MISCELLANEOUS.

DISCOVERY OF MISSISSIPPI.
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On the 9th March, 1919, fourteen


wears after the discovery by Columbus OF
ibe main land Of America, Ponce de Leon
discovered Florida, in his romantic search


Ibr the fountain Of youth. This was a
Hpring, which was extensively believed
ID that day, to possess the virtue Of renew
ing the wasted powers Of life. Notwlth-
standing this charmed power in the waters
pf Florida, the discoverer died MORALLY
wounded in q contest with the warllke ma.
lives. He was soon followed by various
adventurers, British and Spanish But
Pamphilo de Naryaez and Henando de So.
10, we're the most distinguished. The for
mer is supposed to have landed, on the 18th
OF April, 1929, near the bay, now called
sApalachee After passing six months IL
exploring Florida, he coasted the south


ern margin of this State, and the whole
party, except four, were shipwrecked, neal
the mouth ofthe Mississippi. The survl
vors, after years Of captivity and hardship
among the Indians, reached the city o


Mexico. De Soto, whose fame you so wei


commemorate, III Oilo VI L0o IlOILnCTu COull
ties Of the State, possibly in the path Of BIZ


ancient exploration, next followed. Thi


most remarkable adventurer, even ut |
time and in a nation of unsurpassed enter
prise, as if destined TO realize the wldes
visions Of romance, had participated will
Pizarro in the conquest OF Peru. he ha'
realized, in that fairy work, every thing
N it might well be supposed, that love 2
n fame wealth could desire. Still TINS ia
vorte Of fortune, the pride Of the knlgni!!


Of Old CASTLE, painted to entertwlne hl


heroic and wayward fate with the statei


forests Of Mississippi His keen Passlo3


for adventure kindled at the news brougf


to Spain, by the surviving associates


Narvaez; and he easily obtained from n
partiality and confidence Of Charles y


Fifth, then Emperor Of Germany, an
King of Spain and the Indies, the goverI


ment Of Cuba and ofFlorida. (.
In May, 1889, all but 500 years ago,tf
Adelantado ofFlorida landed at the bay