The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-08

htary uttters, ana a1o having nved tendery, Ter
vice could be Of no benefit bccaule the hardhips ard
fatigues Of a wilderres eampagne woud put fpeeGy
period to my Danes little expecting 20 hear of mors
mteitme broies, went home Patcniack where re-
ports were afterwards various had account that
General Bacon was niaroh'd with a thoand men IN,
to the forei TO ieek the enemy Indians and in few
daies after our next news that the Govern had
iumoned together the militia of Gloceaer and Mid
dciex counties the number of twelve hundred men,
and propoied to them follow and uPprefs that re-
bell Bacon ; whereupon aroie murmuring before
his face 4" Bacon Bacon Bacon, and all walked out of
the field, muttering as they went Bacon Bacon Ba-
con, leaving the Governor and thoe that came with
him TO thenieves, who being thus abandon'd waited
over CheiePiacke bay so miles Acconac where are
two counties of Virginia.
Mr.. Bacon hearing Of this came back part of the
way, and TENT ont parties OF horie patrong through
every county, carrying away priloners all whom he
druited might any moleif his Indian proecuccn
yet giving Liberty to iuch PLEDGED him their oaths
to return home and 1--we quet the copies or contents
OF which oaths never faw, but heard were very Rrt
tho little obfervcd.
About this tnle was fpe detected pretending him
ielt deierter who had twice thrice come and gone
from party party and by council of war; fen
fenced 70 death after which Bacon declared openly to
nm that ifany man III the army would ipeak
=" word to fave him, he ihou'd iuHer, which no
man appearing to do, he executed, upon this ma
MEDITATION of cemency Bacon was applauded for
nereeui man, not wiling ipill Chriltian bloud
nor indeed was it iaid, that he put any other man
to death III cold bloud, plumber any houie
nigh the fame time came MAR. Lanyiion
with his troops of hore and quartered two nights at
my houe (after high compliments from the Generally
tod me was deiired accept the Lieutenancy for
Preierving the peace in the Northern counties be-
twixt Patomack ana RappahanoclS rivers, L humbly
thank'd his honr executing nnyielf | had done be-
fore that invitation Of the like nature at lanes
town, bat did hear he was nightly offended at my
evaons ard threatened to remember me.
The Goverl'r made I'd attempt coming over
from Accomack with what men he coud procure in
Hoops and boats, forty miles up the river to Iames-
town, which Bacon hearing Of came agane down from
his horeit puriu, and finding bank flight ihot
long, cat up thwart the neck of the pennla there in
JAMESTOWN he formed it, and took the town, in which
attack were ] . men flame and wounded but the CO.
vernr with noh of his followers fed back down I'll.
river in their vefells.
Here reiting few daes they concerted the burn
ing of the town. wherein MIR. Laurence and Mr.
Drumond owning the two beit houies fave cone fer
fire each to his own houle, which example the foul
diers following laid the whole with church and
tatehouie IN aihe laying, the rogues ihoud harbour
no more there.
On theie reiterated molsfacons Bacon calls a con-
vention at nl;dle plantation 10 miles from James
town in the month of Auguft 1916, where an oath
with one or more proclamations formed, and
writts by him ilued for aGennbly; the oatls or
writts never aw, but proclamation commanded all
men in the land pain of death joine him, and
tire into the widernee upon arrival of the forces en-
cepted from England, and oppofe them until they
ihoud propoie accept to treat of Accommodations
which we who lived comfortably coud not have I'M
dergone, 70 as the whole land mutt have become an
Aceldama if gods exceeding mercy had not timely
moved him..
During thefe tunults in Virginia ed danger mena-
rod hya FL,
planning of their heavy taxes where of the
leading nlaiecontents men otherwle of laudabe cha
racters) were put to death which fitted the farther
fpreading of that fame, Mr.. Bacon lat this time)
prefst the beh ihp in James river carrying guns
and putting into her his Lieutenant General Mr.
Bland "a gentleman newly come thither from Eng
land to poiee the efate of his decealed uncle late of
the councilD and under him the aforementioned Capt
Carver formerly Commander of Merchts ihips with
men and all neceaTes, he fent her ride before Ac-
cornaok curb and intercept all nlal vefels of war
conliiIiond by the Govern'r coming offen over and
making depradations on the Weitern floar as if we
had been foreign enemies, which gives location in
this place to digreffe few words.
Att firlt aTetnby after the peace mefage TO
them from the Governr for fome marks of difinttion
to be fet on his loyal friends of Accomack who re-
ceived him in his adverfty which when came to be
confiderd Col Warner Chen Speaker told the houie
We know that what mark of diftinction his honor
coud have lett on thoe Of Acconlack unlee to give
them earnarks or burnt marks for robbing and ra-
4" vaging honeft people, who ftay'd home and pre-
iervd the eitates of thoie who away, when none
" intended to hurt EN-.
Now returning to Capt. Carver the Govern fent
for him to come oar, pronlifng his peaceable re-
turn, who anfwer'd he could not ruf his word but if
ne would iend his hand and fsal, he woud adventure
to wait upon his hon'r which done, and Carver
went in his loop well armed and man'd with the MOI
TRULY Of his men where he carotid with wine
&c and large proes, if he would forialte Bacon re-
igne his lip or joine with him to all which he an
werd that if he ferved the Devil he would be true
his truh but that he reiolved to go home and
live quiet.
In the time of this recepcon and parley, an armed
boat prepared with many in creek not far
off, but out of fight, which when Carver faid, rowd
out of the creek, ard being almoR calm the boat
outwent the 1oop Whit all on board the flip were
upon the deck, Earring at both, thinking the boats
company coming board by Carvers invitation to be
cvly entertained in requital of the kindneis (they
fuppofed he had received fhoar, until coming
under the ern thole in the boat pt nn,bly in at the
gun room ports with pitos when one COURAGEOUS
gentleman up the deck, and ciapt pifoll to
BANDS breaA, faying you my prfoner, the boats
company fuddainly following with pitolis fword5 etc
and after Capt. Larimore the Commander Of the flip
before ihe was pretty having from the higheh and
hindmoh part Of the fern interchangda fgnal from
the ihosr by flirting his Handkerchief about his nofe
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