The Life of George Washington, Vol. 1 (of 5)

embarked, sailed from Plymouth; but, having cruelly and criminally wasted their time in plundering the Spaniards in the West Indies, they did not reach Hatteras until the month of Augu

filled with water, another was overset, and six men were drowned. Two other boats were fit

of the place to which they should remove, on some tree, door, or post; with the addition of a cross over it, as a signal of distress, if they should be really distressed at the time of changing t

et weighed anchor the next day. Meeting with a storm, and several accidents, they were discouraged fr

ese lost colonists; nor has the time or the ma