The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-02


Ganada On saturday. the l2th of May,
Of the same year l>o2. to Palos. seaport
where ! armed three ships. well calcu-
lated for snch service. and sailed from
that port. will furnished with provisions
and with many seasnen. on Friday, shs
~ Of August. Of the same year. half ~
hour before sunrise. and took tho route
Tor the Canary islands o. yonr highnesseG
TO steer my courSe thence and navigate
until should arrive II the lndies. and
deliver the embassy Of your highnesses
70 those princes and accomplish that
which Jon had commanded For this
purpose intend 20 write during this
voyage very punctnaily from day to day
all that may do and see and expert
ence. as will hereafter BE- seen. Also.
my sovereign princes. besides describing
each night All that has occurred in the
day and in the day the navigation Of
the night. propose 70 make chart. in
which will set down the waters and
lands Of the ocean sea in their proper
situations under their bearings; and fur
ther. TO compose : book and illustrate
the whole IN picture by latitude from
the eqinoctial. and longitude from the
west; and upon tho whole Il will Be e.
sential that should forget sleep and At
tend closely to the navigation 70 accom-
piish these things which win be ! great
labor"
Thus are formally and expressly stat
ed BY Columbus the objects OF this o.
traordinary voyage The material facts
still extant Of bis journal will b found
incorporated In the present work.
Il was on Friday. the Sd Of August
I49s early IN the morning. that Colum.
bus set sail from the bar Of Saltes. Z
small island formed by the arms OF The
Odiel. In front Of the town OF HuelvA
steering IN southwesterly direction Tor
the Canary islands. whence il was his
intention to strike due west Az guide
BY which to sail be had prepared 3 man
o. chart. improved upon that sent him By
Paulo Toscanelli. Neither Of those now
exists. but the globe or plxnisphere fin-
ished BY Martin Behem ia this year Of
the admirable irst voyage il still extant
and furnishes an idea OF what that chart
Of Columbus must have been. Il exhib-
IL the coasts Of Europe and Africa from
the south Of Ireland to the end OF Gut
nea' and opposite to them. on the other
side Of the Atlantic. the extremity Of
Asia or. e il was termed, India. Be-
tween them u placed the island OF O.
pango. or Japan. which, according 60
Marco Polo lay 1900 miles distant from
the Asiatic coast In his computations
Columbus advanced this island about :
thousand leagues too much 70 the east
supposing It to be about the situation Of |
Fiordas and 1t this island be hoped 6rst |
10 arrive.
The emulation Of Columbus at finding |
himself. after 80 many years Of bafIled |
hope, fairly launched on his grand enter
prise. Wa checked BY bis want OF con-
1dence In the resolution and persever-
lnce Of his crewa A long Is he ~
NAMED within reach Of Europe there
va no security that, In moment Of r.
'entance and alarm. they might not ~
,ounce the prosecution Of the VOYAGE
md insist on return. Symptoms soon
appeared to warrant his apprehension.
IN the third day the Pinta made signal
4 distress; her rudder was discovered 70
'e broken and unhung. Thh Columbus
urmised 70 be done through the con-
r1vance Of the owners Of the caravel.
3omez Rascon and Christoval Quintero.
Q disable their vessel and cause her %
e left behind A has already been OBJ
erved. they had been pressed into The
ervice greatly against their will. and
heir caravel seized upon for the expedi-
lon, IN conformity to the royal orders.
Columb bus was much disturbed st this
ccurence. X gave him foretaste Of
urther difficulties to b apprehended
rom crews partly enlisted on compul-
lon. and all full Of doubt and forebod- II
~. Trivial obstacles might, n the
resent critical state OF his voyaRe.
pread panic and mutiny through his
hips and entirely defeat the expedition.
The wind was blowing strongly at the
me. 90 that he could not render Assist
nee without endangering his own w.
y Fortunately Martin Alonxo Pinzon
ommanded the Pnta. and being an
iroit and able seaman succeeded in -
airing the rudder with cords 90 e 20
ring the vessel into management Thia
Dwever. was but Temporary and In
iequate expedient; the fasteninRs rave
~ again on the following day and the /
her ships were obliged to shorten sail
ntil the rudder could 10 secured.
This damaged state Of the Pinta, =
ell = her being IN : lcaky condition.
the admiral to touch Is the
lnasy islands and seek vessel to -
acs her. &c considered himself not r.
on those ialsnds. though : different
Union was entertained BY the pilots OF
3 squadron. The event proved his
periority IL taking observations and I
'eping reckonings, for they came II
sht Of the Canaries on the morning %
. 9th
They were detained upward Of thrss
eehs among thess islands, seeking II
lin another vessel Thcy were Obliged.
eretore, 70 make new rudder for The
nta and repair her Tor ths voyage
be lateen sails of the Nina were also a.
rcd into square sails. that che might
ork moro steadily and securely and b
.le 70 keep company with the other ves.