A TRIP THROUGH NORTH FLORIDA. 73

instead of attempting a detailed description of my own, I
will quote the following passages from a well-written and
tastefully printed local hand-book :

 The splendid Bay of Pensacola, unrivaled for its beau-
ty, depth, and security, was discovered by Pamfilo de Nar-
vaez, in 1525q Various adventurers gave it different names,
as Port de Ancluse and St. Mary's Bay, but that of Pensa-
cola, which prevailed, was the true name among the Ind-


 VIEW OF BAY FOOM SHOT PAK, NAVY-YARD.

ians, the natives of the country. The first settlement was
made by the Spaniards, in 1686. The first Governor was
Andr6 Arivola, who constructed a small fort, called San
Carlos,.and erected a church upon the present site of Fort
Barrancas. The French took Pensacola in 1719 ; the Span-
iards retook it, and the French again took it in the same