An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . arning that a town named Aute,abounding in maize, lay nine days journey to the southward, thedispirited adventurers directed their steps thither. The difficultiesof the way were greater than any they had yet experienced ; bulthey reached their destfnation, and secured a valuable store of days journey brought them to a river, opening upon ubioad arm of the sea, probab
An illustrated history of the New world : containing a general history of all the various nations, states, and republics of the western continent ..and a complete history of the United States to the present time .. . arning that a town named Aute,abounding in maize, lay nine days journey to the southward, thedispirited adventurers directed their steps thither. The difficultiesof the way were greater than any they had yet experienced ; bulthey reached their destfnation, and secured a valuable store of days journey brought them to a river, opening upon ubioad arm of the sea, probably the Bay of Appalachicola. Here,while gazing upon the broad extent of waters, and reflecting on thewilderness through which they had passed, the loneliness and utterwretchedness of their situation burst upon them ; and many a boldheart, which for years had strugo-led for glory even in the jaws offate, now sighed like a child for home. The situation of the party was indeed distressing. A third oftheir number had perished, and disease was rapidly thinning theremainder. To recede into the interior would be folly; and it wasunpossible to remain alive on the coast. No resource remained but JOURNEY OF ALVARO. 125. the almost hopeless one of constructing- barks to sail along thv? and his companions set themselves diligently to work, andbetween the 4th of August and 20th of September, five boats werebuilt, each capable of carrying fifty men. They were constructedof light wood, and held together by twisted oaknm and the gum oftrees. The shirts of the Spaniards served as sails. ^^^^^^ After embarking, they seized 0t,^^^fgW^^^^^^^^ ^^^ Indian canoes, which mate- ^JT;^ -j^^^^^^^^,^;:^^ac=^ rially improved their condition; - and at the end of more than a --rzii^^ month, landed at a village wherethey were hospitably midnight, an attack wasmade by the inhabitants, andthe invaders were forced to their boats with loss. They met a likereception at another island. The
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