ble if perhaps it might bee needfull. her face to the board, answered with a low slightThese few words rais'd an uproar; one partying voice in her own language "six, but being urging hard" it had been customary and ought further importun'd she sitting a little while sullen, not to be omitted; whereto Mr. Presley my neigh- without uttering a word between said " twelve, bour an old assembly man, sitting next me, rose tho' she then had a hundred and fifty Indian men, up, and (in a blundering manner replied) "tis in her town, and so rose up and gravely walked true, it has been-customary, but if we have any away, as not pleased with her treatment. bad customes amongst us, we are come here to mend 'em which set the house in a laughter. This was huddl'd off without coming to a vote, and so the comittee must submit to be overaw'd, and have every carpt at expression carried streight || to the governor.

Whilst some daies passed in setling the quota's of men arms and amunicon provisions &c. each county was to furnish, one morning early a bruit ran about the town Bacon is fled Bacon is fled, whereupon I went straight to Mr. Lawrence, who (formerly) was of Oxford university, and for wit Our comittee being sat, the Queen of Pamunky learning and sobriety was equall'd there by few, (descended from Oppechankenough a former Em- and who some years before (as Col. Lee tho' one peror of Virginia) was introduced, who entred of the councill and a friend of the govern'rs inthe chamber with a comportment gracefull to form'd me) had been partially treated at law, for admiration, bringing on her right hand an English-a considerable estate on behalf of a corrupt faman interpreter, and on the left her son a stripling vourite; which Lawrence complaining loudly of, twenty years of age, she having round her head the govern'r bore him a grudge and now shaking a plat of black and white wampum peague three his head, said, "old treacherous vill.in, and that inches broad in imitation of a crown, and was his house was searcht that morning, at day break, cloathed in a mantle of dress't deer skins with but Bacon was escaped into the country, having the hair outwards and the edge cut round 6 inches intimation that the governor's generosity in pardeep which made strings resembling twisted doning him, and his followers and restoring him frenge from the shoulders to the feet; thus with to his seat in councill, were no other th n previ grave courtlike gestures and a majestick air in ous wheadles to amuse him and his adherents and her face, she walk'd up our long room to the to circumvent them by stratagem, forasmuch as lower end of the table, where after a few in- the taking Mr. Bacon again into the councill was treaties she sat down; th' interpreter and her first to keep him out of the assembly, and in the son standing by her on either side as they had next place the govern'r knew the countrey peowalked up, our chairman asked her what men she ple were hastning down with dreadfull threathings woud lend us for guides in the wilderness and to double revenge all wrongs shoud be done to to assist us against our enemy Indians, she spake Mr. Bacon or his men, or whoever shou'd have to th' interpreter to inform her what the chair- had the least hand in 'em." man said, (tho' we believed she understood him) he told us she bid him ask her son to whom the English tongue was familiar, and who was reputed the son of an English colonel, yet neither woud he speak to or seem to understand the chairman but th' interpreter told us, he 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 made a harangue about a quarter of an hour often, interlacing (with a high shrill voice and vehement passion) these words "Tatapatamoi Chepiack, i. e. Tatapamoi deac Coll. Hill being next me, shook his head, I ask'd him what was the matter, he told me all she said was too true to our shame, and that his father was generall in that battle, where diverse years before Tatapatamoi her husband had led a hundred of his Indians in help to th' English against our former enemy Indians, and was there slaine with most of his men; for which no compensation (at all) had been to that day rendered to her wherewith she now upbraided us.

And so much was true that this Mr. young Nathaniel Bacon (not yet arrived to 30 years) had a nigh relation namely Col. Nathaniel Bacon of long standing in the council a very rich politick man, and childless, designing this kinsman for his heir, who (not without much paines) had prevailed with his uneasy cousin to deliver the forementioned written recantation at the bar, having compiled it ready to his hand and by whose meanes 'twas supposed that timely intimation was conveyed to the young gentleman to flee for his life, and also in 3 or 4 daies after Mr. Bacon was first seiz'd I saw abundance of men in town come thither from the heads of the rivers, who finding him restor'd and his men at liberty, return'd home satisfied; a few daies after which the govern'r seeing all quiet, gave out private warrants to take him againe, 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 time to save him.

