The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1806-06-03
BURK's HISTORY OF VIRGINIA.

elegant and intruStive H,itory, which has Jut
iiiued from the prefs at Petersburg. Perhaps
the only copy to be found in Richmond is at this
time in our poneflion.
The 6rt volume brought down the hiftory of
Virginia to 1924, when the proprietary govern
ment was diiiolved and royal rule etabliihed
upon its ruins. The prefent volume extends it
TO the year ITO, and embraces the hiitory OF
little lefs than century, of events that are not
much calculated to interet and a6oniih the
reader. The author has indeed candidy con-
fef1ed, that he would "refcrve his ftrength for
occafions where it may be more properly appli-
ed and exerted." A no leis candid reader would
confefs, that he has made rs much as poilible OF
the barren ara which he has defcribed.
In the volume before us, we meet with many
Ingenious reflections; many Of the er,beliih-
meDts OF eloquence. What then may not be
expected from Mr.. Burk's pencil, when the
progrefs Of his Journey thaI preient him with
Tar more intereiing fcenes for its employment
Baeon'J Rebellion is by far the mot ftriking
event in the prefent volume. The author has
fubioined all the documents which he has
compiled his narrative. They are faid to be of
objectionable authority, and completely to
differ from every other account of this iineular
event. Bacon, he reprefents as man of un-
common capacities with MUCH more of the
patriot, than of the traitor, in his competition.
In producing this hitory, the author has had
accets to a document, of which perhaps there is
one copy only in exifence. 1t is a manuscript
copy ofthe Records Of Stare, preftrved by the
pious care of Col. Byrd, of Wcftover.
We have already preftnsed our readers with
the life of PoeabontoS, from the frft volurn me-
The life OF Onechancanoush is perhaps the MOI
dramatic incident III the volume before u.s. The
trt is already woven into FINAL tory by MIR.
Davis. who has proIfsd to write ferries Of rIch
Indial Tales. The M,Gace of tie Virginia.
Planters, contained in ;he following extral, is
TO be the next in fucccssioa.
1e9a-4O. THE diTen;ions in the colony, al.ho'
Fetal eogft- they evsnuated in Improvement of its
gYsrees Of conilituyion were prru Give of c.l,n,
ihelins d. ty, which had well nigh rendered nj elers
Vjions. thofe acquiiirions. During the agitation
produced by the excees of Fervey and their efforts
10 free hemieves from his tyranny the attention of
The cooiiilfs all once Withdrawn from Indian
affairs, a. he moment when and urgent circum-
itanoes required ncreafe of vigilance and circum
fpecfion. The VAT grants procured during the adri-
nittration oil Hervey, had given occalon to various
ecroachn,eats the territories lecued TO the Ind
ans, by the treaty OF 1886; and this people already
driven by the tide of emigration from tie fea board
and the rich and delightful valles adaccn, to the RI
vers found themicives expofed frelh aggreiIions
rom the unu claims OF land peculators al The heads
and fecurity
1t was NOT enough that they had abandoned to their
invaders the delightful regions. where their flthers
had been placed by the bounty of heaven; and where
before the coming OF the Engl, their days had roll
led on in an enchanting round of innocence and gale
ty-where they poA+ged abundance without labor,
and independence without government. The little
that remained of their po-rions was attempted to be
wreited from them by the natiabic avarice and rapa-
city OF their enemies. But not only their pro-
perty that was nfcclre; they were about to be be-
reaved OF their Independence, the noben attribute of
lavage
How fad and melancholy wa. the change from their
former TO their prefent condition Until the year
1886, they were engaged in nceGart war with the
Engi, IN which, although they .ften dreadfully re-
taliated on their invaders, they futaied conitant
although gradual dinnstion of their ftrength. Eve
ry inch OF ground dGPuted with deiperlte valor
and inimitable addrcis: But alas avage va!or and Ia
wage addrefs, OF little avail again tie dreadful
combinations OF the white mans genius. They had
indeed proved, that their enemies were mortal: bu,
they were mcrtas, who combated with the arms of
the Gods. But although they fel, the fuperiority of
'teir enemies, they disdained to Ren to the hyqel
tons OF deipair. They brooded in fecre. over their
wrongs, waiting for fome favourable location when
they might fall with their united trength on their op
Preifors.
Opechancanough from his retreat at the head of
york river, witneited with fecre pleafure the pro-
6reis oil theie dcontents, which his influence and diff
oouries had principally contributed to excite and exaG
Perate' His fagacious mind quickly di!covered, in the
divifons of the colony, the location, which he had
long waited for with impotence and anxiety and he
'oit not moms.ti concerning meaiure. for imprO-
wing it to the purPoles of his pa,rotiiin and re-
venge
Although now grown old, his coniua exhibited
on this location the union NJ burning arIor and al,
iiidetatisabie ndury and his orders were conveyed
with electric rapidly during The E'ence Of midnight,
to the reDioteR tribes the coufederacy
The Pamunkics and Chckahonin;es, who were
immediately under his influence, together with the
Pafpaheys, Waraiqusakes uui Natap3,ics, rs well
from their itul.ion their courage and their exre-
rience OF the EngliGl mode OF iighing were looked
upon as the main ltrength of m. cDnGederacy And
with theie, CpechaucInough relieved TO make the
principal onlet in perfon. The more d;Hant ha.ons
were aligned to the principal chiefs Of he icve-
raj tribes; And thus war, which rogai from the
mouth OF the Chciap-lkc, the head, of all the
great rivers, which dfch9rEe temeivcs into IT, was
10 limPe as to render ooniufon inipoli,le The lea
ders were ilmpy dire3e,, at d Haied hour TO attack
the Engifh iettlemens with their whoe force and H..
utmof fury.
But few particulars Of this war have been tranf-
m'tted TO our tiues; 10 that the day or even the
year, OF its commencement, is known win little GER
tanty' Beverley ieenrs 10 think, thJt il took picc
M 1879, during the administration of Hervcy; and
he aers, that there pence or truce after this
with the Indians, during the life tiut of Orrrb,,r,