Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-03-20
THE ANNALSOF ALEX ANDkIA.
BYW. F. CARNE.
THIRD SERIES.]
CHAPTER Y.
THE INDIAN REMNANT ON THE POTOMAC
IN l700-l72O.

CHAPTER V.
THE INDIAN REMNANT ON THE POTOMAC
IN l700-l72O.
The fierce struggles between the advancing
whites and the Indians of this region have
filled many of the preceding pages of these an
mails: but, as before mentioned, the Indian
mower 10 this neighborhood vas utterly broken
AZ early as 1916. The Indians who still sur
viyed on the banks of the Potomac, between
the mountains aud the sea, had become tame
people, still they we're numerous enough to re-
uure that regulations for them be made dit.
tering from the laws which controlled the white
race, or the plantation rules that were mould
iup the newly brought African slave to the
forms and purposes of civilization.
No better picture of the relations of the
eidewater Indians to the whites Gao be given
than the act Of the General Assembly passed
10 1905, which is given below:
VI. That where an Indian town is seated, on
or near navigsble river, and the Englls have
already seated and planted within three miles
of said town, on the opposite side OF the river,
the said clause shall no! De construed oeem.o'
or taken, to give the said Indian town any priv
ilege on the said opposite side: But in such q
case, the privilege of the said lndian town, shall
be limited by the river.
VII. That the Indians tributary t. This gov
ernment, shall be we'll secured and defended IN
their persons, goods, and properties; and that
whosoever shall defraud, or take from them,
their goods, or do hurt or injury to their per-
sons, shall make satisfaction, and be punished
for the same according to law, rs II the Indian
sufferer had been an Englishman.
VIII That the Indians tributary to tins gov
ernment, shall have and ENJOY their wonted
conyeniences of oistering and tshlug, and OF
gathering, on the lands belonging to the Eng
lish, tuckahoe cuttenemons, wild OATS rushes,
puckoon, or other things not useful to the Eng
fish, upon licence first had from justice of
the peace of the county where they come for
those purposes And if any Englishman take
from any of the said Indians any goods, or kill,
wound or MAIN any one OF them as they come IN,
hllst they ,arry, or as they return, ne shall be
punished and suffer as II he had done the same
lirlng to an Englishman
TX. Provided always, and it is hereby meant
and intended That the said Indians shall MT
bring with them any guns, smmunitlon. or Oh
teuslve weapons, but tools only Tor their use
that they shall not presume to oister, nsh, and
gather tuckahoe, or other things, as aforesaid
without licenco first had from justice OF the
peace, as aforesaid; that the justice, IN his IL
cence shall limit the time of the Indians stay
and that it shall not be lawful for the Indians to
tarry beyond the time limited.
4 That all Indian kings and queens tributs-
ry to this government, having the least notice
OF a march of strange Indians near the Engtlsh
quarters or plantations, shall forthwith repair,
or ut least send one OF their great men, to the
next militia officer, to acauaint him what they
know of their nation, number, and design, and
which way they bend their Course and II the
tributary Indians then desire any ald against
the strange Indians, the colonel Of the militia
in those parts, shall forthwith send out conVe-
nient party Of the said militia to JOIN with them
for their better defence and security on that oc-
caslon.
tho protection of this government shall march,
with the English, in pursuit OF foreign Indians,
whensoever they are thereunto commanded,
and shall continue with the English III the SAID
pursuit rs the occasion requires.
XII That there be 8 free and open trade for
all persons, at all times, and at all places, with
all Indians whatsoever.
XIII. Provided always, That if any person
or persons shall after the publication of this act,
any town of the tributary Indians, or to any
indian, upon any land belonging TO any such
town. every such person or persons 50 offending,
and being thereof lawfully convicted before any
justice of the peace of the county where the Of
fence shall be committed, shall forfeit and pay
ten shillngs current money, for every quart of
rum, or brandy sold or offered to sale, as afore-
said, and 30 proportionably for greater or less
or quantity one moety OF which tines shall be
TO her majesty, her heirs and SUCCESSORS, tor and
towards the support of the government OF this
colony, and the contingent charges thereof: and
the other moiety to the informer.
But Notwithstanding that the Indians who
we're left behind 10 this neig borhood we're
thoroughly cowed, their natural make and tenn
per often resumed its sway, and probably mace
sharp measures necessary in some cases.
The following incident. quoted from letter
Of one Of our most respected and venerable
citizens mentious circumstance OF this knd
which took place here during the first quarter
OF the eighteenth century
when was youth the spot was pointed
ont to me By one of the old Alexanders upon
Dainper6eld's (then Alexander Island) where
noted circumstance occurred OF the killing of
Indian Tom" by Mrs. Pearson, 10 her house,
during the absence of her family. Mr. A,
stated that when be was boy he had often
amused himself by jumping over Indian
Iom s grave. This place was 90 the high land
on the east side Of the Washington road very
near the boundary line with the Alexander s
seat of Preston
There was probably little change 10 the con
dition OF affairs 10 this neighborhood during the |
FIRST quarter Of that century. The names Of the |
Alexanders, OF Simon Pearson and of Piper, |
are all that can be fixed on with any APPROX |
nation Of certainty as living within the limits
of Philip Alexander S part of the patent land |
The whole patent, it may be as we'll to remind
the rea der, extended from Hunting Greek to
the river side opposite Georgetown. A family
named Lillian lived upon one of the branches
of Four Mile Run, having been placed there
by one of the Alexanders, to maintain title, as
the western bounds of the pateot remained un1
settled for many years, Evan Thomas al $50 lived
on Four Mile Run. while there was a planta-
ton of Richard Wheeler nearer Anaostan
Island. .
But as these sketches have now reached the
settlement Of the spot on which the town Of
Alexandria was afterwards laid out, there Will
be no occasion to note the progress OF settle
ments further up the Potomac, except so lar
as may be needed to illustrate the progress OF
Donnlatinn hara