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J 4 TTO I HUGH McUKEN, Editor. CHAPEL HILL, SATURDAY JULY 2, 1836, Vol, r.-x . . ! -''!' 1 ' ' 7V7r 7T bmbbwb-bmbb-mmmbmbmwbmmbbbw ' 1 . ! - i .Mi- -. . : M - I : 1 "U 2;y . : - lit. 1 if V, r ! 1 ,1 1: '! I TERM 8. The Repository U published weekly at Three j 1 tXHars per ton una, if paid in advance, or Three IDoUirs and a half when six months shall have elapsed from the time of subscriptions j Advertisements inserted at the customary rates. ; j Letters to the Editor muat.be post paid. E Frain Rjuidom Recollection of the IL of Lords. 1 I I-aiDrtOUaHAM. ;'--.. . T I , U - ' at, 1 r . a Mtwrn a 1 a 1 iv nil iinvv iiHFn ra iiik t H.iae any time.' and paid ordinary at- ! tetttiQii to xvhat is passing around them; ftis no diSicult matter lo anticipate the time or occasion n which Loru Brough- im- vill rise to address their Lordships. j 1 , 1 ;i . 1 j ... 'u:.-. ... L.... r 1.- . s r a r ii'iiii 1 uii xiiiiaiiin iiu 'ii'iiiia bib iii mi tMVe not, alrealv addressed the Tf.wn mav r4t-4iir.l thnt the 15 olle and lrned 'Linl'ifill get up the' imnUnt the Peer .alio is Waking has Resumed his 'seat; fr though n, man is ! va ...Ant n ,., j .....t.. nn rLi' M hi- wAn h .w f ihVmT.stsPnsitive.oersons l ever knew to the attacks made on himself,' and fi2 I -is perfectly miserable until he has re- turftf! the hlow with tenfold force pn j his hapless adversary. On other occa- ! akA a.m mat f A 1 1 if 1 1 ri f in atM ri r op t i n ty Kvhen Lord Brough., i. about lo spk. When anxious to address their .l .. ..i . . .' JUH U3IU 19 ll 1 1 1 jcj l, tib viwtrn . . -f . K 1 rr ri 1 m j a ran ivii as , t a moat the most in -i hi test sir:is of i npitience forthecon- clisi n of the speech which some other xx'ic Lord is delivering at the time. ' When, to use a homely but expressive term, you see him fidgettyV while some Peer 00 the opposite side is speaking, no matter whether of not !an allusion Las been' made to him the odds ire two to one that he rises when Llie other sits . - . . dovn. If vou see him sitting with one ban instead of to the Woolsack, the presumption increases one. hundred per ceut. mat ne is tne next person to au droits their Lorpship:; but if, in addition ,to tliese syinpto ns of his ijnnd labour in"!.viili some tumultuous emotions ol vrh!fi hi 14 :niviiiii4 ti rit! Iiimsplf. villi ? seej his head droop as if his lace were Jinif buried in his breast, and iobserve ?hi)n give a baty. scratch t th y hishe.id, accompanied with twi f twichs ofhis nose; if, on any !hiii triv a hati' scratch rt the1 buck f wo or three y occasion yoi observe all this, v tin Peer w sneaking 11 a while an Opposi and you will not ob-vrve it on any other yu may rely L? r ' i": sei.l speh,er.with as much confidence ? i .U : . r . as fourepuae 111 mo nsiu ui iwiuur rw6 un. " V , i 7 fViien Lord Brougham rises to spek, the stranger is so ftircibly struck with Iii singular personal appearance, as t'i be altoJetlTer inattentive lo the first fe.vJse.iJences of his speech. His lofty-- forenead his dark complexion his prominent r.ose the piercing glare of his irjjling eye the scowl! of his brow ttiiv haishness ofhis features nener.il- v the uproarious condition of his dark gry hair, iid his attenuated appear ance altogether cannot fail in the first iiis satire to attract the eye, 'and arrest the attention, to the cxclusitin of any thought abiut twhat he is saring, This is to a cernin extent the case, whatever be the m'flpf mind in which lie rises. But when Ire gets up to. repel a personal at tacl;. or under feelings of strong pary , excitement- -anu lew men feel more j. strooglyson party questions there is an I abruptness and energy in his manner; s- which contrast so strongly with the con : durt of other Pei-rs, tha the stranger , feels for1 a few moments quite confoun- cled. ; i When Lord Brougham rises to make a long speech on any important ques tion, without having been called up in consequence of allusion's'made to him self, or under the influence of unusually strong party feelings he invariably com