Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-07-01
M1SCELL
VIRGINIA HISTORICAL AND PuIC.,.
pfICAL SOCIETY

he hrst volume al lie TRANSACTIONS Of H., d.
cIetY has ISSUED from The press of Mr. "
this city. II contains - pages, comprI,l,#. 49,,
drr5, oil President CG,lng, at the ffst ,,, "a
Il Memoir of indian Wars and utlpr ,e.,
c"s, by the late Cot Jno. Stuart of l,,e,'a
prcsontedz6y his son, Charles A. Stuart, ~,
Augusta the record oi the trial of Gfare y
wood, IN LOS, in Princess Anne county. ~
Tor Wecherait, presented by the late ArclJ
iHy'or, Esd "I CIouecater list oil Dotul,,.
Sc. ''
tn" record e Princess Anne Cout prcSc,,.l
by Nh f,ylor, is curious, as exhibiting the sn,.r
sutton OF our ancestors SO late I705 and for IT,
orthosruphy. We give an outline Of the rnse
the amusement Of the reader At Il Coon Nh
orPrnces4 Annc county the 81 of January l7o,
Grace wood was SUNNI nncd by Iu,a
I'm ana nXor To the Court on suspicion of Witch
cra'ti ahi slit ialllnG 10 appear, was attached f,
contempt Grace Was ordered TO be at the ny,
Court, to be searched according to the fomraint
by jury of women, and he -hcrii likewise or,,,
ed TO summon an abtl aty Of women nccorIfn,l.
AT the March term the trial proceeleJ. and ,lr,n
ry Got winch Ella Barnes was foreman Lc,',,,
sent out 10 search, returned " .th tnc olIawlp, y,
mt Wcrc OF yc. (lilt contraction of ile) i,,v
have sf'eafi t'Iace Shefwnol, nnl have found tvo
thirsAhke tHts lr1 several other spofs" Nos.,.
'''''-N GINS ~ l'F htliO8t a ms ttifiIci.
Attic My term as sat Il that the ta.mer pro.
ceednSs were reported by the Attorney General 10
tn" Governor IN Council, by whom they w.t, dis-
approved as too general, not charging Grace ynh
any part act. The Court, If they saw fir
were authorised 10 examine her de novn win, h,
'ncy determined TO DO ordering the Sheriff to make
search o. her house for 1n0grs and such like
'hhGS as might strengthen suspicion aeainslLe,
ailu 70 nave re"ly another " able juyp of women.
Inc Sheriff Is however unable TO procure pan
nell, and Grace, tired OF delay consents TO b. uica
according 10 the old form of Iuckiny by which If
the accused sank, her innocence was proved by
the loss of life, and if she SWAN she wns accom-
ted an assured witch, and to be burnt accordingly
But on this occasion, the Court ordered The Shelti
TO take all convenient assistance Of boats and mn
10 save her from drowning 10 put her INTO water
above mans depth and as as ali. comes our,
TINT he requests as many ancient and knowing wo-
men rs possible he oaru TO s,rch h7r carefully FOR
all tcan, spots and marks abou; her body not usual
en- others"
Being subjected, to the ordeal, Grace svr,-
The record proceeds B,ns tired and she swim
ming wn therein and bound contrary 10 custom
andye judgments Of ali the spectators and after
wards being ,'rchcd By FIVE sntient ,c.ame. whe
have all declared on oath vt. she is no. like YIN.
tor nae other oman Ut they knew Of the Court
ordered her to be imprisoned and Iron.d
Ye. is the contraction for the, vt. for Aet vr.
for t4'", universally used in those days
HI. memoir communicated by Mr.. Stuart, is
m:h'y Interesting, and is the best account .xtan,
OF the battle Of Point Pleasant in l714 which ~
he well says, was in fact the beginning Of the r.
r"utonafy Wat Inns notices Of Gen Andrew
!'wiS We shall select for another occasion-
Much oftho memoir was formerly published IN this
and other papers, under the signature of" Corn
'inh, AID WINS 20 doui derived from this pappf.
ny ne gentleman who assumed that signature ula
ate Hugh p Taylor, Esq. Of Gown, ION
We are sIai to perceive that the Society has a.
ready done something, with lh" prom,s. If dom.
much more. fR,c1nopl U1{g