The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
Answers to March Questions.

ana Increased the cost OF ali COM
iilouit.es imported from England
m n Iooi the whole tobacco crop Of
~. .s.nla was worth less than ca
In 1ft7 t ench person In tho Colony.
!, hhlfpenny n pound.
u. In May, 1863, about n,na ,o..
w ms restoration. Charles nndns
y grant Of the Northern Scck'D
inn, Is, the country lsntwecn the
t ~ li, and the POTOMAC
abo,,. 7oo Gau nIpper It contained
I, ION! 1r1ng been taken UP and cultivat ted
80 th ne border from tho Potomac to
.lle ihlls OF the James wac ravare1
ny tho Indians. ana In ono njsht
M SIX SIX persons were murdered.
fa If a.t a continued through tho
1a. anu winter. and the people
OF the Governor. who, when ADVISED
OF tho murders. remarked ihnt
nothing could be done mil, tha
/. .Hneetlns OF the Assembly in March,
nd a arc English authority. publish
limits o OF ,nna time, described tho
, tween ~ ana 50 degrees u w ost
longitude and between 90 AMI 10
tn l.. OF north latitude, bounded
by the river Potownack wh,ch
aepaIates It from Maryland on tho
, i,oreh, py tho Atlantic Ocean on
INC nc east, and North Carolina on
ne NC - u1n. ana may be extended
as - lar westward az we think flt.i'
There was great discon,ent l.
me colony. duo to the Indian mas.
sasrcs and the 1naction or the gov
s ,iHt IN REFRESHING them. eund
TX I Ha AGAINST the navigation laws
Fri.t mns T. son ne o. Thos Bacon, OF
kinsman OF Lord Bacon. Ills JSs
n mo her was a daughter OF Sir
Robt. Brooke. OF SUFFOLK. T1is Viz
was Elizabeth, daughter OF Sir Eh,
ward Duke. ~ -
lie lived ut his plantation on
Ja1nes River, near Curtis Wharf
nc ne han been IN the Colony about
70. After an attack on Bacon's farm.
on Bacon Quarter Branch. near
the suburbs OF Richmond. IL Mac
1910. q crowd OF armed planters
assembled and offered to march
under Bacon's lead against the In.
Governor asking for n commission.
and the Governor evaded the re.
quest. Bacon replied. thanking
him for tho promised commission
and started on his campaign. a
prociamation from the Governor
overlook them. commanding them
rest re a'I proceedeA n few 11 ,siy The
inflicted severe defeat on the
Indians. The Governor gathered
troop OF horse and started to ar
rest Bacon. but the whole York
len n,cnlnsula was in ,devolt. TO avoid
GiVll war an election was held. and
from Henrico county. ana was ar
rested on his arrival at James
town. but was soon released
Bacon acknowledged his error
ana was pardoncd. Fearing for
his life, ne slipped away from
jamestown, returned to his homo
and raised company OF about
600 men and returned to James
town and demanded a commission.
which was granted. Bacon then
struck swiftly and hard, and In
about four weeks the Susquehan-
nocKs were nearly extermlnatcd.
While he was absent fighting the
country against him, but failing
and fearing for himself. he fled 10
Accomack, first proclaiming Bacon
rebel. When Bacon heard of
tho proclamation he returned to
Middle Plantation. where con-
ference was held and an indlct-
lnent drawn up against the Governor
their arrest and confinement. Ba-
con sent Giles Bland with four
armed vessels to arrest Berkeley,
but he was defeated and captured.
berkeley, then raised about 1000
men and returned to Jamestown
here he was attacked by Bacon
and defeated, and fled again TO Ac-
comack. Bacon then burned the
town SO that, as he said, it might
no more harbour the rogues.
Shortly after this, about tho LIST
OF October Bacon died Of fever
ne. mad contracted at Jamestown. 3
Better laws and freedom from
Indian depredatlons.
y. Sir Herbert Jcffries. #f5
Sir. Henry Chlcheley.
Eord Culpeper,
Sir Henry Chlcheley.
LORD Culpcper. .sfi
Lord Howard.
Sir Francis Drake.
Sir Edmund Andres.
Sir Francis Nicholson.
Edward Mott
Edmund Jennings.
Rrig.-Gen Hunter. who was cap
tnred on his voyage over.
Alex. Spotswood.
Is. 1t was a time of peace. and there
were few incidents of note. Rich
mond and Petersburg were found
Irish settled the Shenandoah Val.
ley.
The postal service was intro
duced.
Peyton Randolph. Richard Bland,
Jas. Blair. VIM. Byrd, Philip Lud-
well. Benz. Waller.
10. Alex. Spotswood The Order Of
knights of the Golden Horseshoe.
August. 17lG. For crossing tho Blue
Ridge. "sic juvat transcendere
montes." 1}
20. ~ Alex. spotswood as Pestmas-
ter-General in 1898. lie had the
mails running from New England
3 to williamsburg. ~
q. At his estate. Temple Farm. near