mences in a comparatively lowand sub dued tone. On such' occasions he lays down genenl principles, jthe immediate bearing of which tin thfe question before their Lordships if is difficult to perceive. Asl h wt ver, h:' proceed, you gradual ly begin 10 ee the object which the no .blc .Lord is aming'at, and also to per- ceive the forcible application of the, principles he has laid down to that ob ject. As he. bsginsto apply these prin ciples to the. question before the House, their singularly forcible bearing on the view of the question hich he takes, flashes so vividly on your mind, that you are no less surprised at your own btuseness in not having before per . reived it, than you are struck with the fp lend id talents of the man who has thus wit!) the greatest manifest ease to him self, been pressing-into his service the universally admitted dictates of morali tythe most obvious maxims of a sound iphilosophy and the' great truths, on ; which' the Constitution of the country is based. All hi3 preliminary considera tions and general principles are, as ir were, at last concentrated into a focus, and brought to bear on the question be fore the House with' a perfectly-overwhelming, force. ' And when he has 'jthus reached the marrow of his subject, i you see a visible difference in his mah iner of speaking; his energy and anima tion increase; he speak with greater rapidity. . and his action becomes much j more Tioleflt" ! It is only on a great political ques tion, and one on which he feels very strongly, that Lord Brougham is to be heard to any advantage; Those who have heard him for the first 'time on such a subject as the repeal of the news paper duties. or on a proposed reform in the administration of the laws, - go away wondering what people see in him to admire." On such occasions he rea -Bona wr'A displays extensive in forma lion, considerable thinking powers, and tt" t:iw4ufiuanu energtfiiciyic,uuV..r if a see nothing either in his matter or 1 1,1 us manner 10 enmie nuu iuwp laiiuu ui me most euecuve spcaacr yi the age. It is' otherwise when he rises 1 10 renei -a nprsonai aiiacx. or 10 speaK . .1. 1 ? on. anv oucstion ol oartv politics. On i a r - w b ; such occa?",ns you seem his very coun- T tenance the consciousness of superior Powrs- is knit 'brow, his piercing eyes thp air ( supreme scurn.toiyards ! whole aspect exhibits, concur with the uiiisc wiiu uiutTr irum iiiiii. , wnoie aspc f sentiments to which.he gives expression ' to show you tht hi3 whole soul is thrown into his speech, it is then, anu only then, that you witness anv real display! of his amazing power. He then stands forth an intellectual gladiator, fighting not with one or two opponents only, but j w 10 er. l-eer 01 any weigni Wna.. CI ,V 1 . ' Ulrc ""J" "f"1 himlf 1I0 1a fiftpn failed to m. w..-.. . order (or violating the rules of the House ; btit this only aggravates the evil it was intended to - remedy. The more he is interrupted in his attacks on an opponent, the more furious in his mariner and the less measured in his ianruasre does ,hel become. He is not . only not to be put down, however gen ! ral a .d decided the feeling of the House. 'niatr ha irainjt lha f.iiiPiiP f- I a nil I SO- niay be against the course he is puisu- ing, bill he willjot be diverted from his resolution of inflicting the full measure of intended severity on , his victim by any means which he cbooses toSidopt. So long as he is interrupted only by par- licular Peershe confines his fundus at tark lo thp uiinnnent airainst wllimi he was directingi his withering sarCasm and on whom he was heaping his ridi cule, at the time of the interruption, except during the few moments he may step out of his way to apply the lash to those who have called him to order: but when the cry of 'Order' has become oeneral. and the c infusion so great as T j . " I to drown his voice, he suddenly pauses until the confusion has subsided, and have witnessed of this occurred last ses- sion, in the course of the debates on the then pours forth the overflowing phials of his wrath against the