136 – Attack. 137 – The Great River, or Mississippi. 138 – An awning. 139 – Persimmons. 140 – The place of crossing was probably near Helena, Arkansas. 141 – i.e., get rid of him. 142 – Sorely troubled. 143 – i.e., subdue the Indian chief. 144 – Military force. 145 – Confinement. 146 – Attack. 147 – i.e., their own reflection in a mirror. 148 – Admiral De Coligny. 149 – i.e., Cape Breton. The whole coast was then thought a part of India. 150 – Probably St. John’s River, Florida. 151 – i.e., one of the best in appearance. 152 – Saluted. 153 – Haberdashery, or small wares. 154 – Boundary stone. 155 – Probably Skull Creek. 156 – i.e., I had hardly. 157 – i.e., at the head. 158 – Port Royal Island. 159 – Acorns and other dried fruits. 160 – It is uncertain what kind of grain is here meant. 161 – Captain Albert. 162 – i.e., from week to week. 163 – Propriety. 164 – Tar. 165 – Content. 166 – June. 167 – St. John’s River. 168 – Chief. 169 – Grain of some kind. 170 – i.e., to satisfy skilful workmen. 171 – 1565. 172 – Captain John Hawkins, who had lately supplied the garrison with food. 173 – A musical instrument. 174 – Hour-glass. 175 – Guard. 176 – Muddied. 177 – Trumpeter. 178 – Knob or hill. 179 – Flags. 180 – Brandy. 181 – i.e., the north side, if the wind was south. 182 – Suspected. 183 – The “Delight,” the flag-ship. 184 – The “Squirrel.” The name “frigate” was first given to a kind of boat still used in the Mediterranean, propelled by both sails and oars. It was afterwards given to a war vessel, built also for speed. 185 – Sir Humphrey Gilbert. 186 – i.e., to retire. 187 – A good omen. This was probably a large seal, or sea-lion. 188 – Warlike preparations. 189 – This electric light is often called “St. Elmo’s fire.” 190 – Anno Domini. 191 – Afterwards. 192 – This was one of the islands on the North Carolina coast, probably Portsmouth Island. 193 – On board. 194 – Flag-ship. 195 – Appointing, or assigning. 196 – The king. 197 – Part. 198 – Bend. 199 – See the woodcut on page 65. 200 – Push. 201 – Pledge. 202 – Wheat boiled in milk. 203 – Boiled. 204 – Their hostess. 205 – Suspicion. 206 – Came to. 207 – Ashore. 208 – Vessels. 209 – Hatorask is supposed to have been an inlet, now closed, north of Cape Hatteras, on the North Carolina coast. 210 – In the year. 211 – Flag-ship, carrying the commander. 212 – A long, flat-bottomed, Dutch-built vessel. 213 – Did not benefit. 214 – Ashore. 215 – Flag-ship. 216 – Probably the island now called Ocracoke. 217 – Aim. 218 – Wherefore. 219 – Probably an arrow rubbed with some irritating ointment. 220 – A mistake of the pen. It was 1587. 221 – Established. 222 – Part of the rampart of a fort.