... of the sea once every century -- Wandering islands -- The Phantom Ship -- The Flying Dutchman -- The crimes for which he suffers -- In pursuit of the... ... -- Conversion of the people -- Suspicious death of Cortez's wife -- The white wings of peace -- Cortez sets about new conquests -- Fatal rebellion of... ...oon to its destruction. DISAPPEARANCE OF THE COLONIES. About the middle of the 14th century the Esquimaux imperilled the colonies in western Greenland... ...and returned either to Iceland or to Norway. A phenomenon also occurred in the 14th century immediately preceding the spread of the Black Plague. Grea... ...orever to sail the sea, the evil genius of sailors. Thus the appearance of the Flying Dutchman is ever dreaded as the fore- runner of disaster. O'Reil... ... reach their destined port, they'll see their homes no more; They who see the Flying Dutchman never, never reach the shore." IN PURSUIT OF THE SPECTR... ...re raised, of the numbers of his oxen and buffaloes, and of the boys he had in training to become soldiers. In return for this boastful assurance, the... ... work. The hardest labor fell to his lot, for the Buccaneer believed in severe training. The work of the engage was incessant, and his treatment bruta... ...that time. In pursuance of his instructions, Tasman sailed from Batavia on the 14th of August, in the yacht Heemskirk, accompanied by the fly-boat Zee...