Suspended from the trees and over the tables wer^ articlss of Indian manufacture, — baskets of various shapes and hues ; wooden spoons, and birch brooms, hung beside fancy work of modern invention, delicately executed by the younger hands, in the school and sewing circle. Among other articles, we noticed a riding whip of whale-bone, beautifully carved, and a small <«i curiously inlaid with read and white cedar. These were the workmanship of the Indian men, when absent on whaling voyages — for be it known to the uninitiated, that these sons of the forest, having laid aside their arrows, are so exceedingly dexterous in the use of the har- poon, that at times, the settlement is destitute of men — every mother's son of them being out on a whaling expedition from New-Loudon. A Post Office was opened in a bower of birch branches, which was quite an animated spot till the mail was exhausted. The letters were furnished by pupils of the school, and aflbrded pleasing proof of their proficiency, as did the pages of the Mohegan Extra — a little sheet got up for the occasion, and sold on the ground. — Companies continued to arrive and depart in carriages and by steamboat, through the after- noon, and we cannot but hope that something substantial was left behind as a memorial of the pleasant occasion. The remnant of this once numerous and powerful tribe, the Mohegans, are owners of from twenty-five hundred to three thousand acres of land, mostly under cultivation, situated in the town of Montville, between four and five miles from Norwich city, bounded on the north by Trading Cove brook, and on the east by the river Thames. A large part of this reserva- tion is held in common, and designated by the title of the ' tribe land ;' the rest being claimed as ancestral rights, belongs to individual fami- lies. Their secular affairs are managed by an a- gent appointed by the county court, to whom he is accountable for a just distribution of the avails of their lands. The number of families now resident in the settlement, is thirteen, comprising in all, be- tween sixty and seventy individuals. The old- est person now living in the tribe, is John Un- cas, a revolutionary pensioner, supposed to be between eighty and ninety. Till 1S30, little systematic efTort had been made for their improvement, though individu- als had done what they could for their bodily comfort. At that time a school was commenc- ed and perseveringly continued among them, by one whose name is now extensively known and honored, but is nowhere regarded with more perfect veneration, than in this scene of her early missionary labors. We refer to Sa- rah L. Huntington, afterwards known as Mrs. Smith, of the Syria mission. She was inde- fatigable in her personal labors among the Mo- hegans, and in her well-judged efforts to obtain aid for them from abroad. Through her in- strumentality, a church and school house were built by the liberality of individuals ; the elo- (juent appeals from her pen, obtained from the Domestic Missionary Society of Connecticut, aid in support of a minister and a share in the appropriations of the general Government for the instruction of the Indians, was secured for the maintenance of a school among them. The settlement of Rev. Anson Gleason, for- merly of the Choctaw mission, as their present pastor and teacher, with a female assistant, has \ proved an epoch in Mohegan history. At that time, one aged woman had been for years the only professor of religion in their settlement. Now the church numbers more than sixty na- tive and white members, and eleven others are candidates for admission. Industry and sobrie- ty, those virtues so hard to engraft upon an Indian stock, are putting forth fruits and buds of promise. About twenty children are under daily instruction. — Daily Courier. John G. Cooley, Printer, Norwich, Conn, TEMPERANCE, INDUSTRY, AND RELIGION. ENTIRELY ORIGINAL.] MOHEGAN, JUNE 16, 1843. [PRICE SIX CENTS. THE MOHEGAN EXTRA. Amid all the light that is pouring from the multitude of literary, political, and religious pe- riodicals which are scattered over our happy and enlightened land, it might not be expected that any additional brilliancy would emanate from a few faint rays shooting out from the dark hills and dales of Mohegan. Yet, suffer us for once to throw out our Indian torch amid your brighter luminaries, without fear of eclips- ing the light you so richly enjoy. We presume we need offer no other apolog)' for coming out in this public maimer before the benevolent community, than simply to tell a few Indian stories, and hum a few broken stan- zas, and thank most sincerely and heartily, those who have contributed to aid us in repair- ing our house of worship; and the hope, also, of drawing together many gentlemen and la- dies, to greet us with their smiles of approba- tion, buy a few articles at our fair, and thus help to extricate us from debt, and bid us a hearty " God speed," and so send us on our way with renewed strength and courage in the service of our blessed Lord and Savior. Although we make no pretensions to vie with our brother editors, in matter or inanner, yet we mean to be more than they in this one particular — that our Extra will all be original, and that which was never pressed with types before. Our generous readers, however, will put the most favorable construction upon all we may in this manner chance to say, as they are aware how little time \\s have to arrange our thoughts, set up our types, and strike off our paper. We trust it will be none the less interesting for having a variety of poetry and prose — if po- etry we may even dare to call it ; nor for hav- inc on it the print of juvenile fingers. Perhaps a few siinple hearted letters from the children of our Academj', will add interest to the Extra; and should they wish to chant a few rhymes, they may be kindly listened to, though not in perfect metre or tune. They have not forgot- ten with what apparent interest they were lis- tened to on the Great Plain, amid that great as- .