Chap. III. of the ENGLISH in A M E R I C A* 3,^1 
creafing, he was 'again preffed to leave the Frigate, but 
his Anfwer was, are as near to Heaven by Sea as by 
Land. About Midnight the Squirrel being a-head of 
the Golden Hind., her Lights were at once extinguilhed, 
which thofe in the Hind feeing, cried out. Our General 
is loft ! and it was fuppofed flie funk that Inftant, for 
the was never more heard of. 
The Golden Hind arrived in fafety at Falmouth, on the 
22d of September, more fortunate than her Companions j 
not only as fhe returned, but as fhe loft but one Man 
during the whole Courfe of this unfortunate Under- 
taking. Such was the End of this Expedition, very 
difaftrous to its Author j who loft firft his Fortune, and 
then his Life, by it ; to which, if the Sallies of fome dif- 
tempered Mens untimely Wit could effe6l it, we might 
add his Reputation alfo. Yet to this Expedition I make 
no fcruple of imputing all our fucceeding Colonies in 
America \ and the Grounds of this Opinion of mine, 
which I muft confefs is new, I lay down thus ; 
12. We have before fhewn that Sir Humphrey Gilbert 
was a Man of great Intereft and Alliances: For, befides 
his-eldeft Brother Sir John Gilbert, and his younger Bro- 
ther Sir Adrian Gilbert, who were of the whole Blood, he 
was, by the Mother’s Side, Brother alfo to Sir JValter 
Raleigh, who had a great Concern in this Undertaking; 
.and who is on good Grounds allowed to have been one 
of thofe true, brave, and fteady Friends, who went to 
Sea with him in his firft Attempt, which there is juft 
Reafon to believe was in 1579. great Man, after 
Sir Humphrey Gilberf % Mifcarriage and Lofs in his laft 
Voyage, procured his Patent to be renewed to himfelf, 
which was dated the 25th of March 1584, and he refolv- 
cd immediately to carry it into Execution ; to which 
purpofe he made Choice of two very able Sea Officers, 
Captain Philip Amadas, and Captain Arthur Burlow ; 
who, in two fmall Barks fit for Difeovery, failed from 
the Weft of England upon the 27th of April following, 
fhaping their Courfe for the Canaries, which they pafied 
on the I oth of June, and proceeding from thence to the 
Elands of America, they crofTed the Gulph of Mexico, 
and foon after difeovered the Coaft of Florida. Some 
Authors who have written of this Expedition, and who 
are pleafed to fpeak in very high Terms of Sir IValter 
Raleigh\ Skill in maritime Affairs, venture neverthelefs 
to affirm, that the Perfons he employed were fo ignorant 
of Navigation, that, by the Computation of able Seamen, 
they went above two thoufand Leagues out of their Way ; 
but as I am very well fatisfied they purfued Sir IValtePs 
Inftrudtions, fo I cannot help thinking this Imputation 
of Ignorance ought to be wiped away ; and this may be 
very eafily done, by fhewing the true Caufe why this 
great and knowing Seaman diredted this Courfe : He had 
obferved that ail the Attempts hitherto had failed, by 
the Adventurers purfuing their Difeoveries from the 
North, which was one Reafon why he chofe another 
Rout; befides which, he had a better and ftronger Mo- 
tive ; for, confidering all the Lands on the Continent of 
America from the laft Settlements of the Spaniards to 
60° North, as lying within his Grant, he very prudent- 
ly chofe to fettle thofe firft, which lay neareft thofe 
Spanifo Settlements ; and this was the clear and certain 
Caufe of his diredting his Servants to take this Courfe ; 
which was fo far from being a Proof of their Ignorance, 
that it is a full and fair Teftimony of their Mafter’s exten- 
five Knowledge. 
