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n [Vol? 1.] COLUMBIA, (8. C.) TUESDAY, AUGUST 0, 1816. [\,?. .-.y] rVRLtMBO WW*IT BY THOMAS W. LORRAIN. .Tlrww ?/ Snbteription.?'Three Dollar* per annnm, pay* nblc in advan<-c....No paper to f>o discontinued, but at ilu* option ol'the Kdltor. until nil ?rrr*rmff?s arc paid. Ailvenitement$ not exceeding fourteen line*, inserted the (Irat time for aeventy-fivc cents, attd forty cent* for each anbrfetpient innertlou. to the IViilor muti be postpaid,or the poitoxe will bo charged to the writer. HISTORICAL. WACOM'S HBllKMdON IS VIIKUNIA t-oxriNCKn. Uur coimttee being sat, the Queen of Pamun ky (descended from Oppechankenough a formor hinperor of V irginia) wan introduced, who on trod the cltainlhT with n comportment graceful I to admiration, bringing on lier right nand an ttnglishmau inntcrpretcr, and on tho left her sttfi a stripling twenty years of age, she having round her head a plat of black and whito want puni |>eagun three inchos broad in imitation of a crown, and was cloathed in a mantle of dress*t deer skins with tho hair outwards and tho edgo cut round 6 inches deep which made strings ro trembling twisted frenge from the shoulders to to tho feet; thus with grave courtlike gestures and a m^jestir.k air in her face, she walk'd up our long room to the lower end of tho table, where after a few intrcaties alio sat down ) tli* interpreter anil her son standing by tier on ei ther siilo an they had walked up, our chairman wked her what men she would lend usfor guides in the wilderness and to assist us against our e ncmy Indiana, she spake to th* interpreter to inform her what the chairman said, (tho* wo be lieved she understood him) he told us she bid him ask her son to whom tho Knglish tongue was fatiiiliur, and who was reputeil tho son of an Knglish colonel, yet neither woud ho speak to or seem to understand the chairman but tli* in terpreter told us, ho referred all to his mother, who being againe urged she after a little musing with an earnest passionate countenance as if tears were ready to gush out and a fervent sort of expression mode a harangue about a quarter of an hour, often interlacing (with a high shrill vohse and vehement passion) these words " Th tapatamoi Chepriack,?i. e. Tatapamoi dead, Coll. Hill being next to me, shook his head, I ask'd hint what ivas the matter, he told meal! 9hesaid was too true to our shame, and that his father was general! in that battle, where diverse years before. Tataiutamoi her husband had led a hun died of his Indians in help to th* English against our former enemy Indians, and was there slaino with most ot his men ; for which no compensa tion (at all) had been to that day rendered to her wherewith she now upbraided us. Her discourse ending and our morose chair man not advancing one cold word towards ass waging tho anger and grief her speech and de meanour mauilcsted under her Appressirtn, nor taking any notice of all she had said, neither considering that we (then) were in our great ex igency, supplicants to her for a favour of the snfeie Kimi a* the former, for which we did not deny the having been so ingrate, he i udely pushed agame the same question " what Indians will you now contribute, ike. ? of this disregard site signified her resentment by a disdainful! aspect, and turning her head half aside, sate mute till that cimc question being pressed a third time, alio not returning her face to the board, answer ed with a low slighting voice in her own language six, but being further importun'd she sitting a little while sullen, without littering a word be tween said " twelve, tho* she then ?iad a hun dred ond fifty Indian men, in her town, and so rose up and gravely walked away, as not plea sed with her treatment. Whilst someduies passed in setting the quo fa s of men arms and' ammunition provisi ons otc. each county was to furnish, one morn'mir early a bruit ran about the town Bacon is fled, Hacon is fled, whereupon I wfrnt straight to Mr. Lawrence, who (formerly) was of Oxford uni versity, and for wit, learning and sobriety was equalrd there by few, und who some yearsWore (as Col. Lee tho* one of Che council and a friend of lho govern*!-* infoi m'd me) had been partial ly. treated at law, for a considerable estate, on behalf of a corrupt favourite ; which Lawrence complaining loudly of, tho govorn'r bore him a crudgo ana now shaking his head, said, "old treacherous villain, and that hi* house was searcht that morning, at daybreak, but Bacon was escaped into the country, having intimation that ho governors generosity in panning him, and his followers and restoring him to his seat in council, were no other than previous wheedles to amuse turn and his adherents and to circum vent them by stratagem, forasmuch as the tak ing Mr. Bacon again into the council wa* first to keep htm out of tho assembly, and in tho next pjtco the governor knew the countroy pontile *ere hostninv down with dreadful! threatniiiffs to double revenue all wrongs should be done to Mr. Uacon or his men, or whoever shou*d have had tho leant hand in 'em." And so much was true, that thi.