Opposition gen erallr.' The most striking instance ;I Municipal Corporation: Bill. On thatlplary fortitude for a time; but at length i I v r i : i . iccasiont because some sugnt interrup- Hon was offered to him, he became vio-J lent- in an extraordinary degree, even the merciless severity of the Lord Chan for himself, aud told their Lordships in eel lor, he rose from his seat, difficult as terms which did not admit of tU o cop- it was for him to stand, and called aloud structions, that they were a mob. j iHe can, however, be, and often is, refined in his sarcasms, when speaking on topics on which .he does not feel strongly; On such occasions I have ofV 1 a ten. seen him display a rich vein of quiet iiumour, woicn couiu noi iaii io len.wiin effect on ah audience like the House of Lords, and whichoften produces gene ral laughter. He. himself, however, is hardly ever seen to indulge in a smile. J jIn Lord Brughams angrier moods there is something. terrible even in his looks and manner Wis eye, as already mentioned, .flashes with indignation, his lip curls, his brow has a, lowering as- iv has a , lowering as- pect, and the tons of his voice and the in them which, alogether irrespective bf what he says, cannot fail to make an ad versaiv quail before him. And this in dignation is f.ot artificial or assumed, like' the zeal an advocate manifests for his client, and the indignation -with which he denounces the conduct of the opposite party J In Lord Brougham, jiajs already mentioned, it is as Veal as it s violent. ' Like all violent feelings, hoxv ever, ,it is only of transitory duration. The moment he has resumed his seat, often, indeed, as soon as h&h'as given utterance) to the last indignant expres sion, it passes away, and is no more thought of. In fact Jiis dillikes are too suddenly conceived, as . welt as top vio lent, to be;- in the nature of things, last- When the noble Lord rises to speak on a p arty question, it is impossible jo from any one sentence what will guess follow. He makes every thing , he says bear either directly or indirectly on th positions he , seeks to establish; but he is so capricious in his 'choice of topics, and in tils illustrations of those topics, that he lugs in matter which no other man would eye,rdream of in speaking on the subject before the House. 'One rrmarkable featurein bis spee ches is, the amazing extent of informa tion they evince. ; He is an eloquent speaker: but his eloquence has a character of its own. jl know of nothing in ancient or modem oratory which can he said to resemble it. His sentences are Usually of 'great length. It is nothing uncommon to see in his speeches, sentences which take more than a minute in the delivery. His stvle is conseouentlv ihvolved: but in- dependently of the tendency of semen- ces of such extreme length to became involved, you will often see in one of them parenthesis within parenthesis. These sentences are, however," so con structed, that one never fails to perceive his meaning. You are struck with his amazing command! of language, the more so, perhaps,! from the original cnaracter 01 his aiction, 1 - and the mani lest ease with which he imparts that char acter to if. . It is not fine or smooth: it i rough and rugged, and yet; general!; Ca.uug .i , . kind. ; 1 . ? it He is a man of very hot and hast) temper. The least thing irritates hun. I am not sure if, all circumstances con sidered, this! infirmity of temper ought to be matter" of1 regret to the public. whatever it mav be to himself. It 1- certain that the most splendid of his ora torical enorts in both Houses of .Parlia ment, have been made when under the dominion of j the most angry feelings.