The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-09-05
TIE BEGINNING PxoGxiss AND CONCLUSION OF
BACoNS REBELLION IN VIRGINIA IN THE
YEARS 1875 S< l676.
GcoNrIwuED FROM OUR LAsr.1

During thefe protra9ons and people often flame,
mott all the officers civil and military with as ma
ny jewellers the heads OF the rivers as made up
500 men taking Mr.. Bacon for their cornandr met
and concerted together, the danger of going without
comils'n the part, and the continual murders
OF their ne;ghbors tn other part (not knowing
whole or how many OF their might be next
and came to this refolution Wit to prepare them
feves with eceares for march, but interim to end
again for conlilion, which if coud could not be
ooteyned by eertaiue day, they woud proceed eon-
il.Ion or no condition.
This day lapfing and comm come, they n,arch'd
in the wilderness in quei Of theie Indians after whom
The 0overn'r fent his Proclamacon, denonncing all
REBELS, who fhoud not return within limited day
Therenpon thoIe OF eitates obcy'd; but EIr. Bacon
with So men proceeded until their providons
near ipent, without finding eneny'S when coming
nigh fiors of friend Indians tn other fde branch
or James river, they deiired reefe Offering Paym't
which theie Indians kindly promiled to help them
with OF the morrow, but putt them off with promi-
les until the third day, 70 as having then eaten their
lat rioriells they could return, but muh have
tarved in the way honeward and now twas iufpeci-
ed theie Indians had received private rlefages from
the Goverur and thoc to be the cauies of thee deu
five procraitinations whereupon the Englh waded
ihouder deep thro' that branch the for, pallfado
fill intreatiag ard rendering pay, for viGtuals but
that evening hot from the place they left Oh tn
orher fde of that branch killd one Of Mr. Bacons
men, which made them believe, thofe in the hort had
ient for other Indians TO come behind EN- and cut
em OF.
TIereupon they fred the palifado's, Gornd and
burnt the fort aud cabins and with the loie of three
Engliih) Jew 80 Indians.
The circumstances of this expedition Mr. Bacon
sntersairld with, at his own chamber, on Witt
made him, te occailon whcreofis hereafter mencon-
ed
from hence they returnd home where writts were
come up t. ele9 members for affenlbly when Mr.
Bacon unanimously choien for one, who coming
down the river was commanded BY flip with guns to
come on board, where waited Major Houe the high
fherif of James ready TO eize him. by whom he
was carried down to the Governr and by him recevd
with turprizing civity III the following words Mr.
Bacon have you forgot to be gentleman No, may it
Pieaie yo'r honr anfwer'd Mr. Bacon; then repiyed
the Governr lie take yo'r parol, and gave him his
LIBERTY in March 1885 writts came up to Stafford
to choofe their members for an aiIembly to meet
IN May when Col. Malon Capt Brent and other
gentlemen of that county, invited ME to nand caudi-
date; matter little dreamt Of having never had III
cnacons to tamper in the precarous intrgues of 90
vernt and my hands being full of my own bulineis
they prest everal cogent argimts and having con-
hderable debts i'll that county, beiides my plantation
concerns, where (in one and tn other) | had much
more feverely fuffered than any of themfelves by
til Indian disturbances i'll the iner and winter fore
going.
held it not Chem dcree to dfoblge the rulers of
it, 70 Col. MaIon with myfeif were elecfed without
ob)ection he time convenient went on horie back
took my Hoop and the morning I arrived TO James
town after weeks voyage, welcom'd with the
trange acclanatious OF ANS Bacon is taken hay
ing not herd at home Of thefe fouthern conotions
other than rnours like idle tales of one Bacon riCen
up in rebellion body knew for what, concerning the
Indians
The next forenoon, tn aTeubly being met in
shanber over the Generali court and Speaker
Shoien the Governr ent for down, where his honr
with pathetic enpha6s made lhort abrupt fpeeeh
wherein were thefe words
F they had killed my grandfather and grandma
Their, my father and mother and all my friends yet
lfthey had come TO treat of peace, they ought to
have gone in peace, and fat down.
The chief commanders at the aforementioned fiege
who flew the -four Indian great men, being prelen *
part of cur a!Ierhbly.
The Governr food up againc and fad if there
be Joy 10 the pretence OF the angels fnner
that rePenteth, there is Joy now for we have Pc
neten iinner Come before us, call Mr.. Bacon; then
did MIR Bacon upon one knee the bar deliver fleet
paper confeing his crimes, and begging pardon of
god the king and the GOVERN whereto latter fhort
pauie (he anfwered" God forgive you forgive you
thrice repeating the fame words; when Col. Cole
Zone oil the council aid, and all that were with him.
yea, fad the Govern and all that were with him!
twenty perons being then in irons who were
taken coming down IN the fame and other veels with
About minute after this the Govern'r farting up
from his chair third time laid " Mr. Bacon if YOU
viii live civiy but till Quarter court doubling
the words but till next Quarter court lie pronife to
Teltore you againe to yor place, there pointing with
his hand to Mr. Bacons feat, he having been of the
Council before thefe troubles, tho he had been
very ihort time in Virginia but was depoicd by the
foreiad proclamacon, and in tn afternoon pafing by
the court door, in my way up to chamber, l faw
MIR. Bacon on his quondam feat with the GOVERN
and courclll, which leemed marvellous indulgence
TO one whom he had 70 lately prolcrbed as a REBEL
The Covernr had directed Us to confider of fleanes
for feourty from tn Indian inults and to defray the
charge advifngu beware of two rogues a.
rnongt us, naming Laurence and Drumond both
dwelling at James and who were not at the PaC-
Getaway iege.
But 1t our entrance upon bnfnelse, fone gentle
men took this opportunity endeavor the redreilng
lsyeval grievances the country then labourd under
motions were made for infpe&ing the puhiick reye
nues the collectors accompts and 20 far was pro-
ceeded as TO name part OF comittee whereof MIR.
Briiio NOV in London) and mylef another, when
We were Interrupted by prefIing mefages from the
Govern to medic with nothing until the Indian bu-
fpeis ddpatch't.
This debate roie high, but was Overruled and I
nave not heard that thoe INFECTIONS have nce then
been Unified upon, tho iuch Of that INDECENT people
had benefits from the taxes grcand under our be-