ISBN: 9780217594295

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[ED: Softcover], [PU: Cambridge Scholars Publishing], Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. Land Discovered. The Mutinous Crew?The gleam of the torch?The account crto cised?Landing at San Salvador?Doubts as to the identity of the island?Enchanting scene?Two days on the island?Story of the Dead Pilot?Traffic with the Natives?Their Innocence and Friendliness?Exploring the island?Uncertainty of the language of signs. JUST as the mutinous crew were becoming desperate, they met with indisputable evidence that they must be in the vicinity of land. Fresh weeds were found, such as are torn from the banks of rocks and rivers. The branch of a thorn tree was picked up, with green leaves and berries upon it. They also found, most encouraging of all, a piece of plank and a staff curiously carved. The Admiral invariably had religious service Ob. board his ship, where the Vesper Hymn to the Virgin was sung. This evening he seemed to be impressed with even unusual solemnity. Always grave, sedate, and thoughtful, his spirit seemed to be overawed by the consciousness that he was on the eve of accomplishing his life long desires. In earnest tones he addressed the crew, reminding them of the protection they had received from .God, and assuring them that in his judgment, without any doubt, they were approaching the land very near the point at which he had expected to find it. Indeed he asserted that he thought they would make the land that very night. He ordered a vigilant watch to be kept on the forecastle, and offered, in addition to the rewards promised by the sovereigns, the gift of a velvet doublet to the man who should first descry the coast. With the night, the breeze increased, and very rapidly the little fleet ploughed the waves. The Pinta was the best sailor of the three, and kept a little head. Sixty-seven days had now passed since the highlands of Spai...Versandfertig in 6-10 Tagen, [SC: 0.00]<

ISBN: 0217594298

ISBN: 0217594298