- j His presence of mind never, in such ca- Uesv forsakes him, while it gives him an acuteness ol perception however strange it may seemand inspires nim with a boldness and fervour of manner. which he never evinces- when speaking in a more tranquil mood. I do notrec I ollect to have ever seen him in what is called a greater passion, than on the eve ning, in the Session; of 1834, when his Liocal uourts Jurisdiction Bill was thrown: out. He knew when he enter ed the House, from the strong muster ol t eers on the Opposition side, that its rejection was inevitable, though he had not before anticipated such a result. Before rising to reply, he retired from the Woolsack for about ten minutes in to one ot the ante-rooms, to take some refreshment.! His return was waited with a breathless silence. The quick step with which he re-entered the House, as well as the indignant piercing glances ne darted along the Opposition benches before he opaned his mouth indicated the turbulent passions winch agnated his osm: There was a universal impres siou that he was about to hurl hisdenun- ciaiions, with unusual torce ami lurv, at the devoted heads of th se who had ta ken the most active part in opposing ' k . . -a: the measure.5 The event proved the im pressioq was not unfounded.- tio great was the pa.sion into which he had work - d himself, that before he had gbt thro a third of his speech, he was literally foaming at the mouth. H's castigatio 1 f Lord Wynford,; ; who that evening. headed the opposition, was terrible hivry sentence he uttered seemed like . . .... a tnunuerooiu nuriea at me ueaas 01 a 1 .".i t . J . j those who opposed the bill. Lord Wyn- I ford bore his share with the most exem- inis powers of patient endurance became exhausted, and literally wnthingunder with great warmth of feeling, for the. en forcement of the fifteenth standing order of the House. And vet. notwithstand ing the violently excited feelings under which ! Lord Brougham spoke on this occasion, I, do not, as already stated recollect to have witnessed a more splen did display of his surprising powers of mind. . :'':'-!,:.. .f. 'lt is in reply that the noble Lord ap pears to greatest advantage; In making . " l. ;i ' ' L ..iLr . a.ac. specco, oe me suojeci wnai u may, he is comparativelv nothing, i It is oo- position or collision! alone that can call his powers of mind into full action. His quickness in detecting quickness in detecting the weak points of an adversary, is'thei en as surprising as is the skill with which he unravels the most ingeniously spun web? of sophis try. It matters not how often he be in terrupted; that, as I have before.stated. never discomposes him in 'the slightest degree.cIf such interruptions be in the shape of any remark on what he is say ing,, his readiness and felicity in retort mg never fail to astonish all who hear him. 1. And he retorts with equal effect all of them, should five or six, or on more, noble Lords on the opposite side. interrupt him consecutively by oue re mark immediately following another. 1 he most trifling circumstance leads him into digressions. If he see, or fan cy he sees, asmile playing on the face pi a pomicai opponent, ne win sudden ly abuse in the midst of his most elo quent passages, and launch his bold and bitter invectives at his head for his.al leged want of manners: or it may be he will rover him with1 his ironical praise, which is quite as withering as his fierc est invective. 'I have-spoken of the restlessness of his minds it is a part of this restlessness to delight in collision. It would not be. enough for him that his great powers were Kept in constant exercise by co operation with other persons; it is ne ressary 10 nis enjoyment of existence that he come into collision with the minds of o'thers. He ought never to be and, were he to consult his: own indi vidual gratification, he never would be -on the side of the strongest partyx opposition is the sphere' in which Na ture lntenncQ mm always to move, aud the stronger and more powerful the par- ty opposed to. him, the better for his own gratification; the more formidable the power with ;which he conflicts, the more strikingly dot he display his traascen- dent talents, and the greater is his en joyment of life. Other minds' find hap piness in repose; his only in the exc ie ment and turmoil of battle. He bitterly regrets his having been transplanted! 