[Works] . the flightsof birds and other favorable indications, heshould soon arrive at land. Day after daypassed away without his expectations beingrealized. The distresses of his men becamecontinually more urgent; wherefore, suppos-ing himself in the longitude of the Caribbee Cbrietopber Columtus. 377 Islands, he bore away towards the northwardin search of them.* On the 31st of July there was not above onecask of water remaining in each ship, whenabout mid-day a mariner at the mast-headbeheld the summits of three mountains risingabove the horizon, and gave the joyful cry ofland. As the ships
[Works] . the flightsof birds and other favorable indications, heshould soon arrive at land. Day after daypassed away without his expectations beingrealized. The distresses of his men becamecontinually more urgent; wherefore, suppos-ing himself in the longitude of the Caribbee Cbrietopber Columtus. 377 Islands, he bore away towards the northwardin search of them.* On the 31st of July there was not above onecask of water remaining in each ship, whenabout mid-day a mariner at the mast-headbeheld the summits of three mountains risingabove the horizon, and gave the joyful cry ofland. As the ships drew nearer it was seenthat these mountains were united at the had determined to give the firstland he should behold the name of appearance of these three mountains unitedinto one struck him as a singular coincidence ;and with a solemn feeling of devotion he gavethe island the name of I,a Trinidad, which itbears at the present * Hist, del Almirante, cap. Ibid, ubi Cbapter irir. VOYAGE THROUGH THE GULE OE PARIA.[1498.] SHAPING his course for the island, Colum-bus approached its eastern extremity,to which he gave the name of Punta dela Galera, from a rock in the sea, whichresembled a galley under sail. He was obligedto coast for five leagues along the southernshore before he could find safe anchorage. Onthe following day (August ist) he continuedcoasting westward in search of water, and aconvenient harbor where the vessels might becareened. He was surprised at the verdureand fertility of the country, having expectedto find it more parched and sterile as he ap-proached the equator; whereas he beheldgroves of palm-trees and luxuriant forestssweeping down to the sea-side, with fountainsand running streams. The shores were lowand uninhabited; but the country rose in theinterior, was cultivated in many places, and378 Cbristopber Columbus. 379 enlivened by hamlets and scattered a word, the softness and purity of the cli-mate, an
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