Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-09-11

count. had continued friendly. THAT
'h' Indian never forg"is may H..
'I"'n recalled by the tragedy Of the
i'"St '"i"ny II" IL remembered
mat Governor White. having re-
turned to England for supplies. had
h"cn delayed by war with Spain and
VA" report of Il projected attack by
ne inNincihl" Armada Virginia
pare. his granddaughtcr. had been
norm during his absence. her mother
fEllinor) being tho wife Of Ananias
Dare. member of the council.
IL was the Indians Of Croatan who
had been attacked without cause. one
OF 'heir number shot. their corn con
iiS"ai"d u was "Croatan' found
carved upon tn" post. silent mes
s"nr"r "f the fat" Of virginia Dare.
her mother, father and the hundred
or NOR" settlers. when in 1889 White
returned to Roanoke
Was the &c. II. o." crudcly cut
upon the tree, or tho "Croatan."
carved upon tn" post u Sign left by
the c"lonists 10 Indicate they wer"
leaving tho island 80 only siarva-
ton and distress could have caused
these men 10 abandon their settle
incnt Tor tho purpose az seating else
where. and /, had been agreed tha,
cross would b" carved ~ a sign Of
iis'rcSs should necessity reuuirc
such a course.
FnIlsnhr Was Erected.
AGAIN - th"r" - valid explanation
81 why tho houses had been taken
down and palisad. rroc,.dp Thc
INDIANS w"r" accustomed to cree,
such ;prtS for defense. and powhu,an
hhh similar one near the falls Of
IA" James. So well was powb,,,n.s
phIistd" constructed that. IL Is
stated, u would have hocr impos-
-ihl" for hostile Indians ia have
aiken il. and IL was ru-ch,sod ,,,.
smith ANA given tho name Of ..Xon.
such with the intention Of seating
west and his company there IN So
curi;y
Would tho Roanoke colonix,s bo,.
hurled their clothing and other i'm :
rcdincn'ar Nol As have saia-
IA" Indian never forg.ts" can
VISION IN" converted 81 Mant.o re-.
turning I" his tribe. his cIan. mems
"nr"r at IA" English. his joiniu,.
them in plotting destruction Vision
~" secret landing and attacl, PLANNED
az had tho Enriish III th"ir d.xc.u,
, upon 'h"m; ia" massacre. DISMISSAL
81 IN" bodies In th.. sea: ia. clo,hint.
ma impcdtin"nta placed ir :, cache.
Tor iHiurc use, " nee. -sury. a. wne
''.''"' u '"Hh' VA" houses pulled
down To construct III" palirndo
Indian Never Forget. Wrong
fi"Iur" Mantco, the converted In
dan. VINO h"d received several years
~ training in England, idIy carving
&c. o. in crud" letters upnn (,
rec ms smile "f delight as h.. GU,
; Hrpn ia" post "Croatan," she name Of
! Ms tribe. How his tribcsnen mus,
! hay" rrinncd and danced In dcliph,
When he explained tho significance
| Of This warning t. Governor whit.
should he rcturn) that the Indian
/ never f"rccis wrong IL il not ar
| indian characteristic that thoy should
| thus desire Ia show their dag of
| reckoning had come?
tn" snoE" screen rising from the
| stand 10y White was probably caused
| by Indian watc'crs signaling 10 their
! distant brethren tho arrival OF Eng.
| ,ish ships. The discharge Of the
! *hip's cannon, in warning OF arrival
! gave ampl" time for the Indians ,c
| disappear ere landing was made
| Mantle" never again was seen among
| the English His tribe was revonrcd
h" was Rcd Man. a savage Ia III,
! end OF his days.
The English within less than fou,
| Years had twice rcapcd what tho,
! had sown. In both cases the innoco nj
| nhid the penalty and the guilty cs-
! capped GrccnVillc and the unfortu.
nate White lived 10 see tho result oil
their folly.
Discouraged by >this tragedy. n,
other attempt at colonization wa:
made during the reign OF Queer
Elizabeth. Raleigh. discouraged an,
! impoverished ny his losses in tn,
| 'icV'ral ventures under his patent. as,
/ signed his interest to Sir Thomas
| smith ana company OF I.ondor
! merchants, who are said To have beer
| satisfied. for eighteen years Will
| petty traffic along the Atlantic Coas,