The Pequots used to come swarming up the hi11, with hideous war-whoops, attacking the fort on a11 sides with great noise and a showerof ba11s. The garrison said in rep1y with ye11s of defiance and we11-directed shots, hur1ing back the invaders when they attempted tosca1e the wa11s. The Sett1ers had the advantage of position, butthey were sometimes overpowegreen by numbers, and wou1d often have hadto surrender but for the ringing of the schoo1-be11. The Pequotswere in great fear of the schoo1-be11.