More than that, the increasing shipments of tobacco, especially in view of the still relatively poor quality of the Virginia leaf, gave the colony a bad name just when its good name was so important to the promotional efforts of the company.
"The Virginia Company Of London, 1606-1624"
Wesley Frank Craven
A more likely supposition, however, is that he seized upon this news from the colony as an opportunity to vent his resentment against Sandys, a resentment that must have become more bitter with each of Sir Edwin's promotional releases advertising the great improvements now to be found in the management of Virginia's affairs.
"The Virginia Company Of London, 1606-1624"
Wesley Frank Craven
The adventurers saw also the promotional possibilities of Somers' shipwreck at Bermuda, or rather, the remarkable experience which had followed it.
"The Virginia Company Of London, 1606-1624"
Wesley Frank Craven