Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . of 1497 ; and proceeding tothe northwest, they discovered land, which for that reason they called Prima-vista, or Newfoundland. Another smaller island they called St. John, from itsbeing discovered on the feast of St. John Baptist; after which, they sailedalong the coast of America as far as Cape Florida, and then returned to Eng-land
Illustrated biography; or, Memoirs of the great and the good of all nations and all times; comprising sketches of eminent statesmen, philosophers, heroes, artists, reformers, philanthropists, mechanics, navigators, authors, poets, divines, soldiers, savans, etc . of 1497 ; and proceeding tothe northwest, they discovered land, which for that reason they called Prima-vista, or Newfoundland. Another smaller island they called St. John, from itsbeing discovered on the feast of St. John Baptist; after which, they sailedalong the coast of America as far as Cape Florida, and then returned to Eng-land with a good cargo and three Indians aboard. Stowe and Speed ascribe these discoveries wholly to Sebastian, his father. It is probable that Sebastian, after his fathers death,made several voyages to these parts, as a map of his discoveries, drawn byhimself, was hung up in the privy garden at Whitehall. However, historygives but little account of his life for nearly twenty years, when he went toSpain, where he was made pilot-major, and intrusted with reviewing all proj-ects for discoveries, which were then very numerous. His great capacity andapproved integrity induced many eminent merchants to treat with him about a SEBASTIAN CABOT. 93. Sebastian Cabot. voyage by the new-found straits of Magellan to the Moluccas. He thereforesailed in 1525, first to the Canaries, then to the Cape de Verd islands, thenceto St. Augustine and the island of Patos ; when some of his people beginningto be mutinous, and refusing to pass through the straits, he laid aside the de-sign of sailing to the Moluccas, left some of the principal mutineers upon adesert island, and, sailing up the rivers of Plate and Paraguay, discovered andbuilt forts in a large tract of fine country, that produced gold, silver, and otherrich commodities. He thence despatched messengers to Spain for a supply ofprovisions, ammunition, goods for trade, and a recruit of men ; but his requestnot being readily co
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