the　personal　prowess　that　distinguished　him　in　Transylvania　and　in　the　mythical　Nalbrits；　we　have　only　to　transfer　our　sympathy　from　the　Turks　to　the　Sasquesahanocks　if　the　sense　of　his　heroism　becomes　oppressive。
  Upon　the　return　of　Samuel　Mace；　mariner；　who　was　sent　out　in　1602　to　search　for　White's　lost　colony；　all　Raleigh's　interest　in　the　Virginia　colony　had；　by　his　attainder；　escheated　to　the　crown。　　But　he　never　gave　up　his　faith　in　Virginia：　neither　the　failure　of　nine　several　expeditions　nor　twelve　years　imprisonment　shook　it。　　On　the　eve　of　his　fall　he　had　written；　〃I　shall　yet　live　to　see　it　an　English　nation：〃　and　he　lived　to　see　his　prediction　come　true。
  The　first　or　Virginian　colony；　chartered　with　the　Plymouth　colony　in　April；　1606；　was　at　last　organized　by　the　appointment　of　Sir　Thomas　Smith；　the　'Chief　of　Raleigh's　assignees；　a　wealthy　London　merchant；　who　had　been　ambassador　to　Persia；　and　was　then；　or　shortly　after；　governor　of　the　East　India　Company；　treasurer　and　president　of　the　meetings　of　the　council　in　London；　and　by　the　assignment　of　the　transportation　of　the　colony　to　Captain　Christopher　Newport；　a　mariner　of　experience　in　voyages　to　the　West　Indies　and　in　plundering　the　Spaniards；　who　had　the　power　to　appoint　different　captains　and　mariners；　and　the　sole　charge　of　the　voyage。　　No　local　councilors　were　named　for　Virginia；　but　to　Captain　Newport；　Captain　Bartholomew　Gosnold；　and　Captain　John　Ratcliffe　were　delivered　sealed　instructions；　to　be　opened　within　twenty…four　hours　after　their　arrival　in　Virginia；　wherein　would　be　found　the　names　of　the　persons　designated　for　the　Council。
  This　colony；　which　was　accompanied　by　the　prayers　and　hopes　of　London；　left　the　Thames　December　19；　1606；　in　three　vesselsthe　Susan　Constant；　one　hundred　tons；　Captain　Newport；　with　seventy…one　persons；　the　God…Speed；　forty　tons；　Captain　Gosnold；　with　fifty…two　persons；　and　a　pinnace　of　twenty　tons；　the　Discovery；　Captain　Ratcliffe；　with　twenty　persons。　　The　Mercure　Francais；　Paris；　1619；　says　some　of　the　passengers　were　women　and　children；　but　there　is　no　other　mention　of　women。　　Of　the　persons　embarked；　one　hundred　and　five　were　planters；　the　rest　crews。　　Among　the　planters　were　Edward　Maria　Wingfield；　Captain　John　Smith；　Captain　John　Martin；　Captain　Gabriel　Archer；　Captain　George　Kendall；　Mr。　Robert　Hunt；　preacher；　and　Mr。　George　Percie；　brother　of　the　Earl　of　Northumberland；　subsequently　governor　for　a　brief　period；　and　one　of　the　writers　from　whom　Purchas　compiled。　　Most　of　the　planters　were　shipped　as　gentlemen；　but　there　were　four　carpenters；　twelve　laborers；　a　blacksmith；　a　sailor；　a　barber；　a　bricklayer；　a　mason；　a　tailor；　a　drummer；　and　a　chirurgeon。
  The　composition　of　the　colony　shows　a　serious　purpose　of　settlement；　since　the　trades　were　mostly　represented；　but　there　were　too　many　gentlemen　to　make　it　a　working　colony。　　And；　indeed；　the　gentlemen；　like　the　promoters　of　the　enterprise　in　London；　were　probably　more　solicitous　of　discovering　a　passage　to　the　South　Sea；　as　the　way　to　increase　riches；　than　of　making　a　state。　　They　were　instructed　to　explore　every　navigable　river　they　might　find；　and　to　follow　the　main　branches；　which　would　probably　lead　them　in　one　direction　to　the　East　Indies　or　South　Sea；　and　in　the　other　to　the　Northwest　Passage。　　And　they　were　forcibly　reminded　that　the　way　to　prosper　was　to　be　of　one　mind；　for　their　own　and　their　country's　good。
