A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . May without going to Port Royal, having heard, nodoubt, either from the Indians or before leaving France, of the aban-donment of Charles Fort. He determined to settle on theFort caro- May, rather than at Port Royal, as it was much more need-full to plant in places plentifull of victual, than in goodlyhavens, faire, deepe, and pleasant to the vie
A popular history of the United States : from the first discovery of the western hemisphere by the Northmen, to the end of the first century of the union of the states ; preceded by a sketch of the prehistoric period and the age of the mound builders . May without going to Port Royal, having heard, nodoubt, either from the Indians or before leaving France, of the aban-donment of Charles Fort. He determined to settle on theFort caro- May, rather than at Port Royal, as it was much more need-full to plant in places plentifull of victual, than in goodlyhavens, faire, deepe, and pleasant to the view. The spot chosen was just above what isnow known as Bluff, on thebank of the river.^At break of day,the trumpet sound-ed to assemble thepeople ; a Psalmof thanksgiving wassung; the blessingof God was askedupon their enter-prise, and then allfell to work withshovels, cutting -hooks and fort was in the shape of a triangle, fronting the river, with thebluff on one side, a marsh on the other, and the woods in the was finished in a few days, with the aid of Satourionas people,and was named Fort Caroline, in honor of the king, Charles IX. ofFrance. 1 Parkmans Pioneers of New France. Fairbanks* History of St. Fort Caroline. [De Bry.] II 1564.] CUPIDITY OF THE FRENCHMEN. 199 They could handle the shovel to build fortifications, but not to tillthe ground. As in the first colon}^, no seed was planted ; the onlyharvest thought of was gold and silver. The experience of the un-fortunate Port Royalists profited them nothing; if they considered atall the advantage which numbers gave them, it was only that theywould be able to explore the farther, and use them, if need be, in thesubjection of the Indians, in acquiring the wealth they hoped to were sent from time to time into the interior, alwayswith the same purpose. Everywhere gold and silver wereasked for; everywhere was the same answer: it was some for gold and 111 -1 1 • 1 silv
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