Roanoke koloniyasi - Roanoke Colony

Roanoke koloniyasi
Koloniyasi Angliya
1585–1590
Tashlab ketilgan mustamlakaning kashf etilishi, 1590 yil
Roanoke koloniyasining hozirgi Shimoliy Karolina hududida joylashgan joyi
Aholisi
• 1585	Taxminan. 108[a]
• 1587	Taxminan. 112-121[a]
Hukumat
• turi	Koloniya
Hokim
• 1585–1586	Ralf Leyn
• 1587	Jon Uayt
Tarixiy davr	Elizabet davri
• tashkil etilgan	1585
• Evakuatsiya qilingan	1586
• Qayta tashkil etilgan	1587
• Tashlandiq topildi	1590
Bugungi qismi	Dare okrugi, Shimoliy Karolina, Qo'shma Shtatlar

The Roanoke koloniyasi (/ˈroʊəˌnoʊk/) tomonidan qilingan ikkita urinishni anglatadi Ser Uolter Rali birinchi doimiyni topish Inglizcha turar joy Shimoliy Amerikada. Xamfri Jilbert boshchiligidagi inglizlar, 1583 yilda qirolicha Yelizaveta I. Roanoke qirollik huquqi bilan birinchi Shimoliy Amerika ingliz mustamlakasi sifatida Nyu -oundlenddagi Sent-Jonni da'vo qilgan edi. Birinchi Roanoke koloniyasi gubernator tomonidan tashkil etilgan Ralf Leyn 1585 yilda Roanoke oroli hozirda Dare okrugi, Shimoliy Karolina, Qo'shma Shtatlar.^{[1]:45, 54–59} 1585 yilgi aholi punkti muvaffaqiyatsizlikka uchraganidan so'ng, boshchiligidagi ikkinchi koloniya Jon Uayt 1587 yilda o'sha orolga kelib tushdi va Yo'qotilgan koloniya uning aholisining tushunarsiz yo'qolishi tufayli.^{[1]:xx, 89, 276}

Leyn koloniyasi materiallarning etishmasligi va mahalliy aholi bilan yomon munosabatlar tufayli qiynalgan Mahalliy amerikaliklar. Kechiktirilgan etkazib berish missiyasini kutayotganda Richard Grenvill, Leyn koloniyani tark etishga va qaytishga qaror qildi Angliya bilan Frensis Dreyk 1586 yilda. Grenvill ikki haftadan keyin keldi va Raleining da'vosini himoya qilish uchun kichik bir otryadni tark etdi.^[1]:70–77 1587 yilda Raleigh Uaytni tashkil etish uchun ekspeditsiyaga yubordi Raleidan Cittie yilda Chesapeake Bay. Biroq, Grenvil odamlarini tekshirish uchun to'xtash paytida, flagmaning uchuvchisi Simon Fernandes Uaytning mustamlakachilari Roanokda qolishini talab qildi.^{[1]:81–82, 89}

Uayt 1588 yilda o'z koloniyasiga yana ko'p narsalarni olib kelishni niyat qilib, Fernandes bilan Angliyaga qaytib keldi.^[1]:93–94 Buning o'rniga Angliya-Ispaniya urushi uning Roanokega qaytishini 1590 yilgacha kechiktirdi.^{[1]:94, 97} U kelgandan so'ng, u aholi punktini mustahkam, ammo tashlandiq holda topdi. "CROATOAN" so'zi o'yilgan holda topilgan palisade Uayt buni mustamlakachilar ko'chib ketgan degan ma'noni anglatadi Xorvatiya oroli. U bu yo'lni tutishdan oldin, notekis dengizlar va yo'qolgan langar qutqaruv missiyasini Angliyaga qaytishga majbur qildi.^[1]:100–03

Taxminan 112-121 kolonistlarning taqdiri noma'lum bo'lib qolmoqda. Ular yaqin atrofdagi tub amerikalik jamoalar bilan assimilyatsiya qilingan bo'lishi mumkin degan taxminlar 1605 yildayoq paydo bo'lgan.^[1]:113–14 Tomonidan olib borilgan tergovlar Jeymstaun kolonistlar Roanoke ko'chmanchilarining qirg'in qilinganligi to'g'risida xabarlarni, shuningdek, mahalliy Amerika qishloqlarida evropalik xususiyatlarga ega odamlarning hikoyalarini tayyorladilar, ammo hech qanday aniq dalillar keltirilmadi.^[1]:116–25 Bu masalaga qiziqish 1834 yilgacha pasayib ketdi Jorj Bankroft voqealarini yozib qoldirdi Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari tarixi. Bankroftning mustamlakachilar, xususan Uaytning go'dak nevarasi haqidagi ta'rifi Virjiniya Dare, ularni asosiy raqamlar sifatida tashlang Amerika madaniyati va jamoatchilik tasavvurini egallab oldi.^[1]:128–30 Ushbu yangi qiziqishga qaramay, zamonaviy tadqiqotlar hali ham sirni hal qilish uchun zarur bo'lgan arxeologik dalillarni keltirmadi.^[1]:270

Fon

Shimoliy Atlantika okeanidan tashqi qirg'oqlarga qadar cho'zilgan "Verazzano dengizi" tasvirlangan 1529 xarita

The Tashqi banklar tomonidan 1524 yilda o'rganilgan Jovanni da Verrazzano, kim xato qildi Pamliko ovozi uchun tinch okeani, va to'siq orollari an istmus. Buni mumkin bo'lgan yorliq sifatida tan olish Min Xitoy, u o'z topilmalarini Kingga taqdim etdi Frantsuz I Frantsisk va qirol Angliyalik Genrix VIII Hech kim bu masalani ta'qib qilmadi.^[1]:17–19

1578 yilda qirolicha Yelizaveta I serga nizom berdi Xemfri Gilbert nasroniy shohliklari tomonidan talab qilinmagan hududlarni o'rganish va mustamlaka qilish.^[1]:27–28 Nizomning shartlari noaniq edi, ammo Gilbert unga barcha hududlarga huquq berishini tushundi Yangi dunyo shimoliy Ispaniya Florida.^[2]:5 1583 yilda Gilbert vafotidan so'ng,^[1]:30 qirolicha xartiyani akasi Adrian Gilbert va uning ukasi o'rtasida taqsimlagan Uolter Rali. Adrianning ustavida unga patent berilgan Nyufaundlend va shimoldagi barcha nuqtalar, bu erda geograflar oxir-oqibat uzoq kutilgan narsani topishadi Shimoli-g'arbiy o'tish yo'li Osiyoga. Raleigh janubdagi erlar bilan mukofotlandi, garchi ularning aksariyati allaqachon da'vo qilingan edi Ispaniya.^[1]:33 Biroq, Richard Xakluyt shu vaqtgacha Raleighning da'vosida joylashgan Verazzanoning "istmusi" haqida xabar olgan va u uchun tashviqot olib borgan Angliya imkoniyatdan foydalanish.^[1]:31–33

1584 yil 25 martda chiqarilgan Raleining nizomida u 1591 yilgacha mustamlaka tuzishi yoki mustamlaka qilish huquqidan mahrum bo'lishi kerakligi ko'rsatilgan edi.^[2]:9 U "bunday uzoq diniy va vahshiy o'lkalarni, o'lkalarni va hududlarni kashf etishi, izlashi, topishi va ko'rishlari kerak edi ... tutish, egallash va zavq olish".^[3] Raleigh yuboradigan bazani yaratishi kutilgan edi xususiy shaxslar Ispaniyaning xazina parklariga qarshi reydlarda.^[4]:12

Raleighga berilgan keng vakolatlarga qaramay, unga qirolichaning yonidan chiqish taqiqlangan. Shaxsiy ravishda Amerika qit'asiga sayohat qilishning o'rniga, u missiyalarni sheriklariga topshirdi va Londondan operatsiyalarni nazorat qildi.^{[1]:30, 34}

Amadas-Barlo ekspeditsiyasi

Inglizlarning Virjiniyaga kelishi (1590). Zarbxona Teodor De Bry, Jon Uaytning rasmidan.

Rali o'zining da'vosini o'rganish uchun tezda ekspeditsiyani tashkil etdi. 1584 yil 27 aprelda Angliyadan jo'nab ketdi.^[4]:14 Filo ikkitadan iborat edi barkalar; Filipp Amadas Simon Fernes uchuvchi sifatida katta kemaning kapitani bo'lgan Artur Barlou boshqasining buyrug'ida edi. Bunga ko'rsatmalar mavjud Tomas Harriot va Jon Uayt sayohatda qatnashgan bo'lishi mumkin, ammo ularning ishtirokini bevosita tasdiqlaydigan biron bir yozuv saqlanib qolmagan.^[2]:20–23

Ekspeditsiya janubga etib borish uchun transatlantik sayohatlar uchun standart yo'lni ishlatgan savdo shamollari ularni g'arbiy tomonga olib borgan G'arbiy Hindiston, bu erda ular toza suv to'pladilar. Keyin ikkita kema 4-iyulgacha shimolga suzib o'tib, hozirgi zamon deb nomlangan erga qarab ko'rishdi Keyp qo'rquvi. Filo 13-iyul kuni Hatorask orolining shimolidagi kirish qismiga tushdi, uni kashf etgan Fernandes nomi bilan "Port Ferdinando" deb nomlangan.^[4]:14

The Mahalliy amerikaliklar mintaqada, ehtimol, avvalgi ekspeditsiyalarda bo'lgan evropaliklar uchrashgan yoki hech bo'lmaganda kuzatilgan. The Sekotan, kim boshqargan Roanoke oroli va Albemarle Sound va Pamlico daryosi o'rtasidagi materik, tez orada inglizlar bilan aloqa o'rnatdi va do'stona aloqalar o'rnatdi. Sekotan boshlig'i, Vingina, bilan yaqinda urushda yaralangan edi Pamliko, shuning uchun uning o'rniga akasi Granganimeo qabila vakili bo'lgan.^[5]:44–55

1584 yil kuzida Angliyaga qaytib kelgandan so'ng, Amadas va Barlowe qabilalarning mehmondo'stligi va Roanokening strategik joylashuvi haqida yaxshi gapirishdi. Ular ikkita mahalliy odamni qaytarib berishdi: Vanchese, Secotan va Manteo, a Xorvatiya uning onasi boshliq bo'lgan Xorvatiya oroli.^[5]:56 Ekspeditsiya hisobotlarida ushbu mintaqa yoqimli va mo'l-ko'l er sifatida tasvirlangan bo'lib, ularga ishora qiladi Oltin asr va Adan bog'i, garchi bu hisoblar Rali tomonidan bezatilgan bo'lishi mumkin.^[2]:29–38

