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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Bacon , Nathaniel , 1642 - (search)
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Opechancanough, -1644
Brother of Powhatan, was King of Pamunkey when the English first landed in Virginia.
He was born about 1552, and died in 1644.
He first became known to the English as the captor of John Smith in the forest.
Opechancanough would have killed him immediately, but for Smith's presence of mind.
He drew from his pocket a compass, and explained to the savage as well as he could its wonderful nature; told him of the form of the earth and the stars—how the sun chased the ni sea. Early in April, 1644, they began the horrid work.
The old emperor was carried on a litter borne by his warriors.
In the space of two days they slew more than 300 of the settlers, sparing none who fell in their way. The region between the Pamunkey and York rivers was almost depopulated.
Governor Berkeley met the savages with a competent armed force, and drove them back with great slaughter.
Opechancanough was made a prisoner, and carried in triumph to Jamestown.
He was so much exhauste