The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-31


PHILIP @LUDWELL
since we cannot in hearts find spot rebellion
or treason, that have any subvert-
ing the settled government attempting Of the person any
either magistrate private man, notwithstanding the
cra reproaches and threats Of sinister
disaccted to and censured innocent and honest de-
signs, and since all people in all places where have yet
been attest civil quiet pcacsallc behavior far diff
ferent from that OF ebeious tumltrous persons Ter
Truth be bold and all the world know the real foundations
OF pretended guilt We appeal to the itself what and
OF what nature their haze been by what caba
and mystery the designs Of many Of those whom call great
have been transacted on. He indicted Sir
William Berkeley for raising unjust for the
nent OF favotes for not having provided for colony
tcations towns trade for having rendered the majesty
OF the law contemplate by placing ignorant avores in
sponsble positions for having assumed the monopoly Of tic
beaver trade and for having refused protect the people
Virginia against the nyasons and murders committed by the
Indians He ended his manifesto BY demanding that Sir Will
liam Berkeley and his followers should be arrested and kept
at Middle Plantation until the King Of England should render
Adhesion TO the state Of affairs in Virginia few days
later lie held meeting Of many OF the prominent
Middle Plantation and lie submitted oath to which they
should subscribe namely that they would give military aid
against Berkeley They subscribed themselves however,
faithful subjects Of the King. Therepon il tile Of the
King, they issued wrs signed BY four Councillors for the
election Of House Of Burgesses. After this proceeding
Bacon returned to the wilderness AMI defeated tile Appoa
tox Indians where Petersburg stands,
resort to necessary to decide the differences
between Bacon and Berkeley In order carry the
nouncenent OF Ills manifesto Bacon to Accomac Giles
Bland, with four vessels to Berkeley but Colonel
Philip Ludwell Of Berkeley supporters, who married
Lady Frances Berkeley the death Of Sir William, sic-
cecdedin capturing Blandand putting him into irons.
In tile meantime Berkeley returned Jamestown and
fortified the place Besides the capitol building church,
Jamestown at that time contained eighteen houses,
most OF them built Of brick but all occupied since there
was not more than dozen families the island The in-
abtants OF the place made their living chiefly by Keeping
boardingouses for the Burgesses and the officials who had
TO live at the capital The town very easy defend but
Bacon succeeded i'll taking by which certainly
lacking in gaany He sent soldiers through the ncghborng
community to bring to MS camp six eight ladies
whose husbands with Berkeley in the town. One Of
these to inform her husband and the other follow
OF Berkeley that Bacon would place the ladies in front of
his if Berkeley should make sally from the town.
With these ladies protect MS troops Bacon completed lis
ntrenchmens and Berkeley soldiers did not dare fire
for fear that they might hurt the It is stated, how
ever, that Berkeey's did make attempt to drive
Bacon back This in vain, for Bacon's followers
ready 70 lay down their lives. stirred they BY the