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d　used　in　England；　against　Rewmes　and　some　other　diseases　ingendred　in　the　longes　and　inward　partes；　and　not　without　effect。〃　But　Barnaby　Rich；　in　〃The　Honestie　of　this　Age；〃　1614；　disagrees　with　Harrison　about　its　benefit：　〃They　say　it　is　good　for　a　cold；　for　a　pose；　for　rewmes；　for　aches；　for　dropsies；　and　for　all　manner　of　diseases　proceeding　of　moyst　humours；　but　I　cannot　see　but　that　those　that　do　take　it　fastest　are　as　much　（or　more）　subject　to　all　these　infirmities　（yea；　and　to　the　poxe　itself）　as　those　that　have　nothing　at　all　to　do　with　it。〃　　He　learns　that　7；000　shops　in　London　live　by　the　trade　of　tobacco…selling；　and　calculates　that　there　is　paid　for　it　L　399；375　a　year；　〃all　spent　in　smoake。〃　　Every　base　groom　must　have　his　pipe　with　his　pot　of　ale；　it　〃is　vendible　in　every　taverne；　inne；　and　ale…house；　and　as　for　apothecaries　shops；　grosers　shops；　chandlers　shops；　they　are　（almost）　never　without　company　that；　from　morning　till　night；　are　still　taking　of　tobacco。〃　　Numbers　of　houses　and　shops　had　no　other　trade　to　live　by。　　The　wrath　of　King　James　was　probably　never　cooled　against　tobacco；　but　the　expression　of　it　was　somewhat　tempered　when　he　perceived　what　a　source　of　revenue　it　became。

The　savages　of　North　America　gave　early　evidence　of　the　possession　of　imaginative　minds；　of　rare　power　of　invention；　and　of　an　amiable　desire　to　make　satisfactory　replies　to　the　inquiries　of　their　visitors。　　They　generally　told　their　questioners　what　they　wanted　to　know；　if　they　could　ascertain　what　sort　of　information　would　please　them。　　If　they　had　known　the　taste　of　the　sixteenth　century　for　the　marvelous　they　could　not　have　responded　more　fitly　to　suit　it。　　They　filled　Mr。　Lane　and　Mr。　Hariot　full　of　tales　of　a　wonderful　copper　mine　on　the　River　Maratock　（Roanoke）；　where　the　metal　was　dipped　out　of　the　stream　in　great　bowls。　　The　colonists　had　great　hopes　of　this　river；　which　Mr：　Hariot　thought　flowed　out　of　the　Gulf　of　Mexico；　or　very　near　the　South　Sea。　　The　Indians　also　conveyed　to　the　mind　of　this　sagacious　observer　the　notion　that　they　had　a　very　respectably　developed　religion；　that　they　believed　in　one　chief　god　who　existed　from　all　eternity；　and　who　made　many　gods　of　less　degree；　that　for　mankind　a　woman　was　first　created；　who　by　one　of　the　gods　brought　forth　children；　that　they　believed　in　the　immortality　of　the　soul；　and　that　for　good　works　a　soul　will　be　conveyed　to　bliss　in　the　tabernacles　of　the　gods；　and　for　bad　deeds　to　pokogusso；　a　great　pit　in　the　furthest　part　of　the　world；　where　the　sun　sets；　and　where　they　burn　continually。　　The　Indians　knew　this　because　two　men　lately　dead　had　revived　and　come　back　to　tell　them　of　the　other　world。　　These　stories；　and　many　others　of　like　kind；　the　Indians　told　of　themselves；　and　they　further　pleased　Mr。　Hariot　by　kissing　his　Bible　and　rubbing　it　all　over　their　bodies；　notwithstanding　he　told　them　there　was　no　virtue　in　the　material　book　itself；　only　in　its　doctrines。　　We　must　do　Mr。　Hariot　the　justice　to　say；　however；　that　he　had　some　little　suspicion　of　the　〃subtiltie〃　of　the　weroances　（chiefs）　and　the　priests。

