Chapter V

The French in Maine, and their Settlement at Port Royal――Jesuit
Missionaries at Grand Manan――Destruction of French Colonies
by Argall――John Smith and Thomas Hunt on the Coasts of Maine
――Vines on the Saco River, and Dermer on Long Island――Early
History of the Pilgrim Fathers――Arrival of the _Mayflower_ off
Cape Cod――Preliminary Exploration by Miles Standish――Discovery
of Plymouth Harbor, and first Landing on Plymouth Rock――An
Indian Visitor――Arrival of fresh Emigrants――Complications with
them and with the Indians――An Indian Chief saved by Englishmen
――Indian Plot revealed――Ringleaders slain by Standish――Puritan
Refugees at Cape Ann――Standish sent out against them――Peace
made by Conant――Conant’s Settlement at Salem――The Dorchester
Company――Endicott sent out by it to Massachusetts――Arrival of
Winthrop with 800 Emigrants――Foundation of Boston and other
Towns――Roger Williams expelled from Salem――His Settlement in
Rhode Island, and Foundation of Providence――Visit of Indian
Chief from Connecticut to Boston――Emigration to Connecticut
――John Winthrop appointed Governor――Tearing down of Dutch
Arms, and Foundation of Saybrook Fort――Hooker’s Emigration
to Connecticut, and Foundation of Bradford――Troubles ahead
――Discovery of the Hudson――Fight with Indians――Discovery of
Hudson’s Bay and Death of Hudson――Foundation of New Netherland
Company――Dutch Explorations in Delaware, etc.――West India
Company founded――Settlement of Walloons at Albany――Foundation
of New York――The Swedes on the Delaware――Disputes between them
and the Dutch, and between the Dutch and the English.