In three or four daies after this escape, upon Her discourse ending and our morose chairman news that Mr. Bacon was 30 miles up the river, not advancing one cold word towards asswaging at the head of four hundred men, the govern'r the anger and grief her speech and demeanour sent to the parts adjacent, on both sides James manifested under her oppression, nor taking any river for the militia and all the men could be notice of all she had said, neither considering that gotten to come and defend the town, express's we (then) were in our great exigency, suppli- came almost hourly of th' army's approaches, who cants to her for a favour of the same kind as the in less than 4 daics after the first account of 'em former, for which we did not deny the having att 2 of the clock entered the town, without being been so ingrate, he rudely push'd againe the withstood, and form'd a body upon a green, not same question "what Indians will you now con- a flight shot from the end of the state house of tribute, &c. of this disregard she signified her horse and ffoot, as well regular as veteran troops, resentment by a disdainfull aspect, and turning who forthwith possest themselves of all the her head half aside, sate mute till that same ques-avenues, disarming all in town, and coming thither tion being press'd, a third time, she not returning || in boats or by land,

and redressing the grievances and calamities of that deplorable country, whereto having no other answer, he went away dissatisfied.

In half an hour after this the drum beat for the house to meet, and in less than an hour more Mr. Bacon came with a file of ffusileers on either hand near the corner of the state house where Next day there was a rumour the govern'r and the govern'r and councill went forth to him; we councill had agreed Mr. Bacon shou'd have a saw from the window the govern'r open his breast, || comission to go generall of the forces, we then and Bacon strutting betwixt his two files of men were raising, whereupon I being a member for with his left arm on Kenbow flinging his right Stafford, the most northern frontier, and where arm every way both like men distracted; and if the war begun, considering that Mr. Bacon dwellin this moment of fury, that enraged multitudeing in the most southern frontier county, might had faln upon the govern'r and council we of the the less regard the parts I represented, I went assembly expected the same imediate fate; I to Coll. Cole (an active member of the councill) stept down and amongst the crowd of spectators desiring his advise, if applicacons to Mr. Bacon found the seamen of my sloop, who pray'd me on that subject were then seasonable and safe, not to stir from them, when in two minutes, the which he approving and earnestly advising, I govern'r walk'd towards his private apartm't. a went to Mr. Lawrence who was esteemed Mr. coits cast distant at th' other end of the state || Bacons principall consultant, to whom he took house, the gentlemen of the council following me with him, and there left me where I was enhim, and after them walked Mr. Bacon with out-tertained 2 or 3 hours with the particular relacons ragious postures of his head arms body and leggs, of diverse before recited transactions; and as to often tossing his hand from his sword to his hat the matter I spake of, he told me, that th' goand after him came a detachment of ffusileers vern'r had indeed promised him the comand of (musketts not being there in use) who with their the forces, and if his hon'r shou'd keep his word cocks bent presented their ffusils at a window of (which he doubted) he assured me "the like care the assembly chamber filled with faces, repeating shoud be taken of the remotest corners in the land, with menacing voices "we will have it, we will as of his own dwelling-house, and pray'd me to have itt, half a minute when as one of our house advise him what persons in those parts were most a person known to many of them, shook his hand-fit to bear comands I frankly gave him my opinion kercher out at the window, saying you shall have it, you shall have itt, 3 or 4 times; at these words they sate down their fusils unbent their locks and stood still untill Bacon coming back, they followed him to their main body; in this hubub a servant of mine got so nigh 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 rehearsing the same, without any other words; whereto Mr. Bacon answer'd "no may it please yo'r hono'r we will not hurt a hair of yo'r head, nor of any other mans, we are come for a comission to save our lives from th' Indians, which you have so often promised, and now we will have it before we go.

that the most satisfactory gentlemen to govern'r and people, would be comanders of the militia, wherewith he was well pleased, and himself wrote a list of those nominated.

