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 . gazing at the stars! Columbus was not insensible of the spirit of mutiny by which they were ac-tuated, and exerted himself, partly by representing their duty to the king, partlyby threats of punishment in case of disobedience, and partly by promises of thereward of their perseverance ; so that the enterprise received no detriment from
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 . gazing at the stars! Columbus was not insensible of the spirit of mutiny by which they were ac-tuated, and exerted himself, partly by representing their duty to the king, partlyby threats of punishment in case of disobedience, and partly by promises of thereward of their perseverance ; so that the enterprise received no detriment fromtheir ill-grounded fears and apprehensions. The men were, however, extremely anxious and disconsolate, till on the 25thof September, about sunsetting, while Columbus was talking to Vincent YanezPinzon, he cried, Land! land! Let me not lose the reward for this goodnews !—and immediately pointed toward the southwest, where there was some-thing which looked like an island, at the distance of twenty-five leagues. This, which was afterward looked on as a contrivance between Columbusand Pinzon, so animated the men, that they returned thanks to God with theutmost fervency, and the admiral, at the earnest entreaty of the* crew, steered CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. 79. Mutiny on board the Santa Maria. toward the supposed island most part of the night; but in the morning no islandwas to be seen, and the men were as loud in their complaints as ever. Columbus continued on his course with the utmost resolution; and on the29th they saw many flying-fishes, some of which fell into the ship. They alsosaw a gull, several wagtails, and other birds, and were encompassed with sogreat a quantity of weeds, that the men thought they were near land, and indancer of running aground. On me 30th they also saw many wagtails, and observed that the weeds layin a line from west-northwest to east-southeast. At break of day, on the 1st of October, a wagtail came on board the admiral,and that day the pilot told the a
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