Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-03
CELEBRATE IN HONOR
OF ADVENTUROUS SMITH
Anniversary of Sailing From England
to BE Duly Observed During the
jamestown Exposition.

10Y 4iAlh VI
Norfolk, Va, Jan. Three hun
dred years ago, or on December 10,
1907. Capt. Christopher Newport
sailed from England with a fleet OF
three vessels, the discovery" God
speed and The Susan Constant,
and with one hundred and five colo
nists aboard. Their objective point
was the Island of Roanoke, where Sir
Walter Raleigh "A made a vain at
tempt to found a permanent English
settlement some twenty odd years be-
fore. A Cape HatteraS storm. how
ever, drove them northWard and the
first land they deserted was a DIN
extending from the coast of Virginia
and 10 this they gave the name, cape
Henry" and TO the opposite point
the name of Cape Charles both
names being given in honor of the
kings sons.
Al Cape Henry a party of thirty or
the colonists went ashore and recetV-
ed an unexpected lessen in caution, IN
consequence Of the assault of five In
dams, who Crept upon them from the
hills, the first Of a long series Of con-
aicts in the struggle for the survival
of the tttest. Two members OF the
party were wounded by the arrows OF
the Indians, who were driven off by
the terrible muskets which We're new
implements Of war to the saVages.
They dropped anchor for several
days at Old Point Comfort, and then
proceeded up the river, to which they
gave the name james" for a distance
of forty miles, whore they landed on a
peninsula projecting from the north
ern shore of the river which at that
place is about four miles Wid The
settlement they founded there they
called jamestown in honor of their
king.
After three hundred years OF sue
cess followed by failure and neglect,
little is LETT Of this first English set
Element in the new world but an IVY
covered church tower, a few graves
and the r,ssurrected foundations Of
some Of the old buildings. Even the
peninsula itself has been cast away
from the mainland and become an
island which the waters Of the mighty
river are fast carrying to the sea.
Notwithstanding the ruin n DESC
lation OF the centuries the idea
which jamestown represented was Of
such importance in the history of The
world and the outgrowth from this
first settlement has been SO great
that the world at last realizes the
magnitude Of the event and has set
about the proper celebration of the
occurrence.
ON December 10. 1906. at the Ho-
tel Savoy. Ia London. England, u
grand dinner was given In commence
ration of the three hundred anniver-
sary of the sailing of the little fleet, and
many distinguished citizens of England
and America were present. The
American charge d~'a1aires presided
n amOng those present We're Lord
Curzon, late ViceroN of India. Earl
Roberts, Sir Hiram Maxim, Lord High
Z Chancellor Loreburn, General Baden
Powell. Admiral Rolfe and many
Z 4f hRYE Admiral nnlfa 10 n lfuRaI de-
scendant of Pocahontas by her mar
riage with John Rolfe. one of the
early settlers of jamestown. General
Baden-powell is a descendant of Cap
tain John Smith and the presence Of
the admiral added much 20 the inter
est of the celebration, The British
enthusiasm over the approaching Ter
Centennial celebration on Hampton
Roads. NGkSIss. is second only To that
of America and the dinner at the
Savoy developed the fact thai the peO-
pie of England regard the celebration
:. as being one in which they have a
right To participate and that they eN-
pect to 40 so. The fact was also
developed as 1t has been many times
IN the past. that the English and
Americans are very closely related in
blood ass well as ip language and
ideas.
This celebration in London but
F ~tlhfN Ar q htAALniAA To LlANl
cent AFFAIR. the jamestown exposition.
which OPENS April 26. and continues
Tor seven months. The London cele-
hratlon marked the beginning of the
voyage. the Jamestown exposition
marks the ending of IL and the culmi-
nation TO the present time. Within a
few miles of Cape Henry. their first
landing place. OF Old Point Comfort.
the first anchorage and old James
town. their first settlement. the
JAMESTOWN exposition affords most att
Nantageous opportunities o. the Nisi-
tor. English, American or from where
ever. Co., visit these and many other
historical scenes. The great industrial
exhibits from ain lands. Che arts and
craft. TIE exhibits los national and
state governments the beautiful
grounds and buildings the War
Path the military ID naval displays
VIII an be on a scale OF perfection far
beyond comparison ia point uf cXeei-
lence.