The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-05-02

| counts i0f his SUCCESS a COURT vi
d was iavori,e with the queen as To-
b as she lived; indeed, it mas been sal
. the might rave been king OF In
p land TAI he 50 chosen" But
? fear the story 10 not lrue--histnry dl
I poses cf it as it dOe5 Of WashingtC
: and his little Ratchet, aud Tell ar
. the apple. Critics are meEciless
this icUnocla, tic aye and many OF Il
sweetest flowers OF rhetoric and pr
mise are blasted and blown away
, their potent breath.
Ncr did he abuse his influence as
c0urtier; he helpedAhe PGri'an IDA
when ii difficulty, brought SDens5
from Ireland. begs Tor Captain Sprin
and many others, only known by tn
benefits he conferred. " When, 81
Water" asks the Queen. Rlil yur
cease to be d beggar?' when you
majesty ceases to be 8 beneiactor,
answered he. Under the providence
Of God, it has been said, the United
States owe rs much of their existence
TO him as 10 any other man. He saw
the vast power being built up bj
Spain in America aud he knew ths
to check her from planting settle
meuts north of Florida, the English
must colonize as well. His brother
Hum phreV twice attempted to
cCIJniz5 New FoundlAud, and at last
went down with bis entire ships crew
to his ocean grave. Raleigh had con
triged t. Gt up and send cut with him
on hie fatal voyage, a bark Of 200
tons, but before out OF the English
channel it deserted and returned to
England, and to THE circumstance he
owed her safety. Not dsunted by his
brothers tragic fate, he applied to
the Queen for d charter under which
be might make discoveries and con.
tlnue his brothers. god work, and
received one upon liberal terms for
those days. He procured and properly
equipped two ships anew, and under
experienced captains, Philip Amadas
and Arthur Barlow, sent them to
America. and Virginia" named in
houUr of Elizabeth, is discovered.
They sailed along the coast for a
hundred and twenty miles, and took
possession OF the country in the name
OF the Queen. They were delighted
with it IN its native dress, as decked
by nature, bat they did little more
than expire the coast. He did not go
with them himself as he had to remain
at hJ me to procure means TO carry
on his colonization schemes. Pleased
at toe result, msagrs as it vas, the
Queen gaze him the monopoly OF the
wine trade, which vas yeTy lucrative,
to assist him in bis discoveries, as all
such would add lusire and bCn0r TO
her reign. All the means be thus, or
gathered, was either spent
in maintaining bic great state at
court, Of in carrying On his plans of
discovery aud settlement in America.
Instead Of coofniDg himself to one
line Of lie, he sought TO shine in all
courier, soldier and ssilor,
every thing he sought to be. With a
person Of less talent this would have
been impossible, and even be eventu-
ally rtaped the evil effects of such
course.
Notwithstanding the comparative
ii success of his former venture, he
fitted out a second one, consisting OF
seven ships; part of the expense only
was borne by himself, the rest by his
friends, and he gave the command 10
MS friend Sir Richard Granville.
Cavendish, afterwards en-
nent as a circumnavigstor, was with
The expedition. Ralph Lane was
placed in command of the colony |
hey left On Roanoke Island, but by |
mismauagement it was brought to the |
very verge of destruction by the hos
.ility of the natives, who had been uu-
Justly and brutallY treated. The vast |
treasures of geld and silver that had |
accompanied Spanish discovery and
had infamed all minds.
and the colonists spent their time in
Iruitless searches for wealth. Upon
he arrival of Sir Francis Drake with
/ squadron, who had purposely Wis
ted the colony Of his friend Sir Wal
er, the colonists, alarmed at their
ISOLATED and dangerous position, asked
and obtaineds permission to return to
in his ships. All they accom-
1lished besides their explorations,
mostly in search of gold, and their
temporary settlement was to intro
luce the potatoe and tobacco into
England. They had scarcely got out
IF sight OF land before vessel OF 100
ons with supplies sent by Raleigh
and, within a fortnight OF
heir desertion, Sir Richard Granville
lgain returned with three ship loads
IF supplies, furnished by Raleigh for
he colony. Unable te get intelli-
gence of their countrymen, they re-
turned to England, leaving, however,
\ party of fifteen men with provisions
and other supplies for two years.
The colony sent out in three ships,
at Raleigh's expense, in 1857, under
The governorship OF Mr.. John White,
10 found the Getty of Raleigh" in
found but the bones Of tee
former fifteen settlers. who had been
by the Indians. The fort
had been RACED to the ground, and
The houses we're torn down or ruined,
Wild deer browsing upon the melon
vines that had sprung up around AID
In the ruins OF the habitstions. The
colony under Mr.. White did not pros
per; discussions broke out among the
settlers, and at their earnest request
be sailed for England for fresh sup
plies. His daughter, Mrs. Dare, wife
Of one OF the prominent men of the
colony, had given birth to q daughter,
called in honor of the place Of her
nativity Virginia, being the first child
Of English parents born within the
limits of the United States. But the
great struggle between England and
Spain was eliminating, and Sir Wal.
ter was too much engaged both in
time and money to pay much atten-
ton to the wants OF his colonists; yet
be fitted out two ships and
started to America, but was COM
PEELED to return, the whole of England
being wild with apprehension of the
attacking Spaniards. Meantime he
had been knighted, was made cap.
tain of the Queens Guards, a lord
warden of the Summaries, and was
also lieutenant general of Cornwall.
In 1888, when the Spanish Arma-
ds" really attempted the conquest of
England, be took a prominent part
in its overthrow, and for his services
on that occasion be received die