The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-01

But 10 return From this dyrenion, ths srfaucha-
noughs Were newly driven from their hab;tatons at
the head of Cheiepiack bay, by the Cineca-Indans,
down TO the head OF Potomack, where they fought
protection under the Pafeataway Indians, who had
fort near the head of that river, ard ALTO were OR
friends
After this unfortunate exploi; o. Maion and Brent
one or two being kd in Stafford, boa,s of war were
equpt prevent executions over the river and a. the
fame Time murders being Qikewile) comitted in Ma
ryland, by whom not known, either de os the RI
vcr, both countrys RATED their quotas of thouiand
men, upoa Whole coming before the fort, the Indians
lent out OF their great men, who ald the realon of
that Mobile appearance, what they faid or offer
ed do not remember to have heard ba, our two
commanders cauied them TO be (inaanty) flame, after
which the Indians made obltinate rcGharce hoo,-
ing many OF our men, and making frequent, fierce and
bloody iaiiyes and when they caird tn, OF Of
fer'd parley, gave other anfwer, than where are
our four Cockaroufes j. great men
At the end of fix weeks, marchd out feventy five
Indians with their children Who by MOON
light pait our guards following and firing art them
without oppoGtion, leaving 9 or 4 decrepits in the
fort.
The nett morning the Englih followed but could
not, or (for fear of ambulcades) would not overake
theie desperate fugtves the number loit in that
hege did not hear was pubGihed.
The walls Of this fort were high banks of earth,
with Hankers having many loop-holes, and ditch
round all, and without this of tall trees fafned
foot deep in the earth their bodies from TO inch
es diameter, walled inches apart to hoot through
with the tops twi;te1 together, and ao artif -aly
wrought, as our men could make no breach to form
It, nor (beng low land) could they undermine it by
realon of neither had they cannon TO batter t
10 that twas taken until famine drove the Indians
out of it.
Thele efcapd Indians (forfaking Marylandl took
their rout the head of that river and thence over
the heads of Rappahanock and York rivers killing
whom they found ofth upnoa plantations until they
came to the head of James river, where with Bacon
and others they flew Mr.. Bacon's overieer whom he
much loved and of his ervants, whole bloud hee
vowed 20 revenge if pofible.
In thefe frightiu times the mott expoled inal fami-
lies withdrew into houies of better numbers which
we fortified with paliadoes and redoub,s neighbours
IN bodies joined their abours from each plantation to
others alternately, taking their arms into the fields
and letting centinels; frr'd out of door I'M
armd, Indians were lever and anon) efped, three
or in party lurking throughout the whole land,
yet (what was remarkably rarely heard of any
houes burnt, tho abundance foraken nor ever of
amy corn or tobacco cutu up, other injury DONE be-
hides murders except the killing very few cattle and
fNine.
Frequent complaints of bloudiheds were fent to Sr
VIM Berkeley Chen Govern'r) from the heads OF the
rivers, which were as often anlIwered with promifes
OF a1iifance
Theie at the heads of James and Yor, rivers (hav-
ing now mot people deiroyed by the Indians flight
thither from Potom7ck) grew impatient the many
daughters of their neighbours and roe for their own
defence who chufing Mr. Bacon for their leader ent
oitent'nles TO the Governr, hunlby befeechng CO.
million to 60 ssaint thole Indians their own charge
which his honor often pronlisd but did not fend
the myleryes of thole delays, were wondered at and
winch mere heard any cOud penetrate into other than
the effects Of his paion, and mot be menti-
oned) occaiion of avarce to both which, he was (by
the common vogue more than little addicted; what
ever were the popular urnizes and murmurings viz
that no bullets would pierce bever Hkins.
REBELS torteures woud be loyal inherritances etc
To be eoaeiuItdia our next