Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s unsuccessful Voyages, and Death by Drowning――Sir Walter Raleigh’s Renewal of his Brother’s Patent――Grenville and others sent out to Virginia by Raleigh ――First Settlement at Roanoake――Its Abandonment by White ――Birth of Virginia Dare――Search for the lost Colony――Death of Bartholomew Gilbert――Gosnold’s Expedition――Formation of the Southern and Northern Companies――Failure of the Latter to gain a Footing in Maine――Arrival in Chesapeake Bay of Colonists sent out by the Southern Company――Foundation of Jamestown――Smith’s Visit to the Potomac――His Captivity among the Indians and Rescue from Death by Pocahontas――Smith chosen President――The Coronation of Powhatan――A new Charter obtained――Emigrants shipwreck――Smith wounded, and compelled to leave Virginia――Subsequent Troubles――Arrival of Sir Thomas Gates――The Colony reduced to sixty starving Men and Women ――Jamestown abandoned――Arrival of Lord De La Warre――Return to Jamestown――Marriage and Death of Pocahontas――Gradual Growth of Virginia――Terrible Massacre of 1622, and the Results of that Massacre――Arrival of Lord Baltimore in Jamestown――First Settlement of Maryland――Father White. CHAPTER V. The French in Maine, and their Settlement at Port Royal――Jesuit Missionaries at Grand Manan――Destruction of French Colonies by Argall――John Smith and Thomas Hunt on the Coasts of Maine ――Vines on the Saco River, and Dermer on Long Island――Early History of the Pilgrim Fathers――Arrival of the _Mayflower_ off Cape Cod――Preliminary Exploration by Miles Standish――Discovery of Plymouth Harbor, and first Landing on Plymouth Rock――An Indian Visitor――Arrival of fresh Emigrants――Complications with them and with the Indians――An Indian Chief saved by Englishmen ――Indian Plot revealed――Ringleaders slain by Standish――Puritan Refugees at Cape Ann――Standish sent out against them――Peace made by Conant――Conant’s Settlement at Salem――The Dorchester Company――Endicott sent out by it to Massachusetts――Arrival of Winthrop with 800 Emigrants――Foundation of Boston and other Towns――Roger Williams expelled from Salem――His Settlement in Rhode Island, and Foundation of Providence――Visit of Indian Chief from Connecticut to Boston――Emigration to Connecticut ――John Winthrop appointed Governor――Tearing down of Dutch Arms, and Foundation of Saybrook Fort――Hooker’s Emigration to Connecticut, and Foundation of Bradford――Troubles ahead ――Discovery of the Hudson――Fight with Indians――Discovery of Hudson’s Bay and Death of Hudson――Foundation of New Netherland Company――Dutch Explorations in Delaware, etc.――West India Company founded――Settlement of Walloons at Albany――Foundation of New York――The Swedes on the Delaware――Disputes between them and the Dutch, and between the Dutch and the English.