. The journal of American history. ti n \<F*. 4 Jk 1 iMatmjsrrijrt nf pjgatrtan on (ftalitmbtta #ljtp height that it looked as though it were falling from the sky. It could beseen from that great distance, and it occasioned many wagers to be laidon board the ships, some people saying that it was nothing else but a seriesof white rocks, while others maintained that it was a great volume of fallingwater. When we came nearer, it showed itself distinctly; it was the mostbeautiful thing in the world to see how from so great a height, and from sosmall a space, such a large fall of water was being
. The journal of American history. ti n \<F*. 4 Jk 1 iMatmjsrrijrt nf pjgatrtan on (ftalitmbtta #ljtp height that it looked as though it were falling from the sky. It could beseen from that great distance, and it occasioned many wagers to be laidon board the ships, some people saying that it was nothing else but a seriesof white rocks, while others maintained that it was a great volume of fallingwater. When we came nearer, it showed itself distinctly; it was the mostbeautiful thing in the world to see how from so great a height, and from sosmall a space, such a large fall of water was being As soon as we approached the island, the admiral ordered a lightcaravel18 to run along the coast in search for a harbor. The captain ofthis small vessel put into land in a boat, and seeing some houses, leapt onshore and went up to them, the inhabitants fleeing at sight of our then entered the houses and found therein various household articlesthat had been left unremoved,19 from among which he took two parrots,very large a
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