Star of the Kanawha Valley. [volume] (Buffalo, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1856, 1856-03-26

set OF menneyer fastened to the fray.
The sun had set in clonds behind the
Ridge aud the woods grewdim, as the
Virginians approached the house Of
their general. Scouts: who. had been
i'll advance to reeonnoitre, reported
that there was anentrenchmentaround
the house, within which a huge coun-
ell fire had been lighted exactly at
sunrise. 1t was evident no time was
to be lost. The mounted cavaliers,
under the command Of Wythely, were
ordered to sweep aroun1 to the right.
While Gen. Bacon led the bulk OF the
force directly up the hill, against the
frowning silent breastwork.
On they moved, with a cautious
trea |, uncertain as to weather their
coming was known to the intrenchel
foe. But when they were within
about twenty PAGES ofthe breastwork.
there came along from its whole front
o cloud of arrows, making many q
brave man bite the dust. The scene
which followed is described as one. OF
'leadly warfare. for no sooner hal the
Virginians reached. the .breastwork,
than yell was given, and the rude
terrace swarmed with painted warriors
each bearing in his left hand a blaz-
ing torch, and in his right.a warclub
Springing into the milst Of their as
sailants, tlla' savagcs dealt their muir
ferrous BLOWS on all sides, OF ten thrus.
ting tlfeir BURNING torches into the
faces Of the whites who Gould rot
tlse their firearms, SO close was the
encounter. : 100. -. ->,-f c.....
Sound II retreat" shouted General
Bacon; and in obedience to the bra
zen: trumpet his men fell back. +
AT that moment the cavaliers M.
Ter .Wythay charged through the
savages, and when they had passed,
the infantry hastily formed in. line,
and poured in murlerous volleys.-
Again the cavaliers swept through
their painted ranks, and then. with a
cheer the cntrenchmcnt were stormed.
At the heal of those who first entered
the breastwtrk. t;4ht;peiit# Il dcmnn.
was Rupert W. thil 2. and a!4he door
Of the old manSior, a. i.etrol6np t.
it with q heavy heart, he saw his>own
Henrietta. X J.. 49,. +. FL . y.
s"She is. safe! Thank Col slre-is
safen' he, exclaimed. and in an IN.
slant lfehaa reached her side, and she
was clasped to his hearts
: Our limits will not permit us to
portray the story Of her imprison-
ment as she narrated it. that night
around the family hearth stone. :.
Destined for q sacrifice. she hal
been carefully treated, and allowed
the unmo]ested liberty Of her. own
room. But that night was to have
Witnessed her immolation. A Divine
Providence had ncrved her heart. as
she was already Summoned to the
Burning pile when the scout gave the
alarm cry Then by the light Of the
torches, she plainly witnessed the fray
tmploringupon her knees before the
window. that heavenly arm, woul /
sustain those whom she loved so well.
l. Morn ns dawned, AMI a horrible
scene presented. itself around tn"
house. There--where st. Johns now
stanls--lay manglel corpscs in tile
stiff attitude of death, and the stream
near tinge with. blooi. 4. =
Tie won led were cared for. the
lead inferred. AMI by,,linner time the
horrors OF =" grim -visase l-warn no
longer met file eye. The last council
fire Of, the Indian race at\ James
River Fall was extinguishel, and the
few servivln" DESCENDANTS of that
terrible tribeSTof lPocahontas, began
their funeral march toward the setting
sun. ~ ~ 3
Success insures success. Hail ba-
con been lefeatel, he would have been
shot "a a traitor TO his king; but now
the haHgiftv Governor rewarded him
and he was has hailed by the Virgin
ians as thbir defen Ter. Marching to
Jamestown, he force1 the Governor
to adopt new laws, which GO le# was
adopted July (, 1676-qne, .hmire I
wears to n day before thc Congress Of
the United States. Adopting the
Declaration framed by the statesmen
Of Virginia, began a, new era in the
history Of man. The eighteenth cen
turyin Virginia was the. chill of the
seventeenth: and Bacon's rebellion
with the correspon ling scenes in Ma
ryland, ana Carolina and New Eng
land, was the early harbinger Of Amer
lean in lepen lence.
Anywhere was Henrietta, the stur-
dyloyalist! Not in the stately rooms
of the Governor. bnt with the sister OF
her afliancel lover, Rupert WHITLEY,
who hal a residence in jamestown.
Her dreams of royal protection an! Z
noble husband vanished: during her
terrible captivity, and she now bowel
in homage before her hearts lord.
Soon they were married, AMI returned
TO the plantation, Nathaniel Bacon
..o,,o L. Y.:-to, as . do,var Same