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THE
BEGINNINGS
SIR
OF
WALTER
ENGLISH
RALEIGH'S
AMERICA
SETTLEMENTS
ROANOKE
ISLAND.
/
1584-1587.
BY
R.
D. W.
CONNOR.
u
Secretary
PUBLISHED
BY
North
NORTH
THE
J.
Bryan
Carolina
Historical
CAROLINA
HISTORICAL
Chairman.
Grimes,
W.
J.
Peele.
Thomas
M.
C.
S.
D.
Noble,
RALEIGH,
NORTH
1907.
Commission.
H.
W.
Hill.
CAROLINA.
Blount,
COMMISSION.
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T
THE
BEGINNINGS
"Standing
hilltop,
a
on
ENGLISH
OF
a
AMERICA.
landscape
will
like
spread
a
map
We
BEFORE
can
us.
STREAMS,
SEE
ROCKS,
THE
PROMINENT
THE
POINTS,
EVERYTHING
COAST
THE
Thus
looking
of
EVENTS
back
which
ARE
We
LIES
history,
upon
HID
we
can
OF
PROPER
IN
PARTICIPANTS
FROM
HEADS
THE
see
AND
SPECTIVE.
PER-
the
portance
im-
ERS.
ONLOOK-
ROANOKE
can
HAIL
SETTLEMENT
THE
AMERICA."
ENGLISH
COLONIZATION
AS
Peter
IN
"
J.
Hamilton.
THE
BEGINNING
OF
of
the
and
greatest
events
marked
of
beginning
world
at
was
the
Indeed
Spain
be
should
declares:
the
defeat
opening
It
States.
Without
could
Plymouth
the
is like
an
the
the
smote
blow
struck
the
significanceof
spite of
all his
lost heart."*
*Fiske:
"Old
of
end
had
a
defeat
of
Virginia
and
in
Neighbours,"
(5)
she
far-sighted
he
felt
Armada,
problem.
Vol.
I,
lesson
p.
39.
it
knew
full
the
and
Virginia, he
vitallyimportant
Her
colony
America
the
He
the
than
land
Eng-
Cadiz
America.
disappointments
This
of
at
and
Before
The
conditions
Spaniards
for
in
routes.
ocean
sible.
pos-
cation:
line of communi-
cut.
states
rest
infant
xin
is
United
the
success
more
long
line
the
the
understood
he
a
the
Armada
Jamestown
at
Island,
plant thriving
control
Ealeigh
was
have
perishes if
could
"When
hardly
at
army
it
must
attempts
of
historian
all the
made
the
power
Invincible
it the
events
it to
the
history of
that
Englishof
eminent
an
the
the
event
Roanoke
at
attempt
in
of
was
that
that
western
out
impossible with-
was
important
of
event
the
was
the
between
the
course
America
destroyed
''The
The
latter
so
of
of
development
the
that
colonization
America
in
control
begim.
had
former.
the
; the
demonstrated
English
was
end
an
America
speaking
for
Jamestown,
planting
long struggle
The
Spain
The
history.
significance
of
foundint?
of the
one
great historic epoch and
one
another.
and
England
of
close
the
to
settlement
English
renewed
with
emphasis
world's
the
permanent
a
had
in
anniversary
clothes
increased
gives
interest
of
Jamestown
of
founding
hundredth
of the three
celebration
The
AMERICA.
ENGLISH
OF
BEGINNINGS
in
never
Ealeigh
of
the
6
Roanoke
ony
has
an
such
YoT
col-
"
^^j.^
of
for
is
the
well-known,
series
Origin
land's
of
that
in
town.
in James-
in the
is found
events
story
ing,
re-tell-
chapter
that culminated
events
of these
Origin
^lie
Eng-
interest
of remarkable
the
the
for
offered
the "first
time,
this
especiallyat
be
need
dent
stu-
interest
equal
Therefore, though
apology
no
it with
the
while
history;
clothes
story
for
interest
American
general reader.
the
"^
abiding
an
and
English
romance
'
has
settlements
of
riences
expe-
history of the Roa-
the
therefore,
reason,
abiaing
interest.
sad
their
Island.
Roanoke
at
The
from
English people learned
the
and
religious
o
in
America.
the
sixteenth
England
and
Catholic
England
was
of
wars
by
limited
Channel
resistance, but
Spanish peninsula
sea
the
were
task
to
was
supplies,
and
Philip's
the
source
interest
*Fiske:
of his
this
of
the
supplies
Virginia
the
and
send
could
land
the
there
would
be
the
England.
giant by cutting
was
hope
of
once."
and
treasure
watch
It
the
English people.*
Her
Neighbours,"
was
first excited
America
Vol.
I,
pp.
11, 22.
open
Her
off his
success,
large, could
enemy's
that
the
and
for
war
born
stub-
in
force
a
was
troops
their
in
Dutch
possessionsat
among
"Old
field of
struggle
policy
true
of America
shores
paralyze
enormous
storehouse
the
of
days
the
aggressive warfare
for
proper
in
to
try
fleet,however
defensive
no
to
The
madness.
sheer
the
help
to
the
since
many
She
circumstances.
the
across
To
England
Eor
hopeless.
seemed
greatest military
the
Europe
Great.
the
Constantine
in
existed
struggle
this great
In
Spain.
"pitted against
had
that
power
Protestant
between
century
for
all
as
chief
real
The
and
Cavendish,
kings"
of
enough
so
of
far
develop English
South
in the
and
America,
America
was
of
that
state
in
"The
author
the
Spain
to
Coligny began
of
idea
If
sagacious heads.
in
state
little later
colony]
It
him
to
back
to
the
Raleigh's
his
faith
with
place
among
the
fortune
ness
willing-
that
entitles
who
those
half-
his
and
scheme
in the
of
Raleigh."f
Walter
and
A
gifted
the
by
could.
survivor
[a
Moine
estant
Prot-
a
won
Il^orth
English-speaking peoples.
is spelled
name
in
almost
as
many
in
if not
ways,
quite
forms
different
seventy-four
gives
himself
generally
Raleigh
to 1.583
"The
and
Ralegh.
Rauleigh
Raleghe,
Stebbing
Shakespere's.
have
been
also
wrote
used.
Down
Rawleyghe.
posterity
employed.""
ever
"Old
tFiske:
which
plant
not
few
a
many,
as
known
to
_
*
first
for
America
as
his
could
the
and
by
entertained
be
Gilbert
Raleigh's faith
was
among
England,
in
consulted
brothers, Humphrey
Co-
Spaniards
the
by
great
of
perhaps England
Le
find
the
was
indignation. Hostility
France
America,
we
Huguenot
to
Raleigh.
awakened
increasing
fast
was
Protestant
a
massacre
in Florida
"fierce
people
English
thought
Menendez
treacherous
the
under
and
operations
with
original
atrocious
colony
ligny'sHuguenot
planting
master
The
Coligny."
admiral
of
not
off-set the
of
bases
as
idea
only
Indies, Mexico,
West
serve
The
them.
against
colonies
not
also
would
but
commerce
settlements
Spanish
would
colonies
Such
this
than
further
went
coasts
Spanish
planting English
of
America.
North
in
of
plundering
the
feature
the
added
ravaging of the
the
Raleigh
But
ships.
treasure
and
colonies
Spanish
and
it involved
as
it well
century, understood
sixteenth
the
"sea
glorious English
other
those
p'"^'*^'"-
Grenville, Drake,
Hawkins,
Raleigh.*
Walter
was
England's problem Sfod^Engiand-s
understood
best
who
man
preferred,
happens
"Sir
Walter
Stebbing:
has
Virginia
and
Her
to
be
one
Ralegh,"
Neighbours,"
he
is
pp.
Vol.
I,
he
Rauley:
Raleigh,
spclhng
wrote
not
known
30-31.
pp.
18-19.
to
have
Joint
bert
A
effort
and
bold
of
Gil-
^i^q
proposal,
sclieme
g^^iud
Majesty
out
fleet of
a
discover
requires
have
to
fault;
that
show
it
it."
have
jSTewfoundland
vrill let
you
their
You
will
be
monarch
of
death.
the
"^
life
is
idea
Gilbert's
be
his.f
obtained
in
should
At
no
of which
severe
*
Brown:
t Fiske:
signature
patent for planting
with
Gilbert
commanded
the
and
United
Her
Sir
year
with
a
by
fleet of
Walter
p.
this
seven
p.
ony
colthere
In
the
ships,
Ealeigh. _A
the
9.
I,
to
Gilbert
that
by land."
Vol.
I,
States,"
Vol.
