MARTIN FROBISHER'S THREE VOYAGES IN THE DIRECTION OF CATHAY. Frobisher's First Voyage His Discovery of Meta Incognita and Observations thereon-His Gold-finding, and its Results—The Cathay Company – Frobisher's Second Voyage — The rude People of Orkney—The Exploration of Frobisher’s Straits—The Inhabitants of Meta Incognita, and English Dealings with them -Frobisher's Third Voyage—His Visit to Greenland--The Perils of an Arctic Storm-Frobisher's Discovery of Hudson's Straits—His last Researches and Experiences in Meta Incognita -Relics of his Stay therein-His Return to England-His Rivals and Enemies — Proposals for a Fourth Voyage—The Gilbert's Projects against Spain-His Charter for American Colo- nization—Walter Raleigh's Early History–His Share in Gil- bert's Project—The first unfortunate Issue of that Project—The Occupations of Gilbert and Raleigh in Ireland and in England- The Renewal of the Colonizing Project-Gilbert's Second Ex- pedition—Troubles in Newfoundland and on the Homeward SIR WALTER RALEIGH'S VIRGINIA. Raleigh's Charter for American Colonization - The Exploring Voyage of Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlow—Their Observa- of Caliban—The Failure of the First Colony-Grenville's abortive Expedition for its Relief—Raleigh's Second Colony- Its unfortunate History-John White’s Search for its Members CHAPTER IX. JOHN DAVIS'S THREE VOYAGES IN THE DIRECTION OF CATHAY. [1585-1587.] The North-eastern Voyage of Arthur Pet and Charles Jackman- Later Projects for North-western Voyaging—The Fellowship of New Navigations—Davis's First Voyage—His Exploration of Greenland–The Land of Desolation-Discovery of Davis's Straits and Cumberland Island–Davis's Second Voyage—The unworthy Exploits of Richard Pope—Davis at Gilbert's Sound -His Intercourse with the Greenlanders—His Researches along the Coasts of Cumberland Island and Labrador-His Third Voyage-Quarrels with the Greenlanders—Further Discoveries in Davis's Straits and Baffin's Bay—The End of Davis's Northern Voyaging .245 CHAPTER X. THE END OF THE CATHAYAN QUEST. [1579—1603.] The First Voyagers to the East Indies : Thomas Stevens; Fitch and Newberry—The East Indian Expedition under George Ray- mond and James Lancaster-The Mischances of the Outward Voyage and the Shipwreck of Raymond-Lancaster's Adven- tures in the Indian Seas~ The Mischances of his Homeward Voyage—Dutch Voyages to the East Indies, with John Davis and William Adams for Pilots—The Formation of the East India Company–Lancaster’s Second East Indian Expedition- His Stay in Africa—The Beginnings of English Trade with Sumatra and Java-Fresh Projects for North-western Voyaging towards India—George Waymouth's Disastrous Expedition . 275 . LIST OF MAPS. THE ARCTIC REGIONS . Facing page 33 . 126 THE ARCTIC REGIONS (reduced from a map prepared by MICHAEL LOCK). FROBISHER'S STRAITS (from a map prepared by Cap tain C. F. Hall, and published in his Life with the Esquimaux, 1864) THE COUNTESS OF WARWICK'S SUTND, FROBISHER'S STRAITS (from the same). 129 129 |
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