Of the settlers perished within a few months of reaching the New World. Presence of disease, and the danger of attack by the native tribes, many Newport returned to England for supplies, leaving Captain John Smith, anĪcquitted mutineer, in charge. Life for the early settlers was far from easy, even though Southernmost peninsula in the bay, naming it Cape Henry in honor of the Under the command of Captain Christopher Newport. 'In April 1607, three Virginia Company ships sailed into the Chesapeake Bay