Neighbours,"
phrey
Hum-
English
an
of
letter,but
believe
Spaniards compelled
fight with
of
"Genesis
"Old
Virginia
sailed
or
the
feathers
of
a
me;
"
"special proviso"
sea
danger
dally
this
less than
soil.
allow
the
several
have
the
of
or
historians
within
rate
robbing "by
was
in
next
will
out
to
of
''If
will
You
with
great
days.
will
so
banks
"we
delay
not
expressed
America,
fall of 1578
one
any
fast
and
seas
the
profitof
the
plumed
no
fest
mani-
a
the
to
it if you
do
letters,and
letters
be
the
and
are
is
There
same
will
resolve
man's
of
wings
I
must
you
being
Spain.
and
mines
executor's
the
destroy
to
fish for
from
the
means
Majesty's pleasure
year
silver
only
policy
to
every
and
one.
whom
patent
offered
gold
every
imputed
your
the
from
places,
which
by
ters
Let-
of
strange
safeties
"
Her
how
pretence
this," he continued,
Indies
West
the
take
inhabit
went
do
us
and
their
sented
pre-
Spaine by fitting-
of
letters
catch
to
discourse
under
writer
The
"A
;;var
not
was
fleets which
Spanish
one
shall be
Highness's
your
some
annoyed
most
the contrary
doing
15Y7
for
special proviso,
with
half-
his
Kinge
of
shippes
to
his
with
with
the
annoy
may
toward
conjunction
ISTovember
In
Elizabeth
Patent,
to
in
was
Queen
took
o
Gilbert.
brother
Ealeisii
which
-Q^y.^^g^gpg
i
Raleigh.
23.
fleet
to
had
refused
this
voyage
to
let him
is
one
American
history.
In
Gilbert's
1584:
Raleigh
1584,
^-
prince,
of
provisions
charter
the
colonists
ample
within
and
England,
law^, custome,
any
his
heirs
they judged
provided only
laws
such,
British
demanded
just
and
*
Raleigh's
t Fiske:
George
printed
patent;
and
"Old
Virginia
of
such
like
borne
and
of
the
land,
Eng-
authorized
such
laws
to
with
unequivocal
III.
in
Her
granted
refused
Hackluyt's
Samuel
to
Vol.
in
I, 31.
knowledgment
ac-
which
saw
and
fit
eigh
Ral-
principle
Adams
concede."f
Voyages.
Neighbours."
later
Gilbert
find.
and
Henry
as
colony
of the
centuries
two
withstanding."
not-
contrary
inconsistent
more
Elizabeth
and
Patrick
what
native
Realme
enact
not
were
hard
be
it would
were
government
"A
of
government
ignore,
to
to
all
rights of self-government
of the
a
the
England.*
of
laws
the
for
proper
to
in
provision
assigns
and
they
usage
other
Two
have
may
persons
said
our
or
The
Ealeigh,
if
as
within
personally resident
and
allegiance
forme,
and
manner
"shall
our
Christian
any
especial mention.
Denizens, and
free
privileges of
the
such
people."
deserve
this
declared
One
of
Christian
by
inhabited
nor
'"^'""^-
license
view
out, and
actually possessed
territories,not
25,
lands, countreis, and
barbarous
and
heathen
remote,
"
liberty
"free
given
was
March
sealed
in
Kaleigh's fi^^ft^'ant'pr
in
renewed
was
discover, search, finde
to
"
"
patent
episodes
dramatic
most
she
ending of
unhappy
patent, signed and
this
By
name.
the
of
the
and
forebodings
The
go."
"for
Kaleigh,
of
full
been
had
mind
queen's
sailed
Gilbert
later
years
without
time
this
but
again,
Five
Plymouth.
to
return
manded
de-
10
AmTdis'andBar- Raleigh
^"^-
ready
to
expedition
was
for
place
a
of
less than
Within
patent.
Barlow.
Arthur
April
furnished
with
so
2
strong
delicate
some
the land
watch,
land
discover
They
^i^q
we
we
moucth
same
supposed
issuing
we
before
havens
after
take
the
name
possession
of
about
mouth,
thankes
ig^j-^
(J j^g^t
on
same,
in
Majestic,
same,
and
and
letters
of
were
assured, that
use,
lande, and
firme
twentie
and
entrance,
any
and
take
to
unto
the
within
the
same
:
went
to
and
arrival
safe
our
boats, and
river
or
"
difficultie,
some
for
God
to
lish
Eng-
appeared
first that
of
of
fourth
coast, which
the
harquebuz-shot
our
right
keeping good
and
:
view
of
possession
the
the
r
07
after
[Raleigh's]
kinde
and
of
the
Queenes
and
rightfullQueene,
as
all
left hand
the
adioiniug,
the
with
without
not
three
manned
j
'^""^"-
of
upon
finde
The
given
the
midst
in
hundred
a
could
entred, though
thither, we
in
same
Sea.
them
sweet, and
so
saile, the
continent
a
of
voyage
the
distant
slacke
of
well
barkes
smelt
we
arrived
we
the
into
anker
cast
and
be
to
and
coast
A
bene
which
f arre
wc
sayled along the
miles
us,
be
not
cominand
west
two
we
had
we
bearing but
and
the
garden abounding
could
fix upon
incident, brought
wher
if
as
this
Amadas
victuals."
without
flowers,by
odoriferous
the
"with
and
water,
smel,
a
under
from
sailed
men
"shole
to
and
was
27, 1584,
sixty-seven days,
country
sailors, Philip
They
England
July
It
settlement.
a
experienced
two
the
explore
to
tion
expedi-
an
object of
The
America.
sail for
had
he
month
a
his
of
advantage
take
to
proHipt
was
delivered
the
according
to
patent, under
her
most
of
Princesse
over
same
her
excellent
to
the
your
Majesties grant,
Highnesse
great scale."
"' ^^n
Of,,'
^
"'"
^ r;/^.
Di
'"/"''J
11
important proceedings were
These
the ceremonies
to
Thus
the
on
shores
of
North
first firm
grasp
How
they
yet
Carolina
For
the
of
significance
then
view
to
than
the
opening
and
Amadas
and
in
select
Barlow
and
from
next
behelde
to the
lande
after
wee
long, and
later
across
to
came
bee but
above
with
Barlow,
miles"
the
an
seven
Barlow's
*
report
printed
We
Explorations,
passed
to
Island
t's
to
the
wayes.
which
West,
of twentie
broade."
A
"went
crew
the
ISTorth,
the
of both
any
miles
few
days
twentie
evening following,
they [the natives] call ^scov^ed!''''"
harbour
at
from
higth,and
ende
an
the
in Hackluy
*
both sides
which
and
*
on
sound, "and
leagues:
country
"very sandie
meane
of his
seven
Island
the
Immediately
of
sixe miles
Baonoak, distant from
*
explore
the
States."
the United
lay stretchingitsclfe
not
a
the toppes of those hilles
the Sea
to
"was
Armada,
side.
waters
South, findingno
found
coast.
soil with
they found
adjoyning,being but
wee
ceremony.
taking possessionthey "viewed
towardes
side
Sea
This
wee
the
that
Carolina
settlement.
a
them, which
about
the
thence
and
of
towards
low
to
were
place for
a
after the ceremony
the land"
historyof
the
gone
that event, rather
of the Invincible
defeat
event
simple
possession,and
permanent
have
fully appreciate
American
on
in
scenes
results
yet
jSTorth
the
foot
first set
Englishmen
train,cannot
there, on
and
continent.
years
that
its
laid
race
tremendous
in their
^1^^'^^^^^^"^
eastern
English sailors
hundred
followed
vast
English
of the greatest
all the
after
the
guard
obscure
enactingone
we,
enterprises."*
IsTorth American
history! Three
even
have
that
those
were
in such
the
the
on
were
the world's
banks
sand
unconscious
that
used
cording
"ac-
performed
the
Voyages.
by
which
l^orth
end
we
tered,
en-
thereof
12
there
was
and
fortified
out
their
Island
The
banks.
Sea
:
two
hundreth
the
Ocean
Sea
islands.
*
sea
:
*
""
*
*
:
above
whereof
we
*
gTOund.
*
-^
sayd,
other
he had
learned
lie and
from
Amadas
glowing
Indeed,
report.
reached
veritable
a
with
enthusiasm
The
"soile"
full
and
for
fourteene
trees,"
Avhile
"Bayes
and
Barlow's
of
wholesome
"above
'
new
most
are
and
which
visited
and
Their
fare
worse.
they had
report
and
its
glowed
people.
plentiful,sweete,
world."
They found
There
smelling
were
the
two
Perhaps
think
to
sweete
him,
about
country.
