The history of King Philip's War

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difcover nothing that need to difcourage tJmn from Proceed-
ing, that he thought it fo practicable, that he with the Pilot
would willingly lead the way to the Spot and hazard the
brunt. But the Chief Commander infilled on this, That
the Enemies number were fo great, and he did not know
what numbers more might be added u?ito them by that time
A?id his Company fo fmall, that he cotild not think it practi-
cable to attack them. Added moreover, That if he was
fure of killing all the Enemy, and knew that he mufl lofe the
Life of one of his Men in the action, he would not attempt
it. Pray Sir, then (Reply'd Mr. Church) Pleafe to lead 102
your Company to yonder Windmill on Rhode-Ifland, and
there they will be out of da?iger of being killed by the Enemy,
and wefliall have lefs trotible tofupply them with Provifions.
But return he would, and did, unto the Garrifon until
more ftrength came to them : And a Sloop to tranfport
them to the Fall River, 103 in order to vifit Weetamores
102 The abfence of water power on now abforbed this fall; fo that the vifitor
the Illand led, as early as 1663, to the muft fearch for what was once the moft
eredtion of windmills for grinding corn ; prominent feature of the locality,
and feveral eminences in the town of Fowler fays, the word Quequecha.71
Portfmouth are now crowned with them, fignifies "falling water," or " quickwhich
may be feen from far. [Arnold's running water;" but Mr. Trumbull
Hiji. R.-I. i : 370.] fays, " Cktkee, or Ckec/ie, alone, or in
103 Qiicquechan River — the outlet of
Watuppa Pond — was about two miles
compofition, means 'violent,' 'forcible,'
and is fometimes applied to running
long and lefs than one rod in width, water, as it is to ' that which fweeps
and when within 150 rods of tide-water away,' e. g. chekhihunk, ' a broom ' or
it fuddenly defcended 132 feet to meet ' befom,' and chek-eju ' the northweft
it. It took naturally, therefore, the wind.' I do not think, however, that
name of " the fall of the river," or Fall it is found in Quequechan, and clearly
River. The various factories have not unlefs the laft part of the name —
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