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As
the shallop reached the head of the
Rappahannock, a large-scale attack on Smith
and his crew was pressed by Mannahoac
warriors. After coming ashore and being
greeted by apparently peaceable Indians, Smith
and his crew agreed to exchange hostages with
the men, but suddenly the Mannahoac attacked.
Smith and his men fought back with muskets,
and, in the frenzy, rescued hostage Anas
Todkill and managed to capture two canoes. A
second attack the next day was described by
Smith in his journals: ...the
Rapahanocks, which presently we espied to be
the bushes, which at our first volley fell
downe in the sedge: when wee were neare halfe
a myle from them, they shewed themselves
dauncing and singing very merrily.View
John Smith's original
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