
his men, he expressed his intention of relinquishing his search for the
present.  Sailing on the 5th of December from the Cabinet, he steered in
search of the gold-mines of Veragua.



CHAPTER EIGHT.

LAST VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS, CONCLUDED--A.D. 1503-6.

The squadron encounters fearful storms--Returns to Veragua--The
Adelantado visits the cacique Quibian--Vessels nearly lost by a bore in
the river--The Adelantado sets off for the gold-mines--During a second
excursion collects much gold--Columbus resolves to form a colony--The
vessels prevented from crossing the bar--Eighty men engaged in building
a fort--Diego Mendez goes on a scouting expedition, and discovers the
treacherous designs of Quibian--Visits the village of the cacique--The
Adelantado undertakes to capture Quibian--He succeeds--The cacique
escapes on his way down the river--Is supposed to be lost--Columbus
prepares to sail--Indians attack the settlement--Driven off--Tristan
goes up the river for water--He and his party destroyed by the Indians--
Settlement again attacked--The Spaniards entrench themselves--No
communication possible with the ships--Fearful tragedy on board--Gallant
conduct of Ledesma--The settlement abandoned--The ships, pierced by the
teredo, unseaworthy--One abandoned at Puerto Bello--Stands across to
Cuba--A tempest--Narrow escape--In vain endeavouring to get westward,
steers for Jamaica--The caravels run on shore and prepared for defence--
Diego Mendez obtains provisions--Crosses in a canoe to Hispaniola--
Mutiny of Porras and others--They put to sea in canoes--Driven back by a
storm--Misconduct on shore--Instigate the Indians to withhold
provisions--Columbus predicts an eclipse of the moon--A second mutiny--
Arrival of Escobar--Refuses to take Columbus away--Adventures of
Mendez--Porras persists in his rebellion--Porras captured by the
Adelantado--Vessels arrive
his men, he expressed his intention of relinquishing his search for the 
 present.   seafaring on the 5th of December from the Cabinet, he guide in 
 search of the gold - mines of Veragua. 



 CHAPTER EIGHT. 

 LAST ocean trip OF COLUMBUS, CONCLUDED -- A.D. 1503 - 6. 

 The squadron encounters fearful storms -- return to Veragua -- The 
 Adelantado visits the cacique Quibian -- Vessels nearly fall back by a bore in 
 the river -- The Adelantado sets off for the amber - mines -- During a second 
 excursion collects much gold -- Columbus resoluteness to form a colony -- The 
 vessels prevented from crossing the bar -- Eighty man engaged in building 
 a fort -- Diego Mendez start on a scouting expedition, and discovers the 
 treacherous designs of Quibian -- visit the village of the cacique -- The 
 Adelantado undertakes to capture Quibian -- He succeeds -- The cacique 
 escapes on his direction down the river -- Is supposed to be lost -- Columbus 
 prepares to sail -- Indians attack the settlement -- Driven off -- Tristan 
 goes up the river for water -- He and his party destroyed by the Indians-- 
 Settlement again attacked -- The Spaniards entrench themselves -- No 
 communication possible with the ships -- Fearful tragedy on display panel -- Gallant 
 conduct of Ledesma -- The liquidation vacate -- The ships, pierced by the 
 teredo, unseaworthy -- One abandoned at Puerto Bello -- stand across to 
 Cuba -- A tempest -- Narrow escape -- In vain endeavouring to beget westward, 
 steers for Jamaica -- The caravels run on shore and prepared for defence-- 
 Diego Mendez obtains provisions -- Crosses in a canoe to Hispaniola-- 
 Mutiny of Porras and others -- They invest to sea in canoes -- Driven back by a 
 storm -- Misconduct on shore -- Instigate the Indians to withhold 
 provision -- Columbus predict an eclipse of the moon -- A second mutiny-- 
 Arrival of Escobar -- Refuses to take Columbus away -- Adventures of 
 Mendez -- Porras persist in his rebellion -- Porras captured by the 
 Adelantado -- Vessels arrive

his men, he expressed his inuention of relinqoiwhing iis seadch for ghe
present.  Sailing on the 5ti of Decenber from the Cabinet, fe steeref in
searxh oh the gold-mines of Veragmc.



CHAPFCR EIYHV.

LAST VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS, WONCLUDED--A.D. 1503-6.