That evening I made known what had past with Mr. Bacon to my colleague Coll. Mason (whose bottle attendance doubled my task) the matter he liked well, but questioned the govern❜rs ap probacon 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 shoud take distaste, and be constrained to appoint comanders out of the rabble, the govern'r himself with the persons and estates of all in the land woud be at their dispose, whereby their own ruine might be owing But when Mr. Bacon followed the govern'r to themselves; in this he agreed and said "If the and council with the forementioned impetuous govern'r woud give his own comission he woud (like delirious) actions whil'st that party pre-be content to serve under generall Bacon (as now sented their fusils at the window full of ffaces, he said "Dam my bloud I'le kill govern'r council assembly and all, and then 'Ile sheath my sword in my own heart's bloud; and afterwards 'twas said Bacon had given a signall to his men who presented their fusils at those gasing out at the window, that if he shoud draw his sword, they were on sight of it to fire, and slay us, so near was the masacre of us all that very minute, had Bacon in that paroxism of phrentick fury but drawn his sword before the pacifick handkercher was shaken out at window.

he began to be intituled) but first would consult other gentlemen in the same circumstances; who all concurr'd 'twas the most safe barrier in view against pernicious designes, if such shoud be put in practice; with this I acquainted Mr. Lawrence who went (rejoicing) to Mr. Bacon with the good tidings, that the militia comanders were inclined to serve under him, as their generall, in case the governor woud please to give them his own com, issions.

Wee of the house proceeded to finish the bill for the war, which by the assent of the govern'r In an hour or more after these violent concus- and councill being past into an act the govern'r sions Mr. Bacon came up to our chamber and de- sent us a letter directed to his majesty, wherein sired a comission from us to go against the In- were these words "I have above 30 years governdians; our speaker sat silent, when one Mr. Blay-ed the most flourishing country the sun ever ton a neighbor to Mr. Bacon and elected with him a member of assembly for the same county (who therefore durst speak to him) made answer, "'twas not in our province, or power, nor of any other, save the king's vicegerent our govern'r, he press'd hard nigh half an hours harangue on the preserving our lives from the Indians, inspecting the publick revenues, th' exorbitant taxes

shone over, but am now encompassed with rcbellion iike waters in every respect like to that of Massanello 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 majesty.

Some judicious gentlemen of our house likewise penn'd a letter or remonstrance to be sent

his maj'tie setting forth the gradations of those || vice, I pray'd him humbly to thank his hon'r and erupcons, and two or three of them with Mr. to acquaint him I had no other boon to crave, Minge our clerk brought it me to compile a few than his promis'd kindnesse to Stafford county, lines for the conclusion of it, which I did (tho' || for beside the not being worthy, I never had been not without regret in the watchfull times, when conversant in military matters, and also having every man had eyes on him, but what I wrote lived tenderly, my service cou'd be of no benefit was with all possible deference to the govern'r because the hardships and fatigues of a wilderand in the most soft terms my pen cou'd find the ness campaigne would put a speedy period to my case to admit. daies, little expecting to hear of more intestine broiles, I went home to Patomack, where reports were afterwards various; we had account that Generall Bacon was march'd with a thousand men into the fforest to seek the enemy Indians, and in a few daies after our next news was, that the govern'r had sumoned together the militia of Glotwelve hundred men, and proposed to them to follow and suppress that rebell Bacon; whereupon arose a murmuring before his face "Bacon Bacon Bacon, and all walked out of the field, muttering as they went "Bacon Bacon Bacon, leaving the governor and those that came with him to themselves, who being thus abandon'd wafted over Chesepiacke bay 30 miles to Occomack where are two counties of Virginia.

Col Spencer being my neighbour and intimate friend, and a prevalent member in the council I pray'd him to intreat the govern'r we might be dissolved, for that was my first and shoud be my last going astray from my wonted sphere of merchandize and other my private concernments into the dark and slippery meanders of court embar-cester and Middlesex counties to the number of rassments, he told me the govern'r had not (then) determined his intention, but he wou'd move his hono'r about itt, and in 2 or 3 dayes we were dissolved, which I was most heartily glad of, because of my getting loose againe from being hampered amongst those pernicious entanglem'ts in the labyrinths and snares of state ambiguities, and which untill then I had not seen the practice nor the dangers of, for it was observ'd that severall of the members had secret badges of distinction fixt upon 'em, as not docill enough to gallop the future races, that court seem'd dispos'd to lead 'em, whose maximes I had oft times heard whisper'd before, and then found confirm'd by diverse considerate gentlem❜n vizt." that the wised the rich were prone to ffaction and sedition but the fools and poor were easy to be governed.

Many members being met one evening nigh sunsett, to take our leaves each of other, in order next day to return homewards, came Genll. Bacon with his hand full of unfolded papers and overlooking us round, walking in the room said "which of these gentlem'n shall I intreat to write a few words for me, where every one looking aside as not willing to meddle; Mr. Lawrence pointed at me saying "that gentleman writes very well which I endeavouring to excuse, Mr. Bacon came stooping to the ground and said “ pray Sir do me the hon'r to write a line for me.

