He threw up a strong earth-work, and a palisade had been erected across the neck of the island.

Bacon, on reaching Jamestown, rode forward to reconnoitre it.

He then ordered his trumpeters to sound the battle cry, and a volley was fired into the town; but no response came back.
Bacon made his headquarters at Greenspring, in Governor Berkeley's own house, and while Sir William dined at the board of the thoughtful Mr.
Lawrence, the rebel fed at the table of the governor.

Resolving on a siege, Bacon threw up earth-works about the town in front of the palisades.

Berkeley's riflemen so annoyed the men at work, that Bacon had recourse to a strange device to protect them.