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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. 1837 edition. Excerpt: ...to acts of hostility with the English. In the year 1632, one Captain Stone arrived in the Massachusetts in a ship from Virginia, who designed thither again in a short time; but having some business at a Dutch trading-house up in Connecticut river, sailed thither in a barque, and when he had got up about two leagues above the mouth of the river, his vessel ran aground, the water being very low, and being late in the day, at which time several Indians came on board, either Pequots or some of their accomplices, is uncertain. Captain Stone, meeting with this unexpected hindrance in his way, sent two of his men, with two Indians as pilots, to the Dutch trading-house; but night coming on before they reached their port, they ran their skiff, in which they were, ashore, and in the night, when the Englishmen were asleep, their Indian guides murdered them both. There remained at this time with Captain Stone in his barque about twelve of the Indians, who took the opportunity when Captain Stone was asleep, and killed him and all his remaining company, being eight in number, and sunk the barque. This first beginning of heathen tragedies was acted in the year 1634, and in the year 1635, the Indians at Block Island (though under Ninicraft's jurisdiction, the sachem of the Narragansett country, before mentioned), killed Captain Oldham, with all his company, how many is uncertain. He went thither on a friendly trading voyage with the natives there; but, as it was said, they fell into an unhappy quarrel, which issued in the above-said slaughter. About this time the Indians on Long Island killed two men that were cast away there in a storm. In this interim there were but about 250 men in Connecticut, exclusive of 20 men sent down under the command of Captain Mason, ...