World's fair; Jamaica at Chicago. An account descriptive of the colony of Jamaica, with historical and other appendices

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...which can hardly be said to have survived its bestowal. Leaving his anchorage to seek more sheltered waters, Columbus put out to sea and sailed a few miles in a westerly direction to Ora Cabecca, now written Oracabessa. The landing was not effected without opposition and protest on the part of the natives, who were treated to a shower of arrows from the Spanish cross-bows, and terrified into confused flight by a huge bloodhound, keen to scent human blood. On reaching the shore, Columbus, in the name of Ferdinand and Isabella, took formal possession of his new discovery, which he called Santiago, though it has always been known by its Indian name of Xaymaca, modernised in spelling and pronunciation into Jamaica. A few days sufficed to repair his ships and to establish friendly intercourse with the Indians, and again the voyage was continued as far as Montego Kay, called by Columbus Buentiempo (i. e. Fair Veather) Bay, because the wind was favourable for his return to Cuba. Two months later he sailed leisurely along the southern There is some discrepancy of opinion as to the exact places of anchoring and landing. Some authorities substitute St. Ann's Bay and Puerto Bueno (the modern village of Rio Bueno) for Port Maria and Oracabessa. coast of Jamaica, receiving kindness and hospitality, but making no attempt to explore the country. At Old Harbour Bay the chief, or cacique, boarded his ship accompanied by many members of his family and staff, and, in the course of an interesting interview, proposed that he himself and all his family should return with Columbus to Spain. The offer was courteously declined, and the journey was continued till on the 19th of August, 1494, Columbus passed out of sight of Jamaica, to the south-eastern extremity of which, now known ...