The Adventures Of Captain John Smith The Founder Of The Colony Of Virginia Classic Reprint PDF Download

Excerpt from The Life of Captain John Smith: The Founder of Virginia The power of the Indian emperor - Smith received by him in state - is treated with courtesy - his fate discussed - he is doomed to die - his head is on the block, and the executioner about to strike, when the victim is saved by the interposition of Pocahontas, the child of Powhatan. Smith is taken into favor - his judicious policy with the Indians - his doubts and distresses - conferences with Powhatan - treaty - is sent back to Jamestown, and reaches the colony in safety - new conspiracy of the English to abandon the settlement - quelled by Smith - they seek to punish him for the death of two soldiers, slain by the savages, when he was taken prisoner - he lays his enemies by the heels. Smith's description of the Indians - his management of them - his power over them - Newport persuaded to visit Powhatan - his fears - Smith's example - the interview with and description of the Indian emperor - exchange of hostages and courtesies - trade. Mutual policy of the red and white men - equal sagacity of Smith and Powhatan - cold winter - destruction of Jamestown by fire - blunders of the proprietors, and ridiculous search for gold. Preparations for invading the Monacans - bad practices of the sailors and the colonists - insolence of the Indians - their thefts - Smith drives them before him - the effects of his resolution upon them - conspiracy against the colony - Pocahontas sent to Jamestown with apologies from Powhatan, to whom Smith gives up his Indian captives. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.