. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . r my master, said we weresteering a northerly course, which would soon bringus to the land of Virginia. THE TEMPEST On that very night, however, such a tempest ofwind and of rain came upon us that I was notthe only one who believed the Susan Constant mustbe crushed like an eggshell under the great mountainsof water which at times rolled completely over her,so flooding the decks that but few could ventureout to do whatsoever of work was needed to keepthe ship afloat. After this fierce tempest, when the Lord permittedthat even our pinnace
. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . r my master, said we weresteering a northerly course, which would soon bringus to the land of Virginia. THE TEMPEST On that very night, however, such a tempest ofwind and of rain came upon us that I was notthe only one who believed the Susan Constant mustbe crushed like an eggshell under the great mountainsof water which at times rolled completely over her,so flooding the decks that but few could ventureout to do whatsoever of work was needed to keepthe ship afloat. After this fierce tempest, when the Lord permittedthat even our pinnace should ride in safety, it was be-lieved that we were come near to the new world, andby day and by night the seamen stood at the rail, THE NEW COUNTRY SIGHTED 39 throwing the leadevery few minutesin order to dis-cover if we wereventuring into shoalwater. Nathaniel and Iused to stand bywatching them, andwishing that wemight be allowed tothrow the line, butnever quite gettingup our courage tosay so, knowingfull well we should probably make a tangle of THE NEW COUNTRY SIGHTED As Master George Percy has set down in the writ-ings which I have copied for him since we came toVirginia, it wras on the twenty-sixth day of April,in the year of our Lord 1607, at about four oclockin the morning, when we were come within sightof that land where were to be built homes, notonly for our company of one hundred and five, count-ing the boys, but for all who should come after us. 40 RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN It was while the ship lay off the land, her deckscrowded with our company who fain would get the firstclear view of that country in which they were to live,if the savages permitted, that I asked my master whoamong the gentlemen of the cabin was the leader in thisadventure. To my surprise, he told me that it was not yet London Company had made an election of thoseamong the gentlemen who should form the new govern-ment, and had written down the names, together withinstructions as to wha
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