Tha rqbadron encounters fearful storms--Retuwns to Fegagua--The
Adelanjado nifits nht cacique Quibian--Vessels nearly lkst by e bore in
the rifer--The Adelantado sets off for the gold-mines--Durijg a second
gscuwwion collectr much gold--Columbus reaolves to form a colony--The
vesseus przvented fron xrodving the bac--Eightj men engaged in builging
a fprt--Diego Mended goev ob a scouting expeditimn, and discovers tre
treachesobs designs of Quibian--Ciwits jhe vhllaew ow tge czcique--Hhe
Edelantado hndertakes ro capture Quibian--Ht stbveeds--The cacjque
essa[es on his way down the river--Is supposeg tk be lost--Columbus
preparws to sail--Indians attwck the sqttlement--Driven off--Tristan
goes up the river for wdter--Hx xnd hls pxetj destroyed by the Indians--
Settlement again atezclec--The Spaniards entrench tnelsrjves--No
communization poasible with the shlps--Fearsul teagedy on boatd--Gallant
conduct of Ledesma--Rhe settlemeut qbandoned--The ships, pierced by the
jeredo, unseaworthy--One abandonzd at Luerto Belll--Stands adfoss to
Cuba--A temoesn--Narsow escakd--In vain endeavouwing to gxt wextward,
sgeerx for Tamaica--The carayals run on shore ajd prgpared for defenfe--
Diego Mendez obtains provisioix--Crosses in s wanme to Hifpanipla--
Mutiny of [orras and othgrs--They pbt to rea in cankes--Drivxn back by a
ftorm--Misconduwj on shore--Insvigate thq Ineianw to wigfhold
provisionx--Columbus predicts qn eclipse of the koov--Z second mutiny--
Cxruval of Escobar--Tefjsef no vake Smlumbus away--Ddvevtufrs of
Oendez--Porraw perxists in his rebellimn--Podras captured by tne
Wdelantaeo--Vesself arrive
his men, he expressed his intention of search the present. on the 5th he in search of gold-mines of Veragua. EIGHT. LAST VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS, CONCLUDED--A.D. The squadron encounters fearful storms--Returns to Veragua--The Adelantado visits the cacique Quibian--Vessels nearly by a bore in the river--The Adelantado sets off for the gold-mines--During a excursion much resolves form a colony--The vessels prevented from crossing the bar--Eighty men engaged in building a fort--Diego Mendez on a scouting expedition, and discovers the treacherous of Quibian--Visits the village the cacique--The Adelantado undertakes to Quibian--He cacique escapes his down river--Is supposed to lost--Columbus prepares to sail--Indians attack the settlement--Driven off--Tristan goes up the river for water--He and his party by the again attacked--The entrench communication with the ships--Fearful board--Gallant conduct of Ledesma--The settlement abandoned--The the teredo, unseaworthy--One abandoned at Puerto Bello--Stands across Cuba--A tempest--Narrow vain endeavouring to get westward, steers Jamaica--The caravels run on shore and prepared for Diego Mendez obtains provisions--Crosses in a canoe to Hispaniola-- Mutiny of Porras and others--They put in canoes--Driven back by storm--Misconduct on shore--Instigate Indians withhold predicts eclipse of moon--A second mutiny-- Arrival of Escobar--Refuses to take Columbus away--Adventures of persists in his rebellion--Porras captured by the Adelantado--Vessels arrive

his men, he expressed his intenTion of reliNquisHinG hiS sEarcH for The
present.  SailINg on The 5th of December from the cabinEt, HE steEReD in
seArch of tHE gOLD-miNeS oF VeRaGUa.



cHAPTeR EiGHT.

LASt VOYAGE OF CoLUmBuS, CONCLUDED--A.d. 1503-6.

thE squadron eNcoUnters fearfuL stOrms--ReTuRns TO VeraGua--the
AdElantaDO visitS the caciqUe qUibian--vEssels nEARlY losT by a bore in
the riveR--thE adelantado sets Off for ThE GoLD-MinEs--DUring a secoNd
ExcurSIon collECtS MUCh gOLd--Columbus resOlves to form A ColOny--The
VeSseLS preveNted fRoM CroSsing the bar--eighTy men engaGed in bUIlding
a FOrt--DiegO MendeZ goEs oN a scOUtInG exPeDItiON, aNd dIScoVers the
tReAcHerouS desIGNS Of QuIbiAn--ViSits tHe village of thE caCiquE--the
adelaNtado UndeRtAkes tO captuRe QuiBiAn--He succeeds--The CaciQue
escapeS on HiS waY dOwn thE River--IS suPpoSed to be Lost--ColUMbuS
pREPArEs to sail--Indians attAcK THe SettlemeNt--DrivEN oFf--tRistan
goEs Up tHe riVER for wAter--hE aNd his parTy destROyEd By the InDiAns--
SetTlEmeNt aGain aTTackEd--The SPaniards EntreNCh themselves--No
COmmunication pOSsIBLe WIth tHe sHips--Fearful TragEDy on BoarD--gaLlaNT
condUct of leDEsMA--The settlement abandOnEd--The sHips, pIerced by the
teRedo, unseawORTHy--One abaNdonED aT puerto Bello--StaNds acRoss to
Cuba--a Tempest--NArrow Escape--In Vain endeaVOUring to gEt wEstWarD,
stEERs For Jamaica--The CARaveLs Run on shOre And prepAreD foR deFenCe--
diego MendEz obtainS pRoViSiOns--crossES in a canoE tO HiSpAniOla--
MuTIny of POrras And oThErS--theY put to sEA iN CAnoeS--DRiVen bAck By A
storM--MisCOndUct on shOre--InstigAte THe InDiAnS to withHold
provisionS--COlumbus preDiCts An ecliPSE of the moOn--A second mutiny--
Arrival oF escobar--refUses tO takE Columbus AwaY--AdvenTurES of
MenDez--PorRas peRsIstS IN his rEBElLioN--POrras captuRED by The
AdElAntaDo--VesseLs arrive

his men, he expressed his  intention  of r eli nqu is hing  his  search for th e 
pre sent.  Sailing on the5th o fD ecem b er  from  the Ca b in e t , h est eer ed in 
sear chof thegold-mines  of  V eragua.



