The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-18
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From her first meeting with Smith Poca
honsas became attached to the English
and rendered the settlers many services
She often secured supplies i,rlhcn,, ant
indeed seems to have haunted the tort
utterly naked rs she wus, after the mamie
oil little gllls among her people, who wort
no clothes and showed no modes,y unit
they were /. or Il years OF rye, at whicl
time they put on Il deerskin apron, ant
were very careful not TO be seen without it
The agile little barbarian would persuad,
the English lads to make wheels OF them
selves by turning upon their hands ant
feet, whereupon she would follow them
wheeling Ms they did MI through the tort
Her real name wns Maloax; but, by or.
der OF l'owtntGn, this was carefully con.
cehled from the whites lest by their super.
natural entertainments they should work
her some harm. When Richard Wyftin
was sent from jamestown TO ,,pprise The
endangered Captain Smith, enylrontd bv
foes among Powhatan's people, OF the deati,
OF his deputy, Mr.. Scriyencr aud his ten
companions by drowning, l'ocahontas hi,,
him, misdrec,cd those who sought him,
and by extraordinary bribesa and map;auyres
brought him safely 10 Smith, after three
days travel in the midst Of peril, So also,
whell Ra;c!llie was cut Oft with thirty men
she saved The lad Spilman. who was then
living with Powtatau, and sent him TO the
iotomacs. But the most touchin. story Of
all precedes i'll order Of time the other two.
IN the same difficult adventure anon.
towhatahs people, in which Capt Smith
was engaged when Scrivener was drowned,
tho lrcachetous chief had arranged to sur.
Prise sml'h ut supper and cut oii'the whole
pHrty, when Iocaiontis, the dearest level
and daughter" OF the aged Chief Tin tint
dark night came through the irksone
woods 10 warn the Captain Of lowha1an's
design Captain Smith offered 10 rcpay
her Kindness with such triEsets rs the
heart OF All Indian maiden delights in:
but with the tears runnin. down her
checks she said she burst moi be seen 10
have any, for il Powhatan should know il
she were but dead; and so she ran avuy by
herself M she cane.' "A
In lGl% Pocallonlas was among lie Toto.
mac, Indians. Capt. Argall, Il man OF
much .ssrewdness and executive force,
hut infamous for his dishonest practices,
happened to be trading in the river ut that
time. lie quickly saw the advantage the
Eu.tlsh would gam in negotiations with
Powhalan for The return Of Inc white
prisoners held by him, ii he could secure
80 valuable Il hostage us the Chiefs
daughter. With copper kettle he bribed
Japezaws, the Chief with WHOM she was
staying, 10 entiee her OIL board the vessel,
where he detained her, much to the sor.
row o! the daughter OF the wilderness.
whose lie hitherto had been MS free us thut
Of the wild creatures OF the woods. 70
jamestown, where she had iroicked rs Il
child, and whittier she had so often come
as friend with food, she was now carried
as nm enemy and prisoner. She had re-.
inscd 10 eh!erthe town since the denart.
ure OF Capt. Smith.
lies transaction, not very crcditable TO
the gratitude Of the English, ACCOMPLISHED
its purpose in causing powhatan 10 return
the white men held in slavery by him,
with the lcast uselu! OF the stolen arms.
But he still contrivcd to evatle some Of the
demands OF the English, who therefore re.
TIMED Ills daughter mill the. aGair took
anolherturn. John Rolie, who seems to
have been wldower, became enamcred Of
locahontas, now growing to womanhoot.,
and wrote Il formal letter to Sir Thomas
Dale, propoSipgto convert hertoChristianitv
und marry her, which pleased the Cover.
nor, us tending TO promote peace with the
Indians, and was likewise acceptable to
Powhatan. The Chief sent IN old uncle
Of Pocahontas and two OF her brothers IN
witness the marriage. This marriage
brought about peace during the life o!
l'owha'an, who, on one occasion ut least,
sent present OF buckskins to hislauglttcr
and her husband. A free internlingl;nc Of
the two races took place, and Euslishmcn
were accustomed to hire Indians to live in
their houses and hunt for them. This
amity lasted eight years. ~
In lGl6, more than two years after their
marriage, Role and poclhontas went to
England with Sir Thomas Dale. powhn,an
sent some Indians with his daughter, one
oil whom WAS commissioned 10 count the
number OF the English. The arrival OF the
Lady Rebecca, rs pocahontas was called
after her baptism, produced Trent sensa.
ton. She was received by the King and
many distinguished people, went to see n
play, and, BY help OF her naturally uuick
wit, bore herself very well. But /. became
necessary TO desist from calling her the
vile OF John Role, for the King was very
Jealous, and it was seriously debated in the
l'rivy Council whether, by marrying the
daughter,efa foreign potcntate without the
Kings consent, Role had not committed
treason. 5r' se5r @
Tho climate OF London, and perhaps also
the uncongenial habits OF civilization, af.
icctcd Pocah0ntas very uniayomblv, and
she was taken to Bren,iord, where Smith.
then busy with his preparations 10 sail for
New England, visited Ter. In the success.
iul efforts OF Rolie and Others 10 win hcr TO
the Christian faith and to marriage, they
had not scruplcd to deceive her, BY tellin.
her that Captain Smith was dead, probably
because they knew she would not marry
another white man while she believed
that great warrior alive. When,
therefore,. she saw the 'brave''
who had been the object OF her maiden.
| ly admiration, she turned her face
away and refuse to speak for the space Of
Two or three hours. When she did, it was
to claim the privilege OF calling him father
| which Smith granted only alter importu
nifty, afraid perhaps, Of mourning the Kings
| displeasitre. Pocatontas went to Graves
send to taa &c ship for her return 10 America
much against her viii, for she had becoin,
weaitd irom her savage lite and great,
attached to the English. At GNyescni
she died OF smallpox three years after he
marriage, leaving one sou, from whou
some Of the most prominent Virginia fam
Ii!;es trace their descent. y "A.