. The life of Ferdinand Magellan and the first circumnavigation of the globe : 1480-1521. tiago was sentahead. They were at the mouth of the great riverwhere Juan de Solis lost his life at the hands of thecannibals—the Rio de la Plata of to-day. Their exploration of the river was a careful one. Theaccount given of it by Herrera differs somewhat fromthat of Alvo the pilot, but in general outline it is thesame. For two days they followed up the stream. Thepilots grumbled at the risk, for the greatest depth theyfound was three fathoms, and Magellan gave the orderto anchor. They remained here six
. The life of Ferdinand Magellan and the first circumnavigation of the globe : 1480-1521. tiago was sentahead. They were at the mouth of the great riverwhere Juan de Solis lost his life at the hands of thecannibals—the Rio de la Plata of to-day. Their exploration of the river was a careful one. Theaccount given of it by Herrera differs somewhat fromthat of Alvo the pilot, but in general outline it is thesame. For two days they followed up the stream. Thepilots grumbled at the risk, for the greatest depth theyfound was three fathoms, and Magellan gave the orderto anchor. They remained here six days, taking in water, 1 Probably the Bay of Paranagua, in lat, 25° 28 S. January 11, Herrera, 1520.] AMERICA. 157 and catching great quantities of fish. Many nativesgathered in canoes, and, mindful of the fate of Juande Solis, the Captain-general ordered three boats to bemanned and armed, upon which the people fled Spaniards landed and tried to catch them, but invain. They made such enormous strides, says Piga-fetta, * that with all our running and jumping we covQd. EAST COAST OF PATAGONIA. not overtake them. The country was found to bebeautiful, but without sign of habitation. At night anIndian dressed in goat-skins came alone in a canoe andvisited the flag-ship without a sign of fear. The admu-alpresented him with a cotton shirt and a jersey of colouredcloth, at the same time showing him a silver plate, toascertain if he knew the metal. The native gave himto understand that there was much of it among his 158 LIFE OF MAGELLAN. [chap. vi. tribe, but Magellans hopes of barter were doomed todisappointment, for the man went away next day anddid not return. By Alvos log-book we learn that the vessel or vesselssent on in advance were absent fifteen days, and thattwo other ships were also sent southwards. Of these,the S. Antonio was one, and in her Magellan himselfwent, anxious to examine the coast with his own eyes,^Alvos description of this incident, especially
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