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Beaufort River (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
e named this river Port Royal because of the largeness and excellent fairness of the same. [The remains of this fortress of Charlesfort are undoubtedly those still to be seen on Old Fort Plantation, near Beaufort, S. C., at the junction of Beaufort River with Battery Creek. The compiler of this book was encamped on this plantation for several months during the civil war, and visited the fortifications very frequently. They are built of a kind of concrete made with oyster-shells, and called coquina,this being the material also employed in Spanish buildings of the same period at St. Augustine. There is another similar fortification a little farther up Beaufort River.] Ii.—Alone in the New world. [the thirty Frenchmen left behind at port Royal by Ribaut were probably the first Europeans who deliberately undertook to remain without ships upon the Atlantic shore of north America. Parkman says of them, Albert and his companions might watch the receding ships. . . . they were
Port Royal (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
ing. After we were ready to depart, Capt. Ribaut commanded to shoot off our ordnance to give a farewell to our Frenchmen, which failed not to do the like on their part. This being done, we sailed toward the north; and then we named this river Port Royal because of the largeness and excellent fairness of the same. [The remains of this fortress of Charlesfort are undoubtedly those still to be seen on Old Fort Plantation, near Beaufort, S. C., at the junction of Beaufort River with Battery Cre voyage across the Atlantic ever accomplished in an American-built vessel.] Iii.—Laudonniere's search for the colonists. [Laudonniere sailed with three ships, April 22, 1564, on an expedition in search of the men whom Ribaut had left at Port Royal nearly two years before. He reached the St. John's River a little more than two months later.] The second voyage into Florida, made and written by Capt. Laudonniere, which fortified and inhabited there two summers and one whole winter. . .
Battery Creek (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
morning. After we were ready to depart, Capt. Ribaut commanded to shoot off our ordnance to give a farewell to our Frenchmen, which failed not to do the like on their part. This being done, we sailed toward the north; and then we named this river Port Royal because of the largeness and excellent fairness of the same. [The remains of this fortress of Charlesfort are undoubtedly those still to be seen on Old Fort Plantation, near Beaufort, S. C., at the junction of Beaufort River with Battery Creek. The compiler of this book was encamped on this plantation for several months during the civil war, and visited the fortifications very frequently. They are built of a kind of concrete made with oyster-shells, and called coquina,this being the material also employed in Spanish buildings of the same period at St. Augustine. There is another similar fortification a little farther up Beaufort River.] Ii.—Alone in the New world. [the thirty Frenchmen left behind at port Royal by
Jacksonville (Florida, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
For my part, I gave him certain small trifles, to the intent to retain him in our friendship. Iv.—The capture of fort Caroline by the Spaniards. [Laudonniere built a fort on the St. John's River, just above St. John's Bluff, and named it ffort Caroline, but partly destroyed it, meaning to build vessels with the materials. Don Pedro Menendez came to the Florida coast with a Spanish fleet, and founded the town of St. Augustine. Ribaut took most of Laudonniere's soldiers, with his shipelves that we were to endure many great miseries, being in so small number, and so many ways afflicted as we were. Fort Caroline. Thus every one promised me to take pains; and therefore, considering that their proportion of victuals was small, used in his embarking, and the fifteen days that he spent in roving along the coast of Florida before he came to our Fort Caroline, were the cause of the loss that we sustained. For he discerned the coast the 15th of August, and spent the time in
Mexico (Mexico, Mexico) (search for this): chapter 7
dings of the same period at St. Augustine. There is another similar fortification a little farther up Beaufort River.] Ii.—Alone in the New world. [the thirty Frenchmen left behind at port Royal by Ribaut were probably the first Europeans who deliberately undertook to remain without ships upon the Atlantic shore of north America. Parkman says of them, Albert and his companions might watch the receding ships. . . . they were alone in those fearful solitudes. From the north pole to Mexico there was no Christian denizen but they.—Pioneers of France, p. 35. the following is from the narrative of their adventures written by Laudonniere, who afterwards came to search for them, but did not arrive till they had gone.] our men, after our departure, never rested, but night and day did fortify themselves, being in good hope, that, after their fort was finished, they would begin to discover farther up within the river. It happened one day, as certain of them were in cutting of r
Beaufort, S. C. (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
se, we hoisted our sails about ten of the clock in the morning. After we were ready to depart, Capt. Ribaut commanded to shoot off our ordnance to give a farewell to our Frenchmen, which failed not to do the like on their part. This being done, we sailed toward the north; and then we named this river Port Royal because of the largeness and excellent fairness of the same. [The remains of this fortress of Charlesfort are undoubtedly those still to be seen on Old Fort Plantation, near Beaufort, S. C., at the junction of Beaufort River with Battery Creek. The compiler of this book was encamped on this plantation for several months during the civil war, and visited the fortifications very frequently. They are built of a kind of concrete made with oyster-shells, and called coquina,this being the material also employed in Spanish buildings of the same period at St. Augustine. There is another similar fortification a little farther up Beaufort River.] Ii.—Alone in the New world.