Qirolicha Yelizaveta Raleining ekspeditsiyasi natijalaridan hayratda qoldi. 1585 yilda, marosim paytida ritsar Rali, unga berilgan erni e'lon qildi "Virjiniya "va" Ritsar va Virjiniya gubernatori "deb e'lon qildi. Ser Uolter Rali koloniyani moliyalashtirish uchun sarmoyadorlarni izlashga kirishdi.^[1]:45

Qatorli koloniya

Ser Richard Grenvill

Virjiniyadagi birinchi koloniya uchun Ralei asosan tabiiy resurslarni qidirish va baholashga qaratilgan harbiy operatsiyani rejalashtirgan. Belgilangan miqdordagi kolonistlar noma'lum, ammo olti yuzga yaqin odam safarga jo'natildi, ehtimol ularning taxminan yarmi koloniyada qolishni, keyin ikkinchi to'lqin bilan davom ettirishni maqsad qilgan. Ralf Leyn koloniyaning gubernatori etib tayinlandi va Filipp Amadas admiral bo'lib xizmat qiladi, garchi flot qo'mondoni ser Richard Grenvill umumiy missiyani boshqargan.^[2]:53–56 Fuqaro xizmatchilar orasida metallurg ham bor edi Yoaxim Gans, olim Tomas Harriot va rassom Jon Uayt. Angliyaga tashrifidan uyiga qaytgan Manteo va Vanchese ham safarda yo'lovchilar bo'lgan.^[1]:45–49

Sayohat

Filo etti kemadan iborat edi galleass Yo'lbars (Grenvilning flagmani, uchuvchisi Fernandes bo'lgan), qayiq Roebuck (kapitan Jon Klark), Qizil sher (Jorj Raymond buyrug'i bilan), Yelizaveta (kapitan tomonidan Tomas Kavendish ), Doroti (Raleining shaxsiy kemasi, ehtimol Artur Barlowe kapitan bo'lgan) va ikkita kichik pinnaces.^[2]:55–56

Plimut, Devon, rivojlanayotgan Dreyk, Gilbert, Grenvill va Rali portlari edi.

1585 yil 9-aprelda flot jo'nab ketdi Plimut, orqali janub tomon harakatlanmoqda Biskay ko'rfazi. Portugaliya qirg'og'idagi kuchli bo'ron ajralib chiqdi Yo'lbars flotning qolgan qismidan va piklardan birini cho'ktirdi. Yaxshiyamki, Fernandes kemalar Mosquetalda uchrashadigan bunday voqea rejasini maslahat bergan edi,^[b] janubiy sohilida Puerto-Riko. Yolg'iz davom etish, Yo'lbars uchun yaxshi tezlik yaratdi Karib dengizi, uchrashish joyiga 11 may kuni, boshqa kemalardan oldinroq etib kelgan.^[2]:57

Mosfetaldagi Ralf Leyn qal'asi

Filo kutish paytida Grenvil bazasi lagerini tashkil qildi, u erda uning ekipaji dam olishlari va ispan kuchlaridan himoya qilishlari mumkin edi. Leyn odamlari fursatdan foydalanib, yangi koloniyada kerak bo'ladigan istehkomlarni qurish uchun mashq qilishdi. Ekipaj yangi kemani qurish uchun yo'qolgan pinni almashtirish, mixlarni to'qish va mahalliy yog'ochni arralashga kirishdi.^[2]:57 Yelizaveta 19 may kuni, fort va pinnace tugagandan ko'p o'tmay keldi.^[2]:58[8]:91

Filoning qolgan qismi hech qachon Mosquetalga etib bormagan. Hech bo'lmaganda kemalardan biri Yamayka yaqinida qiyinchiliklarga duch keldi va zaxiralari tugadi, bu esa kapitanning yigirma ekipajini qirg'oqqa yuborishiga sabab bo'ldi. Oxir-oqibat Roebuck, Qizil sherva Doroti davom etdi Tashqi banklar, iyun oyining o'rtalariga kelib. Qizil sher Croatoan orolida o'ttizga yaqin odamni qoldirib, Nyufaundlendda xususiy xizmatga jo'nab ketdi. Bu orada Grenvil yangi oziq-ovqat olish umidida Ispaniyaning mahalliy hukumati bilan aloqa o'rnatdi. Ispaniyaliklar va'da qilingan buyumlarni etkazib berolmagach, Grenvil ular tez orada hujum qilishadi deb gumon qilgan, shuning uchun u va uning kemalari vaqtinchalik qal'ani tark etishgan.^{[2]:60, 64}

Salinas ko'rfazida tuz yig'ish

Grenvill Ispaniyaning ikkita kemasini qo'lga kiritdi Mona Passage, ularni o'z parkiga qo'shib qo'ydi. Leyn ushbu kemalardan birini olib bordi Salinas ko'rfazi, u erda u ispaniyaliklar tomonidan to'plangan tuz tepaliklarini qo'lga kiritdi. Leyn yana odamlarini himoya qilish uchun istehkomlar qurdi, chunki ular tuzni kemaga olib kelishdi. Keyin Grenvilning kemalari suzib ketishdi La Isabela, bu erda ispaniyaliklar yaxshi qurollangan ingliz floti bilan savdo qilish uchun jangovar harakatlarni chetga surdilar. 7 iyun kuni Grenvil jo'nab ketdi Hispanola tashqi banklarda davom etish.^[2]:60–63

Filo Vokokon orolidagi kirish yo'li orqali suzib o'tdi (hozirgi zamon yaqinida) Ocracoke kirish joyi ) 26 iyun kuni. Yo'lbars urdi a shoal, oziq-ovqat ta'minotining katta qismini buzish va kemani deyarli yo'q qilish.^[2]:63 Grenvil parki yangi koloniya bilan qishni o'tkazishi kerak edi, ehtimol uni darhol xususiy baza sifatida ishlatishni boshlashi kerak edi. Halokati Yo'lbarsBiroq, buni imkonsiz qildi. Qolgan qoidalar rejalashtirilganidek kelishuvni qo'llab-quvvatlay olmaydi. Bundan tashqari, tashqi banklarning sayoz kirish joylari mintaqani yirik kemalarni qo'llab-quvvatlash uchun baza uchun yaroqsiz holga keltirdi. Endi koloniyaning eng ustuvor vazifasi yaxshiroq portni topishdir.^[4]:20

Ta'mirlashdan so'ng, Yo'lbars qolgan flot bilan Port Ferdinando tomon davom etishdi, u erda ular birlashdilar Roebuck va Doroti. Ortda qolgan erkaklar Qizil sher Ehtimol, shu vaqt ichida joylashgan.^[2]:63–64 5-avgust kuni Jon Arundell tezroq harakatlanadigan kemalardan biriga qo'mondonlik qildi va ekspeditsiyaning xavfsiz etib kelgani haqida xabar berish uchun Angliyaga yo'l oldi.^[2]:75

Koloniyaning tashkil etilishi

Aquascogoc-ga hujum

Dan ta'minotning yo'qolishi Yo'lbars mustamlaka dastlab rejalashtirilganidan ancha kam ko'chmanchilarni qo'llab-quvvatlashini anglatardi. Grenvill Leynda faqat yuzga yaqin kishi qolishga qaror qildi, bu esa 1585 yil iyun oyida Angliyadan chiqib ketishni rejalashtirgan boshqa bir flot koloniyaning maqsadlarini bajarish uchun etarli bo'ladi, kolonistlarning ikkinchi to'lqini va ta'minotini etkazib berishi mumkin edi.^[2]:64–67 Biroq, Grenvil ushbu ekspeditsiyaning Nyufaundlendga yo'naltirilganligini, baliq ovlash flotlarini ogohlantirish uchun ispanlarning ingliz tijorat kemalarini ingliz xususiy mulkdorlarining hujumlari uchun qasos olish uchun boshlaganligi haqida bilmas edi.^[2]:85 Yetkazib berish missiyasini tashkil qilgunga qadar Leyn koloniyasi mahalliy aholining saxiyligiga juda bog'liq bo'lar edi.^[4]:23

Esa Yo'lbars ta'mirlanib, Grenvil Pamlico Sound va Secotan qishloqlarini o'rganish uchun ekspeditsiya uyushtirdi Aquascogoc, Pamliko va Secotan. Uning partiyasi mahalliy aholi bilan aloqa o'rnatib, Harriot va Uaytga tub Amerika amerika jamiyatini keng o'rganish imkoniyatini taqdim etdi.^[8]:102–10 Garchi ularning tadqiqotlarining katta qismi 1586 yilgi koloniyani evakuatsiya qilishdan omon qolmagan bo'lsa-da, Garriotning Virjiniya aholisi va tabiiy resurslari bo'yicha keng tadqiqoti 1588 yilda nashr etilgan, 1590 yil nashrida Uaytning rasmlari gravyuralari kiritilgan.^{[2]:157–58[9]}

Ushbu dastlabki qidiruvdan so'ng, kumush chashka yo'qolgani haqida xabar berildi. O'g'irlangan narsaga ishongan Grenvill Amadasni yo'qolgan mol-mulkni qaytarib berishni talab qilish uchun Aquascogoc-ga qaytib otryadni yuborish uchun yubordi. Qishloq aholisi kubokni ishlab chiqarmaganida, inglizlar zaiflikning paydo bo'lishiga yo'l qo'ymaslik uchun qattiq jazolash kerak deb qaror qildilar. Amadas va uning odamlari butun shaharni va uning ekinlarini yoqib yuborib, mahalliy aholini qochib ketishdi.^{[4]:72[10]:298–99}

Ralf Leynning Roanoke qal'asi

Manteo Grenvill va Leyn uchun Granganimeo bilan uchrashib, Roanoke orolida inglizlarning yashash joyiga joy ajratib berishdi. Ikkala tomon ham orol okeanga chiqish uchun va Ispaniya patrullari tomonidan aniqlanmaslik uchun strategik ravishda joylashganligiga kelishib oldilar. Leyn orolning shimoliy tomonida qal'a qurishni boshladi.^[1]:58–59 Roanoke qal'asida saqlanib qolgan hech qanday ko'rsatmalar mavjud emas, lekin u tuzilishi jihatidan Mosquetaldagi bilan o'xshash bo'lgan.^[11]:27

