One of Captain Smith's old foldiers, Nathaniel Causie, though wounded, split the skull of an Indian, and put his whole party to flight. Several other parties were dispersed by the firing of a fingle gun, or by the presenting of a gun, even in the hands of a

woman.

James-Town was preserved by the fidelity of Chanco,* a young Indian convert, who lived with Richard Pace, and was treated by him as a fon. The brother of this Indian came to lie with him, the night before the maffacre, and revealed to him the plot, urging him to kill his mafter, as he intended to do by his own. As foon as he was gone in the morning, Chanco gave notice of what was intended, to his mafter; who, having fecured his own houfe, gave the alarm to his neighbours, and fent an exprefs to James-Town.

Three hundred and forty-nine peoplet fell in this general maffacre; of which number, fix

* Stith, 212.

The number flain at the feveral plantations; from Captain Smith's Hiftory, page 149.

1. At Captain John Berkley's plantation, seated at the Falling Creek, fixty-fix miles from James City, himself and twenty-one others,

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fix were members of the Council.

None of

these were more lamented than Mr. George Thorpe. This gentleman was one of the best friends of the Indians, and had been earnestly concerned in the business of in

ftructing

2. At Mafter Thomas Sheffield's plantation, three miles from the Falling Creek, himself and twelve others,

3. At Henrico Islands, two miles from Sheffield's

plantation,

4. Slain of the College people, twenty miles from Henrico,

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17

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5. At Charles City, and of Captain Smith's men, 6. At the next adjoining plantation,

7. At William Farrar's houfe,

8. At Brickley Hundred, fifty miles from Charles City, Mafter George Thorpe and ten more,

9. At Weftover, a mile from Brickley, 10. At Mafter John Weft's plantation,

11. At Captain Nathaniel Weft's plantation,

12. At Richard Owen's house, himself and fix more, 13. At Lieutenant Gibbs's plantation,

14. At Master Owen Macar's house, himself and three more,

15. At Martin's Hundred, feven miles from James

City,

16. At another place,

17. At Edward Bonit's plantation,

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18. At Mafter Waters's houfe, himself and four more, 5 19. At Apamatuck's River, at Mafter Perce's plan

tation, five miles from the College,.

20. At Mafter Maycock's dividend, Captain Samuel Maycock and four more,

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ftructing and evangelizing them. He had left a handsome eftate, and an honourable employment in England, and was appointed chief Manager of à plantation and a feminary, defigned for the maintenance and edu cation of young Indians, in Virginia. He had been remarkably kind and generous to them; and it was by his exertion, that the houfe was built, in which Opéchancanough took fo much pleasure. Just before his death, he was warned of his danger, by one of his fervants, who immediately made his escape ;*

but :

21. At Flowerda Hundred, Sir George Yeardley's plantatión,

22. On the other fide oppofite to it,

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23. At Master Swinhow's houfe, himself and feven

more,

24. At Master William Bickar's house, himself and

four more,

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25. At Weanock, of Sir George Yeardley's people, 21 26. At Powel Brooke, Captain Nathaniel Powel and

twelve more,

27. At Southampton Hundred,

28. At Martin's Brandon Hundred,

29. At Captain Henry Spilman's house,

30. At Enfign Spence's houfe,

31. At Mafter Thomas Perfe's House, by Mulberry Ifland, himself and four more,

The whole number,

349

* Smith, 145.

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but Mr. Thorpe would not believe that they intended him any harm, and thus fell a victim to their fury. His corpfe was mangled and abused, in a manner too shocking to be related.

One effect of this maffacre was the ruin of the iron-works, at Falling-Creek, where the deftruction was fo complete, that, of twenty-four people, only a boy and girl escaped by hiding themselves.* The fuper

intendant of this work had discovered a vein of lead ore, which he kept to himself; but made use of it, to fupply himself and his friends with fhot. The knowledge of this was loft by his death for many years. It was again found by Colonel Byrd, and again loft. The place was a third time found by John Chifwell; and the mine is now, or has been lately, wrought to advantage.

Another confequence of this fatal event, was an order of the Government, to draw together the remnant of the people into a narrow compafs. Of eighty plantations, all were abandoned but fix,† which lay contigu

ous,

• Beverley, 43.

+ Purchas, v. 1792.

The

ous, at the lower part of James River. owners or overfeers of three or four others refused to obey the order, and entrenched themselves, mounting cannon for their de fence.t

The next effect was a ferocious war. The Indians were hunted like beafts of prey, and as many as could be found were destroyed. But as they were very expert in hiding themselves and efcaping the purfuit, the English refolved to diffemble with them in their own way. To this they were further impelled by the fear of famine. As feed-time came on, both fides thought it necessary to relax their hoftile operations and attend to the business of planting. Peace was then of fered by the English, and accepted by the Indians;

The fix plantations, to which the Government or

dered the people to retire, were :

Shirley Hundred,

Flowerda Hundred,

James-Town,

Pafpiha,

Kiquotan,

Southampton.

+ Thofe perfons who refufed to obey the order, were:

Mr. Edward Hill, at Elizabeth City.

Mr. Samuel Jordan, at Jordan's Point.

Mr. Daniel Gookin, at Newport News.

Mrs. Proctor, a gentlewoman of an heroic fpirit, defended her plantation a month, till the officers of the Colony obliged her to abandon it.

Keith, 139.