The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-09

lastly, I may say, parallel with any
place for rich land, ano stANeis aa
OF all sorts"
These general observations tally WITH
the known nature OF that part OF the
state. and are similar to those MADE py
Bariowe in his report OF his first trip
to Carolina. Mr.. Yardley then tells
how he found out these things. how a
trader for beavers came to him asking
for assistance to 60 TO Roanoke island
10 recover a sloop that had been taken
from him. Yardley furnished the OUTFIT
and the party left the vicinity Of Nor
folk in September. 1858.
In a few days they entered Currituck
inlet ten leagues TO the southwark OF
Cape Henry" and In a short while an
chored at Roanoke island This was
the sixth landing by English people at
this historic place. After remaining
there for q few days, the party pre-
vailed upon the Indian chief Of a
oke and his principal warriors 70 SO
with them and make peace with n
English, which they did. The treaty
thai was made contained n provision
by which Yardley agreed TO build the
Indian king a house on Roanoke island.
and give 81, 200 for some lands lying on
the Roanoke. Tar and Neuse rivers.
Soon thereafter an expedition set out
TO take possession OF these lands. After
AOAAilA lnIOuEn Aut A0ENSAS liz
for som days they came TO the place
land in solemn n took possession
OF the country, in the name n on the
behalf OF the commonwealth OF Eng
land; and actual possession was SOL
emnly given to them by the great COM
mander. and all h great men OF the
rest of the provinces. in delivering
them a turf OF the earth with an arrow
shot into IL: and so the Indians totally
left the lands and river TO US, retir-
ing 10 a new habitation. where our
people built the great commander n
fair house. the which / am to furnish
with English utensils and chatteis"
While this house that was intended
for the Indian chief was in process OF
construction, some OF the Englishmcn.
in company with some avages went
inland to the country OF the Tuscaro-
| ras. The Tuscarora chief came out to
meet them with $50 OF his men. After
spending some time there. learning as
much about the country as possible.
they returned { Virginia by the way
OF sland. Some OF the In
dams accompanied them. among them
the Roanoke chief who brought his
wife and son TO receive Christian hap-
tism.
That expedition was very important
in its bearings upon the settlement OF
the Albemarle ountry By its %favora-
BILE report attention was drawn to hat
territory, and many people living in
Virginia FASTENED to take advantage
of the situation and secure farms OF
rich land on the Chowan river and ad-
jacent districts.
There was no town building. For over
sixty years after the first settlement
no a village sprang up. 1t was a oun-
try of farm houses. In that respect
North Carolina differed from all other
colonies. Formation OF a village or
town was the first thing done in the
settlement Of other states, but not 50
in this instance.
Slowly but steadily the settlements
were extended until the whole north
eastern part OF the state was dotted
with thrifty I'M homes. mostly con-
fined, however, to the river shores and
water courses. So that when Charles
ii, in his great liberality, granted all
of the Albemarle country to his favor,
ties, thus establishing the proprietary
government, North Carolina was al
ready a colony OF the mother country.
That was in 1868. Then IL was that the
government fashioned after the grand
model Of John Locke lad its beginning.
Meanwhile, however, some interest,"
ing things were happening on the Cape
Fear. Therefore, the story OF them will
naturally claim attention before enter
ing further into the history of Abe
marie. The scene of the next article
then will be transferred to the banks
Of the historic Cape Fear.
w. G. ALLEN
Reidsville, N. c., June /, 1893.