History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia (Classic Reprint)

Early Voyages of Discovery Sir Humphrey Gilbert Walter Raleigh Expedition of A madas and Barlow They land on Wocokon Island Return toE ngland The New Country named Virginia Grenville sE xpedition Colony of Roanoke Lane, Governor The Colony abandoned Tobacco Grenville returns to Virginia Leaves a small Colony at Roanoke Sir Walter Raleigh sends out another Expedition City of Raleigh chartered White, Governor Roanoke found deserted Virginia Dare, first Child born in the Colony White returns forS upplies The Armada Raleigh assigns the Colony to aC ompany White returns to Virginia Finds the Colony extinct Death of Sir Richard Grenville Gosnold sV oyage toN ewE ngland. THE discoveries attributed by legendary story toM adoc, theW elsh prince, have afforded a theme for the creations of poetry; those of theN orthmen of I celand, better authenticated, still engage the dim researches of antiquarian curiosity. To Columbus belongs the glory of having made the first certain discovery of theN ew World, in the year 1492; but it was the good fortune of the Cabots to be the first who actually reached the main land. In 1497, John Cabot, aV enetian merchant, who had become a resident of Bristol in England, with his sonS ebastian, a native of that city, having obtained a patent from Henry theS eventh, sailed under his flag and discovered the main continent of A merica, amid the inhospitable rigors of the wintry North. It was subsequent to this that Columbus, in his third voyage, set his foot on the main land of theS
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