METACOMET
Metacomet called King Philip by the English was the most powerful rebel that was ever encountered ... [and] came near to exterminating the whole English race in New England." (Francis Baylies, 1830)
In December, Philip's winter quarters in "Rhode Island's Great Swamp" were destroyed in a crucial Colonial victory. In February of 1676, Native forces swept East; Boston seemed threatened. War returned to Plymouth Colony, with a raid in Plymouth itself. Colonists considered abandoning the frontier, but time was on their side. By June of 1676, the tide of war had turned. Native forces, lacking food, manpower and arms, retreated.
King Philip's death at "Mount Hope" in August 1676 effectively ended the war. Not all Native Peoples sided with King Philip. Native (betrayers) soldiers joining with the Colonists helped turned the tide of war. Those Natives who fought alongside the English or remained neutral were, however, not always trusted by the English. Many Native neutrals were interned on outlying islands under inhumane conditions.
The war ended in 1676 when Philip was killed by (Judas) a Wampanoag soldier in Captain "Benjamin Church's" force. The Seal of Rhode Island is dated 24th of February, which is I Earth-day. The Motto is Hope. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Our Hope is to return to the Garden of Eden. "Hope Garden" Jamaica, and "Two Cove Garden in Astoria Queens NY, which are only a symbol of that which is to come.
