Excerpt from An Historical Account of Some Memorable Actions, Particularly in Virginia: Also Against the Admiral of Algier, and in the East Indies: Performed for the Service of His Prince and Country The leader in this movement was Nathaniel Bacon, Jr., a mem ber of the distinguished English family of the name, and whose life gave no uncertain assurance of his noble heritage. Scarcely thirty years of age, possessed of ample fortune, learned, eloquent, invested with the honorable station of Coun cillor, popular with all classes, a happy husband and father, his patriotism and philanthropy cannot justly be questioned. He had all to lose and nothing to gain by opposing the existing authorities. His oratorical powers are strikingly evidenced in the lofty declaration quoted in the tract (pp. 12, which is a noble vindication, as well, of the purity of his motives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.