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h　his　sword　to　have　slaine　me；　but　being　by　my　guard　intercepted；　with　a　bowe　and　arrow　he　offred　to　have　effected　his　purpose：　the　cause　I　knew　not；　till　the　King　understanding　thereof　came　and　told　me　of　a　man　a　dying　wounded　with　my　pistoll：　he　tould　me　also　of　another　I　had　slayne；　yet　the　most　concealed　they　had　any　hurte：　this　was　the　father　of　him　I　had　slayne；　whose　fury　to　prevent；　the　King　presently　conducted　me　to　another　kingdome；　upon　the　top　of　the　next　northerly　river；　called　Youghtanan；　having　feasted　me；　he　further　led　me　to　another　branch　of　the　river　called　Mattapament；　to　two　other　hunting　townes　they　led　me；　and　to　each　of　these　Countries；　a　house　of　the　great　Emperor　of　Pewhakan；　whom　as　yet　I　supposed　to　be　at　the　Fals；　to　him　I　tolde　him　I　must　goe；　and　so　returne　to　Paspahegh；　after　this　foure　or　five　dayes　march　we　returned　to　Rasawrack；　the　first　towne　they　brought　me　too；　where　binding　the　mats　in　bundles；　they　marched　two　dayes　journey　and　crossed　the　River　of　Youghtanan；　where　it　was　as　broad　as　Thames：　so　conducting　me　too　a　place　called　Menapacute　in　Pamunke；　where　ye　King　inhabited；　the　next　day　another　King　of　that　nation　called　Kekataugh；　having　received　some　kindness　of　me　at　the　Fort；　kindly　invited　me　to　feast　at　his　house；　the　people　from　all　places　flocked　to　see　me；　each　shewing　to　content　me。　　By　this　the　great　King　hath　foure　or　five　houses；　each　containing　fourscore　or　an　hundred　foote　in　length；　pleasantly　seated　upon　an　high　sandy　hill；　from　whence　you　may　see　westerly　a　goodly　low　country；　the　river　before　the　which　his　crooked　course　causeth　many　great　Marshes　of　exceeding　good　ground。　　An　hundred　houses；　and　many　large　plaines　are　here　together　inhabited；　more　abundance　of　fish　and　fowle；　and　a　pleasanter　seat　cannot　be　imagined：　the　King　with　fortie　bowmen　to　guard　me；　intreated　me　to　discharge　my　Pistoll；　which　they　there　presented　me　with　a　mark　at　six　score　to　strike　therewith　but　to　spoil　the　practice　I　broke　the　cocke；　whereat　they　were　much　discontented　though　a　chaunce　supposed。　　From　hence　this　kind　King　conducted　me　to　a　place　called　Topahanocke；　a　kingdome　upon　another　river　northward；　the　cause　of　this　was；　that　the　yeare　before；　a　shippe　had　beene　in　the　River　of　Pamunke；　who　having　been　kindly　entertained　by　Powhatan　their　Emperour；　they　returned　thence；　and　discovered　the　River　of　Topahanocke；　where　being　received　with　like　kindnesse；　yet　he　slue　the　King；　and　tooke　of　his　people；　and　they　supposed　I　were　bee；　but　the　people　reported　him　a　great　man　that　was　Captaine；　and　using　mee　kindly；　the　next　day　we　departed。　　This　River　of　Topahanock；　seemeth　in　breadth　not　much　lesse　than　that　we　dwell　upon。　　At　the　mouth　of　the　River　is　a　Countrey　called　Cuttata　women；　upwards　is　Marraugh　tacum　Tapohanock；　Apparnatuck；　and　Nantaugs　tacum；　at　Topmanahocks；　the　head　issuing　from　many　Mountains；　the　next　night　I　lodged　at　a　hunting　town　of　Powhatam's；　and　the　next　day　arrived　at　Waranacomoco　upon　the　river　of　Parnauncke；　where　the　great　king　is　resident：　by　the　way　we　passed　by　the　top　of　another　little　river；　which　is　betwixt　the　two　called　Payankatank。　　The　most　of　this　country　though　Desert；　yet　exceeding　fertil；　good　timber；　most　hils　and　in　dales；　in　each　valley　a　cristall　spring。

