igh ' s ▁char ter , ▁issued ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 5 8 4 , ▁specified ▁that ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁col ony ▁by ▁ 1 5 9 1 , ▁or ▁lose ▁his ▁right ▁to ▁colon ization . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁to ▁" dis cover , ▁search , ▁find ▁out , ▁and ▁view ▁such ▁remote ▁he ath en ▁and ▁bar bar ous ▁Land s , ▁Count ries , ▁and ▁territ ories ▁... ▁to ▁have , ▁hold , ▁occup y , ▁and ▁enjoy ". ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁expected ▁that ▁R ale igh ▁would ▁establish ▁a ▁base ▁from ▁which ▁to ▁send ▁private ers ▁on ▁ra ids ▁against ▁the ▁tre asure ▁fle ets ▁of ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁broad ▁powers ▁granted ▁to ▁R ale igh , ▁he ▁was ▁forb idden ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁queen ' s ▁side . ▁ ▁Instead ▁of ▁personally ▁leading ▁voy ages ▁to ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁he ▁deleg ated ▁the ▁miss ions ▁to ▁his ▁associ ates ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁operations ▁from ▁London . ▁ ▁Am adas - Bar low e ▁expedition ▁ ▁R ale igh ▁quickly ▁arranged ▁an ▁expedition ▁to ▁explore ▁his ▁claim . ▁It ▁depart ed ▁England ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 5 8 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁fleet ▁consisted ▁of ▁two ▁bar ques ; ▁Philip ▁Am adas ▁was ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁vessel , ▁with ▁Simon ▁Fern and es ▁as ▁pilot , ▁while ▁Arthur ▁Bar low e ▁was ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁other . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁indic ations ▁that