CHAPTER XXXVI.

THE COMPANIONS AND FOLLOWERS OF COLUMBUS (_concluded_). Nicuesa and the Duns of San Domingo—Indian Contempt for a Royal 308 Manifesto—La Cosa’s Advice Disregarded—Ojeda’s Impetuosity—A Desperate Fight—Seventy Spaniards Killed—La Cosa’s Untimely End—Ojeda found Exhausted in the Woods—A Rival’s Noble Conduct—Avenged on the Indians—A New Settlement—Ojeda’s Charm fails—A Desperate Remedy—In Search of Provisions—Wrecked on Cuba—A Toilsome March—Kindly Natives—Ojeda’s Vow Redeemed—Dies in Abject Poverty—The Bachelor Enciso and Balboa—Smuggled on Board in a Tub—Leon and his Search for the Fountain of Youth—Discovery of Florida—Magellan—Snubbed at Home—Warmly Seconded by the Spanish Emperor—His Resolute Character—Discovery of the Straits—His Death—The First Voyage round the World—Captain Cook’s Discoveries—His Tragical Death—Vancouver’s Island

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PAGE Morgan’s Attack on Gibraltar _Frontispiece_ Pirate Vessels (17th century) 4 Pierre Le Grand taking the Spanish Vessel 8 Pierre François attacking the Vice-Admiral 9 Escape of Portuguez 13 Brasiliano’s Escape _To face page_ 15 Map of Central America and the West India Islands 17 The Struggle with the Pirates at Gibraltar 21 Lolonois’ Fight with the Spaniards 25 On the Coast of Costa Rica 32 Blowing up of the French Pirate Ship 36 Morgan’s Attack on Maracaibo 40 Captain Henry Morgan 41 Captain Morgan’s Escape from Maracaibo 44 Burning of Panama 48 View of Panama 52 Avery chasing the Great Mogul’s Ship 61 Death of “Captain” Roberts 65 The Female Pirates 68 Paul Jones and Lady Selkirk 73 Paul Jones 77 De Soto chasing the _Morning Star_ 80 Cadiz 81 Captain Nares conducting H.R.H. The Prince of Wales over the _Alert_ at Portsmouth Departure of the _Alert_ and _Discovery_ from _To face page_ 85 Portsmouth Sir George Nares 85 Cape Desolation 88 Map of the North Polar Regions 89 The Arctic Yacht _Pandora_ The Arctic Store Ship _Valorous_ Disco 93 Entrance to the Music Hall, Disco 96 Explorers Crossing Hummocks _To face page_ 97 The Monument to Bellot 97 Winter Quarters of the _Discovery_ 101 Winter Quarters of the _Alert_ 104 An _Alert_ Sledge Party _en route_ to the _Discovery_ 108 Sunshine in the Polar Regions 109 A Sledge Party starting for Cape Joseph Henry 112 Arrival of Lieutenant Parr on board the _Alert_ 113 Sebastian Cabot 120 Frobisher passing Greenwich 124 An Arctic Scene: Floating Ice 125 Martin Frobisher 128 An Iceberg breaking up _To face page_ 129 Nova Zembla, showing the route taken by Barents and 131 his Followers Mock Suns, seen on 4th June, 1596, by Barents and his 132 Followers Transporting Wood on Sledges for Building the House 133 Attacked by Bears 136 Repairing the Boat 137 Unloading, Dragging, and Carrying Boats and Goods 140 View on the Hudson 144 The Remnants of Knight’s Expedition 145 In Smith’s Sound 149 Mock Suns 152 Encounter with Sea-horses 156 Tchuktchi Indians Building a Hut 157 Sir John Ross 161 Fiskernæs, South Greenland 164 The _Dorothea_ and the _Trent_ in the Ice 165 Magdalena Bay, Spitzbergen _To face page_ 166 The North Cape 169 Esquimaux of West Greenland 172 An Esquimaux Snow Village 173 Captain Lyon and his Crew offering Prayers for their 177 Preservation The Edge of the Pack 180 Dr. (afterwards Sir) John Richardson 185 Fort Enterprise 188 Richardson’s Adventure with White Wolves 189 Perrault Dividing his Little Store 192 Esquimaux Kaiyacks and Boat 196 The _Terror_ Nipped in the Ice 197 Back Addressing the Seamen 201 Sir John Franklin 205 The _Erebus_ and the _Terror_ among Icebergs _To face page_ 207 Cutting Ice Docks 208 Ice Mountains 209 Captain Robert Le Mesurier M’Clure 213 The Sledge Party of the _Resolute_, under Lieut. Bedford Pim, Finding the _Investigator_ Back’s Great Fish River 217 Esquimaux Catching Seals 220 A Natural Arch in the Arctic Regions 221 Captain (afterwards Sir Leopold) M’Clintock 224 An Esquimaux Sledge and Team of Dogs _To face page_ 225 Cape York, Melville Bay 228 Relics brought back by the Franklin Search Expedition 229 Whale Sound, Greenland 233 Dr. Kane 236 Morton Discovers the Open Sea 241 Esquimaux Snow Houses 244 Kalutunah 245 Cape Alexander, Greenland 249 The Home of the Eider Duck 252 Godhavn, a Danish Settlement in Disco Island, Greenland The Schooner, _United States_, at Port Foulke 256 The House of the _Hansa_ on the Ice _To face page_ 260 A Young Bear chained to an Anchor 261 The Sun at Midnight in the Arctic Regions 264 The Funeral of Captain Hall 269 Start of Lieutenant Payer’s Sledge Expedition 272 Fall of the Sledge into a Crevasse 273 View of Cape Horn 277 Lisbon in the 16th Century 281 Bartholomew Diaz on his Voyage to the Cape 284 Christopher Columbus 285 Caravels of Columbus 288 Columbus’s First Sight of Land 289 Discovery of the Isle of Spain 292 Reception of Columbus by Ferdinand and Isabella _To face page_ 293 Ancient Gold-washing at St. Domingo 293 Columbus under Arrest 297 View of Calicut in the 15th Century 300 Vasco da Gama 301 Ojeda’s Attempted Escape 305 The Death of La Cosa 309 Arrival of Ojeda and his Followers at the Indian 312 Village Ferdinand de Magellan 317

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