Other designe than the Indian warr onely, and so knew not what theyīacon (pretending distrust of the Governor) was so fair from all Which were deluded and drawne into Bacon's party and thought of no With him, and especially for that there were several! ignorant people Indian enemy, and that he had brought severall Indian prisoners along The Governour is said to have shewne some inclination upon theĪccount of the service Bacon had performed (as he heard) against the Other might have bin found out for the preventing of a warr, to which Have sent to him and sought his reconciliation so that some way or More to be beginner of it, supposing the rebells would hardly be soĪudacious as to fire a gun against him, But that Bacon would rather Upon paine of death, pretending to be loath to spill bloode and much Gave comand that not a gun should be fir'd ag't Bacon or his party Safely without any damage at first (as is reported). Pallasadees of the Towne and fired briskly upon the guard, retreating Spades in all to performe this work with.ĭay-break next morning six of Bacons soldiers ran up to the Their French worke before day, although they had but two axes and 2 Throwing up earth, that by the help of the moone light they had made This night is spent in falling of trees, cutting of bushes and His carbyne, dismounts, surveys the ground and orders a French worke The Sandy Beech before the towne commands the trumpet to sound, fires Paspahayes old Fields and advancing on horseback himselfe on The evening Bacon with his small tyr'd body of men comes into Victualls for his soldiers, the women telling him if he wantedĪssistance they would come themselves after him.Ĭoming to Bacon that the Governour had good in towne a 1000 men wellĪrm'd and resolute, "I shall see that," saith he, "for In a shew of tryumph, gave him many thankes for his care andĮndeavours for their preservation, bringing him forth fruits and
Praying for his happiness and railing ag't the GovernourĪnd his party, and seeing the Indian captives which they led along as Towne, as he marcheth the people on the high wayes coming forth Increased his number to about 300 in all, he proceeds direcdy to Some fresh forces, and sending to the upper parts of James River for Towards James Towne, onely halting a while about New Kent to gain Soorne to take any themselves, and so in great fury marches on His party, swearing his soldiers to give no quarter and professing to In most incens'd manner threatens to be revenged on the Governor and From Voices of A People's History, edited by Zinn and Arnove
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