The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-12

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THERMOMETER YESTERDAY. i. A. M.y "a;
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rFor the Dispatch, through r. A Brock, Esq.l
CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH, .,s.,t - I
Presidens of Virginia. Coancil A. ID.
- EaS'' I6OS.'O. .t4;.'.,
BY REV. EDWARD DUFFIELD NEILL,i A. b.,
President of Manchester College, Minneap-
oils, Minn.i i.lS II III i'".S
BIRTH, PARENTAGE,, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
TENCIES IN HIS SEVERAL. NARRATIVES Pow
ERTY AND ISsIGNlFICANCE IN HIS later
YEARS, coNTEMPTUousLYs ESTIMATED BY
HIS CoNTEGPoRARIEs-BU BURIAL AND EPI..
J TAPH. ( s..r 81 ;..fass q. psst'n.2, npa
In Lincoln courty, England, twenty-four
miles northeast OF Boston, in the parish OF
Wifloughby, near the town OF. Afford, re
sided a poor tenant OF Lord lWil!onghby
named George. Smith, the father OF John
Smith, whose romantic narrative OF: adven-
lures has given him a world: wide reputa-
ton. Captain Smith was the eldest son,
and baptized in the parish church at Will
loughby on the sixth day Of January, 1919,
o. S. ta""3l .& = g ~, -,..- y ~, i.'
His fathers. will was dated, March 80,
1896, and. John. appears to have been lat
home, as he and his brother Francis were
made executors under; a supervisor. at
that time he was about seventeen years .oi
age. Subsequently he resided in Ireland.
He was not q man Of much education.
Among the manuscripts Of Sir Robert Cot
ton, with whom Smith was acquainted,
preserved in the British Museum Library,
IS the following letter, supposed to have
been written by Captain Smith, the edges
Of which are burned, and some words de-
stroyed by the fire in A. D. 1881: =
"I ham gevin to understand ther Us a
voyage for the South parttss, yff Ut be so
that you thinke good OF vt, and that 1t
maye be to enye good porpos, I praye to
have you're fordorans in vt. And vt be that
youe dealle in the said wage anne att your
WorshIp's commaud domentt, otherwyseBott
nor without you're CONSENT. fW0lde [let-
ter here destroyed by fire1s one. wage -
into the North parts. wolde knowne your
plesure: herein, and that knowne wylle
make my - as you will assync me. Your
Worship shall have. me in Plemout the this
the -. God preserve youe. From Brys-
towe, the last OF NovembrEA .H}'ti .dh*
,"Your obeydcnt >'5,.i At...',l
-. ~ "---, sMYTHE."
The Christian name has been, destroyed,
but in the catalogue it is attributed to Cap
tain John Smith, and may have been writ
ten to- Sir Ferdlnando Gorges, in command
OF Plymouth Castle, relative to, the contem-
plated voyage OF his old mpanion-in-arms;
Edward Maria Wingfeld, to- the. South
Parts. and Of Popham. to the North Parts
of Virginia. After w Wingfeld left Virginia
with Captain Newport, in April, 1903, Rat-
clife acted as President OF the Council, and
the other councillors were Martin, Smith,
and Scrivener. In July Ratclitte was de-
posed and Smith was chosen IN his place.
Leaving Scriyener as his substitute, he Plr1
sued his exploration OF the Chesapeake.b bay.
On the % OF June, with party Of fourteen, !,
he had crossed the bay in an Gpen; barge OF
three tons, flor the Eastern Shore. Returning
ON 21st July, he passed three days at James
town and, then lreembarked with twelve
persons to ascend and examine the Chesa-
peake, and was absent until the 9TH OF Sep
tember!! In April, 1908, the Phoenix, Cap.
tain Nelson, which should have arrived at
the same time as Captain Newport, cast
anchor in the James river. On the same
day (the I'd Of Junel that Smith began his
explorations OF the Chesapeake Nelson set
sail for England. One writing from Lon
dor: n:onL the;Sth Of July states = .M Here Is q
ship, newly come from Virginia, that, bath
longtbeen missing. She went ont1thealast
after much wandering. found theport three
or four days after his departure for Eng
land. I hear not OF any novelties or other
commodities she hath brought, more than
s,root. ond ,,!fti tIHd IiiEH}'t s&. psia ~ r
On fhs 18th 81 fs.At1ht August, 1908, John Tapipe,
printer, and William Welhy, .booksell Her at;
the sign OF. the Grey Hound, in IPaul's
churcfi-Fard, entered at tStationersn Hall.
London, q book called "a Irate sReLa}i0n,Of
it5uche Occurrences and Academies Of Note
as Hope Happened m 1irginia ;tyst,see the
FIRST Rtanti,iq OF Is.Sat Coloals, Pkiiclt7is
no,pe Resident In the, South 4 Pafte Of Riryi-
MA, ITN Muster ,NelSor'St C'orlinge, Aloay
from Thence" In the title-page, as pub
lished, in the place of 81 Till Master Nelson's
Cominge Away rom Thence, ,''aappeared
the words <sTill the. Last Return frDn
Thence; but the authors name isiXaried
four times-some copies say written t'Iat s
l. "By a gentleman OF said COLONY. ~ s.. !
Z. BY Thomas Nv Watson. gent, one OF the
said Colony" .,s :, -, !, 80; Co.. - !,
's..ssBy Captain Smith, oneot The said
Collony,xf .iaas .asssI II ;.s:.::l ris,.i 8,
T. .By Captain Smith, 1lll, coronell of the
sA. About tie time this book was published
Ia England, on the 10th Of September, 1908,
Captain Smith entered upon the, duties OF
the presidency OF the Council. About
Michaelmas Captain Newport arrived Tor
The third time In; the Mary Margaret, 70 Wild