< Mr. young Nathaniel Bacon (not yet arrived to JO years) had a nigh relation namelv Cut. Nathaniel lla* con of long standing in th'e council a very rich fnliijck in a it, ond^ childless, designating this trisman lot- his heir, who (not without much paincs) had prevailed with his uneasy cousin to deliver the fbrcmentioncd written recantation at the bar, liaving compiled it ready to his hand ?nd by whose mcuues 'twas supposed that timely Intimation was conveyed to tho ynuiijr irentle uian to floe for his life, and nl#o in ;) or 7 daivs after Mr. Bacon was first xci/.M I saw abun dance of men in town como thither from the heads of the rivers, who finding him restor*d and i. ft J*eturn'd homo satisfied t a few dales afteri which tho govern V seeing all qui ?t, gave Aut private warrauts to take mm again*. intending as was thought to raise the militia, and so to dispose things as to prevent his friends from gathering any more into a like numerous body and coming down a second timo to iave him. In three or flour dales afier this escape, upon news that Mr. Bacon was 30 miles up the river, nt the head of four hundred men, the govern'r scnt to the parts adjacent, on both Hides James river for the militia and all the tnen could be got ten to come and defend the town, express's came almost hourly of th' army's approaches, who in I less than 4 daies after the fir at account of 'em 2 of the clock entered the town, without being withstood, and form'd a body upon a green, not a flight shot from the end of the state house of horso and (Toot, as well regular as veteran troops, who forthwith possest themselves of all the aven* uc?, disarming all in town, and coming thither in boats or by land. In half an hour after this tho drum beat for the house to mcot, and in less than an hour more Mr. Bacon came with a file of ffusileors on either hand near the corncr of the state house whore the govern'r and councill went forth to him ; we saw from tho window tlio govern'r open his breast, and Bacon strutting betwixt his two files 4f men with his left arm on Kenbrow flinging his right arm every way both like men distract* ed ; and if in this moment of fury that enraged multitude had fain upon the govern'r and coun cil all of the asembly oxpccteii the same iincdi ato fato j I stopt down and amongst the crowd of spectators found the soamen of my sloop, who pray'd me not to stir from them, when in two minutes, the gover/i'r walk'd towards his nri vate apartm't. a coits cast distant at th' other end of tho state house, tho gentlemen of the council following him and after them walked Mr. Bacon with outrageous postures of his head arms body and leggs, often tossing his hand from his sword to his hat and after him came a do tachment of ffiisileers ^muskett* not bejng there in use} who with their cocks bent presented thoir flusils at a window of tho assembly cham ber filled with faces, repeating with menacing voices '* we will have it, we will have it, half a minute when as one of our house a person known to many of them, nhook his handkercher out at the window, saving you shall havo it, you shall have it, .1 or 4 times ; at these .words they sate down their fusils unbent their locks and stood still until Bacon coming back, they followed him to their main body ; in this hubub a servant of mine got so nijrh as to hear the govern'rs words, and also followed Mr. Bacon, and heard what he said, who came and told me, that when the govern'r opened his breast he said " here ! shoot me, foregod fair mark shoot, often rehear sing the same, without any other words; where to Mr. Bacon answer'd " no may it please yo'r hon'r we will not hurt a hair of yo'r head, nor of any other mans, we are come tor a commission to save our lives from th' Indians, which you so often promised, and now we will have it be fore we go. But when Mr. Bacon followed the govern'r and council with the forementioned impetuous ijiko delirious) actions whil'st that party pre sented their (fusils at tho window full of'faccs, he said " Dam my hloud lTle kill govern'r coun cill assembly and all, and then 'fle sheath my sword in my own heart's bloud; and afterwards 'twas said Bacon had given a signall to his men who presented their lusils at those