Mr. Bacon hearing of this came back part of the way, and sent out parties of horse patrolling through every county, carrying away prisoners all whom he distrusted might any more molest his Indian prosecucon yet giving liberty to such as pledg'd him their oaths to return home and live quiet; the copies or contents of which oaths I never saw, but heard were very strict, tho' little observed.

About this time was a spie detected pretending himself a deserter who had twice or thrice come and gone from party to party and was by councill of warr sentenced to death, after which Bacon declared openly to him "that if any one man in the army wou'd speak a word to save him, he shou'd not suffer, which no man appearing to do, he was executed, upon this manifestation of clemency Bacon was applauded for a mercifull man, not willing to spill Christian 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 came Maj Langston with his troop of horse and quartered two nights at my house who (after high compliments from the generall) told me I was desired "to accept the lieutenancy for preserving the peace in the s. northern counties betwixt Potomack and Rappahannock rivers, I humbly thank'd his hon'r excusing myself; as I had done before on that invitation of the like nature at Jamestown, but did hear he was mightily offended at my, evasions and threatened to remember me.

This surprizing accostm't shockt me into a melancholy consternation, dreading upon one hand, that Stafford county would feel the smart of his resentment, if I should refuse him whose favour I had so lately sought and been generously promis'd on their behalf; and on th' other hand fearing the govern'rs displeasure who I knew woud soon hear of it; what seem'd most prudent at this hazardous dilemma, was to obviate the present impending peril; so Mr. Bacon made me sit the whole night by him filling up those papers, which I then saw were blank comissions sign'd The govern'r made a 2d attempt coming over by the govern'r incerting such names and writing from Accomack with what men he could procure other matters as he dictated; which I took to be in sloops and boats, forty miles up the river to the happy effects of the consult before mention-Jamestown, which Bacon hearing of, came againe ed, with the comanders of the militia because he gave me the names of very few others to put into these comissions, and in the morning he left me with an hours worke or more to finish, when came to me Capt. Carver, and said he had been to wait on the Generall for a comission, and that he was resolved to adventure his old bones against the Indian rogues with other the like discourse, and at length told me that I was in mighty favour -and he was bid to tell me, that whatever I desired in the general's power, was at my ser

down from his fforest 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 12 men slaine and wounded but the govern'r with most of his followers fled back, down 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 his own house, which ex

ample the souldiers following laid the whole town (with church and state-house in ashes, saying, the rogues should harbour no more there.

I had received on shoar, untill coming under the stern, those in the boat slipt nimbly in at the gun room ports with pistols &c. when one couragious On these reiterated molestacons Bacon calls a gentleman ran up to the deck, and clapt a pistoll convention at Midle plantation 15 miles from to Blands breast, saying you are my prisoner, the Jamestown in the month of August 1676, where boats company suddainly following with pistolls an oath with one or more proclamations were swords &c. and after Capt. Larimore (the comformed, and writts by him issued for an assem- ander of the ship before she was prest) having bly; the oaths or writts I never saw, but one pro- from the highest and hindmost part of the stern clamation comanded all men in the land on pain interchang'd a signal from the shoar, by flirting of death to joine him, and retire into the wilder- his handkercher about his nose, his own former nesse upon arrival of the forces expected from crew had laid handspikes ready, which they (at England, and oppose them untill they shoud pro- that instant) caught up &c. so as Bland and pose or accept to treat of an accomodation, which | Carvers men were amazed and yielded. 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.

Carver seeing a hurly burly on the ships deck, woud have gone away with his sloop, but having little wind and the ship threatning to sink him, he tamely came on board, where Bland and he During these tumults in Virginia a 2d danger with their party were laid in irons, and in 3 or menaced Maryland by an insurrection in that pro- 4 daies Carver was hang'd on shoar, which Sir vince, complaining of their heavy taxes &c. where Henry Chicheley the first of the councill then a 2 or 3 of the leading malecontents (men other-prisoner, (with diverse other gentlemen) to Mr. wise of laudable characters) were put to death, || Bacon, did afterwards ordaine against as a most which stifled the farther spreading of that flame, rash and wicked act of the govern'r. he (in parMr. Bacon (at this time) press't the best ship in ticular expecting to have been treated by way of James river carrying 20 guns and putting into reprizall, as Bacons friend Carver had been by her his lieutenant generall Mr. Bland (a gentle-the govern'r. Mr. Bacon now returns from his man newly come thither from England to possesse || the estate of his deceased uncle late of the council) and under him the forementioned Capt. Carver formerly a comander of merch'ts ships with men and all necessaries, he sent her to ride before Accomack to curb and intercept all smaller vessells of war comission'd by the govern'r. coming often over and making depredations on the western shoar, as if we had been fforreign enemies, || which gives occasion in this place to digresse a few words.

