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persons, went over Seekonk river to seek place tor
that purpose. Descending the stream, as they drew
near the little cove, north OF Tookwotten, now
called Indian Point, they were saluted by the ma
tlves with the friendly term. What cheer 2 Pass
ing down to the mouth OF the river, and round
the other side, to place called, by the Indians,
Mooshauslck, where they landed, and were hos
pltabiy received. Not far from the landing, Roger
Williams afterwards built his house. Here he,
with his companions, began plantstlon, which. IN
acknowledgment OF Gods merciiul providence
TO him in his distress,' he called Providence. In
1888 deed of Canonicus and Miantonomoh con-
irmed his possession OF the land. The exile, per-
secuted for his testimony to the freedom OF con-
science, had become the founder oil State.


Attack on Fort Stephenson.


On the 20lh OF July, the British and Indians made
another attempt Oh Fort Meigs but after siege
OF eight days they were compelled TO abandon 1t.
They then sailed round TO Sandusky Bay, hoping
to surprise Fort Stephenson, at that place. This
fort was garflsoned by only one hundred and sixty
men, under the command oil Major Croghan: lac
force of the enemy supposed 10 consist OF about
five hundred regulars and eight hundred Indians,
the whole commanded by General Proctor. On
the Ist of August the enemy landed, and imme-
diately opened their fire from the sx-pouRders of
then gun boats, and howiiZer, which they landed
a short distance below the fort. The only piece of
artillery in the possession of the Americans was a
slx-pounder, which wass occasionally fired from
different quarters, TO impress the enemy with the
belief that there were several. The fire OF the
assailants having been principally directed against
the northwestern angle OF the fort, with the inten
ton, as it was supposed, of storming 1t from that
ton as to epfilsde that angle, and masked, TO
be unperceived. The firing was continued during
the next day, and until late in the evening, when
the smoke and darkness iavorng the attempt, the