A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . was attended, Raleigh still remained devotedly attached to theobject; and early in the year 15S7, equipped another company of adven-turers, incorporated by the title of the Borough of Raleigh, in White was constituted governor, in whom, with a coun
A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . was attended, Raleigh still remained devotedly attached to theobject; and early in the year 15S7, equipped another company of adven-turers, incorporated by the title of the Borough of Raleigh, in White was constituted governor, in whom, with a council of twelvepersons, the legislative power was vested. They were directed to plantat the bay of Chesapeak, and to erect a fort there. This expedition sailedfrom Plymouth on the 8th of May, and about the 16th of July fell in withthe Virginian coast. Arriving at Hatteras on the 22d of July, the govern-or, with a select party, proceeded to Roanoke, and landed at that part ofthe island where the men were left the year preceding; but discovered nosigns of them, excepting the bones of one man, who had been slain by thesavages. The next day the governor and several of his company went tothe north end of the island, where Lane had erected his fort, and had builtseveral decent dwelling houses, hoping to obtain some intelligence of his. Virginian Colony. fellow-countrymen ; but, on coming to the place, and finding the forttazed. and all the houses, though standing unhurt, overgrown with weed* 47* 558 BOOK OF THE UNITED STATES. and vines, and deer feeding within them, they returned, in despair ofever seeing the objects of their research alive. Orders were given thesame day for the repair of the houses, and for the erection of new cotta-ges ; and all the colony, consisting of one hundred and seventeen persons,soon after landed, and commenced a second plantation. Before the close of the month of August, the governor was compelled tosail to England for supplies ; but war in Europe interfere
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