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Thneher,s Christ Opl.er Columbus.

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p;r,, with ;ts captain Martin Alonzo
pine, was thoucbt 70 have separat,d DUR
noselv from the Admirals ship that it might
he the first to carry the news Of the discov-
erv To Spain As Mr.. Thatcher says, how
evnr the gods were writing the drama of
the New World, and the reader rejoices as
he sees Columbus arriving in the harbor OF
Palos first of the expedition. and beholds
the Judgment falling on the unhappy Pin
zon 1t is well known that on his homeward
. voyage Columbus encountered a terrible
storm, which was at its height on the l4th
day Of February in the year 1903, when the
discoverer decided to give a parchment
message to the sea That night the skies
cleared, and the next morning at sunrise
land was in sight Finding himself safe in
the Azores, the Admiral wrote a letter on the
day following that OF his extreme danger.
namely. on Feb Is, 1893, and addressed it to
Luis de santangel, the Chancellor OF the
Royal Household Of Aragon. Immediately
on arriving in Spain, the Admiral despatched
Isabella, which he had written during his
stay in Lisbon. where he stopped on his way
from the Azores The original Of that letter
likewise is lost We know, however, that
the Spanish Court was then at Barcelona,
and that the letters to the King and Queen
and to Luis de Santangel were forwarded
thither with all speed. There is evidence
that these letters were handed about the
Court, and that copies were made by cour-
tiers, and even by representatives Of for
eign governments.
An Italian gentleman named Hannibal
Januarius. then at Barcelona, learned OF the
letter written to the sovereigns by Column
bus. and communicated the news to his
brother, who was an Ambassador from
the Duke Of Ferrara to the Court OF Milan.
Jacono de 'Trotti of Ferrara obtained a
copy OF the letter written by Januarius
and sent 1t to Z cole d'Este, his master,
and to this copy we are indebted for one of
the earliest publications Of the wonderful
news. We quote part of Mr.. Thacher's
translation, promising that the letter of
Januarius was dated on March 4. 1898. 1t
Is evident that the date is wrong, and that
1t probably should have been April 0. In
the month OF August last this great King,
At the prayer OF one named COLOMBIA,
caused four little vessels to be equipped
to navigate according TO his assurances,
upon the ocean, In a straight line toward
the West until finally the East was reached.
The earth being round, he should certainly
arrive in the eastern regions. With this
end in view. the said caravels were armed
and directed their course through the
Straits in the direction Of the west. accord
ing to the letter written by him, and which
! myself have seen. In thirty-four days
he came to a great isle inhabited by men
olive-colored and naked, very timid and
disinclined to fight Having landed. they
took some Of these by force, that they might
the better examine them, to learn their
language and to make these understand
them. These men being treasured, for they
are intelligent, the information was OBJ
tanned and it was learned that these were
the islands Of the Indies The news spread
everywhere and into the neighboring vii
lagos that there had arrived man sent
from God, and being OF simple faith, the
natives evinced for COLOMBIA tenderness
and friendship. From this isle he went
to neighboring islands, two Of which are
each larger than England and Scotland,
and another larger than all Spain. COL
Ior,ba laFt thera some Of his men and being