"underwoods,"
like."
there
Indeed, though
country
all the
severall
the
such
report.
the
"the
was
had
farther
paradise.
fertile
and
waters
our
seemed
visitors
the
go
which
names,
who
little of the
they thought they might
nesses,
big-
report also mentions
Indian
in
are
beautiful
most
explore them.
but
saw
*
their
remained
months, they
A
*
there
Island
this
great
long, at
pleasant
the natives
himself
not
betweene
of divers
miles
Barlow's
places by
several
Islands,
of
Sea
Islands
Besides
*
mighty long
appeareth another
most
a
entered
entred
you
is sixteeue
pleasant to behold."*
for he did
when
[hundred]
first
length,adjoyning to
in
in this inclosed
it
we
the
we
tracte
a
and
one
I have
as
many,
coast
there
finding
were,
after
another
us
this
When
-""
thought
but
:
like
Beyond
*
then
hundreth
an
*
^^
*
some
miles
[hundred]
'^
*
lande.
before
saw
*
*
the continent
we
Cedar,
into it made
entrance
lyeth along the
for there
them
Other
Haven,
of
sharpe trees, to keepe
this countrey,
to bee
saw
into the
the
is the maine
sight of
we
with
*
artificially.
very
there
first had
land
and
enemies,
houses, built
nine
about
round
pike
turne
a
sand
village of
a
fruitwere
timber
mostly
same
of
"okes"
AN
(From
the
INDIAN
John
VILLAGE.
White
Pictures.)
14
entertained
tliey"were
Entertainment.
with
and
into
belief
the
such
after
"their
:
have
"most
treason,
the
rapsody
cruell
very
gentle,
golden age."
of the
of
deceived
guile and
all
report
bloody, by
and
which
of their civill dissentions
in
and
wasted
marvelously
the
them,
amongst
they
as
were
were
maner
of late yeeres
happened
are
of
bit
are
and
whereof,
reason
the
this
warres
kindnesse,
and
they
natives
the
live after
as
Immediately
adds
that
voide
faithfull,
and
loving
and
Thus
possibly devise."
could
all love
(aftertheir maner)
bountie
much
as
with
ple
peothe
places
some
countrey left desolate."
Trading
with
the
explorers of
The
natives.
which
trade.
for
usual
trinkets
ready
to
and
for
furs
trade
Indians
the
skinnes."
A
expecially pleased Granganimeo
and
Buffe,
kettle he
copper
bands
of
bracelets
*
*
Some
of the
men"
and
these
of
the
women
we
copper
not
dish
tin
it
for
gave
for
; while
her
to
her
had
middle
bignes of good pease."
sort"
and
kings
brother
and
other
pendants hanging
from
had
his
mettal
"a
shee
ears
better
copper,
visit
her
the
"of
"himselfe
what
Cham-
forehead
her
downe
of the
plate of golde,or
knew
"in
; and
were
of the
children
Granganimeo
he
Crownes"
about
pearles hanging
*
had
broad
Corall"
white
of
bright
says
exchanged "fiftie skinnes, woorth
English ships, wore
the
for
Granganimeo's wife^ on
fiftie Crownes."
to
twentie
skinnes,woorth
"twentie
a
Deere
and
them,"
had,
thingswe
BarloWj "exchanging some
oys,
silver,pearls
trading with
to
the
always
were
and
skins,gold
and
fell
"We
coral.
which
gave
them
with
brought
tunity
oppor-
natives
the
of
had
They
neglect the
not
friendliness
the
them
did
course
upon
for
it should
"some
their
noble
ears.
forehead
a
being unpolished
be."
He
"had
S
o
15
great liking of
things which
of
esteemed
what
the
months
were
trading.
hereafter
be
we
resolved
to
accordingly, and
home
brought
The
arrived
of
When
people.
the
of their
name
da-coa," and
"What
her
great
so
did
land
Eng-
*
We
Manteo."
England
with
charmed
with
"gentle,loving"
its
asked
natives
the
called
it.
pretty clothes
her
reign
event, declared
an
virgin state
and
Barlow
name
Elizabeth, delightedthat
by
*
to
country, they replied,"Win-gan-
by this
meant
savages
*
in
Englishmen
the
of
and
heard
country
new
and
we
West
delight,and everybody was
and
wonderful
this
the
AVanchese
was
shal
Savages, being lustie
the
were
our
hope
which
September.
of
and
wee
countrey
safely in
two
names
the
"Virginia,
coun-
assistance
England,
to
story of this voyage
wonder
in
"contenting
and
leave
to
returne
also
whose
men,
occasion
middest
the
that
know,
time, which
this
at
inlarge,as
about
it for this
understoode
had
we
great boxe
them
Barlow,
says
to
ourselves
apply
a
other
spent in exploring the
thus
this service
given,
lay
refused
we
make
not
divers
countrey the pearle grew."*
''Then,"
with
to
and
natives, gatheringinformation
try, visiting the
selves
them, but
thereof,until
places of
Two
offered
would
we
sword
a
and
:
for
gage
because
time,
armour,
had
we
pearle in
we
our
the
country
new
But
wear!"
you
had
been
that
in
should
the
ized
signal-
honor
be
of
called
"Virginia."
"
"The
natives
we
or
be
have
that
been
the
have
Indians
from
been
abundant
Lawson
of
the
The
real; but
to
wrote,
state.""
muscles
Currituck
they
Hawks:
pearls
if
believe
were
now
spoken
conch
of
nacre
reason
no
derived
may
the
made.
was
have
may
'coral' here
white
probably
was
in
were
so,
of Granganimeo,
of, as worn
by the wife
the wampum
shells, of which
of the
or
peak
from
her ears,
also, represented
hangingas
but
they were
probably
coarse
as
specimens,
that
pearl
the
pearl-oyster
indeed
divers:
taken
in the
sound.
We
its
waters,
very
History
but
numerous
of North
we
m
said
pearls are
called
river' they
'great
know
abundant
was
the
not
whether
know
throus-hout
Carolina,
muscles
that
the
Vol.
in
1714
whole
I, 80.
our
waters,
elsewhere
to
Cipo. which
larly
particuare
L1709J, when
coast
region
16
The
"First
Colo-
lost
Raleigh
time
no
''Virginia."'The
of
honor
"Virginia"
and
famous,
Men
the
to
signallyfavored
fortune.
by
therefore, in securing
Ralph
Lane.
govcmor
had
already
duty for
the
substitute
a
Walter
Raleigh
the
of
management
his
with
rough
the
and
with
devise
and
the
meet
and
find
the
son
as
*
William
he
had
hostage ;
a
son
a
of
He
to
day,
from
him
and
an
a
"Sir
Vol.
plorations
ex-
had
that
see
the
colony,
the
on
attempt
the
wise
to
ity,
local-
better
prince,
prisoner by keeping
to
his
policy of
by great personalkindness
Ralegh";
Walter
HI,
to
Indian
provident forethought for
Henry:
America,
his
prudence enough
pursued
he
his
endured
he
should
Chesapeake Bay,
heard
In
parties,one
two
water,
that
Wirt
History
the
on
the
which
fidelityof
exhibited
Critical
plan by
on
The
the Indians
site for
proper
a
wit
attachingthat
he
Sir
judgment
had
he
had
prisoner.
only
for
pushed
He
soldier of his
a
not
other
of which
secure
of
was
a
land
his
his
intelligence."He
and
his men,
Island
to
of
displayed executive
sagacious.
energy
courage
hardships
Roanoke
of
choice.
the
Lane
colony
and
courageous
were
government
Majesty's command."*
of
on
ordered
queen
foresight. His dealings with
abilityand
who
then
Virginia
to
men.
Lane,
the
his
so
one
consideration
"in
wisdom
the
proved
event
and
difficulty,
no
Lane.
in
voyage
Her
at
of
service,was
appointed
ready undertaking
found
Ralph
Clammorris,
and
Kerry
be
to
gift of
sovereign.
service
Ireland,but
in
crown
the
colony led by picked
a
considerable
seen
him
of his
the
He
Selected
he
^ov
in
enlist
to
for
wealthy
was
favor
the
colony
his
for
He
in
high
was
a
upon
reward
a
as
crown.
anxious
were
conferred
queen
knighthood
preparing
in
p.
111.
Winsor's
the
:
supply
Narrative
and
17
of bis
of
tbe
bostage was
natives ; be
be
wbicb
tbose
and
knew
A^Tietber
sagacious or
of bis
review
of
unlike
twenty-ninth
Francis
Drake
the
in
'
"Virginia";
of
and
country
and
scientist of tbe
To
colony on
owe
*
Hawks:
tFiske:
t Henry:
America,
Roanoke
than
more
"these
bore
wbo
none
two
a
tbe
of
the
governor
earnest
historian
tbe
of great
White
and
science
the
and
true
as
efforts
part in the
his
to
Hariot.
men"
"
tbe
The
HI.
p.