Grenvill bortida Angliyaga suzib ketdi Yo'lbars 1585 yil 25-avgustda. Oradan bir necha kun o'tib Bermuda, Grenvill katta Ispaniyaga hujum qildi galleon Santa-Mariya-de-Visenteqolgan flotidan ajralib qolgan.^[12]:29–34 Grenvill Angliyaga mukofot sifatida qaytarib olib kelgan savdo kemasida butun Roanoke ekspeditsiyasini foydali qilish uchun etarli xazina bor edi, bu esa qirolicha Yelizaveta saroyida Raleining mustamlakachilik harakatlaridan hayajonni kuchaytirdi.^[5]:84–86

Roebuck Amadas qo'mondonligidagi piklardan birini qoldirib, 1585 yil 8-sentyabrda Roanokeni tark etdi.^{[2]:82, 92} Ma'lumotlarga ko'ra, 107 kishi Leyn bilan koloniyada qoldi, jami 108 kishi. Ammo tarixchilar Uayt Grenvill bilan Angliyaga qaytib keldimi yoki mustamlakachilar ro'yxatida yo'qligiga qaramay, Roanoke-da qishni o'tkazdimi, degan savolga tarixchilar bir xil emas.^{[5]:259[2]:82}

Qidiruv

La Virginea Pars xarita, tomonidan Jon Uayt

Ko'pgina mustamlakachilar oltin va kumush manbalarini topishni kutib, missiyaga qo'shilishdi. Bunday manbalar topilmagandan so'ng, bu odamlar asabiylashdilar va butun operatsiya vaqtlarini behuda o'tkazishga qaror qildilar. Inglizlar mahalliy tub amerikaliklar o'zlarining mislarini qayerdan olishganini ham o'rganishdi, lekin oxir-oqibat hech qachon metallni kelib chiqishiga qarab kuzatmadilar.^[2]:93–95

Mustamlakachilar 1585 yil kuzini cheklangan zaxiralarini ko'paytirish uchun qo'shni qishloqlardan makkajo'xori sotib olishga sarfladilar. Aftidan, koloniya qishda ushlab turish uchun etarlicha makkajo'xori (kiyik go'shti, baliq va istiridyalar bilan birga) olgan.^[2]:91 Biroq, 1585 yil sentyabrdan 1586 yil martgacha bo'lgan davrda koloniyada sodir bo'lgan narsalar haqida ozgina ma'lumot saqlanib qoladi, bu esa qishni to'liq baholashni imkonsiz qiladi.^[2]:99 Kolonistlar, ehtimol, oktyabr oyigacha ingliz tilidagi oziq-ovqat mahsulotlarini va Amerika makkajo'xori mahsulotlarini tugatdilar va natijada qolgan oziq-ovqat manbalarining monotonligi erkaklar ruhiyatining past bo'lishiga hissa qo'shdi.^{[2]:104, 108}

Amadas qishni o'rganish bilan o'tkazdi Chesepeake ko'rfazi, qadar sayohat qilish Genri burni va Jeyms daryosi. U erda uning partiyasi Chesepeake Chesepioc va Skicóak qishloqlari. Secotans Skicóakni mintaqadagi eng katta shahar deb ta'riflagan, ehtimol inglizlar boylarga o'xshash narsani kutishlariga olib kelgan Inka va Azteklar Ispanlar duch kelgan qirolliklar. Amadas buning o'rniga oddiyroq aholi punktini topdi, garchi u hududning iqlimi va tuproq sifati bilan hayratga tushgan bo'lsa.^[5]:87–89 Harriot va Gans Virjiniya hududini o'rganib, tub amerikalik qabilalar bilan uchrashgan va tabiiy boyliklarni hisobga olgan. Sayohatlari paytida Garriot va uning yordamchilari oxir-oqibat Uaytni ishlab chiqarishda foydalaniladigan ma'lumotlarni to'plashdi La Virginea Pars xarita^[1]:63–64

Garchi XVI asr fani bu hodisani tushuntirib berolmasa ham, Garriot kolonistlar tashrif buyurgan har bir shahar tezda o'limga olib keladigan epidemiyaga duchor bo'lganligini payqadi. gripp yoki chechak. Secotanning ba'zilari kasallikni inglizlar tomonidan qo'zg'atilgan g'ayritabiiy kuchlar sabab bo'lgan deb taxmin qilishdi. Vingina kasal bo'lib qolganida, o'z xalqi uni davolay olmadi, ammo u inglizlardan ibodat qilishni so'rab, sog'ayib ketdi. Taassurot qoldirgan Vingina kolonistlardan ushbu kuchni boshqa kasallikka chalingan jamoalar bilan bo'lishishni iltimos qildi, bu esa kasallikning tarqalishini tezlashtirdi. Epidemiya, Leyn koloniyasi cheklangan oziq-ovqat ta'minotini to'ldirish uchun qo'shnilariga juda bog'liq bo'lgan bir paytda kuzgi hosilga jiddiy ta'sir ko'rsatishi mumkin edi.^{[1]:64–65[5]:89–91}

Harbiy xizmatlar va oziq-ovqat tanqisligi

A portreti weroance, kim bo'lishi mumkin Vingina

Bahorga kelib sekotan va koloniya o'rtasidagi munosabatlar keskinlashdi, ehtimol koloniyaning sekotan ovqatiga haddan tashqari bog'liqligi. Aftidan, mustamlaka uchun kuchli advokat bo'lgan Granganimeo vafoti, Vinginani inglizlarga qarshi turishga yordam berdi. Vingina o'z ismini "Pemisapan" ("tomosha qiluvchi") deb o'zgartirib, yangi ehtiyotkorlik va hushyorlik siyosatini taklif qildi va Roanoke orolida yangi vaqtinchalik qabila poytaxtini tashkil etdi. Inglizlar dastlab ushbu o'zgarishlarni ularning manfaatlariga tahdid solishini tan olmadilar.^[4]:75–76

Mart oyida Leyn Pemisapan bilan Secotan hududidan tashqarida materikni o'rganish rejasi haqida maslahatlashdi. Pemisapan rejani qo'llab-quvvatladi va Leynga shunday qilishni maslahat berdi Chovanoke rahbar Menatonon o'z ittifoqchilari bilan inglizlarga qarshi hujumni rejalashtirish uchun uchrashayotgan edi va uch ming jangchi Choanoakda yig'ilgan edi. Shu bilan birga, Pemisapan, Menatononga inglizlar kelishi haqida xabar yubordi va ikkala tomon ham urush harakatlarini kutishini ta'minladi. Leynning yaxshi qurollangan partiyasi Choanoakka etib kelganida, u Chovanoke, Mangoak, Weapemeoc va Moratuc. Ushbu yig'ilish hujumni rejalashtirmagani uchun, Leyn ularni kutilmaganda ushlab oldi. U Menatononni osongina qo'lga kiritdi, u unga Pemisapan birinchi navbatda maslahat so'raganini aytdi.^{[4]:76–77[13]:293[5]:93–94}

Menatonon tezda Leynning ishonchiga sazovor bo'lib, inglizlar hali kashf etmagan mamlakatlardagi foydali imkoniyatlar to'g'risida ma'lumot berdi. U shimoliy-sharqda boy va qudratli podshohni (ehtimol, uning rahbari) tasvirlab bergan Powhatan ), agar u aloqa o'rnatmoqchi bo'lsa, Leyn katta kuchga ega bo'lishi kerakligini ogohlantirdi. Menatonon shuningdek, Leynning boshdan narida joylashgan dengiz haqida eshitgan mish-mishlarni tasdiqladi Roanoke daryosi, aftidan inglizlarning Tinch okeaniga kirish huquqini topish umidini tasdiqlaydi. Boshliqning o'g'li Skiko g'arbiy qismida "Chaunis Temoatan" deb nomlangan joyni tasvirlab berdi, u Leyn mis yoki ehtimol oltindan bo'lishi mumkin deb o'ylagan.^[5]:94–97

Ushbu ma'lumotlarga asoslanib, Leyn o'zining kuchlari ikki guruhga bo'linishini rejalashtirgan edi - biri Chovan daryosi bo'ylab shimolga, ikkinchisi Atlantika qirg'og'i bo'ylab sayohat qilib, Chezapak ko'rfaziga joylashadi. Biroq, u Grenvil Pasxaga etib borishini va'da qilgan yangi ta'minotni olmaguncha, bu vazifani kechiktirishga qaror qildi.^{[4]:77–78[14]:322} Bu orada Leyn fido Menatonon va Skikoni Roanokga garovga qaytarib yuborishdi. Chaunis Temotanni izlash uchun u qirq odam bilan Roanoke daryosidan 100 milya uzoqlikda yurdi, ammo ular faqat kimsasiz qishloqlar va pistirmada yotgan jangchilarni topdilar.^[5]:97–98 Leyn Moratucdan uning yurishi davomida unga oziq-ovqat bilan ta'minlanishini kutgan edi, ammo Pemisapan inglizlar dushman ekanligi va qishloq aholisi o'z ovqatlari bilan daryodan chiqib ketishlari kerakligi haqida xabar yubordi.^[4]:78–79

Leyn va uning partiyasi Pasxadan ko'p o'tmay koloniyaga yarim och va quruq qo'l bilan qaytib kelishdi. Ular yo'qligida mish-mishlar ularning o'ldirilgani haqida tarqaldi va Pemisapan Sekotanni Roanoke orolidan olib chiqib, koloniyani ochlikdan tark etishga tayyorlanayotgan edi. Hali Angliyadan chiqib ketmagan Grenvilning qayta ta'minlangan flotidan asar ham yo'q edi. Leynning so'zlariga ko'ra, Pemisapan Reynok daryosi missiyasidan tiriklayin qaytib kelganidan Pemisapan shunchalik ajablanganki, u o'z rejalarini qayta ko'rib chiqdi. Ensenore, Pemisapan kengashi oqsoqoli, inglizlarni qo'llab-quvvatladi. Keyinchalik, Menatononning vakili Leynga Weapemeoc rahbari Okisko qirolicha Yelizaveta va ser Valter Raleiga sodiqlik va'dasi berganligini ma'lum qildi. Mintaqadagi kuchlar muvozanatidagi bu siljish Pemisapanni mustamlakaga qarshi rejalarini amalga oshirishga to'sqinlik qildi. Buning o'rniga u o'z xalqiga ekin ekishni va qurishni buyurdi baliq ovlash ko'chmanchilar uchun.^[4]:80–82

