Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-23
VIRGINIA In 1907.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE ARRIVAL OF
rss eNoLlsHmeN IN JAMES RIVER.
Extracts from the Journn' Oh '"P"
George Percy-The indinnsof
That Day. &c.

o.
Dc am If Henry. Earle OF Northum-
borland. was educated at Gloucester nun
oxford and tho Middle Temple Loh'io"'
lie had served in the Low Country war;
o,1 was afterwards -twice--an hctihB
Cnvcrror Of Virgiuis. lio returned 10
Tn,lard in 1912. aud on May 10 l62O' no
,.o,,.ro,red four of his shares in Virginia
10 Christopher Martin, who was 'heh pre-
parinc to 90 to Virginia with the ii'Sr'u''
on Tho Mayhower r
From CAPTAIN George Pcrcys lourha' oi
the voyage TO Virginia .,,;ott do,,
"On SUNDAY. the siX-and-tWehtiSt "n
t,'rilI iNiav 6. 1907. present date hhoui
s,,,rao,locke IN the morning, weo descttu
tHc land of virginia. The same uaV W.
,,,trcJ into the BAY OF Chesaplcc dIeclN,
,..'i,t',,,t onv LEI or hindcrance there wee
',''ioJ and discovered "a little way puI
woe coull fude nothing worm Wv npV.aiI
inc Of hut faire mcadowes anu E"ouS ta'.
Tro.s with such frcsh-Waters runnlhg
through the woods ~ was n'iioS Ia
at tho first sight thereon. ot.,.ora
- ,,rht when wee were gong apoaru
,bere came the SavaCes creeping upon ~
tGnres from the Hills liko Beare@. WIN
~ - IA their mOuthes. charged US very
dcsn.ratelv in the faces. huIt taptuiuc
Gohrill Archer IN both ms hacds au" y
savler Matthew Mortonl IN two places oi
the body very dangerous; Aiter thef nan
snont their Arrowes and felt the sharp
80 of onr shot thcy retired INTO the
woo1s with great noise. and so l,it US.
..rTbo seven and twentieth dav May IN
40 began to build mp our shallop. ne
oentlncn and souldieTs marcLel tlehI
NILS mn INTO the lana. We could not see
n savage in al that march. We came 10
place where they Ind made great ure
and had beene newly roaitihg pys'ssrS;
When they perceived our coming lueI n''
.v,ov ~ the mountalnes and lett many 81
tLo c.stcrs IN the FIRE. We eat some ot
40 c,stcrs. winch were very large and
delicate IN taste. Lynn Haven Bay
OYSTERS
"Tbe 29th DAY MAY sthl we lanched our
ebollop The Captniuc Newport and
some Gentlemen went III her and discoy-
| erod M the BAY. NetOund River IN the
South side james river and running INTO
| the maine. We entered II and found II
very shoAld water, not for any Boats 20
! swim. We went further into the BAY
| lWnioughbv's Bayl and saw plaine plot
! OF ground where we won't on Land, ana
/ found the place five miles in compasse,
| without either Bush or Tree. We saw no
! thing there but q cannon, which was made
out Of the whole tree, which was five AMI
/ FORTE foot long by the rule. Upon this
plot Of ground We got good store OF mus,
! sells ana oysters which lay on the ground
as thick rs stones. We opened some ahu
| found in many of them Pearles. Wee
marched some three or fourc miles further
INTO the woods. where we saw great
smoaKs Of FIRE Wee marched to those
| smoaks and found that the sayages mad
! been there burning dOWne the EIa4Se' az
Voc Thought. either 10 make their planta-
! tiops there or else u give slgnes 10 brln-
thcir Forces together and so 70 give n
hattsN We past through excellent ground
full Of Flowers OF divers kinds and colours
and as goodly trees as l hhVo scene a
cedar. ciprpesse. and other kindes
coing a little further We came into
little plat Of ground full OF fine anc
beautiful strawberries tOuTc times Dig
ger and better than ours IN Eng
land All this march we could neltheI
sec savage nor tOWne. when n grew u
be towards night We stood backe 70 on
ship-. We sounded and found u shal, oN
water for o great way, which put Us OUT O
all homes for getting any higher WIN GU
sbius which road at the mouth Of n,
river Wee rOwed over to APPOINT or Lana
where wee found q CHANNEL, and sOunQe!