111.
of
imposed
own.":}:
plant
Raleigh alone,do
work
a
we
of
splendid pic-
Vol. I, p. 107.
of North
Carolina.
History
Vol. I. p. 33.
and
Her
"Old Virginia
Neighbours."
and
Critical
"Sir Walter
Winsor's
Narrative
Ralegh";
Vol.
dition,
expe-
paintings of
Hariot,
Island,save
to
"admiral"
now
tbe French
upon
Sir
commanders
by Descartes,who
honored
was
reacbed
be
colony,"a mathematician
of Llariot's work
some
and
materially advanced
wbo
distinction,
Algebra,and
of the
make
to
o*^'-
Qaven-
circumnavigated
and
one
Tbomas
and
Colony;"
"Lost
fame
exploits of
tbe
people, afterwards
its
won
Tbomas
before
wbo,
Roanoke,
by Raleigh
sent
cumstances
cirwere
White, the artist of tbe
Jobn
duct,
con-
wbo
Otbers
afterwards
Pacific
in the first expedition to
of bis
proceedings in
rivaled
year
in
forcibly,
us
boy,"
years,
savages.
survey
bis own."*
globe;f Philip Amadas,
tbe
a
Smitb's
Suffolk
disb, aged twenty-two
bis
reminds
be
colony and
wonderful
"tbe
and
just
are
now,
overawe
can
and
Jobn
of Lane's
members
wbicb
not
know
we
as
measures
Captain
not
were
tben,
only
tbose
tbe
colony by
tbe
ities,
tberein,preciselytbose qual-
exbibited
and
courage,
wide
a
by promptitude
it in tbe bud
nipped
supplies.
discovering
of
destruction
pectation
ex-
in bis young
created
bis
of
bis
in
with
Engbmd
be bad
means
tbe
spread plot for
a
from
arrival
an
personal attacbment
Tbe
disappointed
food, when
with
men
History
of
'^^"i^^^-
18
of
tures
other
that
the
for
preserve
"
of
have
we
sailed
nnder
the command
ville,whose
fightin
of
the
sails for
coiony
Virginia.
well
in
"With
time
wilds
the
guage.
lan-
our
velous
mar-
fleet of
a
manned
well
into
sea
Raleigh collected
skill
and
stocked
Gren-
son
by Tenny-
men.
incredibly short
an
was
wonderful
most
of 108
composed
'first colouie'
his
fleet
stirringballads
most
in
out
ships
port
The
Sir Richard
the
enterprise,and
energy,
seven
in
Man-
accompanied
England.
to
death
colony was
fitted
had
who
and
historyis nobly commemorated
one
The
who
the
information
Wanchese
natives
of
Tv^^o others
Virginia."
of the famous
heroic
all
in
valuable
expedition were
Barlow
and
scholarly narrative
the most
us
"lustie"
two
Amadas
the
''Oiild
in Lane's
teo, the
and
and
one
to
of
trans-
America.
-"-
*
*
*
shores
!Never
of
honestly
did
and
never
England,
of
'Roe
the
small
big enough
bear
to
dangerous
cross
rivers."*
The
140
bars
and
each,
pinnaces,hardly
Plymouth
by
the
tons, the
50
unl":nown
from
the
were
yet small
enter
route
of
more
one
tons
two
distinct names,
enough
bays and
April 9,
of the Canaries
way
of Florida'^
"the maine
Indies, reached
called
breach
a
them
banks,
next
making
*
and
was
the
20, and three days later narrowly escaped wreck
brought
The
bark,
the usual
the West
June
"on
of
fleet leave
There
'Elizabeth'
fleet sailed
1585, followed
and
since
Buck'
tons, the
100
'Dorothea,' a
to
finer
a
hopefully dispatched.
or
'Tyger' and
Tyon'
before
Stevens:
to
on
month
the
"Thomas
the
Cape
of
Feare."
part of the
Wocokon,
called
modern
was
spent in exploring the
acquaintance
Hariot
and
His
of
the
Associates."
natives.
p.
50.
26
lina
Caro-
E'orth
the
map
June
Ocracoke.
coast
In
and
the
20
long stretches of sandy plains
marshes
and
tangled
"
ever
The
land
sound
be
to
Lane
*
foure
with
fifteene
victuall
for
here
but
man
took
in
out
The
one
men
but
a
an
of
the
store
contributed
Yet
all.
complaint
"their
of
would
we
"^^
In
of
discoveries.
conditions
?
compHsh
Island
*
Hariot's
to
what
Their
the south
Narrative.
that
time
storms.
face.
There
was
governor's
the
portion
Their
vicious.
; their
and
of
no
and
hostile.
not
the
keep
to
dians
In-
Under
his followers
discovcrics extended
miles,
of
ill-dealing,"
it had
and
the
word
difficulties the
all these
fourscore
ties
their cruel-
refused
Harlot
did Lane
their support
endangered
utters
know
a
once
return;
himself
was
ventured
provisionsfor
in
not
He
considerable
a
treacherous
deceitful,
were
Lane's
to
could
efforts of the governor
now
addition
boate
than
misdemeanor
not
one
who
whom
over
righteous indignation of
such
the
nothing
Lane
have
more
and
outrages against the Indians
of
silent.
of
lazy,fault-findingand
idleness taxed
and
in
good
now
most."
half
low
slight,and
cloggedthe
so
of the winter's
face
men,
but
were
misconduct
and
in
not
furniture, baggage,
hands
own
starvation
of
authority was
lives
his
a
difficult
boate
the
at
during
provisionsran
handful
and
and
boat
open
their
dayes
seven
year,
looked
of these
which
waters.
his
"but
had
He
*
with
men
his life into
store
the
*
For
boys would
oares,
above
carry
and
party of school
man
through
equipment
camping trip.
summer
a
shoalds."
supplied with
a
their
reached
be
must
white
No
through
canoe
explored
was
that which
for
creeks.
and
''full of flats and
work
as
his
paddled
low
pieces by
to
penetrable only by
swamps
ascending sluggishrivers
had
cut
from
to
ac-
Roanoke
the north
one
21
liimdred
and
lliirtymiles,
hundred
and
thirty miles,
by
modern
onr
present counties
Albemarle
Chowan
far
Sound
they
home."
have
hundred
and
they
almost
entire
toway
Notriver
from
the
state
from
reached
what
were
the
of
of
sea
the
water
shoare,"
the
Chesapeake Bay
the
visited
shore
crossed
and
into
Croatan
at
below
territorynow
the
counties
our
Sound
"Chcsapeans"
the
from
miles
went
Island ;
Currituck
up
country
"fifteen
in nineteen
they
Roanoke
from
been
Altogether they
included
and
aloug
Virginia. Leaving
the
into
distant
Norfolk.
them
northward
the
have
into
was
that
they
sixty miles
taken
To
must
them
took
which
for
Roanoke
the
and
thirty miles
their voyage
they travelled
so
would
ing
'coast-
Martin, Bertie, Halifax, Northampton
of
Avhich
Meherrin
the
and
River
counties
ascended
hundred
counties.
here
our
north
Sound
Chowan
Gates
"one
Avere
Warren
and
one
and
They
counties
Currituck
between
junction of
the
as
This
borders
ditions
expe-
of
that
shows
all the
and
They ascended
rivers.
until
Hawks
Dare,
Bertie, Hertford
as
one
tlicsc
Interpretini",-
map
and
River.
Avent
nortliwest
the
to
they visited Carteret, Craven, Jones,
Beaufort, Hyde,
of
and
the
ginia."
Vir-
^
But
They led
was
him
Lie
from
the
not
to
"Hawks:
to
received
for
of
North
Island
and
caused
a
better
Chesapeake
Chawanooks,
and
grave
Carolina."
as
of
chief of the
very
Roanolce
colony
a
Bay
prisoner for
Menatonon
"History
place
that
information
his
"a
conclusion
Chesapeake
Menatonon,
as
the
proper
suggest
"describes
held
him
Dane's
? ^-"^^t^^f
explorations
of Lane's
the results
wise
I,
Bay
he
Lane
days during which
two
Vol.
man."
whom
place.
p.
108.
22
lie received
time
of
light
other
from
Coimtrey"
the
of
of
truth
and
to
Island
another
declared
he
discovery of
Roanoke
that
"better
a
be
found
ascertain
be
to
there
on
from
true
noke
Roa-
"very naught."
was
three
These
with
ears
trip to
a
all
things
desirable
and
Sea,
than
harborongh
zation
coloni-
for
South
the
to
dispensab
in-
were
discovery of
the
were
In
yet there
is, which
must
bee."
To
the
northward, therefore,Raleigh directed
White
to
go,
and
colony
went.
