[Works] . •SBooW IDA. 37. Cbapter If, DEPARTURE OF COLCMBUS ON HIS SECOND VOYAGE—DISCOVERY OE THE CARIBBEE ISLANDS. [I493-] THE departure of Columbus on his sec-ond voyage of discovery presented abrilliant contrast to his gloomy em-barkation at Palos. On the 25th ofSeptember, at the dawn of day, the bay ofCadiz was whitened by his fleet. There werethree large ships of heavy burden,* and four-teen caravels loitering with flapping sails andawaiting the signal to get under way. Theharbor resounded with the well-known noteof the sailor, hoisting sail or weighing anchor ; * Peter Martyr says they w
[Works] . •SBooW IDA. 37. Cbapter If, DEPARTURE OF COLCMBUS ON HIS SECOND VOYAGE—DISCOVERY OE THE CARIBBEE ISLANDS. [I493-] THE departure of Columbus on his sec-ond voyage of discovery presented abrilliant contrast to his gloomy em-barkation at Palos. On the 25th ofSeptember, at the dawn of day, the bay ofCadiz was whitened by his fleet. There werethree large ships of heavy burden,* and four-teen caravels loitering with flapping sails andawaiting the signal to get under way. Theharbor resounded with the well-known noteof the sailor, hoisting sail or weighing anchor ; * Peter Martyr says they were caracks (a large spe-cies of merchant vessel, principally used in coastingtrade), of one hundred tons burden, and that two ofthe caravels were much larger than the rest, and morecapable of bearing decks from the size of their masts.—Decad. i., lib. i. 39 40 Zbe %ite an& HJogages of a motley crowd were hurrying on board andtaking leave of their friends in the confidenceof a prosperous voyage and triumphant retu
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