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:\11throughrh...,nightthestormb lewrhcth reesmall
shipsnorthwards.Forhoursth c·tr igIHnlcdsailors
suuggk-dwithwetro pesandSIUPl'lllgC,lIlYJSsails.
A ttls t. ;h &1\\' 1ICOIOTl·dth eeasternski...,s .th est o r m
(;)111\.'toanend.Men-dro p pedtorh...',it'd:".
exha usted. Somefell asleep. Exert ed shou tsaw o ke
t hem."Laud!La ud !"Thesailors r ush edto t hc, sides
ofth..., ships.Thcrcc ar last.W:ISrhclaudf( J Twhich
theyh.tdheen scarching -.Virg inia.It w asthe
morningIll'April 2(, intill'vcar\(l07.
Afewweekslate r, o n M ay20.the sailo rstiedtheir
sh ipsTOrrcc..s on the banks0 1Jb roadand d ee p fi ve r.
Thc,ynamedth en\-CTth eJ a m es.IIIhonorotlamcsI.
kin go f Ellgland.rh...,cOlintTyfromwhichtlK yhad
.,c·r sailfivelongmonthsbefore.J U SIO\'t'T;1hundred
menwent;lShore.On(heSW;lIllPYbankstheybega n
cuttingdownh ushesandtreesandbuildingrough
shdtcrslorthemselves.Uytill'endoflilt'y...-artwo
outof...·n·rythreeofrhcmwcrc•...lead .U ti !thvirlittl e
groupofhutsbecametheti rstlastingEnglish
scttlcmc-nr inAmerica.Thcvna m c-ditj.nucsrown."
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.--,-,TIll'"".Irlyyc-arsofth c·JJllleSfO\\'ns...-rrtcmcnrwere
hardones.This\\";1"partlvth c-faulroftill's...·nkrs
rhcmvclvcs.Thcsitetheyhadchosen\\";1'.low- lying
andmalarial.A ndalthoughrhcirEn glishhomeland
wa:-m an ymilesawayacrossad.mgt·rollsocean.rhcv
failedTOgro\\"...-noug hfood[0teedrh...-msclvcs. They
w ert'to obusyd rea mingofgold,
T hescrrlcrshadbeen sent 10 j;IIUc-srownb yJ~roup
ofrich London investor s.Theseinvestorshad
torruedrhcVirginiaComp.mv.T il...·Com pan y ' s
pllrp OSl'w asto"e tup coloniesalongrhcA da ntic
C\l;IStofNonbAmeri ca.betwe-en}-I^0 .111...1JXono rt h
latit u d e,ItwasaJOII1£stockcOlllpany-th atI".the
in vesto rs paid theCOStSofitsexpeditiousandI n
retur nwcr...·giv...-n[herighttodividelipanyprofitsit
madr-,T Ilt'jamestownsettlerswerecmplovccsoftill'
VirgiuuCompany.T heCompanv'vdirectorshoped
rbnr t hescrrlctswouldli ndpcarlv.silver.orsome
o the rvaluableproductIIIVirginiaandsobringthem
aquirkprofit 011 theirinvcsrmcnr.:\-lost o fall.rhcv
ho pedthatthecolonistswouldtimlgold..ISrhc
Spani shconquistador....s had...10m'inMexico.