Lauc's
of
be
the
to
to
Such
ISTorthward, if any
northward
the
results
the
least
at
there
Jamestown
well
cannot
be
"inconsiderable."
termed
Exploration
his
colony
passage
a
from
they proved
this country
gold, the finding of
the
If
his
English.
the
planned
the harbor
make
to
by
Lane
remove
where
place
received
he
tickled
stories.
these
determined
he
imderstancling and
quantities of pearls to
vast
Chesapeake Bay
the
than
Menatonon
sources.
stories
"more
him
experience
River.
his trip up
upon
^
^
the
Moratoc,
.
Hardships.
q^.
Roauokc
rivcr, will
hardships
and
he
of their work.
that
tales
the
and
his
The
endured
men
savages
they
gold,
great quantities of gold
His
river.
he
undertook
the
course
his
men
should
originof
to
around
referred
adventure
Lane
it to
the
avarice
in discovering
truth
With
of these
their food
the
spending
of
our
forty men
in
and
Calling
low.
them
majority
stories
stories
ran
informed
Roanoke
their
by
den,
bur-
stories of
the
up
all
to
the
were
with
found
this stream.
voyage
him
be
pearls
also excited
the
test
of their
and
to
curiositywas
of the strange
and
the
prosecution
long
not
of
willing listeners
were
Lane's
whetted
idea
an
in the
were
silver
_
give
to
serve
Englishmen
which
of
_
ation,
of the situ-
"whether
whole
wee
victual!
23
in
hope
backe
deliberation
the
left
had
half-pintof
one
prosecute their work
could
the
eat
of
please
it
of
pangs
reduced
"their
homeward
Easter
which
eve,
later
days
Two
submission
weirs
and
for
feed
them
a
most
found
in
and
at
the
the
white
But
common
*
Lane's
men.
Narrative
on
meate
a
was
upon
Two
of
Island, many
The
men.
chiefs
and
as
ISTo
longer
in Hackluyt's
to
Voyages.
sired.
de-
built
Island
to
corn
deceiving.
did
never
this
than
the
which
an
one
red
men
former
the
superior beings rapidly
familiarityproved
bo
^'*
^^'^
{^^^fjj^^"g"^
in their
sent
were
between
with
awe
be
planted enough
confirmation
early relations
relations
could
Roanoke
contempt,"
stronger
when
for
tage
pot-
truely."
appearances
first regarded the latter
disappeared
but
eate
all that
powerful
and
men
"Familiarity breeds
receive
be
to
Indians
the
year.
adage
island
an
trip Lane's
this
seemed
white
the
were
Returning
This
very
Roanoke
from
of the
*
out,
they
on
to
cordingly
ac-
spent."*
return
Indians
the
with
*
fasted
was
"farre
his
Upon
*
reached
they
the company
in the world
before.
used
never
and
night
a
little
a
gave
porredge."
for
lution
reso-
They
leaves, the like whereof
of Sassafras
was
not
food
them,
Dogges
nothing
"This
"did
their
attacked
they
necessary
themselves."
voyage,
landed
they
they "had
where
the
hunger
to
of
they
as
they would
man
them.
Lane,
came
continued
the
with
founde
long
so
if it became
; for
dogs they had
since
the
to
corn
theirs," declared
mee
that
"
night's
a
three
not
in
otherwise
or
After
"and
"
opinion"
bee of the contrary
to
happe,
againe,"
declared
men
River
goodly
most
better
some
ourselves
retire
to
with
meete
to
of that
viewe
further
some
them
welcomed
to
as
be
but
gods,
24
they must
be
fires of the
wigwams
expelled
this desirable
the leaders
in these
It
Barlow
New
their
return
Wanchese
died,whereupon
Wingina
the
English.
powerful friend
pan
to
up
and
Roanoke.
Pemisapan
to
were
put
plot.
a
old
renewed,
that
broken,
so
food.
mainland,
had
colony
that
day
Pemisapan
weirs
set
was
then withdrew
to
avoid
Lane
had
was
in
which
us,
former
devises
question."
formed
He
Albemarle
of
supplied
have
to
for
the
the
to
be
They
daily
compelled
He
to
general
attack.
on
threatened
scatter
the
for food.
demands
seemed
and
in search
scatter
soon
lishmen
Eng-
robbed
Dasamonguepeuk
Famine
foreseen.
trip
died.
warriors.
should
to
Lane's
well.
his
on
laid.
north
be
would
they
planned
and
their
that
A
Pemisapan
should
food
no
and
"
brought
new
fifteen hundred
or
sufficient
Ensenore
all their
and
tribes
the
a
Pemisa-
was
against
use
coalition
all
of
was
1586
shrewdly
of
had, however,
father
Pemisapau's plot was
agreed
He
and
tion
destruc-
immediately began "againe
practises in
readily imbraced,
plot the
Lane
April
Wanchese
Sound, fourteen
of
in
the
to Pem-
name
influence
while
But
and
their
againstus
Pemisapan's
His
outbreak
an
still
Ensenore, the
of
Granganimeo
his
to
once
They
Granganimeo.
prevent
the
in
at
friends,
enemies
arrival
changed
Europe.
fast
steadfast
and
Manteo
to
voyage
became
isapan. PemisajDan began
of
latter
after Lane's
and
Grangani-
with
Manteo
Soon
brother
the
Wingina
men.
former's
World:
and
how
Wingina
were
Amadas
Grranganimeo
and
considered
welcomed
on
the
around
accomplished. Among
counsels
the
them
accompanied
white
be
recalled,who
the
to
dark
was
it will be
and
painted warriors
objectmight
Wanchese.
nieo,
intruders;
as
his
about
men
to
the
as
walk
25
revealed
and
courage." Sending
to
I
"though
ffood adventure"
it he
Pemisapan
for
us."
Pemisapan
of his warriors
conspiracy
fell to
few
A
"in
and
of
for
offer
of
the
only
of
performance
and
that not
but
also of
him
to
be
the
of
action
wee
his
officers
supply
them.
very
proper
were
with
boats
and
of TO
two
any
The
;
they
in his
an
the
into ;
clothing,
furnished
issued
to
also
to
a
by
my
list of
order
Francis, "being
to
a
pinnaces and four
sufficient experimented
tun,"
"as
off
orable
hon-
and
entered
and
^^"^;^,t
Drake,
comed
wel-
a
necessities
were
Drake
and
boats,
bountiful
a
arrived
was
accordingly prepared
needed
that
Drake
He
the
game.
appeared
victuals,munitions,
Lane
barke
own
learned
had
our
victualled,manned
to
their
at
sails
supply
the
merely adopted
"a most
things he
as
scattered,and
Lane
the
Masters
rest
barks, pinnesses, and
contentation."
small
beheaded, several
harborow."
visitor for he made
purposed
had
and
Sir Francis
11
bad
our
they
victory Lane
this
June
on
the road
shot
of God
the mercy
by
his
those
immediately
twenty-three
gi-eat fleet of
Croatan,
Englishmen
beat them
and
after
days
the
pieces.
tactics of the enemy
word
victory"
killed,the
were
his
watch
which
was
of
several
the
had
deliverance,that
our
marched
Lane
"
himselfe
supplies.
At
"and
savages
and
men
our
so
meet
to
way
for
with
aw^aitinghim.
"Christ
"
the
upon
chiefe
for
upon
him
found
and
principal warriors
fell
his
on
completely deceived.
was
his camp
agTeed
that
"
for
hoped
nor
Das-
at
Croatan
at
stop by Dasamonguepeuk
would
upon
said
he
"
arrived
heard
neither
truth
in
Pemisapan
to
his fleet had
that
amonguepeuk
word
plot
"promptitude
with
acted
Lane
him.
was
whole
the
when
savage'scnnning trap,
the
into
two
fleet,"were
selected for
26
under
"there
way
foure
continued
and
all
shore, if
on
brake
of
cables
driven
was
in
met
we
spite of
offered
proposition and
the
Bonner,
qualify
to
he
would
leave
not
for
This
put
Lane
called
his
God
of
into the
the Bonner
in the
road,
in
situation
things,they
to
coiony^returns
passage
"in
*
the
Lane's
to
the
was
to
face
on
the
into
sultation.
con-
England
decided
of
the
small
their
hand
ask
leaving her
of
Grrenville,long past due,
politicaland
after
"
to
England.
of
colony,
impossibilityof bringing
supplies, the
name
he
officers
harbor, the danger
failure
the
with
arrive
to
her
have
to
Francis, "by the very
the
seemed,"
it
as
of
loss of the
the
number,
"that
thoroughly canvassing the whole
weakness
the
forced
statement
new
a
with
was
therefore
and
road."
