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IuIAO GGa Vflo OJilcI lrlHluS WHICH lLlb
admiral nod therein delineated.
Columbus partly entertained tho same
idea, but though j., possible that the
ships might have been borne ont Of their
trocS by the prevalent currents, or that
they hsd not come so far rs the pilots
had rackoned lis desired that the chart
might DO returned, and Pinzon, tying it
70 the end of cord, flung 1t OH board to
aim. While Column bus, his pilots and
several Of his experienced mariners were
studying the map, and endesvoring to
make out from Il their actual position,
they heard shout from tho Pinta, and
looking up beheld Martin Alonzo Pin
Eop mounted on the stern OF his vessel
crying, Land landl senior, claim my
rewSrdl' Ho pointed at the same time
10 the southwest, where there was in
Iced an appearance Of land at about
twenty-five leagues distance. Upon this
Columbus threw himself on his knees
and returned thanks to God, and Mar
tin Alonso repeated the "Gloris in EN-
cslsis, in which he was joined by his
own crew and that of tho admiral.
Tho sea1nen now mounted 10 the mast
head or climbed about the rigging,
straiuing their eyes in the direction
pointed out. The conviction became SO
general Of land in that quarter, and the
Joy Of the people 50 ungovernable, that
Columbus found it necessary 20 vary
from his usual course and stand all
night to the southwest The morning
light, however. put an end 10 all their
I !. -. / l.,
proved 20 be nothing but an evening
cloud and had vanished in the night
With detected hearts they once more re-
sumed their western course, from which
Columbus would never have varied bat
in compliance with their clamorous
wishes,
For seyeral days they continued on
with tho same propihous breeze, trau-
Gull sea aud mild, delightful weather.
The water was So calm that the sailors
amused themselves with swimming
about the vessel. Dolphins began to
abound, and flying fsh, darling into the
air, fell upon the decks. The continued
s.gns Of land diverted the attention Of
the crews and inseusibly beguiled them
onward.
On the 1st Of October, according to
the reckoning Of the pilot Of the ad-
mirals ship, they had come $50 leagues
west since leaving the Canary islands
The reckoning which Columbus showed
the crew was 5sl, but the reckoning
which he kaRt privately was 707, On
the following day the weeds foated from
east to west, and on the third day no
birds were to be seen,
The crews now began to fear that they
had passed between islands, from one 10
the other Of which the birds had been
flying, Columbus had also some doubts
of the kind, but refused to alter his west
ward course, The people again uttered
inurmurs and meuaces, but on the fol-
lowing day they We're visited by such
flights of birds, and the various indica-
ti0ns of land became so numerous, that
from state Of dependency they passed
10 one Of confident expectation.
Eager to obtain the promised pension,
tie seamen We're continually giving the
cry Of land on the least appearance of
the kind. To put q stop to these false
alarms, which produced continual dlsap-
po;ntments, Columbus declared that
should any one give such notice, aud
land not lie discovered within three days
afterward, he should tGenceforth forfeit
all claim to the reward.
On the evening of the 9th Of October
Martin AlonZo Pinzon began to lose CON
fdence in their present course and pro-
posed that they should stand moro to TIE
SOL award. Columbus, however, still
persisted in steering directly west. OBJ
serving this difference of opinion in .
person SO important in his squadron as
Pinzon, and fearing that chance or de-
sign might scatter the ships, he ordered
that, should either Of the caraYels be
separated from him. 1t should etand to
the west and endeavUr as soon as posi-
bic 10 join company again; he directed,
also, Chat the vessels should keep near to
him at sunrise and sunset, Us at these
times the state of the atmosphere is most
favorable to the discovery Of distant
land.
On the morning Of the 9TH Of October,
at sunrise, several Of the aGmirals crew
thought they beheld Land in the west,
tftlL ~ ALAlASL4tACl4N il-hb 4tD C44t Llil cA
to proclaim it, lest he should be mis-
taken and forfeit all chance OF the Ia
ward; the Nina, however, being good
saller, pressed forward to ascertain the
fat. In little while q Gag was hoisted
at her masthead, and gun discharged,
beng the preooncertcd signal for land
Now Joy WAS awakened throughout thu
little squadron, and every eye was turned
10 t0s west. IS they advanced, how
over, .hs.r c.oGl 5v.lt hopes faded away,
tht hetJre evening taa 9scc.ed land lad
igau melted into air.
L4a crews now san; into degree Of
detection ProP)rnoned 10 their recent
cEc't-u,nt, but now circumstances oc
ca.,. ! 10 araa-a them. Columbus, Aav
iuR e. -gvsl ggea. Ghts Of small field
birds going toward ~" southwest, con
oiN4sl they must 10 s.curo of some
Igighb.r.ng land, where they could GuG
food and resting place He knew tx
Importance which tAs Portuguese vOy
agers attached TO the h!gAt Of birds, oy
pr'lowiog which they had disroyr-yi