The colonists hoped that Powhatan would trade the Indian prisoners and the guns he had taken for Pocahontas. He traded a copper kettle for Pocahontas. In December 1613 Captain Argall sailed up the Potomac River to a far Indian village to trade Pocahontas with the Indians. Argall, arrived in Jamestown in April 1613. In March 1613, an Englishman, Captain Samuel Argall kidnapped Pocahontas and informed Powhatan that he would not release her, until Powhatan released the English prisoners along with various weapons and tools that he had confiscated earlier. When Pocahontas made a visit to the fort, she was informed that Smith was dead. In October 1609, after getting badly injured due to gunpowder explosion, John Smith returned to England. Due to this warning, the English stayed on their guard, and the attack never came. Smith and some other colonists were invited to Werowocomoco by Chief Powhatan on friendly terms, but Pocahontas came to the hut where the English were staying and warned them that Powhatan was planning to kill them. In 1608, Pocahontas is said to have saved Smith a second time. Pocahontas, after this incident, made frequent visits to the Jamestown and passed on to the Englishmen messages of her father. This incident helped Pocahontas and Smith to become friends with each other. Pocahontas then helped Smith to stand on his feet and Powhattan adopted Smith as his son. Smith was laid across a stone and was about to be executed, when Pocahontas threw herself across his body. It was Pocahontas who saved his life from the attack of the Indians. Smith was taken to the official residence of Powhattan and he was tortured. It is believed that John Smith was leading an expedition in December 1607 when a group of Powhatan hunters took him captive and brought him to Werowocomoco, one of the chief villages of the Powhatan Empire. The first meeting of Pocahontas and John Smith is a legendary story. Among them all, she found John Smith, one of the leading colonists, most attractive and developed a liking for him. It was then that Pocahontas for the first time in her life saw Englishmen. It was in April/May 1607 when the English colonists arrived in Virginia and began building settlements. Her father Powhatan was the powerful chief of the Algonquian Indians in the Tidewater region of Virginia. 'Pocahontas' was a childhood nickname referring to her frolicsome nature in the Powhatan language it meant "little wanton". Pocahontas, an Indian Princess was the daughter of Powhatan. And when we are talking about love, how can we afford to forget about two of the greatest lovers- Pocahontas and John Smith. Valentines Day is celebrated all over the world on 14th February.
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