gasing out at the window, that if ho had should draw his sword, they were on sight of it to fire, and slay us, so near war the masacre of us all that very minute, had Bacon in that paroxism of phrantick fury but drawn his sword before the pacitick hanker cher was shaken out at window. In an hour or more alter theso violent concus sions Mr. Bacon came up to our chamber and desired a ciimission from us to go against tho Indians ; our speaker sat silent, when one Mr. Blayton a neighbor to Mr. Bacon and clcctcd with him a member of assembly fur tho same county (who thereforo durst speak to him) mndc answer, M 'twas not in our province, or power, nor of any other, save the king's vicegerent our governor, ho prcss'd hard nigh half an hours ha rangue on th? preserving our lives from tho In dians, inspecting the punlick revenues, tli' ex orbitant taxes and redressing the grievances and calamities of that deplorable country, whereto having no other answer, lie went away dissatis fied. Next day there was a rumour the goveiVi and council! had agreed Mr. Bacon sliou'd have a coinission to go general! of the (forces, we then were raiting, whereupon I being a member for Stafford, the. most northern frontier, and where the war begun, considering that Mr. Bacon dwelling in the most southern (frontier county, migh( the lens regard the parts I represented, I went to Coll. Colo (an active member of the council!) desiring his advice, if applicacons to Mr. Bacon on thu? subject were then seasonable and safe, whim he approving and earnestly ad tiding* I went to Mr. Lawrence who was es fccin'd Mr.Bacons principal! consultant,to whom lie took me with liim, and there left me where 1 was fptertained tior 3 hours with the particular relacotis of diverse before recited transactions ; rind as to the matter I spake of, he totd me, that th' govern'r had indeed promised him the co ntain! of the forces, and if his hon'r shou'd keep liis word (which he doubted) he assured me " tho like care should be tukeu of the remotest corners in the laud, as of his own dwelling-house, and pray'd me to advise him what persons in those parts were most fit to bear com and s I frankly gave him my opinion that tho most satisfactory gentlemen to govern'r and people, would lie co ntenders of tho militia, wherewith ho was well pleesed, and himself wrote a list of those nomi nated. That evening I mode known xvhat had past with Mr. Bacon to my colleague Coll. Mason (whose bottle attendnuce doubled my tank) the matter he liked well, but questioned the go* vcrn're approbacon of it. I confess'd the case required sedate thoughts, reasoning, that he and such like gentlemen must either comand or be comanded, and if on their denials Mr. Bacon should take distaste, and be constrained to appoint coinanders out of thu rab ble, the governor himself with the persons and estates of all in the land woud be at their dis nose, whereby their own ruino might bo owing to themselves ; in this he agreed and said 44 If the governV would give his own comission he woud be content to aerve under generall Bacon (as now he began to be intituled) but first woud consult other gentlemen in the same circumstun ces t who all concurr'd 'twas the most safe bar rier in view against pernicious designcs, if such shoud be put, in practice ) with this I acquaint" ed Mr. Lawrence who went (rejoicing) to Mr. Bacon with tho gOod tidings, that tho militia comandera were inclined to serve undor him, as their generall, in case the govern'r woud please to ffive them his own comissions. Wee of the house proceeded to finish the bill for tho war, which by the assent of tho governV and council-being past into an act tho governV I sent us a letter directed to his majesty, wherein | were these words 44 1 have above 30 years go* verned the most flourishing country <hu sun ever shone on, but am now encompassed with rebellion like waters in every respect like to that of Mas sanello except their leader, and of like import was the substance of that letter, but we did not believe his hono'r sent us all he wrote to his ma jesty. Home judicious gentlemen of our house like wise penn'd a letter or remonstrance to be sent his maj'tie setting forth the gradations of those crupcons, and two or three of them with Mr. Mingo our clerk brought it mo to compile a few lines for the conclusion of it, which I did, (tho' not without regret in the watchfull times, when every man had eves on him, but what I wrote was with all possible deference to the govcrn'r and in the most soft terms my (ten cou'd And the case to admit. Col. Spcnr.er being my neighbour and intimate friend, and a prevalent member in the councill I pray'd him to intreat