Land. — Arrives at New Zealand. — Driven away by the Natives. – He finds the Friendly Islands. – Amsterdam Island. — Rotterdam. – Kindly received by the Natives. – Dangerous Shoals. – Tasman returns by New Rise of the Buccaneers. — Oppressive Government of the Spaniards. – The Cruisers supply themselves with the Cattle of Cuba. – Carib Mode of preparing the Flesh. — The Name of the Buccaneers. — Their Customs. – Settlement of St. Christopher’s. – The Buccaneers seize Tortuga. — Elect a Chief – Exploits of Henry Morgan. — He takes Porto Bello. – Marches to Panama. — The Buccaneers embark on the South Sea. – Their Adventures. – Lose a rich Prize through Ignorance. — Leave William the Indian on Juan Fernandez. — They return round Cape Horn. – The Buccaneers under Davis. – Dampier returns home in the Cygnet. — The Flying Proas. – Reception of the Buccaneers at Minda- nao. – The Five Islands. – The Natives of New Holland described. – Wreck of the Cygnet. — Dampier sent on Discovery. — Coasts New Holland. – Rosemary Island. — Proceeds to New Guinea. — Discovers a Strait. — New Britannia. — Homeward Voyage — The Roebuck wrecked Privateers under Dampier. — Discords in the Expedition. —Stradling and Dampier separate. — Alexander Selkirk left on Juan Fernandez. — Fate of Stradling. — Clipperton leaves Dampier. — He crosses the Pacific Ocean in a small Bark. — Dampier deserted by Funnel and others. – His Adversity. — He prevails on the Merchants to equip another Expe- dition. – Voyage of Woodes Rogers. — Arrival at Juan Fernandez. – Adventures of Alexander Selkirk on that Island. — Success of Rogers. – Unfortunate Voyages of Shelvocke and Clipperton.— French Privateers. — Their rapid Increase. — The Dutch. – Roggewein's Expedition. — Belgia Austral. – Easter Island. – Dangerous Shoals. – Verquikkung Island. — Disputes between Great Britain and Spain. — Anson's Expedi- tion. — His Squadron manned by Invalids. – Unhappy Consequences of that Measure. — Voyage round Cape Horn. — Distress of the Ships. – The Acapulco Galleon taken. — Anson returns. – Fate of the other First Intercourse between Russia and Siberia. — The Promyshleni. – Trade pedition of Pojarkof. – First Collision with the Chinese. – Hostilities between the two Empires. – Treaty of Nerchintsk. – Russian Embassy to Pekin.—Misconduct of the Russians.—They are expelled from China.- Treaty of Kiachta. – Intelligence obtained by Michael Staduchin. — The Tshuktzki discovered. – Remarkable Voyage of Simoen Deshniew. — He passes from the Icy Sea to Behring's Straits. – Suffers Shipwreck. – Establishes a Trade on the Coast. — Fate of his Companions. – Conquest of Kamtschatka. —Taras Staduchin. — Expedition of Popow against the Tshuktzki. — He receives Intelligence respecting America. Page 329 Desire of Russia to communicate with America. —Expedition designed by the Czar Peter. — His Instructions. – First Voyage of Behring. – Its Result. — America marked in Russian Maps. – Expedition of Schestakof. - His Fate.— Extraordinary March of Paulutski.- Voyage of Krupishef. - He discovers America. – Effects of the Discovery. — Attempts to navigate the Icy Sea. — Japanese Wessel wrecked on Kamtschatka.- Spangberg visits Yedzo.—Behaviour of the Japanese to Walton. — Second Voyage of Behring and Tschirikof. — They are separated. —Behring reaches America. – Intercourse with the Natives. – Distress of the Russians. – The Ship cast away. — They Winter on a desert Island. – Death of Behring. — The Remains of his Company escape. — Voyage of Tschirikof. —Discovery of the Aleutian Islands.-Settlements of the THE HISTORY of MARITIME AND INLAND BOOK IV. MODERN WOYAGES OF DISCOVERY, FROM COLUMBUS To - CAPTAIN COOK. CHAP. I. COLUMBUS. sEcon D VOYAGE OF COLUMBU.S. — GENERAL ENTHUSIASM IN HIS FAVOurts —ARRIVES AT THE CARIBB.EE ISLANDS. — APPROACHES - HISPANIOL.A. – FINDS THE FORT DESTROYED. - FATE OF THE SPANIARDS WHO HAD REMAINED. — THE CITY of IsabelLA Foun DED. - COLUMBUS PURSUES HIS VOYAGE TO THE WEST. — DISCOVERS JAMAICA. - SUPPOSES CUBA TO BE A PART OF ASIA. - RETURNS TO HISPANIOLA IN BROKEN HEALTH. — ConFusion . OF AFFAIRS. – ARRIVAL OF BARTHOLOMEW COLUMB U.S. – COMPLAINTs sent HOME. - JUAN DE AGU ADO AppoINTED COMMISsion Ert, - ColumipuS RETURNS TO SPAIN. - WELL RECEIVEd. - HIS THIRD VOYAGE. – DISCOVERS THE AMERICAN CONTINENT. – STATE OF THE COLONY AT ST. DOMINGO. — BOBAroili,A. APPOINTED GOVERNOR. - HE SENDS HOME COLUMBUS IN CHAINs, - PUBLIC FEELING TOWARDS THE ADMIRAL, ov.ANDO SUPERSEDES BOBADILLA. The grand discovery made by Columbus caused a general transport of joy throughout Europe, and filled the popular mind with sanguine anticipations. He was imWOL. II, B mediately considered as one marked out by destiny for great achievements. The voyage across the ocean, under his auspices, was no longer looked upon with mistrust or gloomy bodings; it was regarded, on the contrary, as conducting to certain distinction and unbounded riches. The honours heaped on the admiral by his grateful sovereigns, as well as the specimens of gold and rare productions which he had brought from the newlydiseovered countries, all operated as incentives to the bold and the ambitious, the covetous and the needy. After the court had resolved to furnish the previous expedition, the greatest difficulty had been experienced in equipping three small vessels. That task had been imposed on the port of Palos, a place of some importance in Andalusia ; but although sought to be enforced by magisterial authority, yet so many difficulties arose from the disinclination of the people to embark in what they considered a desperate enterprise, that the requisition might perhaps have never been effectually complied with, had it not been for the personal influence of the Pinzons. Martin Alonzo Pinzon, the eldest of the family, was a person of some consideration in this maritime district. His reputation as an able navigator, no less than his affluent circumstances, procured him the regard and deference of his neighbours. He engaged heartily in the enterprise of Columbus, advanced money, provided the ships, and, what was of greater importance, embarked himself with his two brothers to share in all the toils and peril of the expedition. In an unlucky hour he swerved from the line of rectitude and forgot his duty to the admiral: the painful consciousness of having done what was unworthy of him, aggravated his bodily disease, and hastened his death. But the unhappy instability of conduct which contributed to embitter the last moments of this brave man's life, must not lead us to forget the habitual generosity of his character. When Columbus prepared to embark on his second voyage, no difficulty was found in equipping the ex |