Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-14
81 Merlin Russell, Age II, 6O2 K
Street Northwest.

Tx HUMPHREY GILBERT was the arst
Enshshman TO form plan by which he
hoped 10 make settlement I'm the new .ontt
nent 1t was to form. somewhere on the Amcri.
can shores. an agricultural and commercial state
with this In mind he sought aid Of the ,u,en
ana was given power to take possession OF spy
TO square miles of unoccupied territorr in
America. With this commission Gilbert MS
sisted by his stepbrother. Walter Raleigh pre-, ,
pared feet of Eve vessels and In June Us;
sailed Tor the west. Only two days after thci.
departure the best vessel In the neet Preacher
"nsiy abandoned the rest and returned To ply.
mouth Early in August Gilbert reached New.
foundland and. going ashore. took possession Of
The country In the name Of the queen. Unfortu-
slde OF the hill scales Of mica. and Judge az
metals whom Gilbert had brought along said
the this
dlg and load the ship with the 70 called silver
while others ATTACKED the fishing vessels
ships being worthless. was abandoned. One mis-
fortune followed another. With the remaining
and sailed southwark. or the coast Of Massa.
chusetts the largest and best Of the remaining
silver. sunk. Having but two frail vessels aud
a. a, rev men. he decided to return to England.
rough. With brave hearts and courage undsuntad
the two ships set out on the return voyage. The
brave rss captain remained in the weaker vessel.
for sea. About midnight. in the midst 90 k&T
raging sea. the Squirrel sank. and the captRin
with his brave crew were lost. The other slip
reached Falmouth safely.
In the following spring Raleigh received new
parent from the queen. I'm which he male
lord proprietor of a great tract Of land I'm
America. extending from the SD 10 the 40tl
parallel Of north latitude. The cold nartlern
regions were not chosen this time. The sunny
country of the Huguenots selected instesi.
Two ships were fitted out and the command
given to Philip Amidas and Arthur Barlow In
July they reached the coast of Carolina. The
land was full of beauty and the natives kind aUd
generous. They landed on Roanoke Island. wbeye
they were entertained by the Indian queen. But
neither of these men had the courage for such
enterprise. In less than two months they
returned to England. Raleigh named the Who'll.
coast Virginia In honor Of Queen Elizabeth. who
was unmarried and who liked TO he called the
virgin queen. The name is still given TO part
of 1t. the present state of Virginia.
Raleigh sent two colonies to Roanoke Island.
The first, under Grenville. In 1855 In
year starved out, compelling the colansts IN
return TO England. The second. under White. In
1857. disappeared entirely. Among the hundred
persons who persisted Virginia Dare.
the little granddaughter of White. who waershh
first Child born Of English parents in tbeopswo
country. Raleigh after spending 500. Oa In an
attempt 10 form American colony. gaSe. oun,
the enterprise. Successful settlement began onfv
with the formation OF companies. the first hofyy
being made in jamestown. Va. in 1GDfsfT "a ,
hundred years after Columbus discovery othersii
not English settler In the whole af. Netsh,
America. When Raleigh died, In 1913. Virginia
fourishinS colony.