Inglizlar va sekotanlar o'rtasida yangilangan kelishuv qisqa muddatli edi. 20 aprelda Ensenor vafot etdi va koloniyani Pemisapanning yaqin doirasidagi so'nggi advokatidan mahrum qildi. Vanchese katta maslahatchiga aylandi va inglizlar orasida bo'lgan vaqti uni tahdid deb ishontirdi. Pemisapan Secotanni Roanoke'dan evakuatsiya qildi, baliq ovchilarini yo'q qildi va inglizlarga oziq-ovqat mahsulotlarini sotmaslikni buyurdi. O'z holiga tashlab qo'yilgan inglizlar mustamlakani ushlab turish uchun etarli miqdorda oziq-ovqat ishlab chiqarishga imkoni yo'q edi. Leyn o'z odamlariga tashqi banklarda va materikda ozuqa va ozuqa so'rash uchun kichik guruhlarga bo'linishni buyurdi.^[4]:82

Leyn Skikoni garovda ushlab turishda davom etdi. Pemisapan Skiko bilan muntazam ravishda uchrashgan va uni inglizlarga qarshi ishlarga xayrixoh deb hisoblagan bo'lsa-da, Skiko otasining mustamlaka bilan munosabatlarni saqlab qolish niyatini amalga oshirishga intildi. Skiko Leynga Pemisapan 10 iyun kuni turli mintaqaviy kuchlar bilan urush kengashi yig'ilishini tashkil etishni rejalashtirganligi to'g'risida xabar berdi. Secotan mustamlaka bilan savdodan olgan mis bilan, Pemisapan boshqa qabilalarga inglizlarga qarshi so'nggi hujumda uning tarafida bo'lishiga jiddiy ta'sir ko'rsatishni taklif qildi. Shaxsiy Weapemeocs-ga qatnashishga ruxsat berilgan bo'lsa-da, Oksiko ishtirok etishdan bosh tortdi. Hujum rejasi Leyn va boshqa muhim etakchilar koloniyada uxlab yotganlarida pistirma qilish, so'ngra qolganlarga umumiy hujum uchun signal berish edi. Ushbu ma'lumotlarga asoslanib, Leyn Secotanga ingliz floti kelganligi to'g'risida Pemisapanning qo'lini majburlash uchun dezinformatsiya yubordi.^[4]:83–84

Ingliz tilini kuchaytirish imkoniyati bilan o'z jadvalini tezlashtirishga majbur bo'lgan Pemisapan 31 may kuni Dasamongueponkedagi uchrashuvga imkon qadar ko'proq ittifoqchilarni yig'di. O'sha kuni kechqurun, Leyn ertasi kuni ertalab materikni ogohlantirishlariga yo'l qo'ymaslik uchun Roanokda joylashtirilgan jangchilarga hujum qildi. 1 iyun kuni Leyn, uning yuqori lavozimli zobitlari va yigirma besh kishi Dasamongueponke-ga Skikoni ozod qilish uchun Secotan urinishini muhokama qilish bahonasida tashrif buyurishdi. Ular kengashga qabul qilingandan so'ng, Leyn odamlariga hujum qilish uchun signal berdi. Pemisapan o'qqa tutilib, o'rmonga qochib ketdi, ammo Leynning odamlari unga etib kelishdi va uning kesilgan boshini olib kelishdi.^[4]:83–85 Bosh koloniya qal'asi tashqarisida mixlangan.^[15]:98

Evakuatsiya

Ser Frensis Dreykning 1585–86 yillardagi sayohati xaritasi

Iyun oyida mustamlakachilar Sir parki bilan aloqa o'rnatdilar Frensis Dreyk, muvaffaqiyatli kampaniyalardan Angliyaga qaytishda Santo-Domingo, Kartagena va Avgustin.^[1]:70–71 Ushbu reydlar paytida Drake qochqinlarni, qullarni va jihozlarni Raleining koloniyasiga etkazib berish niyatida sotib olgan. Koloniyadagi baxtsizliklar to'g'risida xabar topgach, Dreyk to'rt oylik zaxiralarni va uning kemalaridan birini qoldirishga rozi bo'ldi Frensis. Biroq, a bo'ron supurib, tashqi banklarni urdi Frensis dengizga.^[2]:134–37

Bo'rondan keyin Leyn odamlarini koloniyani evakuatsiya qilishga ishontirdi va Dreyk ularni Angliyaga qaytarib olishga rozi bo'ldi. Manteo va uning sherigi Touay ularga qo'shildi. Leynning uchta kolonisti ortda qolib, bundan xabar topolmadi. Mustamlaka tashlab qo'yilganligi sababli, u erda qul va qochqinlar Dreykni nimaga joylashtirmoqchi bo'lganligi noma'lum. Ularning Angliya floti bilan kelganliklari haqida hech qanday ma'lumot yo'q va Dreyk ularni Roanokda ilgari Leyn uchun ajratib qo'ygan ba'zi mollari bilan qoldirgan bo'lishi mumkin.^[1]:74–75 Dreykin parki Leyn kolonistlari bilan birgalikda 1586 yil iyulda Angliyaga etib bordi.^[1]:77 Kelgandan so'ng, kolonistlar tanishtirdilar tamaki, makkajo'xori va kartoshka Angliyaga.^[16]:5

Grenvilning otryadi

Raleigh tomonidan yuborilgan bitta ta'minot kemasi, Dreyk koloniyani evakuatsiya qilganidan bir necha kun o'tgach, Roanokka etib keldi. Ekipaj mustamlakachilaridan asar ham topolmay, chiqib ketishdi. Ikki hafta o'tgach, Grenvilning yordam floti bir yilga mo'ljallangan mol va 400 kishining yordami bilan keldi. Grenvill keng ko'lamli qidiruv ishlarini olib bordi va uchta mahalliy aholini so'roq qildi, ulardan biri nihoyat evakuatsiya haqida ma'lumot berdi.^[2]:140–45 Filo Angliyaga qaytib keldi va inglizlarning mavjudligini saqlab qolish uchun ham, Raleining Roanoke oroliga da'vosini himoya qilish uchun ham o'n besh kishidan iborat kichik bir guruhni qoldirdi.^[2]:150–51

Xorvatiyaning so'zlariga ko'ra, ushbu kontingentga Grenvilning floti ketganidan ko'p o'tmay materik qabilalari ittifoqi hujum qilgan. Besh inglizlar ustritsalarni yig'ishayotgan edilar, shunda hujumchilarning ikkitasi qurolsiz ko'rinib, qarorgohga yaqinlashib, ikki ingliz bilan tinchgina uchrashishni iltimos qildilar. Mahalliy amerikaliklardan biri inglizni o'ldirish uchun ishlatgan yog'och qilichni yashirdi. Yana 28 hujumchi o'zlarini oshkor qilishdi, ammo boshqa ingliz o'z bo'limini ogohlantirish uchun qochib ketdi. Mahalliy aholi olovli o'qlar bilan hujum qilishdi, inglizlar oziq-ovqat do'konlarini saqlaydigan uyni yoqib yuborishdi va erkaklar qo'llarini qulay bo'lgan narsalarini olishga majbur qilishdi. Ikkinchi ingliz o'ldirildi; qolgan to'qqiz kishi qirg'oqqa chekinishdi va oroldan o'z qayiqlarida qochib ketishdi. Daryodan qaytib kelayotgan to'rt vatandoshlarini topib, ularni ko'tarib, Port Ferdinando tomon yo'l olishdi. Omon qolgan o'n uchta odamni boshqa ko'rmadilar.^{[17]:364–65}

Yo'qotilgan koloniya

Jorj Xou o'limi

Leyn koloniyasining qochib ketishiga qaramay, Raleigh Xakluyt, Garriot va Uaytning yana bir urinishini qilishga ishontirildi.^[1]:81 Biroq, Leyn odamlari va Sekotan o'rtasidagi jangovar harakatlar va Vinginaning o'limidan so'ng, Roanoke oroli ingliz ko'chmanchilari uchun xavfsiz bo'lmaydi.^[1]:90 Xakluyt, qisman Tinch okeanining qirg'oqlari Virjiniya hududining o'rganilgan joylaridan tashqarida joylashganligiga ishonganligi sababli, yangi mustamlaka uchun joy sifatida Chesapeake ko'rfazini tavsiya qildi. 1587 yil 7-yanvarda Raliey Uaytni gubernator va o'n ikki yordamchi bilan "Rali Cittie" ni tashkil etish to'g'risidagi korporativ nizomni tasdiqladi.^{[1]:81–82, 202} Taxminan 115 kishi koloniyaga qo'shilishga rozi bo'lishdi, shu jumladan Uaytning homilador qizi Eleanora va uning eri Ananiya Dare. Mustamlakachilar asosan o'rta sinf londonlilari bo'lib, ehtimol ular bo'lishga intilishgan qo'ndi janob.^[1]:84–85 Leyn koloniyasidan Dreykning parki bilan chiqib ketgan Manteo va Touayni ham olib kelishdi.^[1]:88 Bu safar partiyaga ayollar va bolalar kiritildi, ammo uyushgan harbiy kuch yo'q.^[1]:85

Ekspeditsiya uchta kemadan iborat edi: flagman Arslon, Uayt Fernandes bilan usta va uchuvchi sifatida, kemada (Edvard Spayser qo'mondonligida) va to'la-to'kis pinnace (Edvard Stafford tomonidan boshqariladi). Filo 8 may kuni jo'nab ketdi.^[2]:268–69

22-iyul kuni flagman va pog'ona Krovat oroliga langar tashladi. Uayt qirq kishini Pinanga olib borib, Roanokga olib borishni rejalashtirgan, u erda Grenvillda joylashgan o'n besh kishi bilan maslahatlashib, Chezapeak ko'rfaziga borishdan oldin. Ammo u eng yuqori pog'onaga chiqqach, Fernandes vakili bo'lgan flagman ustidagi "janob" dengizchilarga kolonistlarni Roanokda qoldirishni buyurdi.^{[1]:89[8]:215[18]:25}

Ertasi kuni ertalab Uaytning partiyasi Leyn koloniyasi joylashgan joyni topdi. Qal'at demontaj qilingan edi, uylar esa bo'sh va qovun bilan o'ralgan edi. Grenvil odamlari u erda amerikaliklar tomonidan o'ldirilgan, ulardan birining qoldiqlari deb ishongan odam suyaklaridan boshqa hech qachon bo'lmagan.^{[1]:90[17]:362–63}

