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Mr. Roi the Gorfai Archipela^ Illuftrai Printed for Crciv/j in J\ ^^W' '■ :'^^J ! *tL <^^n //* '/- COLLECTION O F VOYAGES. VOL. IV. .;.X'5«&J'..j CONTAINING I. A VOYAGE round the WORLD. Being an Account of Capt. William Dampicr's Expedition into the South Seas in the Ship St. George, With his Various Adventures and Engagements, ^c. Together with a Voyage from the Wejt Coaft of Mexico to Eaji India, By W. Funnell, Mate to Capt. Dampier, II. Capt. Cowley's Voyage round the GLOBE. III. Capt. Sharp's Journey over the Ijibmits of Darie/Zj and Expedition into the South Seas, IV. Capt. Wood's Voyage through the Strelghts of Magellan?, V. Mr. Roberts's Adventures and Sufferings amongil the Corfairs of the Levant : His Defcription of the Archipelago Iflands, ^c. I': '(!. 'til t 1 1 1- vr . lliiL %■ II Illiiftratcd with Maps and D k .y'^tg h ts. L N D N: Printed for James and John K n a p t o n, at the Croiv/J in St, -Paul's Ch arch-Tar ii, M,dcc.xxtx. t", I 'ffi Jol Secreta Gee Adn SI ^ f^m w 'dnwii i^ ffip i dition, ! Part of Indian ly, but ever I m Ikm i ■ r,t|if«{' To the Honourable Jofiah Burchett Ef^; Secretary to his Royal Highnefs Prince George of Denmark, Lord High' Admiral of England, Ireland, isfc. SIB, m 1 P m AVING been employ M on a Voyage into the South- Seas, under the Command of Captain T)ampier^ in the Year 170^* and having both in that Expe- dition, and in my Return by the Eaftern Part of tfie Souths Sea, and through the Indian Ocean, remarl^ed not only faithful- ly, but with all the Accuracy I could, what- ever 1 conceiv'd might be fcrviceable or A 2 inflrudive ; II V;. • ' *; ;■•! i I, m The Dedication. in{h*u£live to liich as Ihould hereafter fall in- to thofc Parts, I hope you will pardon my Prcfumption In laying my faid Obfervations before you. 1 humbly take the Liberty to rcprelent to you that I have launched forth into no Delcrlptions^or particular Accounts of Things, which the Couric ot my Voyage gave me not fulRcient Opportimity to be fully and perfect- ly inftruclcd in ; and I fpared no Pains in the fctting them down, together with Draughts of fuch Places as I had Time or Convenience of taking ; and in all this I have not, through any Dcfign of contradicting others, or in Hopes thereby to recommend my own Per- formance, either oppofed or flighted any good and true Obfcrvations which have already been made by thofe who have heretofore vifited any of the fame Places. This I prefume to mention with a particular Regard to the moft material of Captain Sampler's own Obfcr- vations, formerly publilhed, which I found by Experience to be true : But I hope I may, without Breach of Modefty, declare, that I have remarked feveral Things both new and ufcful, which the uncommon Courle we we flee met wi ties to Sir, rious C courage Candou tural t of you J ritime A ble Ey( than th( but littl prefer f qucntly fill, tlio if I can I tcnance ■i'l f or at le I nels, I ■ Prejudic \ credit fervatioi I I am ; to encro Ti-! The Dedication. wc fleered, and the unufual Accidents \vc met with, gave me particular Opportuni- ties to enquire into. Sir, I am not pretending to a merito- rious Claim of your Protcdion, but am en- couraged to hope for it iVom your known Candour and Goodnefs : And it is very na- tural to flatter ourlelves, that Perfons of of your JudgmcDt and Experience in Ma- ritime Affairs will look with a more favoura- ble Eye, even on our meanefl Endeavours, than thole can be expedted to do who know but little of thofe Matters, and arc apt to prefer luperlicial Accounts, which are fre- quently very erroneous, before the mofl ufe- ful, though Icfs diverting. However it be, if I can be lb happy as to receive any Coun- tenance from your diftinguifhing Judgment, or at leaft your Pardon for this my Bold- nefs, I fhall not fear that any Opinion or Prejudice of lefs difcerning Perfons can dil- crcdit the Truth or Ufefulnefs of my Ob- fer vat ions. :'l »!, fS ti I am fenfible. Sir, how little I ought to encroach upon your Time, which is lb A I uic- \ 1 The Dedication. iifcfuUy and fo diligently employ M : And, therefore, I humbly beg Leave to conclude witli iliblcribing myielt', Your Honour's, Moji "Dutiful, Moji Obedient J P And Moji Humble Servant ^ William Funnell. THE z irorld Expel Exfea J fi" fi. : of the ^ and fo Quflom \ gainfi fume i tbefol 'W I- '.. '.a : And, include THE M/tf, inelL THE PREFACE. HE Voyages and ^efcriftions formerly fublijbed by Ca^ftain William Dampicr, have met 'with Jo good Reception and uni- verfal Affrobation in the I For Id ; and there has been fo general an ExpeBation of the Succefs of the frefent Expedition under the Command of a Ter- Jon foprfeEily acquainted with thofe Tarts of the World to which we were bounds and fo well skilled in the Trade ^ Shipping:, Quftoms:, and T>ejigns of the Spaniards, a* gainjl whom we were employed ; that I pre* Jiime there needs no Apology for publijjjing the following Account. The \\ 1 I -^ h Taats -a^n^t* • The Preface. The Succefsj indeed j of our Expcd'ttion "iL'as not fuel) as mi^ht at frft have been expelled from the Skill of our Commander^ and the Rcfilution of our MeUj ^ifa- grecmcnts and Mifmanagcments having bro- ken our MenfureSj and defeated our mojl froyn'ifing Ihpes ; as they have often been Oecifious of the Mifcarriagc of the greateji and nob left j^t tempts, BVT though "jje failed in our chief T^e^ fignsj, yet the] great Variety of Accidents ive met '•jvithj and the many ^ifcoveries "-ji^e made J and particular Accounts of the Manner how our Atempts mifcarriedj I hope cannot but be very acceptable to the in- quijitive Reader, I HAVE c ho fen not to be large in the T>efcriptions of To'uuns and T laces j of "jL'hich otJycrs have already given ns fujji- cient Accounts : But the vjhole Weft em Coaft of America, from the South End of California, to the Tort of Valdivia, v:;hich is above fixty degrees j I have given one continued and much more particular 2)^- fcription 1 fcrifti publicly Accoui upon I perhap ajul ci Countf be mu Ihall h Ah take 1 during ive foi of 'Pla of mi nary, AF Dampic nmg o\ ny Har ncju 2 unkno-x Misfori at Ami foners < l\ edition e been \ander^ n^ bro^ r niojl '/ been \reatejl cidents overies of the ted J I the itt" 4 rge in :esj of s fuffi^ Veftern nd of vjhlcb en one De- riftm JThe Preface. fcr'tption of than has ever yet been made fubitck i and alfo I have given an exafi Account of the Variation of the Comfafs nfon the izhole Coafi. And thd" it may^ perhaps J by fome be thought not fo fleafant ajui entertainingj as ^efcriftions of the Country ii'ithin Land ; yet it cannot but be much more nfefulj efpecially to fuch as \haU hereafter fail into thofe ^Parts, AND here I cannot in Jnflice but take Notice J that upon all this Coaflj and ^ during our whole Stay in the South SeaSj I ive found Captain DampierV Uefcriftioyis >: of T laces very exa6l ; and his Accounts of (Finds J Currents^ &c. very extraordi'^ nary, AFTER our Tarting from Captain Dampier in the Gulf of Amapalla^ and run- ning over to Indiaj we met as with ma- ny Hardships J fo alfo with fome Variety of new 1)ifcoveries J in our wandering among unknown Spice Iflands ; and particularly the Misfortunes J which neceffUated us to put in at Amboyna, where we were detai?t*d Tri- foners by the Dutch, gave me an Oppor- tunity , I '* The Preface; tnntty of making fitch Enquiries into the StatCj, Governynent ,, TtoduHj Tradcj 6Cc. of that Ifand^ as I pcrfjjade myfelf will he very acceptable to the ingenions Rea- der, I 1h \y THE r into the lyfelf 'Will tons Rea- 1 THE THE CONTENTS. Chap. L ?TP HE Defign of the Voyage, The Ju- X thor*s Departure, Jrrival at St, Ja- go. JDefcription of that I/land, Of the Shark Of the Dolphw, Of the JellyFtfi. Of the Old- Wife. Dcfcription of the Ijlauds of St. Anne's. Of the Booby, Of the I/land Le Grand. Of the Siher-Fi/h, A f range Bird taken cff the Sibbcl de- Wards, Jrrroal at Juan Fernan- do's. Page i Chap. II. Defcription c/'Juan Fcrnando's. Of the Cabbage Tree, JVild Cats. Goats, The Humming Bird- Defcription of the Sea Lion, Of the Sea/, Jnother Sort of Silver Ftjh, J. Sea Itght, De-' part are for the Coaji of Vcru, Sea coloured red^ ivith a Multitude of Spawn cf Ftp, The ^ort of Arica. Arrival at the I/land Gallo. Its Defcription, Lton Lizards, p. 1 2 Chap. III. Departure from Gallo. Dejign upon the Town o/' Santa Maria. Cape Corricntcs. ^oint Garachina. Attempt upon Santa Maria. How it mi fear Tied, A^rize taken very feafonab/y, when we were in great want of ^rovifions. The two Captains part Company, The I/land Iguanos dcfcribed. Departure for the Coaji of Peru. An-- ether 'Trize taken. The River of St. Jago. The Bay of Sardinas. Alligators defcribed. Cape St. F ancifco. The I/land of Plata. The great City ' 'Guiaquil. A d.tngerotis Sea Fight, ^oint Gal? ;ra. The Bay of Tacames. Cocoa Tree and Nut dcfcribed, 'Plantain defcribed, Bonanoes defcribed. The Bay of St. Matthew. Depar* ' ture from the Bay of Tacames for the Gulph of Nicoya. P* ^^ Chap. 4 !■ :* It '^M 1;i.' i l! , ■ I H '¥ The GontentsJ Chap. TV. The IJJand Caneo. The Motrntains called Sierras dc los Coronadas. The Gttlph o/Nicoya. The Ship cleaned, Mr, CUppington Chief Mate leaves us. A particular Defcription of the Gulpb of Nicoya. The Macca w defcribed. The Car^ rion Cro'ji:, The 'Pelican, The Guanoe, The Tit rtle. The ^carl Oyjfer, The Great Oyjier, Mif^cles. Departure from the Gulph 0/ Nicoya. Tzvo Mountains of Guatimala, the one cajiing, cut iVatery the ■■^ther Fire, A ^rize taken, Vulcanocs, Th Bay of Tecoantepeqiie. Sii- vartanco. Another '•Prize taken. The Bay of Martiiba. The Mountains called Motincs. The Mo:ih't of St. Jago, and '-Tort ^ Quclagna. An^ other '^Prizc taken. Attempt upon ttc Manila Ship unfaccefsful. The Men dejlrc to return Home : But agree to crm%,e fix fVeeks longer^ and then go into India. The Albicorc defer ibed. The Crew divide^ ^art tarrying with Captain Dampier /;/ the South SeaSy and 'Tart refohing to go for India. P» 42 Chap. V. A particular Defcriptionjf the Coajl of Mexico. The Hill of Zalifco. The Cocoa Tree, The Jflands Maria's. The Rocks and Joints of Pontiqne. Cape Corricntes. The I/lands o/'Cha- metly. 'Tort of St. Jago, and of Navidad. Biy (f Sallagaa. The Mountains Motincs. The River Sacaticli. The Mountains of Chcquctan and Pctaplan. Acapulco. ^ort Marquis. 'Toint Gallcra. The l/laiid Alcatrazcs. 'Toint Efcon- dcik). The R. McfTias. River of Gallcra. Tort Argels. 'Tort of Guatulco. Mazatlan. Tort of .Sulina. Tccuantcpcquc. Cat Fifb. The Hill of Bcrnil. The Vulcans of Soconufco, Amilpas, Sapotitlun, Sac ate pcq tie, Atitlan^ and Guatimala. City of Guatiniula. The T. rf Sonfor S. Salv St. M Shovel- RiaLi lica, ii Bombi Velas. Cape los Go mala. Quibo, Miu-iat Higuei Nata. iHAP Peru. IJland Kings ; River i St. Lor< Garachi and Sai River I River i Gorgon The Ar Hay of The Toi rainy Si cilco ; to the S< cerninf ^'Oginics. Mountains and Vi/iage ^f CoAy\uc. C//)^ Pallao. The Bay of Cirac^s. iVfanta. A vcmarkable Obfervation of the JVuid betiueen Cape Puiiao jAv/ Cape Blanco. Cape St. Loa^ •'.\ a ;i, ^m % p.' M -i . ' ^ Tk s H 4[ The Contents. The J/Javd Plata. Salongo. The Rocks Aho- rcados. The Krcer and Ijland Colanche. Toisc^i avi '■Toint of St. Helena. Bay of Guiaquil. ^oint Chandy. The Islands St. Clara and Puna. Guiaquil. ^oint Arena, The River Tumbes. Cape Blanco. (Point Parina. j4n Obfervation of the Jf'inds upon the Coajts of Peru and Chili. '-Port of Payta, and the River Colan. Mountains of Motapa. The I/Jands Lo- bos de Terra and Lobos de la Mar. The '-Ports cf Chirijpi and Pacafmayo. Malabrigo. Chi- cama. Truxillo. The f/Iand of Saints. ^Port cf Ccfma. Of Vermcjo. Mount of Mongon. ^ort of Guarmey. ^he 'Tort of Guara. Of Chancay. The Rocks Pilcadorcs. The IJIanUs Ormigas, Gallau, Lima. '-Port of Chilca. Gu- arco. Chinca. Pifco. High Land^ without Rain or Rivers. Several fmall 'Torts. Mount oj Atico. Vulcan if Ariquipa. Tort and River ofYlo. Arica. Bay ()/ Majaloncs. Moufn c/' Moreno. p. ^6 Chap. VII. yJ Defcription of the Cn^:f of Ch'dl Th- (fign of go. A De ph'm. of Ijlands of i 0/ the Sii Wards. A E G ea MS named 'ommand( icr was r ^e were e; Ihd very ^ 'ommiflio igh-Adn [gainR the \\)()\\ the (i hilfl: we v ^•cnce bet his Ship ig, as he J Panels i ar fur going lothcr SI Vol. I\ Crock- ed. The ic. ne efcribed. e IJland. "'€ where thrown, Boang- roernour I/lands, I, The itig his ^any re p. I7T d Jlrri" d Cabe- Celebes. ^er. The ■ngeroHS Vault in at Ba- /' Java. ?. The re from ghls of ^ Good iner of of civi' Beajtsy of the om the /'Ni- gland. 'jqnake :) De^. itude ; ). Re- \ 189 Mr. JicSft ®g) *g® «® t®® Jg® «)© ®® iS^ ys® ^^ i^r WILLIAM FUNNEL's Voyage to the K^outh'Sea, &c. in the Ship St George, Captain William Dampier Commander. C H A P. L the Dffign of the Voyage. The ji's Departure. Arrival at St Ja- go. A Defcripti^n of that ljla*id. O/ the Shark. Of the Dol- phin, Of the J ell^- Fid). Of the OH Wife. Defcription of the Ijlands of St Ann. Of the Booby. Of the Ifland l.e Grand. 0/ the Silver-Fifh. A Jlrange Bird taken ojf th» bibbel df Wards. -:., was bec.iufe upon our Arrival at Madera^ we lu.:- Advice that the Galleons before-mentioned were ar rived at Tenerilf. l"he Succefs of our other Defisns, are fet down particularly in the following Relation. An. 1703 rood 01 jl.arituele 1A( count Icai'Liit in Corn, llcmons, I iavin two We In ill fev( ire alfo _ 'ifi; ph :fpeually lence in ladc the lands ', [ lying in t fitude fr )f what KTc is p light, b |o i2;reat n fliore. e bore nchored iide of I 7 m. This is f the Ca owls, C emons, oes, ^c. On the 30th o{ April 1703, we failed out of d.: Dozens^ and on the iSth of Afay anchored at Kin^fui in Ireland. Here wc refitted and vidlualled our Shir, and were joined by another Ship named the Cifqn:": forts^ Burthen about ninety Tons, fixteen Guns| and flxty three Men, Charles Pickering Captain: An.:^lclbme U on the I ith of September^ we in Company of niriBf^'^lbn of Confbrt Captain Pickering, left Kingfale, anci on th.w<^'^ l^^rn 25th we reached the IQand of Madera^ where wijlhis Place did not anchor, but lay ofT and on for our Boan»!^'- i but v,hichwcre fent alliorc for fome Ncccdarics. ByB^' "' ^-^"^ Vol. 1 t Downs. , Burthen Ixty three 1 Ship WHS 3r the fa id I the River 3 or three '' eives .;; t: Lxpediii- Is, then to But it' wc II the Coait imonly ai\' But if thai. fomc rie'i 1 think fit of the Ye.: I feek for i \la^ one v. le Coaft o: rted to 1 l-'ieces r 'oiias Ai'\. 3, we \\L sd were a: er Defigm, Relation, out of tl; I at Kimfi. J our Shir, the Cinqu- teen Gun^ 3tain : Av4 my of 0!:^ anxi on thi where v; our Boati^ tries. By %Jlrrival at the Canaries. The Ijland St Tago. 3 rood Obfervarion T make this Ifland to Jyc in the ''«• ^'0%, ;lT,aritue1c of 32 d 20 m. N. And longitude by my '^"'^ ^^ f/,( count from /-^ay/u/, W. i,S d. 5 m. It is a vf-ry j'leafint Illantl, inhabited by PorUi^ne7.r \ it abounds pi Corn, Wine, Honey, Sujj^ar, Madder, Orangis, II c mons Pomegranets, i^c. 1 iavin[5 done our Bufincfs here, we departed ^, V. :^S, and on the ,oth iiiw Prii/ua and Irro^ the |lvo Wellermoft of-t'ue Canarj-.llhiiids^ they being Jn dl feven, fo callett Irom Canana tlie Chiei": T iiey alfo calKd lortUKate^ from the'r Fruitfulnefs, plonriful in fcveral forts of Cnmmodiiies, but ;flHUally in tlie Wiiie called CV7;///rv brouirht from lence in Abund.mec. We did not Hop iierc, but nadc the beil of our wi.y for the Cape dc Verde I- Linds ', and Otiober x.\v:. 0th faw the Ifland of Ma^;o, h'lng in tlie Latitude of \ r, d. 10 m. A', and I.on- itutlc from Dj^uIjh^ W. 24 d. 29 m. I'he chief pf what this Ifland produces, is Salt; of which re is pk'nty for fetching. We lay off and on all light, but could not get oiF any, becaufe here ran fo liiieat a Surf that we durft not venture our Boats ifhore. So October the fevcnth, in the Morning, /c bore away for the Ifland St Jngo^ and at Noon iiichored at Prior Bay. This Bay lies in the Lati- tude of 14 d. 50 m. N. and "Well from London 24 d. •incr n .7 m. This is 6ne of the Southermofl: and mofl: fruitful )1 the Cape de Verde Iflands ; it: abounding in Llogs, 'owls, Guinea-Hens, Monkies, JVIaiz, Oranges, .cmons. Dates, Water-melons, Plantains, Bona- loes, <^c. Here is good Water to be had, but trou- )lefouie fetching of it *, and Wood is very dear, by [cafon of its Scarcity. The Natives of this place ^'eie formerly Porti:guc2.e., v/ho were banilhed to his Place for Murthcrs, Idiefts, and other Villa- ge:; ', but now they are mollly black, by reafon of fh' i?- Converfe amoniiil; tlieir Women-flaves fwldch Vol. IV. "^ B > arc \ . I y, m m:^ V, ip-f' 1" ^ 4 The Shark defcribed, ■'»• » 703 arc Gtimn Negroes :) And although they have chang- *OPv ed their Colour, yet they dill rciain their Vices ; thieving being commoner here than in any place 1 have been in v iniomuch th.it they will take your Hat olV your Head at Noon-day, although you be in tne midil of Company. You mud alio be very wary how you trade with them •, tor if you let them have your Goods, before you have theirs, you will be fure to lol'e them. At this place we water'd our Ship and relrelli'd our felves ; and here being Ibme Difagreement between our Captain and liril Lieute- nant, our Captain turned him afhore with his Cheftl and C'lOaths and Servant, much againft both their Wills, about 12 at Night. At 4 the next Morning,! k being the 1 3th of O!:lober, we parted from the faiJ Ifland, not fully refolved what place to touch ai next. On Othber the 2 2d (being in the Latitude otj 6 d. 36 m. N. and Longitude from London W. a- bout 19 d. n,y m.) wc caught four Fifh •, a Shark, a Dolphin, a Jetly-filh and an Old-wife. The Shark is a very ravenous fort of Fifh : Thofi that we catch at Sea, are commonly about 5 or Feet in length •, they have a great wide Moudi, with 3 and fometimes 4 Rows of Teeth, very fliarp and jagged like a Saw. It is lb fierce a Fifli, th.u when it wants us Prey, it will fcize jpon any thing, and maki* nothing of taking oiF a Man*s Leg at a Bire or two. He h.iih two Stones between his Lyes, which are accounted very good if taken inwardly by any one that has the Stone or Gravel. Tlule Stones we commonly take out and give to our Doct- or, who makes ufc of them as he finds oceafion, When they are taken out of the Plead, they arc i perfed Jelly ; but being laid in the Sun and dryJ, they look like damp Chalk. The Shark is ufually attended with i, 2, 3, or more fmall Fifli (about the Bignc'fs of an ordinary Whiting) which go be- fore him and fliow him his Prev j They are calld Pilot- See Fig. I V ^H ♦1'] i 1 i 1 1 « I'M- \k\ !•■ I li : llll Ui' i in lot-fiHi 11 play never The I mc mo Ih, an hey fee lOUt tin e one cm wh ings, ( an thcii r and r ihifts an( ;reat Kn ly them, ^cy are : if Wate oifture The J Ut 2 I ccth, a MoLit] a Dim] GUI (bt iad ont' f lubilance Ipocs, is )' us a :; iilvcr-col 'artin*j;s, I The 0/ Inches 1" I gi'^at I ^arc of h ^ath a lai ith one 1 of a de -If ■ d 'he Volphin. The JeUy-Filh and Old- Wife. 5 hot fiHi, and look very pretty in the Water •, they -^». i703. fill play about him, be he never fo hungry ; and '^^^V^^'^-^ never oft'ers to prey upon them. The Dolphin is between 4 and 5 Feet in length. See me more, fome lefs. It is a very pretty coloured Fig. 2, Jh, and very good to cat, but Ibmething dry -, hey feed mollly upon Flying-filli, a fort of Filli out the Bignefs of an ordinary Herring, and much :e one ; the Dolphins are fo nimble, as to catch em when they light in the Water to wet their f'lngSy or rather Fins. For they can fly no longer an their Wings are wet, but then fall into the Wa- ■r and mount again. It is very pretty to fee what hif[s and Turns they will make to get clear of their jreat Enemy the Dolphin -, and rather than be taken iy them, they will often fly into a Ship ; but when [ley are in, unlefs they happen to fall into a Fuddle if Water, they cannot fly out again, for want of 'oifture in their Wings, The Jelh-fiJJj was about 14 Inches long, and a- See ut 2 Inches deep -, with a very fliarp Sett of Fig. 3, ceth, a very curious fparkling Eye, a long extend- ' Mouth, a monitrous high Fin on his Back, being a (limy Subfl:ance, only the Ribs which fl:rctched out (being 32 in Number) were firm and flitF. He lad ont' fmall Fin under his Jaw, of the lame flimy jubilance. That part of him which is witliout fmall pots, is a perfect green 7^'//)', whence he was called Iy us a Jdlyfijh : The refl: of him was firm, of a lilvcr-colour, with fmall Spots, and Stre-aks or ^artings, as is exprcfsM in the l\uyc. The Old-wifc was a Fifli about 2 Foot long, and See Inches high ; he hath a fmall Mouth, a large Eye •, pig. 4, great Fin on his Back, Ifcginning at the hinder- art of his Head, and llrctching to his Tail ; he ith a large broad Fin on each flde near the Gills, ith one pretty large one under his Belly -, his Body of a deep blue, and his Fins of a very \\^\l blue. B J! th^ %'^^ i i I %' . I 1 V: ■ t I (5 T/je I (lands St Ann?. n. 1 703. the Ends of which arc yellow. I lis Body and Head h.ivc ii great many Spots and crols Screaks or Part- ings, as is exprcii" in the Fig. There is alfo another :| fore of Old-'iv':f\\ fiirh ?.?■. is dcfciibed by Captain 'Damyier in his third Volume. On Novc'mljcr 2d J 1703, we crofled the Equator, about 4^ Leagues to the Wcihvard of the Meridian' of the lfl;ind:it 7'Z^'^''. Alfo this Day we faw Abun- dance of Flying-Hih. We now found our felves in tivc S. E. Trad>wind, and met with but little Rains, Tornadoes, Thunder or Lightning to the North- ward of the Line. On NovrmK'r Rch, in the Eveninti, we obfervec 1 1 by AZch Compafs, and found the Variation by 1 good Amplitude to be 5 d. 20 m. Eailerly. Latitude] by Obfervation S. 10 d. 20 m, and Longitude Wcl: from the Ifland St^^/:','', 5 d. ^^^m. November 10 in the Morning we obferved again by AZth Cora juifs, and found Variation by the Medium of AZths to be 5 d. 30 m. Eailerly. Latitude by Ob f-.r\Mtion S. r j d. 4S m. L.ongitude from Lofhic ^Ve{l, 31 (1. 4 m. November 15th we found the A':, riation to be 7 d. 44 m. E. Latitude by Obiervati on S. 20 d. I :; m. Longitude from L^rJjv W. ri^i ci 28 m. This clay 14 or 1.; of our Peoj)le fell ill of; Eevcr. Novcuih^r 19, vre anchored at tlie lilamii) Sr /h^i!> \ which by my Account lie in the Latituc:] cf2^. d. '20 m. S. J .oneitude Vv'. from L'?;/^/:// 3S li. rn. and we rechoii here i'bout 10 d. Eaflerlv V *-.') nation, \V e w. lit allif^re here, in tend ing to wo( and uarcr, bui: could find no Water; fo we cut I.ong-boatdoad of Wood, antl came on board gain, and got up our Anchors, intending to woyj and water at cue Ifland l.e Grand. There arc three oi' the Iflands called by ri Name of St A nin. not ah.ovc a Stone's Call fr o.H h oti'.fr •, they are very full of Wood, as is the Brajiluin Coalh Thefc IHands arc dillant U< il i f ' oli ■wiie '.!^- ■ /'^/:/r./^.ty I I pi n •'? :fu vy- A Booby g! ^^ V ^ 1 I t^''. !•■;■ • ' ■ ] 1 1 1 i Wm 1 (' "■' 'i ■;n' ( I l.i /'.tU: f,v/:/M:7/y' ■ - . P A. H TO B B n A I L M !«l '(f s»> the M.iii rroiibU'c diniirilv yo;ir be enough but Wo them, b; three iri: fotne arc Jikc n 1) ly upon have mai was for iifliy ; a you cat lo Tilly, will, if upon it called Bi I\'uVt'n C'a-h'i', ■ from Lo 1 II d. E. and hath upon It. Leagu( q Miles, cds, Lye a mod h About 3 very mo Town o /-•• Grafh for 40 or pay their Church ( bout 14 . Th(! Booby defer ibed. The Jflandlx Grand. 7 the M.iiii, about 4 Miles. This place is very much •'w- 1703. rroiibUd with Southerly Winds which blow extraor- ^•''^VN^ diniirily in Gufls ; therefore the only way is to lay yo;ir bcrt: Anchor to the Southward, and all little enough fometimes. The Ill.inds produce nothing but Wood i and have a vart many Sea-fowl upon them, by Sailors called Boobies, See a Draught of the See three iriands of St. JnNS. Fig. 5, The h'ooby is much about the bigncfs of a Duck ; See forne arc quite white, fome grey ; they have Feet Fig. ^,. Jikc a Duck, being a Water-lbwl ; they feed moft- ly upon Flying-filh, which they catch flying. I have made many a Meal of this fort of Birds, but it was for want of other Viduals •, They tafte very lilhy •, and if you do not fait them very well before you cat them, they will make you fick ; They are fo filly, that when they are weary of flying, they will, if you hold out your Hand, come and fit upon it : From thence I conjedurc that they arc called Bootves. November 24th we anchored at the IHand Lf G'aud\ whofc Latitude is 23 d. 30 m. S. Longitude from London W. 40 d. 24 m. and found liere about II d. F. Variation. This is a very v. uody Ifland, See Jind haih feveral very good Springs of fielh Water Fig. 6» "pen It. The Soil is black, and the llkind is about 9 Leagues round, and diilant from the Main about ' 3 Miles. It is not inhabited by any ot!i^r than Jac- cils, Lyons, Tygers, i^c. which in the Night make a moll hideous Noife, enough to terrify any Man. About 3 Miles from this place is the main Land, all very mountainous and woody, where is a fmall Town of the Portiiguez'J (called by the Name ot J-' GrandTo^n^) v/ho come out of the Country lor 40 or 50 Miles round on Saint Jndrew*s Day, to pr/ their Devotions to that Saint, here being a fmall Church confecratcd to his ufe. They abide here a- tout 14 Days, and then return to their own Dwell- B 4 ings. v.. I I LI I 1 1 ■■' i i :' ■!(' t S TP)e Silvcr-Fidi, '^». i70;\.ings. Here ir, Uiim, ougar, nnd fevcral Sorts of ^*^^V^^ Jndiau Fruits to be luul, but very dear by Rcalbn of their fupplying the 'I'own otSt yVi///'s with thcfe Nc- cellarics i near which 'lown is laid to be a Gold- mine, accounted one of the 1 1* hell yet known. It r» diftant from the Town of lu' Grand about 300 Miles •, and is reckoned, by realbn of the Difficulty of the way and the vail high Mountains that inter- cept the ralVage, to be 60 Days Journey. At this plice we wooded, watered, and refitted our Ship. Here our firft Lieutenant (with 8 of our Men,) our Captain and they falling out, went afliore with their Cjoods, antl kit us. Here alio Charles P'ukcr'Dii^ Capiain of tlic C'lnquc-porb our Confort (another main Pillar of our Voyapre) departed this Life, and }\is Body was buried afliore at the Watering-place with the ufual Ceremony of firing of Guns ; and Mr. '77'". Stradliug his liicutenant took Command ot his Ship. Here is |j;ood lilhing with the Saine ; Fidi being very plentilul, \ind of various forts, as the Sihi'r-filh and fcveral others. I'he Sin\T-Jij/j is about 20 Inches long ; in height from the top of his Head to the bottom of his Bel- ly 8 Inches •, he hath 5 fmall i'Mis on the hinder-part of his Head, and one large One reaching from the liindermc^': of the 5 fmall Ones to the Tail. He has 2 midlir^ Ones, one on each fide near the Gills, and one large Onj (Iretehing from the Middle ot the Bottom of his Belly to iiis Tail ; which is half- mooned. He has ;i large F.ye, a wide pair of Nof- trils, an 1 a fmall Mo.iih. It is a very thin Fifh, and very boney. He is of .a fine tranfparent White, and thence called by us d.S'dvcr-fiJb. Decendjer tlic 8th, having done our Bufinefs h.erc, we departed together with our Confort Captain StroJ- ling^ not intending to touch any where till our Ar- rival at the Ifiand juan K'rnd)ido\. D'ccmhcr tl.' J 5th wc obferved by AZth Con^pafo, and found thi* VariaLion Sec ^'J S J lit C Cur fini J) j1uU\i/ii E Jhc irr<. J' An other flf freih uv In till J i^n Sorts of tea Ion of Mdt Nc- ; a Gokl- own. Ji •out 300 difficulty lat intcr- At this ur Ship, en,) our 'itii their Canothcr ife, and ig-place IS ; and mand ot le i Fifli , as the n height his Bci- ier-parc rom the il. He e Gills, iddle ot is half- 3f No]'- illi, and te, and (s lie re, 1 StraJ- >ur Ar- ■hcr tii',' jnci the iriiuioa A ^il-vwr >'iili ^V//.y /,'/// / 4 ^ipp^ J'ttI L/' .V ••-*. A ^mpUci u'Kir^ hi waterd. 3 flu £tttimc^(1: fwtnt Jein c' L!ur fint Michortriif in v Ittdc -Aty J) flu UV/im^/l point Jt.en f An other jprmii trf fre/h uttttr ft. 7 u J'u Aj^ liWaen A n «H o J ' U I.' ^V W T*-. ^^%mntuoi' x<^o l. ( ' 'it If r i •i.i ■ I, - I' -\/ ./.'■■"ij intaJXttdt ^^J^.. fl ni. her md ati- wc in m- ly. ni- che ich 5cr J D S Discovered bjr Capt loktiXaton . JPUc^ ti,uati>cr DS thu at J* <» 7j k s Ifl. 1 k '.I The Sibbil dc Wards, j^ Strange Bird, .9 Variation by a good Amplitude to be 15 d. 58 m. -^». lyoj* Eallerly. Latitude, by Obfervation S. 34 d. 00 m. ''^'V^ Longitude from London W. 40 d. 26 m. December the 1 6th, weobferved again by AZthCompals, and found Variation to be 16 d. 25 m. Eaflerly. Lati- tude, 34 d. 35 m. S. Longitude from London W, 41 d. 46 m. Deccmher the 29th, betimes in the Morning we faw the Iflands of Sihhil de Wards, which are 3 in J^'^umber, lying in the Latitude of 51 d. 35 m. S. Longitude W. from Londun, by my Account 51 d. 37 ni. and had a good Obfervation by AZth Com- pafs, and found Variation to be 24 d. 00 m. Eailcrly, Captain Dumpier in his Voyage round the fForld, com- putes the Longitude of thefe Iflands Weil from the Lizard, to be ^y d. 28 m. The occafion of which difference I iuppofe to be his having made longer Runs in that Voyage, and fo more liable to Millakes pf this Nature. Whether there be any Water up- on thefe Iflands, I know not ; bur never did hear of any. From the time of ourpafllng the Latitude of 40 d. S. we faw a great many Birds about the Ship. And when we were off the Sibbil de Ward Iflands, wc took one remarkable Bird, which we fuppofe came Vom thefe Iflands : It was about the Bignefs of a uck, and of a very fine white colour. His B'il was 5^.5 ellov/, and both above and below the Bill wciC p;p (, ong grey Hairs like Whiskers ; and iniVead of Fca- ^ hers, at the bottom of his Eye-lids, he had fliorc "iff Hairs, which were black. We did not Hop ai hefe Iflands, but kept on our way for the South Seas, ^'auuary 4th 1703-4 being in the Latitude of ^7 d. o m. S. we met with a very hard Storm of Wind t S. W. in which Storm we loft Company of cur onfort, but hoped to find him again at Juan Fer- and'.es^ that being the appointed Flace of Rendez- ous. January the 8 th we found tlie Variation by a pod Amplitude to be 2^ d, 30 m. Eafterly. Lati- tude ■\^^ UW' . I :!-ii {■■■' lO Terra del Fue"o. ,Ait. 1703. tilde by a good Obfervation, S. 58 d. 05 m. Longij ■'^^ tude from London fVeft^ 66 d, 09 m. January 9111,^ Captain Dampier thinking we were to the Weftward of Cape Horn^ ordered to put the Ship about : We had then the Wind at W. S. W. and flood away South •, but tacking wc Hood away to the Norrh- ward ; and at Noon had I.atitude by Obfervation S. r^j C[. 10 m. and made Longitude from London, \V. 69 d. 29 m. Jaimary iith betimes in the Morning, v/e {x\^ 1/and, contrary to all our Expecftations -, which pro- ved to be four Illands lying about 5 Leaguers to the Kallward of the Ifland Terra dd Fiiego^ or the Land of Fire, fo called by the Spaniard:;, the firll Diico- vcrers of it, becaufe as they pall by it they faw a great many i^'ires, as I fuppofe, made by the Inha- bitants, So we tackt and llood to the Southward,! and had Latitude by Obfervation S. c.^ d. 20 m. ai,! Longitude from London, W. 7;^ d. p^j m. January, 14th, one of our Men being dead, his things were fold as follows. A Cheit, value five Shillings, wa? fold for three Pounds: A pair of Shooes, vala; four Shillings and fix Pence, fold for thirty one Shillings: Plalf a ])ound of Thread, v.duc two Shil- lings, fold for feventeen Shillings and fix Pence Janua^'\ the 20th, we found Latitude by Obfervati- on S. 60 d. 51 m. which is tlie furthe't South we e- vcr were j and made Longitude from L)ndon \V, ?4d. 01 m. And now bjing pretty well afllired wcj were about the Cape Ihrn, wc tackt and llood to the Nort;hv,'\rd. January the 24th, having made 88 d, 56 m. W. Longitude from Lnndnn^ and being in rh.? L:iti'"Ut'e of 5-vd. 36 m. we hauled away N. toc'J;.;: in with the l^and. J;v:u:irsi tlic ?.Sth v/e found Va:' aiion by Amplitude tf) h',- Tod. l^'aflerly, and l\; ! Latitude by Obfervation S. 47 d. 4(- m. and Longi- tude from Is.ndon W. S6(k 23 m. Januar)\\\{:i %s\-, v,'e found the Variation to be 9 d. 6 m. Laficrl; : Latitu-, : _.ongitu Fcbruu 6's: Ar icar it, nind; 1 )n Fehru ^,eagues lood ba :]ie grcii n the a, fore i fo Water, cut lyinj Buy, v/l found \' the Bay M m. Longij nuary 9111,^ )Out : \Ve| ood away he Norrh- •bfervation [11 Lond'jy., ;, we 1.U7 kvhich j}ro- 511 ;'s to the • the Land irll Dilco- they fawa the lnh,i- outhward, 20 m. a Ik! . 'Janiiv lings vvciCi \ hngs, wav 3es, valu^l hirty oner t\voShi!-[ IX Pence,! hicrvati- luh we p- nndon \S.\ fill red wc! ood to the vadeSSd, 'ing in \\v. ^. toe-.];.';; und \\v .tnd I'.!, id 1 .on^.{r the 5 /t', Faacrl; : Laiitu-. J La Moucha /7;/^y. Fernando's. 11 latitude 42 d. 24 m. S. and Longitude from Lon- An. 1703. i/;\V. 81 d. 45 m. '.i/'VNrf 1-chruar) the 4th, we faw the Tfland l.a Afouchdy hole Latitude is 38 d, 30 m. S. Longitude from /)mlonW. 77 d. 27 "■>• ^^^'^ we found the Variation a good Amplitude juft off this Ifland, to be 8 d.- m. Eafterly. This Ifland is very well inhabited f ffidians, who are always at Wars with the Spani- •(].) for with any wiiite Men -, for they think all hite Men are Spaniards.) It is a high Ifland, four .eagu'js in length, and has many Shoals on tlie Wcfl- |di;, which run a League or more into the Sea. It diftant from the Lore of falJivia 25 League* orthward, and from the River Imperial N. N. W. u:hruarj the 5th, we obferved by AZth Compafs, nd found Variation by Amplitude to be 7 d. 02 m. i^ailerly. Latitude by obfcrvation S. 35 d. ^^ m, ^ongitude from London W. 80 d. 19 m. February the 7th, we faw the Ifland Juan Fernan- ?;'s: And lb flood ofl^ and on -, but drawing pretty icar it, our Captain thouglit it not to be the righc flind-, fo we tackt and flood to the Eaflward: Sue m February the loth, after we had flood about 30 ^,eagues to the Eaflward, not feeing any Land, we lood back again to the fame Ifland •, and paffing by he great Bay, we faw our Confort Capt. Stradling n the Chiqnc-fioris, who had been arrived 3 Days be- fore •, fo we anchored in the little Bay in 12 Fathom Water, oazy Ground ; but finding it not conveni- ent lying here, we weigh'd and went to the great Buy, v/hcre we anchored in 35 Fathom Water, and Sec found Variation to be 6 d. 05 m. Eailerly. Lat, ofEig. 10. the Bay is 33 d. 50 m. S, C II A P. ,11 "km U I I < I M 1 2 T)efcript. of]. Fcrnando's. TAe Cabbage Tre(\ An. 1703. CHAP. II. Vefcripthn o/Juan Fernando's. 0/ //>* CAbbag$-tret. Wild Cmha Goats. The Humming- bird Defcription of the Sea-Lion. 0/1 the Seal Another fort of Silver-Jijh. A Sea-fight. DeparturX for the Coaft of Peru. Sea coloured red with a multitude of th\ Spawn of Ftjl^. The Port 0/ Arica. Arrival at the 7/?4« tting air; tnorj ; they concluded to come to li % ere !..',2 Illand of y.'!j;i Irrnanci:^'s. they being 20 in nuinlv. and there to lie 9 or 10 Months ; which accortliiv^ they did, and landed on the Wt Il-Iide of the Illui then dr^w rheir little Armadilla afhorc, and 111 fir.a!! ti.ii:; brougiit the Goafs to be fotame, as iI.: they would nriny of them come of themlVlves tob milked j of wliich Milk they made good B".trcr Cheele, not only juil to fupply their Wants w they were upon the Ifland, but alfo to ferve the long afu'r ; and that after they had continued h. 10 Months, they launched their little Man of \V,, went upon the Coall of Pf;7/, and o;l' the Bay of rica met with wSpau'jjb Ship and took her, in w;,;. \v.is fiitl to be two hundred thouf uid l-1ece.s of J' i^^hi with about tl'.e v.ilueof lialf as much more in (j>., double Doubloons. Birds here are few or none of Note, except t.^ IIi{mm!i!i-S'''(l, which is about the Bignefs of a B.-r It hath a Ri!l no bigger than an ordinary Pin; ; Legs are fmall, but in proportion to his Bulk; !; Frariicrs are very (mall, and mollly black. Wc lei- dom ui'cd to carcii or fee thele Birds, iinlefs ro'A, I\vt;niii'.:: •, an i tb.en tliey would come liumminii, i bout us : But if ii: was dark, and we liad a Fir^-, W fore Morni!>j; Nve Ihouid have a hundred of then] u into the Fue. OF the Sea Inhabitants h; re are 5)eals in fiich ' bundance, that without driving them away, then. no fjroino; afnore. Here are alio a great manv yo :r, in v/iiid The Sea- Lion, >ns •, and for Cavallies, Silvrr-fifli, Groopcrs, ^n. Mius and Cr.iw-fifh, here is fuch great Plenty, ' "" If it is almolt iricrcdiblc. The Sca-I.ion is fo called (as I conic(fturc) hc- ift his Koaring is not unlike that of the i.ion-, IltMil likcwile much rcfcmbhs the I, ion. Ilf th four large Teeth before •, the reft thick, fhort Uubbed. In this he is like the Lion •, in all icr Parts quite dilVcrent: ITc hath four Fins •, the [o forcnioll firve him, when he goes afl^oar, to |fe the fore-part of his Body, and then he draws hinder-part after him •, the two hinder Fins arc no ufe to him on Land, but only in the Water, hefe Creatures are very flit •, for which Rcalbn we IIM feveral of them, and foon made us a I'on ol |1 for our Lamps-, althougli mofb of us, whilft we [re here, made ufe of it in frying of FiOi •, and Iced it had no unpleafant l\iite. We killed one lieh was twenty three Feet in Kngth, fourteen Foot a half round, and cut fevcnccen Inches deep in They have fliort Flair, of a light Colour, but ;htcr when young than old -, for when old, they )k more fmdy. Their Food is Fifli ; for their [ey is all in the Water, tho' the y generally come Land to flcep ; and tht n five, fix or fevcn of :m will huddle together like Swine, and lie fo rec or four Days it not molelled. They are very ich afraid of a Man •, and lb foon as they fee him |y thing near, they will make to the Water •, for :y never go far from it. If they are hard pur- :d, they will turn about and raife their Body up Ith their Fore-hns, an'l face you. Handing with :ir Mouih wide open upon their Guard : So that icn we wanted to kill one to make Oil, we ufed [mmonly to clap a Piltol juft to his Mouth, as it )od open, and fire it down his 'Fhroaf, but if wk id a u^ind to have fome Sport with hiin, which we [lied Liondxiiiing -, ufually fix, {i:.V(tVi or eight, or mor:! 15 »7or. • ( i'lii :.|itl ill' '^ 1 6 The Seats, Another fort of Silver- FIJJj. 'An. 1703 more of us, wouM go with each a Half Pike iiu ^'^'Wi'l I.incl, rial fo prick him Lo clcith •, which commo ly Would b'j .1 Sport for 2 or 3 [lours before we Cu COiiqii-T him. Ariel oftcntiines he would find . work eiiojgh. But he bi'ing an unwcilJy Creauir and wc afV.iukinp; him both behind, before, anil round, we mull needs conquer. Yet he often ; us to the run \ and fomctimeb he would run hinii. but knew noL v/hich way, i'or wc commonly gotl: twccu the Water and liim. The Seals are much of the fame kind -, only ihc Heads are like a Hound's. They howl like Do: w'lvjn old ; and bark like them, when your!. They have a very line Furr ; the fincH, next t Sable, I ever law. Some of them are of a briL' Silver-colour, fome of a Chelt-nut. Tiicy kL^\. the Sea-lion ., being both amphibious Creature,' and flecp like them ; only when they go, their H: der as well as Fore-fins arc of ufe to them. V arc about the bignefs of a large Maftiff. They very fit, but not the bed Viduals. When they (0' OL:tof iiuSea, they bleat likeSheep fo** their Your: which, though they are to pafs through Thouf.,: both young and old, yc t will find out their c;. Dam to fuck-, for none of them will fuii'er . Y^oung to fuck them, but only their own. Be Young and Old love much to lie afliore ; but w;. beaten by us, they make 10 the Sea ; and a I;:. BioNV on the Nofe foon kills them. I have eattr thefe Seals often, L'Ut ii; was to fave better A'iCLii; however they cat toler.ibly well, to thofe that arid ry hungry ;;nd have no other Meat. The L'j.Lr:| tlie r'leili is blac!:, lUi-I ol aeoaifc Grain. The Sll^cr-fjh here, is quite diilerent from t:.:| at Brn/il, both in Shape and Sub'ilancc ; TliijiiJ ving but fix Fins, ^'i::. lour large ones, two upon:! Back, and f.vo opj^ofite under his Dtlly ; auJoi fmall one on each fide rear liis Gills. It h.uh a b;- Eli •I A Sea- Fight, 17 fyc, aiula grcit Bottle nofc. It is a very flcHiy Fifli, ^n- »704' id the Flclh is extraordinary white and good -, rlicy •^V^^ re commonly about i 2 or 13 Indus long, and a- ^^^ [out 7 Inches cUc})-, witli a lia! nioontd Tail, as^/j j2. cxpri'dcd in the jM«];urc. Ktiniary the 29th 1704, at Noon we law a Sail : we got on board all our People, got up our "iiriis and Topmails •, and he bein^ pretty near, we lapL our I.ong-Boat on our Mooniigs, let Hip, and [or under tail, lie Teeing us get under i'.iil, tackc id ilood Troni us *, and we made the bell of our ky after him •, and our Conlbrt made what hafte t could after us-, and about u at Night we ciime lofe up with him, but did not think convenient to Igage till Day. In this Chace our l^innace towed uler Water •, fo we cut her Joofc. Capt. Stracllifig*^ |oat alio biokc loole, and in her was a Man and a log. At Sun-rife the next Morning, being March jie I ft, we began to engage the faid Ship •, which [as a Prencb Ship of about 400 Tons, and 30 )uns, welhmann'd. Wc fought her very dole, road fide and broad-fide, for 7 1 lours ; and thca [fmall Gale fpringing up, flic fiicer'd ofT. As for ir Confort, he firM about 10 or 12 Guns, and icn fell A Stern, and never came up again during le I'ighr. We had 9 of our Men killed in the Fight, kl leveral wounded. We were defirous to have the ^herTryal with him, knowing it would be of dan- :rou:> Confequence to let him go •, for if we did, were furc he woidd difcover us to tlic Spnniardsy lich would be of ill Confequence to our whole roc'xxiings : Hut our Captain was againft ir, fay- ;, that at tlie worll, if the Spaniards lliould know our bcinji; in thol's. Seas, and i'o fhould hinder leir Merchant-fliips from coming oui:, yet that knew where to go, and could not fail of ta- [ng to the value of 500000 /. any Day in the Year, [pon this We lay by fjr our Confoit, wr.o foon tnie up •, and it was quickly agreed betv/c.n I'ne two V o L. IV. C Captains i'i' liiiift I ' :(:' Ill ^ ' imi ■ 1 1 lo ^Departure for the Coaft oj Peru. An. 1 704 Captains ro let her go. So the Enemy flood from ^•^'V^^ us, I fuppofe very well fatisfied that he had difap- pointed us both : And we were very much diHIuis- fied that we fliould luffer our felves to be baffled in our firft Attempt : But however, fince it was fo, we concluded to return to Juan Feruando^Sy to get our Anchors, Cables, Long-boats, and fcveral Ton of Water casked, with a Ion of Sea-Lions Oyl, which v;e had It ft there : And Captain Stradiing had left Hve of his Men, who were gone to the Weft-part of the Ifland, and knew nothing of our going out after the Enemy. He had alfo left behind him all his Sails, 'X'cept thofe at the Yards, with a great many other Scores. Accordingly we flood away toward,; the faid IQand ; and on the 3d law the Ifland bear- ing South, diltant about 9 or 10 Leagues. We hnd then the Wind at Soiitli, right off the Land ; lo that we found it very dilRcult to get up with it. B'lt it failing calm, the Cuique-ports put out her Oar^, and rowed towards the Ifland. Prefcntly after whie!;, we fiv/ two Sail. The Cin^ae-ports was pretty near them, and they fired at her fcveral Shots; bur l]:e rowf^d away to us, and gave us an acrcunt that tiiC. were two FrcKch Ships, each of abjut ^6 Guns : ::>) the two Captains thought it convenient not to go in, but to go away for the Coail of Peru ; leaving i,,- hind Cape. Slraniing's five Men, with other Necclii; lies that we could ill fparc : For now we had ncitlur of us -my Boats, However, according to their -V greemcnt, on A/j/v/^ the 6th, we flood avray for tlie Coafl: of Peru; and on the nth fell in with i .' Lantl -, it being very high, three rows of Hills or/ within another ; chat towards the Water loweft, a;ia that towards the Land highelt.