  This　last　advice　did　not　last　the　expedition　out　of　sight　of　land。　They　sailed　from　Blackwell；　December　19；　1606；　but　were　kept　six　weeks　on　the　coast　of　England　by　contrary　winds。　　A　crew　of　saints　cabined　in　those　little　caravels　and　tossed　about　on　that　coast　for　six　weeks　would　scarcely　keep　in　good　humor。　　Besides；　the　position　of　the　captains　and　leaders　was　not　yet　defined。　　Factious　quarrels　broke　out　immediately；　and　the　expedition　would　likely　have　broken　up　but　for　the　wise　conduct　and　pious　exhortations　of　Mr。　Robert　Hunt；　the　preacher。　　This　faithful　man　was　so　ill　and　weak　that　it　was　thought　he　could　not　recover；　yet　notwithstanding　the　stormy　weather；　the　factions　on　board；　and　although　his　home　was　almost　in　sight；　only　twelve　miles　across　the　Downs；　he　refused　to　quit　the　ship。　　He　was　unmoved；　says　Smith；　either　by　the　weather　or　by　〃the　scandalous　imputations　（of　some　few　little　better　than　atheists；　of　the　greatest　rank　amongst　us）。〃　　With　〃the　water　of　his　patience〃　and　〃his　godly　exhortations〃　he　quenched　the　flames　of　envy　and　dissension。
  They　took　the　old　route　by　the　West　Indies。　　George　Percy　notes　that　on　the　12th　of　February　they　saw　a　blazing　star；　and　presently。　　a　storm。　　They　watered　at　the　Canaries；　traded　with　savages　at　San　Domingo；　and　spent　three　weeks　refreshing　themselves　among　the　islands。　　The　quarrels　revived　before　they　reached　the　Canaries；　and　there　Captain　Smith　was　seized　and　put　in　close　confinement　for　thirteen　weeks。
  We　get　little　light　from　contemporary　writers　on　this　quarrel。　　Smith　does　not　mention　the　arrest　in　his　〃True　Relation；〃　but　in　his　〃General　Historie；〃　writing　of　the　time　when　they　had　been　six　weeks　in　Virginia；　he　says：　〃Now　Captain　Smith　who　all　this　time　from　their　departure　from　the　Canaries　was　restrained　as　a　prisoner　upon　the　scandalous　suggestion　of　some　of　the　chiefs　（envying　his　repute）　who　fancied　he　intended　to　usurp　the　government；　murder　the　Council；　and　make　himself　King；　that　his　confedcrates　were　dispersed　in　all　three　ships；　and　that　divers　of　his　confederates　that　revealed　it；　would　affirm　it；　for　this　he　was　committed　a　prisoner；　thirteen　weeks　he　remained　thus　suspected；　and　by　that　time　they　should　return　they　pretended　out　of　their　commiserations；　to　refer　him　to　the　Council　in　England　to　receive　a　check；　rather　than　by　particulating　his　designs　make　him　so　odious　to　the　world；　as　to　touch　his　life；　or　utterly　overthrow　his　reputation。　　But　he　so　much　scorned　their　charity　and　publically　defied　the　uttermost　of　their　cruelty；　he　wisely　prevented　their　policies；　though　he　could　not　suppress　their　envies；　yet　so　well　he　demeaned　himself　in　this　business；　as　all　the　company　did　see　his　innocency；　and　his　adversaries'　malice；　and　those　suborned　to　accuse　him　accused　his　accusers　of　subornation；　many　untruths　were　alleged　against　him；　but　being　apparently　disproved；　begot　a　general　hatred　in　the　hearts　of　the　company　against　such　unjust　Commanders；　that　the　President　was　adjudged　to　give　him　L　200；　so　that　all　he　had　was　seized　upon；　in　part　of　satisfaction；　which　Smith　presently　returned　to　the　store　for　the　general　use　of　the　colony。〃