SIX EIGHT. ten. or twelve iathOms, Whicl
mi MS in good comfort. Therefore we
named that point of Land Cape comfort
lOld Point Comfort. They bal enteTe'
the river on the s0uths'de aud had sp'h
, the dav exploring the southern shores an'
fh- adjacent shadows. Iho nine an
twentieth day May 9thl we set up cross
I a, Cbesapioc Bay and named that plac
Thirtieth day Nav lothl we came wit
! / cur ships TO Cape Comfort where We
cav five savages running on the shoart
! ~ q. . IA4UnAFfI cn1l4r
the shallop TO be manned, so rowing
| the shoare the Captalne called 10 thet
in eigne Of Friendship Newport was ID
| miliar with the signs Ct the saYages
1 the West Indies. having made sewers
: VOYAGES 10 those islands,, but they Wer
D Mt first very hmersome. until they sa'
g the Captain lay his hand on his heart
. upon that they laid down their Bowt
Il and Arrowes and came very boldly 70 u
@ making sienes to come ashoare TO the
"A towne. which is called by the savage
g Kecoughton. Wee cOasted TO their TOWN.
q rowing over a River Hamptonl runnln
!. into the Maine, where these savage
swan over with their Bowes and A
i rowes IN their mouths.
: The ENTEBTAINMyNT AT HAMPTON.
d when we came over TO the other sid
there was many OF other sayage5, whlc
g directed Us 10 their Towne, where v
: were entertained by them very klndl
When we came first a land they made
s. dolefull noise. laying their faces 10 IN
IS ground, scratching the earth with the
e nails. We did thinke that they had bee
r al their ldolAtry. When they had end'
% their ceremonies they went INTO the
II houses and brought out mats and lal
" upon the ground. the chlefest OF the
Il safe all IN a rank: the meanest 50
e. brought us such dainties az they had, al
4 ~. oh hntr "a - q I
Naiz or gennea wheat (cOrn) they Won
not suffer IL 20 eat unlesse we sat down
M which We did on a mat right against theI
After we were we'll satisfied, they gave
W Of their tobacco, which they tOOke IN
~ pine made artifcially Of earth, as ours az
"a but far bigger, with the bowie fashion
ID together with piece Of fine copper.
n THE DANCE AT HAMPTON.
y AFTER they bad Toasted, as they, shew
rs in welcome. their manner OF dancln
III which was IN this fashion: One of {
savages standing IN the midst slngiu
beating one hand against another lea
pingl. oil the rest dancing about hi
h, shouting, bowling. and stamping against
ground. with many Antlcke tricks a.
faces. making noise like to many wolV
IS or Devils. One thing Of them observe
IS when they were in their dance. they Ike
)n stroke with their feet Just one with anoth'
nd but with their hands. heads. faces. a
bodies, every one Of them had a seve
re- gesture; so they continued for the spa
of halle an houre. When they had end
10 their dance.the Captalne Newport ga
them beads and other trifling jewels,
~ THE COSTUMES.
They hang through their cares fowl
,w LEGS; they shave the right side of tn
let heades with shell. the left side Il
nd weare of an ell long tied up with an al
NV fclall knot. with many OF fowles' (
i'm theirs sticking in 1t. They goe altogetl
to naked, but their privltles are covered "
,le Beasts skinnes, beset commonly with
lie bones or beasts teeth; some pa
Oh their bodies blacke, some red. with al
.re fician knots of sundry lively colours W
beautiful and pleasing 10 the eye. II
drawer fashion than they IN the W
Indies"
There were other reports OF this voya
~ several of which have not as vet be-
ne published. From one of the latter II
.!u interesting to find that the strategic
~ portance of Point Comfort, the pres
nio site or Fort Monroe, was at once noted
' o6 Newport and promptly reported IN 4
w, land. Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury {
~ Secretary of State of England, by LET
~, no received early IN August, 1907, was urI
1 ,na to assist in sending back speedy supp