* We were then in th- Latitude of 24 d. 53 m. S. From thence we coa : cd along fliorc to the Northward-, and on the i \'>^ pail by the Port oi Cupiufo^ whofc Latitude is /i : 00 ;^: ler up It Hill lOiited : ^iiobs >ur the tude of )o J. 4^ *orts, ", The ; S. 2d. O L V f%l Dod from id difap- h difl;\tis« baffled in t was fo, s, to get veralTon ions Oyl, \7cli:ng had Weft-part going out him all his reat man;; ,y toward',; dand bcar- . We h;id Land -, lo rith ir. E' ; her Oar., ifter which, retty ne^r ■s i bur ll.e X that tl,e: Guns : :: ) t to go in, leaving be- er Necc'iVa Ihad neither to their -V .vray fortbi in with i;.;: f Hills or/ lloweft, an^i then in the e we coi^^^' -n the 1 i''^ ude \sii'' 00 ui. ^,a colour d red with the Spawn of Fijh, 1 1 •^0 m. S. We obferved here, and found the Vari--^''- ^704" laiion by AZih Compafs to be 2 d. 50 m. Eafterly. ^^'V^ I This is faid to be a very good Port, and to be ifcnccd from almoft all Winds. Near to the Poi t are Lor 5 Rocks i and within Land it is inhabited by bsdians^ who make good Wine. Here is fliid alio to jc good Meat, Corn, and other Neccli'arics. In :his Port they load Wine, Money, and other Goods 'or Coquimbo. We would vc ry willingly have gone ,fli jre here to have got fome RcfrellinKnt, but could ,ot for want of Boats. The Land continues to be ery high and mountainous, fo that I think it is the lighell Land I ever iaw. Wc kept ft ill cruizing own along afliorc. The 19th Inftant, our Men being nil at Dinner, ind cur Ship about 10 Leagues o!i Shore, going nth a fine frelh Gale of Wiiid at Eafk, we wciefud- knly fuiprized with the change of the Colour of :he Water, which looked as red as Blood to as great diftance as we could fee, which might be about 7 ir S Leagues. Atfirft we were mightily furpnzed •, lUL rccolleding our felves, we founded, but had no jround at 170 Fathom. We then drew fome Wa- ;er up in Buckets, and poured fome inj:o a Glafs. t Hill continued ro look very red, till about a iiiarter of an Hour after it had been in the Glafs •, 'hen all the red Subftance floated at top, :md the Wa- fer underneath was as clear asufual. The red which ioated at top, was of a flimy Subllancc, with little jiobs j and we all concluded it could be nothing ur the Spawn of FiOT. We were now in the Lati- ;ude of 16 d. 11 m. South, and had Variation 10 d. 4S m. Eafterly •, having pall by three noted ^irts, viz. /hjcj, Tlo^ and Aiti'^u'ira. The Port of Jrica is in the Latitude of iS d. 20 . S. Longitude from London by my Account/^'! ^ d. 20 m. and juft oil' it v;e found i d. 27 m. aP .,ly Variation: This Poitof Arica is a vtry Vol. IV C 2 ^ goud 11 »■ !;■ U ' ■" lli i il i..v . I I', f' iir I 20 ne Tort of Arica. The Rocks of Ormigas -'"• '704-good P«rr, and it is the Embarcado to moft of the ^■^^^^^ Mine-Towns of Peru : It is a place of vaft Trade, and extraordinarily well-peopled. It is faid to bs feldom without Shipping, altho* we iliw none there at our pafllng by. On the South-fide of the Har- bour is a pretty Town, fituated on each fide of: River, called after the name of the Town o^ Ark?., and near the Town is a great Mountain, called the Mountain ot Jrica, under which the Shipping coir- monly lie in 8 Fathom Water -, And at the other end of the Bay is another Mountain, called tk Mountain of Sam:7^ under which Mountain are< whitifh ClifTs •, And between the 2 Mounts of Sew: and JHca^ are 3 Rivers : The Northermofi: is calle: the River of Sania, the middlemoft the River c: John Dt'us •, And, as I faid before, the other, th River of ylrica j on the Banks of which the fai: See Town is fttuated. As wc paft by, I took a Draiig!i:!i Fig. 1 3. of the Harbour. As for 21o and Attiqiiipa I Ilia'. '' fay little of them, till I come to fpeak of them;- my Defcription of the Coaft of Cbiliy Peru ar. Mexico. From the Latitude of 16 d. 11 m. S. wliere v. met the red Water, we kept fi:ill ftanding away r the Northward : And on the 2 2d of March, four our felves jult off Lima, the Capital City of (}■ two great Empires of Peru and Chili. Here v fuilet' all our Sails to our Mnin-Sail, becaiifcv woulo not be feen by the Spaniards -, and laid Ship by, intending to watch all Sb.ips going or out. At 5 in the Morning we made Sail ag-' and before we were aware, had like to have be; upon the Rocks of Ormigas. Thefe Rocks i diftant from the Ifland Calau (which is the Porti; Lima) about 8 Leagues ; and they bear from t.;. other S. S. E. and N. N. W. They are large Rod; and in the middle of them are fome Bays ; abo-v which is faid to be abundance of good Fiih, fo tJ he Fi they J nng ing n A Ship ej capes. 21 lie Fiiliermen come to thefe Rocks a fiHiing. Here-'"- '704. jey likewile make abundance of Scafifh-Oil. Ha- '^''"V"^-^ /ing narrowly efcapcd thcfe Rocks, we ftood away \o tlic Northward, and foon defcried two Sail. Wc )rclcntly made a clear Ship, and gave chafe, and [bon came up with the ftern-mofl: ; Ihe proved to be the- Siiip we fought with off the Ifland Juan Fernan- io's, and was now juft off the Port of Lima, into rhich llie was bound to trade : We were very eager to Hop her going in ; for if v/e could, it would hin- :r the Spaniards from liaving Intelligence of us. Bo- lides, wc did not qjcllion the taking of her, b> wafc now our Mjn were all in Health, whereas ^i..cn wc ibught her b?fore, we had between 20 and [o Men very fick and weak ; but being willing to low themfelves, they had done what good they :ould. We knew alfo, if we took her, that flie lUil n^^eds prove a good Prize: And her Guns, minuniiion, and Provifions, would have been ve- y welcome to us. So we concluded to engiige her ur fclves, and to fend Captain Stradliiig after the thcr, will :h feeni'^d not fo big. But our Captain hougiitit not ndvifcable to venture upon her : And hillt the Matter was difputing, the two Ships got no Lima \ from whence I qucllion whether 20 fuch hins as ours could have forced them out. Keing therefore very much dilcontented, we a- .liii Hood along Shore to the Northward •, and the ext Day in the Morning, being March the 24th, e law a Sail which we gave cliale to, and came up ith her, and took her without any refiilance j She roved to be a Spaui/Ij Ship of about 150 1-ons, la- cn, as far as we could perceive, with SnufF, Flan^ L;icc, Wooll'Mi Cloth, wrought and 'mwroughr. , J*itch, 'i\ir. Tobacco, I'urtle-lhell, Bees- i\', Soip, Cinamon, Jamaica Vop^cx^ Jars of ^al- o'li of /-*v7/, a few Planks, and a pretty good Sum Money. We kept her with ub till M:>'cb the Hik, C -^oth, 'I •1 >i.f'-'i ■'.■ill Ml r- .' -II, ^^- U.|i I ■iff \ ' . ^' H I 2 2 They take two Ships. Arrival at the I. Gallo dn. 1704 30th, and then having taken cut a little of every '^'^ thing, our Captain ditcharged her, alledging that, if wc kept her, it would be a hindrance to his great- er Defigns. We were lorced to be as well content as we could. So they flood for Lima whereunto they were bound •, and we flood along fhore to the Northward •, and the next Morning by break of Day wc found our felvcs jufl aboard of a flrange Ship which wc foon took, not firing above 3 Guns; She waj> a new Ship of about 200 Tons, and failed very well, confidering her built •, She was laden with fcvcral very good Commodities, as Indico, Co- chincel, c/.',-. Wc were nowjuft oB' the Port of i^^;; /-7, whole Latitude is 5 d. 15 m. South •, its Lon- gitude from London I reckon to be Wefl 85 d> ^7 m. and we found Variation by a good Amplitudcl juf off the Harbour, 2d. 47 m. Weflerly. A hir- ther Defcription of tliis Port ihall be given in the Dcfcriprion of the Coafte. I took a Draught, i\ we lay o:f the Harbour-, but not feeing any Ships,! v;e chd not g^' 'n, f/.it Hill coafleJ away to the North- ward. On the .|Lh of .'//>/•// this l"'cond Prize, after; wj had taken out a f-w oild Things, was, contrary,? to moit of our Minds, dilinift i tlie Captain alledg-J inp,, tivat he v/ould not cumber up his Ship, for tha; he ini nclcd to make a Voyage at one flroke upor, lomc rich Town, on which he had a fpeedy De-i fign. On the 5th of /^pril wc began to prepare for 011:; intended Aiflion, our Car])cnrers fixing our twii Launches or SpuKiJJj I ong-Boats with two Patercroa^ to each Laanch. On the nth, being jufl in figlv.j of the Idmd GaL'o (which at a diflance looks liktl three Iflands,) we faw a Sail, came up with lurj and foon took her : She was a Bark of about fift»' Tons, lad.-n with Plank; and had a confiderabl:| quantity of Tutrle-fhcll on board. At fird fight 0; us, their Men had all took to their Boat, and ^0; aflior^. Hi ore. hedJ, he I uica. rom ^ ioii 4 It is is hi le N, .H ^e L Gallo le of every •i^ging thar,> to his great- ^1 well content V I whereuntol fliore to the )y break of •f a ft range )ve 3 Guns: , and failed ? was laden Indico, Co- Port of Pd: ; its Lon- Weft 85 d. I Amplitude^ rly. A tur given in die )raught, :u\ ; any Ships J ) the North- Prize, after; IS, contrary! )rain aliedg-^l lip, for tha;^ ftroke upor, /peedy De-v xue for 011:1 g our two; ) Patercro& uft in figh: looks Ir, p with he, about fiti :onfider:u). irfi fio;!it '- t, and ^,': allio:^ yl T^efcription of it. 2J III flioic. This Bark our Captain intended to k^ep for ^^ 1704. he djfign in ILmd i and the next Day, being April -^^ST^t the I .:tTi, we anchored at the IQand Gallo ^ whofe aticj.ic is 2 d. 45 m. Northward : Longitude from L.ondouV^, y6i\, ^^ m. and we found Varia- tion 4d. Wefteriy. U is diftant from the Main about 5 Leagues. It [s i.i length about 2 LeagueSj in breadth one. This is a very noted Ifland : When you are to the South- ard of it, it appears in three Hummocks, which a diftance look like three Ifiinds i and the Land jetvveen each Mammock is very low. But when [you arc to the N. W. of it, at the South-end you jvill fee a fmall Ifland, or ratiicr Rock, ^^hich looks [very much like a Ship under fail ; And when you are ;ac the North-end, you will lb open the Land, as that you will fee part of it does not join to the I- flantl, as it feems to do when you are to the Weft- ward of it. At the N. E. end of this Ifland are three fiiill Illands, or rather Rocks ; the one of v/hic;i i> pretty high, and at: a diftance looks like a Barn i and the other two look like two Sail of Ships. At this Ifland you may fee the main Land, which is very low near the Water-fide, but prodigious high i;,) into the Country. Here we anciiored in 35 Fa- : .0.11 Water two Cables length from the ftiore, hard S and. We anchored in the N. W. part of the I- ihuiJi the Northermoft Point bearing N. half W. .Souchennoft Point S. W. The Watering-place goes ia with a fmall Gap *, over wnich upon the Hill is a j)lain Spot of red Earth, bearing N. W. half N, Though there are alfo fcverai other gOvod Watering-places upon this Ifland. And in the N. E. pirt at Sennet ia is the belt anchoring. Here you vMy wood and water very fecure from any Enemy \ .Mil it' occafion be, you may hale your Ship athorc aa;l clean her. For it is very good fandy Ground, :i.id the Water ac Spring-tides nfes and falls 14 or 15 C 4 Foot. F See ig. 14. 11 m> '.■ k m ^ t; ' if 2 4 Tht Liori' Lizard. A fmall Spnnifh Vejfel taken '>#». 1704. Foot. The Ifland is very woody, affording large '^'^^'^^^^ Timber, which is often ibnt in fhipping up to the Coaft of Peru. Here are feme few wild Monkies, with abundance of Lizards ; and a large fort of Li- *^ zard railed a Lion-Lizard. They arc about the bignefs of a Man's Arm. I rrieafurcd one, which from the Head to the end of the Tail v/as 3 Foot 11 Inches. He has a large fort of a Comb upon his Head, which ftands up like a Helmet or Head-piece to dei'end his Head. When he is aflaulted or frightned, he fets his Comb vip an end •. but otherwife it lies down flat in a deep Den: in his Head, jud fitted to it; fo that when it is down, it can hardly be perceived. He has two very large Eyes •, a large Mouth, with a giJatmany fine fmall fliarp Teeth. Llis Skin is very tough, of a fad Colour •, full of black, yellow and blueifh Spots; In all otlier things he rcfembles tlir common Lizard. When they are purfiicd, they v/ill run very fwift;. yet our Dog ufed often to catch them. About ') Leagues to the S. S. W. of this Ifland, is a fmall Ifland, or rather Rock, called Go^'gonilla \ and noi far of, is the Ifland Tiwiaco. Hereabouts upon the Main are a great many Rivers, which make m Currents very uncertain about this Ifland. On /I frit the 17th, having lain here five Day?, jull as we were going to get up our Anchors, we faw a Sail fl:anding in for the Ifland. So we lay (till till fhe was pretty near in, and then we all three got un- der Sail, viz. ourfeives, the Ci>ique-portSy and a ui fmall Spari'flj Bark whom we took fix Days before. SJie fl:ood boldly to us •, and we foon, contrary 10 their e\'pe:iarch, they made towards u^, being in hopes to get fomc Provifions of us for their "^ . ■ Moncv, A Gucrnfcy ^Man releasd. 25 jney j but on the contrary, they loft both them- -^»- 1704- jves, their Vcficl and Money. She was a fmall ^'W> jflcl of about fitly Tons, in her Ballaft •, command- by an halt Indian. They had on Board a Guern- Man, whofc Name I have forgot. He was ta- [n in the Bay ot Campeacby, having ftrayed from his )mpanions, cutting of Logwood. He was fenc l-ilbner to Mexico^ where after he had been impri- led for two Years, upon hi$ turning Roman Ca- )lick, he was at liberty either to ftay in Mexico^ to go aboard any Ship belonging to the Spaniards the South Seas : But they would not let him come iy nearer the North Sea, for fear he fliould make efcape. So he 'jeing a Sea-faring Man, thought Imoft convenient to go on board Ibme Ship, where found him. He was very glad he was releafed )m the Spaniards j for had we not met with him, mnft probably have continued there all Days of Lite. 1 I- a I i^S) 1^ «S€^ ig^ ^g)@) (g)^ ®(s9 (g@\ (g)(S) ©Sll (g^ CHAP III. parttire from Callo. Defign upon the lozvn of San<5la Maria. 'rf/e Corrientes. Point Garacliina. Attempt upon Santa Ma- la. How it mi/carried. A Prii,e taken very feajonably, when ve rvere in great -want cf Provijions. The two Captains part \omi'any. the IJland fguanos defcribed. Departure for the loaji of Peru. Another Prize ta\en. The River of St. Jago. ^he Bay o/Sardinas. Alligators defcribed. Cape St Fiancifco. the Ijland of V\Mi. 'Ihe great City of Gmui\i]\. A dangerous jea-¥is!,hr. Point Gallera. The Bay of Tacames. Coco- free fni Kut dcfc-'iied. Plantain defcribed- Honaroes defcribed. fhf Bay of St Nlnthew. eparture from the Bay of Tacames 9r the Gulf of N;coya. Rom Gallo, we ftootl along to the Northward j our C;iptain letting us know, that his defign upon the Town of Snjifa Ma^-ia % where we did qiiellion but to get Gold enough, becaufe it is the K'h .'■ ■ \ m; IT M \l 26 *D^"« ///>/?;/ S.Mar.CCorncntcs." T'.GaracIiini! 'j4n *^o.{.t\v* firffc place that they fend all the Gold to, whic 'they dig out of Mines not far from S^nia Mm The lall VeffJ we took, failing very heavy •, an knowing it would be a hindr.mce to oui Defignl we funk her. The Captain of her, after romefu Pro'iiiies thai we would give him a better, andtl if we facceeded in our A.r tempt on the Townot\^ t-a Maria we would fatl.fy him othcrwife to li; Heart's Content, promifed he would be our Pill up to Santa Miir'ia. So preparing for our intenj: Enterprize, we failed along fliore to the Nor: ward i and in our way palfed by Cape Cornc,.: and feveral other noted places. This Cajv! Corrientcs lies in the Latitude of «; cU? It is a very higl; Land ; and when you are at Sea, looks" like an Ifland, b) reafon the Land near it the Sca-fidi" is not lb high. On the top of the Cap; land are t'uree Hillocks. It is a very good Cor anJ» clear from Rocks and Shoa >, and almoft lie From hence we ]Tr':>ceeded on fjr Poin; Gara:X:.. Since v%'C left tiic Illand of Gi'!':, w* had fine k Gale^, of Wind, commonly at S. W. and S. S. i On the 25th of Aprils having pad by feveral go port!'., as Port Sant.z Clara^ Port ^letnado, t'? Pinas^ and feveral others •, (of which I Ihal' fr. in my Dcfcription of the Coafts :) we anclior.J )''oinc Ga^acbina, in iS Fathom Water, ck Ground, didanrfrom the Point two Miles. I make this P:/;iu o( Garacbuia to lie in the I: ViiX' I T-tude of 7d, 20 m. N. and diflant from Port i. " Leag'ies \ an^^ from the Ifland Gallera, 6 Leag. N. W. You may fail v?ry well between the I'll' Gdlira wnd rhc Main j but luwe a great care olj Shoal of Sand which lies midd-way, and oi-. wh:(ji many good Ships have been led : But it is fomei'i ci\rigjrous to fail between the Illand Gallera andi Kincs fP,.zn:l: -, for there are many Kc::ks, and ;; - \V.-.:er i^..yould ^-baf, you midl of Necefiuy rcr.^ S;!2 zt r. Tffs .1 u^truL jLdtt. •• xo ^Voriii p of the Op y good Cor I aim oft Her lin: Gara:'.)\z had fine i : and S. S. \ ' fever.il go ]ne?nado^ T I I fhall f: c anciior..; tiles. ic ill the L: m Port i . ''a. 6 Lf^an. een the Pli: rear "care o:; .nd o:.'. whiul it is fbniei::! allera and ks, and ;. | rcefiuy red ^r /'^V/ //y /, , juft^ paint ^ar^uhtfiA . ttd 'aUt ra. J'tiJ I J An -Albicore A irUAno m i 'tj jj«U I ' ( . t. > /: „-!» K ' h i ,1)', > , ( j \ ! ,« ' ' '■ J '' ' '. ¥ n m us. This was of ill confcquence •, for we were |re they would difcovcr us to the Sjaniards at Santa taria ', who, we knew, if they heard of an Enemy near them, would not only lay Ambufcades to an- us fi,oing up the River, but (which was word of \) would carry all that was valuable out of the fown. So two of our Lanches were inmiediatcly It awi\y v/ith twenty two Hands each (Captain Stradling M ■t V 4 ii' !i . r fh'. > 1% A Canoa taken. They take the T. <7/'Sc!iuchadcr< "Jn.tyc^ Strnd'ifig commanding them) with the Mian Vir ^•^Y^^ to take the Town of Schuchadero : And Cajc Dampifr and wc in the B.irk were to follow as lo as the Tide ferved. Jiilt as our two Lanchesentr cd the River of Santa Maria^ they fuw a Cinoi u three Indians come out of the River Congo. Whr upon our Men put in behind a Point of Land inr River, jufl; bv the entrance ; fo that the Indi:m rh'.' Canoa not having fecn them, were upon th; before they fufpedled any thing i and our Men;- mediately flepp'd out and feiz'd them. It growi now towards I'.ven, they took one of the Pril'on' into the Lanch, and fent the other two in the Ci:,: with hve of our Men, to feek the Town of Sihn:. flcro, which our Captain told them was on the Nor; fide of the River, and about three Leagues wiri the Mouth. But it being dark, they could notti: ir. However they heard the barking of a grciitii ny Dogs on the other fide the River ; whence or eluding there mufl be fome Town, they immedir: Jy put over for the other fide. As foon as theyr proachcd near the Town, the two Indians wh \\'<:trii in the Canoa with our five Men for rheO. f'out, jumped over-board, and we loft tkem. I" mediately one of pur Men in the Canoa, fnat"; up iiis CJiun nnd fii'd at one of the hidiafis.: W ther \\c Ihot him or no, we cannot tell ; but as !; n-: ht* iiad fired, there was another (jun fired i'l the Shore, fpon which our Men fired a V<)k^ .Tud Ltnd'jd, and went to the Tjwn, whicli l^ near the Water-fide, and took it without any rc'i ancc'i ail ihc people b'jing fled at our firft Gun' ring, knowing they were not ftrong enough to : us: For no doubt they had Intelligence by thcC: noa v/hirh efcap'd us at the River's Mouth. I' Town our Men found abundance of Fowls, M- Bean% Yams, Potatoes, L^c. but little elfe. ' next Morning, being yr/T/V die 27th, Captain .^''' n^efign on SAhta Maria mifcarrkd. 2p JlVnt the Canoa to fee for Us in the Bark : I'or ^n. r ,4. |r rhey were gone to take the Town, as foon :»j '>-0^'Ni 'I'iclr of Flood began, we got under fail, intend- to be foon after chem. Hut miftaking the Ri- •s-mouth, we ran paft it •, and not finding any o- vvay to go in, we came to an anciior, antl f<> re forced to lie ail Night, and the next Day till ^on, the time of the Sea-breeze \ ac which time met a Canoa coming out, which at firft we fuf- tcd to be Enemies, but found they were our own ;n i who gave us an account of the taking of the iuui Town aforeliiid, and that in the Canoa they )k a Pacquct of Letters : The Letters were iinmc'- Itcly openedi •, and in thein was lound as follows : vn thf Prrfhl'nt df Panaina to the Govcrnour of tf.h' vn of Santa Maria: Tliat tins -vsas to let h'un ktwuj bad advice that 250 Lnglifli from Jamaica Lnd \dcd on the Nortb-fuL' of the Illhmus, iv:d bad a dc- upon tbe fa'ul Town of Santa Maria, and that li ij f:ven Days fince he had Jhit 400 Soldiers to rdn- \cc thcni at Santa Maria, and that be d'ul not qiafliott 1/ /'v tbe time he received tbe Letters tbey 'uovld bs \tb bim : That he would have him ai'^a-^s keep him- upon bis Guards till this /Idvice ivas either difpro- \d r.r confirmed. By that time we hud read this Fac- iei, we were up as high as the I'own that wc look, ii( h vve called Schuchadero^ there being another of ^c fame Name on the North-fide againft it ; and Imc to an anchor iuft in four flithom Water. The JxtDay in the Afternoon, which was April the 30th, iptainD,7/«/';>r and Captain Stradiing^mih 3 Laun- jes and the Canoa with 87 of our Men, proceed- " for Santa Maria : And our chief Mate and my llf, with thirteen Hands, were left to guard the park, with Orders not to ftir from the place where ^e lay, till our Men's return •, which was foon af- jrwards : For about 1 2 this Night they returned on )ard, frulbated of their Defign. Our Men gave Us / ■. u mm' \:>. (' i ■ ib I I 30 T/jey take a large S^i^. AfinallBark takti ./».i704.us an account, that they were up within a quarj ^iOr^ of a Mile of the Town ; that they were alTaultedl three Ambufcades, in which one of our Men killed, and feveral wounded y that our Men bJ them from their Ambufcades, and would willing have put alhore ; but Captain Vampier advis'd, tii fince the Spaniards knew of our coming, and \l had fo murh time as to provide Ambufcades for I it could not be doubted but they had made the bd ufe of their time, and had taken care to convJ their Wives and Children and all that was valuablj out of the Town ; which is always the firft thiJ they do when they hear of an Enemy : So it wasM iblved to return to us at Schuchadero. And on Ul the I ft, betimes in the Morning, vftldtSchuchadA and went down the River in order to return board our Ships, which we left at Anchor at Foiij Garachlna, At our return on board, Ma^ the 6th, we wefl fo fcant of Provifions, that there were five grea Plantains order'd to be boiled for every 6 Men : Bu to our great comfort, when we were almoft at ouj Wits-end, we defcried a Sail at 1 2 this Night, w[ came to an Anchor clofe by us. We foon gotua our Anchor, and took her without any refillance| This was a great Ship, of about 550 Tons. Sh was deeply laden with Flower, Sugar, Brandy] Wine, about 30 Tons of Marmalade of Quincesj a confiderable quantity of Salt, with fome Tonsi Linncn and Woollen-Cloth •, fo that now we mm fupply cur felves with Provifions for 4 or 5 Years. was put on board this Prize in Behalf of CaptaiJ Dampicr ai^d our Ship's Company •, and the Maihl of the Cirique^ports was put on board, as Chief m Captain Stradling and their Ship's Company. Thei we funk our Bark which had carried us up to Smi Maria^ and with our two Ships and great Prize iiooJ a-crofi the Bay of Panama to the Weftward, i\ mong" The IJIand Ignanos^. ' " 31 gft the Kings or Pearl Tjjands. May the nth, ^» '7 '^4- "aw the Kings IJIandy bearing N. dill. 4 Leaguf^s. ^^"^ '^ 13th we anchar*d in the Bay of Pammay the I- d Tobago bearing N. diff. 4 Leagues i the /iTiV/^cj 7^E. S. E. did. 8 Leagues. The r 4th we weigh - and ran nearer to the Ifland Tahago -, and brought bear N. by E. did", three Leagues. Here we hor'd on purpofe to romtge our i*rize. Tlic; h, 1 6th, 17th and iSth, we continued taking vifions out of her, as Wine, Brandy^ Sugar, wer, ^c. And on the 18th a fmall Bark of a- c 30 Tons coming in fight, we fent our Long- t and Canoa and took her. She had little in her, y a Imall quantity of Money. This Bark ptain Stradling kept for his own ufe. Here our Captain and Captain Stradllfg having e difagreement, concluded to part Company ; ich accordingly they did •, and the Men ofeachShip id their liberty to go in which Ship they thought invcnjenc. So 5 of our Men went to Captain •CiMing^ and 5 of his came to us. Wc were told the Prifoners, that there were Scooo Dollars on rd our Prize •, that they were taken in by Health litna^ and lay at the bottom in the Run of the ip. Our Captain did not believe this i and was willing to tarry longer, that we might have ro- aged her to the bottom i becaufe he thought lofs lime would fpoil his greater Defigns. flaving ercfore taken out a quantity of Provifions, Hie riulifmifs'd •, And we, on the 19th of Mas^ part- tVom the Cinque-ports^ intending to beat up up- the Coaft of Peru again i and this day palled by ic Kland Igucuws, This Ifland is not very high. It iS very woody, ir! h.as a very good anchoring-place over-againft pc Main Land in 18 Fathom Water. Here is alio [iTy r cod Ux^Ti Water •, and if occafion be, you ly hill your Ship alhore and clean: For the Wa- ter 1 ■ ' Mi I \ ';i!.ly \P'' 1, t-^; l:.^^i'-i W' I 'H :-5 •1 )i '*, m 32 ^Another fmatl Veffel taken. jfn.iyo^. ter rifes r.nd falls i o or 1 1 Foot ; And on the LandJ fide is good fandy Ground : This will defend yoj from the S. E. ; for thefe Winds often blow verJ hard. The Marks of this Ifland are, that to tht[ S. W. is Punta-mala or bad Point. You mull no| come near it -, for it hatti a great many Rocki and Shoals which come near a League into the Seal From this Punta-mala we flood away to the South] ward for the Coafl of Peru: And on the 29th oil May we faw Land, which proved to be the Iflanl of Gallo. From Punta-mala, and during our flay i the Bay of Panama, vfc had for the moll part dirtyl fqually Weather, with much Thunder and Lightj ning, and very uncertain Gales, but moftly betweeof the South and the Weft. We flood off and on foj 5 Days, endeavouring to weather the Ifland Ga'ki but here being a flrong Current fetting to theNorthj ward, we found it difficult to do : Yet after mio turning on the 4t:h of June we weather'd it, and pro- ceeded along the Shore for the Coaft cf Peru. I On June the 7th we fiw a Sail, gave chafe, cami up with her and took her : fhe was about lao Tons! came from Truxillo, and was bound for Panama, l\ den with Flower, Sugar, Brandy, ^c. with lonJ Bales of wrought Silk in her. We took a PackeJ which we opened •, The firft Letter we happen'dto read, was from the Captain of the French Ship fought off the Ifland Jfian Fernando^s, and met vviiiJ again off the Port of Lima : It was dire6led to tJ Prefident of Panama, and gave an account, ThJ he fingb! tzvo Englifli Privateers off the If.and J. Ft:] nandoc:; ; That the fniaUef^ of the two jired bn! c:\ or ten Guns at bun, and then fell a-ficrn, and d'nf coin.' up again during tb^' Figh' -, as he belicvfd, want of IVind ; That the great Ship (meaning li fought him Broad-Jide and Brcad-fide for more tban_ Hours ; That li'e killW thejn a great many Men \ df\ that at hiscomhig tc I-ima, he fen! a flwre' thirty /■:: f Packer, ipen'd d |Ship v'J ict wiq Id to tlia t, Td ¥ I M II. (i'll ling 4 (en \ .! Thus tU in and efXtAva lie^ I 50; 3 J Jr;» jftt. 1704! ^« lat y Soutfi £nd J.tttflde ly A Tr^sptct of the Ca.pe c£ Qfl' at Z Zrea^uej dt/iance t^^irvi to d, !r. ffrCrvtufftAiM ^ ^ ^f D" is. fh )U id tn ^t^ili iV.. 'I n f: I /'i, I > ■ I 5 ■ M' in i 1 ir h; I ■ill Thus *■ . IflanJ of lohn 1*6*" dinan Jo Peyp ses iXland . y South JKruL ffUfflA i^TOt'tn JSttii t^ount CharUj ^JfiJZiUrui HeypsiTiMtl-Md S£cr*taru.j Pf ^"y* 7 jk 1^ '/ c JL 'Bro^tet of the Cape of CooJ Hope '■ an Hews of t^^ \hU Men, each Ur an Eye: \ not taken him » Ubeinfiives over Ifelvi's. We alf< [the two Frenchi L;/ Fernando* s^ there was an L Boat which bel( [broke loofe tV< off;7w'W Fernat had been in at our Anchors, Utradiing*s Stor I which was left {Spaniards had [US-, the one o the other ot" 3 each of them 1 I choice Men •, a loiGuia^uil, be \co. From the go away with hvho fdil'd ver) be a great hind we concluded i Accordingly o andanchor'd v about 4 Miles < further in, by I of Sand which habited by Ind [Here are fevei Water down t by the Sea-fide come to the B many Shoals, Vol. VI. \i News of thft Span. Trepar, The R. of St Jago; 3 j \hu Men, each of which had either loft a Leg or an Arm An. 1704: \or an Eye: and that it was a great chance we had \tiot taken him ; for that at our parting they had given uhemftkes over as loft, not having Men to defend them- iklves. We allb had account by other Letters, that [the two Frenchmen, which we faw off the Ifland Ju' L; Fernando* Sy had met with a Boat at Sea, in which there was an Englifhman and a Dog: This was the Boat which belonged to Captain St radii ng, and which I broke joofe from him as wc chas'd the French Ship |ofF7//^;« Fernando* s: That the faid two French Ships ^had been in at Juan Fernando*Sy and had taken up our Anchors, Cables, Long-boat, with all Captain Utradling^s Stores, and his live Men, and our Negro which was left there. We alfo had advice that the Ispaniards had fitted out two Men of War againft us; the one of 32 brafs Guns, 24 Pounders each ; the other of 36 Guns, of the fame bignefs ; That each of them had 350 Seamen, and 150 Soldiers, choice Men i and they lay cruifing for us in the Bay loiGuia^uiiy between Point St Hellena and Cape Blan^ \co. From the 7th to the 12th, we were forced to go away with an eafie Sail, becaufe of our Prize, [who fail'd very heavy. And feeing it was likely to I be a great hindrance to us in beating to Windward, I we concluded to go into fome place to romage her. i Accordingly on the 12th we went into ^ar^iw^i Bay, land anchored wiih our Prize in 10 fathom Water, about 4 Miles off Shore. We durft not venture any further in, by reafon of fo many Shoals and Banks of Sand which lie off it. The Sea-coaft here is in- habited by Indians, but they are not very numerous. Here are feveral fmall Rivers, which run with frefh [Water down to the Sea-fide. And from this place, I by the Sea-fide, all along to the Southward, till you come to the Bay of Tacames, are white Cliffs, and niany Shoals, as far as to Point Gallera, < , 1 \ i im ■!>'(■■:. 'V.! is ::|fl .. II :> < ) i Vol. VI. D From -t 34- AlligatOT^ defcribed* '^». 1704. From this Bay of Sardmi\ 6 Leagues fo the V^^V^**' Southward, is the great River of St Jago ; thj Mouth of which is faici to be I of a Mile over -, but in it is no good anchoring, until you are got well within the Mouth ; and if you mull needs go imo the River, keep near the Land on the South-fide This River is fcldoni made ufe of by Shipping, 1 lying out of the way •, only in cafe of necefllty, or by chance, they put in for Refrelhment •, for hertij plenty of all forts of Provifions. It hath on thcS;,- fide 14 or 15 piece;> of broken Ground, o^ a whiti;ii colour •, and '^ th; jo th-end of them is the Biy 01 Sardini .., wis- r;, in we careen'd our Ship, and roma ged our Pri ?, vnd watered at one of the frefli-watct Rivers-, the Water o^ which was white like Milk, and both fmclt and tailed very (Irong of Musk, oc- cafioned by the many Alligators fwimming in the , River. We riiot feveral of them, one of which mcaturcil ^o Feet in length, and was bigger about than a brgj Bui'ock. He is very full of great Scales, fromthc Neck to the end of his I'ail. He has a very largt Iharp Sett of Teeth, with very long Claws on hii| Feet. It is an amphibious Creature, living on Land as well as in the Water. When they are lyii^-g Shore, they look like a great fallen-down Tree •, and for fuch one would Mke then at a diilance. Thej wmII run very fail on the Land, and are of llicli Strength, that they will t ike a Horfe or Cow and carry it down to the Water, and there devour it. They will feize on any thing as well on Land as the Water •, and commonly make great Havocltj amoiigft Cattle, if there be any near the Place where they harbour, wliich is commonly in frelh Water! RivcTs. The Indians are not greatly afraid of them neither in the Water nor on Land. If they are pur fucd by them on Land, they run in a Circle •, and this great Creature is not able to turn his unweildlf f Allig^^ors defer i bed. Cape .T/ Francifco. '^$ I Body fo quick, but thiit they eafily get fron him. An. r/04: iTlK hiiians likcwife go into the Water to Jeek ^-^Vn^ ftlicin, with a j ijcc ot Iron like a Harpoon at both ends, and two pieces of Iron a-ciols : 'I'his they ^hold by the rnid(Jle in tht ir Hand , and the Alliga- Itors, whin they bite, raife their Head out of tlic f Water: '1 he ihe bulians !>oki oir this piccj of Iron ho them, at 'hich they bif, and it fiillens in their (Mouth and k- t^ps it op'.'n like a Gag, T'' jfc Crea- iturcs Jay Kk'S aL:-Ut 100 it a Time ; 'I'heir Eggs Ur<' 'bout I' L bignefs o^ a Goofc's, Dut the Shell is biiiiolt as thick as an Oiiridge's. I have feen many loi them. They are qiiiie round •, although C'apt. \Dvnpcr in \'oi. II. F.irt II. fagc 75, lays, that jthile ^'".ggs are longer thai' a Goole*s i whieli I lijp- pole lie took only upon Hear-fay. Tiic Fledi of t!ic Alligators are not In to be eaten, it being very htioni' and niuskv •, nay the very Water of the I\i- vtMS which they were in, t.i.Hcd lb lliong of tluni, tiKit is; of Musk, that a Draught of it would al- Inioll fuhb'ate us. By the Kivci's fide here were a- bout 14 or 15 Indian liihermen's lloufes, wlu), cTS 1 fuppofe, were fled for fear of us : For we could jnot fee any of them all ti;ie Time of our Stay Ihtre. Oil the 19th, having done all our Bufinefs here, land difmill our Prize, after having taken a few odd [tilings our, we departed fiom this place, and flood to the Southward for tl\e Coaft of Peru \ and rhe [Prize flood to the Northward for Panama^ being It'it: place whereto ihe was bound. The 2 ill wc faw la Sail, being then off Cape St P)-amifeo i but in the iNight, loll her again. 'Fhis Cape St Francif 7^ is a [high Cape ; but far higher within Land, than it is [near the Water-fide. When you arc North or iSuath iVom it, it feems like three Capes. It is a hvoody mountainous Land, and has white Clifis. It [lies in the Latitude of i d. N. Longitude from Lon- D don SI' i .« K'li I M u if '* i1 !«!■ ,fl \i if „ 3« Toint St Hcllcna. 'I jm. \^o^,. don Weft 8 1 d. 50 m. and wc found the Variation to ^•^^y^^ be 5 deg. s7 n^'n* Wefterly. On the 25th wc faw the Sail we had feen the other Day ; we foon came up with her, and took her. She was a fmall Bark, of about 45 Tons, came from Ria Lexa^ and was bound for Guiaquill, laden with Pitch, Tar and Cordage -, and after we had taken out a fmall quantity of each, (he was difmifled. On the 8th of 'July we faw the Ifland of Plata^ bearing E. S. E. diftance 5 Leagues. This Ifland lies in the Latitude of I d. i4m.S. and from Cape St Laurenzo S. K, It is a pretty high Ifland, but higheft at the North end. At fomc time of the Year here is faid to be plenty of very gooid Turtle -, and on it are fome fmall Trees or rather Bufhes, not fit for any ufe. It is all round lleep Rocks, unlefs near the anchoring-place, which is on the Eaft-fide •, And at both the North and South- Points there are fmall fteep Rocks and Shoals, which ftretch out into the Sea ^or a Mile or two. Upon this Ifland is faid to be no frefli Wa- ter. From hence we fl:ood to the Southward, and on the 1 1 th fell in with Point St Hellena. This Point is dilbant from the Ifland of Plata 1 8 Leagues. It is high Land, and at a dift:ance looks like an Ifland, bccaufe the Land to the Northward is lower than ir, This Point is the North Point of the Bay ofGuiapil, as Cape Bla^ico is the South Point. In this Bay is the great Town or City of Guiaquil^ which is faid to confift of 950 SpaniJ/j Houfes, befides Indians •, and to have 5 Parifli Churches, befides private Chapels. It has a Governour, who is next to the Prefident of Panama^ although under none but the Vice-roy of Peru, It is faid to be pretty well fortified, to hinder the approach of an Enemy, having two Forts, the one Handing at the South-end of the Town, and the oth«r upon a Hill. s> Of! They fight a Spanifh Man of IVar. ^y On the 2ift wc faw a SaiJ, and Hood towards her j ^» '704. and next day, being Jul>j the 2 2d, came up wich her. She proved to be one of the Spamfh Men of War which was fitted out on purpofe to take us. This was the Ship of 32 Guns. We being pretty near each other, they gave us a Broad-fide, but we did not mind them ; all our care was to get the Weather-gage. In order to which, while we car- ried too much Sail, and the Wind blew very frefh, our fore-top Mad unfortunately came by the Board. Immediately we got our Hatchets and cut all clear way, and our Captain ordered the Helm to be clapt a Weather and bore away. The Enemy feeing this, immediately bore away after us with all the Sail they could, hoping to come up and rake us ; for now i they doubted not but they fliould take us. We ob- ferving that our running had increafed their Courage, refolved thereupon to lie by, and fight it out. Capt. Dampier*s Opinion was, that he could fail better upon one Mafl. than the Enemy •, and therefore it was bell to put before the Wind. But however, we being em- bayed, chofe rather to fight than to be chafed afhoar. So hoifting the bloody Flag at our Main-top-maft Head, with a Refolution neither to give nor take Quarter, we began the Fight, and went f' it as faft as we could load and fire. The Enemy kept to windward at a good diftance from us, fo that we could not come to make ufe of our fmall Arms : But we divided the two Watches, and one was to manage the great Guns, whilft the other looked on ; and when thofe at the great Guns were weary, the other were to take their places, till they had re- frefh'd thcmfelves. Thus we fired, 1 believe, 5 Guns to his one. We fired about 560, and he a- hout no or 115 ; and we fought him from 12 at Noon to half an hour paft 6 at Night, although at a good Diftance -, for he kept fo far to windward of us, that our Shot fometimes would hardly reach- D 3 him, Im" 1 ^ itt i I ' 1 \ 'W ft li h '■ it/ V : t ■f. . ^8 Toint of Gallcra. 'Jn. T70^.him, tho* his would at the fame Timr tly over u,. ^^^V^ At half an hour pad 6, it growing tluskiih, they left off firinu;, and wc did the lame. We had by good Piovidt-nce none of our Men either kill'd or wounded by the Fncmy •, only two thro' Carclciv nefs had their Hands and Faces blailed •, hut in a fmall rime they both recovered. After our Fight was over, we got a fpare Main-top-nia(l which wo had bfi\v(cn Decks ; and our Carpenters went to wi>rk to fix it ; it being of it felf too big for a Fore- top-Ma(>. We lay by all the Nigiit, and in rlic Morr^ing becinier, looked out for ourFnemy, ex[)cdt- ing to have tiie other Battle with him -, but contrary to our F'xpcc'lation, he had made Sail irom us u\ the Nig! it. Our Captain upon this, rcfolvcd to quit the Coaft of /V;-/^ and told us hedefign'ci to<:o into ilie Bay of Taramcs^ where he did not doubt but we Ihould get Provifion enough ; for now wc had little bcfides T'lour. We were pretty well coii- tented, and Hood away for the laid Bay ; and on the 28th of 'Ju/y we palfed by the Point of 6. • This Point is low towards the Sea-fide, and ])lain even Ground on the top. You mull (leer N. F. keeping off from it about a Mile to Leeward, by rcafon of a Shoal which lies ott it, wliich Shoal i; full of Rocks and Stones, and lies all hid under Wa- ter. And in the Point is a Bay of Sand, which you may fee when you come in with your Ship within the Point ; and coming over the faid B.iy, you will fee a little Lake of frefh Water running into the S-a ; and wh^n :.hc Tide is at the higheft, the Salt Water runs into it. Wherefore if you would take in freih A/Vat^.T here, you mult take care to go to the rigiit oi the laid Spring, and you will corns to the Head oi It, where you v/ill find excellent good Water in a Pond, ne.tr unto a pleafant Grove of Trees, about; * Mu^k?C:lhot within Land. Buc you mult be hue to r Bay of Tacamcs. 39 to go well arm'd, when you fetch it. For rlicrc ^^J^' commonly come down fuJidt/Sy who ;irc always ac War with the Spaniards, and will rob and kill any whice Men, thinking all white Men to be Spaniards. Here io laid to be abundance of Ollridges and wild Aifcs. Wc pafTc'd by this Point of Calkra, and the fame Day anchored in the Bay of ^faiamrs •, which was the place whereto we were bound, nnd is diftant from tiic Point of CaHrra between 2 and ^^ L^cagues. We anchored at this Tacamcs in 6 Fathom Water, Point Gallcra bearing W. S. W. dillant between 2 and 3 Leagues. At our coming in, wc fcnt our Bo;it aflioar with 20 Men armed, hoping to get fomc Provifions i but the Inhabitants having notice of an Enemy's being in thofe Seas, as foon as they faw us, drove the Cattle from the Water-fide up in- to the Country, and they themillves retired to the Mountains with their Wives and Children and all they had. So our Men went into the Village, which confillcd of about 50 Ifidian Houfes, deferted by the Inhabitants. Here in the River we found a Bark upon the Stocks a building, of ;ibour 50 Tons *, wiih new Plank enough by her, to build another. And we took another fn:.\ll Bark of about 10 Tons, laden with Plantains. This Bark wc intended to Hep inftead of a Long-boat j flie had two Malls and two fquare Sails, and we named her the Dragon. The Road on the Coaft of Tacames^ is lower Land dian the Bay of St Matthciv •, it is indifferent clear Ground, but not very deep, where you may anchor near the Mount. And if you do not like to anchor near the Mount, you may anchor where you will by the Main Land on the Weather -fide •, and there is Water enough, and no dujger. And if you fend your Boat alhoar, you may fupply your fclf with both Wood and Water. In the River are pleafant C^-ovcs of Trees j and it has in the Entry of it a little D 4 Rock* V.' •I I : • ; i 1 1 1; {:• n II fik i 1} 40 Bay of St Miitthc^, Coco nut y and Tree. 