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

The last clause Of his report tells the story OF his character
namely that he did not believe in the education Of the poor
the expense Of the government but that every should
educate his children.
About 1870 there arrived in Virginia about twenty
four years Of age. This Nathaniel Bacon, r, the
OF an English gentleman Thomas Bacon probably kins
OF Lord Francis Bacon the English philosopher Young
Bacon educated Oxford University and had Travelled
extensively in Europe AS far history narrates he
we'll verscd in English politics Upon reaching manhood ne
married daughter Of Sir Edward Duke and thus incurred
the anger Of his father He hereupon shipped for Virginia,
where lie took prominent part in the affairs Of the
colony and became leader among the younger men,
Everything quiet in Virginia when Bacon reached
the colony The planters complained bitterly concerning the
navigation Of 1851 BY which goods carried into England
should be transported only III English ships The trade which
Virginia had with the Dutch profitable and the
Virginians it die with bitterness their hearts
second navigation act passed in the reign OF Charles IL
Of the kind providing that goods should either be
shipped from England British built vessels
Neither could any Of the products raised in the colony be
shipped to place but ports in England Ireland
ether port the British flag This that whatever
tobacco raised in Virginia TO supply the demands Of
European countries would have to through English ports
and thus the Virgnians placed entirely in the hands Of
the English merchants, who bought at%a low price and in
sold their goods cxorbitart Tn did the
settlers protest that this action unbeconng and
especially if the mother country did not pay all the
Of her colonies at home It proposed by Of
the planters that the Of tobacco should be reduced but
OF this meant reduction OF the Of tile
planters.
Added the strong feeling that the Vrgnians thus had
against the English government for restricting their trade
there into dstrus OF the royal Governor,
Sir William Berkeley especially about 1912 after he had kept
Assembly Since 1901 Moreover his autocratic
bore hard upon the people who mad mbibed spirit Of lib
erty which necessarily existed in county Some Of
the colonss also thought that Berkeley somewhat
sponsblc for the large grants Of land that Charles IT,
freely gave to favorcs Then another Of discomfort
the fact that the Governor engaged privately i'll
trade with the Indians and consequently he slow
take steps against the Indians the frontier when they
pllaged and stole the property Of the planters.
The year 1915 pointed trouble Of kind,
according to the OF Virgnians who super
stious, for in this year occurred three wonderful things.
First Of all large comet every evening week,
streaming like horses tail 10 super
stious, indicated This phenomenon was fol-
lowed by great flights OF pigeons in such ock that the sky
darkcncd and the limbs Of broken down
at night when the pigeons A third strange
sight Of flies about incl long the size OF
mans little finger and had the letter 'W" their wings,
which was Interpreted to These fl;cs which
probably ocuss OF the gounl and ate all 81 The
leaves from the trees
Butte return to the narrative In 1875 Indians dwell
ing in Stafford county, Just the Rappaannock River
from Fredericksburg, stole pigs Of one Of the settlers
One two OF the Indians shot, the Indians then
retalated by killing herdsman. 1T county ie-
tenant called all OF the force Of Stafford pursued the Indians
and killed about eleven Of them Unfortunately the Indians
killed were not the guilty War having broken out i'll
Maryland against the Susqelannocks body OF Virginia