The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-02
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pcv. r. ID. HeilI Speaks for kSfmseif.
Editors of Dispatch: Allow me a sriel
snare to notice w. w. HIS review OF my
articlc on John Smith. 1t is too not TO
snend any time in giving my estimate OF
". w. H.'s abilities as an Impartial histo-
r;an and IL I were to express the same
a~;n;on which he has OF my abilities it
,n;oht not be considered the retort cour-
.coI1s 10 knight OF the olden time.
who was Purchas, to whom W. w. III.
onudcs. A good London clergyman who,
under the patronage Of Sir Thomas Smith,
rrepared book OF voyages. Who was Sir
Thomas Smith The president OF the Lon-
don Company, who was relieved OF MS ro-
,i,;on. as Stith in lis History OF Virginia
Gays. because OF his avaricious practices
purchas only knew Virginia rs the friends
~ Sir Thomas Smith described 1t.
Now. there lies before me 4 copy OF the
PILGRIMAGE OF Purcbas, printed in 1914, tive
vcorS after John Smith returned TO Eng-
land. and after conyersing with him, and
:, this edition there IS not single WORD
ahou. PocahontaS rcscuinS the Captain
from death. lie writes that Smith was
taken prisoner in q quagmire, ana then
adds:
:. But after mouth he procured himself
no, only liberty, but great admiration
amongst them.
DIR. Simons, in 1912. in his Map OF fir-
rinia,' makes the same statement mat lie
was one month prisoner. lie lett James,
town on the 10Th OF December, 1907, aud
returned on the Sth OF the next month. But
in Smiths General History Of 1924, DR.. 81
& an vi n
those barbarians kept him prisoner" Wing
field Smith in 1908, Rolfe, Ilamor, Rey.W.
S;mons, and Rev. Samncl Purchas, all OF
the writer's OH Virginia for ten years after
John Smiths return to England, are silent
as to the rescue by Pocahontas.
w. w. II. writes that Smith is worthy OF
belief because Of "thc testimony furnished
bv his companions, which may be found IN
the book ITSELF. He quotes from PurchaS
The declaration OF Thomas Studley relative
to Smiths captivity. Smith and SimonS
also quote Thomas Studley; but unfor.
tunately Thomas StudIey died on the 18th
of August. 16O7-about four months before
Smith became the prisoner OF powhatan.
Perhaps the soul OF Thomas Stud'ey kept
marching on by the side Of the Captain
after his body was fattening the worms.
Smith. in his Relation OF 1924, varies the
statement OF his position ut jamestown after
his return from captivity from that IN the he-
laton Of 1905.
RELATION Or zoos. GENERAL HISTORY.
Each MAJ. with truest 1924.
signs Of JOY hey coud w.. =, r,,..s,,v,
expressed " icome 10 Now, In oa1ncst1Wh'
me- cXcep, Mr.. Archer they were al IN coihous-
,ns Snmn. rNyo or three. ton. the strongest pre-
a; h,rs <ipar1Ig once more 10 run
Great blame and imputa- away with the pinnace
lion was laid upon by which with the hazard OF
them tor the loss OF our his lie, win saHre, ai-
,wo men which the In con. and musket shot,
dians slew, inSomnch that smith lorced no" lnc
they proposed TO depose third time 10 stay or snk
me: but in the midst of Some no better than
my ,nis.ries il pleased they would be had plotted
cod 10 send Captain with the President the
Newport. who, arriving next Gay 10 nave pu, nun
orr VOW as Tor n whileitor the lives of Robinson
, sr eerrs s though e fault Was his that led
with much malice against them 10 their ends: but
mo which Captain New he quickly took such or
nor, in short time did der, with such lawyers
,,i,iuly srn., Winpfe ld thai he laid them by the
corroDorates this in these heey till tie sent SOME OF
words: II, pleased Col them prisoners 10 Eng
20 send Captain Newport land.
unto us the same even
ing. to urspeahabei
comfort, whose arrival
saved Mr.: Smiths life
and mine"
w. W. Ii. feels that anything in Smiths
History OF 1924 is confirmation strong rs
proof OF Holy Writ" and solemnly tells us
that Smiths coat-of-arms was recorded In
the office Of the London Herald OF Arms.
Glazebrook, who has written book on
the families Of Smith in England, could
never find a trace Of any coat-of-armS be-
longing to Captain John, and is inclined to
hold the opinion Of the eminent historian
and divine, Thomas Fuller, who was alive
when Smith was buried, that awe have two
witnesses to attest them, the prose and the
pictures-both in his own book; and 1t
soundeth much to the diminutina Of his
deeds that he alone is the herald to publish
and proclaim them"
Palfrey is called by W. W. II. Ne,o
England historian. AS the son and grand
son of southern man, taught to know
neither North nor South, neither East nor
West, dislike to hear historians classified
as southern or New England, bnt shall be
gratiied whenever the jewellers on the
Chesapeake bay or the Potomac shall have
public spirit enough to do what New Eng
land has done-erect monument to The
memory OF one of their earliest explorers
CAPTAIN John Smith-who, although he
drew 81 long bow" is well worthy OF be-
ing remembered for what he was worth. =
Why should any one be censured Tor an
honest attempt to weed out the myths when
creep into history? Why should one be
thought narrow and prejudiced because he
is not a:man of one book, and that book
John Smiths enlarged history OF 1924!
William Writ wrote the life of Patrick
Henry, and no one ever peruscd it without
beng charmed. PreiiXed to the volume is
an alleged portrait Of Henry, which Is SAID
to be only the likeness OF Captain Cook, as
engraved on Arrowsmith's map Of the
world. The publishers, at the time that the
biography was printed, could not lind any
likeness, and they therefore employed
Sully, the painter, to copy the British Cap
tain's face, strip him Of his military dress
and robe him with a cloak, wig, and 'specta-
Giles, when the engraver made the portrait
which appears in Wirt's life Of the distin-
guished orator. -. - ~.
Book-publishers in modern times take
great liberties; and why should not Lon
don publishers have winked at John Smiths
amplifcations OF his original modest nara.
tive if it thus became more readable and
salablee a EDWARD II. NELL.
+ Observation-Disclosures has been said OF
what some papers term the vulgar practice
of Misunderstanding, when some. distln gnished
guest is presented to the people. We feel
sure that the people greatly enjoy The privi-
lege, and If the person who has to 60 through