Sir Francis Drake the next year carried this Colony back to England, to save them from perishing with 1. hunger, I 1587 At the same time Sir Walter sent out Governor White with a colony, to strengthen the former colony at Roanoke, with a Charter and a regular government; but they were gone, and Governor White left a third, colony, of 115 persons at Roanoke, and returned, 1587 With this colony, came out Manteo, and Towaye, two natives who had been carried to England, by former adventurers. The former was baptised in August, which is not only the first convert amongst the natives; but the first notice of any religious rite in all these numerous adventures. At the same time, a daughter was born in the colony, of a Mrs. Dare, whom she called Virginia. This was the first christian birth in North America. This year Governor White brought out supplies and recruits for his colony at Roanoke; but to his surprise they were all lost, and not a vestige of them was to be found, A Spanish expedition under Juan de Fuca, was sent out from Mexico, to explore a N. W. passage, who discovered the strait that bears his name, latitude 48 north, and returned, In the reign of Henry IV. of France, an expedition sailed under De la Loche, consisting of convicts, to This year Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Eliz- 8 1590 1592 1598 who made an attempt to settle on Elizabeth Island; but failed and returned to England, 1602 At this time not one solitary English, French, or Dutch, settlement had been made, on the whole coast of North America, through the long period of adventures, for 110 years. This year, Sir Walter Raleigh sent out Martin Pring and William Brown, with two small vessels, to make discoveries. They touched at Cape Cod, and landed in a commodious harbour, where they remained seven days, and returned, 1603 At the same time Bartholomew Gilbert sailed from England, in quest of the colony left by Governor White, in 1587, at Roanoke, and touched at the mouth of Chesapeak Bay, where he and four of his men were killed by the avges, and the rest returned to England, This year De Mons received a patent from Henry IV. King of France, of all the country lying between the 40th and 46th degrees of N. latitude, in North America, called Le Acadia, and the next year he sailed from France, and explored the coast from the gulf of St. Lawrence to Cape Cod, and began settlements at Port Royal, St Johns, and St. Croix, in the bay of Funda, 1604 This year Captain George Weymouth discovered George's Island, and Pentacost Harbour, and entered a large river, in latitude 43 deg. 20 min. supposed to be Kennebec or Penobscot. He carried home five of the natives on his return, and delivered them to Ferdinando Gorges, Governor of Plymouth, 1605 This year King James I. divided Virginia into two colonies, or districts, (for there was not a settlement in either.) The southern was bounded on the 34th deg. and the 41st deg. of N. latitude, stiled the first colony, and granted to the London Company, and the northern, or second colony, was included between the 38th deg. and 45th deg. of N. latitude, which was granted to the Plymouth Company, and stiled the second colony, 1606 Each of these companies consisted of a President, and twelve assistants, to govern the affairs of the colony, with express prohibitions to settle within one hundred miles, of each other. The absurdity of the patent in covering twice the lands between the 38th and 41st degrees, was not regarded; but both companies went on to form settlements. The London Company sent out Mr. Piercy, brother of the Earl of Northumberland, to make a settlement: who discovered Powhatan, (now James River,) but made no settlement. At the same time the Plymouth Company, sent ou This year De Mons sent Champlain up the St. Law- In the winter following James Town was burnt. 1606 1607 1607 སྨཱ ཝཱ 1607 ters, and Captain George Popham for their presi dent. Admiral Gilbert touched at Sagadahoc river, and landed forty-five men with their president, and the rest were discouraged, by the severity of the winter and returned to England. At this time the Reverend John Robbinson, removed with his par- i ish, to Amsterdam. The same year a company of merchants at Deippe, and St. Maloes in France, sent an adventurer, and founded the Town of Quebec, 1 The sufferings of the Sagadehoc colony, under Captain Popham, were very severe through the winter. They lost their store house by fire, and their president by death, and the next year they all returned to England with their new president, This year the London Company, sent out Captain Nelson, with two ships and one hundred and twenty persons, to James Town; and Captain Smith, who became their president, embarked with seventy others; and after exploring the several rivers upon the coast of South Virginia, joined the settlement at James Town, which now amounted to two hundred souls, 1608 1609 This year the Reverend Mr. Robbinson, removed with his people, from Amsterdam to Leyden. The council for South Virginia resigned their commission, and a new charter was granted, under anew commission, bearing date May 23, 1609. The council appointed Sir Thomas West, Lord De la War, governor of the colony Sir Thomas Gates, his lieutenant; Sir George Somers, admiral; Sir Thomas Dale, high marshal : Sir Ferdinand Wainman, general of the horse; and Captain Newport, vice admiral. In June, Sir Thomas Gates, Admiral Newport, and Sir George Somers, with seven ships, a ketch and a pinnace, with five hundred souls, men, women, and children, sailed from Falmouth for South Virginia; but they were separated in a violent storm, in crossing the Bahama Gulf, and Sir George Somers lost his ship upon the rocks of Bermuda ; but saved his crew and people; where they remained until the next May; when they embarked in a vessel of their own building, and sailed for James Town.The other vessels arrived safe in Virginia, and augmented the colony to the number of five hundred. Capt. Smith, their President, had returned to England, in consequence of a severe burn, from an explosion of gun-powder, and Francis West, his successor, soon followed, and left George Pierce to preside over the colony. This year the London Company appointed Lord De La War, governor and captain general of South Virginia, and he embarked for Virginia, with Capt. Argal, and one hundred and fifty men. He arrived in James River, in the month of June, where he met the whole colony, which now consisted of only sixty, who had embarked with Admiral Somers' people, which consisted of one hundred and fifty, and were falling down the river on their way to England. The governor persuaded them to return with him, and resume the settlement, and thus commenced the first permanent settlement in Virginia, 1610 This year, Sir Thomas Dale, and Sir Thomas Gates, sent out each three hundred people, with cattle, swine, &c. for the settlement, 1611 In the year, 1607 and 8, Capt. Henry Hudson, an Englishman, received a commission from King James, for foreign adventure; and in the service of the East India Company, sailed in search of a N. W. passage to India. In 1609, he left this service in disgust, and prosecu ted |