'An. 1704- Rock. The Land-marks of the River are, that the Land on the Lee-fide is high, and you may fee a white Spot upon it, like a white Sheet. To the Northward 8 Leagues, is the Bay of St Matthew. In this Bay is a large River, the breadth of which is 3 quarters of a Mile j but till you get within the Mouth, you will find no good Anchor- Ground. If you would go into it, keep near the Land on the Weather or South fide : This River is feldom ufed by iheSpaniardSt but only for Re^refh- ment •, for there is plenty of all forts of Provifionsi and if their Ships be out of Repair, they can here have them repaired. Two Leagues up the River are Indian People, who fell to the Spaniards, when they come here, all forrs of Fruits, as Coco-nuts, Plantiiins, Bonanoes, ^c The Coco-nut-Trees are from 50 to 60, 70, 80 and 100 Foot in height, moftly flender and ftreighr. They have Leaves, fome 4 Fathom, and 4 Fathom and a half long, and produce a Nut call'd a Co- co-nut -, which, with the outer Rind on, is bigger than any Man's Head. The outer Rind being taken off, there appears a Shell, fome of which will hold near a Quart. Within the Shell is the Nut •, and within the Nut is about a Pint and a half of pure clear W^ater, which is very cool, brisk, pleafant and fweet. The Kernel of the Nut is alio very good -, which if it be pretty old, we fcrape all to pieces •, the Scrapings we fet to foak in about a quart of frefh Water for 3 or 4 Hours, and then ftrain the Water •, which when ftrain*d hath both the Colour and Tafte of Milk : And if it (land a while, it will have a thick Scum on it, not unlike Cream. This Milk being boiled with Rice, is accounted by our Dolors to be very nourilhing ; for which Reafon we often give of it to our fick Men. The Leaves of the Tree, ferve to thatch Houfes •, the outer Rind of the Nut, to make Linnen-Cioth •, of it they alio make TheTlantainand Bonanoe-Tree, and Fruit* ^i make Ropes for Sliips, as Rigging, Cables, &fr. -^w- 1704. which are a good Commodity in moft places of the *^^>^^^^ Eajl'Indies. The Shell of the Nut will make very pretty Drinking-cups : It will alfo burn very well, and make a very fierce and hot Fire. The Kernel ferves inftead of Meat, and the Water therein con- tained inftead of Drink : And if the Nut be very old, the Kernel will of It felf turn to Oyl, v/hich is often made ufe of to fry with, but moft coninrionly to burn in Lamps. So that from this Tree, as I may fay, they have Meat, Drink, Clothing, Houfes, Firing, and Rigging for their Ships. Thefe Trees may be known by any Ships pafTing by *, for they are void of Leaves, except juft at the top. At the bottom of the Leaves the Coco-nuts grow, 10, 15 or 20 in a clufter •, and they hang by a fmall String, which is full of Joynts. The Plantain-tree, is about 13 or 14 Foot in hcighth, and about 4 Foot round : The Leaves of the Tree are about 8 or 9 Foot long, and 2 Foot broad, and end in a round Point. The Fruit grows at the bottom of the LeT, upon a great Stalk, in a Cod of about 8 Inches long, and the bignefs of a Black-pudding. The Cod is of a fine yellow co- lour, often fpeckled with red. I'he Cod being t^ ken off, the mfide of it is white •, but the Plantain it felf is yellow like Butter, and as foft as a ripe Pear. There will grow 50 or 60 fometimes upon a Stalk i and 5 or 6 Stalks upon a Tree. They arc an extraordinary good Fruit ; and in moft parts of the Eaji and JVeji-Indiei there is great plenty of them. The Bonanoe-Tree is much the fame 5 only the Sec Fruit is not fo long as the Plantain, being, as I faid Y\v 17 before, about 8 Inches long, and the Bonanoc not above 6. It grows in the fame manner as the Plan- tain, 50 or 60 in a Clufter, upon one Stalk. The Fruit ' Xmm ( ,i t i , •It i Ik / :. ( f ! t. ^2 ' • T/je IJIand Caneo. ^M. 1704-Fruit is very mellow, and extraordinary fweet and i^'Y^^d good. The Land- marks of this River in the Bay of St Matthew are, that the Bay is higher Land than that which is behind ic towards the inward parts, to the Cape of St Francifio, or thereabouts. It hath on the Sea-Coaft 14 or 15 pieces of broken Ground, which are white ; and in the middle of them is tlie faid Bay of St Matthew. On the 3 1 It of Jul^ we left the Bay of Tacam^s^ and carried our little Prize, named chc Dragon^ with us ; not defigning to touch at any place, till we came to die Gulf of Nicoya. CHAP. IV. The IJlan/iC^nco The Mountains called Sierras delos Coronadas, Jhe Gulf cf Xicoya. The Ship cleaned. Mr Clippinion ikt chief- Mate leaiei us. A particular De/cription of the Gulf oj Nicoya. The Maccaw dgfcribed. The Carrton-Crow. The ft- lican. The i'n:i!7oe. The Turtle. IheVearlOyfter. The Gmt Oyfler. Mu/clef, Departure ^rom the Gulf of Nicoya. Tun Mountains a; Gil.ltimn!.i, the one cafling out Water, the ttm F«»t, A Prizes t^ken. Vulctnoes. The Bay of Tewantepcc;ue Subvailaneo. Anoeher Vn-^c taken. TheUayofMzHih'H. Thi Mourirains called Motines. The Mount of St {ago, and Port of \ Quelcgni. Another Prize taken. Attempt upon the Manila- Shif unf:4ccffsjul. The Men deftre to return Home : But a^m to cruii.e jix ^Vteks longer, and then go into India. Thekh- core defer tbed. 'I he Crew divide, part tarrying with Captain Ddinpicr tn the South-Seas, and part refolving to go f» India. FROM the Bay of Taramcs in the Latitude i,l about 1 d. 20 m. North, we Hood away to the N. W. a-crofs the Bay of Panama \ and on the .^cth of Aiignfl we fell in with an Ifland, which pruv.tl to be the lOand Caneo. It is an inditlVrent high I- fland, and lies in the Latitude of 10 d. N. ItisnoH ibove a i..-'.;nf4uc round, and the anchoring- place 'A ;ierras dc los Coronodas. The Gulf of Nicoya. 4; )n the N. E. F. fide, in 14 flichom Wnttr, not a- ^n. 1704. jove a quarter of a Mile ftoni tlic Shore. Here is ^>^VN^ Jliid by our Indian Pilots to be extraordinary good fWood, Water, Turtle, and (lore of wild Hogs. Jear this Iflaii 1 are two Iflands more •, anrl between ihem are feveral Shoals i and not far oil, upon the ImainLand, is Punta-mala or bad Point i and within \Punia-mah is a fine deep Bay, in wiiich Sir -thomai V^LVcc-dilh formerly clean'd his Ship. From hence we coafted away to th? Wcfl ward, land pall: by the Sierras (h !os Corouailas, or the crown- led Mountains. Thefe Mountains arc very rcinark- Lblc, there being none like thern on this Coad. iFioin the crowned Mountains we flill coailed away [to the Wellv/ard, and pafild by the four Rocks,, called by the Spaniards, t'drallones dc y^4i.'ipo. Thcfe [Rncks lie juft at the Well-end of the Crowned Mountains \ and the Coaft runs N. N. W. and S. S. K. iNeaf thefe Rocks is the River Eil}\'i!:i, or the Star iRiver. This River is in the bottom of a large Bay, land here is commonly a great Sea. From tiiis Bay Ito Jlii'ra'htra is i i Leagues. fIc:rrjdioa k the ISouLh Point that makes the (nilf of Nicoya, as Cape pj'/v is the Nortli. Wc arrived at Ilcr-raJii'ii on [the 16th oWiiigiiil\ but pail by it, and went further [into the dulf, till we came to many final! Iflands, Icalied by the Spaniards the Middi- I/lai?d:, becaufe they lie in the middle of the Gulf We anehor'd IbrLween Ti^m and the Bay of Caldera \ bringing the |B.vcr" Caldcra to bear I^ufl, and the f^id MlSdle T- (urM to bear Well. Here we lay all this day ; but Ifent our little Prize the Draq^on to view the (udf, and Itofinaout a convenient ])]ace to lay our Shipalhorc [in. And the next Morninii;, beino; /Ave.-.// th(i i*7ih» lour LajJtani -and Carpenter weni. in tiic Canoa a- Inongft the Middle; Jjlinds, to fee if there was any [Convenience amongfl: Thetfi for laying our Sliip u- T^und. In the Evening our Captain and Carpenter returned *i ■!■?»,!; " ♦.•:'i", U J V I '44 They find two CanoaSy and bring 'em off, Un. 1704 returned in the Canoa, and bi ought on board iwol W^w Turtles, which they caught as they were goingi afhore. We prefendy went to work in cutting up the Turtle, boiling, roafting, frying, baking, and ftewing, according as each one thought fit. Our Captain and Carpenter had, as they faid, found out a convenient place to lay our Ship afhore, amongft thcfe middle Iflands. So we intended to lie here this Night, and, if it was fair, to go in on the mor-| row. The fame Evening our little Prize returned to usi again. They had been up the River Change!^ and found 2 or 3 Indian Houfes, and fome Plantain- Walks i The Indians climbed the Trees, and (j[ down for them as many Plantains as they would have. They found alfo two Canoas haulM up iipi the Sand, and brought them both off. In their way I they caught 8 Turtles, and eat nothing of their owo Provifions, but fed upon Turtle during the Tim: they were from us •, They gave us an account that they had found out a very good and fecure place a:| the Ifland St Lucas^ for us to lay our Ship ailiore in; That it was in a fine deep Bay, which at the Entrance | was not above a Piftol-fhot over : That with 5 or Guns upon each Point at the Entrance, we might fo I fortify our felves, as that no Enemy durfl: approach us ; for that 10 of us might defend ourfelves againft 500. However we found the Middle Ijlands to be as convenient as any place could be : And our Captain feeming to like this place as well, and knowing we could fortify our felves as ftrongly here and witiiasl Tittle trouble, we chofe this place : Accordinglyon the i^th, it being fair Weati.er and calm, we towed our Ship in amongft the Iflands, and lay within Stone's caft of the Shore all round, with one An- chor a-Head, and a Cable out at our Stern, which I was made faffc to 3 great Tree on the Shore. As C'^^v^ ai v.'e had faftened our Ship, all Hands went afhore 5 or to be as Captain ^^ing we| with as nglyon towed within I ne An- which! e. As , went alhors hhey takeafmallSp»Bark.MrC]ipipintot\leaves us. 45 afhore and began to build Tents for our Cooper -^^ « 704.' and Sail maker to work in, and to put our Goods v>^%i and Provifions in. In the mean time our chief Mare was fcnt in the little Dragon with 20 Men armed, and two Pattereroes, to cruize in ihe Gulf; where lafter he had cruized 5 or 6 Days, he returned with la SpaniJIj Bark of about 40 Tons : She had in her Ifome few Jars of Brandy, Wine, and fome Sugar. They were going to repair her, Ihe being very old ; and for that purpofc had 5 or 6 Carpenters and ICaukers on board, who came very opportunely to jhclp us CO repair our Ship, for we had great need of IWorkmen. We took out our Powder, Shot and all lour Ammunition ; with all our Bread, fome of our Iflour, and our two Quarter-deck Guns ; and put Ithem on board this hft Bark. Then we got all the Ircll of our tilings afhore, and made every thing rea- Idy for cleaning our Ship. Our Men went afliore [often with the Sain, and caught (lore of Fifh, efpe- Icially if they took the right time, which was at the iFlood, and better in the Night than in the Day. iThe iiAo{ Auguft^ we fent our Canoas to an Ifland huft by us, upon which there were feveral old fallen- Idown Houfes •, the Thatch of which we brought a- |way to m:ike ufe of in burning the Bottom of our [Ship. The bottom of our Ship was in many Places eaten like a Honey-comb i infomuch that the firm IPlank was no thicicer than an old Six-pence : Nay, in fome places in the Hold, we could thrufl our [Thumbs quite through with eafe. Our Ship being in this condition, and we in want of Planks to new [bottom her, our Carpenter was forced to make a d Shift, and (top the Leaks as well as he could mh Nails and Oak b'lm. SeptemttT the 2d. Our Captain and Mr Clippif!- k'H the chief Mate falling out •■, Mr ClippirUon^ with |2i of our Men, fcized upon the Bark, in which was " Qur Ammunition, and a great part of our Provi- fions f •■'tlfj^'i'f I. i I 'f: V , rfi 1 ' m . t I: MU. hi ii: 4 4^ 7>& n *i »: , hW. Bit.! . Si* i I 50 Cape Blanco. Guatimala. >». 1704 looks of a fine Red like \ Cherry, the other mrti! "•^^^ of a fine White. I have eat of this fort of Oyftcr many times -, but it was for want of better Victualj. They are {o large, that one of them cut in pieces and ftcwed, is fufficient for a Meal for 5 or 6 Men. The Mufcks here are fo large, that one of them when dreil, will fufRce 2 Men ; and they .\xt tolera. hie good Vidluals, when ftcwed with Pepper and Vinegar. From the MiM(? 7///t;;^j before-mentioned to the Ifland of Cbif^a^ is clear Ground, and 6 or 7 Fathom Water. When you fail up the Gulf, you muft keep nearer the Iflandsthan the main Land •, becaufe near the Main are everal Shoals, which ftrctch a confi- derable way. From the Ifland St Luca^ to Cape Bianco^ is 9 Leagues. Cape Blanco lies in the Lati- tude of 10 d. 20 m. Ncrth. It has afmall Iflanclat| the Point of it, full of high Trees •, The Cape is! high towards the inner Parts, and appears plain and even. The chief of what they bring from this! Gulf, it Salt, Honey, Maiz, fome Wheat and Fowls, which they lend yearly to Panama. On rhe i^d of Se/>tt'mbcr^ having done our Bufi- n I's hrre, wc with our \'itz\c Dragon Prize left this | place, intentling to cruize to the Weftward. On! the jxh of ()^lokf\ we had Latitude by ObfervationI J 3d. 0/ m. North. Variation 4 d. 30 m. wefterly ij And at rhe lame time we faw the Land, which pro- veil to be 2 high Mounts, called the Vulcans of Ciuatiina'a •, the one being of Water, the other of Fire. Thcfe two famous Mountains ftand almoft the one ovcr-againft tiie other, on each fide of the I Valley ; that of Water bein'g on the South-fide, and that of Fire, on the North, nearer to the old City. That of Water, is a little higher than the other, and yields a goodly Profped, being green all the Year round. Jn the Year 1534, this Mountain m\ The Vnlcans of Guatimala. 5 1 fjd to burft open, and threw Water in fuch large -rf». 1704. Quantities, that it drowned the Ciry of Guatimala ; ^>^VN) vhich caufed the Inhabitants to remove the City 3 Leagues further off*, where it now (lands. The Vul- can of Fire, which (lands oppofite to that of Water, is at feme certain times (efpecially in the rainy Sea- ibn, which is from April to November,) very terrible to the Inhabitants. It fometimes throws out Stones as big as a Houfe *, and breaks out with fuch a Fbme, that if it be in a dark Night, although you be 5 or 6 Miles of, yet by the Light thereof you may fee to read a Letter written in a fmall Hand. This was affirmed to us by leveral of our Prifoners, Natives of the place. The 8th, we had dirty fqually Weather, with ve- ry hard Guds of Wind from the two Vulcans afore- laid; with fuch prodigious Claps of Thunder and Flalhcs of Lightning, as none of us ever faw or hard the like. On the 9th, we took a Bark of a- bout So Tons, in ballad. She came from Suvarta- ri', and was bound for Ria Lexa, She had a fmall Quantity v/f Provifions, which was very welcome to us, The Captain's name was Chrijlian Martin, a \S'':imrdy born at the Canaries, but brought up in LonJon. He was Servant formerly to Captain \Eiton, and en. me with him into the South Seas, at Which time he was Captain Katon*s Gunner i but 'ailing out with the Men, ran away from them at the (land Gorgonia, where he lay concealed 6 Days till he Ship was gone ; after which he cut down 2 fmall rees, which he drew to the Water-fide, and bound hem together with Twigs, fixed a Mad, and of Shirts, which he had with him, made a Sail ; and aving filled a large Bag with Oyders, which he nadc faft to the faid 2 Trees, he in the Mornmg be- imes put off from the Ifland Gurgonia, and the next V in the Afternoon got into the River of Bonaven- '«ri\ where he went afhore, and had but ill ufage Vol. IV. E 2 ft om ,'< ' > I > "•.S ( • . I 4 I: h * ' I. ; i .'I .' ' ' ^ /J 'W '/ Hiotographic Sciences Corporation ^^' 23 WEST MAiN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 ^° ./^ Z 5 ^ o ^m ' V: i!' 5 2 The Vul (?/Attitlan. The Bay (?/Tccoantcpequc, An. 1704 from the Spaniards^ who fent him to Lima., where he was examined^ cleared himfelf, and was fet at Liber- ty. He could fpeak very good Englift). The 15th we had Latitude by obfervation 13 d. 25 m. North. Variation 3 d. com. Wefterly, being then off the great Vulcano of Attitlan. This Vul. can commonly calls out fmoak -, and under it are g fmall Mills, which are faid to be always green. On the 1 6th, we pnfied by the Vulcan ofSapotitlan -, which throws out vaft quantities of Fire. This and the Vulcan of Sacatajf^qite, are reckoned two Wonders of the World. We obferved off the Vulcan of Sa. potitlan, and found Variation 2 d. 51 m. Wefterly, and had Latitude by Obfervation 13 d. 51 m. Norch. The 19th, we faw the Hill of Bernal, which makes the Eaft-point of the Gulf of Tecoantepeque. We ob- ferved off it, and found the Variation, by a good Amplitude, to be 2 d. 45 m. Vvefterly, and had Latitude 15 d. 00 m. N. The 20th, we found our felves a-breaft of the Bay of ^ecoafJtepeque^ which is very low Land, and full of little Hills, which look like fmall Iflands. This place is very fubjedl to hard Gales of Wind at N. E. called Tecoantepcquers, from the place whence they come •, and they happen commonly about the New and Full Moons. The beft way therefore is to keep near the Shore, after you are pail the Bay or Gulf. In the Gulf it felf, you may keep 3 or 4 Leagues off ; for it is Shoal to that diftance: But when you are to the Weftward of the Bay, keepj within 2 Leagues of the Shore, that you may come to an anchor if occafion be. For if you ihoul' chance to be driven off from Shore, which frequent- ly happens •, you will hardly be able to get in days, fo much as you will drive out in one. Foi when you are driven out of fight of the Land, yo ■will have a ftrong Current, which will drive you iai to che S. W. I Nov Siivartanco. Bay of Martaba. 5J November the nth, in the Even, we faw four -«^». 1704. fmall White Iflands, lying clofe together: On the'^-'^V^^ Eaft-end of which, about 2 Miles dilhince, is a large Hummock, which looks like an IQand, but is not ; the Land going from it to the Main, being very low, caufes it, till you are very near it, to look like an Ifland. This place is called Suvarianeo^ inhabited by \Spmards and Indians. It lies in the J /atitude of 1 7 d. 40 m. N •, and has a fmall Village of about 40 iHoufes, {landing by the Sea-fide. Here weancho- jredin i4f;uhom Water, not above Pillol-Ihot from the Village. At our coming in, we faw about 500 maniards aad Indians, both Horfe and Foot. We fired 8 or 10 of our great Guns at them, and they I retired into the Woods. Then we landed about 30 of us, and went to the Village and romaged it. In lit we found a great many fmall things, with 16 Packs of very good Flour. We filled here 2 Boats load of Water; but die Sea running high, over- fee pur Boats. Our Men would have fet the Village on fire, but the Captain being alhore would not fufFer them. Soon the i8th we went out with the Land- |wind, and ftood away to the Weftward. The 2 2d, we anchored in the Bay of Martaba^ [under the Mountains of Motines. Here we watered our Ship, and found in a fmall River a great many- large green Turtles, the bed I ever tailed. On the 26th, at Sun-ietting, we fpied a Sail, and immedi- ately got every thing in a readinefs for an Engage- ment, not knowing but it might be the M^«//fl-Ship, which we now began to expeft (hortly to fee. We were at this time 64 of us. Men and Boys ; all well in Health ; and did daily wi(h to have a Sight of the Mwi/^-Ship. We foon came up with the Ship we Kaw, and took her. She was a fmall Bark, of about ^0 Tons, from California, laden with Plank •, and |fte had on board fome Parcels of Pearl, which they pd fifli'd in Che Gulf of California. E 3 to ■ (■' s ■ r V''.\ 4. ■w ^1 :; ■' '. } I ", Hi \i -l;i. m\ > ^ji. !?' !■ 54 T)& go. The Mount of St Jago is in the Port of ^iek^- na. To know it, you muft obferve that there is a Rock clofe by die faid Moynt, whijcl) looks very white, \( .1 They take a fmall VefftL Tort Chamctla. 5 5 white, and may be feen at a great diftance. There '^^L^Z?^' is a Bay at the end of it, where is a Plain of green -^^^f^ Trees. If you would go to this Port of ^efagna, you muft Acer ftreight to the Bay. For there are 2 very good Harbours, which have good Anchor- ground, and will hold a great many Ships : They are called the Caletas, On the N. W. fide of the faid Bay is another very good Port, and clofe by it is the Port of ^elagm \ and between the Port of ^elagna and the white Rock, is a very good Port, in which you are Land-lock'd from all Winds ; and this is called the Port of St Jago, but is not inhabi- ted. Five or fix J^eagues to the N. W. of the white Rock, is a little Mount *, coming near to which, you will fee an indifferent high Mount, full of bro- ken Groand, and a Rock joining to it, which is in form of a Sugar-Loaf-, and on the N. W, fide of jthat Rock, there is a Bay a League wide. It was on the 4th of Dece?nber that we came into ithis Bay •, in which we faw^a Sail, flood in after her, nd foon took her. All the way we chafed her, they heaved their things over-board ; after which hey all took to their Boat, and got afhore. We 00k Poffeflion of the VefTel, which was a new Vef- 'el of about 60 Tons : And in her wc found a great eal of Powder and Shot fcattered up and down in 11 Parts of the VefTel. We fuppofe therefore that is Ship lay here with Ammunition to fupply the fl«f/a-Ship -, But upon our chafing of her, they ihrewmoft of it over-board. This Bay is called the ay of Navidad. From this Bay of Navidad or the Naliviiy, we flill called along to the Weftward. At the N. W. end f this Port, is another Port which is called Cba- d!a. It is a Port defended from the N. W. and .E. Winds. Two Leagues to the N. W. of it, is Ifland ', and about it lie 4 or 5 Rocks, which come rom the main Land j They lie to the N. N. E. and E 4 may .It'' I ' u f . m. ^M' mil ': ^k Ml .<■'.' n If 56 They fight the }Am\\i- Ship/ 'An. 1704. may plainly be feen •, and at the Eaft-end of them, Vi^OO-'you may fee the Vulcan of Colima. On the 6th in the Morning, being ofFthe Vulcan of | Colima, we faw a Sail, and foon came up with her. She proved to be the Manila-Ship. So we, being all provided, gave her feveral Broad-fides before Hie could get any of her Guns clear. For they did not I fufpedt us to be an Enemy, and were not at all pre- pared for us. Capt. Martin, whom I formerly men- tioned, was then a Prifoner on board us : He advi- fed to lay her aboard immediately, while they vverel all in a hurry, and that this would be the only way to take her -, but if we gave them fo much Time as to get out their great Guns, they would certainly beat! us in pieces, and we fhould lofe an Opportunity ofl making our felves Mafters of the value of fixteen Mil- lions of Pieces of Eight. And accordingly it hap- pened : For rime being delayed in quarrelling, be-l tween thofe of us that would lay her aboard, and! thofe that would not, the Enemy got out a Tirei Guns, and then were too hard for us ; fo that a could not lie along her fide, to do her any confide-l rable Damage. For our 5 Pound Shot, which m the biggeft we had, fignified little againft fuchal Ship as Ihe was ; but any of her Shot, which wercl 18 and 24 Pounders, if any of them happened tol ftrike Us, our Ship being very much decayed, itl would drive in a piece of Plank of 3 or 4 Foot. Sol being much damaged, and receiving particularly aj Shot from the Enemy between Wind and Water ill our Powder Room ; by which we had 2 Foot Plank driven in on each fide the Stem ; the Sign^ was made to fhind off from the Enemy. . Thus our Defign being difappointed, allourMen grew difconrented, and were for going Honiej knowing we could do no good in thefe Parts, eitha for our felves or Owners y having Provifion butfo 3 Months, and that very Ihort •, and our Sliip beinj KM The Albicore, The Shifs Company part. '57 ready of her fclf to fall in Pieces. Our Captain de- An. 1704. Sred our Confent to cruize here 6 Weeks longer, '•'^V\l ind then he would permit us to go for India, to jme Friend's Factory, where we might all difpofe i)f our f elves, as we Ihould think moft for our Ad- vantage. To this we all agreed : And accordingly truized along fhore to the Eaftward in fight of the ,and, and paflcd by feveral noted Ports, as Acapul' 15, Port Jngds, Port Guatulco, and feveral o- kers : Of which I (hall fpeak in my Defcription of the Coafts. Our Defign now was to go into the Gu\f of Jmapal- ^, to new Water our Ship and Bark, for our intend- M Voyage to India. On the ^thoVJanuary.^ 1704-5, ve met with vaft Quantities of Fifli ; fo chat in half in hour's time, we caught of Albicores, from 60 to }0 Pound Weight, no fewer than 58. And fmall Mfhof about 5 Inches, were fo numerous, that with Bucket we hauPd up 14, 16, 18 and fometimes 20 it a time. The Albicore is about 4 or 5 Foot in length, fome Sgg lore, feme lefs*, weighing from 50 to 100 and 150 Fig. 21. pound weight. He hath 1 1 Fins on his back, one pretty large, one middling one, and 9 fmall yellow )nes near the Tail. He hath one large Fin on each Sdenear the Gills; and 12 Fins under his Belly i one on each fide underneath near the Gills, one near le middle of the Belly, and 9 fmall yellow Fins ex- ending CO his Tail. It is a very flefhy Fifh, having little or no Bones, except the Back-bone •, and is ex- raordinary good Vi(5luals. It is a prodigious ftrong ?ilh, when in the Water, They prey moftly up- )n the Flying-fifli, as do the Dolphins, Bone- Itoes, ^c. On the 6th, it was concluded between Captain )mpier and 30 of our Men, to continue in the ^o\ith-Sms •, but upon what Terms this Agreement m made, was kept fccret. We who were refolved to 4 , ,^. 1^' -i'y. ' k i ^ I . y. fr'U .l-'.i f. • ^.[. ! I ■( 1 « I I M f i"(' I -t m ill III I '< '5g ^efcription of the Coafl of Mexico, ^c. '4b\\io\. to go for India, ufed our endeavour to get iniotlnl "'Gulf of Amapalla (which was the place we defign'J to water at) with all the hafte we could. Where we anchored on the 26th of January 1704.5 1 And the fame day, the Provifions being equally parted according to the dirc(5tions of the OwnerJ Agent, and 4 great Guns, with fome fmall Arms, Powder and Shot, i^c- being taken out for uJ we, Cthat is, 33 of us who refolved to go in the Bark for Indiay) went on Ihore in order to water owl Veffel for the faid Voyage. ''i 1' (fi0» ®Sft lfiS» US)@) (£3(3) (g)(9 ;g)Sn (&3I CHAP V. j1 particular Defcrhtion oftht Coaft of Mexico. The Hill oftii\ CO. Tht Cocoa-Tree. The IJlafiJs Mam's, fh* Rocks and feintil tf Por.tique. Ca^t Corrienies. 'lh$ Iflands of ChanietiM Port of Sc jago, and of Navidad. B4y of Sallagua. The lAt%i\ tains Motines. The River Sacaticli. The Mountains of Qie'l quetan a»^ Petaplan. Acapulco. Por^ Marquilis. Pwu/GalJ iera- The IJlarU Alcatrazes. Point Efcondedo. The R. M fias. The River of G^\\« Rit;»r Lempa. St Michaels. tA» G«/f 0/ Amapalli. Tht Shovelnofed Shark. The Cenwau. Port o/Ria Lexa. ikX Vulcan Vcjo. Jhe Vulcans of Telica, and Leon Mamotorabo, Granada and Bombacho. Mountain of Popogajo. ?ort of Ve. las. The Mount of Htxmoro. The Cape of Gzjoncs. Cafe Eh- CO. The Gulf of Nicoya. Sierras de los Coronadas. The ifitni Caneo. Punta-Mala. Gulfo Dulcc. Puebla Nova. The ijlmitl Qiibo, Quicara aud Rancheria. The Point cj Mariato. IhA MoTO de Porcos. The Point of HigMtn. Puma-mala. lkl\ fiand Guanoes. Nata. BU T before we go any further, I fhall here givel a particlar Defcription of the Coaft of Mcm\ Peru and Chili, from the entrance of the Gulf of California in the Latitude of 23 d, 30 m. N. to thcj Port r I. liv' The Cocoa-Tree. IJlands Maria j. 59 fort of Valdivia in the Latitude of 40 d. S. fo far -^»' •704. 1 knev/ them my felf, or could get an account of ^^^^'"^ iem from the Spaniards. And tirlt, on the main Land you will fee the Hill ^lled Zalifco : It is a very high Hill, with a bending the top i and clofe to this Hill, is a white Rock. jllcd Maxcntelho^ which at 3 or 4 Leagues diftance poks like a Ship under Sail. And behind the Hill Zalifco^ is a great Town of the fame Name inha- lited by Spaniards^ Mullaltoes, Moftefe and Indians, )nd the Main here all along, is full of Cocoa-walks, fi:h Eftantions or Farms of Beeves. The Cocoa-Tree is fmall, and the Nut or Kernel yger than an Almond •, and ripens in a great Husk, [herein are fometimes 30, nay 40 Cocoas. Thefe )coas are made ufe of to make Chocolate : And as \ England we go to the Tavern to drink a Glafs of fine, io they, do here (upon this Coaft of Mexico) (frequently go to their Markets to drink a Difhof liocolate ; And the Indians count it a very whole- [m Drink. We were glad, whilft we were upon lis Coaft, to make three Meals a Day of it for near (Month. We would much rather, if we could, ^ve fed upon Flefli : But however, living near a lonth upon Chocolate, it made us very fat, and we pd that it kept us very well in Health. Whether, we had lived upon it much longer, it would have ^ne us hurt, I know not •, but I am apt to believe would have increafed our Fat too faft, and fo Ivemade us unhealthy. [Ffom the white Rock called Maxentelbo^ 10 agues to the South, are 3 great Iflands called Ma- i's, and a little one called the Low IJland ; and a- Bngft them are feveral fmall Rocks. Thefe Iflands of an indifferent height, and are very full of food. The Weftermoft is the biggeft *, and be- jieen the Iflands and the Main, is faid to be good choringinS, 10, 1 2 and 14 fathom Water, good faft ; . '-' 1 ? ! \ ^ .I- » ' ■ v'' /'r •' 1; i . ' !l • i ; t' . 1 '•■l. i 1 ' .' " 1 ■ 'iJi; , ' ■'.' i ' ■ ■■-■■■I. 1 I, /••' ill,, ' ' ■ 'IIIM! t r 1 ■ . . f ,!. ,'i V ■ i ■ l! 60 Rock f of Houtiquc. Cape Corricntes; "A: i704.faft Ground. The Iflands are not inhabited ; ^1 VOO^ about them is laid to be commonly Store of SeaJ and Turtle, and feveral forts of very good FiOil Whether thefe Iflands have any frefli Water upoj them, I know not, but I am apt to think thevl may. Fourteen Leagues to the S. S. W. of the Ifland Marians, are the Rocks or Iflands of Ponti/iii(\ They lie from the Main about a League i You mavl fail between them and tiie Main-land, without ml danger. They take up two Leagues in length, andl the WeftermofI: of them looks like a Ship without J Maft. You may flul between them ; for there is no| danger, but what is ^^fible. The Land here by tlit| Sea-fide is low ; but within the Country it is vervl high and ragged : And about a League to thef ward of thele Iflands, is the Point of Pontiiitil This Point at a diltance looks like an Ifland. Itjsa high round Hill, and very barren ; being only a raJ ged Rock. From this Point to the Eafl:ward, fori 14 Leagues, runs a deep Bay ; and on theNoriliJ end it is low Land. This Bay is very well inhabited! by Spaniards, Mullattoes, Moftefe and Indians, Herel are a great many Gardens of Cocoa ; and all this! Bay and the Valleys, are under the Jurifdidion of^ the Governor of the City of Compojidla, At the Eaft-end of this Bay, is the Cape Conk ieSy which Cape lies in the Latitude of about 2od| 30 m. North. It is high Land, and full of (harpj ragged Hills. Obferve, when you fail near this Cape, if it blow hard from the N. W. as it comj monly doth, that 4 or 5 Leages to the S. E. of ik ' Cape is broken Ground towards the Sea-fide. Steerl exa6i-ly to it, and on the S. E. fide of the faid bro-j ken Ground you will find a good convenient place •where you may anchor, and in it you are defendedl from moft Winds. This place is called by the Pi-f lots Salim^s, becaufe near it they make Salt. Thj Cac I jr/WChamctly. 7f her, the Men, after they had heaved moft of |tkir things over-board,- took to their Boat and got alhore. •,V I I .f iV !■■ .5i^'. '4 ''■ I (•'i: i 11 6i Bay of Salagun. Vort Dcfapan. \ I ^■noi. afhore. This Port lies in the Latitude of 19 J. ^"^^^ 20 m. N. • From hence to the Ray of Sdlagua or Sah-watffl Bay, ijr 8 L-capjucs. It was at tiiis place, that CapJ Dam/ irr^ Vol. I. pagr 245, gives an account thai the Afanila-Ship fets aOiorc her Paflcngers that art bound for the City of Mexico : But now the ViccJ roy finding an Inconvenience in their fo doing, his given a pofitivc Command that they ftiould not put any of tneir Men or Goods afhore till their arrival at Jcapulco ; Becaufc it was ufual with them, when they fet aOiore their Paflengers, to convey away a great deal of the Goods, and fo defrauded the King of his Cuftoms. From this place to the Port Defapan, is i$| Leagues ; and half a League within the Land, isaj Town called Jefu-Chrijlo^ faid to be a large hand- fome Town. At this place begin the high Hillil called Motines^ which ft retch 25 Leagues to the! S. E. Thefe Hills abound in many rich Towns ofl Spaniards and Indians \ And here are abundance ofl Cocoa-walks, and Farms of Cattle. The Landl by the Sea-fide is mountainous and rocky *, and by the Water, it is all along planted with Cocoa-nut] Trees, for the ufe of thofe Ships which come here* abouts and have occafion for Chocolate. Hereaboiitj| you will fee the Vulcan of Colim, which is faid al- ways to fmoak, and fometimes, though feldom, tol burft out with Fire. Under thefe Hills, on thel 27th of November^ we took a Bark of about 6o| Tons, laden with Plank. She came from the GulfJ of California^ where they had been fiftiing fori Pearls ; of which we found a few Parcels. Under| the fame Mountains, in the Bay of Stabata, we wa- tered our Ship, and found a great many very goodl green Turtle. I li fc««r. Motincs. /?ii;^r Sacatidi. ?. Acapulco.' 6j At the Eaft-end of thcTe Mountains of Motincs^ An. 1704. rlic KivtT Sacaiicli ; a League up which River, is ^■^'V^ I Town of the fume Name. Near this River arc im pieces of broken Ground, the leaft of which Jandy, and has no Trees on the top of it. From cnccS. E. to Ejiapa is i6 J.cagucs •, in all which Jance there is neither Hill nor high Land i but in joft places 'tis full of Trees, and continues fo till )u come to a thick gretn fpot of Trees. A little the Eafcward of EJlapa^ arc fome great high lountains called the Mountains of Chequetan, [hfy lie within Land, and are 10 or 12 Leagues Length. To the Eaftward of this place, 20 /'gucs, is the Mount of Petaplan. By this lount are a great many Cocoa-walks, and near to ^c Cocoa-walks is the Town of Petaplan^ which jnds beliind the Mountain. This Town is faid to a large Town and very well inhabited. The l^ind near it is full of fmall Hills and Valleys : The lills are barren, but the Valleys are faid to be green (molt all the Year. The Hill of Petaplan^ is a rhilill : At a didance it looks like an Ifland ; and Dout it arc a great many Rocks, but all vifible *, fo Lt if you pleafe, you may go between them ; |krc*, if occafion be, you may anchor, and will 3t hnd lefs than 9, 10, or 1 1 fathom Water : This iill 1 make to lie in the Latitude of 17 d. 25 m. forth. From hence to the Port of Acapulco^ is 8 [eagues, all along a fandy Bay, and low even and. Aciipulco i« a Port of great Trade. It is the place [here the Spaniards embark from Mexico for tbina pd the Philippine Iflands : Which is a particular iriviledge it has : For no other Port durft trade to ^yparc of the EaJl-IndieSy but from hence. It is 1ant from the City of Mexico 80 Leagues, and all loods are carried from hence thither on Mules, fough it is a very bad way. This is the chief Pore for if * 1^ •ffc • i 1- < , I' . i 1 ''I, \] . ! '^t f yM ;li.l IV'MJj \ ?■ hi M '1 '.■ i'' 64. Acapulco. ?^rr Marquifi. 'jfii, 1704. for Mexico on the whole Weft-fide of America. \[\ ^Or^ a very good and large Port, and in it may lie icj Sail of Ships, all Land-lock'd and fecure from al "Winds and Weather. It lies in the Latitude of lydj 06 m. North. The Town confifts of about 120 Fa] milies, moft Spaniards-, and has for its Defences Caftle of between 40 and 50 Brafs Guns, each faidtol carry a 36 pound Ball. The Caftle ftands in a Val.| ley between 2 noted Hills •, one of which is almoll like' a Sugar-loaf, and the other is cut in two attli top ; this is called the Hill Cauca : Thefe Hills an the higheft Land hereabouts, and both to the Eaft ani Weft of them it is all low Land for feveral League The Town ftands at the N. W. end of the HarbourJ in a deepBay ', It is faid to be a pretty compadtedTownj If you would enter into this Port, bring the Hill CJ ca to bear N. f E. from you ; then go to the S. E. ol the Ifland, wliich is at the Mouth of the Harbour] called the leafi JJland , and after that, have a care ol coming near a dangerous Shoal, called tlic Gm But if the Wind fhould be Northerly, then you maj go to the weft ward of the great Ifland. This isthl C/jf«(2 Ships Entrance •, It is the narroweft Channelj and the Water is very deep •, but Ships coming fron the Eaftward come in at the Eaft-Channel, betweej the Main and a great Shoal of Sand ; but in the! Entrance, keep as near the Main as they can. Yoi may know this Port by the high Land ; for it is: low to the Eaft and Weft of it •, and all aiong f(]| fevcrai Leagues fandy Bays. A League from this Port of Acapulco^ is Poi| Marquis. It is a very good Port, and in it is goo Wood and Water. And here are 3 or 4 Indian Hoij fes, belonging to Fiftiermen, who filh for the To' of Acapulco. A little to the Eaftward of thefe Hoj fes, are 3 fmall Iflands, with fome Indian FifhermeJ Houfes on them : And here they dry a great deal( Fifh, with which they fupply their Town and Shij at Acapulco, Froj f.Naguala. D.Garcia. //.Cccorillo. iJ.TacIaman. 6$ m!ii^ From thefe 3 fmall Iflands, to the River of Na- -^^1704. is 6 Leagues. It is a fmaJI River, with on- ^ or 6 poor Filliermcns Houfes i from whence by 'and is a good Path leading to Acapulco ; and by ^ea it is a bold Coaft, and deep Water. From the River of Naguala, to the Fifhing-pJace tf don Garcia S. E. is 5 Leagues ; all even Land, fnda fandy Bay. Here live 15 or 20 Indian Slaves, ?ho dry Fiih, which they fell ready- dried by whole- fale. I From the Fifhing-place of Don Garcia^ to the Hill \Cicorillo^ S. E. is 6 Leagues ; and near the Water- Ide, all even Land, and fandy. This Hill of Ceco* Hllo, is a fmall round Hill, cloie to the Water-fide ; id right againft it, about a League from the Shore, ire 5 or 6 Rocks j and all round them it is fhoal ^ater. From the Hill of Ceconllo, to the River of Tacla- is 2 Leagues. Here live S or lo Families ff Mian People, who employ their Time in filh- From the River Taclamanca, to Point Gallera, is S 9 Leagues. The firft 4 Leagues the Land is all Jong Wood •, and the other half way, it is broken pround by the Sea-fide ; there being feven Cliffs of I whitifh Colour •, And off of thefe Cliffs, about a pgue dillancefrom the Shore, are feveral Shoals ; nd tor 2 Leagues off, you have fcarce 2 fathom ^.iter. From Point Gallera to the Morro or Mount of ^s^mc'fo^ is 7 Leagues •, the Land mountainous with- and full of little Rocks by the Sea-fide. This fount of //^rwyo, is a plain Mount, andattheTop try even ; an * about a Mile from the Shore, right "^ the faid N'\, mt, is a great Gand, on which feve- good Ships have been loft : A little to the S. E. this Sand, is a hilly Ifland, a League from the 'ain, called Akatrazes > and over-againft it is a ^'oL. IV, F frefh : i I ■ I } f -■ • [;■ n -^ '< iiCi i^;o m. Vol. IV. F 2 North. IPpTV n n i W n m.: 1 yj ': ^. IiHT i'ii'' f (■ ^ ' ii I » , 'r ' ' » 6S The Calctta. ^ I 1 1 -^». 1704. North. Wc did the fame : But then, page 2^9, fjJ V*0^^ makes Port Angels, which is to the Northward otj it, to lie in the Latitude of but 15 d. North which we made to lie in 15 d. 45 m. North •, that I is, 15 Miles to the Northward of Gw5/«/fo; Where- as he makes it 30 miles to the Southward of it. But I I fuppofe it is a miftake in the Printing. TheCoail runs here, W. N. W. and E. S. E. The Tide rifo and flills 5 foot •, the Flood fetting to the N. E. and| the Ebb to the S. W. From Port Jngels to the Calella, is « Leagues. It is a very good Port, but hath neither Wood norl frefli Water. Have a great care of 4 or 5 Rocks which lie out from its S. E. Point, ftretchinga Mile and half into the Sea. Between the Caletta and Port Angels is faid to be a very dangerous Shoal, and that it bears from the Point of Port Angels S. S. E,| dillance one League. The Port Angels is in form like to Guatulco, butl not fo broad nor io good •, though the Spaniam reckon it to be an extraordinary Port, yet there isal great deal of difference between it and Guatulco, Inl Port Angels are feveral anchoring places ; On the! S. E. fide you will ride moft fecure. becaufe it keeps! you from the Winds. There is high Land on eachl fide, and on the Weft-fidc is a Rock, and withoutf the Rock is a Shoal of Sand : Within the Rock are two little Caletta* s or Bays, in which is good ancho{ ring for a fmall VelTel ; and in each of thefe two| Bays is a little Brook of frelh Water, which have their Beginning from a Plain of Sand -, and if you go to the end of the Plain, you will fee their Headj In this Port are very good Trees, that upon occafion will ferve to make Mafts for Ships. Here are alio : great many Farms of Beeves, with good Storfl of Maiz, Hogs, Fowls, ^c. And here they make Salt not only to ferve their own Occafionsj bill; mh, Mullatto If ii'-' I • Tort of Guatulco. 69 biitalfo to fiipply fevcral Towns and Villages here- ^n. 1704.' aboiits. t/V\/ From this Port of Angels to the Port of Guatulco^ is 16 Leagues. In the way are feveral Rocks, I- fl;iiids and Rivers. At the Ifland Sacrificio^ on the infide, is fccure riding from all Winds, in 5, 6, and 7 Fachom Water. And here you may wood and water your Ship, if you have occafion. Hereabouts are excellent Pearls, found in 7 fathom water. This Port of Giiatuko is famous for its being taken by our EK"Jijh Hero Sir Francis Drake in the Year ^S79* who in one Houfe took a Bufhcl of Money. It was afterwards taken and burnt by Sir Tbo. CavendifJj in the Year 1587. But it has always been famous for being the Port in which from Mexico they fend all [jch Goods "as they defign for Peru. *Tis alfo the 'Sea-port for the great Cities of Coaxica and Orata. It is diftant from Mexico^ 6^ Leagues ; from Coax- i'l, 50; and from Orata, 35. It is all along high land mountainous Land. The Port licth hid, and |yoti cannot fee it till you come within a League of ir. About a League from the Port, is a fmall round I- Ifund, called Tangola -, which is full of Hills and Trees. And clofe by the Weft- Point of the Port, is a Rock ; and 3 quarters of a mile to the Eaftward ot the Rock, and in the middle of the Entrance of the Port, lieth the Buffadore \ which is a fmall Rock ; and when the Winds blow at S. W. the Sea breaketh a great heighth upon it : When therefore you would enter this Port, keep Weft from Tangola, till you have brought the middle of the Port to bear due North : Then keep an equal diftance between the • / mff^ciore and the Eaft Point of the Port. The beft Anchoring is on the Weft- fide, due North from the Town, which confifts of about 150 Houfes, Spani- wds^ MullattoeSy Moftefe, and Indians. In it is alfo 3 large Church, with two fmall Chapels •, and the iHoLiles are very well built of Stone and Brick. F 3 This U 1':. .1; Mvj' I ■: 4 >■•' 111'; I i Mi /:' 1 !