. A history of the United States for secondary schools . bec River, inwhat is now the State of Maine, and failed entirely, re-turning home in the following spring. The undertakingof the colonists from London, who went south to theTames River, became successful in the end, but wasKarelv saved from ruin at the beginning by thejokK enenrs* and capabilitv of one man, the famous Laptam John bmith. In this \\e taisthis o\ remarkable story, which some recent historianshave discredited; for, while it is unfortunately a factthat Captain Smith — strong in character as he was, re-solute, fearless,
. A history of the United States for secondary schools . bec River, inwhat is now the State of Maine, and failed entirely, re-turning home in the following spring. The undertakingof the colonists from London, who went south to theTames River, became successful in the end, but wasKarelv saved from ruin at the beginning by thejokK enenrs* and capabilitv of one man, the famous Laptam John bmith. In this \\e taisthis o\ remarkable story, which some recent historianshave discredited; for, while it is unfortunately a factthat Captain Smith — strong in character as he was, re-solute, fearless, sagacious, high-minded, generous, cleanin life and plain in speech — did have a magnifWngmemor)* and a boastful pen. yet, as Dr. John Fiske hasshown \*er\* clearly, there are more and stronger reasonsfor accepting than for rejecting the romantic incidents ofhis tale. Smith stayed with the Jamestown colonistslittle more than two years. His firm hand and com-manding influence kept order among them and enforced a BEGIXXIXGS OF THE EARLY COLONIES. 31. THE TAMES RIVER COLOW. fair treatment of the neighboring Indians, on whom thethriftless whites were dependent for supplies of sooner was hegone than the savageswere provoked to hos-tility, and a temble**starving time en-sued, in the winter aiidspring of 1600. whenall but 60 out of the500 colonists died. In 1600 the Lon-don Company under-went a great change. being much enlarged in numbers and strengthenedin capital, having manv powerful persons andcity guilds added to its membership list. The zation of , , .... London companv was then made a corporation, distmct company, 1609 from the Plymouth Company, with a new char-ter, as stated above. All the powers of government overthe colony were vested in a supreme council at London,whose authority was to be exercised in Virginia bv agovernor responsible to none but itself. Lender theautocratic government thus established a more orderlycondition of things was brought about, and the
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