Telegram-herald., 1890-01-21

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verde. az from E1bl0p-s @ad Ehs Nzu-
.i5azas land q 4 1eg slltil the gorrl1 1uBs
froa. rhs sq q. -es-eial -ile leQuzlgri toward
TIE aorth rex-Ca - Inhabited -
bLs-z racas. fer=, guy s-renksa beng
sefreshea snd ath aecessari~s ga ouE
VOYAGE ~ raised srcbcr spread or
saiIs e. 1hs WAS ana directing qisr course
through ths F-l oclsa tor 5.leEr als
tance Uos ard .le Antarctic pe-- We then
bent cur c0urse 10 the westward through
tie glnd shlca b called tie Nullurlls
.sollhsAst .sin4 and from the dag &C
Saica xe departed from tae above uen-
tioned promont3rv we sailed for the space
oftvso montbs ard three davs before any
lad appeared nlr in the Fastuess of the
seA ~sal - suffered. ~ hat perlls of ship
wreck what t0rments OF bodv We .us
sained. and under what auxieties ~
aind we lsoored. leave o. the iuae.na-
1oH of those who through experience II
many affairs can best understand gshatit
investigate thugs of which they
nav BE- ignorant. That YOU NAV un-
ierstand everything ia q word. k.ow
hat out ~ sixty-seFen days m wh,eh
&c sailed, We bad f9rtv-foar continuous
lays ~ rain. thunder and lightning.
lays 20 dsTk that we could neither see
nc sun by day nor a serene say ~
alght. From which II happened that So
great fear came upon ms th4t ,ve had al
ready east aside ali hone II hie BuJ ia
these 80 many ana 50 great tcmpesrs II
the sea aud 1T the sky, it pleased the
Most Hign o. show unto as the conti-
nent, the new regions, and the unknown
world WHICH rhings being seen we
were filled Wilh as great Jov as It Is p0s-
sitle 20 De conceived by those who. out
OF various calamities and adverse fort
une, have obtained safety. Bat on the
7th day OF August, in the year 1901, we
cast anchor ON the shores OF those re-
gions, giving thanks unto our God with
solemn supplcations and with the cele-
bration Of a mass. There We recognized
the land 30 be not an island, but a CONT
nent, because it stretched out with very
long coasts not 10 be circumnavigated,
and is hlled up wiki numberless iuhab-
itants. For on This continent We discov-
cred lnuunerable races and peoples, and
all the species OF forest animals which
are found IA our regions, and many other
species never seen by Us before. concern
ing which It would BE- a long story for
me - describe individually.
Many things the mercy Of God sup
piled unto us when we touched those
regions, for water and wood had failed
us, and We were able 10 preserve our
lives on the sea only a few DAYS more.
To Himself be the honor AID glory and
the exercise OF His grace
We adopted the plan of sailing along
the shore of this continent toward the
eastward, without leaving the sight of
land, and afterwards we ran along this
shore 10 a point where we came 10 an
angle when the coast made a turn 70 the
south, and from that place where we
first touched land UP 10 this angle there
was a distance of about 500 leagues. In
the space of this voyage we several
times descended TO the land and con
versed in a friendly manner with that
people, as YOU shall hear below.
had forgotten 10 write that from the
promOntory at Cape Verde up to the
commencement Of this continent. there
are about 700 leagues. and l should esti-
mate that We had sailed more than 500
leagues, partly on account Of the adni-
rails ignorance of the place and partly
By the tempes.s and winds, which i'm
peded our direct course and drove us
into frequent deviations. But if my com
paniOns had not turned to me. who I'M
Cerstooi cosmography there was 10 ad-
miral or commander Of our voyage who
knew within 800 leagues where we were,
we were lost and wandering; moreover,
the Instruments only showed accurately
tho elevation of tine heavenly bodies. and
these were the quadrant and the astrola-
De, "a all were aware. Hencoaftcrwards
they all bestowed upon me much honor;
for | showed unto them that without
marine chart, i'm the science Of naviCa-
tion ! WAS more skiilful than all the ad-
mirals in the world For these admirals
have no knowledge except OF those
places which tnev have visited frequent
" IN their vo,rt-ae