-MiH 1 1\ i . i in 70 R, Capalita./^.SLmatlan. ^i.Bamba.'MMazatlan. Jf». 1704. This Port lies in the Latitude of 15 d. 30 m. N. ^^^^^^ And wc found i d. 56 m. wefterly Variation. See Prom Guatiiko to the River oi Capalit^^ is one r^g. 22. League. It is a very deep and fwift River, and the Tide rifes and falls 5 or 6 Foot. p'rom theRivir of Capaiita to the River S;w:7//i^fl is 3 Leagues. Hiis Kivcr is inhabited by Indians , and near to the Sea- fide are a great many Plantain- walks. The River comes as it were from the Pom; o't Jjiita. By the Sea-fide are a great many Farms of Cattle. From the River Simatlan to tlie Point of yJjut2^ ij 2 Leagues;. I'hcnce to the Iflands o^ Deflala, is 5 Leagues •, all high mountainous Land. The Coun- try hereaboius is very populous. Four Leagj s within F and is iaid to be a great Town, called h-C- lifpo. It hath, as is faid, 4 Churches, and at lead 1300 Houfes. All hereabouts are Plantain-walks, alfo feveral Eilantions or Farms of Cattle. On th Sea-fide, upon the Banks of the River of Dejial:,, (which is right-againll the two Iflands of D:jlaiC: is a large Indian Town, with not abov" 3 or 46';.;- niurds in it, who lord it over the poor Indians , From the Iflands of Dcjlala to the Morro or Mount of Bamhn is 4 Leagues. Right ofl" it is a Shoal of Sand a mile from the Shore •, which at Higli- water is faid to liave but 6 Foot Water upon it. This Mount of Bamha^ is a pretty high Land, and very rocky. From this Mount of Bdmha to the Moqnt cf .'/.:■ xatlan., is 3 Leagues. This A'/iZii/Z/z/i has a Uiv;:r of j frefli Water, and an anchoring place which ib iiill of Rocks. The top of the Port looketh while, be- ing all covered with Fowls Dung i fo that thtrc ii! none iike it on all the Coa(t, except it be aL jVj>;i-'| Hereabouts th'.- Coalt ii very windy ; and frum liiv N. E. come iiurricanw i^); ^c£oantepC{^usn. FroJi 4 y 1 * ■ \i'\ ll« ' jil i' ( I i u Tort dj From th ;;,?>, is 4 Li ginncth : i abundance < I'q//^ bring Hides to It areiliippM!] of tlie Tow Merchants, the Nortii North Sea \ Barks ; and Koad, as is Five or fi: of ^ttcoantepi place. All and great Su tiieBay o\Tc much fubjedi tain times bl Port of Tecoci tlian I Leagi low Water. Boats or Can the Hill Cad .1 Sugar-loaf. on the Banks going into t ^^n^l ; near tiiat lie a lit and are Ifland you may knc liJc i:i the Ch; for in-ill V( Lcxa^ Gitatim (JCc;i(ions, 8h 'Call in, in th i'oit for Gua -^^■' Tort fif Si\iniL$. Town of TccoAmc^cqnc. 71 I'rom the Mount of Mazatlan to the Port of Saii- ^» »7Q4 j;.?i, is 4 Leagues. By this Salinas the low Land be- '^'^ pinncth : And near it are 2 Rocks. Here is made abundance of Salt •, and the Inhabitants of Tecoantc- pmie bring hither abundance of Meat, Tallow and Hides to fell. From this Port many Commodities are fliipp'cl for the South Sea, to the great inriching of tlie Town, which confiils of about 50 Houfes of Merchants, who have the advantage of trading in the North and South Seas. They trade from the North Sea up the River of Gunjithivalpo^ in fmall Barks •, and then have but i '^ Leagues hither, good Koad, as is faid j fo that Waggons pafs it. Five or fix Leagues from hence, is 'le great Town of ^ttcoantepeque^ a Bilhop's See, and a very rich place. All along here the Coall is very populous, and great Score of Pearl is found near the Shore, in the Bay ofTccouritepeqne -, which is a good Port, but much fubjc^l to N. and N. E. Winds, which at cer- tain times blow very hard. When you arc off this Port of Tecoantepegue, do not come nearer the Land than 1 Leagues. For 8 Leagues it is all along fhal- low Water. But if you have occafion, fend in fmall Boit!^ or Canoas. It is all along low Land, excepting the Hill Carbon ; which is a round Hill, almoft like a SuiiLir-loaf Near it is the River of Tecoautepeque ; 'D' on the Banks of which the Town is fituated. In goinp; into this River, you muft go over a Bar of S.i!\i j near unto which Bar, are iome fmall Hills that lie a little within the low Land in the River, and are Iflands. When they appear to you likeLlills, you may know it to be the Bar ; and on the N. E. lide is the Channel. This Tecoante-peque is a Harbour for filial! Veflels, fuch as trade to Acapiilco^ Ria^'^% If.u7, Guaiimala-xCiA Panama: And here, upon fome uccafions, Ships which come from the Coalt of Peru wil in, in their way to Acapulco, This is the chief l^oii for Guaxtca^ as la Trimdad is for GuatiuiaJr} \ I 4 R:.T Sec y 1 '.f w :'l 1. ■J Jl' '■ "Jk ^■ipf '7W f. liff-f I \r i^ Iv ''- ,1 '1 * ' r.il K I l! ';• ' I •I ' i 7t Cat-Fifh. Bdr 0/ MofquitoV. ». 1704. JRfrt Lcxa for Nicaragua-, and Golfo de Salhtas (o^ ^•'^VV Cojla Rica. Some few Years fincc, a fretich Pyrate being in this Bay, landed ; and after the lofs ot lomc of his Men, took the Town of Tccoantepequc^ with great Slaughter of the Inhabitants. The Women, to the number of about 50, they detained as Prilb- ners, and carried them to the Gulf of /lmaPal\ whereafter they had kept them 2 Months, ami had made ufe of them according to their own Wills, they in an iniiumane manner cut off their Nofcs and Ears, and fo fent them back to their Husband?. This Port of ^ccoankpcque^ lies in the Latitude of f ^d. ^6 m. North •, and we found variation juil off it by a good Amplitude to be 2 d. 42 m. Wefterly. ' At our pa fling by this place, we caught Store of Cat-fifh. Thefe Fifli are of various fizes, being from half a Foot to 6 Foot in length. It haih 3 Fins, one on his Back, and one on each fide near his Gills i each of which Fins has a Iharpfliff Bone, fo that we are very careful, when we catch them, in taking them off the Hook, leaft they fhouiJ ftrike thofe fharp lliff Bones into our Hands ; \v-\ichif they do, it is ten to one but a Man loles the ulc of his Hand by it. He hath a great wide Mouth, and near it feveral fmall white grifly Strings, that come out like Cats WHiiskers ; which i« the reafon they are called Cat-fi/h, They are a goot' fort of Fiih i and the young One*s eat much like a Whiting. From the Port o^Tecoantepcque to the Bar o^ Moj- qrdto's, is 8 Leagues. It feems, to the Eaftward, to be a great many Hills. And from the Bar of Mof'iuito\ to the Hill of Bernall, is 7 Leagues. In all which diftance is very good anchoring, when the T'ecoantepequen blow hard. Out of the Port of Mof qulto's conieth a River, by which is abundance of Shoal;:. Towards the Sea-fide, and to the N. W. hereabouts, it is low Land. From the Hill of Ber- ml to Elzsrro dn la EncQinmendi or the Hill of Rccojn- Vicndinii V Vulcan of Soconufco. 75 nn'Ii%^ is 5 Leagues. This Bernal makes the *^^ "704. rjft.l\)inc of Tecoantepeque^ as the Point of Salina joes the Weil. The Land hereabouts is very hilly )nd mountainous •, but the Hill ofBernal is the great- tit. The Mountain of Encmnmcndi is not very high. It is plain on the top, and lies half a League from the Sea-fide •, and on the fide of it is fixt an artifici- ilCrofs -, for which Reafon it is called Elzerro dc la incommendiy or the Crofe of Recommending, You may anchor where you pleafe near to this Mount ; for lit is common for thofe Ships that are bound to the Port of fecoantepeqtte (if the Wind blows hard, as it often does) to anchor here, when they cannot fetch the Port of Mofquito's. This HiJJ of Bernal lies in the Latitude of 15 d. North, and we found the variation, by a good amplitude, to be 2 d. 45 m. \Vefterly. From the Crofs of Recommehdbig, to the Vulcan of honufcoy is 7 Leagues. It is all very high Land ; ind 2 or 3 Leagues from the Shore it looks almoft like a Sugar-Joaf. In the Country the Land is very ligh J but the great Vulcan oi Soconufco is the higheft liereabouts. Every Night we (iiw abundance of fires up and down in the Valleys : Thefe Fires were lade to burn down the Timber, the Afhes of which ley reckon docs mightily fatten the Land : For af- erthe Trees and Bulhes are burnt down, the Afhes bf them makes the Land look very black ; but in a fortnight's Time, if they chance to have 2 or 3 fhowers of Rain, the Land will look very green Ind pleafant. This is the beft and only way they lave of fattening their Land. Near to this Vulcan Sl^ocomifcOy to the S. E. is the River of Soconufco ; Ipon the Banks of which is fituated a large Indian Town of the fame Name. For you mufl obferve, bt molt of thefe Towns and Rivers take their \mt from fomc famous Mountain, Hill or Vulcan (landing '\ .V ' \ : .'■'' 1 ■ f v ■ ' / 1 11 '4 1 ' •- 1 , J I : i' % M '■ ¥ ( / ii ,; 'J ']' I, ! ( ' \ ^4. Vulcan Sapotittlan, and Sacatcpcquc. 4n 1704 (landing by tlicni. Thr Coarf here all along \^\ ^^'^V^^ niany l.cagucs runs N. W. and S. E. From ilic Vulcan of Socopinfio, to the Vulcansofl Jmilpai, is 12 Leagues. TJiis is aJI very liigh ani remark;iblc Land. The 2 iii^hclt Vulcans lavj each a llivcr of frcflj Water right againll then; Tliefe Vulcans fend out Smoak fomctirncs, but noi| cft^-n. From the EiRermofl Vulcan of Amilpas^ to thtl Vulc.in oi Sapotittlan, is 7 Leagues; here and thaj a fanly Bay, full of litde Creeks-, the Couft llill| ftrei.chin(5 away S. E. This Vulcan of SapoiiliUn- is a {j;rc:u VuK an i and it is all towards the Sca-lidc| vrry full of Trees. I have heard that before ilici/> wards lound out Mrxico, this Mountain burnt oiiil mofl: terribly, and threw out Fire in fo Urge J Quantity, that it dcftroycd many Towns and Villa. gcs, with many Fields of Maiz or Jfulivi Corn and that the Mexican Pricfts foretold by this uniilu4| Accident, that their Kingdom fliould be loft [o| Strangers, who were contrary to them both in Reli- gion, Colour, Habit and Cuftoms. But fincc tiiei coming of the Spaniards^ I have not heard of id doing any hurt. This Vulcan lies in the Latitikk of 13 d. 51 m. N. and we found variation ncuritj 2d. 51 m. Wellerly. From this Vulcan of SapctLttJa>i^ to the Vulcan ofl Sa':at!:i!'qi'.t\ is 6 Leagues. I'his Vulcan is informal-l moft like to a Bee-hive. It is a very great Muun-j tain, and throws out vafl quantities of Fire : l"o thafl this i^, and the otlier formerly has be'.;n, ace(junte(i the V\'onder of this Part of the World. '1 thjl Failermoft of thefe 2 Vulcans is a River of gH frcfh V/.iter, called by the lame Name, but hard t(j cnn\{' at, beraufe tliere runs fo great a Sea ; anil jjefides, here is no Port to go in with a Ship. Fro: )' (?/ Trinidad. ^/. Ifalco. 77 Llong the Sea-Coaft from Guatimala to this place, Aa. 1704." all good Anchor-ground, and fafe anchoring. vOT*^ From the River Montkalco, to the Point of Re^ tidm, ^\m Sonfonate, ^Ynxs Trinidad^ is 13 Leagues. The Point of Remidias is low Land -, and there is a jaft of Shoals that come above a League from it itotheSea •, take heed of them. The beft anchor- ngis in 12 Fathom Water, right off the River, diich is the Port of Sonfonate, This Sonfonate is one Sec if the greateft places of Trade on the Coaft of Mex- Fig. 24. to. It lies in the Latitude of 13 d. 20 m. North, [his fdinous place leads to a Country as populous Is any in America. At the Sea-fide are faid to be ' (oHoufes, moft Warc-houfes •, And it is govern'd by a Teniente under the Governour of Trinidad, From this Port to the City of Trinidad^ is 6 .eagues. It is faid to have 5 Parifh Churches, nith between four and five hundred Spanijh Families. Ill each Parilh are fpacious Walks and Gardens of blure, all very artificially made. Along the 'oall is very high Land. When you are right off le Port of Sonfonate^ you will have the Valley of \ikadure open, where Hands a Church and a fmall 'own called Guagamoco, The chief Commodity a- )ng this Coaft is Cocoa : There is fome trading [roiii Mexico to this place, and from Port Cavalles ]ii the North-Sea ; but the moft and greateft Trade ky have, is from the two great Empires of Peru inci Chili. From Point Remidias to the Vulcan of IfalcOj is Ihree Leagues. This Vulcan at certain times fmoaks ftry much, and about it are great heaps of Allies. foil may know it by its being, fituated amongft a ireat many high Mountains, that are higher than it ; [nd you may fee them from the end of the Deferts |)t Bjilfamo. From this Vulcan begin the Mountains tf Morcois. Although it has abundance of Smoak iffuing V, t , i''i W\ ilk •:'ii! 't i 11 !l 78 S. Salvadore. Sacatclepa. R.Lcmpz.T.ofS}Ak\ An. 1704 ilTuing out of it, yet I never heard that it call oui yy^'Y^sJ any thing elle. From this Vulcan of Ifaico to the Vulcan of StU vadore, is 5 Leagues. The appearance of it isjikj unto a I'urk's Turbant. Between the two faid Vul. cans, clofe by the Sea-fide, is the Barnadillo -, whicli is a high itecp Rock, on one fide appearing like i Pyramid. And mid-way between the Banmdilk • ' '^. and the Vulcan of Sc Salvadore^ is a frefii Water Ri. . ; - ver, whofe Banks are very well peopled villi Indians. From the Vulcan of vSt Salvadore to the great Vul. Can of Saeatclej a, is 6 Leagues. This Vukan ftandj Rear the Sea- fide. In the Year 1643, it was faid to burft out, throwing out Sulphur and Aflies, which ftopt the Ways, and fpoiled feveral Fields of Corn. From hence to the great River of Lejnpa, is ont League. That River has a great many Sands at liiJ Mouch-, but they are vifible ; fo that you mayllcer in amongtl them, without any danger. It is one of the biggell (if not the biggell) un the Weil-fide ofj the Empire of Mexico, It is alfo faid by the Simi- ards to be a priviledged River •, fo that a Man who hath committed Murther, or any other Crime vvor thy of Death or Imprifonment, if he can make hi Efcape to the other lide, he is free fo long as he li- veth there -, and no Juilice or any other on fide, can queftion or any way trouble him for th«l faid Crime. At this River Lem^a begins the pica- fant Country of St Michaels. ■ The Town of St Michaels is a large Town, faid to confiit of eight hundred Spanijh Families, and! hath feven fair and very rich Churches in it, withlc veral fmall Chapels: And behind a great Vulcan, called the Vulcan of Sx Michaels., is a great Lniunt whofe Borders are very ^^ell peopled, with a mixtur of Sp' L '■ f rt i '^! ,*'^ir (, mr • ^ 1 VI 1 •ft i t i \ ■ 1, t ( i ' v ' 1 1 •■A" : ,' '■"' 1 ' 1 ■■ '1 '1: < i^ f*-:^ M ' f '' • ' 1 ■ if : '; i .' fVv ii- . V.t I r-','.!:' Jl *■■, i 1 1 J b-*';i'|' i.: ii III'"' i ■ 1 A 0«av/»u Tke Yellow Taylc ■' ''*>' \ iTk Ceawau. Mcfla dc Roldon. Tort ^RiaLcxa. 8 1 'X\\t Ceawatt was a FiHi of about 4 Foot Jong. .^». 1 704 le had j Mns on his Back •, viz, one fmaJi one at ^OT"^ \k hinder-part of his Head, a great one near the liddle of his Back, and another linall one towards His Tail. He had alfo 2 fmall ones underneath, hear the Gills •, and 2 fmall ones underneath, near the Tail •, with 2 pretty large ones on each fide, brrhe Gills. He had a large Mouth, and Teeth. If was an extraordinary good Fifh ; and his Head, dien boilt-'d, was nothing but a pure good Jelly. It^ vv'as full of fmall Spots and Partings, as is ex* prels'd in the Figure. And the Tip of his Fins and ^^^ fail was yellow. pjg^ ,^^^ From the Point of Cafivina to the Mfjfa de Roldon^ ' ' ' Dr die Hill of Roldotiy is 5 League:*. It is a plain II •, and at the top is a Table i near which is the Port of Martin Lopez i a fine Port, but very {t\- im\ made ufe of, for want of Trade. It is a very lioted place, having on the top of it a great many yhite Gifts. From this Port to the South-Eaft, diftance 4 -eagues, is the Port of Ria Lexa, by fome called b Lmi. It is a good andfafe Port from all Winds. yoii would enter this Port, keep the largcft of the w'o Iflands on the Larboard- fide : This Ifland, ifhich you mull leave on the Larboard-fidc^ h all favannah : And when you are within it, bear off romthe Land on the Starboard- fide, (for from the Naincome many dangerous Shoals •,) Then fiil di- pftly to the Anchoring-place, which is right againft ^fniall River on the faid Ifland, and is 3 Leagues efore you come to the River. At the Anchoring. pe, the Harbour is pretty broad •, but from [hence it turns away to the Well, and grows narrow- f'll you come to the Town, which is ficuatcd up- fn the River Lexa or Leon. It is faid to confill of jiDOut 850 Families, being a mixture of Spaniards., Wiattoes, Mojiefe^ imdlndiars. The Houfes are ' ''01. IV, ' G faid « ' I !' 'P ifii :. ' if i j.Mf- I ■ -ii ■ i ! ■ ■! ( , 1 1 '■ '. i ''11 tl River dc Toda. Mountains Sutaba. I \>.\ I , \ <• k An.\io\ faid to be verv well built of Brick and Stone ; ^A ^'^'V"^ that it hath 5 or 6 large Churches in it. As yoo come tVom Sea, the Mouth ot" this Port is hard to M feen, but look to the Vulcan of Vcjo^ and llccr to- wn ids ir, anil you will lee a Point, and near it J Rock, which is as high as a Ship : Make towardJ that Rock, and you will lee a Rifing, until yoiioj \K'i\ the Mouth, whofe Kntry is at the North-Wd rait, and the Vulcan in the Harbour 'ics Fall.l vVhen you are in, you will find it all low Land, cxJ r'.'pt the Vulcan of Vejo^ which is a very great and high Vulcan, commonly throwing out Smoak. iJ is a very noted Mountain, and may be known i| great many Leagues off, there being none ;tliat| I have feen) like it on all the Coaft oi Mexico. TlJ Port of Rta Lcxd, is a Place of great Trade from moll Parts of Ptru and Mrxico, and is fcldomor never without Shipping. In it they build fmall Vd'.f feis, and fonie Ships of 250 Tons. This famo'jjl Port lies ill the Latitude of about I2d. 40 m. N,| Loiigiiudo iVom London 97 d. 10 m. and we foundl Variation 3 d. 58 m. wellerly. Thelflandsareveryl low, fo that every Tide they are overflown: Anil upon this low and Iwampy Land are abundance ofj Mangrove-'l'rees. Within Land they make a gra:| deal of Pitch, Tar and Cordage -, of which tliejl fend great Quantities by Shipping, and I'upplfl mod of thcfe Weftern-parts of A'hxico^ Peru and! Chili. From the Port of Riti Lcxa to the River dc T^/ld is 3 Leagues. This River is fometimes dry •, but if] it were not, yet the Sea runs fo high, and falls witlil fuch Force upon the Shore, that there is no landing near it. From hence to Meffa de Sutaba, or the Mountainsl Sutaba., is 6 Leagues, all high Land, on which falls a great Sea -, It is alio a very windy Coaft, and ru N. W. b. W. and S. E. b. E. Fronil r«A'^» Tclica, rt;;^ Leon Mamotombo. * 8j [':om rhc Mountains ot Stttaha to the p;rcat V'ul--^"- i7<^4« inof "/"W/fi, is 4 I.Ciihureous Matter being not quite rluultt'ch The Spaniards tell a Story of a Span'tjh riar, who thought to have difcovered fomc Trea- ^re wiihiii this Vulcan, which might enrich himfelf lid all the Country % he being poffcdl in his own find that the Stuff which burned within this Mount, [as Gold i whereupon he caufcd a great Iron-Kettle I be made, and hung it to an Iron-Chain, and let ic )wn, thinking to draw up Gold enough to buy him Biflioprick •, but fuch was the Power and great (eat of the Fire within, that he had no fooner let ic )wn, but both Kettle and Chain melted away, and itrudratcd the puor Friar of his hoped-for Bifliop- [k. Beyond this Vulcan, more within Land is fi- xated die Ciiy of Lcon^ from wldch the Vulcan )k its Nami. The S/ani.'inJs lay there are eleven lliurihts in iu, and about i oco Houfjs well built, with |a!;v good Gardens and Orchards, in which are iany iinc Water-works in the Shapes of Birds, Bcalls kli'DU'is. The Inhabitants are faid to be very rich, \'mny x great Trade both by the North and South- bs. Ir is ruled by a Governour, who is not fubor- lnai;3 to any but the Vice-roy of Mexico and the )uacil of S^aifi. ■ i ; f Vol. IV. P'rom ' r ' < f ! v.\ ; III r 1 it t f :)": w^V^ 84 Motm, Martiarc. T. i/John. ^oi, of St Catharint Vn. 1704. From this Vulcan of Leon to the Mountain of Martiare^ is 2 Leagues. This Mountain is vm plain, and has a Table on the top. At the Weft. end of it, is a fine fmall Cove, and at the bottom of the Cove a River of frcfh Water •, but here falls fo great a Sea upon the Shore, that there isno landing. From the Mountain of Martiare to the Port of St Johu^ is 5 Leagues. In this Port they common ]y build fmall Velfels ; but here often runs fo greatl a Sea, that no Boat can go afhore, unlefs by chance. This is a pretty good Port, and in it you are defend cd from the N. W. and other Northerly "Wir At the Eaft-poini of this Port lie 4 fmall Iflands, 01 rathei- Rocks, which make a good Defence for tin Vort againft S. E. Winds ; and at the bottom 01 the Port, in the middle, is a River of frelh Water, From hence to the Point of St Catharine^ isi Leagues. And between them is the Gulf of Po/i gnjo^ an ill place to go afhore in, and worfe to ridi in, being very windy, but efpecially from y^/niti the latter end of September^ which is the time for t!ii North-winds. From this Gulf you will fee withii Land the great Vulcan of Granada ; and near tlii v5ea-fide {lands the Vulcan of Bombacho ; bothcaftinj out much Smoak. They are two noted Vulcans That of Granada, up in the Country, is in form a Bee-Hive -, the other of Bombacho^ which ftar near the Sea-fide, hath three high Peeks on theto] of it. In the middle of the Gulf, is a River of frei Water •, but the Sea falls with fo great force iipoi the Shore, that there is no landing near it : And the middle of the Gulf, by the Sea-fide, the Land low ; till you come to the great Mountain of P^/i gajo •, which is a vaft high Mountain, ind is in ton of a Sugar-loaf. It is called Popogajo, from tr abundance of Parrots that continually refort abo it. This Mountain ftands upon the Point of St C f anne. isiJ Tort Vclas. Mount of Herniozo. 8 > '\Wmy which is low Land •, and ofF it lie two Rocks ^« wo^. orfimllinands. ^-^'W^ From thefe Rocks or fmall Iflands to the Port of f^/^(, is 9 Leagues. The Coaft runs N. N. W. and S. S. E. About 3 Leagues to the S. E. of the Point of Sc. Catharine^ are 2 Rocks more, which • ■ are of a vvhiteifli Colour: And frorn thenc'e to the S. E. diftance two Leagues, is a River of fredi Wa- ter, called the River of Velas ; but at*the Mouth of t, are feveral Sands and Shoals. At this River to he South Eaftward the Land begins to be mountai- nous. In the Port of Vela> is the Vulcan of Zapan- m , and in the Eaft-part of the Port, near the Port, art; many Sands ftretching from the Shore for a mile. Lt the bottom of the Port, which is at the S. E. end, ^s .1 good frefh "Water-River ; at which you may vater your Ship if occafion be : And tight off the ^aid River, is the anchoring-place. To the Weft of the anchoring-place, is a bluff Point ftretching out into the Sea ; and about this Point are a great many Wi!s and Rocks, with foul Ground, which ftretch icir 3 Leagues into the Sea. Come not near them, for they are very dangerous. Thefe Rocks are call- id Vclas ^ becaufe at a diftance they look like a Ship jnderSail. From thefe Rocks to the Mount of Hermozo^ is 7 League, S. S. E. This Hermozo is a high Hill, but liigher at the Weft than Eaft-end. It runs out butting rato the Sea, and from thence grows higher and higher mhin Land. At this Mount of Hermozo^ you may be the Port of Velas : And between thefe 2 places is :Ie high Ifland, which is 2 Leagues from the Shoar. Whether there be any failing for a Ship be- i^een it and the Main, I know not. From the Mount of Hermozo to the Cipe of Ga~ [w«, ib 8 Leagues. The Coaft runs S. E. by E. W N. W. by W. all along uiountainous and very M and rocky, and no Port for any Ship to anchor G 3 ifiv v!| :i;'.. n ■ ■, ■" ■•;■ if i\ ml- N .; J ^i.v \ ^':;. f; ■ I d u [Cape Gajoncs. Cape Bhnco. %6 An. :704.in. T'lc C:'P'? of C ;'■ -.'cs.^ is a ^'C'■y nnt^-' '": i^.-v^v» T^ ;3 riOtalto^cihcr fc) Iv^h as lue ^JbUlitt>t Hem I bur O'l ui. tup 'tis \\:rv cvai «cd pj.an. itg' do-'H 1' Oil tiU VVi^il Willi a \\:ry bending lilLC wIi'lH joins it to the Mour.t of Hsr/npjo ; and the j.a'l It bcnu:, ^cwn in like mann'ir,. aiid ed to another Mouni.iiii, which Mountair. :a j and even on the top, and in ali ic.sjccu ]oo the Cape of Gajora'i ; only the Cap: of Ga. fomething fuller of Trees -, and to kni.v/ tbcij^ , each other, you muft note that the V/cf the faid two even Mountains is the Capf. From the Cape of Gajcncs^ to Cape /•' Leagues. In the way are two dangerous they lie diftant from the Main about one 1 and at low Water may be feen almofl dry. B;: the two aforefaid Capes is a fmall Bay, cal'cc Bay of Caldera. Your bed anchoring is :u North-part of it, at which place you may fee the Kivcr| of Spana^ dillant about half a League ; at whkli is faid to be excellent good wooding and waterini^; and upon the Banks of the River are fituated Jlveral] fmall Indian Towns and Villages. C^L^eBlanco or7/l/J Cape, is the Weftermoft Point of the Gulf of M ay a ; as the Hcrradura is the Eaft. The Cape lies! in the Latitude of lo d. 20 m. North. To tiie N.w] of i: lie three fmall low Iflands, diftant from it a| bout a League. The Cape is high Land, buiiiigh.! er within Land than near the Water^fidc. It is veryl full of tall Trees of feveral forts ■, and at the Pkc;!o| the Cape is a fmall Ifland very full of Trees. Tlijj Land i^ of a whitifh Colour, perhaps occafionedbf the Dung of Fowls •, 0^ which there are a greati many that refort thither, as they do to all thclfiands in the Gulf. This Ifland at a diftance looks as ifit| joined to the Cape *, and it being of a whitifh Co-| lour, as I faid before, gives name to the Cips From this Cape Bianco Northward along the Coa!( f ^ i The Gulf of Nicoya: 87 ofA/t'X/Vo, until you come to the Gulf of ^-f/w/z/^rt/- ^»- 1704- /^, many times for 2 or 3 Days together, you will^^'^^''^^ ineec with hard Gales of Wind from the Land, which are called Popogajos : Thefe "Winds are very frequent in the Months of Ma'j^ June^ July, and /%/;! i which is the worft of the bad Weather Monfoon, or Winter time here. From Cape Blanco to the Herradura, is 9 Leagues ; between which is the Gulf of Nicoya. It is a place much ufed by the Spaniards. Capt. Sharp in this place, in the River De la defpenza, took fome Spa- mjh Carpenters, who were building a Ship, i^nd brought them to the Ifland Chira, with all their Tools, on board of his own Ship, where they re- fitted her i and in the River Tempifque they took 2 Barks laden with Tallow. In this lame Gulf, in the Year 1 704, near the Ifiand St. Lucas, we took a Bark of about 40 Tuns. She had on Board fome Wine, Brandy and Sugar, witii 5 or 6 Indian Car- puitcrs and Caulkers, who came in a good time to help us to clean our Ship, and to refit her, if we had Pliiik to do it with. At a heap of fmall Iflands lying in the middle of the Gulf, called the Middle Ijhihh, we hauled our Ship afliore, (as has been be- fore relited ) and cleaned her as well as we could. We found the W^ater here at Nepe-tide? to rife and fall 8 Foot •, at Spring tides, more. We )ay here about two iMonths, and refitted, wooded and watered our Ship. Near the Cape is a fmall Village of Indians ; and before the Village are a great many Sands, Rocks and Shoals •, fo that it is very difficult landing near it -, but not far off", are two good anchoring Places. On the other "ide of the Gulf, almoft right againft this Villige, is the little Bay, called the Bay of Caldera ; and right over the Bay, is a plain even Land called the Table of Macotela \ near to which are 2 or 3 poor Indian Fifhermen's Houfes. All Ships g^e bound for Nicoya anchor at the Ifland of Cbira -, y\„ 27 G 4 from i" i < 1i^ 7^ :f'i ■■■'1* ■' if' : ■, ■I!h -^ '» • ; v^.' ' ll.[ ^n;i 88 The Gulf of Nicoya. An. 1704 from whence the Town of Nicola is diftant about 10 v^^V^v^ Leagues, confifting of about 70 or 80 Houfes, be- ing a mixture of Spaniards and Indians. This is faid to ht a pretty well compared Town, and Head of a Spanijb Government. It is governed by an Al- cade or Mayor. From it come Fowls, Salt, Ho- ney and other Provifions, which they yearly fend to Pap.arna in fmall Veflels. The Nicoyar/s are a People of a middle Stature, and tawny Complexi- un. Before the coming of the Spaniard}, they had veiy good Laws among themfelves ; only they had no Law againll a Man's killing his Father, Mother, or King : I'hcy, as I fuppofe, thinking no Man would or could be fo very wicked, as to murder ei- ther hir, own Parents, or the common F'athor nf rhcm all, whom they ufed to adore as a God. A Thief they fudged not to die, but to be made a Slave to the Man he robs, till by his Service he has made Satisfaction. This Gulf is very much infeft- ed with Worms. To fome of thefe Iflands the 5/v?- if'tirds frequently come to fifh for Pearl, of which they often make very profitable Voyages. Here are aifo valt Numbers of extraordinary good Sea-tur- *!e : And up moll: of the Rivers ( of which here are a great many ) arc feveral good Plantain-walks, at which we got ftore of Plantains. In the Ifland of C/;Vj, which lies at the bottom of this Gulf of I^iccyn, { and whici), as I faid before, is the common Ancii'ving- Phice for the Spanijk Ships which trade to Nicoyi) H a imall Village of Indians^ of about 13 or 14 Houfes, built of Palmcto Leaves. Here Captain iVivjr/' formerly filled his Water in a Pond near the Sca-fjde : And here the poor Indians related to them the fad ufage they met with from their cruel Mailers the Spcimards, who make them wo^k for them, be- caufe they have nothing to pay them I'ribute with. They have a fmall Chapel here ; and here they ufed formerly to make a great many Earthen Jars ; bui: now (i'^'r IH^.I U I li i:i ^- 'I V:r// /77f/ : /^// 7^.^ .88. P ^ j?i r ^/ j\l E x: J CO «>.^ "-C^. .S J> ^ J N . Jiow the India free from tht this ualf are 3f Birds, hei ind the Mac men a Defer From the i of this Gulf o liver, is 1 1 J 1, and S. E. )L]S and deep : Cororiados, are very notei them on all tl VIountains, e and thofe wi Weft-end of by the .^pariii fail between tl [VVacer enougl frees or Bull" From henc This Ifland is Und, well cl iies in the L;- ilace is on th( quarter of a I wood and wat foine ffw wild verc firft fet ind is unin Jands and Sh( ^'orth and W Mia or bad P Jeep and fine lormerly clear |ho;ils •, ther( ftinta-mala is 1 River Eftrclla. IJland Canco. S9 low the Indians are moil of them run away, to get-^^ 1704. Iree from their cruel Mafters the Spaniards. In this uulf are Sea-turrle, and FiOi of fevcral forts. )t Birds, here are fhr Pelican, the Carrion-crow, »nd the Maccaw Birds •, of which I have ah*cady riven a Defcription. From the Herradura which makes the Eaft-point )fthis Gulf of iV"iV^3i«, to the River Eftrella or Star- liver, is 1 1 Leagues. The Coaft runs N. W. by |W. and S. E.by E •, the Land fomething mountain- 's and deep. Near this River are the Sierras de ^csCororiados^ or the Crowned Mountains. Thefe are very noted Mountains, fo that there is none like them on all the Coaft. They are 5 or* 6 Ridges of ^lountains, each gradually furmounting the other; jnd thofe within the Land arc higheft. At the I'eil-end of thefe Mountains are 4 Rocks, called by the Spaniards Farallfines de f^ueipa. You may y between them and the Main, and there is deep water enough. Thefe Rocks are bare, having no ^rees or Bulhes on them. From hence to the Ifland Caneo, is 4 Leagues. ^his Ifland is a League round, and indifferent high .and, well clothed with IVreighc and tall Trees. It pies in the Latitude of 10 d. N. The anchoring- lace is on the N. E. fide, in 14 Fathom Water, .» quarter of a Mile off the fhore ; where you may ifood and water. Upon this Ifland are faid to be Ibine few wild Hogs ; but for what P'Tpofe they mc firft fet afhore here, I know u . For the fHand is uninhabited. There are feveral fmall I- mds and Shoals, which lie about it towards clic Kdrth and Weft •, and to the N. E by E. is Punttn- Miii or bad Point ; and within this Puntaniala is a jeep and fine Bay, wherein Sir 'Immas Cavendijb lormerly cleaned his Ship. The ftiore is full of fhoils -, therefore keep a good League off ii, mta-mala is low, and from it there ftrctch out fe- Vcrji] I; i ' 'i' y k ■'.■:' : % ¥¥■■ I'-ff ■'it i ill Vi 90 Golfo Dulcc: Jin. 1704 veral Sands and Shoals ; and in the middle of tii( Sand'i is a fmaJl Ifland, which a: a dili.incc (ho^ like a Ship under l.iil. It is an even Country, but ve. ry woody •, and in the Woods are Hiid to be ftorcof Deer. The Coatl luns N. W. by W. and S. E. byE, From Pu:-ild'''nala to the Golfo Duke or fweet Gulf, is () Leagues ; the Land pretty even and woody. Within this Gulf is a very good Harbour, and the W.iter is very fmooth. This is accountci as good a Gulf to ride in, as the Gulf of Aic&.j; and in it you arc lecure from all Winds \ n;iy, e. ven from the Spaniards themfelves \ for thcSa Coafl is clear of them •, but here are Lulians^ v.ho are very fricndl" to the Englijh. They are bin hv, and live here to fliun the Spaniards. Yet tb.fy .ire obliged to pay ludf the Fifli they catch, to the l-'ry. ar of a Town which is 4 Leagues up the Country, They have here ftorc of Honey, Plantains, and C'^iVv-'-.'^^r. }}c]\: circ two Rivers at the bottom or L..1C. C.TUi!, where tiiere is good woocHng and \\> tering •, i\u\ here is good laying a Ship a-groundto clean ; for Lav Water rifes und falls 9 or 10 Foot at Spring-tides. The Country is mountainous and ve- ry wDoiy -, and here are a great many Walks of Plantains and Coco-nuts ; and in the Woods are ftore of wild Deer. As the WeR-entrance of this Gulf are two Rocks, from which to the Point oil Burica is 5 Leagues. This is a low Point, running into the Sea. F"'rom the Southward it lliows like two Iflands. It is Shoal a good way off •, thcreiore with a great Ship keep a good League and iialt off Ihcre. This Point is full of Coco- nut-trees. Kigi^t off it, diftance about a League and a halt, is a Rock ; and there is no going between it and tiie fdid Point. To the Eaftward of the Point ot Bur'r uz, (which lies in the Latitude of 09 d. 00 m. N) the Land makes a long and deep Bay, in which are a great many Iflands, Rivers, Rocks, Shoals and: Sandi ^ 1\ Pucbla Novo. 91 mdsi but the moft noted is the Rivrr of Chirifjue^ An. 1704. ^hich lif'!' in the middle and bottom of the Bay, and "^^'V^ jn ihc Banks of which is fituatcd a SpaniJJj Town of theUnu" Name with the River. In it arc about 60 loufes, built of Brick, and covered with Palhic. Jeaves. You may fee hence within the Land a Hill called Bant, at whofe Foot is another iniall Town )f about 40 or 50 HoulVs. The Trade licre is moH- ]jioT MuNt.'gOy CButterj Indigo, Pitch, 'J'ar, and ^rovifions of all forts ; which is the common Trade Dfall this CoalV. The River of Cblrique is Icidoni mhouc Shipping, which brings Trade to it from |thc City of Panama and other Places in the Coun- try. It is faid to be very well peopled with Spani- mhy Mullattoes, Alofteje -^nd Imliayjs. And in the Woods is faid to be plenty of Beeves, Deer, and /ild Hogs. The moft noted Ifland in this Bay, is [thelflandof Montuofa. This Ifland is round and [high, and near it are two Rocks, called the La- woncs. They are diftant from e;ich other 3 quar- t'js of a Mile. And at the South-end of the Ifland is a Shoal of Sand, which runs a Mile into the Sea. Further in the Bay are feveral other Towns, Villa- Igcs, Rivers and Iflands : Particularly the I'own of \?uihla Nova or the New-town ; ( although now it is lof an old fl:anding ; ) which is 3 Leagues from the jSea-fide up a River of the fame Name ; in which Ships are faid to ride in 4 fathom Water, not above half a Mile from the Town. Within the Mouth of this River, on the Lar- board fide going in, is a Rock called Silva, from the continual Noife it makes in the Night like Mufick. But here Capt. fah/zi, formerly paid the Piper. For going a- ihore to take the Town of P'^ebla Nova, h^" was killed by an Ambufcade of the Spaniards •, at which they were very dextrous, and had rather fight fo lurking amongfl Trees and Bullies, than face their [Enemy in open Field •, unlefs they happen to be 15 or !f, I." y \: M I'l: ■1 ''A I'., •I I • ^ til W '' 3-'. W' 1,1 fervation of the\Winds upon the Co4^t^ Peru and Chili. Port of Payta and the River Golan. Mm\ tains of Motapa. The JJlands, Lobos de Terra and Lobosdfl h Mar. The Pom of Chiripi and Pacafraayo. Milabrigoj Chicama. Truxillo. The Ijland oj Saints Port of Colraaj O/Vermejo. iWoM»/ c/ ivJongon. P^r/ o/Guanncy Thifm of Guara. Of Chancay. The Rocks Pifcadores. The liiini^ Ornajgas. Callau. Lima. Port of Chilca. Guarco. Chmi: Pilco. Hiih Landt without BMn tr Riven- Stvtral iM m Bay of Panama; 97 Mj. Mount of Aiko. F«/f4» 0/ Ariquipa. Port and Rivtf jin. 1704: Yio. Arica. Bay of Majalones. Mount of Moreno. {•'V^' T the Point de Chaine begins the great Bay of Panama •, which is the greateft Sea-port, next m, of any on the Well-fide of this great Conti- (nc of America. It is faid to have eight Parifh hiirches, thirty fmall Chapels, and to contain fix houfand and five Hundred Houfes, moft of them til built of Brick and Stone. It is very well for- hed, and walled all round with Stone : The City governed by a Prefidcnt under the Viceroy of j-r//, it being part of his Territories. On the ck-fide of the City is a very pleafant and fruit- ll Country. The Land is not very high, but full a [fmall Hills, and fine pleafant Valleys, in which ere are feveral fine Gardens of feveral forts of uit. This is a place of the greateft Trade of any the South-Seas, not excepting even Lima the Me- bpolis. For this City has the conveniency of ^ade both from the North and South-Sea. From North-Sea, it receives all, or moft of the EtirO" in Goods which are brought by the Spaniards to Vtohel or Carthagena, or by any other Nation ling on the North-fide : And thefe European pods are from hence by Shipping in the South-Sea pt to Guiaquilly "Truxillo^ Li?na^ Arica^ Coquimboy %\inadore^ Falpirizo and Valdivia^ with feveral o- kr noted Places ; from whence they return back ply laden with the Commodities of thefe Parts. |t now the French having a Trade amongft them, fiipplying them with all European Necefiaries, liinders this City mightily •, and the Spaniards^ as fas we could hear, whilft we were in thefe Parts, r.ithcr have their room than their Company, pwever, the French at prefent make very great proHtable Voyages *, and now that they find :fwcetofit, they will be fure, if they can, to ■li-' '^ firm and lafting Trade here. For, as we )L. IV. 11 have 'I ^ 1 ;!■ \\}\ tH I, : ■i ' I, ' > M I :i «:' 1 . . 'T> Y pg IJland Tab^go.^ jtn. 1704 have been aflurcd by feveral Spanijh Captairts whoJ ^^^V^ we took, they have made better than 5000 m Cent, of their Goods, one with another. This Cii ftood formerly four Miles to the Eaftward of tlii Place where it now ftands •, But it being taken, an kept a Month by Sir Henr'j Morgan^ and by Mi: fortune burnt three times fince, they thought tlii Place unlucky, and fo built it by the Sea-fide, where it now ftands. It is now much larger, ftron. ger and better built, than it was before. ThePoi of Perica is the Harbour for Panama^ but diftani from it three Miles. For the great ebbing am flioalnefs of the Water will not fuffer any i « Ship to come any nearer than the faid Ifland of h rica, which is hr out of Command of their Gunsai Panama -, therefore Shipping may eafily be tak, out. But although great Ships are forced to lii here, yet fmall Veilels run through a little Creel clofe up to the City* From. Panama to the Ifland TabagOy is between and 6 Leagues, and they bear nearly North am South from each other. This Ifland of 'Tak^o in length one League, in breadth about half League. The Ifland is high and mountainous, bui higheft at the South-end. It is very well clothei with Trees of ft-veral forts i and on it are fevtral Walks of Plantains, Bonanoes, Coco-tiuts, tec. whici they fend to fell at Panama, Upon this Ifland, on thi North-fide, is a fmall Village of Thatcht-Houfes, inhabited by Negroes, who are Slaves to the Gentl men of Panama, and are kept here on purpofe ti look after their Walks of Fruit. Right againft thi faid fmall Village is the common Anchoring-placi in which there is tolerable good anchoring in 1701 3 8 fathom Water. There are two other fmall I| flands juft by it ; they are both very well ciothi with Woods ; and on them are fome few Negnti^ as there is upon moll or all of thefe Iflandsin thtBi ©f Panama, Ti Ijl. IJl. Chcpclio. IJl. Planta. C. St Lorenzo. 99 To the South-Eaft off thefe I/tands is a great Range ^n- 1704. if Iflands, called the King': IJlands ; they are moft of (hem pretty low and pleafafit Iflands, and very well llothed with tall ftrcight Trees of feveral forts* Lbout them area great many very good Anchoring- places; an J upon moil of them is good Wood, /ater and Fruit. They are in all about 40 in Num* er. On the great Ifland called the Kings IJland [which gives Name to all the reflj the Sj^aniards iuild good VefTels, which are commonly counted pretty good Sailers. You mull obferve, that a- longft thefe Iflands you will hardly find much fiore or lefs than 60 fathom Water, unlefs you ire very near them. Amongft thefe Iflands the ^ater rifes and falls 10 Foot perpendicular. From Panama to the Ifland Chepelio, is 8 Leagues* Jpon this Ifland are fome MuUattoes and Negroes^ elonging to the Gentlemen of Panama. The Ifland moltly planted with Rice, as arc a great many of -[t Kings IJlands y which are about 10 Leagues dif- mce from hence. Right againfl: this Ifland, on the Iain, is a large River called Cheapo \ and 7 Leagues ^p the faid River is a Town of the fame Name, ifhich is very plentiful of Provifions. From Chepeito to the Ifland of Planta is 7 jcagues. It lies a League from the Main, and the ter about it is indifferently deep ; but near the Iain it is all along fliole Water, not above 4 Foot, biigh you be a League from the Sliorc. From hence to Cape Saint Lorenzo is 10 Leagues* 'his Cape is low Land, full of Creeks ; and near is ihole Water. At this Cape begins the Gulf of kMichael^ in which are a great many Iflands, Ri^ hi and Sholcs *, although in fome Places the Wa- |tr is deep and fmooth, and good anchoring. It if'is up one of thefe Rivers that we went, defigning take the Town of Santa M-irhi •, but were fruf- (raied of our intent : Yet wc took an Indian Town, H 2 which '^i ■; n I-:, i 11 •■ 4^ ":f:^ *''l I ' k ':i, m 1 > ( ■ I ■'. 1 100 ^Port Pi lias. 'Port Qucmadoi.' jin. i7^4-"whicli we called Scuchadero. It was about threJ '^^'V^^ Leagues within the Mouth of the River, and fituJ ted on the South-fide of it. In it we found ftoreotj Dunghill-Fowls, Parrots, white and black BcanJ Yams, Potatoes, Maiz, i^c. It confifted of aboii{ 250 Hoiifes j and round about the Town were) great Walks of Fruit, as Plantains, Bonanoes, d'J There is another Town on the North- fide of thef River, called Scuchadero^ which Captain Lamp mention.