. The new eclectic history of the United States . nger and home-sickness discouraged those who wereleft, and, building a rude ship, they followed him. 49. Two years later another company of Frenchmen, underCaptain Laudonniere, built a second Fort Caroline, on the River, farther south. Among them were many lawlessmen, who, in defiance of their commander, seized the ships andset off on a plundering cruise among the Spanish West Spaniards, who claimed the whole North American conti-nent, and especially Florida, owing to Ponce de Leons dis-covery (^43), were made still more ang
. The new eclectic history of the United States . nger and home-sickness discouraged those who wereleft, and, building a rude ship, they followed him. 49. Two years later another company of Frenchmen, underCaptain Laudonniere, built a second Fort Caroline, on the River, farther south. Among them were many lawlessmen, who, in defiance of their commander, seized the ships andset off on a plundering cruise among the Spanish West Spaniards, who claimed the whole North American conti-nent, and especially Florida, owing to Ponce de Leons dis-covery (^43), were made still more angry at the French settlersby these robberies. SETTLEMENTS BY THE FRENCH. 37 50. Pedro Menendez, in 1565, with nearly 3,000 Spaniards,selected a site for St. Augustine, which still exists as the oldesttown in the United States. Ribault, who had just come fromFrance, no sooner heard of their arrival than he sailed with asquadron to attack the Spaniards; but Menendez at the sametime marched overland to the French fort, and murdered all Old Gate at St. Augustine, 51. When the news of this massacre reached France, the kingtook no notice of it; but a private gentleman, Dominique deGourgues, resolved upon vengeance. Selling all his lands, hespent the proceeds in ships, and with 150 men sailed to by the Indians, who had learned to dread and hate theSpaniards, he took and destroyed Fort Caroline, andtwo other forts at the mouth of the river, andhanged all the men who were not killed in fighting. As Franceand Spain were not openly at war, he wrote over their headsthis inscription: Not as Spaniards, but as traitors, robbers,and murderers. 52. The French in Canada.—Frenchmen were more successfulin gaining and keeping a foothold near the St. Lawrence. A. D. 1568. 38 HISTOKV OF THE UNITED STATES. W
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