The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-04-07


be many undiscovered Iands 10 The east.
ward, westward. northwafd, and south.
ward 4 am satisfied that il Is not all
darkness and storm, ns IS generally sup
posed, as we proceed beyond the present
known bounds Of the great ocean. Know.
ing that this earth Is a globe, I am salts
fed that the other side Of IL, the portion
opposite TO rs, must have large bodies u
welEpeopIed and delightful lands.p His
father treated this ns boys talk, saying,
IN y son, II / should permit ron 70 build
any ships, the pirntes Of Ceuta would cap.
ture them before they had lost sight Of
the coast Of Portugal Ceuta is situated
opposite to Gibraltar; and was at this
time the strongest Of the piratical cita-
dels. established by the Mools Or Sara
Gems, on the northern coast Of Africa;
and BY means Of this and other strong
holds, the Moors were enabled to main
tain q sort Of maritime police Of the
Mediterranean Sea, for the exclusion
Of the enterprise OF commerce Of
European or Christian nations. The
fortress o. Geuta has become notable III
our days, us the place Of captivity
Of q large number of the American fiji.
busters who accompanied Lopez to
Cnha. 1. III. Il 3.
Young Prince Henry replied 10 Ills
father, energetically and promptly, *
will take Ceuta The king said, that He
could not hope to besiege this place with
success, II he had the entire military re-
sources Of Spain and Portugal at his
command - and therefore he expressed
the wish that his son would not trouble
him any more on the subject. To this the
prince replied, in substance; that, If his
father would not permit him to employ
any Of his revenue and forces, he hoped
that he would give him simply bis con-
sent. not as q king, bnt as a father, To-
exercise his powers Of persuasion with
the young men Of enterprise Of this and
other nations 10 induce them to volunteer
20 aid him in carrying ont the purpose lie
hld in bis heart. The father yielded this
point To his sons importantly. Tue prince
appealed TO the bold aud generous spirits
OF Portugal, and be succeeded in procur-
sS aa sS9 sEp S sd liz o gS; eg i6s
young nlan aud Of the novel enterprise
that he proposed, attracted attention III
foreign lands Il was entirely new tothat
age Of the world, for nothing OF the kind
had ever before been contemplated: that
Is, 70 undertake maritime expeditions for
the sole purpose of discovery and to &c
quire Mi Increased knowledge of the earth.
Ihaye not learned. iii my pernsal Of his
tory, that any enterprise Of d similar
character was, previous 10 The time Of
this prince, undertaken by man The
fame Of the expedition awakened an in.
terest in England in the mind Of d plaiD
citizen OF London, Of the name Of John
Colin, q shopkeeper OF Cheapside; and, 8
like John iilpin, Of some credit, 2 though
not, Us far rs could learn, of any par
tieHlar .renown. He Ind anlassed d
large fortane by pursuing the useful occu-
patton Of tallow chandler, and with his
means he caused to be built FIVE splendid
ships, as fine as ever sailed from England
ia those days He manned aud furnished
them amply with men and stores, md an
equipment Of arms. With this well mp
pointed feet he set sail for Portugal, and
made an offer Of them, and his services, to
the prince When the queen saw these
fine ships her heart was touched, and she
said. !" Henry, my son, God is with you in
this cause; 60 on, you will certainly sue
coed When the king beheld the ships,
and the stout English sailors, then be be-
gan 10 feel that there was some pr0babili-
ty Of success in the enterprise of the
son; and he now was disposed to give his.
.kingly influence to advance the cause
As soon as this was made known, then all
the disbelieying among tho wise heads Of
the nation were disposed TO admit that
there was in this matter something Inn
portant for their country tonndertake. LII
q short time, the prince had as many
ships and as large an army, as he desired
for bis purpose. He crossed the Straits
OF Gibralter with his fine feet without mo-
lestation.and took this great citadel after
IN terrible siege The prince and his friend,
the London shopkeeper, were the fore
most iathe fight. Sixty Thousand Moors
we're slain iil the siege of Ceuta. On the
day Of victory, amidst dying men, and the
smoke and tlia Of battle, the king Of
Portugal proclaimed his son Henry,
Lord High admiral OF Portugal; and
Furthermore, iIat lie should ever be ad-
dressed by bis eountrymen as Henry the
Hlustrious; although, by the way, he de-
served that ep;thet more for what he did
afterwards, than for his deeds on this oc.
easion, The lower Of the pirates on the.
northern coast Of Africa was broken, and
Portugal could now, If she desired, build
ships, and send forth maritime expedi-
tons to distant countries. During the
stay Of the young prince in Africa, he met
with many men, that gave him a great
deal Of information concerning this CONT
merit and its coasts sonth Of Ceuta.
Up to his time nothing was known Of
Africa by Europeans, except that portion