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A View Of The Progress Of Navigation.
which still made them conceive hopes of land ; but when these failed then they began again to murmur , so that the admiral was forced to use all his art to keep them quiet , sometimes with fair words , and sometimes with threats and severity ; they imagining that since for the most part they sailed before the wind ,, it would be impossible for them ever to return . Thus their mutinous temper daily increased , and began to appear more openlysome being so bold as to advise throwing the
, admiral overboard . The first of October the pilot told the admiral , he found by his account they were 588 leagues west " of the island of Ferro , which is the westernmost of the Canaries , who answered , his reckoning was 584 , whereas in reality his computation was 707 ; and on the 3 d , the p ilot of the caravel Nina reckoned 6 50 , he of the caravel Pinta , 634 ; but they were out , and Columbus made it less for fear of
discouraging the men , who , nevertheless , continued very mutinous , but were somewhat appeased on the 4 th , seeing above forty sparrows fly about the ships , besides other birds . The 11 th of October there appeared . manifest tokens of their being near land , for , from the admiral's ship they saw a green rush in the water , from the Pinta they saw a cane and a sticky - nnd took up another that was artificially wrought , and a little board , besides abundance of weeds fresh pulled up ; from the Pinta . they beheld such like tokens , and a branch of a thorn-tree with the
berries on it ; besides , on sounding , ' they found bottom , and the wind grew variable ; For these reasons the admiral ordered they fhould make but little sail at night , for fear of being aground in the dark ; and about ten o ' clock that nig ht the admiral himself saw a light , and shewed it to others . About two in the morning the caravel Pinta , which was furthest ahead , pave the signal of land ; and when day appeared they perceived k was an islandabout 15 leagues in length , plain , well wooded
, and watered , and very populous ; the natives standing on the shore , admiring what , the ships were . The admiral and captains went ashore in their boats , and called that island St . Salvador , the natives calling it Guanahani , and is one of the Lucayos , in about 26 degrees , of north latitude , 950 leagues west of the Canaries , and discovered the 33 d day after they sailed from them . Columbus took possession for the king
. and queen of Spain , and all the Spaniards joyfully took an oath to him as their admiral and viceroy . He gave the Indians , who stood in admiration to see Mm and his men , some red caps , g lass beads , and other trifles , which they valued at a hi g h rate . The- admiral returning aboard the native ' s followed , some swimming , others in their canoes , carrying with them bottoms of spun cotton , parrots , and javelins pointed " with filh-bones , to exchange for glass baubles and horse-bells . Both men and women were all naked , their hair short and tied with a
cotton string , but well enough featured , ot a middle stature , well shaped , and of an olive colour ; some painted white , some black , and some red . They knew nothing of iron , and did all their work with sharp stones . No beasts ov fowl were seen here , but only parrots . Being asked by signs whence they had the gold , whereof they wore little plates hanging at their no ^ es , they-pointed to the south . The ¦ . i . cim . ir . ai understanding there were other countries not far off , reselvcd
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A View Of The Progress Of Navigation.
which still made them conceive hopes of land ; but when these failed then they began again to murmur , so that the admiral was forced to use all his art to keep them quiet , sometimes with fair words , and sometimes with threats and severity ; they imagining that since for the most part they sailed before the wind ,, it would be impossible for them ever to return . Thus their mutinous temper daily increased , and began to appear more openlysome being so bold as to advise throwing the
, admiral overboard . The first of October the pilot told the admiral , he found by his account they were 588 leagues west " of the island of Ferro , which is the westernmost of the Canaries , who answered , his reckoning was 584 , whereas in reality his computation was 707 ; and on the 3 d , the p ilot of the caravel Nina reckoned 6 50 , he of the caravel Pinta , 634 ; but they were out , and Columbus made it less for fear of
discouraging the men , who , nevertheless , continued very mutinous , but were somewhat appeased on the 4 th , seeing above forty sparrows fly about the ships , besides other birds . The 11 th of October there appeared . manifest tokens of their being near land , for , from the admiral's ship they saw a green rush in the water , from the Pinta they saw a cane and a sticky - nnd took up another that was artificially wrought , and a little board , besides abundance of weeds fresh pulled up ; from the Pinta . they beheld such like tokens , and a branch of a thorn-tree with the
berries on it ; besides , on sounding , ' they found bottom , and the wind grew variable ; For these reasons the admiral ordered they fhould make but little sail at night , for fear of being aground in the dark ; and about ten o ' clock that nig ht the admiral himself saw a light , and shewed it to others . About two in the morning the caravel Pinta , which was furthest ahead , pave the signal of land ; and when day appeared they perceived k was an islandabout 15 leagues in length , plain , well wooded
, and watered , and very populous ; the natives standing on the shore , admiring what , the ships were . The admiral and captains went ashore in their boats , and called that island St . Salvador , the natives calling it Guanahani , and is one of the Lucayos , in about 26 degrees , of north latitude , 950 leagues west of the Canaries , and discovered the 33 d day after they sailed from them . Columbus took possession for the king
. and queen of Spain , and all the Spaniards joyfully took an oath to him as their admiral and viceroy . He gave the Indians , who stood in admiration to see Mm and his men , some red caps , g lass beads , and other trifles , which they valued at a hi g h rate . The- admiral returning aboard the native ' s followed , some swimming , others in their canoes , carrying with them bottoms of spun cotton , parrots , and javelins pointed " with filh-bones , to exchange for glass baubles and horse-bells . Both men and women were all naked , their hair short and tied with a
cotton string , but well enough featured , ot a middle stature , well shaped , and of an olive colour ; some painted white , some black , and some red . They knew nothing of iron , and did all their work with sharp stones . No beasts ov fowl were seen here , but only parrots . Being asked by signs whence they had the gold , whereof they wore little plates hanging at their no ^ es , they-pointed to the south . The ¦ . i . cim . ir . ai understanding there were other countries not far off , reselvcd