Volume 1

A compendium of authentic and entertaining voyages / digested in a chronological series. The whole exhibiting a clear view of the customs, manners, religion, government, commerce, and natural history of most nations in the known world.

Date:
1756
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A compendium of authentic and entertaining voyages / digested in a chronological series. The whole exhibiting a clear view of the customs, manners, religion, government, commerce, and natural history of most nations in the known world. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    for his voyage. In confequence of this intimation he refolved to wait for her arrival, and in the mean time fent a man on board of a bark bound for Gran Canaria to inform Pinzon of the place where he Jay, and help him to repair his rudder in cafe he had not been able to procure another fhip. Having waited a long time in vain for an anfwer, he re- fo'ved to return to the Gran Canaria, and failing on the 24th, came up with the bark which had been hitherto detained by contrary winds: that fame night he failed clofe by the ifland of TenerifF, and faw abundance of flame ifiue from the peak, and next day anchored at the Gran Canaria, where he found Pinzon, who told him that the Lady Bea¬ trix had failed fome days before, in that veflel for j * which he had waited fo long. Although he was mortified at this difappointment, he refolved to re¬ pair the damaged Caraval as well as he could, by furnifhing her with a new rudder, and at the fame time to alter the fquare fails of the La Nina, fo as that fhe might be the more able to keep company with her conforts. Thus refitted and improved they departed from the Gran Canaria on the 1 ft of September, and -next day arrived at Gomera, where fome time being fpent in laying in provifions, wood and water, they fet fail on Thurfday the 6th, and flood away to the weflward, though they made little way, becaufe there was fcarce any wind. On Sunday about day break the admiral found himfelf nine leagues weft of the ifland Ferro, where they loft fight of land, and many people on board wept bitterly, on the fuppcfition that they would hardly ever fee it again. Columbus perceiving this defpondence, which he was afraid would infedl the whole company, com¬ forted them with the moft confident afliirances of wealth and profperity, and though they failed eigh¬ teen