The mind of Christopher Columbus was calmed by the gracious words of the queen; he showed himself content with his reception, and admitted the necessity of the delay enjoined upon him by Isabella. The chief wish of his heart was again to serve his adopted country and its sovereigns, and he sketched out grand designs of what still remained to be attempted in the way of discovery. His third voyage, in spite of its short duration, had not been without fruit, but had enriched the map with such new names as Trinidad, the Gulf of Paria, the coast of Cumana, the Islands of Tobago, of Grenada, of Margarita, and of Cubaga. V. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. Fourth Voyage: A Flotilla of four vessels--Canary Islands-- Martinique--Dominica--Santa-Cruz--Porto-Rico--Hispaniola--Jamaica-- Cayman Island--Pinos Island--Island of Guanaja--Cape Honduras--The American Coast of Truxillo on the Gulf of Darien--The Limonare Islands--Huerta--The Coast of Veragua--Auriferous Strata--Revolt of the Natives--The Dream of Columbus--Porto-Bello--The Mulatas-- Putting into port at Jamaica--Distress--Revolt of the Spaniards against Columbus--Lunar Eclipse--Arrival of Columbus at Hispaniola-- Return of Columbus to Spain--His death, on the 20th of March, 1506. Christopher Columbus saw himself now reinstated in favour, as he deserved to be, at the court of Ferdinand and Isabella. Perhaps the king may have still evinced a certain degree of coldness towards him, but the queen was his avowed and enthusiastic protectress. His official title as viceroy had not, however, been restored to him, but the admiral, with his usual magnanimity, did not demand it. He had the satisfaction of seeing Bovadilla deposed, partly for his abuse of power, and partly because his conduct towards the Indians had become atrocious; his inhuman proceedings towards them being pushed to such a length, that under his administration the native population of Hispaniola, sensibly decreased. During this time the island began to fulfil the hopes of Columbus, who had prophesied that in three years the crown would derive from it a revenue of sixty millions. Gold was obtained in abundance from the best worked mines; a slave had dug up on the banks of the Hayna, a mass, equal in weight to 3600 golden crowns; it was easy to foresee that the new colonies would yield incalculable riches.