"There is no disaster greater than contempt for the enemy, contempt for the enemy -what a treasure is lost!" (69). This passage reminds me of a passage I read in my history of Jamestown class. We just read an account by Archer, a gentleman and reporter for George Percy. I had at once thought that the Indians were savage and violent people. According to Archer, however, the Indians were accepting and had an initial positive reception of the English. The Indians hoped the English would form a military alliance with them against the other warring Indian tribes. When the Indians began attacking the English, it was more of a test of strength than a goal of massacre. The Indians wanted to scare the English, not necessarily hurt them. Even though the English and Indians of Jamestown had skirmishes and battles, there was respect and alliance between them.