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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Newport's News. Nomen non Locus. (search)
icious in times of danger, but a very great and important person in his own talk and conceit. Sir William Keith in his History of the British Plantations in America, speaks, at p. 81, Part I [London Edit., 1738], of Newport as one whose head was full of projects; and at p. 82 he says, the vanity of Captain Newport's conduct at this time was so ridiculous that, &c. Smith, when President of the Colony, made a Report to the Company in London, which can be found in his Generall history [Edit. 1629]. In this Report he says, among other things, I have not concealed from you anything I doe know, but I fear some [persons] cause you to believe more than is true. * * * * Captaine Newport we much suspect to be the author of these inventions. * * * * The souldiers say many of your officers maintain their families out of what you sent us, and that Newport hath a hundred pounds a yeare for carrying newes. By whom and why was given to the promontory the name which it has borne for more than tw