^ in his Firfl: Vol. f. 195 -, But this wj could not find, and fo gave the other Town in Name •, and from thence returned onboard ourShipJ again, which we left lying at Point Garacbin(i^\s\\r^ Point I make to lie in the Latitude of 7 d. 20 North. The Tide runs here five Knots and a hall per Hour. It rifes and falls 3 ^"athom ; and cbh and flows N. E. and S. W. From Point Garacbina to Port Pinas is feva Leagues, North and South. The Port of Pinai h two fmall Iflands at the Mouth of it ; Bur, ifyo pleafe, you may fail clofe by them, for there is Danger •, neither is there lefs than 12 or 14 Fathon Water. At this Place is good wooding and wateij ing. The Land is high and very woody, and up hollow in the middle. It is very full of Yh Trees, and thence called Port Pinas. In feme part of this Port is good anchoring •, and in the Poij are 3 Rivers of trefh Water ; and the Banks of tli Rivers are full of tall ftreight Trees. The Foil lies in the Latitude of 7 d. North. Longitude froij London Weft. 82 d. 00 m. And a little to tli( Southward of this Port are 5 or 6 fmall Rocks. From Port Pinas to Port ^ejnado is 25 Leagucj At its Mouth are feveral Rocks and Iflands i an along this Coaft, are feveral good Harbours. Tl| Land here is not fo high as at Port Pinas ; butj many places here are very pleafant Walks of Cocj nuts. The Coaft is very deep and dangerous Winta fort Santa Clara. The River Sande. lor Winter-time. At the bottom of Port ^lemado, are •^^. 1704: two Kivcrs of frefli Water 5 and at the entrance of ^ Ithe Port, both on the North and South-fide, are fe- Iveral iVnull Iflands, or rather Rocks : Keep mid.- \my between both Points, and you may go in fe- (curely. But this is no very fecure Port, and fcl- Idom or ever made ufe of. A litile to thevSouthward of this Port of ^tevia- \h is the Port of Santa Clara. Off this Port lie 4 iRocks j and in the middle of it is a fmall River. [it is but a bad Port, lying open to the South- Weft land other Southerly Winds, which in the Winter jtinie blow very hard here. This Port lies in the iLatitudr. of 6 Degrees North. From Port St Clara to the Bay of Saint Antonio lis 5 Leagues, all very low Land, which in the rainy lime is covered with Water •, only the Tops of the JTreesto be feen. Along the Shore are a great ma- Iny fmall Illands, Rocks and Sholes ; Therefore, be Ifiire, keep without them \ for they are very dange- rous. In thelittle Bay of St y^«/(??//o, is a fmall Vil- llage, now poflfeft by Indians^ but formerly built by [fonic Francifian Fryars who were put ailiore here by tlie Spaniards to convert the Imiians •, but it be- ing a bad Phace, often overflown with Water, and the IrJivn being very poor, the Fryars quitted the Vilhige; of which the Indians have now polTeflion. It is hut bad going into this Bay, by reafon of a great Sholc of Sand, which runs a great way into Jtiie Sea from its North-Point : and when you are in, lyou lie open to the South, the South-Weil, and o- ther vvcflerly Winds. From this Bay to the River Sande is 6 Leagues; between which the Land rifcs in 6 Mounts, not very iiigh, but ai a Diftance they look like 6 inands, I'hey arc called the Jncgadn, and.ftretch irom the Bay of St /Inion'w to the River of Saiule. [This River of Sande- is a great River ; Jjnd upon the U 5} Bank ? ■ I-' fM:,r (-> 1^ i^ ;: hi r1 I, t I •'i! , ',;. f ;! l|i j: »;■ ; 't,i •; 1 ■\ > t. hi! lOl Bay of Bonaventura. IJiand Gorgonla. 'i4». 1704- Bank" it is well inhabited by IndianSy who are not I *^»^ under the Span'ifi Goviirnmeni They are very poor ; and their Poverty protects them from the 1 Spaniards \ who, if there was any thing to be got, would be fure to croud in amongft them. Thel Coaft along here is deep, and you may fail clofetol the Shore in 10 or 12 fathom Water, clean owfiel Ground. From the River Sande to Cape Corrientes is twelve Leagues, Cape Corrientes is very high Land ; andj when you are at Sea, it looks like an Ifland. On the top it hath three Hillocks. It is in the Lati- tude of 5 d. North. And at the Point of it, lies a i fmall Rock, It is a clear and good Coaft, but of- ten fiibjed to inia is twenty-five Leagues, S. W. Berv. 'cHi wliich arc a great many imall Ri"ers, at wholel Heads the Spaniards wait for Gold, which wathes down from the great high Mountains near theni.i The Ifland Gor^onia is in the Latitud' 01 j ^ North. The Ifland is pretty hi^h, and very re-! iiurkibicl V JJlanJ Gallo. The River Tomzco, lo^ Larkable for its two Saddles, c*- Rifings and Fall- -^»- 1704. ings on its Top. It is a very woody Ifland, pro- (iucing tall and large Trees ; and on it are fevcral Springs of very good Water. The Anchoring-place [is at the Weft-end of the Ifland in a fandy Bay, but the Water is pretty deep. It is about fix Miles in length, and 4 in breadth : And at both the Eaft Lnd Weft-ends, is a fmall Ifland, which Icoks white, occafioned by the Dung of fevcral forts of [Sea-Fowls, which refort about them. That at the Eaft-end, is called Flaminio ; and rhe other at the Weft-end, near the Anchoring-place, is called the Ujldta. The Coaft near the Water- fide, on the JMain, is low Land, Calthough very high within the Country :) And here are fome Rivers, that are Shole for two Leagues into the Sea. Therefore keep ofT Shore j For if it be flowing Water, the [Currents will heave you afliore. From the Ifland Gorgojiia to the Ifland Gallo is Itwenty-five Leagues. This Ifland lies in a deep lEfifenada^ or Bay. OflTthe Ifland you will not find above four or five fathom Water •, but at Scgncttay which is on the N. E. fide, you may ride iafe in deep Water, and free from any Danger. This Ifland is pretty high, and well provided with good Wood, and feveral Springs of very good frefli Water. Here are alfo feveral brave fandy Bays, at vhich one may clean a Ship •, as we did ours. The Water is pretty Shole almoft all round the Ifland ; I and at both the North and South-Point are feve- ral Rocks, fome of which look like a Barn, others 'lilce Ships under fail. It lies in the Latitude of 2 d. 43 m. N. and Longitude Weft from London 76 d. 'J> m, aud we found Variation 4 d. Wefterly. To the North-Eaft, on the main Land, diftant thrtc Leagues, is a large Ri^.er, called the River of I'i'omaco •, and abouc a League and a half within the River, is a Town of the fame Name. This is H 4 a foiall l,N } •.- I if , ■ 1 ^ rA ] ' \ '• l\l\ M: 104. Toint Manghrcs. '^». i704.a fmall IndianTov/n^ the Inhabitants of which com- •^^VV monly iupply fmall Veflels with Provilions, whenl they hapj)t;n to come in here, as they otcen do, for Herrclhment. At this River begins a great Wood of Trees, which extends ten or twelve Leagues to the Southward. If you (land in nctdj this Wood may be very ufeful to you in making MilVs or othcrwa)S. All along tliis Coaft are maJ ny Rivers, at whgfc Heads both the Spanianli^iM huUans wait, for (jold, which wafhes down from the] Mountains. This is a very rainy Place, but efpe. cially from Jpril to October, which is the \Vinter.| time here : At which time, from hence all Nortli. ward along the Colli of Mexico^ you have continu- al Thunder, Lightning and Rain, with many lurdl Tornadoes. Your Land-marks here are, that the Land is higher vhan the Coalt of Gorgonia, and b very full of Hills and Trees •, And particularly it has one very high Mount. From the llTand GaUo to Point McuigJ.im is| twelve Leagues. The Coall runs N. N. K. andS.| S. W. /md b- tween them is a little Ifland, or ra- ther Hock, called GorgomUii. From the Point ot| Manglarcs are feveial Rocks and Sholes, which ftretch out two Leagues into the Sea : Otiierwifc nil the Coall is clear and deep, and good Anchor- ground. Whilll we were here we found a ftroiig Current f. ttiiig to the Noith, but wlitilitr it U al- ways fo, I know not. From this Point hcgins a deep Bay called the Ancon o( Sat ilinas. Ir is mout tell 1 .eagues over •, and in the Bay are a gr( at ma- ny Sands •, :\nd it is a Shoal a great way &:\; fol that it is ill venturing in with your Siwp. Cloftby the Sea-fide it is all low J.an,!, full of imall KiverJ whofe Banks are very well peopled with IhJuvn] The Water of tlu le Rivers is very white, ainl both imells and talles very fliong of Musk, oc aiioned by the many AHi7'i(''>rs which ure in them A' li'sl •if I'l ■ River of St] a^o. Bay of St M^thco. loj [South-end of this Bay begins the high Land ; and -*». 1704. the Coad llrctchcs away to the W. S. W. tiJl [you come to the Cape of St Frwncifco. From the Aiicon of Satrlinas to the River of St bn^o is fix Leagues. All along the fliore is full |of\vliito Cliffs -, and near the Land the Water is llhole. This River of St Jago, is a very great Ri- ver ; yet Ships enter but very feldom, though the ^iui'uirih have a fmall Village 3 Leagues U]), and ik Banks of it are all along well inhabited by In- im<, who have fevcral Plantations of Maiz, with Walks of Fruits and Pens for Cattle, to wit, Jecvi s and Hogs i of which here is good ftore, it tiie Mouth of the River they fay i. four Fathom ^Vacer : If you would enter, keep nearcll to tlvc Soiith-Eaft-fide j and when you are over the Bar, ^ere is very deep Water ; It is a Mile broad, and khehigheft Land on all the Coall", except St Ma- p'), wliich is feven Leagues from it. This River Ijrs in the Latit. of 1 d. 15 m. North j [ude from Lo>idon W. 76 d. 20 m. From this River to the Bay of St Matbeo, is fe- |enLca<^ucs. This Bay is very high Land, and p a gre.'t many Shouls running from it two Vagues into -^^ Sea ; and for three or four Leagues lie Water is fhule, not above four, five, or fix fa- bom. Both to the Northward and Southward by k Sea-lu!e, the Land is all white CliHs. The (ay Iks jwfl: in the middle of them. In the bot- Jmof the Bay arc two Rivers of frefh, but Alli- lior-watrr, that is to fay, white musky Water, fn each fide of the Mouth of thefe Rivers, are flioles Saml ; and near the Rivers Mouths are very lealiuii Rows of fine green Trees •, which is the lark to know the Rivers by : For the Mouths of |em are fo narrow, that at a dillance you cannot per- |iv'': liiini. From : li Longi- i ■I 1 1 : ■ m I' 1 1 .i ' 1 ,■' I ,1' ' ,1 I io6 5. ani/Jj Ships, one of 120 Tons, laden witl Wine, Brandy, Sugar, Marmalett, Flower, ^\ the orhcr about 60 Tons, laden with Pitch, Ta| ^nd Cordage. This Cape St Francifco, lies in :!i Latitude of i d. North, and Longitude from Ui^ d'>n Weft, 8 I d. 50 m. and we found here 3 d. f7 wcfterly Variation. Cape St Francifco* R. Coghnes, 107 ATf?/', That from this Cape of St Framifco to the ^1:^]^ nth part of the Great Ifland of Cali/ornia in the ^" l^atitiick' of 23 d. 30 m. from /ipril to November^ the dirty rainy Sc^fon, with hard Stori ns of Wind» id prodigious Maflics of Lightning, and terrible bapsot "Ihiindcr j which are at the worfl in Jum\ ffc/v and ytt%njh Alfo between the afnrcfaid Tla- ps, all the Coaft is full of Worms -, and therefore cry intonvcnicnt for a fingle Siiip, as we were. |ut to the Southward ot this Cape, the Spatiinrds )nllantly affirm there are no Worms : For thofe lips which trade only on the Coafl: of Peru and [[;//, and never go to Northward of this Cape, re never Worm-eaten. This Cape is, as I may ly, the Bounds of the rainy and bad Weather ; it kiom reaching to the Southward of it, unlefs by liancc, perliaps not one Year in 20. J. have once tard that the Rains came up as high as Paita^ tjiich lies in the Latitude of 5 d. 15 m. S. and is 6 1. 15 m. to the Southward of this Cape of St Fran» \(o : But this was but by chance •, and I never heard Tom the Spaniards^ that ever it went ib high up, icepting that one time, in any of their Memories. This Cape of St Francifco hath, at the pitch of it, Ifmall Rock. The Coafl: here runs away more to |ie South Eaftward. About ^ Leagues diftance 3m the Cape is a fmall Port, called Ai ottete \ near lliich is a round Hill, behind which is good ^ood and Water ; and near it is very fmooth iding. It hath 2 white Clitfs ; and at the Head i: is good Anchor-ground. Sometimes, though JJoin, .here fprings a frcfli Gale of Wind from the bore, which may drive you from your i^nchors if )ii be not careful. From Appottt'te to the firfl River of Cogimes, is ILwgues. There are 3 Rivers of this Name, and \<)' \k clofe one by the other. They are all full Sholci in molt places, ilrctching a League and more )i i ^^? I." ,'V I . . ^' ii ■' ,1' I -■ I w ) '4- 1 / ' loS /?. Coaquc. C//f Paflao.' ^». 1704 more from the Shore into the Sea : Wherefore ij you be 2 Leagues from the Shore, you will do wei to keep founding. But to v/indward of the faid; Rivers, you may come nearer the Land : Yet its all along not very deep to Coaque. A little to the Southward of the .^outhermoll thefe '2, Rivers is a fmaJl and barren Ifland, mlj againit which are the Mountains of Coaque : Thefl are very high Mountains, covered with large ani tall Trees v at the Foot of which is a fmall Viiy o^ Spaniards and Indians, called by the NameofsJ John's Village -, and near the Village is the River ol Coaque^ which runs a great way up into the CountrJ From the River of Coaque to Cape Pajfao is nj Leagues. Between which 2 Places is the River of Sivna, and the Bay of Baciabo. The River o\Sm\ has a Rock and Shole of Sand juft at its Entrance! and when you are about a Mile further, it div into 2 Branches ; the one running to the N. E. and the other to the S. E. but how fir eithei* of then runs up, I know not. The Bay of Baciabo (whiclj is about a Mile to the Southward of the River oj Sama) is a pretty deep Bay : At the Bottom ofiurj a great many white ClilTs, which are fuppofcd ti lie diredly under the Equator. The Bay is rockj all round ; and at each of its Points arc feme ver dangerous Sands, which ilretch 4 or 5 Miles ott the Sea. From hence to the Cape P(i£'(. I llli-" , > ) -v '■■ !•'! I J. ( urn ^i. I / I ' I ITO ^». 1704 ?^rr <7^ iManta. From the Bay of Caracas to the Port of Uml is 7 Leagues ; and they bear from each other N.fI and S. W. Between them are feveral Points ftretcJ ing out into riie Sea-, and between thefe Points aj fevenil fandy Bays. The Land is of an indi,rereiii| height, and very full of Trees* Right ofi' thePoJ of Manta^ almoll in the middle, juft at the entrance] is a Rock or fmall ifland, which but juft appea;3aJ bove Water. This Port of Mania is a fmall Port] but in it you are defended from the South-Weft ami other Southerly Winds, which are the commoal Winds upon this Coall. For from Cape Pnfus '4 the Latitude of cod. 08 m. South, to and bevon Cape Blanco in the Latitude of 3 d. 45 m. SoutL there is feldom or never any Land-wind. Whicif isvery obfervable \ becaufe itisfo contrary to alltld reft of the Coaft. For upon all the reft of tliri Coaft, you have common Land and Sea->vindsJ each as duly fucceeding the other, as the Nighttli Day ; the Land-winds being commonly right off the Shore, and the Sea-winds from the South, blow-j ing within a Point Oi two along the Shore. Iiitk Port of Manta is a fmall Indian Village, faid to formerly a Habitation of the Spaniards \ in v/hiclJ they built a Church, that is ftill ftanding. The bei anchoring is over-againft if, where you may anchor^ in 7 or 8 Fathom Water, good faft Ground. Tiiel Land hereabouts is very barren, producing onlyi few fhrubby Trees, and fome fmall Bufties. tli Spaniards^ who had formerly PoflefTion of thisPlace, live now 7 Leagues within Land ; where they liavd built them a large Town called by the fameN; The other Land-marks of this place are, thatoiilij North-part the Land is of an inditlerenc hei^titj and Monte-Chrifto looks like a Sugar-loaf; trod whence you will fee the Land run plain to the topi the Cape of St Lorenzo, and is of an inditierenj licicht : Alfo a little to the Weftward of the im M ■■ } Cape St LorcnSEo. Ijland Plata. i u jrt is a Shoal of Quick-fand, which lies under -^^-n^^ fater, and the Sea never breaks upon it. Many a ^^-^^'^^ lod Ship has been call away upon it. [Two Leagues to the Southward of this Port, is (itrle Rock, pretty high above the Water j from iich Rock to the Cape of St Lorenzo ^ is 3 Leagues. ilf a League before you come to the Cape, is a od anchoring-place *, where, if you want frefh fater, you may fupply your felf. All the Coaft jeep and clear •, and you may ride in any part of ! Cape of Saint Lorenzo. I'he Cape is higheft ir the Water-fide. On it are only a few IVees Bufhes. Right againft it arc 2 Rocks, which [)k like 2 Friars, and are fo called. The one is - rh and flender, and the other looks very blufRt [hen you are off" at Sea, the Cape, bearing North, diltantabout 4 or 5 Leagues, Ihows plain above ; you may fee the top of a Steeple of a Church or ^apel. This Cape I make to lie in the Latitude of I d. South. Longitude from London Weft 82 d. jm. and we found variation 3 d. 09 m. Wcflerly. jlitde Southward of the Cape, lies a Shoal of ad, which ftretches out to Sea from the Main a- iit a League, and is in breadth about half a fague. rom Cape St Lorenzo to the Ifland Flata is 5 gues ; and they bear from each other E. N. E. W. S. W. This Ifland is fo called from the great ntity of Plate which was fhared here by Sir tran^ drake and his Company. It lies in the Latitude 01 d. 10 m. South. It is in length about a ague, and in breadth about half a League. It is [an indifferent height, but higheft at the Eaft-end. here are upon it fomc few fmall Trees, but not fie any ufe. There arc feveral Rocks and Shoals [both Points of the Kland, which ftretch out into Sea near a mile *, and tlie Sea often breads upon ERi; And at the South-Eaft-cnd are 3 Tna'! and ' ftecp :» 1. , ! \ ■ I- I mi 1 1 n\ 'n n! r i Hi ir ■I i r . ' • ' i ' 1 1 2 7/7^»^ Salongo. Bay of V'lcoyz, Rocks Ahoreadoj| An. •704-n:ecp Rocks. It is deep Water all round, except an ^'^^"^''^^^ the two arorcfaid Points -, and the anchoiing-pliQ is o'l the I'laft-fide, in a iandy Bay, where isgocL anchor-ground and fmooth Water \ For in it you a:] defend.'d from the Southerly Windr,, which are com] mon Winds o;V tliis Coait. Whetlicr there be anJ Water upon the llland, I know not ; but atfoJ certain Times of the Year here are faid to be pbr of Sea-Turtle. From the Ifland Plata to the l{\\n^Salomo^\ii Leagues. This llland is higher Land than the j] fland Plata. It hath 2 Imall Kock<;, which arc pretj ty high i the one at the Sorrh, the other at tliJ Nortli-end of it. At this Ifland is a pretty gow place to ride in, on the Haft-fide, next to the Man Land •, and there is a parcel of white brokei Ground a little to the Southward of the Anchoring] place. Right againft this Iflnnd, on the main Land, . the Bay of Picoya *, at the North-fide of which isL fmall Anchoring-place i and on both fides of theBit ^re Shoals of Sand i but in the middle the \Vater( deep enough : Therefore it is beft keeping an eqi diltance between both Shores *, and with that Precau tion one may venture in with Safety. Ingoingipj you will pafs by three fmall Rocks. Come nono near them, for they are Shoal half a Mile round At the bottom of the Bay is thr River Pkoyay aboo three Leagues up which live Indian People, wlii fupply the Spaniards with many Neceflaries. To the South-Eaftward of this River and Bayi Picoya., diftant about two Leagues, are two -m Rocks, called Ahoreados or the Hang'd-men. Ba caufe Macbiaco the Tyrant, an Indian King, in Battle he had with the Spaniards, took two ot then Prifoners, which he caufed to be hanged, oneupoj each of thefe Rocks. Fro Siver Colanche: Town sf S( Hellcnsf. 1 1 3 iFrom chefe two Rocks, a little to the Southward, ^n. 1704. jhe River of Colanche, It is a frefh vater River •, ^-^V"v> ti in it is faid to be four or five t^athom Water, d Anchor-ground. The Inhabitants, who ar^ \0n5i carry Water to the Town of St Hellena, herewith they fupply chat Town.' Right againlt River, but a good didance from it, is the Ifland imhe. This Ifland is faid to be extraordinarily Ithy ; and on it are fome few Indian Inhabitants, fpend moft of their time in fifhing; here being itty good Store of Fifli, with wliich they partly ,ply the Town of St Hellena jud by. All round Ifland is ten Fathom water, clofe to the Shor^ j that you may go from one part to another, very urely. If rom the River Colanche to the Town of St Helle- j is four Leagues, This is a fmall TOwn, confift- of Spaniards and Indians : They have common- in it Ibme Store of Provifions, as Bifcuit, Peafe, 3urj Corn, dryed Fifh, falted Beef, Pork, and lier Neceflarics, with which thev fupply fuch pps as arrive here. The bed anchoring is in about jenor eight Fathom Water, a little to the South- [cft of the Town. The Land is here very low and rren, haviiig no Trees; ana fo ftretchcs away to Point of St Hellena. This Point is high Land, very even at the top. It lies in the Latitude of 3ut 2d. 20m. South. Al a diftance it appears an Ifland, becaufe t!ie Land about k is low ;' it bulges out into the Sea, directly to the Weft. irer-againit the Point, on the North-fide, there is s h, and if you fall in there in the Night, keep yout padgoing, and mincf your Depth, till you can ei- er get GUI, or with uonveniency come to an an- )r, [The Point St Hellena makes the North-poinr of the ly of Cuiaquill, as Cape Blanco does the South, IVoL. IV. I U ^'tv \i. ■'. \i rr^-' ■• j 11,' .Til 'I ir; 1 'U 1: : J' .[ a 114 Toint Chandy. Jr Clara. Town ef Gulac -rf". 170i.lt is a great Bay, in which are fome Iflands, mam '^^V^ Rivers, and abundance of Shoals. From Point Sc Hellena to the Point 0^ Chan^A about five Leagues. Off this Point lye feveraldaiJ gerous Shoals ; therefore great care muft be taj of coming near it. From the Point of Chandy to the Illand StC/J is feven Leagues, North and South. Between whid two Places are a great many dangerous Shoals ; there is no going between the Ifland StClara andL IQ.md of Pit mi. For all along on the Eaft-fidet the IQand St Clara, ana -»n the Weft-fide of thel (land Puna, are a great many Shoals, which ftred from one Ifland to the other. The Ifland StcJ which is the firlb Ifland at going into this Bay, isa indiPrcrent high Ifland, pretty well clothed win fmall Trees. It refembles a Corps in a Shroud; Eaft-end reprcfenting the Head, and the Wefti Feet. Between this Ifland and Cape 5/^«fo, which is i bout 24 or 25 Leagues diftant, is the Channel fj Ships j who keep to the Southward of the IflanJ and a good diltance from the Point of Puna, anl fleer away Elaft, till they have paft the Ifland Ptii\ 'i hey have in the Channel, going in, from 30 to: Fathom Water •, and when they are come upwiJ the S. E. Point of the Ifland Puna, then the Rivij turns away to the North, and grows narrower an narrower, to the Town of Guiaquil -, and the Un all along by the Sides of it is low fwampy Lanil over-grown with fmall Mangrove-Trees. The Town of Guiaquil is a large Town, faidi contain near 5000 Inhabitants. In it are feveral liii Churches and other good Buildings. It is fituata on the lower part of a declining Hill, fo that tij Houfes near the Water-fide are often overflown. is pretty well fortified, having two Forts, oncltanil ini, At the Mouth of this River are 2 SanJ one on each fide, flretching about a Mile towaij the Sea •, and in the middle of thefe 2 Shoals isi Channel, which is pretty deep. Up this Rivera many Indian Towns and Villages. The Counti hereabout is .ery mountainous and barren-, buti Valleys are faid to be very fruitful, as they are! along to the Southward upon this Coall. Thehig eft Mountains here, are the Mountains of Mol&\ which are alfo barren, and have many Pieces of ken ground on them •, but at the top in 2 or 3 pla the Land is pretty even, and looks like Tables. this Bay you have the Land and Sea-winds conib The Sea-wind is commonly at South and S. by which begins about 9 in the morning, and lioj commonly till 9 or 10 at Night •, then this M dies away, and about half an hour, oranhourafa Tort of Paita. Golden Rock. 1 1 7 ic Land-wind fprings up, which is comnonly at *<»• 1704." it right off the Land, and contijiucs a fine trelh ^^^^T^^ letill about 8 in the morning -, Then it Falls calm, foon after fprings up the Sea-wind, as before. p the River ofColan is a Town of the fame Name. he Ifuiiarjs of this Town come down commonly ith the ' md-wind to Pent a 'n Boats, and bring Ih War . to fupply the Town of Paita and le Sliippir g that be there : For they h '/e no frefh ater at raita, They alfo bring them Wood and her Nr.wflaries; And when the Sea-wind blows, \t Indians with thei, B^ats return again to Colan. ?aita Bay is very good Anchor- Ground from 25 6 Fathom Water. As you draw nearer the Town, ic Water grows flioal gradually. It is a fine large ,v, capable tocontain near a hundred Sail ofShips.Ic all over fandy Ground j and in it you are defend* from the South- Weft,and other Southerly Winds, a Point of Land which runs out between the Bay d the Sea : fo that Ships riding within this Point, alwavs in asfmoodi water, and as fafe as if they re in a Pond. It is in the Latitude of 5 d. 15 m. u[h: And we found Variation here 2d. 37 m. efterly. Within this Point is the Town of Paita ; hidi is a prettly little Town,, confiding of about loHoufes, moft of them Spaniards. Although it a place of no great Trade, yet it is feldom with- iiir Shipping, becauft- it lies io very convenient for Ships going up or down •, And ic is very feldom at any Ship palfes by, without putting in here for efrcihments, of which this 'i'uwn is well fupplied ly thole of Co'an. From Paha upwards the Coafl: runs V^ S. W. Leagues, to Pena Oradada, or Golden Rock i' om whence to the NorthermoR-Ifland of I.obos, llrd L'jhos de T^crra is 2 Leagues more -, and they rom each other North-Lait and Souih-Weli. iiii Ifland Lohoi has a Shole and a great hollow I 2 Kock M •. 1 .■■'<■ ^ jii'v'l i' ' :. ':■ ^-^ m V '.;;;! v'. r .fi i !.,. 118 T. of Paita. P. of Moniua. /. Lobos dc la Mar. '^». 1704- Rock at the North-end of it, which ftretchcs odi V-'OT^near half a Mile into the Sea. The Anchoring. place is at the Norrh-Eall-end in 4 and 5 fathoi Water. The llland is of an indifferent height, a is fo like to Lobos de la Mar^ that though tlie% niards are very well acquainted here, yet they ottci miftake the one for the other. It is a very rock Ifland, not producing any thing ; and on it ism frefh Water. Of Sea-Fowl, here are Boobies, dies, Penguins, ^c. And of Fifhes, here are Sei- Lions and Seals in abundance. From this Ifland to the Point of Pa'ita is i Leagues North and South. And between thisIOani and the forefliid Point is the Bay of Sechura^ League from Lobos de Terra : Upon the main Im is the Chair of Paita: It is high Land towards thi Sea-fidc •, fo that there is none like it between it. am Cape BlauiO. The Coaft here runs Eaft North-E and South South- Weft. A little to the South-Eafl is the Port of Monm^ which is f.iid to be almoft as good a Port as thatoi Paita. There is very good frelh Water to be had, with abimdancc of feveral forts of very goodfilli, It is faid to lie in the Latitude of 6 d. South. Th Land hereabouts is all mountainous and barren, FVom the Windward Point of this PortcfAki ra to the Ifland of Lobos de la Mar is 7 League* This Ifland lies in the Latitude of 6 d. 20 m. Soiith, Here is commonly a great Sea the whole Yeai through, and the Currents fet along fliore to Let ward. Here Paulo Andreo and James ^uerha^ 1 i?/j' tiiflj Captains, were cafl: away. It is dangerous coni' ing near this Ifland, by reafon of the many Current! which always run here. The Ifland is not above i| Leagues round. The Harbour is towards the N.E part, whofe Pafllige is very narrow -, but it is indii lerent fafc going in, to thofe that are any tningac quainred with it -, and within the Entrance is a <',oo t M. Etcm< P. of VzczCimyo, P. rf roduce any Trees or Bufhes. Here are abundance f Seals and Sea-Lions, and f-iveral lorts of vtry ;ood Fifh. From the Idand Lobos do la Mar to the Mount of im is 5 Leagues. It is ;i high Hill, and appears ■ound. From which Place the Coafl fallcth away ow by the Sea-fide, to the Port ofChiripi. Yit up the Country the Land is very high and mountain- jus. Ac this Port Ships often lade with Flour. A little to the Southward is the Port of Pacaf- u\r. In this Port is a Rock, which is hollow, and hich commonly has abundance of white Birds a- out it. Here is frefh Wate**, but the Spring is id to be three quarters of a Mile from the Sea ; hence they carry "Water to Cbiripi. This Port of 'acdfmaso is a brave Port. It lies in the Latitude f'/d. 20 m. South i and the Anchoring-place is n the Weathcr-fide of the Port, near the Mount it Malahrigo. Here are faid to be abundance of iVater-Rats, which often do great Damage to Ships ^ablcs. Not far off is the Port of Malahrigo -, and near ;he Pert is a Mountain called by the /ame Name. [t is a high Mountain, and at the Top of it is fome rokcn Ground. Near it you may perceive the reads of Chicarna^ which (land above the Town of \jdn : Thefe are the Marks for the Port of Mala- f'l'j. There is alfo, to know the Port by, not a- love 2 Leagues from the Main, a fmall Rock, call- d the Rock of Malahrigo. This Rock at a dif- nce looks as if it was cut in two in the middle, nd it lies in the Latitude of 8 d. South. The bed lace 10 anchor in is to Leeward of the Mountain if Malahrigo^ bringing it to bear due South ; and ere is no lefs than 50 fathom Water good faft nchoring-ground. \ 4 The ill I ,. 4 I .( 1 I' •: I r 'III • I. -1 i^y 120 P^r/ ^/Truxillo. M;«»fii/»::!lo, which is a large Cay, and moftly inhrdVited by Spaniards. It hath a grat Trade for Flour, Brandy, Sugar, Wine and MarmaletP, of which tiicy export s ^>r 4 Ship-loads every Year, with which they iupply the City of Par.ama. Gim- cbaquo is the Port by which they export all theff Goods. And it lies in the Latitucje of S d. 15 m, South. From hence rot far to the S . p. is the Mountain of Guana fi, a hij^h Mountain, and which t!;c Sea falls very heavy u|>on. 'I'o I-teward of thisMoini- tain about a Mile, is a lictle IHand which runs outa- bout a League ; and neai 10 that Ifland is a Rock, which is high and round, and vyhen you arc at a Diftance from it, it looks whitifli. This Roikot Guauati and the Ifland of Saiuls, are diiUiit nom each other 9 Leagues, bearing N. W. and S. h "Between them arc 2 mor'- lOands, one of which ij !-:i« I f Mountain tf/Guanapi. Port of Cofma. 1 1 1 palled the Ifland ofClao. Four Leagues before you ^*- 1704. come to this Ifland, it is fomewhiit dangerous •, and' ^^ fcy tliat time you begin to dr.iw pretty near the )1(.'S, you will fee 2. liulc Rocks, one bigger than Jic other •, which Rocks are right-againlt a fmall Jay, in which is a good Port, defended from the )uch-winds •, but here is no frefli Water, but whap Ittched from a Town ^ Miles oli'. From this jay towards the S. E. is another Rock, near unfo ^fic Main bnd : Ofi' which Rock is a Shole, about Cables length for it j And more to the Southward the Rock of Saula^ diftant about a l>eague and a half. Near this Rock is a Port called Sajtta ; and |n entering into this Port, the Sj^aNtards commonly look out for a Spot of Land, which is very plain, Vd looks like a Path-way •, when they fee that Spot or Path-way, they run in boldly -, and in the \oid they have not above 4 or 5 Fathom Water. it this Place at a fmall Village a little within ^and, called the Village of Orj'a^ and inhabited by \l)/iniardsj is commordy llore of Bifcuit, Wood, it^attT and other NecclTaries to be had. In the fhaiinel between the Ifland and the Main, any Ship lay go, kec ping nearer ro the Illand than the lain : And it is good to keep a pretty Diftancc ^om the little Ifland, which lies near the Land ; pr there is foul rocky Ground. The Ifland of |i2v/i, is a League in length : It is white Ground, nd has j broken Places, one of which looks as if : were cut in two in the middle. On the South- irt of it is a little Ifland, at which there is good [ikhoring ; and it lies in the Latitude of 9 d. South. this Ifland to the Port of Cof//ia is 10 agues. 'i1ie Coafl: ru. s N. N. W. and S. S. E. It the South Point of this Port is a little Rock, pd;i fmall Shole of Sand a!l round it ; and with- o!i the fame Side is a River of frefli Water ; at |jc Mouth of which, is the common Anchoring- place i K I ' ( 1 !l:i ^ > ' 'II' ' ' I,' U 1 I . .1 H, , I ;l A r'\'0 .' i^ll tzz Mountain of Mongon. ! , Ni 1 t t.I'i, I (Ml I ^»*i704' place i and at the North-point coming in is a fmall VOr^ low Ifland, but higher at both Ends than in the] Middle. This Cofma is a very good Port, and in it you are defended from moil Winds. It lies m the Latitude of 9 d. 50 m. South, and Longitude j from London W. 7S d. 35 m. In the Mr jth or Entry of this Port there is no Danger ; for all is clear and good Ground. On the South-part of the I Port is a great Mountain, called the Moiincain of| Mongon. A little to the Southward of the South- Point of the Port, and about a League froqj the I Mountain o( Mongon, is a fmall low and even Ifland, called the IJIetta -, within which, clofe in under the j Main, are 2 fmall Rocks. From the Port of Cofma to Mongon, is 3 League?;! and from Mongon to Mongonilla, 4 Leagues. This is a fmall Port, and feldom made ufe of ; yet iri it you are defended from the Southerly "Winds, From Mongonilla to the Caleta's, is 2 Leagues. Thefe are 2 fmall deep Bays, in both of which is good anchoring. About a League to the South- ward of the Souther moft of thefe, is the Port of Vcrjncjo : Right before the Mouth of which, is il fmall and indifferent high Ifland called the IM'M This Ifland has a Bay on the iLaft-fide, called the! Bay of Callibria -, and between the Ifland and the Port are fome bad Sholes. This Port of Vmnc]o is a very good Port, but not inhabited. There is no! frefli Water nearer the Sea-fide than a Mile, The Mountain of Mongon, which lies about /I Leagues to the Northward of this Port, is m highell Mountain that is known on all rhi*! Cojllj It may be feen at a great difl:ance off at Sea •, many times Ships fl:ay a Month or more by ir, oyi reafon of the Currents that fet to the Northwartl along the Coafl:. The befl: way is to keep o!t at Seij as much as you can, until you come in:o the I in- tude of Callau. ]'ro:il 7ort of Vcrmcjo. Guarmey . Guara. 1 2 j From the Port of Vermejo to Guarmey is 3 -rf»- '704.. Ileagues. Guarmey hath a plain Spot of Sand ; and ^-^V^^ the Land within is double, and hath fome Spots of Sand on the Top of it i and within the Port is a jround white Rock, where there is good riding on Ithe Weather-fide in 8 Fathom Water, good clear Ifaft Ground. In this Port is a River of frefh Wa- lter, which runs into the Sea near a parcel of Rocks, Inhere the Ships commonly unlade. It is furnilhed mh Wood, Water and other Nccefl'aries. It lies Ijn the Latitude of 10 d. 30 m. South : And here the jCoaft runs away S. S. W. to the Ifland of Don Martin, From the Port of Guarmey to Jaquey of Sarra is Leagues. This Piece of the Coaft runs away )uth : Between thefe 2 Places is a high Mountain, lind oyer-againfl it a fmall Port. From Jaqiiey of Urra to Monjala is 6 Leagues. This is a little lountain, which is nothing but a barren Rock ; ind at a diftance to thofe off at Sea it appears diite, and looks like a Ship under Sail. From Ja- Y() of Sarra to the River Barancis is 9 L.eagues. [his is a frefli Water River, ami runs a great way HP in the Country ; the Banks of it are very well ihabited with Indians -, and hereabouts are a great Dany Fields planted with Wheat. From the River hran-is to the Port of Supe is 2 Leagues. This is fmall Port, and feldom made ufe of for want of fradc, although in it you are defended from the Southerly Winds. The Land hereabouts is high nd mountainous, and the Mountains mod of them [ery barren i but the Valleys are faid to be very 'jfuiifiil. From this fmall Port of Supe to the Ifland Don Martin is 3 Leagues. This is a whitifh land, plain and even, and lies about 3 quarters of Mile off the Shore, F'om hence to the Port of Guara is one League. This Port lies in the Latitude of 11 d. 02 m. South : Ind we reckon Longitude from London Weft, 77 ^' 10 m. %. '1 i 1: . ■H i ? i i'l hi |(.f: ,i ' I > 324 Rocks Pifcadorcs. IJtand Qi[\v^, An. 1704. 10 m. On the Windv/ard Part of this Port isjl ^^^^"^^^^ Mountain ; on the Top of which are fome Pyra. mids. A little to the Northward of this Port is a 1 fmall Port, called the Port of Salinas, It is the I beft Port of the two -, but they are both fomethingi dangerous. At this Place is abundance of Beef ready-falted ; of which they fend great Store botli [ to Lima and Panama. From this Port of Guar a to Tambo is 4 Leagues,! The Coafts runs N. N. W. and S. S. E. and inihe mid-way is a fmall Anchoring-place, called the Port of Chancay. It is all clear and good Ground J and this Port of Chancay is a very good Port, froinl whence is tranfported to Lima Wheat and ftoreofl other Provifions. In it you ride fecurc from the! South-winds. From this Port to the Rocks Pif^ni dores is 2 Leagues. There are fcveral of thefel Rocks, but the middlemoft is the biggeft. Aboo:| thefe Rocks are abundance of feveral forts of vcr good Fifli -, and upon thefe fmall Iflands, or rathei] Rocks, are feveral Indian Huts, inhabited by ki ans, who are Fiftiermen ; for which rcafon thei'd Rocks are called the Pijcadores. Within thefe Roc^ is a fine Port called the Port of Anton, dc lioiu ; iij which is fccure riding from moft Winds, m Land is pretty high, and the Hills moftly barren. The Rocks Pificidon's lie due North and Soutlj with Cailau, and Eaft North-Eaft from the Illand o\'Ofmiq^as, which lie 8 Leagues from C^/Aw rigli off the Shore. The Illands of Ormi^as are fmallj On them arc feveral Pieces of broken Giounif with feveral fmall Bay?, About them are a dance of feveral forts of very good Filh. Ill FiOiermen come from Lima to this PlaC'' a iiiliif^gj and here the Indiam make abundance of Sea-lif Oyl. The ID ind CnUau is very high and barren, r.i''ii neither Wood nor frclh Watt;-, nor fc mu' li aui^ City oflAmil 125 yreen Thing upon it. It is 2 Leagues long. Up- An. 1704. Jn this Ifland is the great City of Lima ; which is W^YV^ the City-Royal for the Empire of Peru, It is the Seat of a Vice-Roy and an Arch-bifhop. It is a large City, fa'd to contain 1 7000 Spaniards^ befidcs far greater Number of MuUattoes, Moftcfe and In- iivis. In it are faid to be 25 Parifh-Churches, ali k\\ built, and very rich in Gold and Silver and precious Scones \ the Images of many of their Saints being of mafly Gold. It is well fortified, having a :aftle of 70 Brafs Guns, 48 Pounders ; clofe under ^hich is the common Place of Anchoring ; and they commonly ride in 6 Fathom Water, good fail: Jrounvl The Ifland is joined to the main Land by a Bridge of Stone -, and almoft one half of the '^vj is on the other Side upon the main Land. It is Phice of the greateft Trade of any on the Weft* fide o{ America ; and the Harbour is never without Shipping. In all this Coaft towards the South-feas. |it is obfervable that it feldom Rains > yet with the ivening and Morning Dews, the Valleys are iiiid Ito be as fruitful as any in the whole World : But \k Hills are as barren ; for few of them produce my thing •, nay, many not fo much as Grafs. At this Place groweth a famous Occidental Bezoar, R'p.ich is found in the Maw of the Peruvian Sheep v ihich Sheep they make ufe of to carry Burthens. 'or it is faid one of thefe Sheep will carry 500 pound Weight with cafe i and that, like a Cam:.'.. they will go 2 or 3 Days v/ithout eating or drinking. little to the Southward of the Anchoring-place, liid otf the Point of Callun, is a Shole of Sand, vhich runs a great way into the Sea j. and right off ^he Shole is a rocky Ifland, called the Ifland of Z./'- pw. This Ifland has fcveral fmall Rocks about it ; but the biggeft of them lies at the South-end : This '^ock IS called Pern Or^dada, or the Golden Rock ; becaulc m t!(v ' r f < 1 ■ 'V f ^fh. I2tf Pachacama. Tort of Chikzl 1704. becaufe a Galeon was lolc near it, in which wasfajdl '""^^ to be a very gicat quantity of Gold. This PoiA Oradada is very high, and no Ship can pafs between thefe Rocks, or between the Rocks and the Iflandofi Limz : But Ships that come from the Southward! fteer in between Pena Oradada and the Point of Callau, till they come to the Ifland of Lima -, toa- void the great Shole which runs off the Point oil Callau. And when they have paft the Point of Q/.| lau, they (leer directly to the Anchoring-place, and! in their way there is no Danger. In all this Bay or) Port of Callnu is fccure riding •, it being clear and! good (:i^ Ground, growing Ihallow gradually from 12 to 4 Fathom Water ; and in it you are defended from the Southerly-wind, which is the common Trade-v/ind off this Coaft. About this Ifland and among the Rocks, are {tore of very good Filh j and upon moftof them are fome Huts, in which are/fl«| dians who make it their conftant Employ to fiili;! which Filh they carry to Lima to fell, and thenrc' turn to catch more. This Port lies in the Latitude! of 12 d. 20 m. South. Four Leagues to the Southward of thefe Rocksisl Pachacaina ; near to which are 2 round Rocks, one! bigger than the other -, and near them is aiotherj Parcel of little Rocks, about 8 or 10 in Number.! Here the Land is very high and mountainous, havj ing 2 or 5 Rows of Hills one within another. From thefe Rocks to the Port of Chilca is ]j Leagues. It is a very good Port, and good AnJ choring. The Entry is on the North-Eaft-fide. In this Port is a Rock, called the Tortois -, and whenyoi^ are once within that, all is clear, and there is 6 Fathom Water. In this Port they load great Sh with Salt for Guiaquil. The Town ftands 2 Lcaguei| from the Port, and is inhabited partly by Spamri md partly by Indiam. It is but a fmall Town, conj fiftma i//.Arta. y. Canctc. Chinca. Pifco. 127 Bfling not cf above 20 or 25 Houfes, moftly iIM».i704. built. ^-OTNJ From this Port to the Ifland Afia is 2 Leagues. |[t is an indifferent high IQand, about half a ,eague long, and hath a Dcfcnfe for little Ships : kxr ic lie 2 Rocks. From this Ifland to the Port of Canete or "jum is 3 Leagues. Here the Spaniards lade Vhe:it for Lima and feveral other Places. The larks of the Port arc, that tiiere is a high Moun- ain, called the Mountain of GuarcOy which ap- bears as if it were fplit in two, and the Sea falls mh a great Force upon it. It hath a Fort on lie Top of it, which appears white when you are bffat Sea. From Caucte or Guano to Chinca is 9 Leagues. The Coail runs N. N. W. and S. S. E. It is a ad Port, and in it is commonly a great Sea. lerc is laden Wheat and Indian Corn, to be tranf- lortcd to Li?na ; and near it lie 3 Iflands, which [re dilrant from the Cullom-houfe of Chinca 3 Leahies, and bear with it N. E. and S. W. From Chinca to Pifco is 3 Leagues. Pifco is a |Jay, in which is a Port -, and at the bottom of t is a River of tredi Water. All the Coaft clrir and good ; and there is good riding in 6 fathom Water. Ac tiiis Place they lade Wine grcac quantr.y, with which they liipply molt flanr, hereabouts. The Land is very high and nountai:iOLis. The Hills are barren *, but the fallcys arc full of pleafanc Vineyards ; with lie (j rapes of which they make extraordinary !;ood Wine •, this being one of the chief Places for ^'ine on all the Coail. From Pifco to Paraca is 3 Leagues. It is a Jood Port, and lies in the Latitude of 13 d. 30 Hereabouts the Valleys are planted with abundance H^'' H 0. '1 r J 28 Paracdi Mount St Gdhn. High Mount dim, '^». 