10 the Lords! in the Commons he found comfort in the repeated scenes ot turbu lence and uproar which the floor of that house exhibits; the! gravitvv atjd jJignity- - 1 and quiet of the Upper House are a ne-; - 1 er-failins source of misery to him. 1 His moral courage is great;,, nothing can daunt him. I, In the House of Com mons, in its unreformed days, he was as ibiioxious as could be, to four-fifths .of ihe. members. I Did this dishearten him? Not in the least. He spoke as bpldjy, tnd fought as resolutely, as if fourmfths Jiad.been with him. ! V It is the same in the Lords. He knows he is hated by the Opposition, and even by several reers on nis own side of politics, with an intensity which even Cobbett himselftnever surpassed in his! enmities, bitter as they were. He knows that every thing he utters is tho roughly disliked, often as much because of the quarter whence it comes, as on its own account; yet he is not in the leasi disheartened. He sets to work as cor dially, and boldly as ,if he were the idol of their Lordships, an-' as if e'very thing which fell from him were music to their ears, : and were greeted wun the most cordial cheers. ; Heneverstudies his speeches before hand. This ta evident from the allu sions which he makes lo every thing o importance which transpires in 1 the Hrtnft ' rf s nfiPti 11 cr the nnestion before ------ r - o - - .-1 ,r;r, . , , r it. These allusi ns are iiit 6iigni or t'ftw: but verv often form , the staple 0 his speeches. I i et, though an extei pore speaker, he never betrays the leas difficulty, or shows the slightest symb tomt of beinff at a loss, as to how he should proceed. His mind is so fertile his resources in argument, illustration sarcasm, denunciation, invective, abuse are so ample that the only difficulty he feels is, to select, the best matter whic.i presents itself, and to know when he ought to stop, ine reaniness auu iw h- J . - . rr i ! ,1 r..-t'. itv of his mind, often lead him to over- ay the side of the question which he es pouses. - with arguments and lllustr tions. He is never at a loss tor worus; . .:-, II . I : 1 they flow I idejasjf tht on him as copiously as his they seem to come, like Shaks- peare's spirits, from tae vasty aeep, without being called. "But though the noble Lord does not nrftnnrp hit fliieeches beforehand, he does on. auio great and particumr carefully study some parts of -.-. ' .1 . . .t . . occasions I i " m -I . -. i His voice possesses great flexibility In its more usual tones there is some- I thincaooroching to harshness; but in all I . . . l " 6 i . . . ' his important speeches ne, vanes u n such' an extent as to! touch on almostefr- erv conceivable key. In its lower tones it is soft and sweet, and often, when pitched on a higher key. it has much of its intonations. ,rev men have an equal cominind over their voice. He raise and lowers it at pleasure. In his more ' i- indignant moods it has uncommon pow er and compass, and admirably suits the bold, impetuous character of his manner and eino nance.' I ' ' -. ' 111'' I k,His gesture is as varied as his voice. On; ordinary subjects he is cairn an i gentle in his manner: dui whbu ucTur comes excited-on which occasions, as before mentioned, he throws his whole soul iiito his speeches his action be- scomes violent in no ordinary oegree, ; "I have saui' that his speeches never cost him a mental eflort; neuner uoes the delivery seem to require any physi cal extrtion. 1 never saw mm, even after the longest and most energetically delivered speeches, exhibiting symptom nfThnntinn: I have seen him sit down after the delivery of speeches which. o. cupied the attention of the House (or three or four hours, during which: time t.0 tnv K airf to have been speaking in nf thunder.! and with a forres- ponding violence of actun, and pt ap pear as fresh and vigorous in body as well as in mind, as when he to ad- dress their Lordships. A years other since when a member of House, he spoke for nearly sevep lioars, ..'tk.i.it iniarmissinn. on the subiect ofa reform in our courts of law, and syet s w iiijuu aia vi :-tt . I . t : little appearance of fatigue was there in his manner, that any one win ny -tered the House ten or fifteen minutes before he resumed nis beat, might have inferred he had only just commehced.