The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10


in company. Pieter led the way up
the river as having been there before
and whenever they reached a place
where trading might be done he man
aged to run his ship aground IN the
only channel and prevented the DE
Forest party from reaching the market.
Dsgusted by this knavery, likewise
finding no spot where they could feel
safe against Spanish assault. which
Walloons and Batavians had good rea-
son to dread, they decided TO stand away
for the Guanas, or. according to the
manuscript spelling, Gujane. on their
way out Of the river they record land
ing and walking about the country we
found cemetery full of earthen pots
Of different shapes and designs and in
them bones of the dead" This valu-
able photographic treasure house has
lain neglected until the recent eXplora-
tion Of Algot Lange on the same spN
which has enriched our museums with
thousands Of pieces Of this remarkable
pottery of race now extinct and for
gotten.
with fair wind they made slug
gish way along the coast from the
mouth Of the Amazuns with freq Hyut
, bliNll'l IlkT W lHSBtNA WV ihlih Al'
first consideration was to get beyond
the reach Of the Spaniards and this
was determined by attaining such a
position that the Spanlards, In case
they should attack, could not return
| to their sett ement at the mouth of
: the river without having to face a
, roundabout voyage to the coast of
4 Africa In order to get fair wind home.
| When this critical point was deter
/ mined by the seamlnship OF 'hcir ship
master they began to look closely for
the pace of their new home. Day 10y
: DAY the journal sets down brief notes
of the coast along which the voyage
continued, but no satisfactory prospect
seemed to present itself until they came
to anchor within the mouth of the
, Wyapoko. the Wiapoca Of Blaeuw' s
chart of 1885. Ten days Of boat work
up the river satisfied the fathers OF
families who composed the expedition
that here they had found the spot which
they had crossed the seas to seek out
Now the master of the ship drew forth
some wholly unexpected order of the
West India Company as to leaving Al
but two Of the expedition in the wilder.
ness. The dispute was arranged b,
De Forest, who agreed To stay Will
two others while his companions wcn
home and prepared the families Of al
to com' out to the new settlement.
After their companions had returnc,
80 Europe the time went busily enougl
for the three eXiles. De Forest was in
dustrious in exploring ncighhorin
rivers and i'm making good Ills positio
with the Indians as proper prepare
ton for the new colony. In the cours
OF one Of these voyages he was seize
with sunstroke. was nursed bac
along the road to health. went out cN
ploring too soon and fell a victim TO
: second stroke Then the expoditio
went To- pieces, the survivors struggle
home and nothing more was heard q
the project to establish this colony I
, the Guanas
, This is distinct contribution to IN
history os American geography. II
somewhat to br regretted that Mr.
DE Forest did not think 10 put the jour
nal into the hands OF some urufcsse
AmeriCanist for editorial revision, fC
in competent hands IL would not prov
difficult to establish the position Of n
. the places which are here reCorde'
+, Yet this is but triAe. The iourn'
after three centuries Is now mad
, available for study. and we feel COZ
2 WINGED that il will not I've long b"fol
G II forms the theme Of geographic
/, comment i'm the Journals of that sCien,
which will he both valuable in itsc
!, land source Of rcnown To Mrs. De Fore
. for thus presenting one Of the fe
Z Arporicatr documents which has lac,
o suffered to lie neglected.