at ashamed of all of this, and stopped letters that contained the truth from being sent so that they would not be uncovered. Men who knew the truth of the sordid conditions in Jamestown kept quiet and it seemed that everyone exaggerated about the settlement, saying the settlers were doing well in the New World.Many people in England must have been praying for the welfare of the colonists because Powhatan kept supplying them with food. The prayer on the men's behalf was probably the reason why God kept the debauchers alive. The colonists were growing even greedier now. Desiring wealth and recognition, a man named Newport sailed for England with what he thought to be gold. Much to the chagrin of the partners in the Virginia Company, it turned out to be fool's gold. They were shamed so much by the incident that they sent two refiners, two goldsmiths, and a jeweler back with Newport. The goldsmiths, supposedly experts in their field, were overwhelmed by the abundance of fool's gold and mistook it for the real thing. The colonists set to work harvesting a ship full of "gold." The settlers were let down by the painful realization that it was all fake, because they had put all their hope into that ship.Ninety percent of the people that came to the New World died. The colonists were too lazy to move to a better location that would be less hot in the summer. They refused to trust God, or include him in anything. Newport returned from England with the news of their failure, and he brought along seventy new settlers. This, of course, meant smaller rations for all. The people blamed John Smith for the colony's problems.When Pocahontas died, Rolfe came back to America in mourning. He experimented with tobacco, and that was to be an extremely lucrative and profitable trade for America. God again and again gave grace and mercy to the selfish settlers of Virginia. He was the reason there were still people going to Virginia, and still peop...
