The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-04-07
MISCELLANY.
TIE DISCOVERY on Anrn,..

me Lgs ard bogages u Cotlmbu. - "ea
On The morning Of the 7fh Of oc,ot.
sur rise. several Of tie adni,sIs crea'f' ~
uhey Deheld land, IN the west, but :. 5n'
nas,iy that no one veuiured TO urnel,
'rs'she should BE- mistaken, and forCa,, =,
eah'ee OF me reward lie hina, howe.
o9''g d go"n shlier, pressed forw ard 10 asca,'
tam the Tact. In alinle while the ssa.ff-
hoisted ri her mast head. and a gnn IL Nhs
ed being The precoHectte1 signals for "s-
Nv Joy was awakened throughout IL. ~ W.
squadron, and every eve was lurned
west. As they advanced. bogexer ne
cl9iid-bHtt hopes fadrdaWuy.a and heGa, NV
ning ne promised lind had faded iata
The crews nov sunk INTO a degree NJ NJ
ton proporiiuue1 10 heir recent e.cnJ''
"hen ne" circumstances occurred Ia ~
lh"hi' Columbus, having observed ~.
"iglis OF sniall htt1 birds going towards ~.
south vesi, concluded hey must he s.ca. 'ue
some neighhoFing land. where th.v -,
mud feod and a resting pace. He koaw" ' m
Importance which the Portuguese W.
attached 10 ths light Of birds. nv f,Ifa.Hs
whiehrthey had discovered most of al,
lands IL" had nov come seven bpnd,.d
INV league. the distance al which bo -
computed 10 ful The island of Ci,a,."u
iaefe was no appearance oft, he miob,
M sed u through some mistake in The -
ta.e. he deteftn ned, therefore. on tho :.
tn III. u..t s,u,L -, a. .. ~, course,
tbs birds ,o,.rari, a.. u ~ "b1ch
rsrtion for al Ieas, ,,va ~ s'"'nhe mat di-
was M gr.at aor;.,;o,, e. a'' AL, II
s,d Ill -. IL ~ = ~ min course.
wella AS he inspiring 10 his follow ers aaner,'
ly.-tor three DAYS they stood ia thai diac,f,.
dlidsihe further they ~ nj the more fre,,-.,
'iid encouraging were the signs of land, FIioi.
/ .ucb a. .,no ~ ,b,, at o'' some OF them
+ sbipS and H., ran,fn,aj u aoout the
vest and ,,hars .a'a - '9e Nonth-
piohi Fi,n,-6sh ! a.ad ats'. = 's 't IA Ire
atI a I,.,o, ,.fE..a -. ~ H"" . s'ds
all hound i, ,ba 49,. "'ie sees,
which Ao,ted hy ,Ia shf.1 "a ne'ha>e
as Il ,sc.,,I, e. -, anu SIeeh
bns ohse,yes 49, y" ~ ~ rs 'oior-
brepz,s IA Sev,Ia 4u,tza5 "'Fi'"' rs Anrtf
a,rled lv IN. "''' re-
gn,1ing 49, ~ 49, .'"'' "tus",hS be
tbo eyati,g or 49, 81 -, -" , "''' wen GA
sun IN ,1,.o no, - ~ '1"e'o tho
LIot3r c,,tH5 - 7" = 'oi'i'ss oo''z"n' they
claimed ,a,;,s, 49,, ~ ."'p''''ce' ihey ex-
g., ..,,eT... II 'e''Pulg 'dte
insisted .,os ,.nn%,4 ~ ',", iney
no iii, ,oy.ao 49, - = ''u "o"nooh-
oITrod 80 : - "ul','ss '"4''npos ende'y-
49,, 49, ~" :" "o'os' ana
J r. - !" > - h"ihS bWt lhltlg tldt thew
only increased m Glamour he assumed a deei.
d'd tone. He told them il WINS useless 10 mpr.
mor the expedition had been sent by the soye-
reIgns 10 seek the Indies and hapnen wba,
might he was determined to peiseyere. until. by
snte,n,jS. Gai," ~ sno''' accomplish The
,,eo ~ - -. =" " OPP" "'h-
d.sn.,ata F.,',.., - N''"'"' p''ane
tatioas Of nCighborlng land we've such ON the
following day IA n" Ioneer 10 a,'mit a doubt
bes'd's 4 qnanti'y OF fresh weeds such as grow
IN fisets, fbey saw a green fish. ola kind which
keeps ubont rocks then , branch q, thorn vim
hrr,iss on Il, aud recently separated nom IN.
tree, deated bg them then the, pickrd an =
reed, Il small hoard. AID. abovr ali star aari-
tiria,ly carved. Al gloom an mnfiev now
case way to s%angnine exprciaton; and f6rmuob.
9ot The dry Zach one was eagerly on the vatrb