the governV we might be diaaolved, for that was my first and uhoud be my last going astray from my wonted sphere of merchandize and other my private concernments into the dark and slippery meanders o'f court embarrassments, he told me the governor had not (then) determined his intention, but he wou'd move his honoV about itt. and in 2 or 3 dayea we were dissolved, which I was most heartiW glad of, because of my getting louse a gaine from being hampered amongst those per nicious entanglem'ts in the labyrinths and snares of state ambiguities, and which until then I had not seen the practice nor tho dangers of, for it wasobservM that several! of the members had secret badges of distinction fixt upon 'em, as not docill enough to gallop the future races, that court seeni'd dispos'd to lead 'em, whose max irncs 1 had oft times heard whiaper'd before, and then found confirnt'd by diverse considerate gcntlem'n viit. " that the wise and rich were prone to ffaction and sedition but the l'ooli and poor were easy to he governed. Many members being mot one evening nigh sunse.tt, to take our leaves cach of other, in or der next day to return homeward*, came Genii. Macon with his hand full of unfolded papers and overlooking us round, walking in tlx; room said " which of these gcntlem'n shall I intreut to write a few words for me. where every one look ing aside as not willing to meddle ; Mr. Law rence pointed at me saying "that gentleman writes very well which I endeavoring to excuse, Mr. Bacon came stooping to the ground and said " pray Sir do me tho lion'r to write a line for me.'* Thit surprizing accostm't shockt me into a melancholy consternation, dreading upon one hand, that Stafford county wood feel the smart of hi* resentment, if I should refuse him whose favour I had so lately sought and been generous ly promised on their behalf; and on tli' other hand fearing the governY? displeasure who I know woud soon hear of it j what seom'd most | prudent at this hazardous dilemma, was to ob viate the present impending peril s so Mr. llaron Lmade mc sit the whole ni^fit by him filling up those papers, which 1 then saw wero blank co missions sign'd by the govornV inccrting such names and writing other matters as he dictated > which I took to ho tho happy ed'ecU of the con sult before meiittoned, with the comanders of the militia because he gave me the names of ve i v few others to put into these comissioiis, and in the morning he left mc with an hours worke or more to fiti'sh, when nime to me (Japt. Car ver, and said had baen to wait on thd' fJeno rail for n commission, and that he was resolved to adventure his old bones against Indian rogues with othtr the. like discourse, and at length told me that I was in mighty favour??amino was hid to tell me, that whatever I de.dred in the ge neral's power, was nt my service, I pray'd him humbly to thank hi* hon'r and to acquaint him I had no other boon to crave, than Ids proinis'd kindnesvic to Stafford county, for beside tho not being worthy. 1 never hnd'bcen conversant in military matters, and also having lived tender ly, mv service rou'd be of no benefit because the hardship* and fatigues of a wilderness campaigue would put a speedy period to my duios, little ex pecting to hear of more intestine broiles, 1 went nonie to 1'atomack, where report* wore after wards \arious ; we had account that Gcncrall Macon was march'd with a thousand men into the fforest to seek the enemy Indians, and in a few daiei after our next now# was, tlmt the go vern'r Imd sumoned together the uiilitia of Glo* cester and Middlesex counties *o the number of twelve hundred men, and proposed to them to follow and suppress that rebell Bacon \ where upon arose a murmorinjz he lore hit fuce " Bacon, Bacon, Bacon," and ail walked out of tho field, muttering a? they wont44 Bacon Bacon Bacon," leaving the governor and those that came with him to themselves, who being thus abandoned wofted over Chesepiacke bay .10 miles to Occo mack where aro two counties of Virginia. Mr. Bacon hearing of thit came back part Of tho wuv, and sent out parties uf horse patrolling through every county, carrying away prisoner* all whom he distrusted might any more molest his Indian uroHccucon yet giving liberty to such as pledp'd him their oaths to return home and live quiet; the conies or contcuts of which oath* I never saw, but heard were very strict, tho* little observed. About this tinm was a spie detected pretend ing hiinBcIt' a deserter w ho had twice or tluice come and gone from party to party and wan br council! of warr sentenced to death, after which Bacon declared openlv to him ?? that if any one man in the army wouM speak a