〃Arriving　at　Weramacomoco；　their　Emperour；　proudly　lying　upon　a　Bedstead　a　foote　high　upon　tenne　or　twelve　Mattes；　richly　hung　with　manie　Chaynes　of　great　Pearles　about　his　necke；　and　covered　with　a　great　covering　of　Rahaughcums：　At　heade　sat　a　woman；　at　his　feete　another；　on　each　side　sitting　upon　a　Matte　upon　the　ground　were　raunged　his　chiefe　men　on　each　side　the　fire；　tenne　in　a　ranke　and　behinde　them　as　many　yong　women；　each　a　great　Chaine　of　white　Beades　over　their　shoulders：　their　heades　painted　in　redde　and　with　such　a　grave　and　Majeslicall　countenance；　as　drove　me　into　admiration　to　see　such　state　in　a　naked　Salvage；　bee　kindlv　welcomed　me　with　good　wordes；　and　great　Platters　of　sundrie　victuals；　asiuring　mee　his　friendship　and　my　libertie　within　foure　dayes；　bee　much　delighted　in　Opechan　Conough's　relation　of　what　I　had　described　to　him；　and　oft　examined　me　upon　the　same。　　Hee　asked　me　the　cause　of　our　comming；　I　tolde　him　being　in　fight　with　the　Spaniards　our　enemie；　being　over　powred；　neare　put　to　retreat；　and　by　extreme　weather　put　to　this　shore；　where　landing　at　Chesipiack；　the　people　shot　us；　but　at　Kequoughtan　they　kindly　used　us；　wee　by　signes　demaunded　fresh　water；　they　described　us　up　the　River　was　all　fresh　water；　at　Paspahegh；　also　they　kindly　used　us；　our　Pinnasse　being　leake　wee　were　inforced　to　stay　to　mend　her；　till　Captain　Newport　my　father　came　to　conduct　us　away。　　He　demaunded　why　we　went　further　with　our　Boate；　I　tolde　him；　in　that　I　would　have　occasion　to　talke　of　the　backe　Sea；　that　on　the　other　side　the　maine；　where　was　salt　water；　my　father　had　a　childe　slaine；　which　we　supposed　Monocan　his　enemie；　whose　death　we　intended　to　revenge。　　After　good　deliberation；　hee　began　to　describe　me　the　countreys　beyond　the　Falles；　wiih　many　of　the　rest；　confirming　what　not　only　Opechancanoyes；　and　an　Indian　which　had　been　prisoner　to　Pewhatan　had　before　tolde　mee；　but　some　called　it　five　days；　some　sixe；　some　eight；　where　the　sayde　water　dashed　amongst　many　stones　and　rocks；　each　storme　which　caused　oft　tymes　the　heade　of　the　River　to　bee　brackish：　Anchanachuck　he　described　to　bee　the　people　that　had　slaine　my　brother；　whose　death　hee　would　revenge。　　Hee　described　also　upon　the　same　Sea；　a　mighty　nation　called　Pocoughtronack；　a　fierce　nation　that　did　eate　men　and　warred　with　the　people　of　Moyaoncer；　and　Pataromerke；　Nations　upon　the　toppe　of　the　heade　of　the　Bay；　under　his　territories；　where　the　yeare　before　they　had　slain　an　hundred；　he　signified　their　crownes　were　shaven；　long　haire　in　the　necke；　tied　on　a　knot；　Swords　like　Pollaxes。

〃　Beyond　them　he　described　people　with　short　Coates；　and　Sleeves　to　the　Elbowes；　that　passed　that　way　in　Shippes　like　ours。　　Many　Kingdomes　hee　described　mee　to　the　heade　of　the　Bay；　which　seemed　to　bee　a　mightie　River；　issuing　from　mightie　mountaines；　betwixt　the　two　seas；　the　people　clothed　at　Ocamahowan。　　He　also　confirmed；　and　the　Southerly　Countries　also；　as　the　rest；　that　reported　us　to　be　within　a　day　and　a　halfe　of　Mangoge；　two　dayes　of　Chawwonock；　6　from　Roonock；　to　the　South　part　of　the　backe　sea：　he　described　a　countrie　called　Anone；　where　they　have　abundance　of　Brasse；　and　houses　walled　as　ours。　　I　requited　his　discourse；　seeing　what　pride　he　had　in　his　great　and　spacious　Dominions；　seeing　that　all　hee　knewe　were　under　his　Territories。

〃　In　describing　to　him　the　territories　of　Europe　which　was　subject　to　our　great　King　whose　subject　I　was；　the　innumerable　multitude　of　his　ships；　I　gave　him　to　understand　the　noyse　of　Trumpets　and　terrible　manner　of　fighting　were　under　Captain　Newport　my　father；　whom　I　intituled　the　Meworames　which　they　call　King　of　all　the　waters；　at　his　greatnesse　bee　admired　and　not　a　little　feared；　he　desired　mee　to　forsake　Paspahegh；　and　to　live　with　him　upon　his　River；　a　countrie　called　Capa　Howasicke；　he　promised　to　give　me　corne；　venison；　or　what　I　wanted　to　feede　us；　Hatchets　and　Copper　wee　should　make　him；　and　none　should　disturbe　us。　　This　request　I　promised　to　performe：　and　thus　having　with　all　the　kindnes　hee　could　devise；　sought　to　content　me；　he　sent　me　home　with　4　men；　one　that　usually　carried　my　Gonne　and　Knapsacke　after　me；　two　other　loded　with　bread；　and　one　to　accompanie　me。〃

