The beginnings of colonial Maine, 1602-1658 . olony. To continue the enter-prise, therefore, seemed out of the question. Accordingly, thecomplete abandonment of Fort St. George and all for which itstood followed, and preparations at once were made for dismant-ling the fort and removing the ordnance and stores to the vesselsanchored near by. How much time was required in accomplish-ing this transfer is not known. In all probability the embarka-tion of the colonists occurred as early as the close of the records that have come down to us concerning the returnof the colonists there is
The beginnings of colonial Maine, 1602-1658 . olony. To continue the enter-prise, therefore, seemed out of the question. Accordingly, thecomplete abandonment of Fort St. George and all for which itstood followed, and preparations at once were made for dismant-ling the fort and removing the ordnance and stores to the vesselsanchored near by. How much time was required in accomplish-ing this transfer is not known. In all probability the embarka-tion of the colonists occurred as early as the close of the records that have come down to us concerning the returnof the colonists there is not a hint that the departure brought anysorrow or even disappointment to those who constituted the greatbody of Gilberts company. Their interest in the undertakingwas of the slightest kind. In all probability the experiences of asingle winter at the mouth of the Sagadahoc made welcome tothem an opportunity to return thus early to more desirable condi-tions of life in their native land. Far otherwise was it with 1 The Sagadahoc Colony, THE POPHAM COLONY. 97 Gorges and other steadfast friends of English colonization inAmerica, when about the close of November, or early in Decem-ber, the three vessels and the pinnace Virginia, built by the colo-nists,^ arrived in Plymouth harbor and announced the abandon-ment of the colony. This was chilling information, and yearsafterward, Gorges, in referring to its effect upon himself and otherpatrons of the undertaking, could only say: all our former hopeswere frozen to death. The collapse of the colony was says: all embarked and set sail for Eng-land. Why was not the Popham colony assigned to a more southerlylocation on the American coast, one in which the colonists wouldhave avoided that severity of the winter season to which theywere unaccustomed in their English homes ? Certainly it was notfrom any lack of knowledge concerning the unfavorable conditionsin which they found themselves after the location of the colon
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