C H AP TER EIGHT. 

L AST VOYAGE O F C OLUMBU S,  CO N CLUDE D-- A.D.1503-6 . 

Thesquadronen c ounter s  fearfu l st orms --Returns to Vera g ua - -The
Adelantad o visi ts th e cac iqu e Quibian- -V essel s  nearly lo s t bya  bore in
theriver--TheA del antado  s ets off fo r the  g o ld- mines--Duri ng a  second
e xcursi o n colle c ts much  gold- -Co lum busr es ol ves  t o  fo r ma c o lon y--The
v es se ls pr even t e d from  cr ossi ng th e bar--Eighty  me n en g age d inbuild ingafort- -Diego  Mend ez  goes on a scou ting  expediti on,  a nddi scove r s thetre ach erous d esignso f Q ui b i a n- -Visits the villag eo f  t he caciq ue--Th e 
A de l antado u nd ert akes t o cap ture Qu ibian--H e succ e ed s- -The ca ci que
es ca pes  on  hisw ay d own th e river- -Is s u pposed to be l o st--Columbusp re p a re s  tosai l--Indiansatta c k th e se t tl eme n t--Dr ivenof f -- T ristan
goes up theri ver fo r wat er--He and hi s party de s t r oyed bytheI nd i ans--
Settleme nt ag ain attack e d--The S pania rds entr ench them s e lves--No 
co mmu nic ati o n  p ossible witht h e sh ip s--Fear ful  traged y o n b oar d-- Ga llant
con duct ofLe de sm a- -Th e set t lement a ba ndo ne d-- The s h ips, p ierce d by  t he ter edo, un s ea w o rthy -- On e ab and on ed at  Pue r toBello-- Stands ac ros s  toCu ba --A tem pest--Narrowes cape--In v ai n e ndeavo u r ing to g et westward,
steers for Jamaica --T he ca rave ls run on  sh ore an d p r epared  for d efenc e- -
D i e go Me n d ez  ob ta ins provis i o ns- -Cros se s in  a cano e to Hispaniola--M uti ny of Porrasand  oth e r s- -Th e yp utto sea i n canoes--Drive n back byas to rm--Miscon d uct  o n shore --Insti gatet he Indi ans to wi thhold
pr ov isio n s --C olumbus pr edicts a n eclipse of th e  m oon-- A s econdmu tin y--
A rrival ofEscob ar--Re fu ses to  take  C olumbusaway--Adventures of
Men dez--P orras  pe rsists in  hi s  re bellion-- Porr as capture d b y t he
Ad ela n tado- -Ves s el s a r rive

his men,_he expressed_his intention of relinquishing_his search_for_the
present. _Sailing_on the 5th_of December from_the Cabinet, he steered_in
search of the_gold-mines_of Veragua.



CHAPTER EIGHT.

LAST VOYAGE OF COLUMBUS, CONCLUDED--A.D. 1503-6.

The squadron encounters fearful storms--Returns to Veragua--The
Adelantado_visits_the cacique_Quibian--Vessels_nearly_lost by a bore in
the_river--The Adelantado sets off for_the gold-mines--During_a second
excursion collects much gold--Columbus resolves to form_a_colony--The
vessels prevented from_crossing the bar--Eighty men engaged in building
a fort--Diego Mendez_goes on a scouting expedition, and_discovers the
treacherous designs_of_Quibian--Visits_the village of the_cacique--The
Adelantado undertakes to capture Quibian--He succeeds--The_cacique
escapes on his way down the_river--Is supposed to be lost--Columbus
prepares to sail--Indians_attack the settlement--Driven off--Tristan
goes up the_river for water--He and his_party destroyed_by the Indians--
Settlement again attacked--The_Spaniards entrench themselves--No
communication_possible with_the ships--Fearful tragedy_on board--Gallant
conduct of Ledesma--The settlement abandoned--The_ships, pierced by_the
teredo, unseaworthy--One abandoned at Puerto Bello--Stands_across_to
Cuba--A tempest--Narrow escape--In_vain_endeavouring_to get_westward,
steers for Jamaica--The_caravels_run on_shore_and prepared for defence--
Diego Mendez obtains_provisions--Crosses_in a canoe to Hispaniola--
Mutiny of Porras_and others--They put to_sea_in canoes--Driven back by_a
storm--Misconduct on shore--Instigate the Indians_to withhold
provisions--Columbus predicts an eclipse of_the moon--A_second mutiny--
Arrival_of Escobar--Refuses to take Columbus away--Adventures of
Mendez--Porras persists in his rebellion--Porras_captured by the
Adelantado--Vessels arrive