Cinema News and Property Gazette (1912) . nd there Columbus receives the sword that signifieshis commission as Admiral of Spain, and, at ,the same time,receives a benison from the Archbishop, who, attired in copeand mitre, and attended by the dignitaries of theChurch, invokes the blessing of Heaven upon the great adven-ture. Thus, like one of Arthurs knights, Columbus sets outupon his quest, having received the blessing of the Church andthe goodwill of his Queen. Columbus reviews his little fleet, the three ships of Palos,the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina, and hoistshis admirals pennant
Cinema News and Property Gazette (1912) . nd there Columbus receives the sword that signifieshis commission as Admiral of Spain, and, at ,the same time,receives a benison from the Archbishop, who, attired in copeand mitre, and attended by the dignitaries of theChurch, invokes the blessing of Heaven upon the great adven-ture. Thus, like one of Arthurs knights, Columbus sets outupon his quest, having received the blessing of the Church andthe goodwill of his Queen. Columbus reviews his little fleet, the three ships of Palos,the Santa Maria, the Pinta, and the Nina, and hoistshis admirals pennant aboard the Santa Maria, his flagship. We see the actual ships manned by the motley crew of sea-faring men, soldiers, and adventurers. Little boats they are,compared with our modern notions, yet in such boats as thesemariners sailed from Cadiz and Trocadero to far-off lands, andfrom our own port of Bristol, Sebastian Cabot put forth uponhis voyages of discovery. Mutiny at Sea. Ere long the crews of the little ships, cramped, and rendered. THE MUTINY AT SEA. sullen by long idleness, despairing of reaching land across theendless Western Ocean, mutiny, and demand that the Admiralshould put back to Spain. The news reaches him where hesits at work oer his charts, and surrounded by the rough instru-ments of navigation, attended only by his confessor. Bis cap-tains would beat back the mutineers by force of arms, butColumbus dominates the scene. His iron strength of will andfixed faith in his mission cow the men, and they dispersewithout recourse to violent measures. His words on that occasion show his indomitable faith : Wehave set sail for the Indies across the Western Seas, and, withGods help and blessing, to the West Indies we are going. Lookyou to it that we have no more of this, for, grumbling or nogrumbling, we are going to find the land we came so far toseek. At dawn, on October 12, Columbus summons his officers to thequarter-deck, and tells them that he has seen lights during
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