ut on his clothes, hid his body in the straw,
filled a sack with corn, closed the doors, mounted the Bashaw's horse,
and rode off. After wandering for some days, he fell in with a highway,
and observing that the roads leading toward Russia were indicated by a
cross, he followed that sign, and in sixteen days reached Ecopolis, a
Russian frontier post on the Don. The governor there took off his irons,
and he was kindly treated by him and his wife, the lady Callamata.
Traversing Russia and Poland, he returned to Transylvania in December,
1603, where he met many friends, and enjoyed so much happiness that
nothing less than his desire to revisit his native country could have
torn him away.

Proceeding through Hungary, Moravia, and Bohemia, he went to Leipsic,
where he found Prince Sigismund, who gave him fifteen hundred golden
ducats to repair his losses. Travelling through Germany, France, and
Spain, from Gibraltar he sailed for Tangier, in Africa, and to the City
of Morocco. Taking passage in a French man-of-war, he was present in a
terrible sea-fight with two Spanish ships; and after touching at Santa
Cruz, Cape Goa, and Mogadore, he finally returned to England in
1604.[34:A]

FOOTNOTES:

[34:A] "The True Travels, Adventures, and Observations of Captain John
Smith," in his History of Virginia. Hillard's Life of Smith, in Sparks'
American Biography. Simms' Life of Smith.

CHAPTER III.

1606-1608.

Gosnold, Smith, and others set on foot another Expedition--
James I. issues Letters Patent--Instructions for Government of
the Colony--Charter granted to London Company for First Colony
of Virginia--Sir Thomas Smith, Treasurer--Government of the
Colony--Three Vessels under Newport sail for Virginia--The
Voyage--Enter Chesapeake Bay--Ascend the James River--The
English entertained by the Chief of the Quiqoughcohanocks--
Landing at Jamestown--Wingfield, President--Smith excluded
from the Council--Newport and Smith explore the James to the
Falls--Powhatan--Jamestown assaulted by Indians--Smith's
Voyages up the Chickahominy--Murmurs against him--Again
explores the Chickahominy--Made prisoner--Carried captive
through the country--Taken to Werowocomoco--Rescued by
Pocahontas--Returns to Jamestown--Fire there--Rev. Mr. Hunt--
Rage for Gold-hunting--Newport visits Powhatan--Newport's
Departure--Affairs at Jamestown.

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