The Pine-tree coast . Kennebec as Weymouths great river. An unfinished fort, roofed over to protect it from the weather, impotent,enough in its ability to afford protection, stands out on a bare ledge, at Hun-newells Point, where we pass into the This point of land formspart of the ancient peninsula of Sabino, of which the Popham colonists tookpossession for their fort and settlement; so that the present fort stands for amemorial to the first English fortification ever erected in New England, aswell as to the ill-starred colony itself. It is probable that this colony did more to dis
The Pine-tree coast . Kennebec as Weymouths great river. An unfinished fort, roofed over to protect it from the weather, impotent,enough in its ability to afford protection, stands out on a bare ledge, at Hun-newells Point, where we pass into the This point of land formspart of the ancient peninsula of Sabino, of which the Popham colonists tookpossession for their fort and settlement; so that the present fort stands for amemorial to the first English fortification ever erected in New England, aswell as to the ill-starred colony itself. It is probable that this colony did more to discourage emigration than tohelp it. It fell to pieces from its own inherent weaknesses. That it was anearly failure can hardly admit it to rank with later successes, as much as wemay have wished it a better fortune. The world does not take great pride inits failures. There are, however, a good many interesting incidents connected with thiscolony, the first experimental effort of the great Plymouth Company, the rival of. THE GATE OF THE l:l l 189 that scut out to Virginia at nearly the same time, which was meant to be theentering wedge thai should break the Bolitude of ages. 01 two good blowsstruck, only one took effect. Its master-spirit was no less a personage than the chief-justi< t England, ami its leader his brother. The lord-chief-justice died while his colony wason the sea, bis brother within six months after the Landing at Sabino. Thechief-justice had presided at the trial of Raleigh, and had been hissed forcoarsely denouncing him in open court. Raleighs want of success in gettinggold from Guiana proved his destruel still fortunate enemy did not live toknow whether his colony had succeededin getting gold from Virginia or not. George Popham, the president, wasold, feeble, and timid; Raleigh successor. — who bore two famousnames through his kindred of blood withtwo famous navigators. — was, on thecontrary, young, headstrong, and exceed-ingly
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