Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . sailors St. Elmostapers, playing about the tops of the masts, and gliding along the rigging,which are occasionally seen about tempest-tossed vessels during a highlyelectrical state of the atmosphere. The sailors consider that phenomenon asof good omen. ?The Spanish government had offered a reward in money to the firstperson who should see land on this voyage, the same as had been done onthe first voyage of discoveiy to America. * That is, 2,400 Spanish miles, or about 2,057 English miles. ^ 3,300 Spanish miles, or about 2,829 English miles. ^ This was Do
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . sailors St. Elmostapers, playing about the tops of the masts, and gliding along the rigging,which are occasionally seen about tempest-tossed vessels during a highlyelectrical state of the atmosphere. The sailors consider that phenomenon asof good omen. ?The Spanish government had offered a reward in money to the firstperson who should see land on this voyage, the same as had been done onthe first voyage of discoveiy to America. * That is, 2,400 Spanish miles, or about 2,057 English miles. ^ 3,300 Spanish miles, or about 2,829 English miles. ^ This was Dominica, so called by Columbus from having been discoveredon a Sunday (Dies Dominica). It is 29 miles long and 13 miles in its greatestIjreadth, has an area of 291 square miles, and belongs to England. The island to which Columbus gave the name Marigalanle. the realname of the galleon Capitana, in which he and Dr. Chanca sailed. It hasan estimated area of 60 square miles, and belongs to France. LETTER OF DR. DIEGO ALVAREZ CIIANCA 433. LA DOMI (Ari^lete GUADALOUPE, MARIE GALANTE, AND DOMINICA. [From Henriques Les Colonies Francoises, Paris, 1889.] Fig. 124. We directed our course towards that which we had first seen,and, reaching the coast, we proceeded more than a league in searchof a port where we might anchor, but without finding one: all thatpart of the island which met our view appeared mountainous, verybeautiful, and green even down to the waters edge. It was delight- 434 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS [vOL. 48 fill to see it, for at that season of the yea: there is scarcely anything- green in our country. When we found that there was noharbor on that side^ the,admiral decided that we should go to theother island, which lay on our right, and was about four or fiveleagues distant. One of the vessels, however, still remained atthe first island all that day seeking a harbor, in case it should benecessary to return thither. At last, having found a good one wherethey saw
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