Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-07-23

the cDa>t of Asst Alter his retnra from
his first vdy ,gr, he wrote OF his discoveries
as "islanis OF India recently discovered
beyond ths Glnges." "rhirty three days
AFTER NV dentrture," he SAYS, 81 reached
the 1 dian Sea, where found many Islands D."
And Of Cn1t no declares: 81 could not be-
l;cyo IL to be an isl and, but the continental
province of CIhay." According to all the
SupsrStitiOls Of the time-with which the
devrut nature Of Columbus was profoundly
imbued-thc E leu Of our FIRST parents had
been In the lanl of India. Whom he touch
ed irst the continent-at the mouth of tho
O1uoco-he fincied that he had reached
the Glhon, one Cf the ur riv rs which
wa;ered the lost i irAdise. AgAn and
ag ain no reiterated th,t belief and argued
that, although the earth is round, there is
yet o. Us crest "A litllo pr ] 'ction or ttOtnt
np N which i L n is situated "The earth, ("
he wrole quiduy, ais shaped as the breast
Of woman, on which tae nipple cores
pc IDS 10 tho seat of the earthly Paradise.
l b lieve if could reach the
highest part the Temperature would be
mildor, not that | suppose that
elevated point to be navig ihle-indeed, |
belevs 1t impossible to ascend thither, be-
can'e | am convinced II Is the seat OF the
ETthly Paradise, whittier no one can go
u
tho water Of which | speak The GrinocuI
do IS MT Il w from the Elrthly Paradise, g.
appears to bs slid more IN irvelOuS, for do
MT b lcve there is any river in the world
50 large and deep" No sooner was 1t as
certained that the new found lands were not
part of the continent of Asia than the
search for the ''true Indies" was resum d
vita ardor. All the bold, restless spirits o:
the age threw them,, Ives into tho ad-
venture. i 10 passion for discovery pos.
scss ID all classes. cat FIST my enterprise
was laughed at as ridiculous" said Column
bus, Just before his death, "but now there
Is no man, down 10 the very tailJrs, who
does not Deg to DO allowed - bs a discOv-
eTer."
II nry VII, Of En- rllnl, who decIar-
cd he had already decided to 1t out iloet
for Columbus, wnen Is ibela OF CASTLE fore
stalled him by pledging her crown jswcls,
Lost no more tins after the great discovery
Tho Cabot family we're from Venice, and TO
he Venetian then WAS to command respect
as a navigator. Sebastian Clbot YVES only
eighteen whom the choice of The King light
od ON his father and himself to comm aud
the first English expedition on the Atlantic.
For more titan "a century afterward, the
T. gli,h covered chagrin that they had so
patrons OF Columbus, by the boast that
their ships were the tiist TO to1ch the main
land If Anne ict. A ii from tho day when
the Young Sebastian caught sight Of this
Con ncnt hc burn d with desire to Il al
| he wsy onward "a Asia. o. his second
| voyage, in which . Vas sole NINA der,
| Sc COI>t"1 tow ard the froz u North, la
IA mi, & that Labrador presented a tirm
barrier 10 bis Shp'"I found rho laud RAJ
| me all along to tlo NOrth," be wrote,
(which was TO me great diSpl'h ure."
| For many years his Continent of A ncricl
was it,lo else than cat disp!casare 10
mariners eager only to reach India.
Now eStrJ year sailed scores of slips,
| all deyD 81 90 this "Ta purpose. a 4 aiunG
the borders ~ the G. lf Of Mrxic, the X
| l,l lrrrs hoard rumofs al great ocean y
ug 30 tho Southwest. t. reach this un-
| known sea was tho ject Of every daring
mArin,r. The search after il was more 70.
