Newbern weekly progress., 1862-06-07

Peake Bay and was dssirOus of visit
ing il.
The story of this king of the Ches.
apeaRs was full Of interest, he know
ing well the route, which Lane CON-
munieates, with the plans he INTENDED
,ts carry out, but which the sudden
departure of the colonyl left unfulhlled,
so that the great bay remained for "a
few years longer mere myth to the
English. OF this native king, Lane
says:
He is called Menatonon, a man i'm
potent in his limbs, but otherwise, fer
asavage, very grave and wise man,
and Of very singular good discourse
IN matters concerning the state, not
emily in his own country, and the dis
I position of his own men, but alsoeof
his neiglbors round about him, as well
far rs hear, and of the commodities
that each country yielded. When |
had him prisoner with me fortwo days
that We were together, he gave me
more understanding and light of the
country than | have received by all
the searches and savSses that | or my
OF my company have had conference
with He told me THAT by going
three days journey up the Chewsnook,
| (Chowan, you are within four days
journey over land north-east to cer-
I --taia.kiRg s~ceaatsyy g.srkssiiells lays ,xpes
the sea; but his greatest place of
strength is an island,+ as he described
to me, in bay, the water round about
it very deep. -. He also signifed
to me that this king had so great a
quantity Of pearl as that not only his
own skins that he wears and his gen.
tleman and followers are tull set with
! the pearl, but also his beds and housei
are garnished with them He show,
ed me certain pearl the said king
brought him two years before, but Of
; the worst sort. He gave Inc rope Of
: the same pearl,+ but they were black
and neught - many Of them were
; very large, etc. 1t seemed to me that
J the said king had trafic with white
men that had clothes as we have
!. The king of Chorsnook promised t.
give ME guides to 60 into that king
country, but he advised me TO TAX,
good store of men and victual viii
me- -. And l had resolved
hadrsupplics have como in reasona
u BILE time, to have undeHdkdRR.l
Hc goes on to state that he woulC
> have sent two small pinnsces to tn
northward, to have discovered the ba,
! he speaks of, while he, with all tn
:, small boats and two hundred men
would have gone up the Chowanool
> with the guides, whom he would hav
kept in the minacles, TO the head @
= the river, where he would have left hi
= boats, and raised small trench wit
i a palisado on it, and left thirty men t
- guard the boats and ores. Then Ii
e e would have marched two days joul
y ney, and raised another 'sconce, q
y small f5lt, and left fifteen or iwent
:. : men near a corn-tield, so that the
:, might live on thai. hen, in two day
, more, be would have reached the bsy
:, where he would have bnilt his maj
I fort, aud removed his colony.
4 1t is int,res lug at this time, to se
i how, Lane would. with the canton a.
f boldHesS %! good soldier, have passr
Il up the broad estuary OF the hOwan
;. where it gr"wctll 10 bc rs rsI1ow
Il the thames between Larnbe h IA
~ Westminster, and so. or, and turniu
- into the Blackwater, !iah he w"ul
a, have nsvigated probably 10 where
r. is now crossed by the railroad, he wouI
d lave been within fifty or sky mil,
% ofJhe bay. While we write, Gcner
10 Burr de is pursuing the yame rou,
- not to capture from a savage tribe, ii
- 70 from a rebellion and traiIorous peopl
"a the same domain.
tn The same chief or king gave Lane
tanciiul account of the Moratio rvs
which We now call the Roanoke. L
o. says:
" This river opens into the bros
- g sound Of Wespomeiok (Albcmar't
= and the other rivers aud sounds 'sho
e no current, but in calm weather a
- - moved by the wind. Thisrivcr of NJ
~ ratio has so swift current frcm d
West, that | thought it would wi
g, oars scarce be nsvigsble; the cure
en- runs as strong as at London bridg
80 The savages do rel OFT strange thin
Al, of the head Of the river, which "
N, thirty days yoage; that it-sprngs
on Of a great rock, aud makes a most vi
~ lent stream; and that this rock'stan
y. so near unto tire South Sea, that
~ storu. the waves beat into the strea
se and make it brackish.'
co This river 10 aitorward explore
on But ere long, either from oppression
N. fear Of the English, the Indians
ed sumcd q hostils attitude, and laid pls
ra- to surprise thom. Tho English lad
er, be continually on their guard, and
I'm the mean time famine compelled the
ne to leave Roanoke in large palties
lie obtain subsistence from the corn.iiel
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