--Speaking seems, in a physical as well as mental sense, to be a sort of pasthne to him; it certainly is noi a task. j Though now! in his fifty-seventh year, Lord Brougham, until lately, look-. ed as healthy and i as strong .in cunsi tion as ever," --H 1 Prom trving's Life'of Columbuf. FIRST LANDING OP COLUMBUS IN ; i TOE NEW WORLD, j ; lit was on the morning of Friday, I2th October. 1492. that Columbus first be held the new world. When the day dawned, he saw before, him a level and beautifnl island several ' leagues in ex tent, of great freshness and and covered with trees like a continual orchard. Though' every thing appeared in the wild luxuriance of untamed na turej yet the islam 1 a was evidently popu- lous for the ioh&bitants were seen tssu ing frcm tfe woods, and running fro n all parts to the share, where they stood gazing! at the ships. They were "all per fectly naked, 'audi fro r) their attitudes and gestures appeared to be lusiia -as- tonish(pent. ! Colu nbus .nide -si lal for the ship3 to cast anchor, a i l tiie b.iati to be iranned an liar ned. k He jertleFe l; his own boat ric'uy attired i iiii scarlet, and .bearing the royal standard: whilst AtartinjAJonzo Pirizon, and Vincent Ya nez bji8brother, put off in company in their-boats, .each bearing the! banner of the entdjrprize emblazoned withja green cross, having on each side the letters F. and Y. purmountediby crowns; I the ini tials of ithe Castiliah tnoiiarchs Fernan- doiaiid jVsahel. ;" 4 As thev approached the shdres, they were: ret reined bv the sight. of the am- fbreis,, which jin thosej climates have aordiuary beajqiy, bf vegetatwin; They bheld fruity of templing hue, but uuknown kind, growing among the trees, which overhung ttW shores, I , The puri- ty ( and suavity of the atmosphere, the crystal Irdiis'tiarencyyolf ihe seas which bathe; tliese iVlandjJlglve them a won- ierf ul beauty, JwfdCmust have had their effect upon the susceptible jeehngs of Cb Uiiibus.- No jsooner ;didr he land, than fhe threw himself lupoi.i hia- knees, kissed the earth, and returned thanks to brod with tears ol jc)y!. rHs example was followed by the rest; whose hearts indeed Overflowed! with i'iiejsame feel ings of 4Tatlude. Columbus then ris iiigrdW ins sword, iiisbyetl the royal standard, and assembling: rouiid him the two captains, wiiij HodrigoiieKscobi' do, uotjlr of ttiearinaorcii, Itixirigo 3auche4 -'tthd the rest who had! landed, he tooK solemn uosseMson in life name of the Casiiiiao sdvertfignsf giving the island the name bf . San ciaivador.- Having J complied! with tne requisite forms afid cereinauies he iiow called upon allf present id take the oath of obe A 1 1 v 1 i ti'ifii u a !fi"rtiiri t ' unit .. bi.iipiiv represeiiiing the 'jper sou's ot ! the sot reigns. ; I'; '..;v-,:.i ., ,1 V : : ' The feelings ol the crew now burst forth in the modi extravagant transports. They 4i ad recently cutisid?reci them selves devoted fneli, hui r ing forward to destruction; they iiovv looked ipon . . ' I - -. . ' V ' j I. -r I ' uemseives as lavoriies oi loriuue, anu de J iy.r -'I he'v ttaronged arountl the admiral in thtir overUowiug ieal, come embraced him, otheis kissed lu hands. i hose who iiad been. most, mutinous aud turbulent Uuriiig the voyage, were '.j.an.'IXA l.fta3l tdllVt AAt I 1 . Dll I Jl I 1.31 UO t lit .- i ! --' : r t J .i j C$ome begged tayps ol hitu, as of a man wrio had already wealth and houours in tits gut. iYiuny aojeci Siriu, wuo nau outraged him by liierr inolut e, now crouched as it wprje ai pis feel, begging paruoii : tar 411 me irouDie ; uiey nau caused hitu, and oflermg lor the I u Hire the' blinwBsi obeuieflce 16 Ins codmianUs. The ua lives ol the iliaivd, when, at ihe.Uawn of day f thev had 1 !. L beheld the shiji'S, with then sails set lioyriug iii liieircuasi, had diippogtu mem ume monsiersi wnun nau issued irom ine deep during. the nigjit; jThey had crow jed lor me Deacu, ana watciuju tneir movements