word to save him, he shou'd not sulfur, which no man ap pearing to do, ho wn?executed, upon this inn nifostation of clemeucy Bacon was applauded for a mcrcifull man, not willing to npill Cnris tian bloud, nor indeed was it said, that he put any other man to death in cold bloud, or plunder any house \ nigh the same time catnc Langston with his troop of horse and quartered | two nights at my house who (after high compli montsTrom the generul!) told me I was desired 44 to accept the lieutenancy for preserving the peace in Ute s. northern countics uetwixt Poto mock and Rappahannock rivers, I humbly thank'd his hon'r excusing myself; as Iliad done before ou that invitation of the like nature at James* town, but did hear he was mightily offended at my evasions and threatened to remember me. The govcrn'r made a 2d attempt coining over from Accomack with what men he could procure in sloops and boats, forty miles up the river to Jamestown, which Bacon hearing of, came a* gaino down from his (forest pursuit, and finding a bank not a flight shot long, cast up thwart the neck of the peninsula there in Jamestown, he stormed it, and took the town, in which attack were IS men slaine and wounded but the go vernor with most of his followers fled back,dowQ the river in their vessells. Here resting a few daies they concerted the burning of the town, wherein Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Drumond owning the two best houses save one, set fire each to nis own house, which example the souldiera following laid the whole town (with church and state-house) in a3hca# saying, the rogueB should harbour no more there. On these reiterated molestacons Bacon calls a convention at Midle plantation 15 miles from Jamestown in the month of August 1796, where an oath with one or more proclamations were formed, and writts by him issued fur an assem bly ) the oaths or writts I never saw, but ono proclamation comandcd all men in the land on pain of death to joino him, and retire into the wildernesso upon arrival! of the forces expected from England, and oppose them untU! they should propose or accept to treat of an ?cco<n? modatiou, which we who lived comfortably could, not have undergone, so as the whole land must have become an Aceldama if God's exceeding mercy had not timely removed him. During these tumults in Virginia a 2d danget menaceu Maryland by an insurrection in that province, complaining of their heavy taxes ; where 2 or J of the leading malecons (men other* wiso of laudable characters) were put to death, which stifled the farther spreading of that flame* |Mr. Macon (at this time) prcss't the best ship in | James river carrying 20 suns aud putting into her his lieutenant general! Mr. Bland (n gentle I man newly come thither from England to pos sessc the estate of his deceased uncle late of the I council!) and under him the foremention C'apt. Carver formerly a comauder of inerch'ts ships with men aud all necessaries, he sent her to ride before Accomack to curb ana intercept all smal ler vessel Is of war cominisaion'd by tnegovern'r coming often ovor and making depredutinns on the western shear, as if we had been (foreign t* nemiex, which gives occasion in this plucc to dl grcs.se a lew wo/'riu. Ait first assembly after the peace came a met ?tago to them from the govcrn'r for some marke of distinction to be sett on his loyal friends of Accomack, who received him in his adversity which when came to be considered Col. Warner (then speaker) told the house 14 ye know that what mark of distinction hishon'r corn! have sett on those of Accomack uulesse to give them ear mar ks oi burnt mirks fur robbing and ravaging honest people, who stay'd at home and preserv'u the estates ofthose who ran away when none in tended to hurt 'cm. Nor returning to Capt. Carver the govcrn'r sent for him to come oil shoar, promising his peaceable return, who ntiswer'u, he could not trust his w?jrd hut if ho woud send his hand and seal, ho wou'd adventure to wait upon his Itou'r which was done,aud Carver went in his sloop well armed and inan'd with the most trusty jjf his men where ho was caress'd with wine &c. aud largo promises, if he would forsake Bacon, resign* his ship or joiue with him ) to all which he answer'd that 4* if he served the Devil) he woud bo true to his trust, hut tliut he was resoU veil to go home and live quief. In the time of this rccepcou and parley, an armed boat was prepared with many oars in a creek not far off, but out of sight, which when Carver sail'd, row'd out of the crtek, and it be ing almost calm the boat outwent the ntoop whilst all on board the ship we.v upon thodeck, 'tiling at hot1), thinking the bi-iti company