25-iyul kuni flyboat kelganidan keyin barcha kolonistlar tushishdi.^[1]:90 Ko'p o'tmay, kolonist Jorj Xou Albemarle Soundda yolg'iz Qisqichbaqa izlab yurgan paytida mahalliy tomonidan o'ldirilgan.^{[19]:120–23}

Suvga cho'mish Virjiniya Dare

Oq Manteo yordamida Xorvatiya bilan munosabatlarni tiklash uchun Staffordni yubordi. Xorvatiya materik qabilalarining koalitsiyasi, Vanse boshchiligida, Grenvilning otryadiga qanday hujum qilganini tasvirlab berdi.^[1]:90–92 Kolonistlar Xorvatiya orqali sulh tuzishga urinishdi, ammo javob olmadilar.^{[1]:91[19]:120–23} 9 avgustda Uayt Dasamongueponkaga oldindan zarba berdi, ammo dushman (Xou o'limi uchun jazodan qo'rqib) qishloqdan chiqib ketdi va inglizlar tasodifan xorvatiyalik talonchilarga hujum qilishdi. Manteo yana mustamlakachilar va xorvatlar o'rtasidagi munosabatlarni yumshatdi.^[1]:92 Koloniyada qilgan xizmati uchun Manteo edi suvga cho'mgan va "Roanoke va Dasamongueponke Lord" deb nomlangan.^[1]:93

1587 yil 18-avgustda Eleanor Dare suvga cho'mgan holda qiz tug'di "Virjiniya "Virjiniyada tug'ilgan birinchi nasroniy" bo'lish sharafiga. Marjeri Harvye ko'p o'tmay tug'dirganiga qaramay, uning bolasi haqida boshqa hech narsa ma'lum emas.^[1]:94

Filo Angliyaga qaytishga tayyorgarlik ko'rayotgan paytda, kolonistlar Albemarle Sounddan ellik chaqirim narida ko'chib o'tishga qaror qilishdi.^[17]:360 Kolonistlar gubernator Uaytni mustamlakaning umidsiz ahvolini tushuntirish va yordam so'rab Angliyaga qaytishga ishontirishdi.^{[19]:120–23} Uayt istamay rozi bo'ldi va 1587 yil 27-avgustda flot bilan jo'nab ketdi.^[17]:369

1588 yordam missiyasi

Ispaniyalik Armada-ga qarshi ingliz otish kemalarining boshlanishi, 1588 yil 7-avgust

Qiyin sayohatdan so'ng Uayt 1587 yil 5-noyabrda Angliyaga qaytib keldi.^[17]:371 Shu vaqtgacha Ispaniya Armada hujumga safarbarlik Londonga etib borgan va qirolicha Yelizaveta kelgusi jangda qatnashishi uchun har qanday kemani Angliyadan chiqishini taqiqlagan edi.^{[4]:119–21[1]:94}

Qish paytida Grenvilga ispanlarga hujum qilish uchun Karib dengiziga flot olib borish huquqidan voz kechish huquqi berildi va Uaytga unga qo'shimcha kemada hamrohlik qilishga ruxsat berildi. Filo 1588 yil mart oyida ishga tushirilishi kerak edi, ammo noqulay shamol ularni Grenvillda qolish va Angliyani himoya qilish uchun yangi buyruqlar olmaguncha ularni portda ushlab turdi. Grenvil flotidagi kichikroq kemalardan ikkitasi Jasur va Roe, jang uchun yaroqsiz deb topilgan va Uaytga ularni Roanokega olib borishga ruxsat berilgan. Kemalar 22-aprelda jo'nab ketishdi, ammo kemalar sardorlari tashqi safarda (o'zlarining daromadlarini yaxshilash uchun) bir nechta Ispaniya kemalarini qo'lga olishga harakat qilishdi.^{[2]:302[4]:121–22} 6 may kuni ularga hujum uyushtirildi Frantsuzcha qaroqchilar Marokash yaqinida. Ekipajning qariyb yigirma nafari halok bo'ldi va Roanokega etkazib beriladigan materiallar talon-taroj qilindi va kemalar Angliyaga qaytishdi.^[1]:94–95

Avgust oyida Ispaniya armadasini mag'lubiyatga uchratgandan so'ng, Angliya a harakatlarini uyushtirishga yo'naltirish uchun yuk tashish taqiqini saqlab qoldi Armada hisoblagichi 1589 yilda Ispaniyaga hujum qilish uchun. Uayt 1590 yilgacha yana bir marta etkazib berishga urinish uchun ruxsat ololmaydi.^[1]:97

1585–1590 yillarda Ispaniya razvedkasi

Ispaniya imperiyasi Grenvill qo'lga olingandan beri Roanoke mustamlakalari to'g'risida razvedka ma'lumotlarini yig'ib kelgan Santa-Mariya-de-Visente 1585 yilda. Ular inglizlar Shimoliy Amerikada qaroqchilik uchun boshpana yaratganidan qo'rqdilar, ammo bunday bazani topa olmadilar.^[1]:60 Ularda Leyn koloniyasi tashlab ketilgan yoki Uayt o'sha joyga joylashtirilgan deb taxmin qilish uchun hech qanday sabab yo'q edi.^[1]:88 Darhaqiqat, ispanlar inglizlarning Virjiniyadagi muvaffaqiyatlarini juda yuqori baholadilar; mish-mishlarga ko'ra, inglizlar olmosdan yasalgan tog'ni va Tinch okeaniga yo'lni kashf etgan.^[1]:95

1587 yilda amalga oshirilmagan razvedka topshirig'idan so'ng King Ispaniyalik Filipp II buyurdi Visente Gonsales 1588 yilda Chezapeake ko'rfazida qidirish uchun. Gonsales Chezapeakda hech narsa topolmadi, ammo qaytishda u tashqi banklar bo'ylab Port Ferdinandoni kashf etishga shoshildi. Port tashlandiq bo'lib tuyuldi va Roanoke orolida hech qanday faoliyat alomatlari yo'q edi. Gonsales to'liq tergov o'tkazmasdan chiqib ketdi. Ispaniyaliklar Gonsales ingliz maxfiy bazasini topganiga ishongan bo'lsalar-da, Ispaniya Armadasining mag'lubiyati Filippga zudlik bilan unga hujum qilishni buyurmadi. Xabarlarga ko'ra, 1590 yilda Roanoke mustamlakasini yo'q qilish va Chesapeake ko'rfazida Ispaniya mustamlakasini tashkil etish rejasi tuzilgan, ammo bu ingliz razvedkasini noto'g'ri yo'naltirish uchun mo'ljallangan dezinformatsiya edi.^[1]:95–98

1590 yordam missiyasi

Jon Uayt 1590 yil Roanoke koloniyasi xarobalarida

Oxir oqibat, Raleigh tomonidan uyushtirilgan xususiy ekspeditsiyada Uayt uchun parcha tashkil etildi Jon Uotts. Oltita kemadan iborat flot 1590 yil yozida Ispaniyaning Karib dengizidagi chegara punktlariga hujum qilish uchun sarf qilar edi, ammo flagman Xayr va Oy nuri Uaytni o'z koloniyasiga olib borish uchun bo'linib ketar edi.^[1]:97 Shu bilan birga, shu bilan birga, Raleigh korxonani yangi investorlarga topshirish jarayonida edi.^[1]:98

Xayr va Oy nuri anchored at Croatoan Island on August 12, but there is no indication that White used the time to contact the Croatan for information. On the evening of August 15, while anchored at the north end of Croatoan Island, the crews sighted plumes of smoke on Roanoke Island; the following morning, they investigated another column of smoke on the southern end of Croatoan, but found nothing.^[1]:98 White's landing party spent the next two days attempting to cross Pamlico Sound with considerable difficulty and loss of life. On August 17 they sighted a fire on the north end of Roanoke and rowed towards it, but they reached the island after nightfall and decided not to risk coming ashore. The men spent the night in their anchored boats, singing English songs in hopes that the colonists would hear.^{[1]:xvii–xix}

White and the others made landfall on the morning of August 18 (his granddaughter's third birthday). The party found fresh tracks in the sand, but were not contacted by anyone. They also discovered the letters "CRO" carved into a tree. Upon reaching the site of the colony, White noted the area had been fortified with a palisade. Near the entrance of the fencing, the word "CROATOAN" was carved in one of the posts.^[1]:xix White was certain these two inscriptions meant that the colonists had peacefully relocated to Croatoan Island, since they had agreed in 1587 that the colonists would leave a "secret token" indicating their destination, or a ko'ndalang pattée kabi majburiy kod.^{[20]:384[4]:126–27}

Within the palisade, the search party found that houses had been dismantled, and anything that could be carried had been removed. Several large trunks (including three belonging to White, containing the belongings he left behind in 1587) had been dug up and looted. None of the colony's boats could be found along the shore.^[1]:101

The party returned to Xayr that evening, and plans were made to return to Croatoan the following day. Biroq, Xayr's anchor cable snapped, leaving the ship with only one working cable and anchor. The search mission could not continue given the considerable risk of shipwreck. Oy nuri set off for England, but the crew of Xayr offered a compromise with White, in which they would spend winter in the Caribbean and return to the Outer Banks in the spring of 1591. This plan fell through, though, when Xayr was blown off course, forcing them to stop for supplies in the Azor orollari. When the winds prevented landfall there, the ship was again forced to change course for England, arriving on October 24, 1590.^[1]:102–03

Investigations into Roanoke

1595–1602 Walter Raleigh

Ser Uolter Rali

Although White failed to locate his colonists in 1590, his report suggested they had simply relocated and might yet be found alive. However, it served Raleigh's purposes to keep the matter in doubt; so long as the settlers could not be proven dead, he could legally maintain his claim on Virginia.^[1]:111 Nevertheless, a 1594 petition was made to declare Ananias Dare qonuniy o'lik so that his son, John Dare, could inherit his estate. The petition was granted in 1597.^{[21]:225–26}

During Raleigh's first transatlantic voyage in 1595, he claimed to be in search of his lost colonists, although he would admit this was disinformation to cover his search for El Dorado. On the return voyage, he sailed past the Outer Banks, and later claimed that weather prevented him from landing.^[1]:111

Raleigh later sought to enforce his monopoliya on Virginia—based on the potential survival of the Roanoke colonists—when the price of sassafras skyrocketed. He funded a 1602 mission to the Outer Banks, with the stated goal of resuming the search.^[1]:112–13 Led by Samuel Mace, this expedition differed from previous voyages in that Raleigh bought his own ship and guaranteed the sailors' wages so that they would not be distracted by privateering.^[4]:130 However, the ship's itinerary and manifest indicate that Raleigh's top priority was harvesting sassafras far south of Croatoan Island. By the time Mace approached Hatteras, bad weather prevented them from lingering in the area.^[1]:113 In 1603, Raleigh was implicated in the Asosiy uchastka and arrested for treason against Qirol Jeyms, effectively ending his Virginia charter.^[4]:147–48