Raleigh　was　not　easily　discouraged；　he　was　determined　to　plant　his　colony；　and　to　send　relief　to　the　handful　of　men　that　Grenville　had　left　on　Roanoke　Island。　　In　May；　1587；　he　sent　out　three　ships　and　a　hundred　and　fifty　householders；　under　command　of　Mr。　John　White；　who　was　appointed　Governor　of　the　colony；　with　twelve　assistants　as　a　Council；　who　were　incorporated　under　the　name　of　〃The　Governor　and　Assistants　of　the　City　of　Ralegh　in　Virginia；〃　with　instructions　to　change　their　settlement　to　Chesapeake　Bay。　　The　expedition　found　there　no　one　of　the　colony　（whether　it　was　fifty　or　fifteen　the　writers　disagree）；　nothing　but　the　bones　of　one　man　where　the　plantation　had　been；　the　houses　were　unhurt；　but　overgrown　with　weeds；　and　the　fort　was　defaced。　　Captain　Stafford；　with　twenty　men；　went　to　Croatan　to　seek　the　lost　colonists。　　He　heard　that　the　fifty　had　been　set　upon　by　three　hundred　Indians；　and；　after　a　sharp　skirmish　and　the　loss　of　one　man；　had　taken　boats　and　gone　to　a　small　island　near　Hatorask；　and　afterwards　had　departed　no　one　knew　whither。

Mr。　White　sent　a　band　to　take　revenge　upon　the　Indians　who　were　suspected　of　their　murder　through　treachery；　which　was　guided　by　Mateo；　the　friendly　Indian；　who　had　returned　with　the　expedition　from　England。　　By　a　mistake　they　attacked　a　friendly　tribe。　　In　August　of　this　year　Mateo　was　Christianized；　and　baptized　under　the　title　of　Lord　of　Roanoke　and　Dassomonpeake；　as　a　reward　for　his　fidelity。　　The　same　month　Elinor；　the　daughter　of　the　Govemor；　the　wife　of　Ananias　Dare；　gave　birth　to　a　daughter；　the　first　white　child　born　in　this　part　of　the　continent；　who　was　named　Virginia。

Before　long　a　dispute　arose　between　the　Governor　and　his　Council　as　to　the　proper　person　to　return　to　England　for　supplies。　　White　himself　was　finally　prevailed　upon　to　go；　and　he　departed；　leaving　about　a　hundred　settlers　on　one　of　the　islands　of　Hatorask　to　form　a　plantation。

The　Spanish　invasion　and　the　Armada　distracted　the　attention　of　Europe　about　this　time；　and　the　hope　of　plunder　from　Spanish　vessels　was　more　attractive　than　the　colonization　of　America。　　It　was　not　until　1590　that　Raleigh　was　able　to　despatch　vessels　to　the　relief　of　the　Hatorask　colony；　and　then　it　was　too　late。　　White　did；　indeed；　start　out　from　Biddeford　in　April；　1588；　with　two　vessels；　but　the　temptation　to　chase　prizes　was　too　strong　for　him；　and　he　went　on　a　cruise　of　his　own；　and　left　the　colony　to　its　destruction。

In　March；　1589…90；　Mr。　White　was　again　sent　out；　with　three　ships；　from　Plymouth；　and　reached　the　coast　in　August。　　Sailing　by　Croatan　they　went　to　Hatorask；　where　they　descried　a　smoke　in　the　place　they　had　left　the　colony　in　1587。　　Going　ashore　next　day；　they　found　no　man；　nor　sign　that　any　had　been　there　lately。　　Preparing　to　go　to　Roanoke　next　day；　a　boat　was　upset　and　Captain　Spicer　and　six　of　the　crew　were　drowned。　　This　accident　so　discouraged　the　sailors　that　they　could　hardly　be　persuaded　to　enter　on　the　search　for　the　colony。　At　last　two　boats；　with　nineteen　men；　set　out　for　Hatorask；　and　landed　at　that　part　of　Roanoke　where　the　colony　had　been　left。　　When　White　left　the　colony　three　years　before；　the　men　had　talked　of　going　fifty　miles　into　the　mainland；　and　had　agreed　to　leave　some　sign　of　their　departure。　　The　searchers　found　not　a　man　of　the　colony；　their　houses　were　taken　down；　and　a　strong　palisade　had　been　built。　　All　about　were　relics　of　goods　that　had　been　buried　and　dug　up　again　and　scattered；　and　on　a　post　was　carved　the　name　〃CROATAN。〃　　This　signal；　which　was　accompanied　by　no　sign　of　distress；　gave　White　hope　that　he　should　find　his　comrades　at　Croatan。　　But　one　mischance　or　another　happening；　his　provisions　being　short；　the　expedition　decided　to　run　down　to　the　West　Indies　and　〃refresh〃　（chiefly　with　a　little　Spanish　plunder）；　and　return　in　the　spring　and　seek　their　countrymen；　but　instead　they　sailed　for　England　and　never　went　to　Croatan。　　The　men　of　the　abandoned　colonies　were　never　again　heard　of。　　Years　after；　in　1602；　Raleigh　bought　a　bark　and　sent　it；　under　the　charge　of　Samuel　Mace；　a　mariner　who　had　been　twice　to　Virginia；　to　go　in　search　of　the　survivors　of　White's　colony。　　Mace　spent　a　month　lounging　about　the　Hatorask　coast　and　trading　with　the　natives；　but　did　not　land　on　Croatan；　or　at　any　place　where　the　lost　colony　might　be　expected　to　be　found；　but　having　taken　on　board　some　sassafras；　which　at　that　time　brought　a　good　price　in　England；　and　some　other　barks　which　were　supposed　to　be　valuable；　he　basely　shirked　the　errand　on　which　he　was　hired　to　go；　and　took　himself　and　his　spicy　woods　home。

