Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . FROBISHERsSTRAITSâEXCHANGE OF CAPTIVESâSUPPOSED DISCOVERY OF GOLDâSECONDVOYAGEâA CARGO OF PRECIOUS EARTH TAKEN ON BOARDâMETA INCOGNITA THIRD VOYAGE A MORTIFYING CONCLUSION. It would appear natural for the Spaniards to have sought toderive immediate profit from their discovery of a western pas-sage to the South Sea. They did not do so, however; and ageneration was destined to pass away before a second Europeanvessel should enter Magellans Strait. We must for a tim
Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . FROBISHERsSTRAITSâEXCHANGE OF CAPTIVESâSUPPOSED DISCOVERY OF GOLDâSECONDVOYAGEâA CARGO OF PRECIOUS EARTH TAKEN ON BOARDâMETA INCOGNITA THIRD VOYAGE A MORTIFYING CONCLUSION. It would appear natural for the Spaniards to have sought toderive immediate profit from their discovery of a western pas-sage to the South Sea. They did not do so, however; and ageneration was destined to pass away before a second Europeanvessel should enter Magellans Strait. We must for a time,therefore, leave the Spanish and Portuguese in quiet posses-sion of their Indian and American commerce, and turn to theseveral transatlantic and Arctic enterprises undertaken at thisperiod by the French and English. Jacques Cartier, a native of St. Malo in France, had, in 1534, finished his apprenticeship as a sailor. He conceived the idea of seeking a passage to China and the Spice Islands to the north of the Western Continent, and in the vicinity of the Pole. This was the origin of the various efforts made in230. SCENE ON THE CANADIAN COAST. MAN UPON THE SEA. 231 quest of the renowned Northwest Passage. He also thought itincumbent upon France to assert her right to a share in theexplorations and discoveries which were making Portugal andSpain both famous and rich. He caused his project to be laidbefore Francis L, who had long viewed with jealousy the suc-cessful expeditions of other powers, and who is said once to haveexclaimed, Where is the will and testament of our fatherAdam, which disinherits me of my share in these possessions infavor of Spain and Portugal? He at once approved the pro-position ; and, on the 20th of April, 1534, Cartier left St. Malowith two ships of sixty tons each. No details of the outwardvoyage have reached us. It was rapid and prosperous, however,for the ships anchored in Bonavista Bay, upon the eastern coastof Newfoundland, on the twentieth d
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