. Drake : the sea-king of Devon . s singular career. While the men in the shallop were thus meetingtheir fate, Drake and the * Golden Hind werestill drifting southward. He had at last reachedthe islands at the extreme south of the SouthAmerican continent; and here, near the last ofthe islands, the wind and waves having subsided, hewas able to cast anchor in a deep basin, shel-tered by a range of lofty cliffs. Drake landedupon the island, and rested with his crew. Assoon as he had recovered somewhat from the ex-haustion of the voyage, he took it into his head toexplore the island. Proceeding to
. Drake : the sea-king of Devon . s singular career. While the men in the shallop were thus meetingtheir fate, Drake and the * Golden Hind werestill drifting southward. He had at last reachedthe islands at the extreme south of the SouthAmerican continent; and here, near the last ofthe islands, the wind and waves having subsided, hewas able to cast anchor in a deep basin, shel-tered by a range of lofty cliffs. Drake landedupon the island, and rested with his crew. Assoon as he had recovered somewhat from the ex-haustion of the voyage, he took it into his head toexplore the island. Proceeding to its southern-most extremity, he became convinced that, beyond,there was no further land, but that the oceanrolled thence limitless to the antarctic pole. Thisconviction filled him with exultant pride. He ad-vanced to the southernmost cliff, cast himself atfull length on its crest, and stretched his arms andbody out over the water as far as he safely could. When he returned to the ** Golden Hind, oneof his officers asked him, —. Drake on the extremity of Cape Horn. — Pa^e i;8. THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR, LENOX ANDTILDEN FOUNDATIONS. c THE SEA-KING OF DEVON. 139 Captain, where have you been ? Why, replied Drake, with a proud smile, Ihave been further south than any man living. Ihave stood on the southernmost point of land inthe world, known or likely to be known. He had,indeed, stood on the very extremity of Cape Horn. Undaunted by his disasters, the sturdy navigatorwas more than ever resolved to search for thenorthwest passage; and after naming the islandsthe Elizabethides, in loyal honor of his sover-eign, he once more set sail northward. Fortu-nately fair winds from the south now waved himon his way. The stormy season seemed to havecome to an end; and Drake looked forward tofresh adventures with willing and hopeful heart. It was the last of October when he departedfrom Cape Horn. In a little less than a monthhe had reached the coast of Chili, and was nearthe scenes
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