1603 Bartholomew Gilbert

There was one final expedition in 1603 led by Bartholomew Gilbert with the intention of finding Roanoke colonists. Their intended destination was Chesapeake Bay, but bad weather forced them to land in an unspecified location near there. The landing team, including Gilbert himself, was killed by a group of Native Americans for unknown reasons on July 29. The remaining crew were forced to return to England empty-handed.^[22]:50

1607–1609 John Smith

Reproduction of the Zúñiga Map

Tashkil etilganidan keyin Jeymstaun settlement in 1607, Jon Smit was captured by the Powhatan and met with both their leader Vaxunsenakav (often referred to as "Chief Powhatan") and his brother Opchanakano. They described to him a place called "Ocanahonan", where men wore European-style clothing; and "Anone", which featured walled houses. Later, after Smith returned to the colony, he made arrangements with Wowinchopunk, the king of the Paspahegh, to investigate "Panawicke", another place reportedly inhabited by men in European dress. The colony produced a crude map of the region with labels for these villages. The map also featured a place called "Pakrakanick" with a note indicating, "Here remayneth 4 men clothed that came from Roonocok to Ocanahawan."^{[18]:128–33}

In the summer of 1608, Smith sent a letter about this information, along with the map, back to England. The original map is now lost, but a copy was obtained by Pedro de Zúñiga, the Spanish ambassador to England, who passed it on to King Ispaniyalik Filipp III. The copy, now commonly referred to as the "Zúñiga Map", was rediscovered in 1890.^{[18]:129, 131}

Smith planned to explore Pakrakanick, but a dispute with the Paspahegh ended the mission before it could begin. He also dispatched two search parties, possibly to look for the other villages reported to him, with instructions to find "the lost company of Sir Walter Rawley". Neither group could find any sign of the Roanoke colonists living in the area.^{[18]:151, 154}

By May 1609, word had reached England's Royal Council for Virginia that the 1587 colonists had been massacred by Wahunsenacawh.^[23]:17 The source of this allegation is unknown. Machumps, Wahunsenacawh's brother-in-law, is known to have provided information about Virginia, and he had recently arrived in England.^[1]:121 It has been speculated that the same voyage could have also delivered a letter from Smith, although no evidence for this exists.^[2]:365

Based on this intelligence, as well as Smith's earlier report, the Council drafted orders for the Jamestown colony to relocate. These orders recommended "Ohonahorn" (or "Oconahoen"), near the mouth of the Chovan daryosi, as a new base. Among the purported advantages of this location were proximity to "Riche Copper mines of Ritanoc" and "Peccarecamicke", where four of Raleigh's colonists were supposed to be held by a chieftain named "Gepanocon".^[23]:16–17 These orders, along with the new acting governor, Tomas Geyts, were delayed due to the shipwreck of the Dengiz korxonasi at Bermuda. Gates arrived at Jamestown in May 1610, several months into the Ochlik vaqti. The crisis may have deterred the colonists from attempting the proposed relocation. An expedition was sent to the Chowan River, but there is no record of its findings.^[1]:120–22

1610–1612 William Strachey

William Strachey arrived in Jamestown, along with Gates and Machumps, in May 1610. By 1612, he had returned to England, where he wrote Britaniyaning Virjiniya shtatidagi Travaile tarixchisi, an overview of the Virginia territory.^[1]:120–22 He described "Peccarecamek", "Ochanahoen", "Anoeg", and "Ritanoe" in a manner consistent with Smith's map and the Virginia Council's orders to Gates. However, Strachey introduced additional details about "the slaughter at Roanoak".^{[24]:26, 48}

Strachey suggested that the lost colonists had spent twenty years living peacefully with a tribe beyond Powhatan territory. Wahunsenacawh, he claimed, carried out the unprovoked attack at the recommendation of his priests, shortly before the arrival of the Jamestown colonists. Based on this account, seven English—four men, two boys, and one woman—survived the assault and fled up the Chowan River. They later came under the protection of a chieftain named "Eyanoco", for whom they beat copper at "Ritanoe".^{[24]:26, 85–86}

The Historie of Travaile never directly identifies the tribe that supposedly hosted the Roanoke colonists. However, Strachey did describe an attack against the Chesepians, in which Wahunsenacawh's priests warned him that a nation would arise in Chesapeake Bay to threaten his dominion.^[24]:101 It has been inferred that the colonists had relocated to Chesapeake, and both groups were massacred in the same attack.^[2]:367–68

Strachey believed that the Powhatan religion was inherently Shaytoniy, and that the priests might literally be in communion with Shayton. He advocated for England to facilitate the Powhatans' conversion to Christianity. To that end, he recommended a plan in which King James would show mercy to the Powhatan people for the massacre of the Roanoke colonists, but demand revenge upon the priests.^[24]:83–86 However, the London Company did not publish The Historie of Travaile, which fell into obscurity until 1849.^[24]:xx There is no indication that any actions were taken against Wahunsenacawh or his priests in retaliation for the alleged massacre.^[1]:123

1625 Samuel Purchas

Powhatan attack on Jamestown

After the Powhatan attacked Jamestown in 1622, there was a dramatic shift in English commentary on Native Americans, as writers increasingly questioned their humanity. The London kompaniyasi sponsored propaganda arguing that the massacre had justified genotsid retaliation, in order to assure potential backers that their investment in the colony would be safe.^{[25]:453–54[26]:265}

In this context, Samuel Purchas yozgan Virginia's Verger in 1625, asserting England's right to possess and exploit its North American claim. He argued that the natives, as a race, had forfeited their right to the land through bloodshed, citing the 1586 ambush of Grenville's garrison, an alleged attack on White's colonists, and the 1622 Jamestown massacre. Purchas offered no evidence for his claim about the 1587 colony except to state, "Powhatan confessed to Cap. Smith, that hee had beene at their slaughter, and had divers utensills of theirs to shew."^{[27]:228–29}

It is possible Smith related the story of Wahunsenacawh's confession to Purchas, as they are known to have spoken together. However, Smith's own writings never mention the confession, leaving Purchas's claim to stand alone in what historian Helen Rountree dismisses as "an anti-Indian polemik ".^[28]:21–22 Even if taken at face value, the alleged confession is not persuasive, as Wahunsenacawh might have invented the story in an attempt to intimidate Smith. The European artifacts allegedly offered as "proof" of a raid on the Roanoke colonists could just as easily have been obtained from other sources, such as Ajaxan.^[29]:71

1701–1709 John Lawson

Sea traffic through Roanoke Island fell into decline in the 17th century, owing to the dangerous waters of the Outer Banks.^[1]:126 In 1672, the inlet between Hatorask and Croatoan Islands closed, and the resulting landmass became known as Hatteras oroli.^[30]:180

Davomida John Lawson 's 1701–1709 exploration of northern Karolina, he visited Hatteras Island and encountered the Xatteralar odamlar.^[30]:171 Although there is evidence of European activity in the Outer Banks throughout the 17th century, Lawson was the first historian to investigate the region since White left in 1590.^{[30]:181–82} Lawson was impressed with the influence of English culture on the Hatteras. They reported that several of their ancestors had been white, and some of them had gray eyes, supporting this claim. Lawson theorized that members of the 1587 colony had assimilated into this community after they lost hope of regaining contact with England.^[31]:62 While visiting Roanoke Island itself, Lawson reported finding the remains of a fort, as well as English coins, firearms, and a powder horn.^[1]:138

1800s Renewed Research

Research into the disappearance of the 1587 colonists largely ended with Lawson's 1701 investigation. Renewed interest in the Lost Colony during the 19th century eventually led to a wide range of scholarly analysis.

1800s–1950 Site preservation

Reconstructed earthwork at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site

The ruins that Lawson encountered in 1701 eventually became a tourist attraction. AQSh prezidenti Jeyms Monro visited the site on April 7, 1819. During the 1860s, visitors described the deteriorated "fort" as little more than an earthwork in the shape of a small bastion, and reported holes dug by in search of valuable relics. Production of the 1921 jim film Yo'qotilgan koloniya and road development further damaged the site. 30-yillarda, J. C. Xarrington advocated for the restoration and preservation of the earthwork.^[1]:135–41 The Milliy park xizmati began administration of the area in 1941, designating it Fort Raleigh milliy tarixiy sayti. In 1950, the earthwork was reconstructed in an effort to restore its original size and shape.^[32]

1887–Present – Archaeological evidence

Archaeological research dig at Fort Raleigh milliy tarixiy sayti (2009)

Archaeological research on Roanoke Island only began when Talkott Uilyams discovered a Native American burial site in 1887. He returned in 1895 to excavate the fort, but found nothing of significance. Ivor Noël Hume would later make several compelling finds in the 1990s, but none that could be positively linked to the 1587 colony, as opposed to the 1585 outpost.^[1]:138–42

Keyin "Emili" dovuli uncovered a number of Native American artifacts along Cape Creek in Buxton, Shimoliy Karolina, antropolog Devid Satton Felps kichik organized an excavation in 1995. Phelps and his team discovered a ring in 1998, which initially appeared to be a gold signet ring ko'tarib geraldika of a Kendall family in the 16th century.^{[1]:184–89[33]} The find was celebrated as a landmark discovery, but Phelps never published a paper on his findings, and neglected to have the ring properly tested. X-ray analysis in 2017 proved the ring was brass, not gold, and experts could not confirm the alleged connection to Kendall heraldry. The low value and relative anonymity of the ring make it more difficult to conclusively associate with any particular person from the Roanoke voyages, which in turn increases the likelihood that it could have been brought to the New World at a later time.^{[34][1]:199–205}

A significant challenge for archaeologists seeking information about the 1587 colonists is that many common artifacts could plausibly originate from the 1585 colony, or from Native Americans who traded with other European settlements in the same era. Andrew Lawler suggests that an example of a conclusive find would be female remains (since the 1585 colony was exclusively male) buried according to Christian tradition (supine, in an east–west orientation) which can be dated to before 1650 (by which point Europeans would have spread throughout the region).^[1]:182 However, few human remains of any kind have been discovered at sites related to the Lost Colony.^[1]:313

