Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1875-11-03

theoretically familiar with navigation
While on u visit to Lisbon Botelho CAV,
great offence to the king by some inIiS
Greet act, was thrown into prison, and af
terward allowed to accompany an cxpc1i
ton to India, but on condition that h,
should never return to Portugal On hi
arrival ut Calicut he learned that tn,
sovereign of Cambaya had given th'
Portuguese Governor permission to bull,
a fortress on the island of Dice, a privilege
anxiously wished for by the Portuguese
Government. Botelho determined to max,
4 desperate attempt to win back the favor
of the king by being the first to greet hin
with the grateful intelligence; and by til,
new route around the Cape of Good Hope
and the Atlantic Ocean in u frlil and Iii
minutive barJlc out>trip the couricrs by
the routes of the Red Sea OF the Persian
Gulf
Without imparting his plans to any
individual. he commenced operations by
the natives, and called a ttt>tu. This boa
was only sixteen and 4 half long, six an'
Il half feet broad and four and II half fee
deep, He fitted it for the long and peril
Gus voyage which he contemplated. by
covering it from stem to stern with a sub
stantial deck, beneath which were cabin-
for reposc, tanks for fresh water, and 4
small space for provisions.
After waiting a short time for The
changing of the monsoon. 3otrlho rave
out that he WAS going on Il trading cNpedi-
lion to Melinda, on the coast Of Africa
some sixty or seventy miles north of L IN
zibar, and took on board II few packages
of clothing and some beads TO give color
oring to his statement. Some nttive
merchants entrusted property To his care,
which he could not refuse to take ch1rLr
of, lest suspicion might be aroused that hc
was bound on some secret expedition. H
left the Portuguese settlement in Novcm-
Der, lj36 and with favorable wind. com
menced his strange and hazardous under
taking.
On reaching Melinda he disposed Of hi
merchandise, and again made sail to til,
southwark, telling his companions that he
was bound to Quiloa, an island on the
coast of Africa in the Latitude of nine
degrees south, much frequcnted by the
Portuguese. His men. however, suspect
ed that he WAS decciving them in gard
to the object OF the voyage, and on arriv-
inc ut Quiloa. dcmurrcd 10 hi> wishes t.
extend the voyage To >of,tla, Il tlouri~lipy =
seaport. in twenty degrees south latitude
He overcame their scruplr> by promises
and Misrepresentation, and after reaching
Sofllt he succeeded in gaining their con-
sent To continue with him on hi rNpcdi-
ton.
Hounling Cape CorirutrS. Is ,trlhp pro
cecdcd with ali possible diligence along
the coast. using the >ril> whenever there
was 4 brceze. and rc,ortinr to oars ul
paddles during Il calm. H. touched o.
ctSionallv at the mouths # rivers Ia
procure fruit. vegetables or water. rnl
finally reached the Cap' of Good Hop in
January, 1851.
After short stay L, the Cape h. iii ll''
hesitate to strike ont boldly into TIN bron'l
Atlantic. and with tiHc brcrIr~ -,hr rr..l-
lar southeast trade wind and Ilc3eln,
weather, lie proceeded to =. Helena,
which island, although discovered som"
thirty wears previously, w"- >tilI uninh1hI-
ted Here he tarricd several d1v- tina,
his men. rs well rs himself. might enjoy
some rest after their long and fltiyuimg
voyage He hailed his boat upon thu
beach and cleaned its bottom, made other
arrangements and then departed, Steering
toward the Blight of Rafrl. on the cots; of
Africa He landed on the island of 81.
Thomas. laid in good stock Of vegetables
and provisions, and then continued hi~
corlr- G along the African coast. most oi
the time within sight of land. H. round
cd Cape Verde without tlrrNing by Ih,
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