The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-12-18
pot Royal in The olden Times.
a NAVAL RxrGrrrioN THREE HUNDRED YEARS
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esting history. and was point Of some no.
toriety thrre centuries ago. We quote the
foIloslng from the New York Tunes;
The rsginn around Port Royal Entrance
and Island has strange, eyentlu aud 70
mantle history. Il was, in fact, the first
settled spot on the coast of North America.
How interesting, IN view OF our expedition,
TO read the story OF another expedition 10 the
same locality just three hundred years ago,
The first cOiony was sent out by Admiral
Coligni, a jealous Protestant, and then one
Of the Ministers OF the Crown, who at the
time OF the war between the French Protest
ants and Catholics, obtained permission OF
Charles tx to plant colony OF Protestants
10 Florida--a name then applied also TO
great part OF the.Southern coast. Command
OF two vessels was accordingly given To Jean
RibaHlt, "a man expert IN sea causes" and
n the spring 1869 he landed on the Florida
icoast. Sailing northwatd. he discovered Sc
yeral rivers. one OF which, frum "the fairness
and largeness Of lis harbor," he called Port
Royal River.
The old rhronicler. Laudoniere. who &C.
companied the expedition. describes the
scene 10 glowing colors. Splendid tsrests,
sAores fe,taaard with rich grape clusters,
birds OF brilliant plumage, stays aud deer in
lsxuriant sayaunas. Al the commander cast
ms eve across the waters ct the beautiful ri.
YER before him, saws lsudoniere, and meas
uTed the breadth III is mouth aud the length
OF rs sounding, ne persuaded himself that
all The argosles of Venice could ride upon
lis BOSOM Accordingly, upon the island
few miles up Pr, ROYAL River, he erected,
il is said, on the very spot where the town
Of Beaufort now stands, pillar with the arms
Of France, aud feS DAYS after built tort,
which. in honor Of his King-Charles TX
he called "Charles's Fort" FRI Car0ina-
from which circumstance the country touk
the name Of Carolina. Thus il was that on
that very spot that, for the first time, three
hundred years aga, on the North American
coast, the dag Of civilized colony might be
seen by the approaching mariner. Bu; this
first French colony did not flourish. and at.
ter sending out another to the same locality.
the French. ii So, gave up ali idea Of ma.
king settlements.
II was almost century after this before
the English began 70 colombo around Port
Royal. Early ir the 18th century. Lord
Cardross led colony from Scotland, and
settled ia Port ROYAL; but this place claim.
ing, from al agreement with the Lords Pro.
pr.etaries, coordinate authority with the
Governor and Grand Council OF Charleston.
IL vas compelled, with eircgmsiaHces Of out
rage, 70 acknowledge submission. Settle
meRt, however. does not seem to have pro.
gressel very rapidly. for 10 tract entitled
+" A New Description Of that Fertile and
Pleasant Province OF Carolina, by John Arch
dale, Governor OF the same, 1867" the fol.
lowing passage occurs:
" The principal place is Pori Royal--please
God It NAV be seated with English and Scots
IN considerable body, because IL is a bold
port and also frontier upon the SPan,arJ
a. Augustine. The Scots did, sbout twenty
years since, begin : ssilrnen. with about
cen families, Dlt sere distressed bY the Span.
larjs D. hos might the scots that 20 nov
a. SSitEers 70 serve foreign nations; how
might they, | saw, strengthen our American
colonies. and increase the trade Of Great
Britain aud enrich themselves az home and
aoruab!"
Ia 1870. WIN. sayle was sen, out as Gov.
efnOr, gni 10 MS letter OF instructions he was
told to cause III the people Of Port Royal
70 swear allegiance % our sovereign lord the
king, and subscribe fidelity to the proprie.
tors and the forms 81 government established
BY them.'
Port Royal entrance Il an inle, from the
Atlantic, 10 latitnde 81 deg. min. ~, 50
miles southwest u Charleston. Is miles north.
east Of rybee Iniei, tie entrance Of Slyan.
nah river. TIE opening IRON the Atlantic i.
between Edlias Island and Hilton Head Is.
land. AID 1t la. point is about three mile.
VIDE. TIE prolongaiiOn inward Of Pofi Roy.
~ sntranee : called Broad river and Pofl
Rgyai river. Running gp this Tor about 2;
miles. bending "a e.stsard through tie Coo.
say river, anI coming Osf ID The Atlantic 4,
gan through Il. Helena soand. YOU have II
irregular ares u abgsi rs niles ~ S. TIN.
srnPaiDlUgs region i cot pp by numerous ri.
sers, creeks and anl.ts into great many i'll.
and. tssa slaads1 # yariOu. sizes, the chisl
" EhieA are Port RpFal, ST H-lsna, Paris,
Ladies, COo.as. Morgan. Daihaw, Edding
Chaplain, Pretlis, and Hsnting.
THE T6Hs ~ BEAUFORT.
The tnu1 VI Bes8fnr, was founded sbnu
700. 4 w. called Bsasrord, IL honor .
Prince HsnrY, Daks III y aalpri. Lord Pal
stins. 4 i Tho. described just crn;yr,
aga
I" BEAUFORT i ibe neYi mos, considerable,
place. fbsgs . .msll tosn. pleasantly iii.
sted on Tie sosth side 81 a sea ldsnd. NAMED
Port Roysl. from ~ bafDgr, wi Oh i. capa.
eioas and sale. anl into abieh ship. Of
large sLe nay sail
It's slso described BY Sir Charles Iyel
"a his Travels 10 lie Tinted Sstss:
Beaufort, picturesque town composed
~ ~ assemblage III ,tlas tie summer fesi
arntss ~ numerous planters. vito retire ihef,
dsring t8e hut season, when TIE interior
souih Carolina j Bnheslthy ipr he whites
Zach silla u shaded by 4 ,eiands. surround
ed BY 1--we oak aud grange trees"
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