After
"
his
renewed
he
the
In
"f
storm.
undertake
anything
harbour,
proposition and
situation
But
tons.
propositionwith
in the
her
this
small
our
replace the Francis
to
this
our
pany)
com-
againe
us
of
generously
of 170
bark
a
into
brought
Drake
was
his
see
also
lost in
some
number
and
never
Many
were
losses
these
And
we
great danger, in
in
sea
England.
boates
and
pinnaces
Lane
be
to
For
coast.
ankors.
could
and
avoj'ding the coast,
untill
to
put
to
great danger
Master
for
ship appointed
the
"in
the
hand
holy
his
held
all,(of which
lost
driven
not
upon
were
storme,
like to have
lost many
and
had
fleet which
our
was
ankoring
their
many
had
fleet
The
from
driven
Lord
unwoonted
an
that had
dayes
the
them.""
over
such
arose
preparations
these
while
But
service.
Lane's
considering
Drake
to
these
all
give the colony
readily consented
He
military
Almighty, weying
and
his
then
anl^ers
Narrative.
t "Sir Francis
quoted
by Hawks:
Drake
Revised."
"History
of North
A
pamphlet
Carolina,"
in
printed
Vol.
I,
pp.
London
139-140.
in
1653,
27
(having bestowed
had
of Avhom
hee
of wrake
then
of
been
lias
surely
he
had
the
driven
to
his
whole
contrary
reveals
Island
find
did
them
regard
not
English history when
dow^n
kneeling before
of
vigor. Certainly
unfavorably,for
course
that
at
great Armada
him
drove
final
decision
and
put
end
an
to
their
him
see
the
receive
Dire
crown.
control
of
regretfullyto
his
beyond the
causes
hesitatinglyand
Lane
man
to the
to
we
to
queen
in
bearing
was
in 1593
and
we
moment
supreme
for services
by
Roanoke
at
England's other g-reat
England's great
necessity occasioned
found
remain
with
and
the
knighthood
with
before
conduct
to
of war;
councils
secret
honor
of
England's coast, summoning
on
most
England
to
the
his
afterwards,
that
line
Elizabeth, Ealeigh,Drake
leaders
of Lane
On
prosecute his work
and
action
tieth
twen-
by providentialcauses.
determination
a
and
It is manifest
grounds.
it
June,
historians, though
thought of returning
no
praises
of
seven
This
by
criticised
insufficient
until
storm
the
yeere."
same
harshly
upon
Drake
the
July
with
nineteenth
the
in Portsmouth
arrived
and
1586,
able
honour-
most
Spanyards,
saile
all,set
perill
more
in all his former
the
reliefe
the
sustained
in that storme
against
for
God
fleet)for
his
among
[than]
actions
unto
lis
first attempt
the
to
English colony in America.
an
Lane
colonists
his
and
found
no
precious metals
^
in
''Virginia,"but
people
and
three
silver
than
Mexico
tour,"
the
and
and
they
articles
into
the
that
These
"openauk,"
English people by
have
coffers of
^Spaniards
Peru.
introduced
took
were
pagatour,
to
the
brought
gold
more
all the
mines
ples
peo-
of
"uppowoc," "paga-
articles first described
Hariot.
English
English-speaking
from
Though
;;uppowoc,"
now
for
the
masquerad-
"openauk."
and
28
under
ing
other
names
we
have
our
tobacco,in ''pagatour"
recognizing in "uppowoc"
Indian
our
the
Walter
of tobacco
use
of the potato into
service
was
ever
than
whole
the
to
welfare
has
it become
it has
greater
So
people.
that
portant
immore
the
almost
saved
starvation,and
though
yet is best known
Isle
Emerald
No
Irish
Sir
was
cultivation
the
Ireland.
and
duce
intro-
to
English people
introduced
history
potato.*
of rank
man
the
from
people
Irish
our
rendered
their
in
once
also
England
their
to
to the
He
Raleigh.
''openauk"
the first
that
knows
Everybody
in
and
corn,
in
diificulty
no
native
not
Irish
the
as
potato, f
Relief
Lane's
Shortly beforc
expeditions.
fitted out
ship
fuU
all
then
immediately after
teras
of this
colony "out
settlers the
no
later
Sir
possession of
so
long held,
to
leave
some
England.
behinde
men
Isle
for
weeks
three
he
"unwilling
which
Two
with
people
Finding
too
to
ships.
turned
the
loose
Englishmen
had
good deliberation,he determined
the
of
arrived
But
Countrey, whereupon
maner
to
for Lane's
the
of
world."
returned
countrey
after
Hat-
reached
the
Grenville
the
colony
departure of the English
the
homeward.
prow
and
England
from
vessel
This
Roanoke,
landed
he
two
fifteene
men
plentifullywith
furnished
provisionsfor
possession of
reteine
to
yeeres,
and
so
tStebbing:
"A
briefe
Sir
Walter
and
true
Ralegh,
report
pp.
of
the
49, 101.
new
found
land
of
in
all
departed
England."
*Hariot's
a
plenti-
most
a
paradise of
diligentsearch
After
his
ship
Richard
in
reliefe of his
and
supply
Island.
for Roanoke
bound
things
England
charge"
owne
Virginia," sailed
in
remaining
of
maner
the
for
manner,
"at his
by Raleigh
"fraightedwith
for
embarkation
Virginia."
INDIANS
(From
the
John
FISHING.
White
Pictures.)
}0
Island, "except
he
as
lands
at
Roanoke
Island
spent, wherefore
this
appeal
againsthis
This
teene
the
found
the
Savages
heard
found
houses
"were
rooms
this work
from
the
left
it in
"but
God
of
oke.
Roan-
hopes
America
Three
was
of
remnant
Hackluyt's
the
the
on
those
and
houses
without
delay.
had
Perdinando
lost
or
destroyed,
of
the number
to found
by Indians
tribe
an
The
planters
English colony
at
one
of the twelve
belonging
to
send
messengers
with
to
the
Dasamonguepeuk
kept companie."
friendly alliance
Voyages.
but
way.
Wingina's
White
by
pretenses."*
George Howe,
Wanchese
whom
renew
attempt
built
fly-boatarrived
the
be
they
of divers
feeding
wicked
completed
under
Melons
where
it would
killed
led Governor
'
that
later
days
assistants,was
to
Portugal
sacre.
mas-
island
condition
begun
in progress,
disappointedhis
the second
so
"with
of
Bay
them,
Afterwards
the
with
was
of
of the fort
them,
ones
was
of this boat
arrival
Lord
new
fif-
our
fifteene,which
repairingthese
of
work
building of
While
The
The
Melons."
within
Island.
none
of
good
overgrowen
forced
was
story of this
the
end
in
was
there,saving onely
ruins
were
Deere
no
long before."
the
and
there
where
of those
the north
to
no
Koanoke
found
bene
farre
planters in
place
we
Croatans
the
houses
sortes, and
in
the
one
slaine
had
The
of
bones
from
the
Lane.
and
"in
the
such
was
White
and
colony on
left,but
were
wee
the
his
the
in
three
or
decision
England
occurred
Passing
ment.
settle-
land
signe that they had
any
outer
of
two
them
Summer
the
this
will to land
men
they
begins
that
would
From
side
landing
nor
hee
place."
leave
to
Governour, "
the
approved, saying
other
and
againe, but
planters backe
the
This
der
mur-
to Manteo
his Indians
and.
31
liiin
tlirougli
possible,
if
plan failed,but
latter part of the
with
on
record
by English Protestants
within
first instance
is the
service
States
of the United
whether
A
life of
assistants
of
18
borne
know
people perhaps
than
of
the
though
other
any
last
she
spot whereon
A
few
Harvie.
This
but
tradition
was
the
first
It
for
was
English
expected
to
Two
go but
was
a
it
man
born
event
when
baby
wife
name
a
was
one,
she
the
has
very
born
was
of
at
Dionysus
is unknown
if
boy, and
days old
when
in the life of the
he
so
to
return
to
time
came
none
^^^jj,*^^^^';
*"
oc-
colony.
England
governor'sassistants
the
was
in America.
few
somebody
of the
Dare
county called Dare.
Christian
a
save
when
embracing
Margery,
that
to
tised
bap-
was
Virginia
lived,
birth another
but
birth
of ISTorth Carolina
into
were
for
of
of her
born
the last recorded
supplies.
gave
the
Virginia." More
ever
by
of
affirms
necessary
story
state
child's
babies
the
birth
her
child
the
These
was
after
days
Roanoke,
curred
The
her
commemorated
named
heard
ever
Dare,
the first Christian
was
that
On
Dare.
