up Bay river to the head of it. What confirms this is, that on the day after, (July 16,) we find them leaving Secotan, descending Bay river, and ascending, we think, the Neuse, to revisit Aquascogoc, which they reached on the 18th, (i. e. in two days,) and then took vengeance for the theft of a silver cup, by burning the town and destroying the growing corn. In one day after this destruction, they reached their ships, and this they might readily do from the locality we suppose to be Aquascogoc, by crossing the southern end of Pamlico sound.]

The 21st, our fleet anchoring at Wococon, we weighed anchor for Hatorask.

The 27th, our fleet anchored at Hatorask, and there we rested. The 29th, Granganimeo, brother to Wingina, came aboard the Admiral, and Manteo with him.

AUGUST.

The 2d, the Admiral was sent to Weapomeiok.

[Where was this place? The map of Barlowe, made on the first voyage, and published by De Bry, makes Weapomeiok the country lying immediately on the north side of Albermarle sound. The "Admiral" was "Master Philip Amadas." On the 25th of August, Greenville sailed for England, leaving, as we shall see, a colony behind him; his whole stay in North Carolina was about two months, from the 24th of June to the 25th of August.

The map subjoined was originally made by John Wyth, who was a member of the second expedition, and has been preserved by De Bry, from whom we derived our copy. On it we have endeavored to indicate all the Indian localities that have been named, according to the best opinion we can form from the data within our reach.]

The 5th, Master Arundell was sent for England.

The 25th, our general weighed anchor and set sail for England.

No. 4.

AN ACCOUNT

OF THE PARTICULARITIES OF THE EMPLOYMENTS OF

THE ENGLISHMEN

LEFT IN VIRGINIA BY

RICHARD GRANVILLE,

UNDER THE CHARGE OF

MASTER RALPH LANE,

GENERAL OF THE SAME;

FROM THE 17TH OF AUGUST, 1585, UNTIL THE 18TH OF JUNE, 1586,

AT WHICH TIME THEY DEPARTED THE COUNTRY.

SENT AND DIRECTED TO

SIR WALTER RALEIGH.

[From HAKLUYT'S VOYAGES, Vol. III., page 255.]

[This we suppose to be from the pen of Ralph Lane, and infer that it was sent by him "from the new fort in Virginia" to his friend Hakluyt, who has preserved it for us.]

The names of those, as well gentlemen as others, that remained one whole year in Virginia, under the government of Master Ralph Lane:

[This list of one hundred and seven names comprises what may be called the first colony proper, in North Carolina. Of Amadas we know but little more than may be inferred from the fact that he was one of the captains of the first expedition in the previous year; and possessed so much of character that he held the office of "Admiral of the Country" on this his return to it. The second name on the list, "Master Hariot," is that of one who will hereafter be noticed. "Master Stafford" would seem, from the narratives yet to come, to have been a man of energy, intelligence and worth, who clung to the fortunes of the colony, not only on this expedition, but in the subsequent one, conducted by John White. Of the others here named, we can discover nothing.]

An extract of Master Ralph Lane's letter to M. Richard Hakluyt, Esq., and another gentleman of the Middle Temple, from Virginia.

In the meanwhile, you shall understand, that since Sir Richard Greenvil's departure from us, as also before, we have discovered the main to be the goodliest soil under the cope of heaven, so

abounding with sweet trees, that bring such sundry rich and pleasant gums, grapes of such greatness, yet wild, as France, Spain nor Italy have no greater, so many sorts of apothecary drugs, such several kinds of flax, and one kind like silk, the same gathered of a grass, as common there, as grass here. And now within these few days we have found here maize, or Guinea wheat, whose ear yielded corn for bread four hundred upon one ear, and the cane makes very good and perfect sugar, also terra samia, otherwise terra sigillata. Besides that, it is the goodliest and most pleasing territory of the world; for the continent is of a huge and unknown greatness, and very well peopled and towned, though savagely, and the climate so wholesome, that we had not one sick since we touched the land here. To conclude, if Virginia had but horses and kine in some reasonable proportion, I dare assure myself, being inhabited with English, no realm in Christendom were comparable to it. For this already we find, that what commodities soever Spain, France, Italy, or the East parts do yield unto us, in wines of all sorts, in oil, in flax, in rai-. sins, pitch, frankincense, currants, sugars, and such like, these parts do abound with the growth of them all, but being savages that possess the land, they know no use of the same. And sundry other rich commodities, that no parts of the world, be they West or East Indies, have, here we find great abundance of. The people naturally are most courteous, and very desirous to have cloths, but especially of coarse cloth rather than silk, coarse canvas they also like well of, but copper carries the price of all, so it be made red. Thus good M. Hakluyt and M. H., I have joined you both in one letter of remembrance, as two that I love dearly well, and commending me most heartily to you both, I commit you to the tuition of the Almighty.

From the new fort in Virginia, this third of Sept., 1585.

[Two individuals worthy of remark are here brought to our notice. Ralph Lane was appointed governor of those who were to be left to form the colony. Of his early life we know nothing. Bancroft says, a man of considerable distinction," and we learn from Oldys

he was