A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . his volume. 1634.] CECIL CALVERTS COLONY. 493 wood and knelt around it, while the litany was read. Then LeonardCalvert solemnly proclaimed their right to the beautiful region aboutthem, and took possession of it for our Saviour and for our Sover-aigne Lord the King of England. Two days were spent in explorations by the governor, who went upthe r
A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . his volume. 1634.] CECIL CALVERTS COLONY. 493 wood and knelt around it, while the litany was read. Then LeonardCalvert solemnly proclaimed their right to the beautiful region aboutthem, and took possession of it for our Saviour and for our Sover-aigne Lord the King of England. Two days were spent in explorations by the governor, who went upthe river in the Dove^ taking with him another pinnace brought fromVirginia ; the greater part of the colonists remaining on board theArk meanwhile, as she lay at anchor in the river at St. Clements,watched bv a crowd of curious Indians upon the shore. The *^ , ^ • 1 1 Calvert s chief obiect of Calverts excursions was to treat with the journey upleaders of the tribes, and seek to do away with any hostilitywith which they might look upon the new settlement. The people left behind in the Ark^ by signs of friend-ship to the savages about them, grad-ually made acquaintance with themas they ventured out to the island,and watched the English putting to-. Governor Calvert and the Indian Chief. gether a little vessel, the parts of which they had brought with wondered where a tree could have grown large enough to be hol-lowed for the hull of the Ark; and were amazed at all the tools andarms of the English. Little by little they became convinced of theperfect friendliness of the strangers ; nor was Calvert less successful inestablishing good relations with the chiefs. At an Indian town nearthe mouth of Acquia Creek, where the werowance, or chief, was a 494 VIRGINIA AND MARYLAND. [Chap. XVIII. child, and his uncle Archihau held the regency, the English weregladly welcomed, and established a lasting friendship ; and still fur-ther up the Potomac, at Piscataway, they had a somewhat s
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