Att first assembly after the peace came a message to them from the govern'r for some marks of distinction to be sett on his loyal friends of Accomack, who received him in his adversity which when came to be consider'd Col. Warner (then speaker) told the house "ye know that what mark of distinction his hon'r coud have sett on those of Accomack unlesse to give them earmarks or burnt marks for robbing and ravaging honest people, who stay'd at home and preserv'd the estates of those who ran away, when none intended to hurt 'em.

Now returning to Capt. Carver the govern'r sent for him to come on shoar, promising his peaceable return, who answer'd, he could not trust his word, but if he woud send his hand and seal, he wou'd adventure to wait upon his hono'r which was done, and Carver went in his sloop well armed and man'd with the most trusty of his men where he was caress'd with wine &c, and large promises, if he would forsake Bacon, resigne his ship or joine with him; to all which he answer'd that" if he served the Devil he woud be true to his trust, but that he was resolved to go home and live quiet.

In the time of this recepcon 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 creek, and it being almost calm the boat outwent the sloop whilst all on board the ship were upon the deck, staring at both, thinking the boats company coming on board by Carvers invitation to be civilly entertained in requitall of the kindness (they supposed he

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last expedicon sick of a fflux; without finding any enemy Indians, having not gone far by reason of the vexations behind him, nor had he one dry day in all his marches to and fro in the fforest whilst the plantations (not 50 miles distant) had a sumer so dry as stinted the Indian corn and tobacco &c. which the people ascribed to the pawawings i. e. the sorceries of the Indians, in a while Bacon dyes and was succeeded by his Lieuten't Genll. Ingram, who had one Wakelet next in comand under him, whereupon hasten'd over the govern'r to York river, and with him they articled for themselves and whom else they could, and so all submitted and were pardoned exempting those nominated and otherwise proscribed, in a proclamacon of indempnity, the principall of whom were Lawrence and Drumond.

Mr. Bland was then a prisoner having been taken with Carver, as before is noted, and in few daies Mr. Drumond was brought in, when the govern'r being on board a ship came imediately to shore and complimented him with the ironicall sarcasm of a low bend, saying "Mr. Drumond! you are very welcome, I am more glad to see you, than any man in Virginia, Mr. Drummond you shall be hang'd in half an hour; who answered what yo'r hon'r pleases, and as soon as a council of war cou'd meet, his sentence be dispatcht and a gibbet erected (which took up near two houses) he was executed.

This Mr. Drumond was a sober Scotch gentleman of good repute with whome I had not a particular acquaintance, nor do I know the cause of that rancour his hono'r had against him, other than his pretensions in comon for the publick but meeting him by accident the morning I left the town, I advis'd him to be very wary, for he saw the govern'r had put a brand upon him he (gravely expressing my name) answered "I am in over shoes, I will be over boots, which I was sorry to heare and left him.

The last account of Mr. Lawrence was from an uppermost plantation, whence he and four others desperado's with horses pistolls &c. march'd away in a snow ancle deep, who were thought to

have cast themselves into a branch of some river, || fest abundance of uneasiness in the sense of his rather than to be treated like Drumond.

hard usages, which might prompt him to improve Bacons body was so made away, as his bones that Indian quarrel to the service of his animosiwere never found to be exposed on a gibbet as ties, and for this the more fair and frequent opwas purpos'd, stones being laid in his coffin, sup-portunities offered themselves to him by his dwellposed to be done by Lawrence.

ing at Jamestown, where was the concourse from all parts to the govern'r. and besides that he had married a wealthy widow who kept a large house of publick entertainm't. unto which resorted those of the best quality, and such others as businesse called to that town, and his parts with his even temper made his converse coveted by persons of all ranks; so that being subtile, and having these advantages he might with lesse difficulty discover mens inclinations, and instill his notions where he found those woud be imbib'd with greatest satisfaction

