Capt. John Smith Volume 16, pt. 1 ; of Willoughby by Alfoed, Lincolnshire; president of Virginia, and admiral of New England. Works. l608-1631

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ... gaue both occasion and opportunity to the Salvages, to surprise one George Casson; and much failed not to haue cut offj the boat and all the rest. f. 15. Smith little dreaming of that accident, being got to the marshes at the rivers head, 20 myles in the desert, had his 2 men slaine, (as is supposed) sleeping by the Canowe, whilst himselfe by fowling sought them victuall. Who finding he was beset with 200 Salvages, 2 of them hee slew; stil defending himselfe with the aid of a Salvage his guide, whome hee bounde to his arme and vsed as his buckler: till at last slipping into a bogmire, they tooke him prisoner. When this newes came to the fort, much was their sorrow for his losse, fewe expecting 14 what ensued. A month those Barbarians kept him prisoner. Many strange triumphes and coniurations they made of him: yet hee so demeaned himselfe amongst them, as he not only diverted them from surprising the Fort; but procure his owne liberty, and got himselfe and his company such estimation amongst them, that those Salvages admired wondered at him as a demi-God. The-i. So returning safe to the Fort on 8 Jan. 1608, he once fa"Ln the more staied the Pinnas her flight for England; which, til ftrt his returne, could not set saile, so extreame was the /.». weather, and so great the frost. His relation of the plentie he had scene, especially at If. 40?. Werowocomoco, where inhabited Powliatan (that till that time wasvnknowne i.e., personally), so revived againe their dead spirits as all mens feare was abandoned. Powliatan having sent with this Captaine, divers of his men loaded with provision; he had conditioned, and so 1608 appointed his trustie messengers to bring but 2 or 3 of our great ordenances: but the messengers being satisfied with the sight of one of...