One possible explanation for the extreme deficiency in archaeological evidence is qirg'oq eroziyasi. The northern shore of Roanoke Island, where the Lane and White colonies were located, lost 928 feet (283 m) between 1851 and 1970. Extrapolating from this trend back to the 1580s, it is likely portions of the settlements are now underwater, along with any artifacts or signs of life.^[35]

2011–2019 Site X

In November 2011, researchers at the First Colony Foundation noticed two corrective patches on White's 1585 map La Virginea Pars. At their request, the Britaniya muzeyi examined the original map with a engil stol. One of the patches, at the confluence of the Roanoke and Chowan rivers, was found to cover a symbol representing a fort.^{[1]:163–70[36]}

As the symbol is not to scale, it covers an area on the map representing thousands of acres in Berti okrugi (Shimoliy Karolina). However, the location is presumed to be in or near the 16th century Weapemeoc village of Mettaquem. In 2012, when a team prepared to excavate where the symbol indicated, archaeologist Nicholas Luccketti suggested they name the location "Site X", as in "X joyni belgilaydi."^[1]:176–77

In an October 2017 statement, the First Colony Foundation reported finding fragments of Tudor pottery and weapons at Site X, and concluded that these indicate a small group of colonists residing peacefully in the area.^[37] The challenge for this research is to convincingly rule out the possibility that such finds were not brought to the area by the 1585 Lane colony, or the trading post established by Nathaniel Batts in the 1650s.^[1]:174–82 In 2019, the Foundation announced plans to expand the research into land that has been donated to North Carolina as Salmon Creek State Natural Area.^[38][39]

Drought analysis 1587–1589 season

In 1998, a team led by climatologist David W. Stahle (of the Arkanzas universiteti ) va arxeolog Dennis B. Blanton (of the Uilyam va Meri kolleji ) concluded that an extreme drought occurred in Toza suv between 1587 and 1589. Their study measured growth rings from a network of kel sarv trees, producing data over ranging from 1185 to 1984. Specifically, 1587 was measured as the worst growing season in the entire 800-year period. The findings were considered consistent with the concerns the Croatan expressed about their food supply.^[40]

2005–2019 Genetic analysis

Since 2005, computer scientist Roberta Estes has founded several organizations for DNK analysis and genealogical research. Her interest in the disappearance of the 1587 colony motivated various projects to establish a genetic link between the colonists and potential Native American descendants. Tekshirish autosomal DNK for this purpose is unreliable, as so little of the colonists' genetic material would remain after five or six generations. However, testing of Y xromosomalari va Mitoxondrial DNK is more reliable over large spans of time. The main challenge of this work is to obtain a genetic point of comparison, either from the remains of a Lost Colonist or one of their descendants. While it is conceivable to sequence DNA from 430-year-old bones, there are as of yet no bones from the Lost Colony to work with. As of 2019, the project has yet to identify any living descendants either.^[1]:311–14

Hypotheses about the colony's disappearance

Bu 51-maydon of colonial history.

— Adrian Masters (historian, University of Texas)^[1]:110

Without evidence of the Lost Colony's relocation or destruction, speculation about their fate has endured since the 1590s.^[1]:110 The matter has developed a reputation among academics for attracting obsession and sensatsionizm with little scholastic benefit.^{[1]:8, 263, 270–71, 321–24}

Conjecture about the Lost Colonists typically begins with the known facts about the case. When White returned to the colony in 1590, there was no sign of battle or withdrawal under duress, although the site was fortified. There were no human remains or graves reported in the area, suggesting everyone left alive. The "CROATOAN" message is consistent with the agreement with White to indicate where to look for them, suggesting they expected White to look for them and wanted to be found.^[1]:324–26

Powhatan attack at Chesapeake Bay

Chief Powhatan, detail of map published by John Smith (1612)

David Beers Quinn concluded that the 1587 colonists sought to relocate to their original destination—Chesapeake Bay—using the pinnace and other small boats to transport themselves and their belongings. A small group would have been stationed at Croatoan to await White's return and direct him to the transplanted colony. Following White's failure to locate any of the colonists, the main body of the colonists would have quickly assimilated with the Chesepians, while the lookouts on Croatoan would have blended into the Croatan tribe.

Quinn suggested that Samuel Mace's 1602 voyage might have ventured into Chesepeake Bay and kidnapped Powhatans to bring back to England. From there these abductees would be able to communicate with Thomas Harriot, and might reveal that Europeans were living in the region. Quinn evidently believed circumstances such as these were necessary to explain optimism about the colonists' survival after 1603.

Although Strachey accused Wahunsenacawh of slaughtering the colonists and Chesepians in separate passages, Quinn decided that these events occurred in a single attack on an integrated community, in April 1607. He supposed that Wahunsenacawh could have been seeking revenge for the speculative kidnappings by Mace. In Quinn's estimation, John Smith was the first to learn of the massacre, but for political considerations he quietly reported it directly to King James rather than revealing it in his published writings.^[2]:341–77

Despite Quinn's reputation on the subject, his peers had reservations about his theory, which relies heavily on the accounts of Strachey and Purchas.^[1]:132

Integration with local tribes

Watercolor of a Secotan village, by John White

People have considered the possibility that the missing colonists could have assimilated into nearby Native American tribes since at least 1605.^[1]:113 If this integration was successful, the assimilated colonists would gradually exhaust their European supplies (ammunition, clothing) and discard European culture (language, style of dress, agriculture) as Algonquian lifestyle became more convenient.^[1]:328 Colonial era Europeans observed that many people removed from European society by Native Americans for substantial periods of time—even if captured or enslaved—were reluctant to return; the reverse was seldom true. Therefore, it is reasonable to postulate that, if the colonists were assimilated, they or their descendants would not seek reintegration with subsequent English settlers.^[1]:328

Most historians today believe this to be the most likely scenario for the surviving colonists' fate.^[1]:329 However, this leaves open the question of with which tribe, or tribes, the colonists assimilated.

It is widely accepted that the Croatan were ancestors of the 18th-century Hatteras, although evidence of this is circumstantial.^[30]:180[41] Hozirgi Roanoke-Hatteras tribe identifies as descendants of both the Croatan and the Lost Colonists by way of the Hatteras.^[1]:339–44

Some 17th-century maps use the word "Croatoan" to describe locations on the mainland, across Pamlico Sound from Roanoke and Hatteras. By 1700, these areas were associated with the Machapunga.^[1]:334 Oral traditions and legends about the migration of the Croatan through the mainland are prevalent in eastern North Carolina.^[4]:137 For example, the "Legend of the Coharie "ichida Sampson okrugi was transcribed by Edward M. Bullard in 1950.^{[18]:102–10}

More famously, in the 1880s, state legislator Hamilton McMillan proposed that the Native American community in Robeson okrugi (then considered rangsiz odamlar ) retained surnames and linguistic characteristics from the 1587 colonists.^[42] His efforts convinced the North Carolina legislature to confer tribal recognition to the community in 1885, with the new designation of "Croatan". The tribe petitioned to be renamed in 1911, eventually settling on the name Lumbi 1956 yilda.^[1]:301–07

Other tribes purportedly linked to the Roanoke colonists include the Katavba va Kori.^[12]:128 Samuel A'Court Ashe was convinced that the colonists had relocated westward to the banks of the Chowan River in Bertie County, and Conway Whittle Sams claimed that after being attacked by Wanchese and Wahunsenacawh, they scattered to multiple locations: the Chowan River, and south to the Pamlico and Neuse Rivers.^[43]:233

Reports of encounters with pale-skinned, blond-haired people among various Native American tribes occur as early as 1607. Although this is frequently attributed to assimilated Lost Colonists, it may be more easily explained by dramatically higher rates of albinizm in Native Americans than in people of European descent.^[1]:116

Uning kitobida The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island^[44] published in June 2020, Scott Dawson proposed that the colonists merged with the Croatoan people. Dawson claims, "They were never lost. It was made up. The mystery is over."^[45][46]

Attempt to return to England

Construction of a pinnace to evacuate Charlesfort

The colonists could have decided to rescue themselves by sailing for England in the pinnace left behind by the 1587 expedition. If such an effort was made, the ship could have been lost with all hands at sea, accounting for the absence of both the ship and any trace of the colonists.^{[43]:235–36} It is plausible that the colony included sailors qualified to attempt the return voyage. Little is known about the pinnace, but ships of its size were capable of making the trip, although they typically did so alongside other vessels.^[18]:83–84

The colonists may have feared that a standard route across the Atlantic Ocean, with a stop in the Caribbean, would risk a Spanish attack. Nevertheless, it was feasible for the colonists to attempt a direct course to England. In 1563, French settlers at the failed Sharlfort colony built a crude boat and successfully (albeit desperately) returned to Europe. Alternatively, the Roanoke colonists could have sailed north along the coast, in the hopes of making contact with English fishing fleets in the Meyn ko'rfazi.^[18]:85–89

The pinnace would not have been large enough to carry all of the colonists. Additionally, the provisions needed for a transatlantic voyage would further restrict the number of passengers. The colonists may have possessed the resources to construct another seaworthy vessel, using local lumber and spare parts from the pinnace. Considering the ships were built by survivors of the 1609 Dengiz korxonasi shipwreck, it is at least possible that the Lost Colonists could produce a second ship that, with the pinnace, could transport most of their party.^[18]:84–90 Even in these ideal conditions, however, at least some colonists would remain in Virginia, leaving open the question of what became of them.^[43]:244

Conspiracy against Raleigh

Anthropologist Lee Miller proposed that Sir Frensis Uolsingem, Simon Fernandes, Edward Strafford, and others participated in a conspiracy to maroon the 1587 colonists at Roanoke. The purpose of this plot, she argued, was to undermine Walter Raleigh, whose activities supposedly interfered with Walsingham's covert machinations to make England a Protestant world power at the expense of Spain and other Catholic nations. This conspiracy would have prevented Raleigh and White from dispatching a relief mission until Walsingham's death in 1590.^{[47]:168–204} Miller also suggested that the colonists may have been Separatistlar, seeking refuge in America from religious persecution in England. Raleigh expressed sympathy for the Separatists, while Walsingham considered them a threat to be eliminated.^{[47]:43–50, 316}

According to Miller, the colonists split up, with a small group relocating to Croatoan while the main body sought shelter with the Chowanoke. However, the colonists would quickly spread European diseases among their hosts, decimating the Chowanoke and thereby destabilizing the balance of power in the region. From there Miller reasoned that the Chowanoke were attacked, with the survivors taken captive, by the "Mandoag", a powerful nation to the west that the Jamestown colonists only knew from the vague accounts of their neighbors.^{[47]:227–37} She concluded that the Mandoag were the Eno, who traded the remaining Lost Colonists as slaves until they were dispersed throughout the region.^{[47]:255–60}

