The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-01-08

Inc nAlifrS ~ TINS place complained
that P4xpa On his previous visit had
yiolrully carried III four men and two
girls The admiral. lnLing they were
rta.neA ca D~gi u the pnta 10 be
carried Ia spain and sold - slaves. Or
dsrei them ~ be Immediately restored
70 their lOns>. with many PRESENTS and
well clothed. "a atone Tor the wr0ng they
had experienced This hesitation WAS
made win graar rnwiiiingners and
many high vczdS On the part 81 Pinzon
The wind being Favorable. Tor IN these
regions the trade wind j. often alternatrd
during autnan and WATER by nurtn.
westerly br'vze~. they continued coast
ing the island until they came "a high
aud beautiful heALland. 10 which they
or the Lovers Cape. bnt which NJ
present y known a. Cape Cabron. A
little beyond this they anchored ia q
bay. or rather gulf. three leagues in
breadth aud extending 30 far inland
thar Columbus az first supposed IL an
arm Of the sea separating Hispaniola
from some other land On landing they
found the natives quite different from
the gentle and pacific people hitherto
met with on this island They were OF
feroclou~ aspect and hideotsly painted.
Their mir was long. tied behind and
decorated with the feathers u parrots
and other birds Of gandy plumage.
Some were armed with war clubs OH
ers had bows VI the length Of those used
by the English archers. with arrows OF
slender reeds. pointed with hard wood.
fish Their swords were Of palm wood.
A. hard and heavy As iron: not sharp.
but broad. nearly Of the thickness Of two
fingers and capable with one blow. Of
cleaving through helmet 10 the very
brains Though thus prepared for com
bat. they made no attempt TO modest the
Spaniards On the contrary. thew sold
them fwo " their b.rs and several q
their arrows. and one Of them was pre-
vailed upon 70 go on board Of the ad-
mirals ship
Columbus was persuaded. from the f.
rocious looks and hardy. undaunted
manner Of this wild warrior, that he
and his companions were OF the nation
Of Cards 50 much dreaded throughout
these seas. and that the gulf in which be
was anchored must he strait separat-
ing their island from Hispaniola On
inquiring Of the Indian. however. he still
pointed TO the east - the quarter where
lay the Caribbean islands lie spoke
also Of an Island called Mantinino. which
Columbus fanci-d him TO say was peo-
pied merely By women. who received the
Caribs among them once year for the
sake u continuing the population OF
their island All the male progeny 10
sultlng from such visits were delivered
70 the fathers. the female remained with
the mothers
This Ainazonlan island Is repeatedly
mentioned in the course Of the voyages
Of Columbus. and is another Of his self
delusions. 10 be explained by the work
Of Marco Polo That traveller Described
two islands near the coast Of Asia. one
inhabited solely by women. the other BY
men. between which similar inter
course subsistsd. and Columbus. suppos-
Ing himself IN that vicinity. easily inter-
preted the signs Of the Indians toc0.ncide
with the descriptions OF the Venetian.
Having regaled the warrior and made
him varlons presents. the admiral sent
him on shore IN hopes. through his me-
diation. Of opening trade for gold with
his companions. As the boat approached
the land, upward Of fifty sayages, armed Z
with bows and arrows. war clubs and
Javelins, We're seen lurking among the
trees On a word from the Indian who
was in the boat. they laid by their arms
and came forth 70 meet the Spaniards
The latter, according 70 directions from
the admiral. endeavored to purchase sew
eral OF their weapons. to take as curios-
tiles TO Spain They parted with two Of
fhelr bows. but. suddenly conceiving
some distrust or thinking TO overpower
this handful Of strangers. they rushed to
the place where they had left their
weapons, snatched them up and re-
turned with cords. as IL to bind the
Spaniards. The latter Immediately at
tackled them. wounded two. put the rest
70 fight. and would have pursued them.
but Were restrained by the pilot who
commanded the boat. This was the first
contest with the Indians. and the first
time that native blood was shed by the
white men in the New World
Columbus was grieved TO see all his
exertions to maintain an amicable inter
course vain: he consoled himself with
the idea. however. that If these were
CARDS or frontier Indians Of warlike
Character they would be inspired with
a dread Of the force and weapons OF the
white men. and be deferred from mo
testing the little garrison OF Fort Ma
tivity. The fact was that these were OF
q bold and hardy race, inhabiting q
district called Ciguay, ex-
tending five and twenty leagues along
the coast and several leagues into the in
terror. They differed in language. look
and manners from the other natives OF
the island. and had the rude but indie
pendent and vigorous character Of noun
Their frank and bold spirit was evinced
on the day after the skirrnish when .
multitude appearing on the beach the
admiral sent large party. well armed,
on shore in the boat. The natives ap-