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time or the manner of their perishing ever
been discovered.

1606—Those repeated disasters prevented
any further attempt in England to settle
a colony in this country for some yearn.—
It was at length renewed by an association
of enterprising gentlemen of London and
Bristol. King James I. granted to Thomas

Gates and his associates, all those territo-
ries in America lying on the sea coast be-
tween the 34th and 45th degree of N. lat-
titude. The association was by their own
desire, divided into two distinct companies.
The adventurers of the City of London, &c.
were called the first colony, and were re-
quired to settle between the 34th and 41st
degrees of latitude. The other adventu-
rers of Bristol, &c. were to settle between
the 38th and 45th degrees. A code of laws
were framed by King James for their go-
vernment

On the 19th of December, captain New-
port sailed with one vessel of one hundred
tons, and two barks with 105 men, destined
to remain in the Colony. Such was the
outfit of the first successful colony sent
from England to America.

1607—Newport was bound to Roanoake, but
was driven by a storm to the mouth of the
Chesapeake. They discovered Cape Henry
on the 26th April, and soon afterwards
Cape Charles. On landing at the former