History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time . empts against Spainled continually into American waters, tillthe notion of forming a permanent outposthere as base for such adventures suggestedto Sir Humphrey Gilbert the plan, which hefailed to realize, of founding an Americansettlement. Gilbert visited our shores in1579, and again in 1583, but was lost onhis return from the latter voyage. In 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh sent two cap-tains, Amidas and Barlow, to inspect thecoast off what is now North reported so favorably that he began,next yea
History of the United States from the earliest discovery of America to the present time . empts against Spainled continually into American waters, tillthe notion of forming a permanent outposthere as base for such adventures suggestedto Sir Humphrey Gilbert the plan, which hefailed to realize, of founding an Americansettlement. Gilbert visited our shores in1579, and again in 1583, but was lost onhis return from the latter voyage. In 1584 Sir Walter Raleigh sent two cap-tains, Amidas and Barlow, to inspect thecoast off what is now North reported so favorably that he began,next year, a colony on Roanoke was now a Protestant land, and nolonger heeded Spanish claims to the trans-atlantic continent, save so far as actualsettlements had been made. Sir Richard Grenville commanded thisexpedition, but was to return on seeing theone hundred and eight colonists who ac-companied him well established. Queen 112 DISCOVERY AND SETTLEMENT 1586 Elizabeth gave the name Virginia to thenew country. Drake, tending homewardfrom one of his raids on the Spanish coast,. Queen Elizabeth. in 1586, offered the settlers supplies, butfinding them wholly discouraged, he carriedthem back to England. 1587] ENGLISH AND FRENCH 113 Determined to plant an agricultural com-munity, Raleigh next time, 1587, sent menwith their families. A daughter to one ofthese, named Dare, was the first child ofEnglish parents born in America. Becom-ing destitute, the colony despatched itsgovernor home for supplies. He returnedto find the settlement deserted, and no tid-ings as to the fate of the poor colonistshave ever been heard from that day to ourown. The Jamestown settlers mentionedin the next chapter found among their In-dian neighbors a boy whose whitish com-plexion and wavy hair induced the interest-ing suspicion that he was descended fromsome one of these lost colonists of Roanoke. Thus Sir Walters enterprise had to beabandoned. In the ,£40,000 spent upon ithis means were exhausted.
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