The evening telegraph

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Clguayans, visited the Admiral's ship, where his

frank and bold manner won him many admirers.

1 his Cacique's name was teyacoa and not Mayo

bonex, as Irving supposed It to be. After his death

his widow became a Christian, and was baptized

under the name of Donna Inez Cayacoa. The na

tives called the land Samana, and Columbus

christened the bay De las Fleohas, In consequence

of the skirmish. After remaining four days the

Spaniards sailed upon their homeward voyage to

Portugal, wnion tney reaonea in nine more man six

weeks.

Reefs, Islets, and rocks form natural defenses to

the entrance of the bay, and are so situated that, if

properly fortified, any hostile vessel that attempted

to enter might be placed under a destructive cross

fir. The favorable situation of some of these Islets

or cays for preventing the approach of an enemy

was signally proved at the close of the seventeenth

century, by that noted English pirate, Jack Banis

ter, who, with bis bold buccaneers, at that time

Infested the neighborhood. lie had Just arrived

at Banians, accompanied by another vessel com

manded by a Frenchman named Lagarde, when

the commanders of two English frigates, bearing

that Banister was anchored there, prepared to enter

the bay. The pirate Immediately caused the guns

of his vessel to be placed ashore upon one of the

cays, and defended the entrance with his own crew

and that of the French vessel, consisting of 200 men.

so effectively that more than 120 of the assailants

were aiiiea ana tne frigates lorcea to retire. Banis

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The evening telegraph. (1870). Philadelphia [Pa.], 1870-03-19. US/DR Newspaper Timeline. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83025925/1870-03-19/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The evening telegraph, 1870-03-19.