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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 36 0 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the Colonization of the United States, Vol. 1, 17th edition. 12 0 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Florida, (search)
issippi. All the company excepting Cabeza de Vaca and three others perished. In 1549, Louis Cancella endeavored to establish a mission in Florida but was driven away by the Indians, who killed most of the priests. Twenty-six Huguenots under John Ribault had made a settlement at Port Royal, but removed to the mouth of St. John's River in Florida, where they were soon reinforced by several hundred Huguenots with their families. They erected a fort which they named Fort Carolina. Philip Melendez with 2,500 men reached the coast of Florida on St. Augustine's day, and marched against the Huguenot settlement. Ribault's vessels were wrecked, and Melendez attacked the fort, captured it and massacred 900 men, women, and children. Upon the ruins of the fort Melendez reared a cross with this inscription: Not as to Frenchmen, but as Lutherans. When the news of the massacre reached France, Dominic de Gourges determined to avenge the same, and with 150 men sailed for Florida, captured the
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Huguenots. (search)
year, held at The Huguenots——Landing of John Ribault (from an old print). Geneva, of which Calvd all he desired, and early in 1562 he sent John Ribault, an expert mariner of Dieppe, with two cara Frenchmen, and there was mutual friendship. Ribault addressed his company on the glory to be obtay the choice of Albert Pierria for governor. Ribault built a fort, and named it Carolina, in honor866. After giving the colonists good advice, Ribault departed for Europe with the rest of the compsupplies from home, had not planted, and when Ribault did not return they were menaced with starvat Laudonniere anchored his ship, landed where Ribault had set up the arms of France, and erected a landed, and were building fortifications. Ribault, who was in chief command, believing the Span number of Huguenots murdered there was 142. Ribault's vessels meanwhile had been wrecked below Stuenots began to be perse- Indians decorating Ribault's pillar (from an old print). cuted, and in[2 more...]<
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Laudonniere, Rene Goulaine de 1562-1586 (search)
Laudonniere, Rene Goulaine de 1562-1586 Colonist; born in France; first came to America in 1562 with the Huguenot colony under Ribault. In the spring of 1564 he was sent by Coligni with three ships to assist the first colony, but finding the Ribault settlement abandoned, went to Florida and built Fort Caroline on the St. Johns River. In the onslaught made upon the French colony by the Spaniards, Sept. 21, 1565, Laudonniere escaped. He wrote a history of the Florida enterprise, and died in France after 1586.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Menendez de Aviles, Pedro 1519- (search)
t a fort, and founded St. Augustine (q. v.). Marching overland, he attacked and captured the French Fort Carolina, putting nearly the whole of the garrison to death. Only seventy of the colonists escaped, and some of the prisoners were hanged. Ribault's ships that went out to drive Menendez from St. Augustine were wrecked, and a portion of the crew, with Ribault, falling into the Menendez's expedition on its way to the New world. De Gourgues avenging the massacre of the Huguenots by MenRibault, falling into the Menendez's expedition on its way to the New world. De Gourgues avenging the massacre of the Huguenots by Menendez. hands of the Spaniards, were nearly all put to death. These outrages were avenged by a Frenchman named De Gourgues. In 1570 Menendez sent a colony of Jesuits to establish a mission near Chesapeake Bay. They were massacred by Indians. In 1572 he explored the Potomac and the Chesapeake Bay, and was preparing to colonize that region, when his King appointed him commander of a fleet against the Low Countries. While preparing for this expedition he died, in Santander, Sept. 17, 1574. Se
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), State of South Carolina, (search)
State of South Carolina, Became one of the original thirteen States of the Union. It is supposed by some that Verazzani visited its coast in 1524. D'Allyon was there in 1520 (see America, discoverers of); but the first attempt to colonize that region was made by John Ribault, at the head of some Huguenots, in 1562. Settlers in South Carolina. The region was granted to eight of the favorites of Charles II., in 1663, and in 1670 they sent three ships with emigrants, under the direction of Sir William Sayle and Joseph West, to plant a colony below Cape Fear. They entered Port Royal Sound, landed on Beaufort Island, on the spot where the Huguenots had dwelt, and there Sayle died, in 1671. The immigrants soon afterwards abandoned Beaufort, entered Charleston Harbor, went up the Ashley River, and seated themselves on its banks, a few miles above the site of Charleston. West exercised the authority of chief magistrate until the arrival of Gov. Sir John Yeamans, in December, 167