The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27

ship southampton, aceordins 70 the
muster coll. which says Captain
samuel Mathew came In the South
ampton. is32. Servants: r, Robert
Matthew. a.: Roger Williams. 20;
samuel Davies. Henry Jones. Is. came
In the Southampton iS22. and others
Captain Samuel Matthews WAS evil
IDENTIFY . man of commanding ability.
for he immediately took a leading part
In the Affairs Of the colony. He was
sasd 70 bave influence In London. as
he had married daughter OF Sir
Thomas Hinton. by his hrst wife. Sir
Thomas afterward married the rich
widow OF Sir Sebastian Harvey. Lord
Mayor OF London.
Captain Samuel Matthews was a
member OF the Council from Warwick
County fresn 1875 to Is:l-ls32. He
WAS a member Of The quorum. also q
member OF the Council under tie
Commonw ealth in l65l-5s Councillor
in 1853 During the autumn Of 1870
an expedition of eco smen an
der Captain Samuel Matthews was
sent to search for mines beyond the
falls of the James River. but. being
owe rtxken By winter. returned without
important results By order OF the
Council q fort was erected at Point
CONTEXT by Captain Matthews for tie
protection Of the people u Jamestown.
This fort wxs visited by the celebrated
Dutch Captain DsVriss on the 9Th OF
March, 1888. M gives an account OF
IL and speaks Of /, a. heinx very frs1L
In Campbelis history We ind ds-
scr.ption Of the homo Of Captain Mat
thews. He says: I'm 1884 there were
IA. st,at
surrounded BY many comforts ana
some Of the iuxuries OF life. Above
Newport News. at Blunt Point was the
use Of Samus, Mst;h.ws. perhaps
the wealthiest mar in the colony. His
wife Was the daughter OF Sir Thomas
Hinton, now one Of the Council OF
Virginia This wite's brother. William
Hinton. was q gentleman OF the Kings
prtvy chamber.
Another account says Captain
Matthew'S. an Old planter OF above
thirtys years standing. one of the Coun-
Gil of Virginia. and a mos, deserving
Commcnw ealtk man. had fine house.
sowsd much nax and hemp and had IT
spun He kept weasers and had y
tannery where leather was dressed ana
had shoemakers at work. and Also had
forty negro servants whom he oroushs
up 70 mechanical trades lie sewsd
large crops OF whest and barley. The
wheat he sold at four shil!ings q bu-
shell He also supplied vessels trad
ing in Virginia with beef He aso
plenty Of cows. a fine dairy. large
number OF logs and poultry Cap
tain Matthews kept good house.
lived brayely and was true fover OF
Virginia
This IL a very interesting picture OF
the plantation ii'e in Virginia reariy
800 years ago. The same account
SAYS: AT Christmas in 1647 there
were In the James River ten vessels
from London. two from Bristol. twelve
from Holland and seven from Now
England" Quite q brave showing Tor
the time and place. but what won
derfui contrast to tie magnificent dis
play OF 1907 that has just taken place
at yamestown. feel like asking have
We advanced in these 3e0 years ply
sicaIly. mentally. morally as much as
we have materially and mechanically.
We find in Hening's Statutes the fol-
lowing entry:
The Sd of March. 1881. act 81. It
is agreed upon by the Grand Assem-
bly, that Captain Samuel Matthew'S
when he shall have finished and per-
,
shall give notice to the commissioners
Tor that purpose that they may view
! the works.
ACT IS. 1t is further agreed that
Captain Samuel Matthews shall leave
| suf5icient men thereon for Suaro
and that he shall receive satisfaction
for them of the country until such
time as it can be otherwise provided
for
When the troubles between the King
and Parliament came on Captain
Samuel Matthews eventually became
Commonwealth man. but not Puri-
tam. We learn that Colonel Samuel
Matthews, Argal1 Yeardley and his
brother. Francis Richard Lee. and 9TH
ers of the leading colonists. upneid
the acts of Parliament. and, after the
adjournment Of the Virginia Assembly.
Colonel Matthews was sent to England
to obtain a certificate OF the articles
Of agreement with tie commissioners
Of plantations. These articles were
read In the House Of Commons on Au-
gust Is. 1852 One Of the momentous
event. in which Colonel Samuel Mat
thewy, Of Virginia. took = prominent
MT was the arrest of Governor Har-
vey in 1885 This most unusual and
serious action on the par. Of the Coun-
ell Of Virginia. OF which Colonel Nat
thews was an influential member. Is
spoken OF In the historical papers OF
that time as the "Nutiny in Virginia
Captain Siz John Harvey VISA made
Governor Of Virginia Colony In 1882
but from the time Of his arrival In
Virginia he seemed to antagcntze ssv-
/, eral Of the leading members OF the
Council and Of the Hcuse OF Bur
Eesses, which. in 1885. resulted In the
so-called "Mu&iny OF virginfa.
This was Immediately brought about
by ,he arrest Of several prominent men
! Nv order OF Governor Harvey. where
upon the Council determined not 20
submit to this arbitrary conduct ana
arrested the Governor. After the
Council and the House Of Burgesses
had held consultation. they determined
TO send Governor Harvey to England
and elected Captain John West. broth
er of Lord de u War;. a. Govern~r In
hts place Naturally. this most Iopre-
cedeuted usurpaticn Of power. or. As