The　〃Lost　Colony〃　of　White　is　one　of　the　romances　of　the　New　World。　Governor　White　no　doubt　had　the　feelings　of　a　parent；　but　he　did　not　allow　them　to　interfere　with　his　more　public　duties　to　go　in　search　of　Spanish　prizes。　　If　the　lost　colony　had　gone　to　Croatan；　it　was　probable　that　Ananias　Dare　and　his　wife；　the　Governor's　daughter；　and　the　little　Virginia　Dare；　were　with　them。　　But　White；　as　we　have　seen；　had　such　confidence　in　Providence　that　he　left　his　dear　relatives　to　its　care；　and　made　no　attempt　to　visit　Croatan。

Stith　says　that　Raleigh　sent　five　several　times　to　search　for　the　lost；　but　the　searchers　returned　with　only　idle　reports　and　frivolous　allegations。　　Tradition；　however；　has　been　busy　with　the　fate　of　these　deserted　colonists。　　One　of　the　unsupported　conjectures　is　that　the　colonists　amalgamated　with　the　tribe　of　Hatteras　Indians；　and　Indian　tradition　and　the　physical　characteristics　of　the　tribe　are　said　to　confirm　this　idea。　　But　the　sporadic　birth　of　children　with　white　skins　（albinos）　among　black　or　copper…colored　races　that　have　had　no　intercourse　with　white　people；　and　the　occurrence　of　light　hair　and　blue　eyes　among　the　native　races　of　America　and　of　New　Guinea；　are　facts　so　well　attested　that　no　theory　of　amalgamation　can　be　sustained　by　such　rare　physical　manifestations。　　According　to　Captain　John　Smith；　who　wrote　of　Captain　Newport's　explorations　in　1608；　there　were　no　tidings　of　the　waifs；　for；　says　Smith；　Newport　returned　〃without　a　lump　of　gold；　a　certainty　of　the　South　Sea；　or　one　of　the　lost　company　sent　out　by　Sir　Walter　Raleigh。〃

In　his　voyage　of　discovery　up　the　Chickahominy；　Smith　seem；　to　have　inquired　about　this　lost　colony　of　King　Paspahegh；　for　he　says；　〃what　he　knew　of　the　dominions　he　spared　not　to　acquaint　me　with；　as　of　certaine　men　cloathed　at　a　place　called　Ocanahonan；　cloathcd　like　me。〃

＇Among　these　Hatteras　Indians　Captain　Amadas；　in　1584；　saw　children　with　chestnut…colored　hair。＇

We　come　somewhat　nearer　to　this　matter　in　the　Historie　of　Travaile　into　Virginia　Britannia；〃　published　from　the　manuscript　by　the　Hakluyt　Society　in　1849；　in　which　it　is　intimated　that　seven　of　these　deserted　colonists　were　afterwards　rescued。　　Strachey　is　a　first…rate　authority　for　what　he　saw。　　He　arrived　in　Virginia　in　1610　and　remained　there　two　years；　as　secretary　of　the　colony；　and　was　a　man　of　importance。　　His　〃Historie〃　was　probably　written　between　1612　and　1616。　　In　the　first　portion　of　it；　which　is　descriptive　of　the　territory　of　Virginia；　is　this　important　passage：　〃