Exploration, seeking a site ДЄfter the expedition arrived in what is now Virginia, sealed orders from the Virginia Company of London were opened. This site came to be known as the 'first landing.' A party of the men explored the area and had a minor conflict with some Virginia Indians. May all who see this Cross, remember what we have done here, and may those who come here to inhabit join us in this Covenant and in this most noble work that the Holy Scriptures may be fulfilled. May this Covenant of Dedication remain to all generations, as long as this earth remains. We do hereby dedicate this Land, and ourselves, to reach the People within these shores with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and to raise up Godly generations after us, and with these generations take the Kingdom of God to all the earth. On April 26, 1607, upon landing at Cape Henry, they set up a cross near the site of the current Cape Henry Memorial and Chaplain Robert Hunt made the following declaration: ДЄrriving at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay in late April, they named the Virginia capes after the sons of their king, the southern Cape Henry, for Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, and the northern Cape Charles, for his younger brother, Charles, Duke of York. After an unusually long journey of more than four months, the 104 men and boys (one passenger of the original 105 died during the journey) arrived at their chosen settlement spot in Virginia. In April 1607, the expedition reached the southern edge of the mouth of what is now known as Chesapeake Bay. Д«y April 6, 1607, Godspeed, Susan Constant, and Discovery arrived at the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico, where they stopped for provisions before continuing their journey.

The ships left Blackwall, now part of London, with 105 men and boys and 39 crew-members. The expedition consisted of three ships, Susan Constant (the largest ship, sometimes known as Sarah Constant, Christopher Newport captain and in command of the group), Godspeed ( Bartholomew Gosnold captain), and Discovery (the smallest ship, John Ratcliffe captain). The London Company sent an expedition to establish a settlement in the Virginia Colony in December 1606. See also: European colonization of the Americas and List of Jamestown colonists

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*Sniff* *Sigh* Jesse and James, please take pics and post them if you can, especially of the Anglo-Saxon Camp, since I can't come this year and I'm already missing it, rain, cold, mud, and all.ДЄlso stop by the A-S Campand say hello for me and look up Atli, also a member of SFI. There is also a parade for the kids somewhere in there, but I forget just when.

Sunday is mostly socializing time and quite laid back until they get up the parade of the Camps to the closing ceremony.

I think that the A-S Camp is planning a demonstration of Dark Ages Medicine or, perhaps, a sort of Dark Ages MASH. It is also the day for Tactical Demonstrations where each camp goes out and shows off how their group fought or puts on an active demonstration of some kind. Jesse, It's 10-5 on Saturday, IIRC, and that is the day when they do the judging, so that is the day when everyone is sticking around their camps and interacting with the public (you get points for that).

Jamestown military through the ages