Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-11-08

To jamestown, where she had frolicked as
child, and whittier she had 80 often come
as friend with food, she was now carried
as an enemy and prisoner. She had refused
70 enter the town since the departure of
Captain Smith.
:" This transaction, not very creditable TO
the gratitude of the English, accomplished
lts purpose in causing Powhatan to return
the white men held in slavery by him, with
the least useful of the stolen arms. But he
still contrived to evade some of the demands
OF the English who therefore retained his
daughter until the affair took a new turn.
John kolfe, who seems to have been a wild
over, became enamored of Pocahontas, now
growing to womanhood, and wrote formal
letter to Sir Thomas Dale, proposing to con-
vert her to Christianity and marry her,
which pleased the governor, az tending to
promote peace with the Indians, and was
likewise acceptable to Powhatan. The chief
sent an old uncle OF Pocahontas and two Of
her brothers to witness the marriage. This
marriage brought about peace during the
lie OF Powhstan, who, on one occaoin at
least, sent present of buckskins TO his
daughter and her husband. A free inter-
mingling of the two races took place, and
Englishmen were accustomed to hire Indi-
them. This amity lasted eight years.
In 1916, more than two years after their
marriage, Rolfe and Pocahontas went TO
England with Sir Thomas Dale. Powhatan
sent some Indians with his daughter, one of
whom was commissioned TO count the num-
Der of the English. The arrival of the Lady
Rebecca, as Pocahontas was called after her
baptism, produced great sensation. She
was received by the king and many distin-
guished people, went to see play, and, by
help of her naturally quick wit, bore herself
very well. But it became necessary to de-
sist from calling her the wife of John Rolfe
for the king was very jealous and it was Sc
riously debated in the privy council whether,
by marrying the daughter of foreign po-
tentate without the kings consent, Rolfe
had not committed treason.
"The climate of London, and perhaps
also the uncongenial habits of civilization,
affected Pocahontas very unfavorably, and
she was taken to Brentford, where Smith,
then busy with his preparations to sail for
New England, visited her. In the success
full efforts of Rolfe and others to win her to
the Christian faith and to marriage they
had not scrupled to deceive her, by telling
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 maidenly admiration, she turned her
face away and refused 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 after i'm
portunity, afraid, perhaps, Of mourning the
kings displeasure. Pocahontas went to
Gravesend to take ship for her return to
America, much against her will, for she had
become weaned from her savage life and
greatly attached to the English. At Graves.
end she died of smallpox three years after her
marriage, leaving one son, from whom some
OF the most prominent Virginia families
trace their descent.