Dare
vir"mia
White's
Governor
was
baby
days old.
but nine
in the
Eleanor
Virginia,shee
in
interestingevent
this child
because
"and
service
following Sunday she
the
On
daughter.
wife
his
August
such
son-in-law,Ananias
his
was
boundaries
the
second
the
most
Christian
a
interestingquery
colony. Among
little
the
the
with
service."
clergyman.
a
days later occurred
few
connection
in
a
colony contained
the
the
raises
and
of
Dasa-
of
faithful
his
tised
bap-
was
and
of
reward
''in
monguepeuk
This
Manteo
of Roanoke
Lord
christened
and
13, in obedience
August
on
renewed
was
peace
Ealeigh'scommand,
Sir Walter
to
and
Croatans
the
The
tribes.
other
the
with
were
of them
make
would
Assistants
the
of
both
himselfe
returne
of
them."
for
many
his
colony
had
England
would
and
the
action"
by accusing
colony.
Besides
they "intended
further
up
remain
to
day
"not
well
women
that
his
This
return
statement
A^^iite
made
was
"being
last
the
at
treating constrayned
from
departed
in
August
midnight,
had
Admirall
Upou
and
Erom
that
the
Roanoke
to
this
has
settlers
in
already
England
barre, the.
the
The
been
for
of
a
day
same
saile
fate
the
of
about
day
same
set
"
"''
'"
twentieth
'"
and
in-
extreame
and
"
anker,
arrival
his
*
and
executed
without
rode
day
entreaties.
Elieboat, who
them.
ships weyed
and
Dare
Invincible
anker,
scales"
England,
the
and
agreeing
and
their
seven
the
aboord
riding by
the
both
the
next
others, as
request
into
returne
must
the
earnest
through
morning,
came
weyed
to
Roanoak
the
But
accordingly duly
was
the
miles
he
divers
their
at
him
50
hands
their
into
deserting
remove
their
"under
statement
a
to
but
renewed
men,"
of
him
Assistants
the
onely
some
falsly both
removal.
this
been
returne
presently," and
maine
superintend
his
at
their
that
"and
slander
to
spare
the
into
as
sign
to
not
necessaries
of the
action
and
better
the
persuasion
the
to
to
to
and
him
listen
enemies
him
the
not
to
by
to
came
other
would
induced
come
for
and
supplies,
company
requested
England,
entreaties,allegingthat
The
voice
first he
At
whole
planters
one
into
obtaining
sooner
and
with
and
Governour,
"the
Then
trip.
the
land."*
Eng-
Virginia
mystery.
the
"\^'Tiite found
^
Armada.
whole
country
'
White's
the
over
approach
Every English vessel
Armada.
sailor
astir
in
was
Narrative
in
demand
Hackluy
for
t's Voyages.
the
of
and
the
.
cible
Invin-
lish
Eng-
every
defence
of
the
fa
5
"
O
H
o
"
w
z
s
OS
33
There
kingdom.
Sir
than
But
the
at
gi-eat and
vessels
small
two
April
in
attention
further
any
the
across
do^^oi
bearing
first
duty
England's
on
fireside.
In
Virginia
Dare
driven
battle
and
home
nation
the
to
Spaniards
the
Avinds
his
English
the
from
"
But
neglected.
place and
with
man's
every
danger
shattered
blew
"God
was
they
and
scattered."
were
March
In
which
ship
sailed but
he
wrote
15
anker
at
anker
on
of
Printed
out
the
of
in Hackluyt's
we
the
1587,
the
of his search
Evening
*
*
our
smoake
Colony
England."
his
for
came
we
first
I left
were
The
put
there
sea
colony.*
to
an
to
Colony
good hope
expecting
was
a
wards
after-
coming
our
in
us
on
rise in the
great smoke
place where
which
Voyages.
At
a
saw
He
Indies.
West
towards
*
neere
of
some
returne
August
this shore
in the yeere
that
account
an
Hatorask.
Eoanoke
He
in
or
board
on
passenger
a
as
vessel
the
command
not
went
trade
for
bound
"The
did
he
Th-e-eh^fthe
for Roanoke.
finallysailed
White
1590
Unfortunately
"
the
took
and
crushed
of settlers
his
defend
forgotten and
was
for
Channel,
of
give
to
Armada
and
coast
to
post
midst
the
finallythe great
were
his
at
was
then
late
too
gTeat Invincible
the
ocean;
compelled
the little handful
to
for
set sail but
They
vessels and
was
was
permission
secured
war
It
England.
to
return
colony.
forbidding
came
go to Eoanoke.
to
pared
pre-
influence, however,
he
1588
by Spanish
attacked
were
orders
His
sail.
listen
to
relief of his
the
last moment
very
expedition to
the
to
expeditionfor
small
a
time
fonnd
greatest exertions
the
by
story and
England
all
in
man
he
Kaleigh, yet
Walter
White's
to
busier
no
Avas
rough
my
and
34
much
Island.
On
drowned.
the
by
''This
further
the
taine
the
did
much
"
and
willing.
19
me
in
boates:
both
our
exceeding darke,
that
quarter of
mile
a
of the
end
Hand
right over
wardes
called to them
landed
fire, we
found
burning
about
woods
the
the
the
the
the
our
Colony
way
we
feet
of
very
2
in
up
browe
Eomauc
or
3
the
:
had
we
no
From
hence
sand
sorts
CEO:
the
troaden
sandy
were
the
banke
trees
returned
we
point of
I
where
the
a
letters
I
left
all this
In
Salvages
night, and
curiously carved
the place, where
signifie
the
to
thorow
IsTorth
print of
upon
we
directly over
[1587].
which
Songs, and
went
place
ye
after-
rotten
thence
the
neere
coming
Island
" from
came
answere,
we
a
the
wee
Call, "
sundry
1586
place
Grapnel
of
was
the IsForth
when
tunes
"
to
yeere
the
our
about
came
the
thereof
Icttcrs
to
we
the
in
saw
entered
knew
untill
could
we
left,it
trumpet
part of the
side, round
water
Hand,
a
gTasse
against Dasamongwepeuk,
by
fitted
great fire thorow
a
English
place.
that
to
things
before
day breake, and
at
much
overshot
let fall
friendly;but
therefore
seeing
seemed
espied towards
we
with
familiar
many
but
we
against it,we
shore, " sounded
the
end
Cap-
and
all
presentlyrowed
we
goe
the
and
me
planters were
light of
ye
to which
woods,
there
:
and
to
Hatorask, being the number
place,where
the
to
in
boates:
the
boates
not
But
resolute,they
put off from
persons
discomfort
mind
one
were
men
perswasion of
so
Our
so
planters.
Cooke, they prepared
Captaine
get
'Croatoan."
seven
all of
the
reaching Roanoke
attempts
mischance
seeke
to
againe, we
so
the
commandement
more
of
of
one
that they were
saylerSj
any
in
experienced
was
difficulty
as
the
tree, in
three
we
faire
presentlywe
should
find
the
36
with
ra;)aie,
with
rust;
to
me
and
*
^''
such
see
I
taine
token
of
search
"with
speede"
sailors
labour."
the
fouler
and
fouler."
anchors
on
fresh
and
bars
the
southward
the
West
for
rich
had
He
no
voice
petitions"
the
in
this
the
spring
voyage
plans
to
fresh
of
during
that
winter
of
one."
It
the
to
captain
and
went
England
to
of
the
renew
history
the West
awry
without
and
fleet
the
search
that
Indies
they
this
was
going by
island
of
way
in
hope
his
to
be
course
of
at
to
continue
and
fleet.
the
wishes
his
to
"earnest
agreed
to
for
the
colonists.
not
done
was
return
unfortunate,
compelled
were
mined
deter-
passenger
course
but
arrangement,
low
ran
"with
a
three
wreck
escaped
will
merely
was
into
twine,
other
and
water
be
to
therefore
was
the
swept
Food
some
or
and
the, sea
breadth.
determining
It is well-known
the
vessels
It
night."
grew
compelled, therefore, against
was
acquiesce
in
in
and
Johns
White
that
storm
made
out.
was
danger
lashed
the
sky
stormie
though
hair's
voyages
remembered
winds
gave
Indies
2
is"
Croatan
to
weather
The
a
St.
fierce
a
"the
as
by
to
go
cer-
Savages
the
much
day
away
water
to
make
next
cast
sand
the
night
snapt
were
and
"foule
"with
the
and
cables
a
the
possible,for
a
embarked
During
fury,
and
proceed
to
as
promised
sound
a
made
were
threatening and
The
other
which
Croatoan,
at
borne,
was
the
on
safely found
I had
being
grieved
friends."
our
much
as
it much
goods, yet
my
that
Manteo
Preparations
aban-
of
through
eaten
although
safe
their
where
place
of tlie Hand
The
but
greatly joyed
hand
the
^
spoyle
.
almost
armour
my
of Croatan.
to
for
their
return
Thus
37
lost
fate
of the
The
for
Colony."""