1704. abundance of Wheat 1 and they alfo make ftoreofi ^•'^'VVWine. ' From Paraca to the Mount of St Galkn is 2 1 Leagues. It is a high Mount, and barren, having not any green thing upon it. Over-againft the Mount is a high Kland called the Ifland o{ hhi\ which is a League dillant from the Main. About this Ifland arc many Rocks ; and near the Mount is a Shole. The Mount lies in the Latitude of i|| d. South. The Land here is of a prodigious height i lyingj in Ridges parallel to the Shore, 3 or 4 Ridges one| within the other, and each furpafling the oiher he'ght. Thofe that are furtheil within Land arei the higheft, and they - Vays appear Blue to thoffli 1 hat pafs by them at Seu. The Weather upon this Coaft of Pcru^ fromt}ic| Latitude of 30 d. South to Cape Blanco in the lati- tude of 3 d. 45 m. South, is always fair ; here never! being any Storms of Wind or Rain \ although minyj times it i^ fo hazey, that there is no taking an Ob-J fcTvation with the C^adrant. Alfo upon this Wj ?tre but very few Rivers ; they being in fome Places! 160 or 170 Leagues afunder *, whereas on the Coaii of Mexico are abundance of Rivers, many within hal| a League or a League of each other. Alfo the" vers of the Coaft o{ Mexico are always full, anui: ny times overflow their Banks ; but thefc on thi^ Coall of Peru^ arc little and fhallow, and at loin^ certain times of the Year quite dry. In the Ifland LoZ'w, is a good Harbour, which k 2 Mouths •, but they commonly enter by that whiclj lies to the S. E. and come out at that which hest^ the N. W. From this Ifland to the Mountain of Jfui is Leagues. The Coaft runs N. N. W. and S. S. and it is pretty windy hereabouts. Near this Moanl of Ajia on the Eaft-fide, is an Anchonngplacej V >' )' Acary. Attiquipa. Atico. Ocana. 129 iafnvall Port, called the Port of Qrjiiks. This ^n. 1704. porr is fonicwhat dangerous, by rcafon of the '^^'V^*^ fevcnil Sholcs near it. It lies in the Latitude hf I V \)c<^. South. One League to the S. E. if this Port, is a very good Port, called the fort of St. Nic bo/as. h roni whence, to the Port , St. John., is three Leagues. Its Entry is at I Bay,' and you may go through any Part of it. his Port is very wind}', and is faid to have no [elh Water. At it they make a fmall (Quantity " Wincsjwhich they fend by Shipping to Lima From the Port of St, yohii to Acary is nine e;igucs. 1 he Coaft runs S. S. E. and N. N. W. : is a low Coalt by the Water-lidc, (although ic Land is very high and mountanous in the lountiy,) and here is good Anchor-ground ; lit Shins fcldom anchor in it, bccaufc of the Igh W inds and great Sea which is commonly trc. From u4cJTy to Jttiqiiipa is eight Leagues, t is high Land towards the Sca-fidc^ and here |fgin the high mountanous Hills antl Defcrts of be At ihis Port Ships of the largcll Si^e k with Corn, and other Neceflarics. It lies the Latitude of 16 Deg. South. It blows nut luuch here, as near the Mount o^ JjLu • From this Port to the Mount of jUico is lurtLcn Leagues. The Coalt runs S. E. and 1. \\ . It is a bold Shore, and high Land by f -ca-ji Je ; but within it is much higher. proin j4t't':o to Ocd]ui is eight Leagues. At b/../ is a Ri\er of frelli Water, but at \(\wc Nn Times it is dry. Near the Ri\er, on the fin Land, is fome broken Ground, and on the "aft are fome Rocks, which arc called th;: i^^uu;\s. About them are a jircat many N;rts K ci M' : J i-"'V ■■■■ •if li f: n li' r; il I'i H{:..:, $A ■i I.', 4j-l ijoCamana.Chulc.Qiulca.Guara.Ariquipa.Ylo| ^•j7°^'o£wcxy good Filh, and the Inhabitants of Of,/,;,] come hither often to filh. From Ocana to Camana is fix Leagues. Th:| Coall runs S. S. E. It is a good Couil; and here the Spaniards make abundance of vcr) gad Wine. From Caniatia to the Port of Chuh is five Leagues. This is a good Harbour for Ships; but there lies a Rock a little to the S. K ot iJ which you muft not come in lefs than a LeaguJ of; for there is a Shole about half a Lcagucl round it ; but keeping a League from the faijj Rock, there is a good F.ntry. From hence to the Port of Quika is cigiiJ Leagues. In the Way is the ifland Gv..ird\ which is a pretty high, but barren liland. A m tic to the Southward of this Iflanii, is a goo Port, called the Port of Ar'tquipJ. It is x voo Port. In it are five great and fmall RcKks, of i whitilh Colour. They lie in the Latitude of i] Deg. 20 Min. South ; and in going in, the Enj try is very narrow ; but within there is eighteen Fathom W arer \ and the Port, when you arc inj reiembles the Coil of a Cable. Within is a greij Vulcan, call'd the Vulcan of jlriqutptt^ whu Vulcan is faid to be lixtcen Leagues within LanJ and is the higheft of all the Hills hcrcaboiit Whether it burns now, or no, I know not, bu I fuppofc, by its Name,, it has formerly. Frc this Port of Jlriquipa^ to the Port of TIj^ twelve Leagues. The Coait runneth S. S. \\1 and N. N. E. And two Leagues from Jr:m pa is the River of Tambo'^ in which Spaaisf League of low Land near the Sea-fide, anj there is good clear Ground, from lix to twclv Fathom Water. Frcil I I Yerba Buena. Sama. John Deus. Arica. i 3 1 From the River Tambo to Terbu Euena is ^»- '7^4: two Leaguc8^ and from thence to the Port of ^-OT^- Tlo^ eight Leagues. This is a good Port to lade and unlade a Cargo in ; and near to it is a Ri- ver of frclh Water, called the River of Tlo. ' This, as moll of the other Rivers of^eru^ runs with a quick (Current from the Beginning of ya- tifury till the latter End of JuJie ^ and then it deer ales, running flower and llovver, till the lat- ter Kiul of September'^ after which it wholly tails, and becomes dr)-, the Waters not begin- ninir to run again till 'Jahuary, This moft of the Ri\ers c^n the Coall of ^erti are faid to do las conltantly as the Year goes about. Near to this River is a Valley very well it'ihabited by /;/- U/J//.V, in which they have vStx^re of Corn, and j other Pro\ilions, and fevcral vSortvS of very good Fruits. 1 he Point of Tin is Knv Land, and runneth out into the Sea. Tt is dangerous coming near it; for off it lies an llland, tnd leveral Rocks. It is in the Latitude of 18 Des:. vSouth. To thofe that are ort'at .Sc;4, the Point looks like two or three Tllami"^ ; mid it bears witii the Mount of Sama-^ S. W. and N. E. diftancc eight [Lcai^Lies. This Mount of Sam a is a high Mount ; and [uiKicr it arc four Pieces of broken Ground, of a diitilh (^.olour. Near to it is a fmall River, [calhd the River of Sam a, From hence to the River of John Deits^ is Ifuur Leagues. This River lies in the very Bot- tom ot' the Bay of jlrica^ and the Banks of it arc \erv well v^ropled with Itniians. From the River of yohn Deus to the River M Jrica is two Leagues. On the Banks of this ]Ki\er is lituated the Town of Arica. It is a llargc Town inhabited by Spaf/iardSy MuUattoeSy \Mj\i:je^ and Imlia?/s. This Port of Jrica lies K 2 in , :;^T y :-, I ;i ■ ' ;i i' !■ <:t;l. * .»l" 1 I 1 i 3 2 Chacola.Camarones.Tucames.Yaneque. jIu. 170+. in the Lutitihlc c^l' 18 Dcp;. 20 Min. South, Lon- ''^•^^V^^ gitiuk- tVom Loi.'Ji'f/^ Well, -2 Dcg. 20 Min. and wc to unit Vui'uitioM i Dcg. 27 Min. Eulkrly. It is a vciy gooJ Port, and is the Enibarcado to mod ul the Mine Towns of ^Vr;/. It is a I'Licc of very great Trade, and leldom or never with- out Shipping. It is a good Place to anehorin; and the b.it an^l common Anchor; ng-pLicc i^ clofe under the Mount of Jnca^ which is u grcu* high Mountain, and defends Ships that ridcrhcri from the Soutli Winds. The Depth of the Wai- ter h al)i>ut eight Fathom. \\ ithout the An- choring-plaec is a fmall Illand, called the f/Jct:.i, I'he Land here is very high and mountanoiii; and fr.Mn hcnec, for near an hundred Leagues to thj Southward, it is very much fubjcct to Calms within thirty-five or forty Leagues of the Sh;M*e. Thefe Calms arc not ufual on any other Part of this Coall, that I know of \\ h n the Sun is in the Northern Signs, that is, li-om M,n'cl> to Sjpicmlci'^ the Weather is coir.iiioiily fair and clear : Ikit when the Sun returns back into Southern Signs, then the Weather fir tk moil part is ha/y, ami the Horizon fo thick, as often to Ifinder an ()bfervati(>n. From the Mount of jlnca to CbjcoLi is a League and halt'. Here is a very good Andnr- i.'-.g-plaec. And liom hence to the broken Lx\\ of ViJoi' is a League and half more. Fr^m thenee to CfwJi'Oi/es is lix Leagues; and froni thence to TuctVoX's fourteen Leagues. Th^' Coaft lieth from the Mount of Jrica to thi'S Pla.e North and South. From Tncj.acs to the Ifland Tdvcjne is twelve Leagues ; Irom u hi^h Place the}- carr\' Clay to !:iy in the A alleys of ylrtca and S.iwa^ and hen li.e fome few JiiMan People, who are conriiiu.iH^ v.ligging this cla}ey Ground for the LTe alorc- iitid;! Majaloncs. Salado. Moreno. Sr. George, i 3 3 faiil ; for the Spcjviards reckon that it fattens the ^"- •7«4- LanJ very much. V^V^./ l""rom hence to the Bay of Affjalo/jes is twenty Leagues, all high niouiitanoui Land, and u great vSea falling upon the ^horc, io that there is fcarcc any landing, r'rom Mijalofjes to the i^y o( Salado^ is eight Leagues. In neither of thcle Vi-xyxy is there an) frelli Water. From the Bay of Siiltiih to the Mount of M?- raio is fourteen Leagues. I'hc (Joall runs North and South. Jn this Port of the Mount of Moreno is St(>rc of Salt; and here is very good frcih Water to be had. It is a good Pv)rt, and in it you are defended from all Winds. Wirhiii the Port, the bell riding is on the North- fide. It is a very high Mount, and like to the Mount oi' CcipricoriJy which on the 'i'op has a ^rciit ]\ock. From the Mount of Mere 1:0 to the Mount of ^K George is twehe Leagues. Except at this jvlount of St, George, there is no anchoring here- abouts. C H A P. VII. .j Defa':'rn;n of the Coa(l of Chill. 7'L- P rt of Copiapo. 7/'w' '/^;/ w/ Guafco. Coqiiinito. Tong"'. Lynv.iry. C'l i.r.v GovauKiore. HnpaJa. CHiitcra. Concoii. Ti.c li'ver (f OraW. 'V\ilp.iiizo Ba\ of \\'\o. Salinas. Top.i de Calnia. Lora. Ktvcr ut Mauk". ^ Point of L'iii::i'S. ii.'t'cr Ituta. "Poi/itofWwWoiKi'X. I7^e Jfumd (^) liiiaiiiia. Ctty ('f tie CoKucptiu?!. Pert of St. Vin- I ::;t. //'t- River \Vu)bU). Hills 6;/' Gil era. 'J'urt \uih\\)\. //j j/A'/fc;/. Santa Mai ia. Cancro. /////c// Tucapcll. 'the River Imperial. 'lie Ijlu/ad La Moticha. River of l\)lu)n. V^ildivia '■Port. 'I he Occtfiun if its Name, Lliili ■iIwumJs i/7o/i in GuIJ^ as Vcru iijcs in Siiucr. X? I^ O M hence the Land is all very high and f barren to Copiapo'^ which lies in the Lati- K 3 tudc ( , ,; f ■ ). " 11 ■^J i r . 1 .1 IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) A :/, 1.0 l^m |2.5 no "^ li^ ■^ Ifi^ 112.2 it bfi 11112.0 Ili4 |i4 , ,.6 I.I 1.25 < A" k. VQ <^ ^3 i%fj^ % > O 7 / "4V^ /S^ Hiotographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 « L1>^ f\ N> S ^ Pi i » I ?: I! ,...? :; ; ) r (; ■15 ii I / y 134 Salado. Totoral. Guafco. Coquimbo. Jin. 1704- titude of 21 Dcg. South ; and we found Varia- ^*'^^>r^ tion 2 Deg. so Min. Eaftcrly. It is a good Port, and defended from all Winds. Near in 10 the Port are four or five Rocks. Hic Water on vAorc is brackilh. It is inhabited within Laud by h- diatJs^ who make good Wine ; and here is good Meat, Corn, and other Neceflaries. 1'he jViarks of the Mount of Copiapo are, that it looks like the Point of St.Hellena ^ and that about a League to the Southward is an Illand. In this Port they load Wine, Money, and other Goods, for G- quimbo. From the Illand, which lies by the Mount of CopiapOj to the Bay of Salado^ is ti\ e Leagues ; in which Bay is an Anchoring-place, and a River of frclh Water. From the Bay of Salado to Totoral is ten Leagues. The bell Riding here is on the North-lide of the Point ; whieh will be a Defence from the South Winds. At this Place is good Wood and Water to be had. From Totoral to the Port of Guafco is ten Leagues ; all the Way high mountanous Land, but a clear Goall from Rocks or Sholes. With- in the Port is a fmall round Illand ; and at the Bottom of the Bay, near this Illand, is a River of frelh Water; right againft the Mouth of which is the common Anchoring-place. The Country hereabouts is faid to be pretty well in- habited by Spaniards, In this Port you are de- fended from the South and South- Weft Winds. The Land is pretty plain and even; and at the Top of the Port is a Plain of Sand. OiF the South- Weft Point of the Port are feven or eight Rocks ; about which are many Sholes, and there is no failing between them and the Main. From hence to the Port of Coquimbo is ten Leagues, Cc quimbo is a good Port ; and the common Anchcring-placc is right againft a fnull round ,f , .• I. TortugaPaxoresHerraduraTongoi.Lymary 1 3 S round Ifland, on the South-fide of the Portj^»- '704: called the Ifland of Tortuga : Without this "^-^^"^ lOand, near to the South- Weft Point of the Port, are two Rocks ; but any Ship may go be- tween them and the Main; for there is very deep Water. To the Northward of thefe Rocks are the Iflands of ^Pasoresy which are eight or nine in Number. There is deep Water between them ; and amongft them are caught feveral Sorts of very good Filh, with which they fupply the City of Coqtdmbo, Some of thefe Iflands are very high and rocky; but the Land upon the Main is not altogether fo high as it was from Qofiapo to this Place. A little on the North- E.iit Side of this Port is a noted great Hill, in Faihion of a Sugar-Loaf; at the Bottom of which is fituated the City of Coquimbo^ which is faid to be a wtxy large and rich City, it driving a great Trade with jLima^ Manama ^ and moft of the South-Sea Goaft. From the Port of Coquimho to the Herradura is three Leagues, and they bear from each other S. S. E. and N. N. W. This Herradura is a fmall deep fandy Bay, but feldom made ufc of by Shipping, although in it is good faft An- chor-ground. But the Reafon is, it lies too much open to South- Weft and other Southerly Winds. From the Herradura to the Bay of Tor/goi is four Leagues. At the Bottom of the Bay is a River of frclh Water ; and right againft the River's Mouth is the common Anchoring-place, where is good Defence from all the Southerly Winds. From this Bay of Tuf^goi to the Port of Ly- mry is eight Leagues. The Coaft runs S. S. W, and N. N. E. The Marks of this Port are, that it hath a great Mount near it, called the Mount K 4 of ni' t'Jr"^,, 'I If' m I • i ~ r .»:P: ' |!^^.^ ^■i' il > Ifj I i, ' iS . * ', 'I 1 ; 1 1 1 i r ■ !" • . :■ t ;r •J ' . ' .; ■4 . A I I' I M-' •M. i^t;,l < n.'t^ '13^ Choape. Govana Jore. Laligna. Papiida. Atu \io\.o^ Lyr,iary\ the Sides of which, either to the j ^'■^^V^^ Northward or Southward, appear full of high | Trees \ and in the Middle of the Mount is bro-' ken Ground ; and to the S. W. of it arc two Brealts, or Bofoms. From Lymary to Choiipc is ten Leagues. This CbCi-jpe is a"^ high Hill ; it has neither Port nor Anchoring-place, but the Coalt is full of Rocks. From Choape to the Port of Govanadore is thirteen Leagues. This Port lies in the Latitude of ? I Dcg. 20 Min. South, and Longitude from London^ Weil, 75 Deg. :?o iVlin.^ The Land is of | a great Height, three Rows of Hills one vvith- in^thc other. The Port o'i Gov an adore is a guod and fafc Port. It is defended from the South Winds, which are the common Trade Winds of I this Coaih The Anchoring-place is right aguinft the lowed Part of the Land, in twelve Fathom Water. At the End of the fmall Piece of low Land is a Hill v,'hich has broken Ground on the Top of it, and lookcth like the Chair of ^PaitiU I On the N. W. Side of this Hill is a Grove of great high Trees; and near the Port is an Illand, on the North Sicie of which is a good Andior- ing-place, and fecurc Riding; for the Illandit felf keeps oif the Southerly Winds. From this Port off Govana dore to the Port of i Laligna is five Leagues. Near the Point of this Port are two Sholes, on which, at high Wa- ter, there is not above ten Foot Water. In this Port Ships lie at anchor in five P'athom Vvatcr, and here Ships load with Wheat and other Eat- abbs for ^Panatna, From Laligna to ^Pap/ida is three Leagues. It is (]c.;p, but \'cry good Anchor-ground, it^ hath a high Hill, with broken Grounti on the Top o{ it; and near it is a Spot of Trees. So •thai; it is \cvy like rlie Port of Govan adore. Fron^ • ■ ''i ■ ■»•' Cllntera Concon. Chili. I 37 Fr(!m '•Tapuda to the Rocks of Qhrtera is^^^' »7o4. Ifve Leagues. Thcfe Rocks lie viliblc above ^*^^V^^ HViitcr; and near the Land the Currents lit lilronii to the Northward. Ships often fail pretty Inur thcfe Rocks; for it is all clear and deep, Ifeldom Ids than twelve Fathom ^\'atcr. From thcfe Rocks of Clint era to the Port of WmciH is two Leagues. In it is deep Water; land the Port has only a Defence from the South rViikls ; but to all welterly Winds it lies open. This Port bears with V^ilpcirifo N. N. E. and Is S. W. Diftance five Leao-ucs : And between jit ii all \cry high and mountanous Land; yet |fcct\vccn the Hills are many pleafant Valleys, Iwliich aflbrd good Corn and Wine. Near the Point of Concon is a little Bay, in [vilii.h arc four fmall Rocks; each of thcfe Rocks [k: a fmall Shole quite round them, and the JAnchoring-placc is clofe over to the South Shore; and i'l between the fliid Rocks, at the Bottom Icl'thcBay, is a fmall River called the River of macoii ; upon the Banks of which arc iituated ll'evcnil fmall Indian Towns and Villages. Here arc k\cral tall and large Trees, which upon lOccafion will make very good Malls for Ships. A little to the Southward o{ this Point o? U/TO/V is a large River, called the Ri\er of Q///; upon the Banks of which are feveral rovvns and Villages belonging to both Spaniards ^nd hidiiHis. This Ri\er is faid to run fome kndrcd of Miles within Land. About half a ciiguc to the Southward of the Mouth of this liver are two fmall high Rocks ; they lie about I Mile and a half from the Shore. They ha\ e pth '■')[ them a fmall Shole of Sand round them ; ki there is no failing between them and the N;i;nj becauf: it is Shole 'vVutcr. From ■If ,. •' hi ■! ■.! I?' :>ii .M - ^ • ,,■ • , 1 ,38 f . i > ■ jfn. 1704. I ,1 I! ! I > I; : I 1:1 ,;> ! ' I I f, ;. ) near cadil V c omnion yo..k; :inj ■'iiips laden '3old. For i in SilvcrJ Here Valparizo. Burj.-s, From thefe Rcx^ks to the Port: of n?//)./)-;^,^ '^^'V'^ or Sl James of CVj///, is three I.::aguc,s. Ken arc four or five frnall Rivers nn.air/g into thisi Bay, which make the Port of ' .7 -"izo. hi not know anywhere lb many R" vcr,>-. • other, upon all the Coaib ot' ^Pcrn ' ' upon the Goall: of Mexico it is ; ' This Port lies in the Latitude or Min. South. It is a Place oi grcar from hence they fend yearly icvcra with Corn, Vv'ine, ^f. and Store . although ^Pgrti is rcekon'd to aN- 1 yet ChiU is moll abundant m GoUI. pretty Town of 300 Houfes bL-.^ugiiig to the Spaniards^ all pretty well built wiih hirick; bui in none of thele Parts oi 'Pern or Chi If arc thcv fo well built as they are in and about Mcsicoi The Reafon, as I fuppofc, is, that at Mesici they have a great many of their Materials tron Old Spaln^ which here they cannot fo well havcj This Place is governed by a SpaJiifi Go\ crnourJ as are all the Sea-Ports : But in the Country within Land there are fcvcral Cities, Town^ and Villages, governed by Indian Governoursj yet with Subordination to the Spaniards. Thi^ rort is famous for the great IVadc it drives witt Limaj and other Parts of 'Peru ^ as alfo foj the rich Prize taken in it by our Ei?Q;^Iilh Her(j Sir Francis Drake '^ in which Ship he took vaft Quantity of Gold, befides fcvcral other vaj luable Commodities. He alfo took the 1 own! in which he found Store of Provifions. ThJ Anchoring-place is at the Bottom of the Ba) clofe under the South Shore, in feven, eight, an^ nine Fathom Water, good fall Ground, rigl: ugainll the Mouth of the River Buajes ; ^vher is a very good Defence from all the South QJ Wcllerly Winds, by reafon of a Point of Landj cullcc s ;i I enaque.Rio.Salinas.TopadeCalnia.Lx)ra. 1 39 bed the Point o£ St. James of Chi It ^ which -^»;^« 704. loots out to the Northward, and liea between Anchoring-place and the Sea. At this Point i'lShole of Sand, which, as the Point docs, [etches away to the Northward ; fo that it is n^erous coming near the faid Point; for* the tic runs out beyond it near half a League 5 y at high Water there is not above nine Foot later on it. The Coafl here runs S. S. E. and From the Point of Valparizo to the Bay of mfiiic is one League ; and from thence to Bay of RiOy another. In this Bay is a little loJc, which is called Bijhops Rock. From this lock to the Bay of Salinas is four Leagues. I this Bay is a good Anchoring-place, and it 5 1 good Defence from the Soutnerly Winds. ; is low Land by the Sea-fide, although in the ountry it is high and mountanous. Here arc veral fmall Bays, in moll of which is good [iding in ten Fathom Water. From thefc Bays to Topa de Calmd is four fagucs. Between them are the Sholes of Ka-^ \d, and a River of the fame Name right ^inll them. Thefe Sholes come out a League [to the Sea, and there is no going between them pd the main Land ; for the Water is very oicv. At Topa de Calma is an Anchoring-place, lit it lies open to the Southerly Winds ; and k it is an Ifland, on the North-fide of which la fmall Bay, in which Ships upon Occafion |metiines come to an Anchor ; and in the faid «F is not Icfs than twenty-five Fathom Water, [his Place is much frequented with high Winds, From Topa de Calma to Lora is fourteen fagiics. This Lcra has broken Ground like 'ilpiary ; and Part of the Coall in the Way is Land by the Sea-fide, till you come to the River y 1 1 ■■ 1 1 ■ ' "1 ' i :. ■■)'■;■ .4 M' i I -if' ■■ : if;i .. ,4- JS- » ■' !/^4 ^«''>Af 't '/' M ». ^i P> ^ i 111 rt ! !!i';i Y4oMaiile.Unmos.Itata.Herradura. Quinqiij ^n. 1 704. River of Mau/c, which is diftant from Tbt,,, js^-v^^w/ (^;;/^y^^ fcvcn Leagues. J 11 this River is two F thorn at low Water. In it are laid to be ma, Indian Towns and Villages, in which thcv h] Plenty o^ ProviJions. It is a very windy Plac and at the Entry of the Ri\er are two Roci half a League to Leeward of which is a fJ Anchoring-place. From this Ri\cr oi M to Lora^ as 1 faid before, is i'evcn Leagues. Xa to the broken Ground is an Anchorinir-piJ which has a Defence from the SouthcrIv^\in3 From Lora to the Point of Unmos is thr Lea^-ucs. It is a bad Point, having abund;; of toul Ground lying off' it. On this Point v„ call away two great Spanijh Ships, and all th JMcn drowned. It is good to keep at a Dilhi from it. From the Point o^ Uninos to the River It is fcvcn Leagues. The River is c\'traordi..„., well inhabited by Span'uirJs and Indians] ai on the South-fide, near the River's Mouth, sm Anchoriirg-plucc. The Coall is deep fro ^opa de Caiuhi .0 this Place, w^ithout any rorti Anchoring-place, excepting thofe I have namd From the River Itata to the Point of Sinjoi is four Leagues. This Point runs out a gc way ; and to the Southward of it is a fine Ba called the Hcrrddura'^ at the Bottom of whij is a River ; and on each Side the River is brj ken Ground. This Herradnra is in Form lij the Letter C. It hath three Rocks at the trr, and within is defended from the North; South Winds. From the Herradnra to the Ifland Si('C'"( is two Leagues, N. E. and vS. W. This Illafl is four-fquarc ; and on the Eall-iide is a I'mi Bay, in which is very good Anchoring in HI P'athom Water. Ships that come Irom 1 JNort nception. Grifo. Monnao. St.Vincent. 1 4 1 rthward go between this Iflund and the -4^^. 170+^ in on the N. P^. Side, when they arc bound ^•On-' the l\)rt of the Conception ; and it is a clear nrood Paliiigc, free Irom any Rocks, Sands jiholcs \ and it is deep Water. Ikit Ships t cunic from the Southward, go in between South Shore, and the S. \\'. Side o^ the iid; but they ahvays keep nearell to the I Hand, rcaion of a Rock and Shole which He about Mile and a half olF the Main. This Rock Shole is called the Grifo^ :ind is very dan- oiis; for fevcral good Ships have been loft :iiit. And a little within this Grifo is ano- ^r dangerous Shole, called the Mormao, A lit- withiii which is an Anchoring-placc. But chief Anchoring-placc is right^ againfl the Itv of the Conceptioiu Here arc icveral fmall Ivcrs, but none of Note. This City is near Itlij Scii-llJc. It is a very plcafant rlace, ha- hgalinc River running through it: ^ and three Wtcrs of a Mile from the City is another fine ji\cr, called AuderJeu, Ships that ride in the |rt of Conception mult come to an iXnclior right ainll the Fort of Don Garcia^ that they may |rc;ul}' to fail with a North Wind. This is a ace of great Trade, aflbrding both Corn, Wine ' Oil, of which they lencl great Quantities arly to Linui^ ^anama^ and other Parts of p. This Port lies in the Latitude of 97 k. South. On the South- fide of the Port, fertile ninin Land, are Sholcs all along to the \s\ . Point, which Point is a Defence from the Jiitherly Winds. [About a League to the Southward o^ this [iiiris uncn her Port, called the Port of *S>. Vin- k; aiul between thefe two Poii^ts is a linall land, uiih fe\eral Rocks about if; and at the !:t of St, Vincent are fonie ^■ery dangerous J! i'^i^.'- '.. f . , M is" » }::!:. ''"-M ^ 4 -i I . P III i ll 1, I 1 1 I ,11 M 542 Biobio. Guera. Labipi. St. Maria. -*»* '7o4Sholcs, which ftrctch off near a League into th W^-^Sca: But within this Port it is all good dc] Ground, with gradual Soundings frum nine four F'athom Water. It is a very good un ' cure Port, and in it is a Defence from m Winds. It is all a fandy Bay round the i\, on which arc many fmall fcattering Houfj moftly inhabited by Indians. From this Port to the River Biobio is tv Leagues. This River runneth very Itrong wii a great Current, and hath two Rocks at th:: U try of it. At this River begiimcth the hid Land of Gue 'a : This Land is accounted by tl Spaniards to oe the hi^heft Land of any yi known in the World, (sly exceeding the ^JVj TeneriJ/^y or Santa Martha^ or any Land yet d^ covered. Near this River are the Brcalh of, chio, which are two high Hills, naturally in t| Form of Breafts. From this River to Lahipi is fevcn LcagujI In the Harbour oi Lahipi is fecure Riding, anj| has a Defence from the North and SouthWind Near this Harbour is the Ifland of Santa M(ir{ in the Latitude of 37 Deg. 30 Min. South. Tli is a low Ifland, about two Leagues in Lcng It is very well inhabited by Indians, On tl N. E. Side is a fine deep and fecure Bay, which is from twelve to four Fathom good t| fandy Ground ; the Water growing lliallow dually, as one goes nearer to the Sottom of t| Bay. From the Ifland of Santa Maria to the Illa^ Canero is ten Leagues; and they bear frd each other N. W. and S. E. The Land hd upon the Main is of a prodigious Height; here is is no Port or Place of anchoring, unlefs] be in the Port of Canero. In this Port is the Ilia Canero. It is a fmall Ifland, lying on the Nor " *.. |Tacr.[ '^-l- Tixba. Imperial. La Mouclia; 1 4 j 1" ^'v Turt, jull within its Entrance. And ^n. 1704. jm ol the Hay is a iniall River of ^OT^ r. In this Port irc no Rocks nor f any Danger, but all gradual Sound- i it has good Dclcncc Irom the S. and [^V. :i(w1 other Wcllcrly Winds, which are [j(;v\oril: V'inds upon the Coali:. Th.' \\ hhIs here are variable all round the [oiiipl'S 'i^ ^'- i^ ppoti all^ th- Coall of Qjt/L Jpon the Coait of ^Peru^ ihn\ the Line to 90 X'grccs of Southern Latitude, the common [niJc V/ind is .Souiherl) , >\ith line Weather ad no Rain; but here upon this Coall it ia |ommori to have hard Gales of Wind, and very ten great Showers of Rain. From the Port of Caaero to the Hill of T//- i^d \s two Leagues. This is a high Hill, with , Plain or Table Land on the Top. And a lit- tle to the Southward of it is a River of the m Name. The Land hereabouts is very well nhabitid by hidiaus. At the Mouth of this licr, on the South-fide, is a fmall Point, called he Point of Tisba^ From this Point to the River Imperial is light Leagues. This is a large River running a ]rat Way up in o the Country ; and the Banks f it arc very well inhabited by Indiafis, Right againft the Mouth of the River is the knd La Moucha, This Ifland is about four jrlivc Leagues in Length. It is pictty high land, and very well clothed with tall and riou- flhing Trees of feveral Sorts ; and on it are fe- pl liiiall Rivulets of frefli Water. It is very *ell inhabited by India hs^ who are always at Var with the Europeans ; for they think all vhitc Men to be Spur/iards. This was the Sou- binoft and the firil Land v/c fiiw upon our com- fg into the South Seas. About this Ifland are feveral W 1 ■ .^ ■1 ,l ,l 144 Tolton. Valdivia. { r 4'-: Mi n >f/<, i^^4fcvcnil Sholcs, anil cTpccially on the Wclt-i;, ^'^^ST^ which llrctch our u great Way into the Scu. ( the Jvalt-liile is a line Bay, in wliich is vH g(HHl laie anehoving. Jt lie^s in the Latitude oi 5 8 Dei;. 90 Mill. vSouth ; and I niaJe Liiiiri^ ruile Ironi Lo;.\/<>j/ to this Phice, Welt, 70 l)i\ anil we iounil \ariation 8 Defi;. 42 Miri. KaiJ^ crly. Jt was at this I'laec that Sir hh,: 'f)r,ikc and his I 'oat's (^-cw going alKorc lorW ter, and asking thj luiiians ibr ylgiu^ (wliiJi the Sp>n;ifl) Name lor Water,) the ludhiiisU their Language thinking them to be Spju'urdil with whom they are always at mortal Variance] fell upon the Eaj^Hjb^ and with their A wounded every one of them ^ but hy the t » (xHiduciil of vSir Jr.i/.'cis he and his ('onip to his Boat, and fo faved themfelvcs to the Ship, rrouj good inv ^oi A little to the South of this liland on thd m ain Land, is the River of Tcltoa. which IS large Ri\er. And here the Rivers are eommoM 1}' full, as on the C!oall: of Mexico'^ not iir\ins awa)- at certain 1'imes, as they l\o on the CoaS of -At//. This Ki\er is diihint from the Porfi of Vdldroij twenty-] I-., e Leagues. Wild'rcu!^ or Biild'rjij^ is a noted Place, it lid in the Latitude of 40 Wg. South. J is very well fortified, and hinders the Approach of ii Encni}'. la this Port arc a great many illmJs on one of which is iituatcd the Town'ani.l FoH tiheations of V.ildhia. This Place (as weavers told by the S[)d}'uirds) was fo en lied from o.'i VdJd'rjia a Spjiiiard^ who was formerly Govcr* nour of it. Hiis Man was faid to be foco\c- toiis of Gold, that he would not, by his gmi] Will, let any Body ha\c any but himfelf Thi poor hid, LUIS he would punilli lo barbj.roullv,! that they often died under it ; anil his Rcafo' was, beeauie they did not br ID J hi ill ( lO enoii 'm Valdivla. 1 4 5 ijiough. He employed fomc thoufands of IniHaNs An. >7o4* ^0 kck it, and taxed them fo much ptr ]L>Ay ^ s^nT**'- ^hich the poor itKiians being not able to get, ad knowing if they returned empty-handed, ticy Ihould be fevercly ufed, they joined togc- hcr in a Body, and took two Pound-weight 6f 3ld, which they melted, and with it rcfolutcly lame to the Govcrnour, and faid, Valdivia ! }[hm yft ^ ^^O' Z^^^^ ^^^^(^ greedy Dejlre after ^tirGolii't "doe have nfed all poffible Means to fu'^ kj/; thctt but could not : hlow by good hap we m thought tipn a Way : Here is Gold ; driuk ty Fill j for here is enough to fatisfy the mojl Cw ^toHs. And immediately they bound him, and 3urcd it down his Throat : with which he pi'c- !ntlv died, and with his Death gave Name to his Town and Port of Valdivia, The Indians ive ever lince been at War with the Spaniards^ nd hold them hard to it : And the Spaniards re defirous by all Means poffiblc to conquer Wc People, that they might be Mailers of fo |ch a Country. For though ^eru does abound Silver, yet this Empire of Chili is the moll bundant in Gold. And Mexico abounds both Gold and Silver, Cochineal, Indico,and Cocoa. fhcy have alfo in Mexico many Mines of Iron ; ut the Spaniards think it not worth their while I open them. , ^ I'll.. 1 f . i-''ii- ' 71 M uo ► - ' I'd ■I i - !■; 1' 'fii' I'li m 1' ■ (' (■■ ia6 rr ;Uv . ii ill ^*— — **i ,iilJ»(.J A TABLE of Latitude, Longitude, and the Variation in moft of the principal Places, as we coafted along the three Empires of Peru J and Mexico. ,1^4.. f ,■ 1 i 1 i ■y ■ ' i ! \ , ■^ ; , Port of Valdivia Ifland La Moncka Jlland Savta Maria Port of Conception The great River Itata li\-^ndyiianFen/a/Jdo*'s Port of Valparizo Port of Go'uat/adors Port of Coquimbo , , Port of Copiapo , Port of Jrica ; Port of T/o Port of L/>;^^ ,1 Port of Gtiara Port of Cofina Port of Triixillo Port of Mdlabrigo Ifland o^ South Lobes Port of ^P^//Y.^ Cape Blanco Ifland St. Clara Point *SV. Helena Cape iS^ Lorenzo Cape ^PaJ/ao Cape iSr, Francifco -ft *•.. fy Tl. Lat itudc. liOngit«de». , Variation. 1). M. D. jM. U M. 40 : GO S 77 • 15 W ?8 : qo S 78 : 00 8 : 42, E. ^7 * 30 S 77 : 00 V • oo S 76 : 10 H •• 35 S. 75 -. 40 ?3 • TO S 83 : 40 6 : ,5, E. u : 30 S 75 • 00 31 ' 2o S 75 • 30 ?,o : 00 S • 21 ; 00 S • » ^ 2 : 5:0, E. i8 : 20 S 72 : 20 I : 27, E. i8 • . 00 S 73 : 20 I : co,E. 12 : 20 S 75 : 00 : CO, II ' 02 S 77 : 10 9 . $0 S 78 r 35 8 15 S 19 ' 25 8 : CO S 79 •• 35 6 : 20 S 5 : iiS 81 : 37 2 : 47: ^'^'* 3 : 45 S 81 : 50 2 : 52, v\. 3 : 00 S 80 : $0 2 : 20 S 82 : 30 I : 00 S 82 : 15 5 : c9, Vv' : 08 S 182 : 4c 3 '. V- ^v. ■ « 1 * 1 : 00 N '81 : 50 3 : 57, ^\' Rue A TABLE, &c. 147 kivcr of St. Jago JThc flland of Qa/k [The Ifland Gorgouia fhc IflanJ ^P almas fcape Comeiites Port ^imado Port ^///-^/J Point Garachina Point 0^ Bur tea iiiijo Duke jCape 5/^//co jiitph of ^opagajo ["ort of Ri^ L^;f^, alias Ria Leon, point Cajjaviua iulph of Amapalla fort of SonforjatefAid.s Tmadad hkm of Attitlan fulcan of Sapotitlan The Hill of Bernal Port of Tecoatitepeqtie Port Guatiilco Port ^//^e/j Port of Jcaptiko fort of Navidady or ' ihe Kitroity lape Corrientes Latitude. D. c^i : 02 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 •• 45 N 45 N GO N 15: N o N o N o N 7 : 20 N 9 : 00 N 9 : 08 N 10 : 20 N II : 30 IS" 12 : 40 N 12 ••45 N 13 : 00 N n : 20 IS' I? : 25; N 13 : 51 N M : 00 N 15 : '36 N 15 : 30 N 15 : 45 N 17 : 06 N 19 : 20 N 20 : 30 N Longitude. I Variation. d: u 7^ 7^ M. 20 38 97 '• 30 M. 4 : 00, W. 3 : 58,W. 3 : 26, W. 3 : 00, W. 2 : 71, W. 2 : 45, W. 2 : 42, W. I , 1- r^ ::^f'. 1 ). ■liif ■I V :4 »-'! L ^ CHAP. \ I « 1 )' ' ' * I ■ • ^ i I I- ■15 148 Au. 1704. '• r. C H A P. VIII. \Difficulty ingettitj^ tVater at the Tflarid Conchagua «'» , ■I' '■ 1» I 1%. • . ,ti;i. %H \ '■' }0: •' 1^ (• r m -^ '152 tti? JR«» over to India. ii; ri' , '• ■)■ i > :v^; :'|V1! I ' :■■ » ■ . ! i\ \ ft:.il -<». 1 704. a noted Mount, of which I have already given ^•^^/^^ a Defcription. It lies in the Gulph of JmapullA in the Latitude of i^ Dcg. North. We reckon- ed Longitude from London y Weft, 97 Dcg. 30 Min. and, as I faid before, we found Varia- tion 3 Dcg. 26 Min. Weftcrly. We fleered away S. W. the fooner to get the off Land into the true N. E. or E. N. E. Trade; for we knewi the prcfcnt Wind to be only the Land-Wind, which we could not think would laft long; for we did not cxped to get into the true Trade, till we had run about ninety or a hundred! Leagues from the Land. For which Reafonwel lleercd away, as I faid, S. W. and S. W. by W, which Courfc we held till we came into the La- j titude of 10 Deg. When finding our felves in ^ the true Trade, we hauled away "W . N. W. in- tending to get into the Latitude of 13 Deg/i North; and fo as near as we could, to maintain j our Latitude till our Arrival at the Ladmt Illands, knowing, if we kept 'n that Latitude, it was impoffible to mifs them. We had finefrelli Gales of Wind, firft at N. E. but ks we run off! the Land, we found it edge to the N. E. by E. ! and thence to the E. N. E. where it continued! ' with us till our pafling the Ladrone Illands. \Ve^ ' now made us lludding Sails out of our Main- fail and Main-top-lail. We got our lludding | Sails up by Day-break every Morning, and at i Sun-fet haurd them down again: For it com- monly blew fo frclh in the Night, tl^at we were forced to fettle our Top-fail, and with the Rifmg of the Sun, the Wind would fomething' abate again ; yet wc always had as much as we could well carry with our lludding Sails. The Trade Wind we found here to blow much brisk- er than it does in the Jtlantick or Eaji' Indmn pceaiip. For • I The Jjland Magon, ' 155 For the firft twenty Days, after our Fifh and ^w ^70^ urtle vverc gone, we fed upon nothing but our ^^'V^ lantains, of which we allowed our fclves two or a Meal, and two fuch Meals a Day : But er our Plantains were gone, we went .to our alf-pound of Flower a Man per Day, and our ivo Ounces of fait Beef or Fork every other 5av. Ths Meat had been fo long in Salt, that vhen we boiled it, it commonly ihrunk one half; I we finding a Lofs in boiling our Meat, con- cluded to cat it raw ; which we did all the voyage after, fo long as it lafted. We now and |[hcn caught a Dolphin, and fomctimes faw a great many Sea-Kirds, as Boobies, Noddies, ^c, vhich would come and fettle upon our Yeflcl ; [id happy was he that could catch one of them. In this Run I think none of us took the Pains so obierve by the AlLtb Compafs. For the Va- cation was fo little, that wc never minded it. On the icth oi j4pril^ 1705? towards Evening, -^'^^ '7or- K iaw the Clouds gather about the Horizon ""^y^^ nuch more than ufual. This was a great Sign ^r Token of Land : For it is common between [he Tropicks to be foggy or cloudy over the Land, although it be never fo clear at Sea; hercfore all this Night wc took a fpcciul Care look cut; and on the nth, in the Morning, etimcs, we faw the Ifland of Magon bearing ^'cft, diftant about ten Leagues. It was a high ^oody Ifland, and very plain and green on the lop. So we flood towards it ; and when we See Fig. [ad brought it to bear North, diftant about a ^^l^- We, I took the Draught of it, which appeared in the Figure. Being in fo near, we laid our [hip by; and feveral Pifhing-Boats came to us, [id brought us fome Filh, with fome Eggs, Ifiinis, Potatoes, ^c, Thefe were very acceptable " us; for now our fait Beef and Pork wjis juft at :Ml' i,,k '-• If ,r ^f ■I 1 n » i '' 1 » ■ ' 1 ■ ' J hi'f,:;!;i iw': I 1 ■ l'' - ! ' < . 1 • • ) ^ ' i 1 ■ : .,1 1 1 ]'. ' 1 'i , 'I ; , '' i i r i ■ '■■ ''1 ' 1 ■^1 1 1 t ': 1 ■,ii 1 > I 54 T/;^ 7/?^»^ Magon. jf«. 1705-. an End, and wc had nothing to trull to bat ■^^^V^-^ our Half-pound of Flower a Day for each ManJ •and that very lull of Vermin, Maggots, anii Spiders. The Men in thole Fiihing-Boats N\crei a very tall and largc-limb'd People, of a tawny Complexion, having long black Hair reaching I down to their Middle: i hey all go lUrk-nakcd, not lb much as covering their private Parts. k\ Exchange of what wc had of them, we would have given them Money; but they looked on it, and gave it us again, making i)igns to us to give them Tobacco in the Room of it; which we did, and they fccmed very much nleafed. Wc! alfo gave them feme old Shirts, vvnich they im- mediately tore in Pieces,and rowled them round | about their Heads. Wc would have given each of them a Dram of Brandy, but they were a- fraid to drink it. Only one of them feeing us I drink to each other, and that it did us no Hurt, at laft made vSigns that he would drink with us.| So we gave him a good Glafs full, which he im" mediately drank otf ; but wc thought the Fel^l low would never Ihut his Mouth again; for he was fo amazed at the Heat it had left in his Mouth and in his Belly, that I believe he thought he had fet himfelf on Fire. He laid himfelf down and roared like a Bull, whicii feared molt of thci reft of them away. After he had roared near halfl an Hour, he fell faft afleep ; and we being inj Haftc, put the poor Fellow into his Boat, andl made Signs to his Conforts to take care of him,! that he might not flill over«-,board. They fcem-j cd to be a very civil People ; but however wej did not care to let too many of them comcinroi our Vclfel at a time. Their Language we could] not underftand at all. When they firll approach- ed us, they tied two vSticks together in Farnionl of a Grofs, and held them up for us to fee }| ■ whichl Indian Proes'l '^' 155 Uhich was, as we fuppofc, to fignify to us that ^». >70f' thcv had feme Knowledge of the Chriftian Kc- ^-^V^^ ligion. Wc in Return flicwcd them a Crucifix, which wc had taken from the Spaniards'^ at the Sight of which they all bowed their Bodies, and caiiic on Board. This Ifland of Magon I make to lie in the Latitude of 13 Deg. North ; and wc niiidc Longitude from the Mount of St. Mi^ fW'SW. 1 20 Deg.9 Min. or 7029 Miles, allowing between s8 and 59 Miles to a Degree of Longi- tude in this Parallel. The Boats which thcfe Filhcrmcn came on Board in, were about forty Foot in Length, and about feventcfi or eighteen Inches broa4 aloft, but not above three Inches broad below. Their Head and Stern were alike. The Bottom to the Water's Edge was one entire Piece, but hollow ; upon which, for the Side of the Boat, was ?. Piece of thin Plank about three Foot broad, and of the fame Length as the Boat it felf. It had its lower Edge fowed with Rattans to the Bottom of the Boat. They had tno long Poles put out of one Side ; one was within ten Foot of one End of the Boat, and the other within ten Foot of the other End ; fo that they lay diftant from each other about twenty Foot. The Poles were about thirty Foot ; in Length, at the End of which was a long Piece of Plank of about twenty-one Foot, of the fame Shape, and about one fourth Part of the Bigncfs of the Bottom of the Boat. This Piece i^ laid acrofs at the outer End of the Poles, from one Pt^le to the other, where it is very fecurely made fall : And this altogether, is called the Oiit-lcaker. This is always the Weather-fide ; rnd the Ufe of it is to keep the Boat from over- letting. For without the Out-leaker the Boat is io narrow, that it would not bear it felf. They J^'Uc but one Sail, which is made of Mat, and like 0' ' [ i' < *! ■■' ' '■[< ; / r < • |:iMi, ; I I • 4 I I 1M ' , . ( I ■ ■■ , i I, ill' 1!!' I mm i J. IH^ See Fig. XXX. Sec Fig. XXXI. 1 J (5 GuamI JJland Matan* . ^». lyef. like our Bermudo*s Sail. It is not above two 5^*^V^ Inches broad at Top^ and hauls out by a Booiu, When they had a Mind to go about, it was only letting go the Sheet of the Sail, and hauling it aft on the fame Side, at the ocher End ofthc Boat, and then that which was the Stern before is now become the Head, any End going fore- moll, and no Diftindion in the Built of cither End; but the fame Side ftill, and always remains the Weathcr-fidc. Moll of thefc Boats viir^t painted red. See the Figure of the Boat ivithiu Ont-Ieaker. .