Powhatan stirs his Dutch allies to reluctant activity--They concoct a conspiracy to seize Jamestown and massacre the English--The movement fails and all Powhatan’s warriors fall into the hands of Smith--“It is within my power to cut off the Powhatans root and branch!”--The old Chief is bowed in shame and repentance--A very righteous fate befalls the perfidious Dutchmen--Friendly relations are again established between the whites and the Indians--A grand scheme of government which has a bad inception--Ratcliffe, Archer and other mischief-makers return to Virginia--Smith is seriously injured and returns to England. The Dutchmen at Werowocomico had been living on the fat of the land. They were installed as honored members of the tribe and granted many unusual privileges. Powhatan was well pleased with their work in the erection of his English house and their success in stealing from the settlement. But he expected much more from these white allies, who came to him boasting that they would show him how to subdue the English and drive them into the sea. The traitors would have been well content to have Powhatan forget those idle promises and allow them to continue in peace the life of ease and comfort into which they had settled. They were mechanics, quite ignorant of military matters. They could steal muskets but were unable to drill the savages in the use of them and, indeed, through their faulty instructions caused a number of the Indians to be blown up by gunpowder. However, Powhatan was insistent that they should redeem their promises and it became necessary to bestir themselves.