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

which The advcntu-ers were gcceu,a
at the village OF Gransanafro, and
we can never forge, the ,solicitude cr
his amiablc consort t. show Them eve.
~ mark of kindness and attention
while. with feelings Of disgust AM
self abasrmcnt We would fore, .r draw
veil over the base iNgraiiudc win
which it was requit,d al ..lraSc.
sok.
Theexpcdition whirh moic i,> kss
visit to the Southern shores Of ,bp
Nrrthcrn continent consisted OILY Of
two small vessels, commanded By can.
tain Philip Amidas. and Arthur Bar.
low, and was fitted out at the expense
of an association Of wealthy men in
England, of which Sir Walter Ra.
leigh, Was the principal.
On tIIe twenty seventh April 1884
our adventures set sail from Iii,
Thames, aud passed the Canaries and
the West Indies, course at that lime.
owing to the imperfect state of nayi.
CATION, conceived to be necessary
they approached the coast of Florida.
and found themselves in shaal water.
LAID was not yet visible but t.
Iic;ous fragrance, with which the yale
came loaded, announced at once, it,
nearncss and direction, and on the
fourth day, still borne on the gulf
stream, they saw land.
The adventures, after coasting $50
miles, castanchor at Wocoone Island
in North Carolina. This Island lay
between Cape Hatteras and Cape
Fear. Ii was covered with wood,
and abounded with deer and wild
fowl.
On the third day Of t!.eir landing,
they saw three of the natives in aga.
noe, one of whom wat ashore. and
waited withoutany signs Of apprrhcu-
sion, the approach of the English
He spoke long and earnestly TO ,Iem,
in his Tnlanguage, and went bold.
ly on board the ships. Having exam.
ined every part with his eyes and
touch. he departed much pleased with
the strange things lie had seen. End
with some trifies which had been pre-.
scnted to him, and returned in short
time with bis canoe ..loaied with fish,
which he had divided equally into
heaps, making signs that each vessel
should take one.
The next day several canoes ap.
pcarrl, in one of which came the
Kings brother, whose name Was
Granganameo. The King himself
whose name WAS Wingins, lay i'll of
;he wounds he had received in battle
with nsighboring nation.
Granganamco having left the ca
noes at a distance, and withdrawn
from the great body Of his attendants,
doubtless to do away in the breasts Of
the English, all apprchens.ons of dan.
ger, and at the same time to manifest
Ills confidence in them, repaired witt,
only four of his people h the point Of
land. where the Indians had appeared
the day before. Having spread mat.
he sat down on one end, whist his !
attendants occupied the other and
when the English landed from their
toats he discovered no apprehension,
but invited them to sit downb by hin
on the mat.
This invitation being accepted, he
csincrd his joy. by striking with his
hand on his head and breast, and
then on theirs ;-sisnifying by this
action that they were all one. His
people preserved a profound silence,
and when the English offered them
presents he took them into his own
possession, making signs that they
were his servants.
After this interview, the natives
came in great numbers, bringing skin,
coral, and dying materials. But in the
presence OF Granganameo, none were
permitted to trade, those excepted. who
wore pieces Of copper on their heads.
This Chief supplied them every day
with venison, fish and fruits, and in.
vited them to his habitation at Rea-
nokc.
This mutual interchange Of good
Offices, having established good nm
derstanding between the Indians and
English, captain Amidas, with sryc.