The　next　extract　in　regard　to　this　voyage　is　from　President　Wingfield's　〃Discourse　of　Virginia；〃　which　appears　partly　in　the　form　of　a　diary；　but　was　probably　drawn　up　or　at　least　finished　shortly　after　Wingfield's　return　to　London　in　May；　1608。　　He　was　in　Jamestown　when　Smith　returned　from　his　captivity；　and　would　be　likely　to　allude　to　the　romantic　story　of　Pocahontas　if　Smith　had　told　it　on　his　escape。　　We　quote：

〃Decem。　The　10th　of　December；　Mr。　Smyth　went　up　the　ryver　of　the　Chechohomynies　to　trade　for　corne；　he　was　desirous　to　see　the　heade　of　that　river；　and；　when　it　was　not　passible　with　the　shallop；　he　hired　a　cannow　and　an　Indian　to　carry　him　up　further。　　The　river　the　higher　grew　worse　and　worse。　　Then　hee　went　on　shoare　with　his　guide；　and　left　Robinson　and　Emmery；　and　twoe　of　our　Men；　in　the　cannow；　which　were　presently　slayne　by　the　Indians；　Pamaonke's　men；　and　hee　himself　taken　prysoner；　and；　by　the　means　of　his　guide；　his　lief　was　saved；　and　Pamaonche；　haveing　him　prisoner；　carryed　him　to　his　neybors　wyroances；　to　see　if　any　of　them　knew　him　for　one　of　those　which　had　bene；　some　two　or　three　eeres　before　us；　in　a　river　amongst　them　Northward；　and　taken　awaie　some　Indians　from　them　by　force。　　At　last　he　brought　him　to　the　great　Powaton　（of　whome　before　wee　had　no　knowledg）；　who　sent　him　home　to　our　towne　the　8th　of　January。〃


The　next　contemporary　document　to　which　we　have　occasion　to　refer　is　Smith's　Letter　to　the　Treasurer　and　Council　of　Virginia　in　England；　written　in　Virginia　after　the　arrival　of　Newport　there　in　September；　1608；　and　probably　sent　home　by　him　near　the　close　of　that　year。　　In　this　there　is　no　occasion　for　a　reference　to　Powhatan　or　his　daughter；　but　he　says　in　it：　〃I　have　sent　you　this　Mappe　of　the　Bay　and　Rivers；　with　an　annexed　Relation　of　the　Countryes　and　Nations　that　inhabit　them　as　you　may　see　at　large。〃　　This　is　doubtless　the　〃Map　of　Virginia；〃　with　a　description　of　the　country；　published　some　two　or　three　years　after　Smith's　return　to　England；　at　Oxford；　1612。　It　is　a　description　of　the　country　and　people；　and　contains　little　narrative。　　But　with　this　was　published；　as　an　appendix；　an　account　of　the　proceedings　of　the　Virginia　colonists　from　1606　to　1612；　taken　out　of　the　writings　of　Thomas　Studley　and　several　others　who　had　been　residents　in　Virginia。　　These　several　discourses　were　carefully　edited　by　William　Symonds；　a　doctor　of　divinity　and　a　man　of　learning　and　repute；　evidently　at　the　request　of　Smith。　　To　the　end　of　the　volume　Dr。　Symonds　appends　a　note　addressed　to　Smith；　saying：　〃I　return　you　the　fruit　of　my　labors；　as　Mr。　Cranshaw　requested　me；　which　I　bestowed　in　reading　the　discourses　and　hearing　the　relations　of　such　as　have　walked　and　observed　the　land　of　Virginia　with　you。〃　These　narratives　by　Smith's　companions；　which　he　made　a　part　of　his　Oxford　book；　and　which　passed　under　his　eye　and　had　his　approval；　are　uniformly　not　only　friendly　to　him；　but　eulogistic　of　him；　and　probably　omit　no　incident　known　to　the　writers　which　would　do　him　honor　or　add　interest　to　him　as　a　knight　of　romance。　　Nor　does　it　seem　probable　that　Smith　himself　would　have　omitted　to　mention　the　dramatic　scene　of　the　prevented　execution　if　it　had　occurred　to　him。　If　there　had　been　a　reason　in　the　minds　of　others　in　1608　why　it　should　not　appear　in　the　〃True　Relation；〃　that　reason　did　not　exist　for　Smith　at　this　time；　when　the　discords　and　discouragements　of　the　colony　were　fully　known。　　And　by　this　time　the　young　girl　Pocahontas　had　become　well　known　to　the　colonists　at　Jamestown。　　The　account　of　this　Chickahominy　voyage　given　in　this　volume；　published　in　1612；　is　signed　by　Thomas　Studley；　and　is　as　follows：

'The　next　voyage　he　proceeded　so　farre　that　with　much　labour　by　cutting　of　trees　in　sunder