[Works] . dians. The sight ofhis horse had put the multitude to flight,though upwards of four hundred in had pursued the fugitives, wounding sev-eral with his lance, and had brought off hiscountrymen in triumph. Convinced by this circumstance that nothingwas to be apprehended from the hostilities ofthese timid people as long as his orders wereobeyed, and confiding in the distribution hehad made of his forces, both for the tranquillityof the colony and the island, Columbus pre-pared to depart on the prosecution of his dis-coveries. To direct the affairs of the islandduring his absence
[Works] . dians. The sight ofhis horse had put the multitude to flight,though upwards of four hundred in had pursued the fugitives, wounding sev-eral with his lance, and had brought off hiscountrymen in triumph. Convinced by this circumstance that nothingwas to be apprehended from the hostilities ofthese timid people as long as his orders wereobeyed, and confiding in the distribution hehad made of his forces, both for the tranquillityof the colony and the island, Columbus pre-pared to depart on the prosecution of his dis-coveries. To direct the affairs of the islandduring his absence he formed z. junta, of whichhis brother Don Diego was president, andFather Boyle, Pedro Fernandez Coronel, AlonzoSanchez Caravajal, and Juan de I^uxan, werecouncillors. He left his two largest ships in 164 Cbristopber Columbus. the harbor, being of too great a size anddraft of water to explore unknown coasts andrivers, and took with him three caravels, theNina or Santa Clara, the San Juan, and theCordera^. BooFi IPIIII. 165
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