The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . [1576] QUEEN ELIZABETH. carried the English flag into every sea. Can you tell me which of them carried it to the frozen coast of Labrador in 1576, Hadley ? It was Martin Frobisher, in search of that northwest passage. VOYAGES OF EARLY NAVIGATORS. 59 He was a native of Doncaster, but no one knows where he was took home specimens of rock which were thought to contain party of speculators sent him back, and he carri
The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ..together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands .. . [1576] QUEEN ELIZABETH. carried the English flag into every sea. Can you tell me which of them carried it to the frozen coast of Labrador in 1576, Hadley ? It was Martin Frobisher, in search of that northwest passage. VOYAGES OF EARLY NAVIGATORS. 59 He was a native of Doncaster, but no one knows where he was took home specimens of rock which were thought to contain party of speculators sent him back, and he carried home a line load of. THE RENOWNED EXPLORER, SIR MARTIN FROBISHER. yellow earth,—which was found to be worthless. But he made anothervoyage before the idea of gold in Labrador was given up. Afterwards hewas knighted for his bravery in the fight with the Spanish Armada, re-plied Hadley. Sir Francis Drake was the second man to sail around the world. He 60 VOYAGES OF EARLY NAVIGATORS. gained great wealth as a freebooter along the Pacific coast, and his adven-__-_-, tures were a series of daring piracy against a nation with whichhis country professed to be at peace. He hated the Spanish andhis sea exploits were really wonderful. He even burned vessels in theharbor of Cadiz, where, as he laughingly said, he singed the beard ofthe king of Spain. said Ray. Did he discover any of the United States ? said Ray. He sailed along the east coast of South America, through the Straitsof Magellan, attacked the Spanish settlements in Peru and Chili, cap-tured a Spanish treasure ship, took possession of California, and ski
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