^ .s^. We were now in Confultation amongil our felvc8,whether we Ihould lleer away for the N.W. amongil the Philippine Illands, or to the S. W. for the Goall of New Guinea ; but after a De- bate of about two Hours, we concluded to haul away S. W. for the Cape of New (i///;;^rt.Which accordingly we did; and the fame Day pafled by the Illiiud of Guanty which lies S. from the Illand of Magon about fcven Leagues ; fo that I make this Illand to lie in the Latitude of 12 Dcg. 39 Min. N. We only pafled by at a Di- ftance ; wherefore J can give no particular De- fcription of it ; yet as wc palfed by, I took a Draugbc of it, as it appeared to us S. Diltance five Leagues. The Land to us fcemcd of an indifferent Height, but it v/as quite plain, and flat on the Top. This Ifland belongs to the Sp' niards^ who have a fmall Fortification on it. It is kept for the Gjnvenieney of the Manila Ship, which always touches here to refrelh in her Way to Manila, From hence we kept our Courfe S. W. and paiTed by the Ifland of Matar/^ which lies about lix Leagues due N, from the Ifland Guam. And at flx this fame Evening, being Jpril the nth, we took our Departure from the Ifland of M^- ion, w ..,.■: I : ivU: ^iry , /i//, v/ y' . /j, o. fkj Shpweth th*. IJt^ind, cf Ou,Am. thcMcdv of it Inanna Part aftlu^^MMn cf'^o-vA Cmn«» *»^, • f , f-i ■]|i-'tJi ;■( ■ ■ li . s t 1 ,( Ik-:' ■ii •^ I i II I m n pn, it the Wcftill h and E. N Illand of Leagues. - Whether i }'"rom \ came into wc had fi now drawi veer to K. fnullSquii the L'.ititi Glin for ( ning to UJ thiit it w could not Ounces ol wc ulcd t For want fchci; to ^ F(ntunc t when wc ( drink a li little at tl- as loun as :ib hungry On the Wind at almolt ou to die aw I Evening, vvhiv.'h ga I'.'inc Lan they gave lure wc c whence t VtC contiu Ihe Ifland Arracife. M7 1^5;/, it then bearing N. E. diftant nine Leagues. -^w- i/of. VVc ftill had a I'rclh Gale, as ufual, at E. by N. ^■^'^^T^ and K. N. E.. And on the 17th we favv the llland of Jrracifey bearing E. by N. dillant ten Leagues. It feemed to be a very high Ifland. W hcthcr it is inhabited, or know, I know not. Irom hence wc fteered away S. S. W. till wc came into the Latitude of 5 Deg. N. Hitherto wc hud fine freih Gales of Wind at N. E. but now drawing near the Line,we found the "Winds \cer to E S. E. and S. E. and often met with fnull Squalls of Wind and Rain, till wc came into the Latitude of 4 Deg. N. and then we had a Calm for fcvcn Days. This was a great Dilhcart- ning to us ; for now we had fo little Victuals, th;it it would hardly keep us alive j for wc could not allow our felves any more than jix Ounces of coarfe Flower a Man per Day. This wc ulcd to fcald with hot Water, and fo cat it. For want of fufficient P ood we now found our Ichcij to grow very weak. But it was our good Fortune to have Store of Water, of which, when wc could not flccp for Hunger, wc would drink a large Draught : This would fatisfy us a little at the prefcnt, fo that wc could flccp ; but as loun as wc waked, wc always found our felves :b hungry as before. On the ^d of May fprung up a fmall Gale of Wind at W. and we fteercd away S. till being almolt out of Hopes, becaufc the Wind began to die away again, on the 5:th, about Ten in the Evening, wc linelt a very fine and fragrant Smell, vMhieh gave us new Hopes that wc were near I'lnc Land. We looked over our Draughts, but they gave no Dcfcription of any; yet wc were iure we could not be far off fomc Land, from whence that fragrant Smell muft proceed. So ^ve cuntiuued in our Hopes till the next Morning; when t , 'v \ 1 , ' 1 ^^ ..f'1 •1,. ■ 1 '^ r i - ):; 1 J - !•' ..! ; I 58 The Boneto defcribU. xxxii. w4w. I70)-. when accordingly we law Land right a-headof us, ^•^^V^^ as far as we could fee. And a fmall Gale fpringinJ up at South-Eaft,wc llecr'd away South- Wt it oj Welt diredly to it. By Noon we made it to be three fmall Iflands, very low Land, but all! very green and pleafant. At the fame Time we| had an Obfcrvation, and found ourfelvcs in the Latitude 50 Min. North ; the Eallermoll ot thel fiid three Iflands bearing S. E. diftant about lourl Leagues, which makes its Latitude to be 42 A North. At the fame Time we caught two £o//?/a7,| which were very wckome to us; for they made a good Meal for all our Company \ and this was the iirfl we had had for a long Time. ThisFilh is commonly of about three Foot in Length, and two Foot about. It hath two middling Fins on his Back, with eleven fmall ones llretching tohisl Tail. He hath the like Number oppofitc under] his Belly ; with two large ones, one on each Side, near his Gills. He hath a vcrylharp Head, with! a fmall Mouth, a full Eye, and a halt-moon'd] Tail. It is a very flcihy Filh, having no Bone but] his Back-Bone ; and th ^v make very good Broth. All this Night we flood off and on, dcligningl not to venture too near thefe unknown Ill:mds| in the Nighu, not knowing what Danger there might be near them. 'The next Alornini{, at Day-break, being May the 7th, wc found ourfclves within aShip's Length of a greaci Ledge of Rocks, which ran from one Illandl to the other; which we not feeing before, andl thinking to go between the two^ Illands, had like to have been upon them; but through Goii's great Mercy, a fmall Breeze of Wind coming from the Shore, we got off, and Hood to the Weftermoll Ifland, becaufe we faw many Sholcs lying off the reft of them. The Rocks we had like '• I. Thre€ NerP Ijlands dijcover*d\ aiiu ^ »i iii\.ia> ijj|j\-»n u>^k.wL(iii. \j%. \j\xi 1111 let* t^foape, wc cxWd. the I/Jaud cf Deceity 10- to the Eye dil'covcr'd. no luch Dan- 159 fceto h.nc been upon were near the Norther- -ii. ijo;-. Utilland; vshich, upon account of our mi ra- ^^'Y^^ laious >' " \Vhvii wc came near the Weltermoll Jlland, liih was the biggcll of the three, wc itood in pr the lllaud ; and as we drew nearer, about hrtv or t'trv o^. their flying Proes came oif, in [hioh mipfht be about four hundred and iifty Ijeii, allowirig ten to each Proc; and we could tc>^u' tirades of People upon the Shore; for as \t f alfcd by an\ of thcfe Jfiands to go to the ext, ibc People alfo followed us. Their flying fcoes lav ut a Diftance from us, and viewed us, III we bcckori'd and made Signs for them to come )us. 1 hen one of them, which was in theJMidll) Ivanced towards us; and being pretty near, lay nd look'd on us for a while. We ftill made ligns ibi* him to draw nearer; then he came ^ithin a Ship's Length of us, and lay flill again. h.r were ten Men, all naked; and in the flidit of them a grave chearful old Man, of a. plant Countenance, who had on his Head a Dur-corncr'd Gap, without a Grown ; but othcr- Hle he vvas quite naked, as were all the reft of im. This Man, bv the Refpedt which all the citin the Boat Ihewed to him, we guefsM to a King, or Prince. At their Approach to us, hey lung a Song, which continued ab(^ut a Quar- tr ot an Hour. We could not undcrlbuid it, Jut it was tuned very prettily. When thisSong ^as done, thev came almoft clofe to our ycliel's [itie, iind then fung another Song. This was °gun b) the grave old Man, and followed by 1! the rci^ in Boat ; which done, they put thcm- Ives in the Pofturc of praying, and made f:\c- ' Bows and Gringcs towards us, after the Man- ner of their Country: Then one of the Men in the '' 1. m !■ 't-. ■ 'V" r'i ' 1; S : aai^i'-r mf^f^ ■ • •■ «!-■ i K i'.'r. i* i'"; i I ■', ' '! 1 60 jSfetP'dif cover' d Indian Peopled An. lyof-the Boat, having a very fore Leg, held it npj •^^'^*^ us, and pointed to the Wound : By the Sim he made to us, we underftood that he would ha] us to cure it; for we being white, and they| believe) having never fcen any white Men fore, they feem'd as if they did not think us 1 be mortal Men. After this, we poured fo Water out of a Bucket into a Glafs, and poin ing to our Mouths, made Signs that we want Viduals and Drink; then they Ihook their Heat in way of Denial, as I fuppofe. But feeing Hill make towards the Ifland, one of the Mci in the Boat blew a Horn ; at the Sound of whiq all the reft of the Boats made boldly to us. Ui on this, we all believing they would be aboatj of us, fired a Musket over them, not defignia to harm, but only to frighten them ; at the Noij of which they feem'd wonderfully amaz'd, drew back, menacing us at a Di fiance will their Paddles, and ftill foil )wing us. So fej ing, as I faid before, many Hundreds of the upon the Shore, and finding we could ha^ nothing from them but by Force, and havii| no Anchors or Cables by which we dare tru our Bark; and belides, having no Boat to go Hiorc in, fo that lliould we fwim alhore, as fo of our Men propofed, yet we could not cad our Arms with us, and the Indians might kno us on the Head with Stones whilft we were the Water, we concluded there was no good 1 be done here : Wherefore examining our Wad and finding fufficicnt for eighteen Days, atj Quart of \Vater to each Man per Day, we folvcd to leave thcfe Iflands, and to trult God's Providence to guide us to a more tricnij ly Place, where we might fupply our WantI not doubting but we Ihould furnifli ourfelvj with Water at fonic Iflaad, or other, in a Pla| 1 whel .> ,j ■ Neia^-difcoverd Ijlands^ \6i rhcre there were fo many. So we left the fliid -^»- ^t^7'^ ]ands, and called the Weftermoft of them the ^«^V^^< (Imd of Difappoint7uent^ becaufe wc made ccr- ain Account of getting fomc Water here, but 3uld not. They were all three low, flat, even [llands, full of feveral Sorts of Trees, al! very jrreen and flourilhing \ and no doubt, if wc had fad a Boat, we might have met with Ibmcthing »hich would have been beneficial to ourfcivcs, ind of Advantage to our Country; as wc might llfj at feveral other fmall Illands, which we af* lerwiirds pafs'd by. The Inhabitants of moll ^)f thclc Illands were a very large, Itrong-bon^d People. They had long, black, llreight Hair, yhich reached down to their Middle ; and they 111 go ftark naked, not fo much as covering their ?rivy Parts. I think I never faw fuch a Parcel l)f large, llout-limb'd Fellows together in my '^jxk. We here found a Current letting pretty Irongly to the Northward, as it did ever lincc ve left the LadroiiO J fluids. From thcfe Iflandswc ilcer\i away South-Weft, Daving a fine frefli Gale o^ Wind at Ealt. The 'ater here was very foul, being full of Grafs ^nd other Traih, which lay driving up and lown. We founded feveral Times, but had no iround at a hundred Fathom; ib wc llill kept Dii our Courfc, and kept good Looking-ouu ail 'if^ht. The next Morning betimes, being May [he 8[h, we faw the main Land of Neio Giti.'iea^ filing South by Well, dillant eighteen or nine- leca Leagues. And « jw with a few old broken Boards, which wc had in our Veiiel, we went to mrk to build us a fniall Boat, which afterwards wvcd very uletul to its. '^I'he Land was very ^igh md mountanous: At a Diftance it looked ^^ry bla :k, but drawing nearer, it lookM more ^rev, The 9th we had dirtv, fqually, uncertain M ' Weather, .', -T--' '■1;'., . :> - " ■ .'.( ' . 4 ■ ^ , i . \ '''\i u . f 'It .v^V^^ See Fig. XXXIII. Ibid. i6i Coafi of New Guinea. IJland GilloK An. s/of. Weather, and the Winds variable all round thi Compafs. We kept the Goall of JScw Cmnu aboard; and the Land iVill continucii to be of good Height, very full of great high Hills ar imall Valleys, which all feeni'd very barren. is all a rocky Goall ; neither could we percciv any Harbour, Bay, or Place to anchor in. \Vh ther there be any Inhabitants hereabouts, 1 kno not; but we never faw any, nor any Sign any, 'either by Sea in Boats, or upon the Lam by Fires or Smokes, as is ufual in all inhabite Countries. The fame Day we came a-breaft of two fma Iflands, neither of which was above a Lcagui in Length. They were low, and very well doaih^ ed with fmall and green Trees. At the fami Time we faw alfo a Part of the great IflandGii /(//o,bearingWcft,diftant eight Leagues. Thisw: alfo high Land, but not fo high as the Goall New Guiucih We kept on our Gourfc, Itccrin] W^. S. W. intending to go between the Mai of New Guinea and the J Hand Gillo/Oy thisb ing our Paifagc for the EaJi-L/dia Sea. From the 8th to the lith, wc had dirty niin; Weather, tor the moft Part, with uncertain Gali of Wind ; and in the Night, it being dark, anj we not keeping the Goall of Neiv Gau.i'd f' clofe aboard as we Ihould, we miiicd the roirmoi Paflage, and ran pall it; and in the Morning b times, found our! elves amongft a vail Number fmall Iflands : When perceiving we had ove: Ihot the Palfage, and the Wind being at ta: ■we concluded to look out for a PaHae;c to thi Southward amongll thcfe Iflands : According wc Hood to the Southward ; but found a grcj many Rocks andSho^es, which llretchcd from oni Ifland to another : Wherefore, at Night, the being Uttle Wind, and not daring to venture lur thci r^^.^;•^ > ■' -I A nen? Str eight dtf covered. i(?j h:r amongft thcfe unfrequented Illands and ^». 170/-.' hob, we rcfolved to lie by all Night, intend* ^-^'V^^ [ing in the Morning,, if the Wind Siould prove \dlcrly, to return back again, and go through he common Pafiage ; but if it ftill continued Lailerly, then to endeavour to find out a new alfage to the Wellward. This Night we faw wo or three Fires, which were made on Shore ly the Inhabitants. The Iflands here were mod t them of a good Height, and pretty well loathed with feveral Sorts of Trees, which all ppeared very green and flourilhing. This Day vcput ourfclvcs to a Pint and Half of Wa- cr a Man per Day. On the 1 2th we had fair tVcather, with a fine freih Gale at N. E. fo we occcdcd to the Weft ward ; and at the fame ime had a flrong Tide fetting to the Weft- v.ird. About eight this Morning we fliot in be- tween two high Head-Lands, which were dif^ pt from each other near two Miles. Upon this, feme of us went to the Top-maft Head, to look (fwc had a clear Pafiage through, and we faw hot any Let or Hindrance ; fo we got through [his Place by two in the Afternoon. It was in jength about feven Leagues, and about two ^lik:^ Broad. In it we could find no Anchor- ed, till within a Ship's Length of the Shore, [nd then wc had thirty Fathom Water. The -an.l here was of an indifferent Height, and [■(ly woody. At Noon, the Tide fetting back to "jcEaitward, audit being calm, we drove by ^ivc in the Evening half Way back again, and llr^^ c with our Veflcl fo near the Shore, that we "pt her off with our Poles, and might have ftep- k'd from our Bark to the Shore ; and yet our 'Ciivl never touched the Ground, the Water bc- ig very deep clofe to the Shore. Not long af*- \'u a Itrong Gale fprin2;ing up again, by Seven M 2 in I *|i::;> i m'k \ " :;-p,;. I ' y i'/ ' I. /'. j/. ■ I i-'f' 'i ! I'l,)' ^ ! 'Hi ! lh;r'ftHI!:j| ! . ^ ■ .!■(' 1i i . 4is I ^4 -A nexp Str eight dif covered. An. lyoj-. in the Evening we got clear out of thisStrcightl ^^V^ the fecond Time, and then it fell calm again; and we drove with the Tide, which then let to the Weftward. In this Streight we faw a flying Proe under Sail, but it did not come near us. We alfo in fomc of the fmall Bays faw fevcral old Houfcs, fome ftanding, and fome half down;! but could not fee any Inhabitants. On the i;thJ we had little Wind at K S. E. and fomctimcsl calm ^ but when we had any Wind, we ftceredl away S. by W. Here we faw a great manyl Illands to the Southward of us, but none ofthcin| fo near together, but that there was Room nough to pafs between them, and fcarce any Ground to be found with one hundred Fathor of Line. We ftill found we got but very littlej the Tides fetting fometimes to the Southwarii and then back again to the Northward; fothaj we were not yet got above a League to th Southward of the faid Streight, which we, afte the Name of our Barky caWa St,yobfj*s Strci^k And, I believe, we were the firlt Europeans thai ever pall it. On the 14th we had hazy Weather, with fnid drizling Rain, and little Wind; fo that we we: not above two Leagues further to the Southwb than we were the Day before. We here with a great many fmall Iflands : They were mol of them of a good Height, and very woody ;bi we could perceive no Sign of any Inhabitanti The i6th we had hazy W eather, with frclliGal of Wind at S. E. by S. and thence to S. W ^ S. fo that we were forced to reef our Top-( And in the Evening we faw the Ifland Cm bearing South, diilaut nine Leagues : We tb ftcering E. by N. having the Wind at S. E.bj The Jfland Cera^i at a Diftance fccm'd to high Land, und looked very black. This Di The Iflani Ceram "and Bonoa.' 1 55 vc finllli'd our Boat which we were building;^'?, lyoj-: it was twelve Foot long, and four broad. On the ^^^^T^ i|th we had fair Weather, with frefh Gales off Shore \ fo that we were forced to Hand off and on, as the Wind would permit. This Day we faw I Sloop to the Eaftward of us, which we would very willingly have fpoken to ; but they kept from us, (landing to the Eaftward along the Coail diCcram\ fo we ftill ply'd in for the Shore, at Noon faw the Ifland Boma, The Ifland \mu lies i^ the Latitude of about 2 Dcg. 45 Min. South. And it is almoft in the Shape faHorfe-ihoe. We ftill made towards the I- andof-Bo^o^; and on the i8th of May ^ the jthe Wind veering about to the E. S. E. and E. we got in. We anchor'd near the N. W. End f the Ifland in thirty Fathom Water, about a eagiie from the Shore. We durft not venture ny nearer in, becaufe of the many Sands and Iholes which lie off here ; but we fent our little loatalhore with two Men, and an empty Hogf- ead to be filled wjth Water. When they came ore, they went up and down feeking for Wa- icr, and after fome Search, found a fmall Pond. lerc they filled the Hogihead, and at Night re- brned on Board. They could not fee any In- labitants, although the Ifland is very well in- Uited. But this N. and N. W. Side of the I- bd is very barren, being nothing but great \ocky Hills, not affording any Thing but fome nail Bulhes. This probably might be the Rea- that we faw no Inhabitants hereabouts ; fo [bat fame Night, a Land-Wind coming off, and finding it very inconvenient watering here, becaufe we were forced to lie fo far off Shore vith our VefTel, and our Boat not being able to bring off more than one Hogfliead at a Time, vvdgh'd from this Place, intending to water M 3 upon m F • \ ''W^ *■■)•; 'I ( •■iv^ f 'i ,Hr,l U'' See Fip;. XXXIV. 1 6S The Ijlands Ceram and Bonoa. Jin. i70f. upon the Ifland Ceram, On the 20th wc got in.! '^•^V^^ to the Bay of Ceram ; where wc anchor'J inl twenty-five Fathom hard Sand, not above two Ships Length from the Shore, and fcnt our littiel Boat with three Men to look for Water m twelve this Night they returnM again, having! found out a fine fmali Spring of frdh WatcrJ The next Day, it being calm, we got up onrj Anchor, and row^d our VcfTcl further in, till wj brought the faid River to bear S. E. dillimt a-l bout half a Mile, and then anchor'd in thirty! Fathom Water, good fall hard Sand ; the Bea- rings of the Land being as is reprefentcd in the! Draught. The Bay here was very Avoodyal|| round, the Land pretty low, the Water pretty deep, clofe to the Shpre, which was fandy quite round the Bay. From W^. S. W. to the S. ~ and thence to the N. hy W. the Bay itfelfisi Defence from thofe Winds ; and from the WJ by S. W. N. W. the Ifland of Boma is a Dcj fence. The Ifland Botioa is much higher LanJ than this Part of the Ifland Ceram, On thcSoutli Side it is very well cloathed with fcveral Sorts ol large Trees, and the Valleys are very fruitful ia Rice. Alfo on this South Side it is faid to bd very well inhabited. We ftaid in this Bay oj Ceram till the 22datNoon; and then having filled eight Tuns of Water, and having a m frclh Gale at S. E. we weighM from Cerani^ m Itccred out between Ceram and the llland B'^rr'A but kept neareft the Ceram Shore. Between thcjj Iflands we faw feveral Proes, and a Sloop. ^^1 lay by, and fent our Boat to the Sloop, intendl ing, if they had any Viduals that they could fpare, to buy fome of them ; but the Sloop madj the beft of her Way, and would not itay for on Boat \ fo our Boat returned on Board again. ,Al The Iftand Manipa. Keylan. i Sf At the I'lme Time a large hidian Proc came-'", ^i^f- on Board us, in which was a Freeman of ylm-- ^'^V^^ 'u^i^ihf. To him we declared our great Want of Victuals, having had nothing for a long Time to eat but Flower and Water, and fo little of that, ■is would hardly keep us alive. He told us, if ;ve would go to the Ifland ManipUy which was then in Sight, he would be our Pilot, and carry us in, where he did not doubt, but we might have Rice enough for our Money, to carry us to Batav/a, Accordingly we fleered directly for the fliid Ifland of Manipa ; and in our Way paflcd by the Ifland Keylan^ which is a fmalf, but high Ifland, very well inhabited, and cloathed with il'vcral Sorts of Trees : Its chief Product is Rice, and fome few Cloves '. And here liveth a Dutch Corporal with fix Soldiers, whofe only Bunncfs is to fee all the Clove-Trees cut down and dcltroy'd. From hence we proceeded to Majiipa, where we arrived at about Twelve at Night, and came to an Anchor in a fmall. Bay at the N. W. End of the Ifland. Then our Dutch Pilot fcnt two of his Men afhore, with a Letter to the Governour, to acquaint him with our Wants. On the 23d, betimes in the Mor- ning, a Dutch Corporal with two Soldiers came on Board, and read to us an Order, which he had from the Dutch Eaji-hidia Company j That It was not tifiial for any Ships^ except thqfe belong' wi to the Dutch Eaft-India Company^ to anchor there ; and that if any did, they were mt to flip' flj them with any Thing, We told him it was through Want of Viduals, that we were forc'd to put in here, and that if we could have fubfift- ed, we fliould not have touched at any Place till our Arrival at Batavia ; wherefore we defi- t^d him to go afhore again, and declare to the Governor our Wants. He feeing us in a very M 4 weak . i^;1 V \:*:-U ' f , ) 'f. ' ;] i H .1 I 1 i i i I •i ■■' u I t'tirii iJ • ■ I . 'j; )* 1: 1 68 Defcription of the Ifland Manipa. | Qrcat . ^«_'7of. weak Condition, nrc^milcd he would ; and that ' he would bring us Word again : Accordingly he went afho'-c, and at Kour in the t'.vcning return- ed at>;ain, ixud b ought us Word that ilic llinuld have no Provilions there ; but if wc would ^o to j4mboy}]ay there we might be fupply'd ; fo to our great Diicouragement we were forced to leave this unfriendly Place, intending, if thw Wind would jcrniit, to go for jimhoyH(t, The Ifland Mmipa is in Length, S. E. and N. \V. about fifteen Miles, in I'readth about eight, and lies in the Latitude of about 3 Dcg, 25 M in. South ; and Wellward of the Hland /'>- iioa about twenty Miles. It is a preti) high Ifland, and very well inhabited hy Malayans -^ as iire all the Molucca lilands. It i.s .Sholc uliuoft all round ^ which Sholes, fome of them, Itr 'ih a League and a Half off" the i>hore ; wherdorc, nnlefs a Man be acquainted, or has good Draughts ni the Place, it is dangerous coming near ir. I he Jfland is of a good Height, but not fo high as the Ifland Keylaf/j before mentioned. On it are fcveral very good Springs of frclh Water ; ;»nd on ihe v^. W. Side of the Jfland, the Di/tch have a fmall Fort of fix Guns. The Ifland is govcni- ed by a Dutch Serjeant, three Corporals, and n NJajler-Gunricr, and th'-v have under thciii twenty Dutch SoUlicvg. On \t n;row Abund;ince of Gloves and Rice, of which they fend gnat Quantiticoto Jimhoyna, The Inabitants .ire molt of thcni Fifliermen : They catch Abundance of FiHi here, not only enough for their own Ulc, but alfo to fupply Jmhoyna with. PVoni this Place we flood to the Soutii-^^ cil- ward, having the Wind rt S. S. E. and i. blow- ing frefli, we reefed our Top-Sails ; but when We got clear oi the Ifland, it blew fo very hard, that we were tbrced to hand our Top-Sail^, and g'^ ( I Gi'cat Diflnjsfor Want of Provijions. \ 6^ ro away under our Courfcs. We were now quite ^»' ^7°f* lout ot Heart ; for we did not expect to fetch ^"^^V^.^. Udoyuay the S. E. Monfoon being fee in, which IWind was right againll us; and befides it blew |{o hard, that we could fcarcely carry any Sail ; mi wc could not think of getting to Aatavia^ Ibecaufc we had not Victuals to carry us thither ; land, bcfidcs, as the Wind was, wc could not Leather the Sholcs, which lie to the E. S. E. of |thc Ifland of Bouton j fo being almoft in Dc- lipair, and the Wind continuing, we kept our iCourfc to the Southward till we came ovcr-a- gainft the Ifland Boaro ; and then the Wind Kcring to the S. S. W. we flood away S. E. but finding a ftrong Current fetting to Leeward, ifothat we rather loft than got Ground ; and fee- ing no Likelihood of getting to Jmboynay we, by a general Confent, iliarcd all that was eatable on Board ourVeflcl; and the whole of what each lans Share amounted to was^fix Pound and three Quarters of Flower, with ^\c Pound of Bran ; which, how long it was to laft, we could not Itell: However every onedefign'd to be as fpa- ng of his Part, as poflibly he could* On tlie 25;th, the Wind veering about to the S, S. E. wc tack*d, and flood to the S. W. and foot! weather'd the Ifland of Amhlow^ which is fmalllfland, not above three Leagues in Length. It is an indifferent Height, and lies in the Lati- udc of 4 Deg. % Min. South, It is pretty well furnillicd with Trees of feveral forts, but not Dhabited ; neither do I know whether there be ny fefli Water upon it. From hence wc con- tinued our Courfe till twelve at Night, when a lard Gale of Wind coming down upon us, ho- pe wc could hand our Sails, (by Reafon of our pcakncfs,) it almoft overfet our Velfcl : It fplit pJi Miiin-Sail and Main-Top-Sail all to Pieces, broke .If, !^ h r.' fi ; ) ' * If, , ;! h\\4 i;' i 1 f ^^ ■'' ' \:i' i It I 1'i 1 yo Arrival at Amboyna. Am. i70f . broke our Main-Sfay, and two of our Fori ^*^^V^^ ShroLkls. Wc were then itanding away \ v and had the Wind at S. vS. K. intciitlinu wc could weather the Sholes, to put lor /j tavia: But as loon as the Squall was over, iti calm ; and then we had io great a Sea, oa jion'd, as I believe, by the Meeting of fcvcn (Aurents, that we thought our Bark eouM n hold it our, Ihc labour'd lb inueh ; anil thcS took us I'o a-hcad, a-llern, and on both SjJ that wc were always alnioil cover'd with \V ter. On the 25th fprung up a fine frcfli Gale S. K. whereupon, knowing we could not wcathi the Sholes, wc tack'd and Itood away N. E. tl the Illand of Jmboyna, On the 27th the Wi continuing, we held the fame Courfe ; and the 28th, betimes in the Morning, faw thcKlam of Amboytia bearing due North, diftant abo lix Leagues ; fo we flood away diredly for t Illand, and by Noon came jufl off the Harbour. ^.^ ¥■ ''» J r:. f'' CHA 171 ^"- 'TOT- CHAP. IX. p\. and the whale Crew and Ship fee nred at Aliiboyiia. ^, ji particular Defrrit>tio» •/' Amboyna ; /// Stsuanw, 3v/, hhubitiWt^^ (^^/H'-'y BuiUirjg^ ; sts Subjcdytefs to j^rciit Eiirth^nakcs\ tts (lozcr»MCf/t. Of the Malayan Uy>ttants m it. The Hill Malayans alwa\s at If'ar vjitfj the Dutch. Malivan Slaves. Ihe' Cuflom of itdtnil with Debtors. H'om^'n Slaves. The '■Produii if ih IJlaMd; Cloves^ Ginger ^ Pepper., R.itt.JMS., Canes .^ Md Ntttme^s. A purticilar 2)ejtript.'u» of the Growth if Cloves^ the Manner (f j^atbrrin^^ them.^ &c. Some G'lld IW.ftes fiid to he in this //land. 7 he Gavernouri m:ua\ ^Proj^refs to vifit the Spice Ijlandf. Thi Beafis find Birds upon this IjLind. The Oockadorc defcrihed. TijcCaihwarh d^'fif'tbed T/&r mur- A'.r'hi^ his Slave. The A. and Part of his Company re* L'.ijid, and depart from Amboyna. AT our going into the Harbour of Jmhoyna^ wc met with two Ships coming out. Thefe Ifo Ships were laden with Cloves, and bound [for Rjtavia. The Dntch Captain of one of Ithcni came on board of us, and demanded from whence we came, whither bound, and delired jwc would give him a Journal of our Voyage ; promiling to return it again, upon our Arrival jat Ratcvoia, We fatisfied him to all his De- mands ; and our Agent for the Owners gave him p fmall Account of our Voyage. After which iw^ ftood farther in, and the two Dutch Ships left til; is: I' :'] i- iH I ■ 1 7 2 The Ship and Cren^fecurd ^^ Amboyna. An, 170^. Icfc US. At Night the Land-Wind coming off ^^-^V^w vvc run in for the Shore to anchor, but could find no Ground with a hundred Fathom of Line, till we cume within a Ship's Length of the Shore and then wc had twenty Fathom hard Sand. Here we lay all Night, and the next Morning, (being in our Account, Ttiefday^ May the 28th, but according to the Dutch Account, M^edncf- day ; we having loft about eighteen ll(iurs by oui- goii.g to the Wcftward, and the Dutch ha- ving got In Hours by coming to the Eallward; which makes the Difference of Time to be twenty-foi r Hours,) two Dutch Orambyes^ with forty Paddles each, came on board of us. They brought the Fifcal Secretary and feveral Luuh Gentlemen, and about thirty Soldiers, who took Poffclfion of our Bark. They alfo went down, and fealed up all our Chells, and the two Orambyes went a-head to tow us in, and by Noon we got up as high as the Town, where they moored our Veflel in the common Anchor- ing-place. Here we continued till the 5iil, not knowing how they defigned to difpofe of us. In which Time they would not afford us any Vidu- als, although we proifer*d them a Crown for a Pound of Beef, I'ork, or Bread. In the Even- ing we were all fcnt on Shore, where they had provided us two Rooms for our Reception, near the State-Houfe, and our Bark, Money and Goods, except what we had about us, were all taken from usj and foon tfter our Bark and Goods were fold at a publick Outcry. "W c were fed with very bad Meat, which we, who had been at fpare Diet fo long, and our Stomachs were very weak, could ill- digeft. And it wf would have bctt'.'r, we mull buy it with our own Money. Several of us had the good Luck to have fume Money about us, ^xA as long as that lulled, if*' ; I ,' .. 1 iij: I ^ (I I u i . <•"■ k^3^. Lt :^:XXXV. ■^%, ^>.H^^ i^m^ lin l! v.; ^^•1 rtf. XXV. BdcdY i-»J ^Keeper. *>*.\J^ Hhilling! .■i^m^>^ . Ho nior( r^n^W ^Kfas to ^^ Hor this •"^^^^V^^^HP*''* Huals th'i L ^ Bvvcha H that H^/i//' ^•^ / ^Vencc. / / *ar^j^.V ~TA«rro«lLo C^ rufj And XXV. ^% •^ 'SMfi tiln^^ ^■i^f^' V ^ Defer ipt ion of Amboy na\ i ^y v Jed, we bought our own Vidluals of our^». i70f. Eeeper. Our Spar/ijb Dollar, which was five ' hillings and a Penny Value, he would give us \o more than five Dutch Skil lings for, which m to the Value of about Hulf-a-Crown ; and br this Half-Crown we could have no more Vic- i\s than we might have bought for fi\ c Pence, we had had our Liberty to go into the Town; that inflead of having five Shillings for our mifjh Dollar, we had indeed no more than five fence. And now being at a Stop for a while at this Illand of Jmboyna^ a Place often mentioned for jthe Cruelties ufed towards the EngUJb here for- fierlv, and having had Time and Opportunity b enquire into the Manners, Ways, Cuftoms of pc People, Strength of the Illand, and Produd pf ir, I iliall give a fmall Defcription of it, as jFar as I obfervcd my fclf, or could learn of any of the Inhabitants, tho* fccrctly. And firlt,This Ifland oi Jmhoyna is in Length N. E. and S. W. twelve Leagues. It is a hign rtountanous Land ; the Hills are fomcvvhat bar- jren, but the Valleys arc very fruitful. 1 he Soil see rf*. [is blittk, and the Surface of it Saltpctcriih. The xxxv. [Middle of the Ifland lies in about 3 Dcg. 40 [Min. South. It is inhabited by Malayans^ who [arc the original Natives. They are of a middle [Stature, and tawny \ but the Women arc of a brighter Tawny than the Men, and have hwp; black Hair, which reaches down to the Calves of their Legs: They have round Faces, fmall P'ouths, Nofes and Lips : They wear a Linnen Waftccoat, which reaches no lower than the lov»'cr Part of their Brcails \ and about their Middle they wear a Piece of Cloth, about four I lards vvide,and aYard deep; this they roul round them, and it f:rves them inilcad of a Petticoat^ for i '\j: :■■■) .1 , iif. ■'; »';MFi V '"' :>^ ii i'y4 JDejcription of Amboyna. An^ iTof for none are allowed to wear Petticoats butt ^^•Vx^ Dutch Women only ; neither are any oftl M^laydv. Men allowed to wear a Hat, except only their King. Although the MaJayans are the moil num rous, yet the Dutch are pollefs'd of all th:!^c: Coalt, and have here a ftrong Caftlc built Stone, and mounted with lixty Guns ; bL:idi feveral other fmall Fortifications in oth.-r hi of the Ifland. Near this Gallic is a fmall Towi of about a hundred Dutch Houfes, all well;i Itrongly built of Stone, Brick, and 1 'imbcr ; bi all very low, none exceeding one Story, bccaul of the many Earthquakes to which this Place i very fubjed:; fo that fliould they be built hig cr, it would endanger the falling of them, they often do, notwithflanding they urc ib b Whilft w^e were here, wx had a great Earth* quake, which continued two Days, in ^vh!cl Time it did a great deal of Mifchicf ; for tlj Ground burft open in many Places, anil fwallc cd up feveral Houfes and whole Families. % vcral of the People were dug out again, but moil of them dead; and many had their Lcgsoj Arms broke by the Fall of Houfes. The Calllj Walls were rent aiunder in feveral Places, m we thought that it and all the Houfes v\0'ii| have fallen down. The Ground where wewerd fvveird like a Wave in the Sea \ but near u3 wJ had no Hurt done. The IHanil is governed by a Council, wiiicn confilts of live Pcrlons, '■uv;3. the Gov ernoiir, tN Chief Merchant (or Upper Koop-man,) ih;- M'j lajan King, the Captain of the. Fort, aniUlis^ Fifcal, whi) is in the Nature of a Judge. l'poo| the Illand are faid to be about three hUiidrcil and fifty Dutch Soldiers, with about one huiH dred and twenty, or one hundred and thiit)1 ■ 1 -1 311 1 on: nLi"i 7he Manner of its Government. 1 7 5 )iitcb Freemen and petty Officers, and near as -^«- »70f- Muy Cbuicfi-, who li\ e here lor the Advantage [f'inule, ' although they are not allowed to bade in Spice, that being a peculiar Trade jhivh the Dutch Company rcferve to thcmfclves; lb that 1 reckon they can make in all about five Lndrcd and tilty fighting Men, Dutch and \hiHefe : As for the Malayans^ they would be of Sttlc Scr^ ice to them, but rather be glad to be jffiftant to any Body againft them. T'hc M/- hwi Women here arc laid to b; great Whores, tuhich they are nothing alhamcd. They arc Don ripe, and often marry by nine Years of A'^c; and many of them are laid to have Chil- Jrcn by ten or eleven. All near the Water- lide arc forced to be under the Dutch Govern- nent, which is very abfolute and tyrannick over them. For any fmall Fault they arc fe\erc- [) handled; and many think themlclvcs well off, |i they are not made Slaves, and to wear an Iron Bpoa their Leg during Life. Thoic, I lay, vhich dwell near the Sea-iide, are all fubjed to he Dutch Government, and are Chriftians ; but [hofc within the Country, which are called the mil Malayans^ are Mahometans. They are al- ways at War with the Dutch^ and if they take )ric oi' them Prifoner at any Time, they never kivc him any Quarter \ but after they ha\c kept bim in Prifon five Days, without either Viduals Y Drink, they bring him out, and firll of all pp up his Breall with a lliarp Kniic, and take W his Heart \ at which there is great rejoycing pt all the Malayans that are prefent. Tlicn they k oil' his Head, and embalm it with Spice to [cep ; and they who can Ihow moll of fuch Pcads, are accounted the moil honourable, and plue thcmfelves much upon it. I'he dead Body kft expofed to the ravenous Birds of Prey to \^^Y^^ I i m 1 V" ■ ' in • ^;. ■■■\l •I '\t • i ' A^i |iri.?|iS; III':- (!i ,'(■' t- ■ly' I 176 the Manner of its Cjovernmenu An. 1 7 Of feed on. The Dutch^ to retaliate this Ufag ^•'V^^ when they take any of thefe Malayans, them with many Irons, and lay thcni in Prik where they continue fome Time ; after whicj they cut off their Nofes and Ears, and then the] arc fcnt to Prifon again, where they continai fome further Time ; after which they are brougi out the fccond and laft Time, and they rack then till they die. As for thofe under their own Government, J they arc found guilty of Thieving, they ofw cut off their Nofes and Ears, and put a gre Iron Chain upon their Legs, and fo make thcii Slaves during Life. There were near five hiin dred of thefe poor Wretches, who were in cob tinual Slavery whilfl we were here; and they all ways took care to keep them employed ; foml in fawing of Timber, others in cutting of Stonej fome in carrying of Burthens, and other Liboii At Sun-riiing every Morning they arc let oj of the Prifon in which they are kept, the Md in one, the Women in another, and are iinni£d| atcly fcnt to work, where they continue til Twelve at Noon ; at which Time they rctuii back, and have an Hour's Time to dine : Thcl Dinner is always the fame, being Nothing but] Pint of coarfc Rice boiled for each Man. ^ One they are fent to work again, where thcj continue till Six in the Evening; at which Tiir they return again, and go to Supper, which 1 always the fame, both in (Quantity and Qualitjl as at Dinner. Soon after they have fupj">'Ll, ^^"X are put into their Lodgings, and lock'd in, wheif they He upon the bare }3oai-ds, and ha\clckloil any Thing but a large Piece of Wood, \vhi| commonly iervcs five or lix of them for a ?i] low. Sometimes rhcfe j-oor Wretches nuikc I to cfcupcj but if they arc caught again, tn^ .>ii. The Cuflom of dealing with Debtors. \ •7 7 etobc fcvcrely handled. There was one of^«. 1705" ic poor Slaves, a Woman, who had been fe- W^^ t\y ufcd by the Dutch '^ and having once Ic her Elliipe, and being taken again, Ihc., wing how fcvcrely fhe Ihould be ufcd, cue n Throat the Day before her appointed Hoc IC nw Bnilhmcnt^ after which fhe was by the Hair aggai out of the Prifon all round the Town, then hung upon a Gibbet by her Feet, with \i Kciid downwards, which is the common anillimcnt for any that arc guilty of Self- lurthcr. LSuch as are in Debts, and cannot fatisfy their reditors, the Creditors turn over to the Com- by, who fend them to work amonglt their aves. They have nothing allowed them but [ice antl Water, as the other Slaves, only they iK two Pence a Day given them towards the ^pnent of their Debts, which avails but little ; that it is very feldom, if ever, that any one b nut till he is carried out dead. But though the poor Natives are thus fevere- handlcd, yet the Dutch themfelves will wink one another's P^aults ; fo that it is a great Ra- ty for any one of them to be punifhed, unlefs : be for Murther. Otherwife a fmall Matter of loncy will buy off a great Fault. The Women that are Slaves tr he Freemen ave all the Liberty that rnay u r from their laitcrs and Mirtreifcs, only they are obliged i^ciy Night to bring them a certain Acknow- Idgcmcnt, which is commonly about Six'^^nce iD.ir, and to find their own Viduals, CI oaths, h in Default of which they are fevercly ufed.^ ihc) niay whore and ileal, and all is well ; if clailv Acknowledgement be but brought, nd no Complaint be made againft them. ;:* ir. * ill ^1 :. N The ii:' ll , • ,IM t ■/.■ \'ff-€ .78 The Clove-Tree defcribed. 11' An. 1705-. The chief of what this Ifland produces] ^*^V^ Closes, Ginger, Pepper, Rattans, Cunis, I'omc few Nutmegs. I'he Clove-Tree is not very great ofBixk but rather (lender. It is in Length from twd\j to thirty or forty Foot. The Branches ari fniall, the Leaves about five Inches long, an two broad, anil end tapering. One ot thell Leaves rubb'd between the fingers, \vill imcj very ilrong of Cloves; but without rubbin they have no Smell at all. The Cloves groJ jull at the Tip oi the Branches, ten, twelve, q fourte 'n in a Clufter. They are firft white, thei green, then o{ a dark Copper-Colour, which i| the Time of their being ripe. The Mannrr gathering them, is to Ipread Clothes or Shcj round the Bottom oi the I'ree, for a good llance, then they fhake the Tree, and all th Cloves that a,re throughly ripe, and fit tobcii,ii thered, fall down. The reft, which arc left on the Tree, they let hang for about lix or kj ven Days, then they lliake as many more ot'th:ii oiV as arc ripe, and will fall. This they dothrci four, or five times, till they are all down. Tli ufual Time of gathering of them is in 0:7oi'«| and February, Thofc which are ripe in OMt arc called the Winter Clove, this being the Knil of their Winter; and they arc not acc^™ {o good or ftrong as the other. Thefc thejl commonly prefervc, and put up in final! Jr.;' oj about a Qiiart, of which they tranfport graj Quantities tofeveral Parts of the WorKi. Iholl which arc ripe in February are called the Siinij mer Clove : Thefc are accounted much bcttcj and ftrongcr than the former, becaufc thclehavj the bell Part of the Summer to ripen in, wh^H as the former have not above a Month's tail "Weather, and all the reft is rainy and ciciiii bed. ^^ produces J s, C ^rciir ot'Bod ih troiTi twclv ■ Branches ai :hLS long, a One ot the: ers, will imc: thoiit rubbini ; Cloves gro fen, twelve, irft \\hirc,rhi >lour, whidii 'he Miinnrr thcs or Shoe for a good D c, and all tli d fit to be gaj |ch arc left up ►out lix or r more uf then the)' do thrcs II down. Tl 1 is in 0-i{^d ripe in OMtl being the Knq lot accPLiiitd Thcic thcj I fmall Jus oj ranfporr tird NoxV\. tholi ailed the Sl;!1iJ much bcirci Lufc thel'c h.ivi )cn in, vvhcrcj Month's t'.'ii 7 and cIcik! The ClovC'Tree d:fcrihccL i -79 ili,it the Rays of the Sun cannot come to -^w. toj-; ,1 , ,tii ^'inis, aniBhcn]. 