A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . went backto port. The men were a sorrylot, and at Newfoundland he sentanother ship home with the sickand the mutineers. Of the threevessels remaining, the largest waswrecked and all but fifteen Humphrey was on the smallestboat on his way home, when one dark night it foundered, carrying down allon board. The famous Sir AValter Raleigh, a half-brother of Gilbert, and a greatfavorite at the cou
A new history of the United StatesThe greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . went backto port. The men were a sorrylot, and at Newfoundland he sentanother ship home with the sickand the mutineers. Of the threevessels remaining, the largest waswrecked and all but fifteen Humphrey was on the smallestboat on his way home, when one dark night it foundered, carrying down allon board. The famous Sir AValter Raleigh, a half-brother of Gilbert, and a greatfavorite at the court of Queen Elizabeth, was deeply interested in the plans ofhis relative, and in April, 1584, sent out two well-equipped vessels for thepurpose of colonization. They brought back a glowing rej^ort and Raleighwas knighted by the jileased queen, who gave him the privilege of namingthe new country. He called it Virginia, in honor of the virgin Queen Eliza-beth. A large expedition sailed for the new country in the spring of 1585 and afort was built on Roanoke Island. But the Englishmen were as greedy for goldIS the Spaniards, and, instead of cultivating the land, they spent their time grop-. k INDIAN VILLAGE ENCLOSED W^ITH PALISADES. (From the original drauiiig in the British Museum, made by JohnWhile in 1585.) THE LOST COLONY. 45 ing for the precious metal. This was suicidal, because the Indians were violentlyhostile, and would not bring forward any food for the invaders. All must haveperished miserably but for the arrival of fSir Francis Drake, who carried thesurvivors back to England. It is worth recording that this stay in America resulted in the Englishmenlearning the use of tobacco, which they introduced into their own country. SirWalter Raleigh became a great smoker, and the incident is familiar of his ser-vant, who, seeing his master smoking a juix, was terrified at the belief that hewas on fire and dashed a mug of ale over hinii to put out the flames. Much more useful know
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