▁ending ▁his ▁Virginia ▁char ter . ▁ ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁Gilbert ▁There ▁was ▁one ▁final ▁expedition ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 3 ▁led ▁by ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁Gilbert ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁finding ▁Ro ano ke ▁colon ists . ▁Their ▁intended ▁destination ▁was ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Bay , ▁but ▁bad ▁weather ▁forced ▁them ▁to ▁land ▁in ▁an ▁un spec ified ▁location ▁near ▁there . ▁The ▁landing ▁team , ▁including ▁Gilbert ▁himself , ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Native ▁Americans ▁for ▁unknown ▁reasons ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 9 . ▁The ▁remaining ▁crew ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁England ▁empty - hand ed . ▁ ▁John ▁Smith ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Jam est own ▁settlement ▁in ▁ 1 6 0 7 , ▁John ▁Smith ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Pow hat an ▁and ▁met ▁with ▁both ▁their ▁leader ▁W ah un sen aca wh ▁( o ften ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Ch ief ▁Pow hat an ") ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Op chan ac an ough . ▁ ▁They ▁described ▁to ▁him ▁a ▁place ▁called ▁" O can ah on an ", ▁where ▁men ▁wore ▁European - style ▁cl othing ; ▁and ▁" An one ", ▁which ▁featured ▁w alled ▁houses . ▁ ▁Later , ▁after ▁Smith ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁col ony , ▁he ▁made ▁arrang ements ▁with ▁W ow inch op unk , ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Pas pa he gh , ▁to ▁investigate ▁" Pan aw ic ke ", ▁another ▁place ▁reported ly ▁inhab ited ▁by ▁men