Berkeley's chance-gathered army was no match for Bacon's seasoned Indian fighters and for desperate men who knew that they must win or be hanged for traitors.

The Governor's force wavered and, unable to stand its ground, turned and fled, leaving behind some dead and wounded.

Then Bacon, who also had cannon, opened upon the town and the ships that rode before it.

In the night the King's Governor embarked for the second time and with him, in that armada from the Eastern Shore, the greater part of the force he had gathered.

When dawn came, Bacon saw that the ships, large and small, were gone, sailing back to Accomac.