with avutul . anxiety. Their veering about, apparently; without eilurt; - H . : I . wr , , the. snitting and lulling ot thpir sais. resembling huge wingii,) tilled them vyith alouishuieut.K Wjieii .IfJpyf beheld the hoais approach the shore, aud a number ol strange! beings claid ill glittering Steel, or raiment 01 various coiois, (jauuing upon the! beach, they 'tied in affright to their, wuods. - Finding!, however, that there vyas- no atteuijjt to, pursue,! nor mo lest i thein; they gradualy recovered from1 their terror, fand approached the Spaniards? with grat jawe, j frequently prostrating themselves on the earth, and making signs of adoratiou. During the ceremonies o taking possession they remained gazing ju tunid admiration at the complexion, the beards, the shining anuuur, anu apitruuiu ureases; ui 1.110 Spaniards, . The Admiral particularly attracted their attention, from his com manding height, his air! of authority, his dress of scarlet, and the defer; nee which was paid him by jhis' companions; all which pointed him out to be the com mander. When they had si ill further recovered from their fears,, they ap proached the Spaniards, touched jheir beards, and examined their; -hands and faces, admiring their whiteness, Co lur busi j pleased with their simplicity, their gentleness, and the confidence they reposed in .beiugsj who !mii?t have ap peared; to thehi i so strange antllforinida ble, suffered their scrutiny with perfect acquiescence. The wondering savages were won b- this benignity; they now supposed that the! ships had sailed out of the crystal firmament which bou ided their horizon, or tHat they harf descend ed from abo?e oh their ample wings, and that these maVvelloua beings were inhabitants of the jskies. Jj ' k ".The natives of the island were no less ' injects .f curiosity to the Spaniards, dif fering as they did j fi;om 'any aie of men they had ever seehJ Their; appearance gave no promise pf either wealth or ci vilization, for they were entirely naked, and painted with a yariety of cojourst VVith rtme it wrasj confined 1o )sbme part of the face, the nose, or aroqnd the eyes ; with . others 11 extended to3lej w hole .bo dyt and avt theca: wild 1 H ud fantastic appearance. 'jTheir complexion was of a tawny r ropper nue, ami tiiey Wf ;e, "entirely aesiuuie oi oeurus. i ineir hair was not crisped like the. receri tly ;dl.i;g I vV'-e l tribes of the Afrieaii.c'i, un hrV the. ; saime'l latitu Je, b it strc iht ulid ; coarse,! partly-cni aliort abov.i tiiy j ' but so n locks left l ;i i:iiH a:rl tail ing upO'i the shotil.fers, .rJici itu'iires, by juintj fly f.re though, obscurejd antlMsugure-i were agreeable; theytJjHil I heads and. remarkably fiiu cys;. They were of ; moderate, 'stature, , and w?I sjiappd; most Itll. fheni aripemed 'to-ho'1 under thirty years. of age ; their w is i ut oi;e female with therin, :'qiiite -voung, na ked like her companions, and bemitif.iU ly, formed., . ' l:i,V : ; ':!: As Columbus supposed himsHf t have landed on an ia i i at til i eilr pinity of India, he. called the miiivcs bv the ral appellation lof1 It'dians, which as universally-ndonte'I, before tne true. na rture of his discovery was kmwnv and has ever sinrebeen (extended to all the ahoriflfina ls of the nvw world. . The Spaniards soon- discovered that these islanders were friendly jthd geMje I in their dispositioh, and extreme. vVirn pie and artlfss. I heir only anus imt lanres. hardened at the end'by fin. or nointrd with a flint, or fhe lolnth it bna i a nsri. mere . was no n on to I'cjira , . m i ; ' ... 