Young folks' history of the United States . can claim to date back so far as Vir-ginia, The Old Dominion as it is sometimes but a ruined church, at a place called James-town, now marks the spot where the first Virginiasettlement was made, in the year 1607, thirteen yearsbefore the landing of the Pilgrims at King James I. gave a charter to two companies,one of which was to settle south of a certain region,and the other north of it, leaving a vacant space be-tween them, it was the southern or Virginia companythat settled Virginia. The commander of the vessels that br
Young folks' history of the United States . can claim to date back so far as Vir-ginia, The Old Dominion as it is sometimes but a ruined church, at a place called James-town, now marks the spot where the first Virginiasettlement was made, in the year 1607, thirteen yearsbefore the landing of the Pilgrims at King James I. gave a charter to two companies,one of which was to settle south of a certain region,and the other north of it, leaving a vacant space be-tween them, it was the southern or Virginia companythat settled Virginia. The commander of the vessels that brought out thefirst Virginia colony was Capt. Newport; but the lead-ing person among those on board was Capt. JohnSmith, a man who had led a very strange life. He wasborn in Lincolnshire, England, in 1579. When he wasa boy of thirteen, he sold his school-books and satchel,meaning to run away to sea. Then his father died sud-no VIRGINIA. denly; and he decided that he ought to stay at homCcBut he was wiUing to stay only two years; after which. he left England, went smiths ^ , ^^ , travels and to France and Hol- adventures land, and fought in vari-ous armies for severalyears. He had all sortsof wild adventures inthese wars. Once, whensailing from Marseillesto Italy, he was accusedby some superstitiousfellow-passengers of being the cause of a storm that RUINS OF JAMESTOWN. 112 /OUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. The firstpermanentEnglishcolony inAmerica. had arisen: so they threw him overboard. He swamto an island, and was presently taken off by a Frenchship. This ship engaged in a sea-fight while he was onboard; and he so distinguished himself, that a part ofthe plunder of the hostile ship was given to him. After-wards he went to fight against the Turks ; and, duringa long siege, a certain Turkish officer requested thatsome Christian officer would meet him in single com-bat to amuse the accepted the chal-lenge, and killed not onlythis officer, but two othersin succession. After
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