"Lost
of
the
the
escheated
to
immense
fortune
less than
to him
brought
resources
dollars of
million
one
not
a
an
no
had
They
money.
his financial
spiritwas
his
had
him
cost
But, though
penny.
exhausted,
were
our
tainted
at-
estimated,to
it is
amounting,
been
had
efforts had
His
crown.
tion
repeti-
"Virginia"
proprietorshipto
his
and
his
with
returned
an
Samuel
of
story, Ealeigh
sad
same
such
1G03
or
out
sent
command
the
Mace
time
By the
Mace.
1602
as
under
sailed
expedition
late
As
success.
JaTestown.*
search
the
end
not
expeditions were
Other
colonists.
without
did
White
of
departnre
the
learning definitelythe
of
chance
last
the
was
deter-
as
"Lost
of
the
the
fate
paper
will
find
haustive
exsubject
of the
phase
Colony,"
by Hamilton
Lost
Sir Walter
Raleigh's
discussions
of it in
Lost
Colony
N. C, 18S8 ; in "'The
Presses,
Wilson,
McMillan,
A. M., Advance
Knickerbocker
Pi-ess, New
Ph.
D., The
by Stephen
B. Weeks,
of Roanoke,"
Biographical
in the
by S. A. Ashe,
Dare,"
and
in "Virginia
York.
1891;
Publisher,
L. Van
Noppen,
Vol.
IV, Charles
of
North
Carolina,"
History
*
is
It
not
wish
who
to
this
in
discuss
to
purpose
my
Those
Colony."
this
pursue
"'
"
Greensboro.
N.
C,
1906.
in
a
"A
made
map
in 1608
and
True
In
of
Discourse
Sincere
in
Virginia,"
published
begun
written
Britannia,"
in Virginia
until
and
1849
finally
of
names
"Smith
They
this
point
of
the
Blair
John
Rev.
found
171.5, and
tilling the
from
characteristics
them
and
in
of
the
of
habits,
and
ago,
of
The
and
1670
of
some
as
and
ancestry.
their
names
early
Indians
of
Croatans
the
white
were
Croatan
disposition,
civilized
in
Indians.
Carolina
North
From
direction
ancestors
tribe
:
about
the_upper
on
met
Lawson
English.
years
theory
whence
by full-blooded
their
section
savage
hundred
this
;
family
rivers.
settled
in
worn
present
Their
of
them
John
middle
Roanoke
and
that
speaking
both
three
of
1704.
colony.
lost
traces
English
in 1709
still alive
were
lished
pub-
not
Dasamonguepeuk,
and
never
told
of
and
slaves,
wei-e
the
into
1587
southwest,
was
ancestors
the
show
is the
of
of
Chowan
heard
which
1709,
came
the
soil, holding
descent
language
about
settlers
White
men.
claim
heard
Indians
Croatan
peninsula
the
Lederer
beards,
their
on
of
the
toward
John
Neuse.
remarked
and
of
the
travelled
they
the
living on
region
then
toward
were
travelled
colonists
the
;
Travaile
1616, but
and
1612
between
of
"
that
heard
Strachey
they
waters
Carolina
summarizes
thus
and
1607.
as
North
the
Weeks
Dr.
in 1608
entitled
published
of Carolina,"
History
and
language
disposition,
character,
of the present
day.
Croatans
of
this
in support
the
ar.guments
traditions,
the
to
White's
Plantation
and
Ende
of the
Purpose
"History
to Strachey's
sometime
Lawson's
John
; to
the
1610;
Croatans
of
True
Smith's
the
with
tribe
present
is made
to
appeal
published
Relation,"
narrative
pamphlet
; to a
"
of
colonists,
the
theory,
this
in
the
of
Smith's
illustrate
to
is that
intermarried
Croatan,
to
ancestors
support
to John
quoted;
above
the
became
Carolina.
North
narrative,
to
and
Indians,
Croatan
moved
White,
of
discussions
intei-esting
in these
advanced
theory
of the return
despairing
The
to-day
mental
Their
are
in
other
No
theory
original colonists.
the
believed
that
and
it is confidently
advanced,
been
has
of their
origin
it is. both
as
historically the best, supported
is logically and
here
proposed
one
the critic
then
is rejected,
If this theory
evidence.
internal
and
by external
the lapse
after
the origin of a people which,
other
in some
must
explain
way
and
language,
the
speak
characteristics,
the
show
hundred
of three
years,
in the western
colony planted
of the second
English
the family
names
possess
many
world.""
cases
the
"The
same
Lost
as
those
Colony
borne
of
by
Roanoke,"
the
pp.
38-39.
^
38
mined
as
and
ever
lie
English colony planted
live to
it
see
his fall.
the realization
contributed
funds
colony
the
were
for
the
less than
no
incorporators of
link between
Thus
of
like
his
ISTorth
spring up
at
the
can
sower
of the New
World
of
Humbolt
into
Raleigh's
not
efforts
home
a
Thus
eigh'seiforts
failures.
they
Doubtless
connection
and
view.
successive
of
But
"Sir
We
might
true
An
idea
may
not
the surface
permanent
a
earned
the
out
with-
him, and
have
never
it is to
colony
such
a
great
work
not
view
may
isolated
grown
judgment
Ralegh,"
p.
48.
be
the
of
may
if
preceded
historically
success
or
even
safely
ure
fail-
of each
In
outcome.
as
without
results
the
Ral-
correct
events
is not
generations,and
to
Island
which
events
by
refer
Roanoke
on
the mark
stamp
world
Walter
the
particularregion
said,without
step, but by the final
the
ginia"
''Vir-
on
plant
still have
surely this
elapse before
"Stebbing:
a
the
all human
on
town.
James-
ment.
English colonizingmove-
the
regarded as
with
followed.
correct
must
be
to
are
and
above
the
erroncous
plant
to
ing
connect-
esteemed
the
ginia"
Vir-
English tongue."*
how
SCO
We
failures.
Had
America
of the
be
it rises
has
Cabot, ISTorth
the
foot
set
never
would
authorship of
As
have
we
eventuallybecome
not
scribed
sub-
in
Kalegh
colonization.
it.
English settlement,he
merit
of
it,though
claim
who
constituted
settlements
When
man
who
men
American
once.
those
no
of those
always
life in
has
justBefore
Jamestown
though Raleigh
will
yet
the
"Citie
these
an
of
the Eoanoke
soil,"he
parent
the
In
1587.
in
ten
shall
prophecy
Among
founding
seeing
"I
wrote
of this
he.
than
more
of
"Virginia."
in
English nation," he
an
To
despaired
never
tory
the his-
centuries
be
passed
39
historic
great
upon
of
Sir
America
of
of
must
1587
particular effort
which
his
the
movement;
efforts
the
at
able
are
have
made
and
effort
to
colonize
effort
to
plant
he
which
to
called
yet
flrst gave
that
beginning,
colonies,
power
that
of the
White
and
shores
of
correct
upon
the
events
hail
the
Roanoke
English
"William
Critical
Wirt
History
Henry:
of
America,
the
in
"Sir
Vol.
with
the
as
her
greatest
immense
results
and
Raleigh,
the
on
judginent,
that, looking
three
this
fore,
thereback
centuries, "We
the
beginning
can
of-
America."
V/alter
HI,
America,
English colony
That
his
enterprise
world
become
settlement
colonization
in
Britain, from
to
an
last
pioneer
continent,
North
the
declares
of the
this
eft'orts of
Carolina.
which
all
they
Baffled
of
are
the
plant
to
North
Great
Such
from
of
distinguished
his
*
then
them
earth."*
eral
gen-
which
spirit of
and
map
through
a
upon
a
led
the
sprung
Lane,
is
dot
to
and
have
which
results
was
*
race
existence
Virginia,
and
race,
*
English
into
Thus
world
America.
the
the
fluence
in-
Raleigh's "greatest service
the
to
the
the
on
contribution
the
that
pronounces
foresee
have
see
grand triumph.
England
to
would
each
of
long period of development
a
estimate
to
to the
Virginian
of
close
failure
to
of 1907
men
pret
inter-
hasty judgment.
the
unable
the
properly
he
a
only
work
great
torian
tlie his-
perspective which
such
were
colonize
to
; but
failures
the
reverse
and
raries
contempo-
efforts
his
as
observed
the
to
affords,if
centuries
events
men
and
appeared
have
three
those
his
Raleigh
to-day, enjoying
of
lapse
The
Walter
may
Thus
events.
Ralegh";
p.
105.
Winsor's
Narrative
and
LIBRARY
OF
CONGRESS
0 014 441 297 7
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^
^
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