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62 lieutenant, Cristobal de Sotormayor, to found another city in the southwest near the Bay of Guanica. Soon he began to distribute the Indians among his officers, as had been done in Hispaniola, and Aguainabo's brother and successor, of the same name, began a war of extermination against the invaders. He was defeated in successive encounters, and the natives called the Caribs of the lesser Antilles to their help, but Ponce conquered the whole island. In the beginning of 1512 Ponce was deprived of his government, and, broken in health by wounds, resolved to go in search of the fountain of eternal youth, which, according to the reports of the natives, existed in an island called Bimini. He gathered many of his former followers and other adventurers, sailed on 3 March, 1512, with three caravels from the port of San German, and visited several of the Bahama islands, but was told that the land in question lay farther west. On 27 March he landed in latitude 30° N., a little to the north of the present city of St. Augustine, on a coast which, on account of the abundant vegetation, he called Florida island. He sailed along the coast to a cape, which he called Corrientes, but, disappointed in his search for the fountain of youth, returned to Porto Rico on 5 Oct. and sailed for Spain, where he obtained for himself and his successors the title of adelantado of Bimini and Florida. In 1515 he returned with three caravels from Seville and touched at Porto Rico, where, finding that the Caribs had nearly overpowered the Spanish garrison, he remained to expel them, and founded in the south of the island the city of Ponce. In March, 1521, he made a second attempt to conquer Florida, and, sailing with two ships from San German, reached a point about fifty miles to the south of his former landing-place. He began to explore the interior, but found a warlike people, and, after many encounters with the natives, was obliged to re-embark, with the loss of nearly all his followers. Not desiring to return after his defeat to Porto Rico, he retired to the island of Cuba, where he died shortly afterward, in consequence of a wound from a poisoned arrow. His remains were subsequently transported to the city of San Juan de Porto Rico, and rest in the church of San Jose. A monument has been erected to his memory recently in that city. His autograph, which it is believed has never before appeared in America, was obtained from Spain through the courtesy of Gen. Meredith Read.

POND, Enoch, clergyman, b. in Wrentham, Norfolk co., Mass., 29 July, 1791 ; d. in Bangor, Me., 21 Jan., 1882. He was graduated at Brown in 1813, studied theology with Dr. Nathaniel Emmons, was licensed to preach in June, 1814, and ordained pastor of the Congregational church in Ward (now Auburn), Mass., 1 March, 1815. There he remained until 1828, when he was dismissed at his own re- quest, to become the editor of " The Spirit of the Pilgrims," a monthly publication that had just been established at Boston in the interest, of ortho- dox Congregationalism. After editing five volumes, he became, in September, 1832, professor of syste- matic theology in the seminary at Bangor. Me. In 1856 he resigned to become president, professor of ecclesiastical history, and lecturer on pastoral duties in the same institution. In 1870 he was made emeritus professor, retaining the presidency. In 1835 he received the degree of D. D. from Dart- mouth college. Dr. Pond's first publication was a review of a sermon against " Conference Meetings," issued by Dr. Aaron Bancroft, of Worcester. M:i". (1813), which led to a reply and rejoinder. The same year he reviewed " Judsun on Baptism." He published a volume of " Monthly Concert Lectures" (1824): a "Memoir of President Samuel Davirs" (18211): "Memoir of Susanna Anthony" (1830) : " Murray's Grammar Improved " (Wor- eester, 1832): "Memoir of Count Zinzendorf" "Wickliffe and his Times " (Philadelphia, "Morning of the Reformation" (1842); " No Fellowship with Romanism " and " Review of Second Advent Publications " (1843) ; " The Mather Family" 1844): "Young Pastor's Guide" (Port- land, 1844): "The World's Salvation" (1845); ' Pope and Pagan " (1846) ; " Probation " ; "Swrdi-n- borgianism Reviewed " (1846 ; new ed., entitled " Swedenborgianism Examined," New York, 1861) ; " Plato, His Life, Works. Opinions, and Influence " (1846) : " Life of Increase Mather and Sir William Phipps" (1847); "The Church" (1848; 2d ed., 1860) : " Review of Bushnell's ' God in Christ ' ' (1849); "The Ancient Church" (1851); "Memoir of John Knox " (1856); " The Wreck and the Res- cue, a Memoir of Rev. Harrison Fairfield " (1858) ; " Prize Essay on Congregationalism " (1867) ; and " Sketches of the Theological History of New Eng- land " (1880). His college lectures have been print- ed under the titles " Pastoral Theology "(Andover, 1866); "Christian Theology " (Boston, 1868); and " History of God's Church "" (1871). He edited John Norton's " Life of John Cotton " (Boston. 1832).

POND, Frederick Eusrene, author, b. in Pack- waukee, Marquette co., Wis., 8 April, 1856. He- received a common-school education, and early turned his attention to sporting matters. He was among the first to urge the organization of a Na- tional sportsman's association, and in 1874 was the prime mover in forming the Wisconsin sportsman's association for the protection of fish and game From 1881 till 1886 he was field-editor of the New York " Turf, Field, and Farm," with the exception of six months in 1883, when he was associate editor of the "American Field," of Chicago, Ill., and be- came later editor of " Wildwood's Magazine " in the latter city. On 31 Jan., 1882, he nearly lost his life in the fire that destroyed the " World " build- ing in New York city. Under the pen-name of " Will Wildwood " he has published "Handbook for Young Sportsmen" (Milwaukee 1876): Mr- raoirs of Eminent Sportsmen " (New York, 1878); and " The Gun Trial and Field Trial Records of America" (1885). He has edited Frank Forester's " Fugitive Sporting Sketches " (Milwaukee, 1879); the same author's " Sporting Scenes and Charac- ters" (Philadelphia, 1880); and Isaac McLellan's "Poems of the Rod and Gun" (New York, 1886). He has also written an introduction to " Frank Forester's Poems," edited by Morgan Herbert ( 1 N* T i.

POND, George Edward, journalist, b. in Bos- ton. .Mass., 11 March, 1837. He was graduated at Harvard in 1858, and served in the National army in 1862-'3. From early in 1864 till 1868, and sub- sequently, he was associate editor of the New York "Army and Navy Journal." He was afterward an editorial writer on the New York "Times," and edited the Philadelphia " Record " from 1870 till 1877. Since the latter date he has been engaged in writing for the press. For nearly ten years he wrote the " Driftwood " essays, which were pub- lished in the " Galaxy " magazine tinder the siirna- ture of "Philip Quilibet.". They were begun in May, 1868. He contributed the account of the en- gagement between the " Monitor " and the " Merri- mac" to William Swinton's "Twelve Decisive Battles," and also wrote "The Shenandoah Valley in 1864" (New York. 1883) in the series of "Cam- paigns of the Civil War."

'''POND. Samuel William''', missionary, b. in Washington, Litchfield co., Conn., 10 April, 1808;