The adventures of Captain John Smith, Captain of two hundred and fifty horse, and sometime President of Virginia . ank than a captainin command of a company, to fight with him in singlecombat for his head. Upon reading this strange letter, General Moysescalled a meeting of the officers and laid it beforethem. They were all so eager to take up thechallenge that it was decided to draw lots. The lot fell upon Captain John Smith. General Moyses wrote back, accepting the challengeon his behalf, and appointing the following day forthe combat. The next morning a truce was proclaimed, and aplace marke
The adventures of Captain John Smith, Captain of two hundred and fifty horse, and sometime President of Virginia . ank than a captainin command of a company, to fight with him in singlecombat for his head. Upon reading this strange letter, General Moysescalled a meeting of the officers and laid it beforethem. They were all so eager to take up thechallenge that it was decided to draw lots. The lot fell upon Captain John Smith. General Moyses wrote back, accepting the challengeon his behalf, and appointing the following day forthe combat. The next morning a truce was proclaimed, and aplace marked out under the walls of the city. Thegarrison and the inhabitants crowded on to theramparts, the Turkish ladies in the seats of honour,after the European fashion, but wrapped in theirlong pelisses, and veiled up to their eyes. On the plain below, General Moyses sat in statein his pavilion, his troops drawn up in battle array,with their arms glittering in the sun. Deep silence fell. Then at the appointed hourthere was a sound of hautboys, and the Lord Turba-shaw rode down into the field, mounted on a prancing. TURKISH WOMEN IN OUTDOOR a scarce Woodcut by Pieter Kock, in the British Museum. i6o2.] CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH J$ Arab horse, and dressed in shining armour. To makethe occasion as grand as possible, he had arrayedhimself in a sort of fancy costume, for on hisshoulders he wore a huge pair of wings, made ofeagles feathers spangled with gold and preciousstones, and mounted in silver fastenings. He wasattended by two Janizaries,1 leading his horse oneither side, while a third went before, carrying hislance. It was a most imposing spectacle, and theTurbashaw looked around him very proudly as hetook up his position. Then came a flourish of trumpets, and CaptainSmith rode in, attended by a page who bore hislance. He bowed courteously to his opponent, andalso took up his ground. The charge sounded, andthey rode at each other. Alas ! it was a very shortentertainment for the
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