Show AN OLD BREASTWORKS Remains of Defenses of Massachusett Coast Town Still to Be Seen During the war of 1812 when the British warships were bombarding the towns on tho Massachusetts coast tho residents along the Vineyard Vine-yard sound shore hastily threw up breastworks At different points where It was believed be-lieved that tho enemy would attempt to land these fortifications were constructed con-structed and behind tnem the natives remained In hiding ready to give up their lives In defense of their homes Only ono Is left and that Is on Nau shon Island near Tarpaulin cove This old breastwork Is In a remarkable remarka-ble state of preservation U Is said that ono of tho British ships had Intended to land a crew on Naushon for tho purpose of obtaining a supply of fresh meat tho Island at that thou being stocked with sheep and cattle In order to divert the attention at-tention of the residents of the near by towns who had rushed to tho for tlllcatloiiH on NuiiHhon when tho BritIsh Brit-ish warship was sighted sailing Into Vineyard sound tho ship bore In closo to shore off Falmoiith and began to bombard that place This It was believed be-lieved would cause tho Frlmouthltca to return to their homes Hut none of the small company loft the breastworks breast-works The attempt to land was abandoned That many sallormon wnen In port at Tarpaulin cove nave visited tho old breastwork Is evidenced by tho names that have been carved on tho trees that are now mowing In the vi clnlty Residents of Nnutthon nay hurl n few years ago there vtsiu traces of other breastworks north of Tarpaulin cove and also at the Fremli watering place socalled south of Tarpaulin ovo Tinge has olilltiiatud them however and the one nhown in till illuslr on Is the only one on the Island that shows tho rfturo of the fortifications behind which tho men of nearly 100 years ago took their ntnnd determined to defend with their lives any attack made by the hostile British Nearly all the volunteers who threw up the fortifications on Xnushon Island wero ICS I ideats of Vnlmouth and In that town there are a number of old guns several of which It III stated wero mounted on Naushon |