Delaware journal., 1827-10-26
From, the Massachusetts, Journal.
THE JOURNAL OF COLUMBUS.

view and the facts are repeated in preface to this Il
translation. They are briefly these. ln $780, Charles II
lVth king Of Spain, formed the design OF establish il
ing repository library for historical or scientific r
works relating to the Marine and in prosecution OF
the plan an officer of rank in the naval department.
Don Martin Fernando de Navarette, commits [
stoned to explore the collections of manuscripts in t
the Royal library of Madrid and other collections IN
the capitol and in the provinces. 1t was In the {
course of his researches among the Archives OF the
Duke del Inlandato that he met with two manu- t
scripts which proved to be the narratives Of the first
and third voyages Colun,bs. The disturbed state OF
the times, and the official duties Of Don Martin,have
prevented this discovery from being given TO the
public till 1925 when these narratives were publish
ed by the order Of the present king OF Span with
other documents in two volumes. under the title ol
I: collection Of the voyages and discoveries OF the
Spaniards by sea, up to the close OF the AVth cent-
ry." Ofthis collection, the volume before us forms
portion. :.
| The manuscript is the hand writing OF Barto-
lone de las Casas, and is apparently an abridge-
ment of the original journal of Columbus made by
las Casas in the course of his abours in preparing
his History Of the Indies. The introduction, howe
yer, and other extensive passages are preserves IN
the precise words Of Columbus the other portions
which are easily distnguishable from these, are IN
the words Of the ranscrber, and probably consist OF
selection of the more interesting particulars OF the
original diary :, n
i, The following extracts will serve as specimens OF
the manner Of the portions of the narration. The
first extract Immediately follows the introduction
and is in the words Of las Casas. The second IS
from the first passage which occurs IN the woros oi
Columbus, and describes the appearance of the ma
tives Of of the Lucayes islands, ON which they
had landed the day previous.
Friday, Aug. Sd, 14e2. Set sail from the bar
of saltestt at O'Clock, and proceeded with strong
breeze till sunset sixty y-nest fifteen leagues s.
afterwards sW. and s. by w. which is the direction
of the Canaries.
Saturday. Aug. 9TH. Steered SW. bv S.
Sunday, Aug 5th. Sailed day and night more than
forty leagues.
!. Monday, Aug. 9th. The rudder Of the caravelS
Pinta become loose, being broken or unshpped 1t
was believed that this happened by the conrivance
of Gomez Rascon and Christopher Quntero, who
we're on board the caravcl because they dlsked the
voyage. The Admiral says he had found them IN
an unfayourable disposition before setting out. he
was in much anxiety at not being able to afford any
ar assistance in this case. but says that it somewhat
ar ouieted his apprehensons to know that Martin Al
do onzo Pinzon, Captain of the Pinta, was man o
%, GO courage and capacity Made progress day ant
,ar night, of twenty nine leagues.
par Tuesday, Aug 7tl, The Pinta,s rudder aSa'l
par broke loose. secured it, and made for the island
par Lanzarote. one Of the Canaries. Sailed, day AM
aa 1a night twenty-five leagues.
ao Wednesday. Aug. Sth. There were divers opii
ions among the pilots of the three vessels as to the
do true situation, and was found that the Admir-;
- was the most correct. His object was to reach til
a m island of Grand Canary and leave there the Pints
nar she being leakv. besides having her rudder out
IL orer and take another vessel here, any one coul
do be had
90 90 Saturday. Oct 49, At day-break great MULTI
do des Of men came to the shore all young and OF fT
do shapes very handsome their hair not curled b
do straight and coarse like hnrse hair and all with Ior
sa,e heads and heads much broader than any people
avs had hitherto seen their eyes we're large sand vel
d, beautiful they were not black, but the colour
the inhabitants Of the Canaries; which is a vei
natural circumstance they being in the same atltut
pa r with the island of Ferr0 in the Canares. Inc
bar were straight limbed without exceptlon.and not WI
par prominent bellies, but handsomely shaped lhe
came to the ship in canoes, made OF single trul
"a of "A tree wrought in wonderful manner. consi'
Ia ering the country some of them large enough
Ia contain ortv-ve men. others ofderent sizes dow
i4 i4a to those fitted to hold but single person. lhe
144 rowed with an oar like bakers peel, and wonde
Ia fully swift. If they happened to upset, they a
ID jump into the sea and swim till they have rlghe
S their canoe and emped iswilh the calabashes the
! l4 carry with them. They came loaded with pa
of cotton parrots. aveiins, and other things too nj
merous to mention these they exchanged for what'
sale yer we chose to give them. very attentive
them and strove to learn they had any gold Set
So ing some of them with little bits oi this metal hangn
at their noses, gathered from them by signs that
IA going southwark or steering round the island IN thi
do direction there would be found king who possesse
"a large vessels of gold, and in great quantities. e
d deavoured to procure them to lead the way ththe
a but found they were unacquainted with the rout
determined to stay here till the evening ol the ne
l. day, and then sail for the SW. for according to VIII
IA could learn from them, there was land at the s.
01e, , we'll as at the sW. and NV. those from the nv