North America (search for this): chapter 7
ortifications very frequently. They are built of a kind of concrete made with oyster-shells, and called coquina,this being the material also employed in Spanish buildings of the same period at St. Augustine. There is another similar fortification a little farther up Beaufort River.] Ii.—Alone in the New world. [the thirty Frenchmen left behind at port Royal by Ribaut were probably the first Europeans who deliberately undertook to remain without ships upon the Atlantic shore of north America. Parkman says of them, Albert and his companions might watch the receding ships. . . . they were alone in those fearful solitudes. From the north pole to Mexico there was no Christian denizen but they.—Pioneers of France, p. 35. the following is from the narrative of their adventures written by Laudonniere, who afterwards came to search for them, but did not arrive till they had gone.] our men, after our departure, never rested, but night and day did fortify themselves, being in
West Indies (search for this): chapter 7
kman tells the story of these adventures in the first half of his Pioneers of France in the New World. There is a memoir of Ribaut by Jared Sparks, in his American Biography, vol. XVII. I.—Jean Ribaut in Florida. [Dedicated to a great nobleman admiral de Coligny. of France, and translated into English by one Thomas Hackit.] Whereas, in the year of our Lord God 1562, it pleased God to move your Honor to choose and appoint us to discover and view a certain long coast of the West India, from the head of the land called La Florida, drawing toward the north part, unto the head of Britons, i.e., Cape Breton. The whole coast was then thought a part of India. distant from the said head of La Florida nine hundred leagues, or thereabout, to the end we might certify you, and make true report of the temperature, fertility, ports, havens, rivers, and generally of all the commodities that be seen and found in that land, and also to learn what people were there dwelling. . . .
France (France) (search for this): chapter 7
ese adventures in the first half of his Pioneers of France in the New World. There is a memoir of Ribaut by Jcated to a great nobleman admiral de Coligny. of France, and translated into English by one Thomas Hackit.]here was no Christian denizen but they.—Pioneers of France, p. 35. the following is from the narrative of t to build a small pinnace, with hope to return into France, if no succor came unto them, as they expected fromy which they had conceived for their returning into France, or, rather, deprived of all foresight and considerevery minute of an hour out of all hope ever to see France again, insomuch that they were constrained to cast biscuits which I caused to be made to return into France. So that, if I should say that I received more fav and for me to have embarked myself, to return into France . . . . . He was no sooner departed from us thaninic de Gourgues, may be found described in Parkman's interesting book, Pioneers of France in the New World.
Port Royal Island (South Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 7
n, soldiers, and mariners, and that at their own suit and prayer, and of their own free wills, and by the advice and deliberation of the gentlemen sent on the behalf of the prince and yours. And have left unto the fore-head i.e., at the head. and rulers, following therein your good-will, Capt. Albert de la Pierria, a soldier of long experience, and the first that from the beginning did offer to tarry. And further, by their advice, choice, and will, installed them in an island Port Royal Island. on the north side, a place of strong situation and commodious, upon a river which we named Chenonceau, and the habitation and fortress Charlesfort. The next day we determined to depart from this place, being as well contented as was possible that we had so happily ended our business, with good hope, if occasion would permit, to discover perfectly the River of Jordan. For this cause, we hoisted our sails about ten of the clock in the morning. After we were ready to depart, Capt. Rib
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