. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . THE VESSELS OF THE FLEET 19 brought back word that it was a goodly place in whichto settle and to build up towns. The one chosen to actas admiral of the fleet, for there were to be three shipsinstead of one, as I had fancied, was Captain Chris-topher Newport, a man who had no little fame as aseaman. In due time, as the preparations for the voyage werebeing forwarded, I was sent by my master into lodgingsat JBlackwall, just below London town, for the fleet laynearby, and because it was understood by those incharge of the adventure that I
. Richard of Jamestown ; a story of the Virginia colony . THE VESSELS OF THE FLEET 19 brought back word that it was a goodly place in whichto settle and to build up towns. The one chosen to actas admiral of the fleet, for there were to be three shipsinstead of one, as I had fancied, was Captain Chris-topher Newport, a man who had no little fame as aseaman. In due time, as the preparations for the voyage werebeing forwarded, I was sent by my master into lodgingsat JBlackwall, just below London town, for the fleet laynearby, and because it was understood by those incharge of the adventure that I was in Captain Smithsservice, no hindrance was made to my going on boardthe vessels. THE VESSELS OF THE FLEET These were three innumber, as I have al-ready said: the SusanConstant, a ship ofnear to one hundredtons in size; the Good-speed, of forty tons, andthe Discovery, whichwas a pinnace of onlytwenty tons. And now, lest some. The Susan Constant 2O RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN who read what I have set down may not be acquaintedwith the words used by seamen, let me explain that the measurement of a ves-sel by tons, means thatshe will fill so muchspace in the , in measuring avessel, a ton is reck-oned as forty cubicfeet of space, there-fore when I say theSusan Constant was
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