Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-02
From the New York American,

CAPT SMITH All readers Of American has
tory, and particularly those CO "ersant WIN ina.
of the settlement Of The colony OF Virginia, VIII
be more o: less acquainted with the 'mpor'
lant part which Capt Smith bore In that enter
prisc We do not remember, however, to nave
seen before in so condensed and popular form,
and notice Of the life and adventures Before
hi, arrival in Virginia, Of thissgreat man Nor
or,,, he in ruth was--as that which will be
found this evening in another column; and ior
which we are indebted 10 Sti,h's history OF
Virginia The advenlures II records are al
most incredible, We, there Is, we presume, no
reason to doubt Of their authenticity lndeea
the hero of them seems TO have been reserved
for extraordinary adventures in both worlds,
The Of his life from Lbs y. D. 3,
exec uion, Of his daughter, Pocahoutas (whic II
is Of undoubted authenlioity,)i is quite as roman
tic and singular as any OF his previous hair
breadth '.capes. II is melancholy 10 think iha,
The tolls and perls and sacrifices Of this dis
tlnguished man, were Tor long period render
ell unay aling to the colony he lovet;, and so
faithfully served, by the factions and sordid con-
duct of some ofhis associates. His name how,
ever, must ever endure, ind BE held in rever-
euce, as one among The chief founders of the
old dominioR
bioSNAETll VT LAR AIN SMl II.
He was born gentleman TO competen, for
tune, at Wiloughbv, in Lincolnshire in the
year 1879 From his very childhood, he had
romantic fancy, and was strangely set upon
performing somes brave and adventurous a.
chievment. Accordingly, being about thir-
teen years of sgt, at school, he sold his satchel
and books, and all he had, TO raise money, in
order to so secretly beyond sea. gut bis fa-
ther, dying just a, that time, he was stopped for
the present, and fell into The hands Of guard
ans, more intent on improving HIS estal. than
him. However, at fifteen, in The year 5o4 hp
was bound 10 merchant al Lynne, the mos,
considerable trader in those parts. Bat because
he would not send him Immediately to sea, he
found means, in the train of Mr.. Pereglin Ber-
~, second son 10 The lord WilIuugh3y, to pass
into France. Here, and m the Low Countries,
he trst 'earn, the rudlments Of war, to which
profession he was led, by strong propensity
oi genius He was afterwards carried into
Scotland, with deiu,ive, hopes, from a Scottish
gentleman, Of being eff ctually recommended
to king James. But soon firding himself b,ffl,d |
IN his expectations, he returned 10 Wioughby, |
his native place, where. meeting with no com,
pany, agre able to his way of thinking, he retir-
I'd into xood, al good distance from any
own, and there built himself pavilion of |
,oughs, and was wholly employed, in studying
some treaises OF the art OF war, and in the ex-
'rclse OF his horse and lance. But his friends,
BEING concerned al such whimsical turn of |
mind, prevailed with an Italian gentleman, rid.
r 20 the earl OF Lincoln, TO insinaate himself
n,o his acquaintance; and as he was an exper,
lorse man, and his talent and studies Law the
anne way with Mr.. Smiths, he drew him from
us sylvan retirement, TO spend some time with
lin At Tarersall.
Bu' Smiths restless genius soon hurried him
gain acknowledgements lam.nlng to see such
fusion OF Christian blood, he resolved TO ,ry
is fortune against the Turks. In o. der TO This
e passed through France, with variety Of adj
rnture and misfortune, in which he always
hewed high and marIiaI spirit. Al Marseil.
S he embarked for Italy But The ship meet. ,
g with much foul weather, a rabble of nil. !
rims or board, hourly cursed him for Hugo> G
't, rallied al Qleen Elizabeth aud his whole
alton, and swore, they should never have fair j
Gather as long as he was In he ship. AT last I
e passion OF these pious Christians rose so | q
gh, tat they threw him overheard; trusting. +
Z may suppose, IN The merit and supereroya. n
n Of tina, holy pilgrimage, TO expiate The a
hl"g offence and prcad,iio Of murder How "
er, Smith by the divine assistance, got safe a.