Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-10-23

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Zen The, ~sro toasted with Gibson,
a.h. fruit. and humoui.
a., mist lncy were ealing, sumo oil
Ls,. oeop;e came la with bows and ar
r,Ns. The English suspecting t4each-
,ry. acw To their arms, but the wife Ui
crang&namcn. perccirirs their sus-
inns, ordered ths bows 10 bc taken
irom her people, their arrows to be
brsScn, and themselves TO DC driven
an, az the hausc. IN the evening the
Er.!ish thought it prudent to return
y .hei. boat, and having put off at a
small distance from the shore, lay at
anchor. Their generous hostess was
Aust by this Precautiog. but there WAS
no abatement Ia her desire to add IL
their comfort and accommodation
Provisions Of various sorts were car
lied BY Ter directions 10 the boat. to-
srth"r with five mats, as a protection
agar It the weather While several
men and thirty women we're COM
nanded to remain all night on the
shore as y guards against all possible
danger.
They rctnrrcd 10 England ABOUT the
middle of September With two OF the
natives. Manteo aud Wahchase. who
voluntarily accompanied them. The
discovery produced 81 murh satisfaC-
tan in the court Of Elizabeth, that
tie QaeCn herself named the country
yIrsiuia, IN a!iusiom. It is thought, to
her Own virgin state, or as some have
imagined. 10 he rna'lulIerated purity
and limo, 'cuce of life and manners of
the natives.
The glowing description given by
tlIe adlcntgrcrS. of the { rtilits and
beauty of Virginia, cxcitcd the curio-
siN anu algri,e nf The people. and
Sir Richayt Granville, kinSman of
NJ. Raleigh. and Uf eminenCe and
rrlntc al that t;Nc. as military man.
sailed the following year from Ply
mouth, With seven ships. He went
BY the usual Iuutr OF the Canarics
aid the West IahicS. where he made
two Spanish prizes: amt after having
narrowly escaped shi2wsv;k on Cape
Fear. &c cane 10 anchor off the Island
OF Wocucon, on lie 26Ih of June.
Nantro. WHO had rriIrned with
this expedition. was Of essential ser
vice 10 the All, euturrrs. His know
ledge of tho Coast, made him useful
IS q pilot (; and of their language
AS an interpreter while his attach
ment to tue pers ms Of the English.
aud bis zeal in their cause smoUtheG
the difficulties to Il free and friendly
Intercourse with his coYGtrymen.
Under this guidance, they made
several excursions. aud visited sever
al villages on the islands aud the
main.
At one Of these towns, called A
quascoSnk, an Indian stole a silver
cup, which not being returned pro-
cisely at the time promised. drew
down on the natives. the indiScr;mi--
mating vengeance OF the English com
mander. The town of Aquascogok
was burnt, and the standing corn. de-
struycd in the fields, whilst the af-
;rishtcd people fled to the woods for
protection.
Such return did the English make
to this innocent people, Tor their Scn-
erous and DISTINGUISHED reception OF
them; mr their anxiety TO relieve
their wants, by a liberal and regular
sapp'y o. prov isions for the services
oil Grangauameo and his wife, and
the unsaspccting confidence reposed
in them. All former acts of kindness
were Oblitcrated from the minds Of
thOse real savaSes, by the lnss of a
Cup, Tor which even the offender had
not been punished in u civilized com
manity, without sufficient proof and
the agency Ola jury.
After this outrage, Grem lille sailed
to the Island Of Rattoras, leaving be-
-
Fhe st:lntica Os Granganameo and
his vile bears so strong 4 resemblance to
the conduct ofthe natives aid their chief,
Gaanlhari. at st. Thomas, as described
BY Columbus, that il APPEARS no, impro-
per to meR,iun il -" The king, says he.
lua letter 10 Ferdinand and Isabella, !
having teen informed Of our misfortune,
expr s,ed great S.iei for our loss. aud i'm !