  Neither　in　Newport's　〃Relatyon〃　nor　in　Mr。　Wingfield's　〃Discourse〃　is　the　arrest　mentioned；　nor　does　Strachey　speak　of　it。
  About　1629；　Smith；　in　writing　a　description　of　the　Isle　of　Mevis　（Nevis）　in　his　〃Travels　and　Adventures；〃　says：　〃In　this　little　＇isle＇　of　Mevis；　more　than　twenty　years　agone；　I　have　remained　a　good　time　together；　to　wod　and　waterand　refresh　my　men。〃　　It　is　characteristic　of　Smith's　vivid　imagination；　in　regard　to　his　own　exploits；　that　he　should　speak　of　an　expedition　in　which　he　had　no　command；　and　was　even　a　prisoner；　in　this　style：　〃I　remained；〃　and　〃my　men。〃　　He　goes　on：　〃Such　factions　here　we　had　as　commonly　attend　such　voyages；　and　a　pair　of　gallows　was　made；　but　Captaine　Smith；　for　whom　they　were　intended；　could　not　be　persuaded　to　use　them；　but　not　any　one　of　the　inventors　but　their　lives　by　justice　fell　into　his　power；　to　determine　of　at　his　pleasure；　whom　with　much　mercy　he　favored；　that　most　basely　and　unjustly　would　have　betrayed　him。〃　　And　it　is　true　that　Smith；　although　a　great　romancer；　was　often　magnanimous；　as　vain　men　are　apt　to　be。
  King　James's　elaborate　lack　of　good　sense　had　sent　the　expedition　to　sea　with　the　names　of　the　Council　sealed　up　in　a　box；　not　to　be　opened　till　it　reached　its　destination。　　Consequently　there　was　no　recognized　authority。　　Smith　was　a　young　man　of　about　twenty…eight；　vain　and　no　doubt　somewhat　〃bumptious；〃　and　it　is　easy　to　believe　that　Wingfield　and　the　others　who　felt　his　superior　force　and　realized　his　experience；　honestly　suspected　him　of　designs　against　the　expedition。　　He　was　the　ablest　man　on　board；　and　no　doubt　was　aware　of　it。　　That　he　was　not　only　a　born　commander　of　men；　but　had　the　interest　of　the　colony　at　heart；　time　was　to　show。
  The　voyagers　disported　themselves　among　the　luxuries　of　the　West　Indies。　　At　Guadaloupe　they　found　a　bath　so　hot　that　they　boiled　their　pork　in　it　as　well　as　over　the　fire。　　At　the　Island　of　Monaca　they　took　from　the　bushes　with　their　hands　near　two　hogsheads　full　of　birds　in　three　or　four　hours。　　These；　it　is　useless　to　say；　were　probably　not　the　〃barnacle　geese〃　which　the　nautical　travelers　used　to　find；　and　picture　growing　upon　bushes　and　dropping　from　the　eggs；　when　they　were　ripe；　full…fledged　into　the　water。　　The　beasts　were　fearless　of　men。　　Wild　birds　and　natives　had　to　learn　the　whites　before　they　feared　them。
  〃In　Mevis；　Mona；　and　the　Virgin　Isles；〃　says　the　〃General　Historie；〃　〃we　spent　some　time；　where　with　a　lothsome　beast　like　a　crocodile；　called　a　gwayn　＇guana＇；　tortoises；　pellicans；　parrots；　and　fishes；　we　feasted　daily。〃
  Thence　they　made　sail…in　search　of　Virginia；　but　the　mariners　lost　their