The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-02


Indians beginning TO decrease. ana ne
took some s.x or seven men IN me ht.'e
boat and went 20 kccoughton tune sac
of Hampton. where he forced the ma
tfvcs 10 load his boat with corn. ms
was the first attack OF the bhBhSh va
the natives. and, by cuIlo"s D,.'t
dcocc las years afterwards the Britlsh
rcrc orei attacked the Virg nians IN the
,coinnlng OF the American Revolution.
NOR FOR c1NsPIRscY.
er,,,b then ordered the Pin ace 70 be
ot.ed mn for the purpose Of exp orng the
reiohboring waters and obtaining .arger
e,nnlies. and, in the meanw ! e, he MADE
iourncys near by IN the o. en- boat On
bis return from ono OF these he foun
ut tNiug6cld aud Kcnda Lad Ell
,,lann.ug To escape with the P.nnace
lie couid only prevent this y threiten-
ing 10 sink the h;t.e ship. Kcacail was
tried for conspiracy condemned ana
shot smith. not long Afterwards
prevented Radcliffe and Archer
from abandoning the country. The
fan coming on. the cJlJnisis " re ab11-
dainty supplied with. game h'h and
vegetables In November Captain Smith
made his famous voyage up toe Cn.cka-
homiuy IN which he was taken p. isoher
bv the Indians and carr Ell fore tneir
areat 1tug Powhatan. at WerowccomocJ
Of Gloucester.
We are told in the "Oxford Tract" that
che 20 demeanei MIN ef amO. gst them
as he not only diverted them from sur
pris.ug the fort, bat procured his own
liberty. and got himself and his com
pauy such estimation amongst them that
those savages admired him as deInI-
God"
smith arrived in time to pretent an
70,
the Pinnace. During Smiths absence
Gabriel Archer was sworn monl CT o.
the council by Ratclffe, contrary 10 ter
instructions, and against the WISHES "a
Martin. the only other councilman al
jamestown. Archer was a b tier ehthiJ
Of Smith. and on his return cha gel Inn
with bCiGg accessory 10 the Hiui ue, ol
two Of his men, who had peeh hilIeG ny
the Indians in his absence irJm MS BOAT
on the Chickahom.ny and Attempted 70
have him put 10 death
sMIH's ,NYLUENc
The timely arrival Of Newport with
more coloni,ts and a supply Of 1000, r.
suited IN the dismissal OF the charge
against Smith. Now the inf Itnce OF smith
over the Indians began 10 he ONE mani
fest They brought him "eVely other
day plenty Of bread, fish, turkeys. SPUR
rels deer and other wild beasts, part as
presents from POwhatan, ana the balance
Tor barter. Fom tins time too, Poca-
hontas WAS constant in her aid to smith
I'm procuring food, and at one time came
to him from some distance at night TO
inform him Of a plot of Powhatan to sur
prise and capture him.
4 great disaster now overlook tie set
Element \ fire destroyed the houses
which had been constructed OF comJusti-
bic material. and matched with reeds
Good Mr. Hunt, the minister, losI his IL
brdry and all his poss IS ons. exc pit the
clothes he wore. yet id none ever Se5
him rcpine at his lOSse.
Captain Newport loaded his vessel
with earth, mistakenly believed to con-
tain gold. and when he returned carried
with him Wingheld and Archer, who were
i'm diffaVor at jamestown. ON April ~
lGos. Captain Nelson arrived with snip
which had left England with Captain
Newport but had been driven by a storm
upon the island Of Bermuda. lie carried
back to England, at the instance OF
smith. cargo of cedar Martin, VINO
had succeeded Ratchffe, returned with
Nelson, after having miseraby failed as
President of the colony. Newport ana
Nelson brought. I'm this first supply, ~
men, among them Matthew Scrivener, APP
pointed one OF the Council, VINO proved
10 be an admirable officer. by Captain
Nelson's ship Captain Smith sent letter
10 "a friend i'm England, detailing the eN-
pCricnces Of the colony up TO June, l"H'
the date Of the departure OF the snip
This letter was published on its recep-
ton. but IN a Confcesedly CARRIED form.
The fact that in this form it does not
relate the rescue of Smith by POcahOntas
caused Mr.. Chas. Deane of Boston. IN 1860
TO suggest q doubt of the authenticity OF
this incident. as related in Smiths his
tory of the colony. But after much dis
cussion Of the subject careful historians
are convinced of the truth. 1t rests, OF
course upon the statement Of Smith, but
he made the statements 50 often ana
under such circumstances that we are
forced TO believe it.
After the departure OF Captain Nelson,
Smith. with fourteen men. set out in an
open boat TO explore the country con-
tiguous to Chesapeake Bay. He made two
voyages on this bay AL the rivers trlD-
utary 90 II, and prepared map OF VIZ
ginia. which even now is considered
marvel Of accuracy considering the means
at his command. He also wrote an accu-
rate account, considering the means al
his command. .
THE year 1908 found the colonists bet
ter prepared to cultivate the ground.
They raised some corn, but allowed it 10
Dee much injured by rain during Smiths
absence on his second voyage up Chesa-
pcake bay Radcliffe, the eX-President
w2s arrested on the charge of mutiny,
and finally. on September 10, 1908, Smith
was persuaded to accept the presidency.
he at once commenced a vigorous and
able administration. Soon Newport ar
rived with second supply of men and
food but with orders which he .Ound IL
impossible to execute
He was required to carry back lump
of gold, a certainty Of the passage TO
the South sea, or one OF Raleighs lost
colony with a threat Of the company,
as smith relates, to- abandon the colony
ir the cost Of the voyage was not rem
bursed by the return cargo. He brought
"a crown. a bed, basin, ever and clothes
for Powhatan The old monarch was
we'll pleased with the presents. but he
could not be persuaded to bend his knee
To- be crowned. At last one of the com
pany pressed hard upon his shoulders,
and he was thus made 10 stoOp little,
when Newport placed the crown on his
heed
king James doubtless thought that the
accordance by POwhatan of a crown al
his hands would make him his Vassai,
bu: the Indian emperor did not so I'M
derstand IL. one hundred ana seventy
three wears afterwards, very near the
place where this ceremony took place IL
came 10 pass that King George Ill. In
b{. representative. Lord CORVALLIS, was
forced by the heavy hand Of Washington
IN bend so low that the American coro-
net fell from the royal head, never TO
be restored.
THE FIRST IRON ORE SENT TO ENGLAND