1 imomr them; nor eiiti tney appear .c P niainted with iif properties; hprvlicna dnwii sword was preerrtel jti tliem.' hy unguardedly took it hy the edge; I ) Colunibus distnbiilr: a m.ongj iherrj.ro foil red .raps, glass brads, .hawks bells,. md other trifles, such as the j-'oruigu'-se were accustomed ito traup-wiui, ainot g the nations of the gold roast of Afruaf.' These thev received a IhestiinaMe.giMf.' hafifging 'the. brads ruhd their npcl?. ami I" ':, L ';.. a -ii.; .1-! J ' .! t .1 '. ! J I f penig wouueriuuy oeiignieu wun uh ir finery, and. with the sound of i khn,br Us, The Spaniards remained all dayjon shore Refreshing tl.emselve after their anx( ious vutage, a mid it the beautiful groves 1 1 of. the island they' did not ljeturn lo ! their ships until late in the evrjning, 4?c- i . lighted jwith all that they had eeen.r- f . ';' On the folhiwing morning, at brenkMf day,; the shore, was thronged wun wie natives,! who having lost all dread,1 of what at first appeared to be.mnslers of I.I. " 1 : J . . '! ... i I. U ! - :ne ocei. rame s.wimniuig ou -o ine amps thers came in lijrht-barks whir rn they rjalle d canoes, formed of a sirigl e tree. ... j hollowed, and capaMe of holding frorrtt one man to tne numoeroi lorty or nny. These they imariaged j dexterously m tth M 11 f f '1 f f. 1 paddles and if overturned, swum ab nit in the water, with perfect nr; ic.eiiy as if in iheSr natural element, righ iug tl ir. jcanors with great facility, ani bailing ihein with calabashes! j r I I rwt i " .1 ' 1 .ley sno wed great, eagerness to pro- Cure. inure of 'he toys and trinkets of, the 'nur inru, not appareniiy irom any idea f their intrinsic vulue, but been use eve y tiling from the hand (if the strni: rs possessed a supernatural virtue in their yes, as having been brought with them from heaven thev eyenlfpicjiedtip frag "". nents of glass and earthenware as vlu iible jpriies They had but fejwvobjects o offer in return, 1 pxpt parrot, o( -'; which great numbers were domestioJed among them, and cotton yarn,jof whh h theyhad abundance, and would exchange large halls of hve and twenty pounds weigni tor tne merest trifle. .They b oTl also canes of a kind of bread called cas- ' saya, which constituted a principal part; o( their, food, arid wa aftetwaijds an imi pur ant article ol j provisions with that Spaniards. It was formed from a great root called vuca, which they, cultivated in fields: This they cut into small ifnor- dels, which they grated or scraped and strained in a nrss. ! makinvl it iiito a broad Mm cake;1 which was. afterwards dried hard, would keep for a long time. an 1 . d pad to be .sti eped in water! when teat It was insipid but nourishing, eaten, though the water strained from tin infer preparation was a deadly poison. Tfuroi . was another kind of yuca, destitute of this poisonous quality, which as eaten ' in the root, either boiled tr roasted The avarice of the discoverers was" , quickly excited by the sight of small onf(J namnts of gold, which , some ( of tho natives wore in their noses. These tho alter gladly exchanged for -glass beads and. hawks bells; and both parties -exulted in the bargain, no doubj admiring' -eaebj o t.i era simplicity "As gold, h;'W .' ! f ver, wa an object of royal monopoly. in all enterprizes of iliscoveryj Colum- V pus forbade all traffic in it without his express sanction; ami he put! Ihe an0 prohibition on the traffic for cotton.! re Serving ta the crown, all trade; for it. vviicfcvcr Biiuuiu .jr luunu in any . huaiitity. ;;": ; '.1 I- ( -.t'. lie enquired of the natives where this .; rold I was procured. They answered lira bv signs, pointing to the south: and, lie understood them that in that quarter there; was a king of great wealth, 'in so' Miuch that he was served in .great' yes :: sels of wrought gold.' He 1 nderstood ' also that there ws land to the soutblths . sou.hwest, pud the not th west: snitliat the people from the latter frequently ' proceeded to the southwest in. quesii of . gold , and precious stones, ami . in 'their ' uai made! descents upon , the islapd carrying oft the inhabitants, Several V o the natives showed . him the scars' of ' wounds, which the informed hii they. lia( received iu I? vUlk theft jn't If i X. V 1. c V r ,t,. X- H-: if 'J J:''.'-. v-l-1'.'- I :. '. ;V-Hfr:vi k.-'' , :--X 1 .' '.!" . . : !' !' -- - . i.'.- iX ' i !- ; ):A . .K . ! - - ' 'J - '".! r :-- ' i j' - 3 -. ;,'; 1.1;-. 1 j,r .; ''"": '.--'.,-('-v j'.':-! Jii vJf!,1- v - -:,,r' 1 V . . . I ' 4- t :' u- ' i i --f 0 . iXXXP-:M'4
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