-.embly, \*hile they stood upon their seat, and with their teacher, sung their Temperance Coat of Anns: In olden times and days of yore, Before the white man trod our shore, 'T is said our fathers, brave and bold, Could drink char water, pure and cold. Brave Uncas's men are now all gone. And we, a handful, left forlorn ; Yet, few and tempted as we be, From Alcohol we ivill he free. The Indian secret for taming horses, is to Ihw the breath of man into their nostrils. [C7^ This just fills our column ! COBIE TO THE FAIR. Oh, come, buy our pretty things ; Come, buy our fine gay baskets, All filled with strawberries so fine, Better than empty caskets. Here are rosettes of painted wafers, And pasteboard white to hold 'em. And fancy ones of every shape — I 'm sure that you will buy one. Here 's a miser's purse, to screen the cash From curious observation ; E mbroidered ones for those who dash And pass for lib'ral gentlemen. For ladies, too, here 's cushions new, And thread and needle cases ; Here 's dolUes nice, misses, for you, And cradles and rag babies. Some little bags and^ugar kisses. Silk hearts neat, a great variety ; Now don't stick about the prices ; I tell you, 't is all for charity. This Indian broom you sure will buy, Out of respect to Uncas ; And what you '11 stake for Occiun's sakn. Oh, pray be quick and tell u^ If useful things you wish to get, Where gewgaws are a scarcity, I think you '11 own when yoti go home,' You've seen, for once, a rarity. Then, jrents aiwi tnilipj!.. cJnSfiswKl all, Come be, to-day, wauregan ;* Yuu '11 own economy we teach When next you meet at Sloheaau. HISTORICAL FACTS. The remnant of this once numerous and powerful tribe, the Mohegans, are owners of from twenty-five hundred to three thousand acres of land, mostly under cultivation, situated in the town of Montville, between four and five miles from Norwich City, bounded on the north by Trading Cove Brook, and on the east by the river Thames. A large part of this reserva- tion is held in common, and designated by the title of " tribe land ; " the rest, being claimed as ancestral rights, belongs to individual fami- lies. Their secular afiairs are managed by an agent appointed by the County Court, to whom he is accountable for a just distribution of the avails of their lands. The number of families now resident in the settlement, is thirteen, comprising, in all, be- tween sixty and seventy individuals. Of this number, about twenty promising children at- tend the school ; one of them, a girl of twelve years, we introduce to the readers of our paper in the signature of Pocahontas. The oldest person now living in the tribe, is John Uncas, a revelutionary pensioner, supposed to be be- tween eighty and ninety. The school was commenced by Miss S. L. Huntington, in 1S30, and a little chapel ereeted through her instrumentality, by the co-opera- tion of benevolent individuals, in 18.31. The mission was permanently established in 1S32, and a church formed in July of the same year, under the supervision of its present pastor. Four persons (two native women and two white) united on profession of their faith, with five members froin other churches, and one aged Indian woman, (ten, in all,) the only surviving professor of religion, in regular standing, found among them ; and she had long been deprived of the privileges of Christian communion aird fellowship. The heart of this aged disciple, who had long been a mother in Israel to her people, was filled with the liveliest emotions of gratitude, that she had lived to see the gospel re-established among them ; and after enjoying the dispensation of its ordinances about two years, she " entered into that rest," leaving the most satisfactory evidence that the faith which she had clung to in the hour of temptation and adversity, was triumphant over the last enemv. Fifty-nine persons, in all, have been added to this feeble vine, eighteen of whom were the aboriginal inhabitants of the soil. Th^irteen were received on the first Sabbath in^April, seven whites and six natives, and eleven more ?tand as- candidates for our ne.xt communion, as fruits of a precious revival with which we were blessed during the past winter. These facts we would record with devout grat- itude to God, who has conferred honor upon our little Sion. This feeble church has been made to triumph in the power of redeeming grace, in receiving to their number an additional influ- ence, in sustaining the doctrines of the cross, and helping them onward in their march to the heavenly Canaan ! A thrilling ingredient in the cup of our rejoicing has been the reflection that the sainted spirits of a Sarah L. Huntine- ton, a Rebecca Williams, and a Cynthia Mor- gan, who once toiled, and prayed, and wept for the salvation of this people, have been the hap- py witnesses of the blessed effects of their la- bors, and have united with us in praise to our precious Redeemer for his saving mercy: The cause of temperance has gained a firmer footing among us, and that praiseworthy jour- nal, the Total Abstinent, is quite a favorite in our neighborhood. May it hold on its way, telling the whole truth, cheering the Washing- tonians, and pouring light upon those whose business it is to destroy the image of God in his noblest work. And may we live to see the day when the descendants of " brave Uncas," at least, shall be free from the power of king Alcohol. G . THE COQUETTE REPROVED. " 'Tis strange that I remain a maid, Though fifty swains have homage paid." "The reason you have told," says Fannjc, You've had just forty-nine too many." THE MOHEGAN, EXTRA-, w'hat £K) you think of this? A ccriaiji very honest and respectable lurm- or in our county, a warm friend to the teinper- .iiice cause, and supporter of the srospel, on bein^ asked to put his name to the leioial pledge, rather declined for the time, because ' his hired help, in haying, would not do with- out cider. He had hired a young Indian man to work for him for the summer. The evening liefore going to commence his six months' work, he came to the Secretary of the Total Absti- nence Society, and wanted to put down his name to the strung pltdge; an