It was on the 2d of July they fell in with the Coaft 
of Florida, in {hole Water, where they fmelled a moft 
delightful Odour, as if they had been in the midft 
of a Garden, abounding with the moft fragrant Flow- 
ers, by which they fuppofed they were near, though 
they faw no Land. On the 4th they difeovered the Con- 
tinent, and failed along the Coaft 40 Leagues, till they 
came on the 13th to a River, where they anchored, and, 
going on Shore, took Pofleffion in right of the (^leen, 
and for the Ufe of the Proprietors. This Place they 
afterwards found to be the Hand of Wokoken, on the 
Coaft of the Country fince called Virginia, in 34° La- 
titude; and in it they found Deer, Rabbets, Hares, Fowls, 
Vines, Cedars, Pines, Saflafras, Cyprefs, and Maftic 
Trees. The Author of the Hiftory of Virginia fays, 
VoL. II. Numb. LXXXIIL 
they anchored at tke Inlet of RoenQcke ; at prefent findef 
the Government of North Carolina. They went to. thd 
Tops of the Hills which were neareft the Shore, from 
whence, though they were not high, they difeovered thO 
Sea on all Sides, and found it to be an Hand of twenty 
Miles in Length, and fix in Breadth. It was the third 
Day before they faw any of the Natives ; but then, a 
little Bpat, with three of them, appeared : One of them 
going affiore, they rowed up to him; and he not only 
waited their coming without any Signs of Fear, but went 
on board, where they gave him a Shirt and Hat, with 
fome Wine and Meat, which he expreffed a liking tOs 
After he had, with a feeming Satisfadlion; narrowly 
viewed the Barks with all that were in them, he went 
in his own Boat to above a quarter of a Mile’s Diftance, 
where he fifhed, and in half an Hour loaded his Boat 
with Fiffi, as deep as it could fwim, and came again to 
the Point of Land ; where, to ffiew his Gratitude, he 
divided it into two Parts ; and, making Signs that he 
defigned it for the two Ships equally, he departed. 
The Natives from the Continent, after this, repaired 
to their Ships frequently, and exchanged feveral Sorts of 
Skins, white Coral, and fome Pearls, for fome tin things, 
and other Baubles of inconfiderable Value. The very next 
Day after they faw the three Indians, feveral Boats ap-* 
peared in view ; in one of which was the King of the 
Country’s Brother, attended by forty or fifty Men of a 
tolerable good Appearance. They made him, and four 
of his Chiefs, Prefents of feveral Toys, which he accepted 
of very kindly ; but he took all himfelf, and gave them 
to underftand that none there had a Right to any thing 
but himfelf ; two Days afterwards they let him fee their 
Merchandize, of which nothing feemed to pleafe him 
more than a pewter Diffi, for which he gave twenty 
Deer-Skins ; and, making a hole in the Rim of it, 
hung it over his Neck for a Breaft-plate, making Signs 
that it would defend him againft the Enemies Arrows.; 
The next thing he bought was a Copper Kettle, for 
which he gave fifty Skins. As long as he thought fit 
to traffic with them, none, but fuch as like him wore 
Plates of Gold or Copper on their Heads, were- allowed 
either to buy or fell ; but as foon as they had done 
every Man had his Liberty. They offered very good 
Exchange for Hatchets, Axes, and Knives, and would 
have given any thing in Truck for Swords ; but the 
Englijh would not part with any. The King’s Brother 
came afterwards frequently on board, and would eat, 
drink, and be merry with them ; and once he brought 
his Wife and Children with him, who afterwards came 
frequently with their Followers only. 
They often trufted the King’s Brother with Goods 
upon his Word, to bring the Value at a certain time, 
which he never failed of doing. He had a ftrong Incli- 
nation to have a fuit of Armour and a Sword, which 
he faw in one of the Ships ; and would haVe left a large 
Box of Pearls in pawn for them, but they refufed it ; 
that he might not know they fet a Value upon them, till 
they could difeover whence he got them. They under- 
ftood from the Natives, that their Country, which they 
found to be very fruitful and produdlive of all things, 
in fo very ffiort a Time as is hardly credible, was called 
by the Name of Wingandacoa, and their King Wingina. 
When they went on Shore they were entertained with 
extraordinary Civility, and once in particular by the 
King’s Brother’s Wife, at a little Village in Roenocke, 
They were told of a great City where the King refided, 
fix Days Journey on the Continent, which, however, they 
did not fee ; they made no long Stay, nor proceeded any 
farther on Difeovery, only juft to the neighbouring 
Parts, in their Boats ; and, being fatisfied with what 
they had feen, returned to England dhowt the Middle of 
September, pleafed with the Advantage they had made 
in this ffiort and profperous Voyage ; and, with the 
Hopes of the future Advantages they ffiould make, ef- 
pecially as they found all things here entirely new and 
furprizing. 
They gave a Very advantageous Account of Matters, 
by reprefenting the Country fo delightful and defireable, 
fo pleafant, and abounding with all the Neceflaries of 
Life; the Climate and Air fo temperate, good and 
F f f wholefom® 