Near this time arrived a small fleet with a regiment from England S'r John Berry admirall, Col. Herbert Jefferies comander of the land forces and Collo. Morrison who had one year been a former govern'r. these, all three joined in comission with or to S'r William Barclay, soon after|| when a generall court and also an assembly were held, where some of our former assembly (with so many others) were put to death, diverse whereof were persons of honest reputations and handsome estates, as that the assembly petitioned the governour to spill no more bloud, and Mr. Pres- As for Mr. Bacon fame did lay to his charge ley at his coming home told me, he believed the the having run out his patrimony in England exgovern'r would have hang'd half the countrey, if cept what he brought to Virginia and of that the they had let him alone. The first was Mr. Bland most part to be exhausted, which together made whose ffriends in England had procured his par. him suspected of casting an eye to search for redon to be sent over with the fleet, which he plead-trievment in the troubled waters of popular dised at his tryall, was in the govern'rs pocket (tho' contents, wanting patience to wait the death of whether 'twas so, or how it came there, I know his oppulent cousin, old Collo. Bacon, whose esnot, yet did not hear 'twas openly contradicted,) || tate he expected to inherit. but he was answered by Coll. Morrison that he pleaded his pardon at swords point, which was look'd upon an odd sort of reply, and he was executed; (as was talked) by private instructions from England the Duke of York having sworn "by God Bacon and Bland shoud dye.

The govern'r went in the fleet to London (whether by comand from his majesty or spontaneous I did not hear) leaving Col. Jefferyes in his place, and by next shipping came back a person who waited on his hono'r in his voyage, and untill his death, from whom a report was whisper'd about, that the king did say "that old fool has hang'd more men in that naked country, than he had done for the murther of his father, whereof the governo'r hearing dyed soon after without having seen his majesty; which shuts up this tragedy.

APPENDIX.

But he was too young, too much a stranger there, and of a disposition too precipitate, to manage things to that length those were carried, had not thoughtfull Mr. Lawrence been at the bottom.

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS.

Pay Master General's Office,

Washington City, June 25, 1816. Information is hereby given to claimants for five years half pay, in addition to the notice issued from this office, dated the 9th of May, 1816

That by the 1st section of the law therein referred to, the widows of commissioned and non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, of the regular army, rangers, sea-fencibles, volunteers and militia, excepting those of the regular army, who enlisted to serve for the periods of "five

That by the 2d section of the law of the 16th of April, 1816, where all the children of non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates of the

To avoid incumbering the body of the forego-years" and "during the war," are, in their own ing little discourse, I have not therein mentioned right, as widows, entitled to five years half pay; the received opinion in Virginia, which very much provided the husband "died while in the service attributed the promoting these perturbacons to of the United States during the late war, or in Mr. Lawrence, and Mr. Bacon with his other ad- returning to his place of residence after being herents, were esteemed, as but wheels agitated || mustered out of service, or who shall have died by the weight of his former and present resent- at any time thereafter, in consequence of wounds ments, after their choler was raised up to a very received whilst in the service." Where there is high pitch, at having been (so long and often) no widow, or where she intermarries, the child or trifled with on their humble supplications to the children, under sixteen years of age, are entitled govern'r for his imediate taking in hand the most to the said half pay pension. speedy meanes towards stopping the continued) effusions of so much English bloud, from time to time by the Indians; which comon sentim'ts I have the more reason to believe were not alto-regular army, who enlisted for five years or durgether groundlesse, because myself have heard him (in his familiar discourse) insinuate as if his fancy gave him prospect of finding (at one time or other) some expedient not only to repaire his great losse, but therewith to see those abuses rectified that the countrey was oppressed with through (as he said) the forwardness avarice and French despotick methods of the govern'r. and likewise I know him to be a thinking man, and tho' nicely honest, affable, and without blemish, in his conversation and dealings, yet did he mani-seal of the

ing the war, and who were "killed in battle, or died of wounds or disease, while in the service of the United States, during the late war," are under the age of sixteen, they are entitled to five years half pay, to commence on the 17th day of February, 1815: Provided, all claim, right, title and interest in and to the land, or land warrant, be, within one year from the 16th of April, 1816, relinquished, surrendered, and given up by their guardians. Evidence of guardianship, from under proper authority, must be produced,