The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-01
The BEGINNING PROGRESS AND CoNcLusIoN OF
BACONS REBELLION IN VIRGINIA IN THE
YEARS 1875 & 1875.

About the year 1915, appear'd three prodig;es III
that country which from tn attending daners were
look d upon ominous prefages
The one was large comet every evening for
week, or more at Southwelf; thirty five degrees high
dreaming like horfe tale weifward until it reachd
tamot the horizon, and letting towards the North
wei
Another was, flights of pigeons in breadth nigh
quarter OF the and of their length was
no vilible end whole weights brake down the limbs
OF large trees whereon theie reed at nights of which
the foyiers hot abundance and eat em; this FIGHT
put the old planters under the porentous appre
henlons beeaue the like feen las they faid in the
year 1910 when tie Indians comitted the afs malta
ere, but not after, until that preent year 1875.
The third ftrange appearance was fwarms Of hlyes
about an inch long and big the top of mans little
finger, rifng out of fpigot holes in the EARTH which
eat the prouted leaves from the tops of the trees
without other harm, and in month left u.s.
My dwelling was in Mort kumberand, the loweft
country on Potomack river, Stafford being the upmo
where having aiio plantation, fervants, cattle &c nv
overieer there had agreed with Robt Hen to come
thher, and be my herdfman, who then lived ten miles
above its but on iabbath day morning in the fumer
ammo 675. people in their way to church, faw this
Hen lying thwart hishrehold & an Indian without the
door, both chop their heads arms and other parts
as if done with Indian hatchetts tn Indian was dead
but Hen when aHc'd who did that anlwered Doegs
bed, where he had hid hmfelf, and told them, Indi
ans had come at break of day and done thoe murders
from this EngGihman's bloud did (by degrees)
arile Bacons rebellion with the following mifchiefs
which overpread all Virginia and twice endangered
Maryland, as by the enfuing account is evident
ofthis horrid action Col Maion who commanded
the militia regiment of foot and Capt Brent the troop
fhore in that county Doth dwelling fix or eight miles
downwards) having fpeedy notice RATED So or more
men, and PurlI'd thole Indians 90 miles up and
miles over thas river into Maryland where landing at
dawn of day, they found fmall paths each leader
with his party took leparate path and in efs than
iurlong, either found cabin, which they Qilently)
furrounded. Capt. Brent went the Dogs cabin
las proved to be who fpeaking the Indian tongue
called to havea Matchacomicha weewhio' l. e.
council called prefently (fuch being the ufua manner
with lndians) the king trembling FORTH and
would have fled, when Capt. Brent, catching hold of
his twited LOCK (Which all the hair he wore) told
HIN he was come for the murderer of Robt Hen the
king pleaded ignorance and flipt loos, whom Brent
hot dead with his piito th Indians fot two or three
guns ont of the cabin, tn Engh io into it, tn In
dams throng'd out at the door and fed, the Engfh
hot as many as they cou'd 70 that they killed ter as
Capt Brent told me- and brought away the kings fon
of about years old concerning ali vii,iyrva-
bic Pafage, at the end of this expedition the noile
of this ihooting awakened the Indians in the cabin
which Col. Maion had encompa0ed, who Ikeyyife
from that nole Of hooting Brents party to be engao
e) ihot las the Col informed mel fourteen before an
Indian came, who with both hands hook him friend
y) by one arm ftying Sulquehanougs netoughs i. e.
Suiquehabaugh friends and fed, whereupon he ran
amongH his men, crying out " flor the Lords fake
ihoot no more, thele friends the Suiaueha-
noughs
This unhappy fcenc ended; Col MaIon took the
king OF the Dogs ion home with him, who lay ten
dayes in bed dead, with eyes and mouth hutt
no breath dhcernd, but his body continuing warm
they believed him yeti alive; the aforenaned Capt
Brent IA paPf) coming thither on a Witt, aud feeling
his little Prioner thus anguing aid perhaps he IS
pawewawd i c. bewtch'd, and that he had heard bap-
m was an efiectua remedy aganlt witchcFaft where
fore advis'd TO baptiie him. Col Maion anfwered. no
miniiter could be had in many miles; Brent replied
yo'r clerk Mr.. Dobion may do that Office, which was
done by the church Of England liturgy; Col NIafon
with Cps Brent godfsthers and Mrs Maion godrno-
ther, My overeer MIR. Pimet being preient, from
whom brit heard it, and which all the other perfons
(aiteTwards) siiirmd TO me the -four men returp'd
to drinking punch, but Mrs. Malon Raging and look
ng on the obild, it opsnd the eyes, and breath'd,
whereat The ran FOR cordial which he took from
ipoon, gaping ior and 70 (by degees) recovered,
tho before bis baptil, they had often tryed the fame
neafes but eou'd not by endeavours wrench open
his teeth.
hiswas .aken for convincing proofe againl in6-
s-iity.