ItwasnowSeptemberandthesecondsummerwithitstolloffevervictimswaswell—nighover。Autumnandrenewedenergywereathand。Allthelandturnedcrimsonandgold。AtJamestownbuildingwentforward，togetherwiththegatheringofripenedcrops，thefellingoftrees，fishingandfowling，andtradingforIndiancornandturkeys。
OnedayGeorgePercy，headingatradingpartydowntheriver，sawcomingtowardhimawhitesailedship，theMaryandMargaret—itwasChristopherNewportagain，withthesecondsupply。SeventycolonistscameoverontheMaryandMargaret，amongthemafairnumberofmenofnote。HerewereCaptainPeterWynneandRichardWaldo，\"oldsoldiersandvaliantgentlemen，\"
FrancisWest，youngbrotheroftheLordDeLaWarr，RawleyCrashaw，JohnCodrington，DanielTucker，andothers。Thisisindeedanimportantship。Amongthelaborers，theLondonCouncilhadsenteightPolesandGermans，skilledintheirowncountryintheproductionofpitch，tar，glass，andsoap—ashes。
Here，then，begininVirginiaotherbloodstrainsthantheEnglish。AndintheMaryandMargaretcomeswithMasterThomasForesthiswife，MistressForest，andhermaid，bynameAnneBurras。ApartfromthoselostonesofRaleigh’scolonyatRoanoke，thesearethefirstEnglishwomeninVirginia。Theremaybeguessedwhatwelcometheygot，howmuchwasmadeofthem。
ChristopherNewporthadfromthatimpatientLondonCouncilsomewhatstrangeorders。Hewasnottoreturnwithoutalumpofgold，oracertaindiscoveryofwaterspouringintotheSouthSea，orsomenotiongainedofthefateofthelostcolonyofRoanoke。HehadbeengivenabargewhichcouldbetakentopiecesandsobornearoundthoseFallsoftheFarWest，thenputtogether，andthevoyagetothePacificresumed。Moreover，hehadforPowhatan，whomthemindsathomefiguredasasortofAsiaticDespot，agiltcrownandafineewerandbasin，abedstead，andagorgeousrobe。