Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-17
GNzAS STRIKING MARCH OF PROGRESS SHOWN IN HISTORY
IVERSITY OF RICHMOND SOON EXPAND ADELC W0P

80 20 explore tho said river. aSccr-
tain how FAR ii was uavigablc ana,
whether It spruni; out OF mountains
- lake. In tho last case 1t was
thought II nigh, afford passage to
the other sea
In accordance with these ins,ruc
tons. Newport set out from James
town as soon as HON. defense
could IL" temporarily organized n.
explored TIA" powha,uu. as tn. riy.r
was called ,by the Indians. as f,r ms
;he falls. His party consisted Of
iw"nty-thrce adv"u,ur.is Amonr.
them being Captain john Smith. who
had been released from confinement,
after arriving tn Virginia when /,
was found upon opening tho scaled
instructions given them hv tn. Lon
don Company that smith was ap-
pointed y member Of tn" council.
Ability ar smith Rrr"g ni.ei
He had been accused, shortly after
!ca WINK ENGLAND. OF conspiracy to
usurp command and had been sem
fenced I" solitary confinement:
though Smith had no, as yrt been
permitted to act with the counsel
y"t his worth VAS recognized by New
port in such an expedition rs he was
"nha rhing upon. This fact probably
saved TIA" littl" party from dcStruc-
ton. as upon reaching Turkey
island" AN indian was met who pos
IDLY had some knowledge Of the
Spanish !iuGulrc. Smith having
spent som" t,nc in tn" wars ot
spain WAS familiar with this tongue
THAT thcr" had ho"u Spanish settle
mcntS on both the James nnd Rap
nahannock there is it'll" doubt
Neither the Year or the colonization
nor what hccarne Of the colonists is
recorded.
W.. do know that prior To the Eng
li+h settlement tn" Sp1niardS had
drawn "rud" map OF tho bay ana it's
tributaries and given il tn" name
Of Mother OF waters" Madrc dos
Ncquas), smith found an Indian
only on the voyage up tn. James.
about nine days after landing at
jamestown. but also "Mosco." and In
dian mot on his exploration OF tho
l:appahannock with whom he could
talk and employ ne Interpreter II,
~ REASONABLE" To assert that these in
t"Ipr"tcrs had some knowledge OF
tn" spanish language. a boy being
found with them 90 light complexion
"N"s and hair. Had they amy knowl-
rdr" Of English il would have been
q clue 70 tho lost COLONY Of Roanoke
Tn" Jamestown -cnluniSts made 4
number Of attempts 10 discover tho
Eat" "f their fellow coun,rymcn.
urged 50 :" do by urgent orders from
England EXPLORATIONS were made as
FAR south rs tn" rhownu River in
effort 10 discover their fate.
How II Crisis WINS ivcrtrd.
TIL" Newport party left jamestown
At noon Thursday. May 81 arriving
AZ IN" falls on the afternoon of tho
2"d. and landing there on Whit sun
day, May -. King Row hatan. whose
village was on the north hank. or
Popham sid" Of ia" river just cast OF
whcr" Fulton now stands. refused a
landing 10 tho adventures on the
I'D Through tn" medium Of tho in
tcrprct"r a parlcy was arranged.
After spending tn" might on an island
and having joined Powhatan in re-
past, they assembled the river in their
aliop. rowhatan following along
tho shore and meeting them at Il
small island below tho falls. This
island is now part OF the mainland
near n" abutm"nts Of MAYO Bridge.
CONTINUED on Eighth FagcD