A discourse intended to commemorate the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus : delivered at the request of the Historical Society in Massachusetts on the 23d day of October, 1792, being the completion of the third century since that memorable event : to which are added four dissertations, connected with various parts of the discourse, connected with various parts of the discourse, viz. ... / by Jeremy Belknap.

  • Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798.
Date:
1792
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Credit: A discourse intended to commemorate the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus : delivered at the request of the Historical Society in Massachusetts on the 23d day of October, 1792, being the completion of the third century since that memorable event : to which are added four dissertations, connected with various parts of the discourse, connected with various parts of the discourse, viz. ... / by Jeremy Belknap. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    cd his ears ; but his adfcive mind was never at a lofs for expedients, even in the greatefl ex¬ tremity. By foothing, flattery and artifice, by inventing reafons for every uncommon ap¬ pearance, by promifing rewards to the obedi¬ ent, and a gratuity to him who fhould firft difcover land, in addition to what the King had ordered, and by deceiving them in the fhip's reckoning, he kept them on their courfe for fixteen days longer. In the night of the 1 ith of O&ober, he himfelf faw a light, which feemed to be on fhore, and in the morning of the 12th, they had the joyful fight of land, which proved to be the ifland of Guanahana, one of the duller called Bahamas, in the 25th degree of north latitude. Thus in the fpace of thirty-fix days, and in the 45th year of his age, Columbus complet¬ ed a voyage which he had fpent twenty years in proje&ing and executing ; a voyage which opened to the Europeans a new world; which gave a new turn to their thoughts, to their fpirit of enterprife and of commerce ; which enlarged the empire of Spain, and flamped with immortality the name of Columbus. After fpending feveral months in failing from one ifland to another in that vafl archi- D pel ago.