mantle than tho search Of j lson fer u G
ca dra fleece, and the obj ct seemed
| hardly l,s4 mythical. Finally, Vascn Nan
| Z dc Bsitol brought to the I,thnus OF
| D uiru handful OF sAipwreckcd men, an
10 gan building the iowa Of iuta NJ ria dc
| Antigua, the irst permanent white settle
mcnt ON thc C inent. Balboa treated the
| natives more zig than was ual with
! Sp1uish q vernoTS. Ia return for his for
| hearance tho ca qucs wore friendly, and
sent him PR srDts Vi grli snl pearls. Tue
son OF Q irf, who had irOlght bar ot
gold to b llo', watched the Spiniard
qnaIrrling with each o. her about its divis
ION. At ieug has the Jesuit historian
tells tho story-iu disgus- at their g'ced
the young savage kicked over the scales
for weiguing the metal, and asked as i
1 II h.n y Al 40, A
that SO little deserves your esteem, tina
you should leave tho reposc or your house
and pass so many saas, exposed TO suc'
dangers, 20 trouble those who live quiet il
their own lindsH Have somo shame, Chris
| tians, and DO not d ssire these things Bu
if you are resolved tn seek gold, / will SHOW
yun cuuatry where you can satisfy your
selv, s." =
Balboa listened ocg'rly to the lad an
Story o. the sea on winch this land Of gpl'
UOrdered, aud, then, with party of fl o 4
tts, set out TO croSs the I'thmus. As h
went On, The different triUes supplied hin
gud, $ rom their villages, aud tho rumor
| { 1, great sea o the south wuXed stroUgv
aud stronger. IL was 90 a September aftec
noon when the guides assn ed BAloOa tina
he was climbing the last ridge which sepa
rated them from this my sterious ocean
Iucumbered by their glittering armor IN
SplniaIds had moved slowly aud wearll.
but now every heart beat qu cker and ever
FOOT hAstened. Suddenly Balboa stopped
ordered his followers to halt, that no m'g
frs. louk III alone upon this long -desile
sna. They obcyed him 10 silence, al
; climbing Up the last few PAGES of the ascen
ho stood ou tho summit.
At his feet tho waves Of the vast Pacifi
Al. l..Ia
Behind him were the waters of the Atlanti,
, reaching back TO tbs shores OF Spain. Til
hardy warrior, Scared in battles, bTonz
! in long conflicts with winds and waters, lie
/ prone on the earth, embracing IL with on
, spread arms aud wetling II with his tear
r AZ last At last Finally he rose, an
) calling 10 lis companions to follow, hastene
: down ~ the 5 Oce and strobe knee-dce
4 into the waves. Then, raising over the
his crcs Quilted sword, no took solemn pc
a session of ihs "South Ssa" and all horde
ing llnls 10 the name of the blessed 50
Q ereignty Of Spain"
Columbus had taken the FIRST great SIC
u toward tho discovery Of a western passal
6 To Asia. Balboa bad taken the secoui. ii
}. honor Of the third aud futl one-the pas
ing OF ships into the new found ocean, al
# the sailing over IL to tho ladies was r
IL served Tor Fernando Magalhaens-cOI
?. monty called Magellan. lie was pc
II niless Portuguese advcu u rr, who, limpi
d from a wound Teeeiy In ilshtipg FOR |
It country. aud argry at some ingrtitude
Il her part, had appeared at the Cour.
rs Spain to ollrr Ills services to Charles V.
h Pope L. X. had recently divided 4
h two oceans ana all undiscovered nd ther
:, in between the two great powers Of Sps
At and Portugal Az Imaginary line, viii
a. ran north aud south somo 270 leagues W.
~ ct the Cape Verde Iland., marked
l. boundary. Spain, by virtue OF her weste
Z, discoveries, VAS 10 own all the ocean vi
a. OF this Inc, and Portugal, by right of
a eastern explorations, all To the east of
OF Bat 10 thu, divi.. " tho earth between
"a TWO y '~trs, Ills Holiness had not provid
io Tor the unexpected contingency of th
meeting ON The other safe Of the globe, q
be alre ady disputes were ,rising about
as ownership OF islands adlOiling Asia. I
ad Portuguese sailing round tho Cape Of G'
e. Hope were heginning TO col, ,iza on
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