Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1898-02-25
SENATOR Of 4
LOST RACE.
Revels is a Descendant of Raj
eigh's Missing Colony.
Secret of the Croatan Tribe.
The Famous Roanoke Settlers
Were not Massacred, But Afil-
lated With a Friendly
and Powerful Nation
of Indians.
Secret of the Croatan Tribe.

Former United States Senator
Hiram r. Revels, of Mississippi
has always been classed as a
negro He was a tall, well-built
man, with the chocolate skin
and curly hair of an African, and
the devout bearing OF his pro-
fession-t h ministerial. He
served during the reconstruction
period, never being known as
prominent, but always as a re-
preventative, colored man. Re-
vels was not a negro. DR.. c. A.
Peterson, of St. Louis. who has
made study that of the lost
Roanoke colony, says that Rev.
els is a descendant of that mys-
terry shrouded band that Sir Wal
ter Raleigh sent to Roanoke Is
land in 1857:
The historian has usually con-
tented himself with dropping his
investigations when he reached
the point where Governor John
White return from England
and found his colony had disap-
peared from Roonoke- Island, ="
said DR.. Peterson. land you will
find in about every history you
pick UP the statement that the
colonists were probably killed
by the Indians.
THE COLONY AND BABY VIRGINIA
DARE.
"The Roanoke colony said
Mr.. Peterson. consisted o. II5
unmarried men and 20 who had
families. They were sent out
by Sir Walter Raleigh III 1887,
in charge Of John White, who
was appointed Governor. Ana>
Mas Dare, his son in law, was
Vice Governor and during 1887
his wife gave birth to a daughter,
the first white child born in
America, and she was called
Virginia Dare.
"During the summer tribe
of Croatan Indians, who lived
some fifty miles away, on the
east shore of what is now North
Caroliua-the whole country
was then called Virginia-vislt>
ed the colony On Roanoke Is>
land, aud proposed to the set
tiers that they remove to the
home Of the Indians, intermarry
and become members of their
tribe. The lis unmarried men
were very willing to accept the
proposition, and it was only with
difficulty that Governor White
induced them to remain.
"When everything was COM
pieted White returned to Eng
land and got provisions and rein>
force,nents. Before going he
the colonists to leave
some testimony if for any reason
they should conclude to move
during his absence.
M UTINEERS HELP CHANGE HIS>
TORY.
The next year, 1888, was the
year of the Spanish Armada, and
Whites boat aud every other
sea-going vessel was pressed
into service. So it was impos>
sible for Governor White to set
sail for American again until
1880. When he arrived at Roa-
noke he found the stockade and
the houses there, but everybody
had gone. On one tree he found
the word 'Croatan' carved, and
on one stockade post merely the
beginning-'Crot. H e va S
about to proceed in search of the
Croatans when a Hatteras storm
came up, and after beating about
for some time, the crew mutinied
and insisted on going down to
the Spanish main and engaging
in privateering. So they captur-
edsacouple of richly>laden Span
ish vessels and returned to Eug-
land comparatively wealthy.
"The next year Governor
White took another crew and