the invaders of their forests. The plan of the departing colonists was to turn
north, when they had reached the sea, and make for Newfoundland, where they
might perhaps meet with English fishing ships. So they sailed down the river,
and doubtless many hearts were heavy and sad, but others doubtless were full
of joy and thankfulness to be going back to an older home than Virginia.

The river broadened toward Chesapeake--and then, before them, what did they
see? What deliverance for those who had held on to the uttermost? They saw
the long boat of an English ship coming toward them with flashing oars,
bringing news of comfort and relief. There, indeed, off Point Comfort lay
three ships, the De La Warr, the Blessing, and the Hercules, and they
brought, with a good company and good stores, Sir Thomas West, Lord De La
Warr, appointed, over Gates, Lord Governor and CaptainGeneral, by land and
sea, of the Colony of Virginia.

The Discovery, the Virginia, the Patience, and the Deliverance thereupon
put back to that shore they thought to have left forever. Two days later,
on Sunday the 10th of June, 1610, there anchored before Jamestown the De La
Warr, the Blessing, and the Hercules; and it was thus that the new Lord
Governor wrote home: "I . . . in the afternoon went ashore, where after a
sermon made by Mr. Buck . . . I caused my commission to be read, upon which
Sir Thomas Gates delivered up ...unto me his owne commission, both patents,
and the counsell seale; and then I delivered some few wordes unto the
Company .. . . and after . . . did constitute and give place of office and
chardge to divers Captaines and gentlemen and elected unto me a counsaile."

The dead was alive again. Saith Rich's ballad:

And to the adventurers* thus he writes,
"Be not dismayed at all,