Miller's theory has been challenged based on Walsingham's considerable financial support of Raleigh's expeditions, and the willingness of Fernandes to bring John White back to England instead of abandoning him with the other colonists.^[18]:29–30

Secret operation at Beechland

Local legends in Dare County refer to an abandoned settlement called "Beechland", located within what is now the Alligator River milliy yovvoyi tabiat muhofazasi. The area has had reports of small coffins, some with Christian markings, encouraging speculation of a link to the Lost Colony.^{[12]:127–28} Based on these legends, engineer Phillip McMullan and amateur archaeologist Fred Willard concluded that Walter Raleigh dispatched the 1587 colonists to harvest sassafras along the Alligator River. All records suggesting the colony's intended destination was Chesapeake Bay, and that England had lost contact with the colony, were supposedly falsified to conceal the operation from Spanish operatives and other potential competitors.^[48][1]:263

According to McMullan, Raleigh quietly re-established contact with the colony by 1597, and his sassafras expeditions were simply picking up the colonists' harvests. In this view, the colony was not truly abandoned until the secret of the colony's location died with Raleigh in 1618. After that point, McMullan argued, the colonists would have begun to assimilate with the Croatan at Beechland.^[48]

This theory largely depends upon oral traditions and unsubstantiated reports about Beechland, as well as a 1651 map that depicts a sassafras tree near the Alligator River. A significant problem is that Raleigh supposedly planned a sassafras farm in 1587 to capitalize on a dramatic increase in crop prices, so that he could quickly compensate for the great expense of the failed 1585 colony.^[48] This overlooks the fact that Richard Grenville's privateering recovered the cost of the 1585 expedition.^[1]:60 Additionally, sassafras prices did not skyrocket in value until the late 1590s, well after the establishment of the 1587 colony.^[1]:112

Ispaniya hujumi

While preparing to compose a 1937 drama about the Lost Colony, Pol Grin noticed that Spanish records from the period contained an abundance of references to Raleigh and his settlements.^[49]:63–64 Green's play ends with the colonists leaving Roanoke Island to evade an approaching Spanish ship, leaving the audience to wonder if the Spanish found them.^[1]:353

Spanish forces knew of English plans to establish a new Virginia base in 1587, and were searching for it before White's colonists had even arrived. The Spanish Empire had included most of North America in their Florida claim, and did not recognize England's right to colonize Roanoke or Chesapeake Bay. The colonists likely recognized the threat this represented, given the Spanish sack of Fort Karolin 1565 yilda.^[18]:33–34 However, the Spanish were still attempting to locate the colony in Chesapeake Bay as late as 1600, suggesting that they were unaware of its fate.^[43]:238

CORA tree

In 2006, writer Scott Dawson proposed that a Southern live oak tree on Hatteras Island, which bears the faint inscription "CORA" in its bark, might be connected to the Lost Colony. The CORA tree had already been the subject of local legends, most notably a story about a witch named "Cora" that was popularized in a 1989 book by Charlz H. Vedbi. Nevertheless, Dawson argued that the inscription might represent another message from the colonists, similar to the "CROATOAN" inscription at Roanoke.^[18]:71–72 If so, "CORA" might indicate that the colonists left Croatoan Island to settle with the Kori (also known as the Coranine) on the mainland near Lake Mattamuskeet.^[12]:128

A 2009 study to determine the age of the CORA tree was inconclusive. Damage to the tree, caused by lightning and decay, has made it impossible to obtain a valid core sample for tree-ring dating. Even if the tree dates back to the 16th century, though, establishing the age of the inscription would be another matter.^[18]:72–73

Jasoratli toshlar

From 1937 to 1941, a series of inscribed stones was discovered that were claimed to have been written by Eleanora Dare, onasi Virjiniya Dare. They told of the travelings of the colonists and their ultimate deaths. Most historians believe that they are a fraud, but there are some today who still believe at least one of the stones to be genuine.^[50] The first one is sometimes regarded as different from the rest, based on a linguistic and chemical analysis, and as possibly genuine.^[51]

Ommaviy madaniyatda

A ning teskari tomoni commemorative 1937 US half-dollar coin, depicting Eleanor and Virginia Dare

Raleigh was publicly criticized for his apparent indifference to the fate of the 1587 colony, most notably by Sir Frensis Bekon.^[1]:111 "It is the sinfullest thing in the world," Bacon wrote in 1597, "to forsake or destitute a plantation once in forwardness; for besides the dishonor, it is the guiltiness of blood of many commiserable persons."^[52] The 1605 comedy Sharqqa ketmoq features characters bound for Virginia, who are assured that the lost colonists have by that time intermarried with Native Americans to give rise to "a whole country of English".^[53]

United States historians largely overlooked or minimized the importance of the Roanoke settlements until 1834, when Jorj Bankroft lionized the 1587 colonists in Amerika Qo'shma Shtatlari tarixi.^[1]:127–28 Bancroft emphasized the nobility of Walter Raleigh, the treachery of Simon Fernandes, the threat of the Secotan, the courage of the colonists, and the uncanny tragedy of their loss.^{[1]:128–29[54]:117–23} He was the first since John White to write about Virginia Dare, calling attention to her status as the first English child born on what would become US soil, and the pioneering spirit exhibited by her name.^{[1]:129[54]:122} The account captivated the American public. As Andrew Lawler puts it, "The country was hungry for an origin story more enchanting than the spoiled fops of Jeymstaun or the straitlaced Puritanlar ning Plimut... Roanoke, with its knights and villains and its brave but outnumbered few facing an alien culture, provided all the elements for a national myth."^[1]:129

The first known use of the phrase "The Lost Colony" to describe the 1587 Roanoke settlement was by Eliza Leynesford Kushing in an 1837 historical romance, "Virginia Dare; or, the Lost Colony".^[1]:276[55] Cushing also appears to be the first to cast White's granddaughter being reared by Native Americans following the massacre of the other colonists, and to focus on her adventures as a beautiful young woman.^[1]:277 In 1840, Cornelia Tuthill published a similar story, introducing the conceit of Virginia wearing the skin of a white doe.^[1]:278[56] 1861 yil Raleigh Ro'yxatdan o'tish serial by Mary Mason employs the premise of Virginia being magically transformed into a white doe.^[1]:280[57] The same concept was used more famously in Oq kaptar, a 1901 poem by Salli Sautall Kotten.^{[1]:283–84[58]}

Recreation of the tree inscribed with "CRO", from a production of Yo'qotilgan koloniya

The popularity of the Lost Colony and Virginia Dare in the 19th and early 20th centuries coincided with American controversies about rising numbers of Catholic and non-British immigrants, as well as the treatment of Afroamerikaliklar va tub amerikaliklar.^[1]:276 Both the colony and the adult Virginia character were embraced as symbols of oq millatchilik.^[1]:281 Even when Virginia Dare was invoked in the name of ayollarning saylov huquqi in the 1920s, it was to persuade North Carolina legislators that granting oq women the vote would assure white supremacy.^[1]:281 By the 1930s this racist connotation apparently subsided, although the VDARE organization, founded in 1999, has been denounced for promoting white supremacists.^[1]:290–91

Celebrations of the Lost Colony, on Virginia Dare's birthday, have been organized on Roanoke Island since the 1880s.^[1]:294 To expand the tourist attraction, Pol Grin o'yin Yo'qotilgan koloniya opened in 1937, and remains in production today. Prezident Franklin D. Ruzvelt attended the play on August 18, 1937—Virginia Dare's 350th birthday.^{[1]:141, 347}

Bereft of its full context, the colonists' sparse message of "CROATOAN" has taken on a paranormal quality in Xarlan Ellison 's 1975 short story "Croatoan ", Stiven King 's 1999 television miniseries Asr bo'roni, and the 2005 television series G'ayritabiiy.^[1]:185[59] The 1994 graphic novel Batman-Spawn: Urush iblis states that "Croatoan" was the name of a powerful demon who, in the 20th century, attempts to sacrifice the entirety of Gotham Siti to Satan.^[60] In the 2015 novel Oxirgi amerikalik vampir, the colonists are the victims of a vampir named Crowley; the inscription "CRO" was thus an incomplete attempt to implicate him.^[59]

The Amerika dahshatli hikoyasi epizod "Tug'ilish " relates a fictional legend in which the Lost Colonists mysteriously died, and their ghosts haunted the local Native Americans until a tribal elder banished them with the word "Croatoan".^[61] This premise is expanded upon in the sixth season of the series, Amerikalik dahshatli voqea: Roanoke, which presents a series of fictional television programs documenting encounters with the ghost colonists.^[62] The leader of the undead colonists, "Qassob ", is depicted as John White's wife Thomasin, although there is no historical evidence that she was one of the colonists.^[63][64]

In a recently published young-adult book named Spy School Revolution by Styuart Gibbs, Croatoan is an enemy organization that wiped out the population of Roanoke Colony, as well as starting the Amerika inqilobi, sabab bo'ladi Katta depressiya, and assassinating Avraam Linkoln, Jon F. Kennedi va William McKinnley. The oldest American spies like Jorj Vashington, Natan Xeyl and the Hale family have been tracking down this organization for centuries. This organization has been very enigmatic to the Markaziy razvedka boshqarmasi for a long time until they blackmail one of the main characters, Erica Hale. ^[65]

Shuningdek qarang

• Sirli tarzda g'oyib bo'lgan odamlar ro'yxati: 1970 yilgacha
• Shimoliy Amerikani mustamlaka qilish davri
• Other failed North American colonies:

• Charlesbourg-Royal
• Fort Karolin
• Charlesfort-Santa Elena Site
• Ajaxan missiyasi

Izohlar

Adabiyotlar

Tashqi havolalar

• Fort Raleigh milliy tarixiy sayti
• Yo'qotilgan koloniya (1921 jim film)
• Virjiniyaning birinchi koloniyasi, hujjatlar dastlab Richard Hakluytnikidan Asosiy nazorat (1598–1600)
• Dunning, Brayan (2011 yil 15 fevral). "Skeptoid # 245: Roanokening yo'qolgan koloniyasini topish". Skeptoid.

Tarixiy / arxeologik tashkilotlar

• Birinchi koloniya fondi
• Xorvatiya arxeologik jamiyati
• Roanoke Island tarixiy assotsiatsiyasi

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