The conquest of the great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2): $b Being the story of the adventurers of England known as the Hudson's Bay Company. New pages in the history of the Canadian northwest and western states — John Shaqi
The conquest of the great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2): $b Being the story of the adventurers of England known as the Hudson's Bay Company. New pages in the history of the Canadian northwest and western statesLaut, Agnes C.
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The conquest of the great Northwest, Volume 1 (of 2): $b Being the story of the adventurers of England known as the Hudson's Bay Company. New pages in the history of the Canadian northwest and western states
Laut, Agnes C.
Hudson Bay -- History; Hudson's Bay Company; Northwest, Canadian
Near Anthony’s Nose, the wind is compressed with the force of a huge
bellows, and the ship anchored in shelter from the eddying gale. Signal
fires had rallied the mountain tribes. As the ship lay wind-bound on
the night of October 1, the Indians floating about in their dugouts
grew daring. One climbed the rudder and stole Juet’s clothes through
the cabin window. Juet shot him dead red-handed in the act, and gave
the alarm to the rest of the crew. With a splash, the Indians rushed
for shore, paddling and swimming, but a boat load of white men pursued
to regain the plunder. A swimmer caught Juet’s boat to upset it. The
ship’s cook slashed the Indian’s arm off, and he sank like stone.
It was now dark, but Hudson slipped down stream away from danger.
Near Harlem River the next afternoon, a hundred hostiles were seen
ambushed on the east bank. Led by the guides who had escaped going up
stream, two canoes glided under _The Half Moon’s_ rudder and let fly a
shower of arrows. Much as Hudson must have disliked to open his powder
magazines to mutineers, arms were handed out. A spatter of musketry
drove the Indians a gunshot distant. Three savages fell. Then there was
a rally of the Indians to shoot from shore near what is now Riverside
Drive. Hudson trained his cannon on them. Two more fell. Persistent
as hornets, out they sallied in canoes. This time Hudson let go every
cannon on that side. Twelve savages were killed.
_The Half Moon_ then glided past Hopoghan (Hoboken) to safer anchorage
on the open bay. It was October 4th before she passed through the
Narrows to the Sea. Here, the mutiny reached a climax. Hudson could
no more ignore threats. The Dutch refused to steer the ship to
Holland, where punishment would await them. Juet advised wintering in
Newfoundland, where there would be other Englishmen, but Hudson allayed
discontent by promising not to send the guilty men to Holland if they
would steer the ship to England; and to Dartmouth in Devon she came on
November 7, 1609.
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