'f is the common received Opinion, that ^^'V^^ )vv, Nurmegs, Mace and Cinnamon, gr wql[ on one Tree \ but it is a great Milhik-. x . , . frees c(m]monly bear lixty, levcnty, or eighty l*ouiul-wcight at a Time; and every \\\ Vcara ^cy ;irc furc to have a double Crop. Inhere is iv:tll Number of thcfc Trees upon this Ifland, thieh arc very carefully looked after, ar.d a Re- feller kept c^f them in the Compan)'s Jiook. They ;irc numbred once every Year, and beyond cerraia Number they will not let them in- re;iic, h'lt cut them down and dcllr(^v them for br ui Icllcning the Price. All thefe Trees bc- ig to the Diitcl) Company, or their Freemen ; t til' -lb that belong to the Freemen, the C'om- panv fets them an Allowance as to their Num- er, and if any one rears up more than what lie Company allows of, he is feverely fmed, and lis Trees forfeited. And whatfocver Cloves the frees belonging to Freemen produce, the Free-' ncti are obliged to fell to the Company after he Rate of 6 d» a Pound. So that properly 11 the Clo\es upon the Ifland are ingrofled in- othc (Company's Hands ; and if any Freeman, br other, fells or conveys av/ay to the Value oiT en rounds, all that he has in the World is 3ricited to the Compan}-, and he to be made a fliive during Life. The Inhabitants ufed for- Dcrlv t(^ put Cheats upon the Dutch in the Sale ^f rhcir Cloves; for it was common with them put their Cloves in a large Sheet, which they hog up by its four Corners under the Ceiling f their Houfe; and upon the Floor, right un- |cr the Cloves, they would fet a large Tub of frcih Water, which the Cloves, being very dry M of a hot Nature, would by Degrees draw k and make a large Addition to thcirWeight, ]N" 2 T>it.h- : "{. (I I, 1 > -t 1 ¥ n H: 31 I I -i-l ' k 1 I !i I' jt'i < 180 Nutmegs. Gold Mines. An. 1 70f. without being calily perceived: Kut now tin ^'^'V'^*^ Dutch arc grown too cunning lor them; toi they always try them by giving them u :ry tn Fillip with tncir Korcfingcr on the Hud and then, it' the Clove be throughly ripe, andl no Deceit h is been ufcd, the Head will bicr all in Pieces like a Piece ot' thin brittle (ildi; but if it has been wetted, then the (]l')\o\vill| be very tough, and the whole Clove williuoncrl bend, than the Head flie oil'. I'here are lonie few Nutmegs upon this llLnJj the Trees of which arc much like the I'acli But they grow mollly at the Ifland jB^;/(/./,t"roin| whence two or three Ship-loads arc exported every Year. The Fruit of this IVcc conlliboii four Parts; the firft and outward Rind Is like that of a green Walnut \ the fccond isilryaiij thin, which we call Mace ; the third is a it Ji;h| thin Shell, like that of a Chclnut; and th^ fourth is the Kernel included in the (-ud ShdlJ which we call Nutmeg. There are faid to be upon this Ifland fu Mines of Gold. One of the Mj/ayaf/s ihcwcdj me fome o£ the Ore, which he faid was taken! out of them ; but this, he faid, was a gruuj Crime, and if the Dutch Ihould know it, hcj Ihould be feverely puniflied ; for this is jn cx{ traordinary Secret, which, as much as they can,| they keep from all Europeans, Although, as I fiid before, they can raifej about five hundred and fifty fighting Mcnupoi^ this Ifland, yet once every Year they are t'orccdl to fpare a great many of their People, which are! fcnt away upon other Bufineflcs. For common- ly on the 20th of O^ober each Year, eight orj ten Days fooncr or later, the Govcrnour otj this Place goes his Progrcfs, attended Nvithj about fcvent)-five Orambies, fome with a hun-j drcJ,! '-1 The Governour^s Annual Progrefs, \ 8 1 Jdrcil, itMTic eighty, fomc f[(tyy and fomc (orty An. 170^. Pa.Kllcs apiece, in each of which go two Dutch ^-^^"^^ Snklicrs. I rccko: :hcrc may be in this whole Klect of Dutch about I Jo or I50, and about 5250 \U^ltyjnSy reckoning fcventy Malayans to each lOnimbv, one with another. Thcfe fevcnty-fivc lOrimbics are divided into three Squadrons: The Ifirlt conlilling of twenty Orambies, which Squa- dron is always commanded by one of the Coun- |cil, who carries a yellow Flag : The Rear con- filV of twenty more, and is commanded by the iFifial, who commonly carries a red Flag : The Irellarc in the middle Squadron, and attend the jGovcriuHir, who hath twelve Dutch Soldiers, a ICorporal, and a Serjeant, for his Body-Guard, land carries a blue Flag. The Governour carries nvirh him the Indian King, and all their Princes, Ifor fear they Ihould rebel in his Abfjncc. In Ithis Order they go and vilir all thefe Eaflcrn llilands, but cfpccially thofc that do or would Iproducc Cloves or Nutmegs; and at every Ifland Ithcy go to, they have an additional Strength. IThc Time of their Gruifing in this Manner is |cnmnionly lix Weeks ; in which time they cut iown, burn, and dcftroy all the Clove and Nut- Imcg Trees they can find, cx'cepting fuch as are Ircfcrvcd for the Company's Ufc. For all or Imoll of thefe Iflands do or would produce loves; but they will not fuffer them, becaufe jthcy have enough to fupply all Europe at Jim-' ''^'jiid alone ; and even there alfo, as I faid be- lorc, they will permit but a certain Number, je;ift a Plenty of them fhould lower the Price. ^pon all thefe Iflands the Dutch Company ^^^p Soldiers, three, lix, nine or twelve, ac- cording as they are in Bignefs, whofe only Bu- Incfs it is to fee the Trees cut down, or at Icaft p take care that they do nor increafe ; for they N I arc . (1 < ■ •r J I ■ V-' :ki hi • ■ , . ■ I' . J 1 ■ t 1 ■ i \ ■I S 2 The Crokadore. Cajfarvaris. ^w.iyof. are very jealous left the Evglip or French hH\ ^^^i^^V^^ fervc them fuch a Trick, as they thcmfcl , cs inr- merly fcrved the Euglifi at Jntboyuci, Daring the Time of their thus cruizing, they gather Tribute from all the petty Kings and i'rinccsof thefe If ands, and commonly at the End cf about iix Weeks return again. Of Beafts here are feveral Sorts, as Beeves, Hogs, wild Deer, fi*f. Of Fowls here arc alio feveral Sorts, as the Crocadore^ the Cij]'in:dm^ the Bird of '-Taradifcy &e. The Crocadorc is a Bird of various Sizes, loir,: being as big as a Hen, and others no bigger tliin ii Pidgcon. They are in all Parts exactly oi the .Sliapc o\^ a Parrot. Their Feathers are all o\cr white, excepting only a Bunch upon tiicir Hcul, which is always cither yellow or red. I his Bunch of Feathers lies fo clofe fitted into a Dent ill the Head, that they cannot be percei- ved, unlefs when the Bird is frighted, aiul rhcii he fets it up an end, and it fprcads open like a Fan. The Flelh and Legs of this Bird :irc quite black, and they fmell very fwcct. W hen they flie wild up and down the Woods, tlic}' will call Crocadorey Crocadore\ for which lUalon the) go by that Name, The CaJJaivarisJks about the Bignefs of a laigc Virginia Turkey. His Head is the fame as a Turkey's; and he has a long Hi If hair)^ Bc;irti upon his Breait before, like a Turkey. He hath two great Legs, almofl as thick as a Mun's W^ift , with five great Claws upon each F'oot : He has a high round Back ; and inftead of Feathers only long Hairs ; and the iuiiie up- on the Pinions of his Wings. It lavs ;m ^'g? fo big, that it will hold a Pint. The Shell is pretty thick, fpotted with green aha white, mil looks exadlly like China Ware, I never tall < 1 ■ J ; 1 ■■' ■ 1; 1 iwi V * ill i t ( 1 ■ 1 1 is! \y. r ■ I'll .::;'■: \ ■^■V:^ > ) * 1 1; ''i r ■ i 1 ' ■ ,f . ¥ the good 70f, Birds of Paradice. \ 8 5 Eggs, but the Bird it fclf is extraordinary ^'' '7 id Viduals, as I have tried feveral Times. It ^"^^V" talks very like a Turkey, but much ilrongcr. The Birds of 'Taradice are about the Bignefs of a Pidgeon. They are of various Colours, and arc never found or feen alive; neither is it known from whence they come. I have fcen fcvcral of them here embalmed with Spice, which prcferves them from Decay ; and fo emblam'd they are fcnt as Rarities to feveral Parts of the World. It is related of thefe Birds, that when the Nut- megs are ripe, which is in the Months of Fe- bruary and Marcby they refort to the Places where they grow, viz, to Barida and this Place, and cat ot" the outer Rind of the Nut ; after which they fall down dead drunk, and an innu- merable Company of Ants gather about them, and feed upon them, and kill them. Of Fifh h.re are alfo feveral Sorts; but the J^^e Fi>. moit noted is the Sea 'Porcupine : It is in Length ^^^vil. about three Foot, and two Foot and a halt round. It has a very large Eye ; with two Fins on his Back, and one large one on each Side near his Gills. It is very full of Iharp-pointed Quills, (which are hard ftitf Bones,) and from thence is called the Sea '•Torcnpine, Oi Fruits here are Plantains., Bonanoes, Pine- Ajiples, i^c. The Pine-Apple grows upon a low Shrub, with prickly Leaves. They are fo big, that they will commonly weigh two Pound, find two Pound and a half When it is ripe, it is yellow and red without, and full of little Bunches ; within it is yellow, and fo juicy, that when you bite it the Jnice will run down your Chin and Clothes, and the Liquor is very cool iind plcafant. Before they eat it, they common- ly rub it well with Salt, and {o let it lie for a- bout an Hour, which takes away the Rawnefs N 4 of m wm . I '-il: 1 1 \ < , ' :■].'■■ IV lii^f fi, ■ 1'; ■i , « . 1 k i 1 ' ; t t hi i< * I n' '■4 r'.l MS J Ji I ..■ ,r lis' 1 h-llM v i> T. f !: i?.r i I • )' ' ' il ':> -K 1Z4 Mangoc. An lyof. Qf it^ thj-n thc}^ walh it in frtfh Water, and cat ^^^'^^^ it. But one is lufficicnt tor two or three People- for they are very apt to caufe Fevers. Here is ulfo another Sort of Fruit calld a MangoQ. It is about the Bignels " I' i T i I !■ t ;lt*1**f J • i ^ t '' fi ! < 1 85 Healthy and fickly Monfoons. Aft. i70f tcr almoll as broad as a Silver Penny: Thiswouldl .^•^^V^ itch very much, and many could not forbear fcratching themfelves, fo as to caufe Inflamma- tions, which foraetinies are the Caufe of thcLcfj of a Limb. During our Stay here, we had the Liberty of! a broad paved Yard, about fixty Yards fquarc, but by no Means would they let us go out intoj the Town, being very jealous of us, and dclirou! to prevent (as much as they could) our know- ing their Strength, or making any other Difco veries, which they tliought might be prejudicial to them. Here wc remained from the 31ft of Mv^toj the 14th o^ September^ 1707. At which Ti there being three of the Company's Sloops ready to fail hence, laden with Cloves, twenty-five oj our Men were fent away with them for Eiitms^ and wc were ten of us left behind, who wei (as they faid) to go in another Vclicl, vvhii was almoll ready to fail. It was very obfervable, that all the Time 01 our being here, none of us fell lick, or died. Foi this was the S. E. or bad Monfoon, which be- gins in the hitter End of Jprily and lafts til the latter End of September*^ molt of wlrid Time we had hard Storms of Wind, with m. Thunder, Lightning, and Rain, and the Wea- ther fo very cloudy, that for fix or fevcn Dayi together we faw not the Sun. The grcatcft ^ io lence of this Weather is in ymie^ yuly and M' gif/f^ and then it abates, and at the latter Ea of September quite breaks up; and then begin! the Wefterly Monfoon, which is line fair deal Weather, with gentle Gales, variable, but mo ly inclining to be Wefterly. This is count the healthy Monfoon, and the other the lickl; one; for in the Ealkrly Monfoun the inl''"'^'" taiil A Malayan Man accufed of Murther. 1 8 7 ants arc very much troubled with Fevers and ^»- 1705-: quxcs, of which a great many die ; as vail ^^^'V^^ lumbers did hile we were here, efpecially of ^ jc Mcilayart 1 abitants, who are more apt to Jie of them than the Dutch ; but I fuppofe the leafon is, becaufe they are not fo well provided jith Do6kors and Medicines as the Dntch^ nei- ther are they fo well looked after. They ad- nircd at us, feeing we were fed with fuch bad )iet, and but newly come from Sea very weak, Jiat we could bear up under fo many Harfliips rd Inconveniencies ; and it ufcd to be their Scommon Saying, ^hat mthhig of Hardfiips or \klj Places would kill the Englilli, fo long as \kj had any Vi6itials to eat. The Reafon why I have given fo little Ac- count of the Winds and Sealbns of the Year in khis whole Voyage, is, becaufe thefe Things are lb well defcribed in Captain Damper'^ fecond I'olume ; but he not having fpoken much of Ihefe MoluccoeSy or Spice-Iflands, I have there- Ifore endeavoured to give the more particular kcount of them. On the 27th of September, ^Malayan Man was Drought in here at Jmboyna to the State-Houfe, to be try'd for his Life. He was accufed by his own Wife, for murdering his Slave. The Slave li:id been dead about lix Months, and flic had iccal'd it ; but happening to fall out with her iusband, Ihe went before the Fifcal in the Heat of her Anger, and declared it : So her Husband '^is put in Prifon, and the Corps of the dead ilavc dug up : But it being conlumcd and rot- fen, no Mavks of any Violence could be percei- ved upon it ; and it was generally believed that picMin'sWife accufed him wrongfully. He was ppon his Trial when the Earthquake happen'd ; at ''hicb Time I obferved, that it is a common Error .;V*' ., }t 'i i M: i I, (i i I'i/I 88 The A. is fent to Batavia. jtn. if Of. Error to fuppof^, that during an Earthquake, it I ^^^V^^ is always cahn ; for wc had a fine trclh (late at S S. W. both Days on which th'! Earthquake | happen'd. This Earthquake made all the Court break up, being in Fear the Houfc would falloul their Heads; fo the Man was committed toPriJ fon again ; and the next Day, being Scptcnih the 28th, about Eleven at Noon, the Court being fet again, the Man was again brought to hisTryal ; whenjin about a Quarter vof an Hour, when hisWife was in her greatell Violence againft i him, the Earth fhook very much again, andtju- fed them all to break up the fecond Time. The fame Day myfelf with four more of our Men, were fent on Board a Cbifja Sloop for Bat am. How they p'-oceeded further with the Man, I know not ; o Jt mnny thought it a great Token of his Innocency, tnat the two feveral Earrh- GLiakes happen'd the two feveral Days,juft at the Time of his Trial. The other five of our jMcn, which were left behind, they promifed fliould be fent after us in a Ihort Time; but we never heard of them after. |:', InM i' li\ C H A P. 189 An. i70f. 1% CHAP. X. \P(Mrture from Amboyna, and Arrival at the Hmd of Lariciis, The Iflands C^\ic£fis. The IJlandBomow. Tht IjUnd Celebes. The PaJJages between Celebes and Za- laycr. The fjland Zaiayer. A very large and dangerous Sk'jL\ with an Obfervation of a great Fault in the Dutch Maps relating to it. Arrival at aat^\'n. iOefcriPtion of P^V^ habited, but all round full of Cocoa-N ut-'I rccs which arc planted here on purpofc for the Ufc of fuch Dn^rh Ships and Veflcls as pafs by here for Bat avid ; for it is a great Rarity to fee any E''^opeau Shipping here, bcfidcs the Dutch. Of' this Ifland wc met our Bark, which had brought us from yhitrica to Jmboyua, The Dutch af- ter they had taken her from us, fitted h:r ijp, put a Mizcn-Maft in, and made a very good Vcf. fcl of her. This Ifland lies in the Latitude of 5 Dcg. 2^ Min. South; and nearly W. by N. from the Ifland Ldncas^ Diftance about 45 Miles : It is Sholc two Miles from the Shore. To the \ W. of this, is the other Ifland ofQihefcSy which is a pretty high Ifland; and upon it the [huh alvva}'s kept Tix Soldiers and j». Corporal, whoj two or three Times a- Year go round the llland to f^'e that no Cloves be planted ; and if thcrCj be, they tut them down, and burn the ni, for Fcai Icall any other Nation fliould take it from th in, which, if they ihould, I am apt to believe, J/i-| loyj/a would Ix: of little Ufe to them. Cloves be- ing the only Product valuable upon it. From hence we palled by tnc South Part ol the Ifland Botitoif^ which lies in the Laritudi of ^ f)eg. 45 Min. South. It is pretty br^i Ifland, taking up above a Degree and hall ii Latitude. From hence we fleered to the Wcflward, ani paflcd between the Ifland Ctkhes and the lilaw Zalayer, The South Part of the Ifland Cckvi is very high Land. It is very well inhabiffd and is a very large Ifland, taking up fcven De grccs in Latitude. At the South End ofthi^^I fland, on the Wefl-Side, the Dtttch haveaf^ic tor}', called Macaff'er^ where they have a For of about fcvcnty Guns, manned, with lix or ff' v;fl PiijJ^ges beween Celebes and Zalayer. 1 9 1 vcn hundred Dutch Soldiers. The chief Pro--^'»- »7o^' duct ot'the Place is Rice \ with which they fup- ^*^^Y^^ Iply all or inoft of their Eaflern Iflands. Here Vcalfo faidto be fcveral Gold Mines, of which he Dutch are not yet Maflers. For the Inhabi- ants arc often at War with the Dutchy and pret- y well defend thofc Places. Between the South End of the Ifland Ce/ches indthc Ifland Za/aycry are three fmall low Jflands; mi the bcft PafTage is between that which lies at to the Ifland ZuLiycr and a little fmall nc which lies to the Northward of that. This called the fecond Paflage fvom Zalayer^ and (IS aceounted the bed ; for in the firft PafTage from Zahiyer are many Sholes, but in this fc- ond it is deep Water: The Third and Fourth irc alfo deep ; but if you go through with the ca-Wind, you will be fo nigh the Shore of Cc klifs^ that you mull be forced to anchor till the aiid-Wind comes ; wherefore the Second is al- ays accounted the befl Paflagc ; and moft Ships, rhci than go through the Firft, Third, or 'O'lrth, will lie a whole Day to go through the Dccom^ ; which they do as commonly in the Kight, '-.s in the Day, there being no Dan- hc Tdand ZaJayer 13 of a moderate Height, inhabited by MctlayavSy and planted all loiuui with C]ocoa-Nut-Trecs. T'hc Inhabitants forced yearly to fend Store of Oil and Match [othc Dutch at MacaJI'er as a I'ribute. From hence we llccr'd W. by N. (having hu.t he Wind in the PVaftcrn Quarter ever iince wc til jJiiiloyua^ till vvc had palFcd a dangerous jlit'lc, called the Brill ; and then \vc haul'd up \ ^V. nnd in the Night faw a fmall liland ml by us ; which, finding \vc could not weather, ^ctack'd and lioud the other Way till Day- i Lights ,J: i\ ::i il \-^\\\ 5f ♦; A f'-'^A[ I f ft; I ' , ■ 1 ] . ^ 1 'I i( ' • 1 i' 1 191 i4 dangerous Shole. An. iTof. Day-light ; and then finding our felvcs U\ th; ^'^'V^^ Southward of the liiiil Jllanii, vvc tackM unj liood to the South-wclbvard ; and loon utter lliw two other liiiall low lllands, bearing from the N. to the N. W. We could fee the Groun] very plain for about two Miles, and never haj above fix, or under five l'\ithoni Water, though it looked as if there was not above two V\\K\\m, We came over this vShole about a League to the .Southward of the faid two fniall Iflands ; and this is accounted the narroweft Part of the Sholc; for further to the Southward it is tivc oriiKi Leagues over^ but there alfo is no Danger, be- caule you have very even Soundings, as five or | jix Fathom, feldoni over or under. But to the Northward of thefe two Iflands it is very Jan*j gerous, it being all very foul rocky Ground, aiK in fome Places not above four or five Foot Wa-I tcr. Therefore be fure to go to the Southvvard of thcfc Iflands, and you will be fafe : Although the Dutch in moll of their Maps, (Linlcfs in fuch as they a;ive to th?ir own People,) have bid down the l')angers to the Sourhwanl, \vhich lliould have been laid down to the Northward of the two Iflands ^ and the lafc Sholcs, which we and they always go over, they have laid down to the Northwani of the two lllands; whereas we and ihey alfo went over to the South- ward of them ; we had a Draught on board beloncring to the Captain of the Veliel, which fhewed ail this very exactly as we {c)\\x).\ it; I compared it with feveral others which vvereonj Boartl, and found a great deal of Dit^Grenee. I asked the Captain the Reafon of their l)irrer;:nce;| and he told me that the Hollanders knew all the Sholcs and dangerous Places hereabouts vcryl well, but did notdefire that any body clle Ihouldj know them. So that if any "Foreigner Ihouldj Arrival at Batavia. '53 conic into thcfc Parts amongft thcfc Sholcs, and An 1705.. lil by their Draughts ; they, thinking all late, ^-^'V^ jiiirht uncxpcilcdly be anionglt RockvS and Shob, where they would certainly lole their ip, as we had done, if wc had failed by the )mmon Draughts \ it being the Dutch Policy 10 keep all Ships belonging to the Efigltjh or fW/;f^, as far off thefe Kaltcrn Iflands as they i;or at leall,if any do chance to conic amonglt ncm, and happen into their Hands, as wc did, tiikc care to fend them away from among lem, and to let them know as little of them as m be. On the 1 5th of Oi^obcr we pafTcd by the hch Fadtory, calle *f Ji' 1 i 111 195 The Tamarind Tree, &c. jtt' 1 705*. one of the States of Holland^ who has the TiiJ v^'^V'v^ of General of Inciia^ and all other GovernourJ are fubordinate to him. The Inhabitants herd do .iOt care how often they change their Gen& ral \ for at the coming of a new one, all Prifonen are releafcd, excepting fuch as have committJ Murther. He has 1 welve to aflitl him, whoj have always the Title of Raids or Lords of h dia. Theie are fuch as have been formerly chid Governours in fcveral Places in ludia., as of G| /o;;, ^mboyiia^ Malacca^ &c. The Town is di] vided by Rivers, over which, almofl in ever Street, there are Bridges laid, and Bombs t(| haul a-crofs, which let no Boats go in or out 1 ter Sun-fet. At this Place grows the Tamarind-Tree^ whofi Leaves Ihut and open according to the rifinJ and fetting of the Sun. And much like thisi another Tree, that buddeth in the Night, ao] as the Sun rifes blooms a Flower alnioil liL Lilly; fo that the Tree will be fullofthej Flowers by Noon, and when the Sun is dowa within half an Hour, the Flowers will be :i| fallen off, and not one left upon the Trce.Thi] I have fecn daily. The chief Produ6t of the Place is Pepper; which the Dutch yearly ci^ort great CiiuntitieJ Here are alfo fome few Diamonds, and otk'j rich Gems. Of Fruits, here are Plantains, Bonano Oranges, Lemons, Pomegranates, Mangalbij and Rumboftans. The Mangajiau is about the Bignefs of a Go] den-Runnet. It is quite round, and looks lil| a fmall Pomegranate. The outfidc Rind is liH that of a Pomegranate, only of a darker Coioi] but the infide of the Rind is of a fine Rcd.\Vit| in this Rind is the Fruit, which is of a whii ; -it J if 1 '^ lilLL. The RumboflAn. I'cn White, and lies in Cloves almoft like Garlick.^». lyof. ^here arc commonly four or five of thele Cloves ^^V^^ |in each, and they are very foft and juicy. With- n the Cloves is a fmall black Stone. Wc com- lonly fuck the Fruit from the Stone ; and the Fruit is very delicious; the Stone wo throw jway, being very bitter, if chewed. The Rtimhofian is about the Bignefs of aWal- ut, when the green Peel is off. ft is alfo much t the Shape of a Walnut, and hath a pretty hick tough outer Rind, which is of a deep Red, d is full of little Knobs of the fan.e Colour. 'ithin the Rind is the Fruit, which is quite hitc, and looks almoft like a Jelly ; and with- the Fruit rs a large Stone. It is very delicate ruit \ and though a Man cat never fo much, et it never docs him any Harm, provided he [wallows the Stones as well as the Fruit ; but thcrways they arc faid to caufe Fevers. But this Place is fo well known to moft Eu- op'jans, that it needs no further Defcription, On the 2d of December all of us which had a dire to return to England^ were ordered on oard the Dutch Eaji India Fleet ; and the next iy the whole Fleet, conlifting of about twelve nil, weighed Anchor, and left Batavia, On the th wc arrived at Bantam^ where we wooded, atcr'd, and refrefti'd our felvcs ] and took in tore of Provifions, as Beefs, Hogs, ^c, for our Pl^ly during our Paifage to the Cape. This [sallb a Dutch Fudory; and the chief Trading I for Pepper. On the nth wc weighed from ^mam. The Wcfterly Monfoon was fet in ctty hard againft us ; but, however, having a rong Current fctting to the Windward, we idc fliift to turn againft the Monfoon ; yet it oinmonly blowing very hard at Night, whilft e were in the Streights of Sunday wc ufcd to O I lun V ►.' m. ,' '^■^ * " i ^1^8 The Cape of Good Hope. Jin, 1 705-. fun in under the jfava Shore, and there anchor '^^^V*^ till thenext Morning. All through thcfe Strcightj the Coaft is good and bold; and though there be many Sholes, yet the Soundings are good even in the moft dangerous Place, which is ktwcca Bantam and Batwoia'^ but no Man will venture to fail by Night, although it Iholcth graduallyl near any Bank, and the Anchor-ground is very good, that Ships can Hop when they pleafc, if] they are playing to Windward. On the i^th we came up with a fniall w\ Ifland, called Princes I/tund, It lies at the Well- end of this Streight of Siwda ; and from hence] we took our Departure for the Cape of Gooil Hope, We had nothing material happcnM tol us in this our Paflage. And we arrived at the Capcl on the 3d of February 170I, having been juill two Months in our Paflage. And here we found] four Ships belonging to our Eajt Indii Company,] The Cape of Good Hope is the Southcrmolt Parti of Jfrica^ lituated four Degrees and a half with^ in the Southern Temperate Zone, Near it is the! Table Bay, a very healthy Place, and pro^lucind all NecelTarics for the Life of Man. The Dmh\ arc Mailers of this Place, and have hcic a Fortl of about fifty Guns, which they were now aboiitj moting iOund. Half a Mile to the Weftwardj of the faid Fort they have belonging to them aj pretty Town, conliftirj of about a hundred andl fifty Dutch Houfes, and a linall Church, fitua- tcd under a very high Mountain, ca'lc\l the I»- hle-Lahd. The Town and Fort arc iin'.lcr i Govcrnour and a Fifcal, (who, as I have laid bc*j fore, is in the Nature of a ]udgc\) I The Natives of this Place are a tawny fwu'l thy fort of People, who call thcmlclvcs W'J fjtotesy and are certainly the next Vj Biafts a /« / f ,1. ii • %■ Ho tten totes defer ibed. 1^9 tiny People on the Face )£ the Earth. Both ^«. >7or. jMcn and Women are of a middle Stature, with ^^^^V^^ imiill Noles, little Mouths and Eyes, and an oval Face. They have a woolly Head of Hair, like the Guifjea or Angola Negroes. Both Men and Women cover themfelves with only two raw Shccps Hides, juft as they come from the Sheeps Back. In the Day they wear them like a Man- tle, over their Shoulders; and in the Night when they fleep, one of them ferves to lie under them inftcad of a Bed, the other to cover them. And thus like Bealis they lie. Men, Women, and Children, the whole Family toge- ther. They fmcar or greafe themfelves very much, which makes them Itink abominably; and the thicker they are with Greafe, the more they are admired by one another. The Women to diftineuilh themfelves from the Men, wear dried Thongs of the Sheeps Skins rouled round their Legs from the Ancle to the Knee, which makes their Lcf^s feem as big as Pofts ; and they look'd like a Rowl of Tobacco. They alfo wear a long Cap (inade of the fame) which goes up tapering like ii Pyramid. Bu*, their Cloathing is the fame as the Alcns, viz, two raw Sheep Skins. They are a very Ihamelefs ignorant People, and, as far as I could perceive, without any Laws or Government of their own; only each F'amily is fiibjed to the cldelt of their Family. Both Men gand Women are grcijt Lovers of Tob?.cco; and jkbr two or three Ounces of it a Man will not pick to profcitute his Wife to any European wh.aioever. The Men are not at all jealous, and care not how many 'Europeans lie with their Wi\cs ; yet they will beat their Wives feverely, i they know them to lie with any of their own ^^ation belides themfelves. They aie a People hat will cat any foul or nafty Thing. For if O 4 the { ■ ir V 1 ,.[ ',n I, \[':u- I ' !■■■■;' ^ } = fi I > '■• 2 CO Their beaflly Manner of Living. ^^'Tor. the Dutch kill a Bcevc or a Sheep, they will beg ^'^'^'y^^ the Guts, out of which they fquceze the Dung, and without waihing, or any Cleaning at all, cut them into fmall Pieces, and lay them upon the Fire; and as loon as they are hot through, take them oiT and eat them. Their Children, when they are young, arc i'omcthiiig inclining to be white ; and were it not for their nafty Way of greazing them, they would make likely Men and Women ; for they are molt of them very '.veil fcatur'd. The Dutch did formerly what they could to bring ihcm to the Knowledge of the true God, and to leave their ■nafty Way of Living; but never could prevail V. irh them, they Hill deliring rather to li\c like }3call?. Worlhip they feem to have none, ex- cept at the full Moons, and then they dance and fing all or mod of the Night; and the brighter the Moon is, the more is their Mirth; for then they think the Moon, which fccms to be their God, is well-plealed with them : But if the Moon chance to be obfcurcd with Clouds, then they fcem much dejedted, and fancy their God is angry with them. I was told a Story by the Perfon with whom I lodged here, that fome Years lincc the D;iU^ •fcnt two of thefc Hotteiitotes Men to hklUni^ where they were \'ery well cloathed, had a good Maintenance allowed them, and for the Spaecof four Years were lent up and down to lee the Ic- vcral Parts of hhlLih'd^ and other Councrics dd- jacent ; the Dutch thinking this would ben Means of bringing them to a more civilixedWav o^ Li\ing. But it proved ineticftual; for the two Hrttcatotcs at their Return, as f u)n 'x^ rliev ^ot alhorc, tore olf all their Clo.iths an^l '^'' Uirned to their old bcailly Way of Living, 2 Thcie ive none, ex* Their Manner of Sleeping. 201 Thcfe People have low Matt Houfes in Form -rf". lyof. of a Bee-hive ; the Door not above three Foot jiiah ; and the higheft Part of the Houfe about iix^Foot high : In the Middle of which, in cold Weather, they make a Fire, and the whole Fa- niily, Men, Women, and Children, and their Pogs, all lie round it ; where they flcep as found as other People do in their Beds of Down. Yet thcfe People are as healthy, and as free from Piias and Aches as any on the whole Continent of Jfrica, Their Houlhold Goods are feldom jny thing more than two earthen Pots ; one bro- ken, the other whole ^ the broken Pot ferves thcin inllead of a Frying-pan, and the other to boil their Vidkuals in. They are no way ingenious, neither do they follow any Trades. The moft of their Delight is in looking after Flocks of Sheep ; and in this the Dutcb often employ them. If one of them does half an Hour's Work for a Dutchman or any European^ he will demand a Doablekey, which is Piece of Money that goes for Two- pence; and if there be Occafion to work him from Morning till Night, he will demand no piorc. 1 he Land hereabouts is very mountanous, and tHe Mountains are moll of them very barren, produeing only a few fmall Ihrubby Bulhes. And within the Country arc abundance of Lions, Tygers, wild Elephants, ^c, Thefe wild Beafts jthe Biitch kill after this Manner : They make a prett\- large Circle, upon the edge of which Ithcv fix five, lix, feven, or eight Polls, about [eighteen or twenty Foot from each other : Upon leach of thefe Pofls is a Musket made faft, the Mtiz/.lcs of which arc all placed fo as to point |to the Center of the Circle : The Muskets are pell loaded, and from the Trigger of each Muf- ket *\' m ils' . .1 I; . (■ ; f » ; iY'i I *f 1 20i Wild Beajls, hcrv killed. ! N : I, V .1 t t |1 '■■ I m ' 1 ■ ■. f jiil ^ ' * i : < ^w. i7or. kct is a fmvill Line reaching ♦■o the Center of th* VV^ faid Circle, and there faftned to a Pitce of rl^^ i Flelh, which when a wild Bcall fcizes upon,moft or all ot the Muskets gu off, and feldom tail to kill him. Any one that kills a Lion is paid by the Publick fifty-two Guilders, which amounts 1 to four Pounds lix Shillings and eight Pence , and for killing a Tygcr he has a Kf'ward of I twenty-four Guilders, or forty Shillings. There was a Scotchman whilft we were here, who killed four Lions, three Tygers, and thr'*^ vvdd Kle- nhar ; 'or which h-: had his Reward accord- i[\i» to tu:: aforefaid Proportion. flii . Place produces feveral Sorts of Fruits, both coiiui^on and not common to us in Eiinpc^ as Pomgranatcs, Water-Melons, Chefnuts, with fomc few Plantains and Bonanoes, and Store of | very goodGrapes, of which thcDntch make a very pretty and pleafant Wine in great Quantities. which by Ketale is commonly fold at eight Pence a Quart. It alfo produces abundance of Garden Fruit, which is very refrelhing to thofe that arrive here lick of the Scurvy. Of Bealls here are great Store, to wit., Lions, Tygers, Elephants, Qc, which all run wild up and down the County j but near the Towns they are feldom fcen. Here are alfo abundance of| Sheep, very large, and, I think, as good Meat as ever I eat. Of Fowls here are alfo leveral Sorts ; but ths moll noted, as I think, is the Ollridge^ which is a very large Fowl. The Bird itlblf is iittie valuable, but for its Feathers, which arc fentas Rarities to feveral Parts of the World. 1 heir F.ggs are very good Meat, as I have expcrienc'd many Times. That thcfe Birds do feed upon Iron, Stones, or any Thing that chances t" be near them, is fabulous j bur, like a great nianv orhci- !"• f If mm p'om the Men they left at Nicoya. z o 3 orhcr Fowls, they peck up fmall Stones, which ^n- >70f. only fcrve to digcft their proper Food. I'hcy [arc of fcvcral Colours, as Black, White, Sc Of the Sea Inhabitants, the moil noted is the 'Seal, or, as the D/(tch call it, the Sea Hound. V^v^ f hey are the fame a.' thofc b'.lbre ipoken of at Me Ifland Jtian FernandeSy only the Fur of hcfc is not fo nnc. In !ms Harbour, on th<* South Side, arc two ?rcat high noted Mountains; the one called the Tabic Land, Wiiich is pretty plain and even at the Top ; and the other, called the Sugar-Loaf^ from its Shape. At the Top of this Sugar-Loaf the Dutch have a fmall Houfe, and four Guns nijunccd : Here they always keep a Look-out, and at the Approach of any Ship, or Ships, hoift a Flag and nrc as many Guns as they fee Ships, to give Notice to thofe at the Town. During our Stay here there arriv cd fomc more hjl'hd^a homeward-bound Ships, both Dutch and Englifi^ alfo here we met with fome of our Men that had left us in the Gulph of Nicoya^ and went away with our Chief-Mate. They gave us an Account, that in a Week after the left us, the went into the Port otRia Leoti^ on the Coaft oiMexicOy where they took two Spafiifh Ships at Anchor ; one of which being very old and worm- eaten, they immediately funk ; which being done, they fcnt two of their Prifoncrs afliorc with a Letter to the Governor, in which they demand- ed ten thoufand Dollars for the Ranfome of the other Prize. The Governor fent thcii Word, that the Owners of the faid Ship were poor, and that the Town was alfo poor ; fo that they could not |ivc fo much ; but if four thoufand Dollars would litJNfy them, he would fend them aboard the next Dii), upon our Mens Word, that, upon the Re- t-ipt of the Money they would deliver up the faid ^1 »!,• ■■Ji ■ 1 1 . ' ' 'I ^ .1 ^i' ') ■ : f: a'- 204 Penguin IJland and Birds. irfn. 1705-. faid Prize. They anfwcr'd, That they wanted ^*^V>^ Provilions and Water; and, therefore, whatcvfr was found in the faid Prize cither eatable or drinkable, Hiould not be comprehended in the Bargain. To this the Governor readily agreed I and fent the Money. And as foon as the Pro ^ ifions could be got out of her, Ihe was accord- ing to Agreement delivered up. From thence our Men went to the Gulph ot\Salif/as^ and haurj their VefTel alhore, and c!ean*d and refitted her. And from thence, with all the Halle they could they proceeded on their Vo}'agc for Jf/^ia ; and in fifty-four lXi}'s reached the 'PhiUppine Iflundi, having kept all the Way in the Latitude of iS Deg. Norih. Amongft the ^/7////

Government ib, lie HiU Malayans at War with the Dutch ' i7f its Sr ice Trees 17S (ioLl 180 »/; Governor rifititig all the Spice- IjUnJs 1 8 1 Amboyna, i>; Birds Fifljes Fruits Harbour Amilpas M. Anabaces R. Ancon of Sardinas Ajicgadas M. Angel's P. St. Anne's T. St. Antonio ^. Apottetc P. Aquadulce R. Arena ?- M» ^5-7 lap 16, i' B Ariabo B. Raidivia. See Valdivia B. loi IBambaA/. I Banncis R. O 70 Eatavia ..ai^ -■ i^. INDEX- ;«: Batavia Jf/cr/^ei P>(9f BcrnallM. ^».7» BiobioiR. 141 £/r«/, » ftrtmge one taken ntnr the SlAihA de Wards 9 C^fe Blanco of Mexico jo, 8tf C«/)* Blanco of Peru 1 1 f Boang-beiTey /. i8f Bombacho M. 84 Bonanoe Tree defcribed 41 p. lod Iff i6d Bonaventura B. e§» R. Bonetoc F. deferred Boooa /. Booby R. defended Bouton J. I J, Brandy, the Iffeci it haJ upcn an I dian i^^ Buajes R. i^ Buifadore Rock ^ Burica P0//;/ C. f i 1 i!' ; V" CAbba^e-Tree defcribed Cobcics /. Caldera B. Caletta P. Callau /. Calms extraordinary, where Camana Canco /. Cancro /. Capalita R. Cape of Good Hope defcribed Caracas B. Carrio>J'Crov defcribed The Caflawaris Bird defcribed Cat -Fiji) defcribed Cavalcs P. Cauca M, The Ceavau TifJj defcribed Cecorillo Af . Celebes /. Ceram /. Chacola Chamrtia P. Cfiamctly /. Chancay P. Chandy P. CharapotoR. Chalipi Cheapo R. Clicpelio /. C^cquctan M. Chicama B, Chilca P. 189 43. 86 6S ii4«»*f »3i 130 41,89 Hi 70 198 109 47 182 7i 129 64 81 190 164 '3» 61 1 24 1 14 109 f4 99 ib. 63 ito 126 5" n/ 46,8/ lOIl Chili, its Coaft defcribed m abounds vith Cold as ?ervLikesn\ Silver i Chili (River of) Chinca P. Chira /. Chirique R. Choape M. Chocolate ChuleP. St. Clara T. Santa Clara P. Glintcra Rocks dove, the Tree an J Fruit (iJcriki r} Coaque R. nS| Cocoa Nut defcribed 40, f 9 Cogimes R. lOTl ColanR. nil Colanche R. "![ Cold, the great Difference ofumii:^'.^ Degrees North and fixty VcpuS South Latitude, with the Rtion «/| it 106, ef| Colima M. 6ii Conception (Tort of) i+i Conchagua/. 79 49 Difficulty of getting fVater there ip 1 Concon P. e^R. Copiapo P. Coquimbo P. C4/i^ Corrientcs of Peru Ce Corricnres of Mexico Cofma P. r;f;« '» Peru ij8 melted and pow- i down a Spanifh Cnvernor s Throat 145^ found at Am boy na if i Gorgonia I. loi Gorgonilla Rock 24 Govanadore /. 95 GovanadoreP. 138 Granada Af. 8f Le Grand /. defcrib'd 7 Guaiabas /. 4<> Guam I. if The Guano dtfcribtd 4^ Guanoes /. 9+ O t Guara *%'^mw r ..L m INDEX. Cfuara P. Guarco M. Guamicy P, Guafco P. GnatimalaAX Guatulco I'. 5P. 7f 69 Guvra, r^e ^'/j«/? L4 jjfw difcovered John-Dc'us R. John Fcinaiido's 7. John (Sr.) p. 'Ha!co M. Ita;a R, Juan. 5c? John Hi i6l| io, i)t| It S4, Ijj K F.ylan /. Kings Iflands K. T67 99 LAh'pi P. 142 Lili!';ia P. 1156 I^ani as /. 1S9 Laff'tidi' aid Longitude, a Tnhlc of them f Of }n jil'Uc^i />;^',f Snuth-Sea 14^; '47 L^^rrri R. 78 Lcun Mamo on-! o A/. 83 'I ■ [.conesr. ''I Lima C/.7 '• Lion Lt^ard defcnhi I ' LoloukTtrra/i««/ilcl.iMai/ M Lo! a I.orcnzn (Caft St) i:.99''' Lucas (St, j /. t^ Lymary P. v:.jkttoes, Gnats very troublesome iHj* Mofcjui'ocs £««r 71 : Motap-j A/. 116 I Motincs M. SI* f4. ^J |I,a Moucha I. n, 145 i Mnfcles, very large jo N. NAf^uali R. 6f Nita 95- Navidad b. f9>^^ Ntw Guinea, //'^ Coaji 16 1, 16 j A Ketph freight difcoverej. SeeStreight. .Vi'ir ifands difcoiered. See Spice- .'llvhh Nicholas (St.) P. 129 Nicnya G'/39 Rivers on the Coafl of Mcxiro mK\\ and great: , but on the Coaji o^Pcrj very few und fmall no, i?i( Roldon Af. ^1 Rumbojion Fruit defcribed \f\ >f SAcatelepa M. Sacarcpecjue Af. Sacafirii R. SacrificioZ. S. 78 65, Salado B. S.iJina? P. Saliagua B. Salongo /. nv'A 11 ll Sa!"-JCoreI *!,. INDEX. l5,:v:.dorc ;'St.; M. 78 Sami K. ao, 108 y.iunt 1 3 I ipotitlan ^' f* hrdinas fi. 104 pucadcro T. /«i[rf » 18,100 i[((i olour'd red with the Spawn of Fiji) 14 ft» h'i^ht. See Tight 1(4 Uon iltfcrtbed i f IM Vtrcupine 18 j BMl'i dtftribed 1 6 IcchuraB. 118 liijri F//A Mcribed 4 ^mn proving on his Head good a- ^amfi Gravel ib. tf,t Shovtl-nofed Shark 80 fckM/Peru li;- Sibbel de Wards f. 9 A Ali/lale of Captain Dam pier's «- bout their J.on^itude correBed ib. » firange Bird taken near them ib. Sierras de los Coronados Af. 4:?, 89 Silver Fifl) defcribed iB, \€ Silver abounds in Peru . and G»U in Chili i 38 Simatlan R. 70 Sinfonda F0/»/ 14a Soconufco M. 75 Sonfonate Po/«^ 77 Sparca R. 85 SpicelJIanJs, new difcover'd, 1 5*7 , 1 5*9, 1 6 1 See Clozes, Hutmegs^ gcc. horn fe- curcJ by the Dutch to themfelzes only 181, ipt Str eight, a new one di [cover' d 16 j SupeP. II J Sutaba Af. 81 Suvartanejo fj > ! :, i» ^y? o/" Mexico mrA A'^aco /. 98 TacnmesB. 39, 106 tailanvinca R. 6f hmnr.itd-Tree 1 96 [a!" 1 14, 1 3 1 No'i/. 69 p>ne? de Queipo :{ocks 43, 89 p- "iircpequc B. ^T. f ». 7 1 P'.i^/r«?;/j rn/p/Zy ufed by French lc-03nit.pequcrs, Winds, j;x,-jo, 7 1,7 2 ffb Ai. 8^ \mflmifi cf the Inhabitants of Sr. Ik" 4 Tixba Point Tomaco R. Tongoi B . Topa de Calma De ToftaR. Totoral Trinidad C. Truxillo P. Tucames Tucapel M. Tumaco /. Tumbes R. Turtles difcrtbd 145 »3r 8» »?♦ 77 110 '3* H5 14 »'f 48 Aldivia P. 144 io nllcd from the Spanifli G'o- umr^ nhom the Ipdians it«7/«^/ b- f^tum.g „,eltcj (jo!j tlown hh Throat ., ■ '•^>" fr2n:or. 13S Variation, a Table of it for mofl Vlaces m the South-Sea 14<5 Very little in the Run over from the Gulf of Amapalla to the La- dronc lf,ands if 3 Vejo M. ' 82 .i:-' ! M ^,1, I ( ,1 INDEX. Vclas P. Vcrmcjo P. Vincent (St.) P. Unmos }-omt Volcans of Guatimala, cnt Fire, the ether IVater Attitlan Sapotirian Sacatcpcque Colima Alima Soconufco 8f >M 141 140 CMjling out f ». 74 r4,62 61 73 Amilpas Kalco St. Salvadorc Saratt'lcpa St. Michael's Vejo Telica Leon Mamotombo Granada Bombacho Zapan2.as Ariquipa W. WEather, where alvMys fair 1 18 mU Bea/ls, hoiitf killed by the Dutch at the Cafe of Good Hope 20r, 202 '91 St ^\ 8.- 133 Winds. Land and Sea IVinJs 54 Land Wind, where (tldom fmul no Wind, where always Southtri) ii< Worms that fpoil Shipping, invhith ticudes they are found \:i YAneque T. Yellow-Tail y F. defer iheu Yerba bucna Ylo P-c^R. Yftapa R . z Alaycr f. Zalilco Af. 190 I Zenaque B i 59 1 n FINIS. '■« i'i I' . A COLLECTION O F V or A G E s. CONTAINING I. Captain Cowley's Voyage round the Globe. II. Captain S h a R p's Journey over the Ifthmus of *Z>«>7^», and Expedition into the South Seas. III. Captain Wood's Voyage through the Streights of Magellan* IV. Mr. R o B E R T s 's Adventures among the Corfairs of xh^ Levant \ his Account of their Way of Living j Defcription of the Archipelago IJlandsy taking of Scio, &c. A if'*' • i^'. ■i *! iilullratcd with Maps and Draughts. L O NT) O N: Printed for James and John Knap ton, at the Crow/; i n St. ^aiih -Ckifrcb'Tard. M.DCC.XXZX. i f .■* < ' ' ^ :'■«' f t I'll lor( jCaptain COWLETs VOYAGE round the Globe. ■y 1 1 1 ! - • . ' ii If ■ V H-> CHAP. I. \7l.-f /luthor's Departure from Vlrginfn, a>ic{ Arrival attheljle JSalr, of Ciipe Verde; unth his Account of it^ and the hhditants. Jbcygo to St. Nicholas-lflc, and their En- urtammcnt there. Sail for St J;igo, and their Deji^tr, rMltofeizc a lOtitch KiUt-liidia Ship there. Take a Ship at Cape Sierra Leone well /lured with Prcvi/ions. O omit the Particulars of my going from ^'^' »<^^v En ghind to Jvicrka^ in ^///^////, 1685, ^■^V>-' 1 departed Irom Cape Charles in Vir- ♦ ." J' i^^Mi ^/;;/V/, lying in the Latitude of 56 I)eg. u)ith, and in the Longitude of 3o«; Deg. in the Kxi Ship called the Re-'jcnge., of 8 Guns and 72 Un, Capt.yo/vy/ Coo^ Commander, they pretcnd- liii; to me that I fliould navigate the Ship to a Port [n rhe llland of Hfpanioia^ called "-Vettiguavazy ^hcrc a French Man was Commander, and that lat was their Comnii (Ron-Port : So that when wc bmc ro Sea, I began tofliape my Courfe according- j) lir the faid Port. But they told me that they icrc not bound thither, but firlt to G^dfjea, and kK:i when they had got a better Ship, to the great South-Sea in yh/erica : I was thereupon forced to liter my Courfe again, lleer'd away E. S. E. for hope de Verdti Illands, lying in or about the Lat.^ Vol. I v. a cX 2 of f ' I »! ^0. IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) *--.V^. 1.0 I.I 1.25 1^1^ |2.5 |50 *^~ Mflll 1.4 II III 1.8 1.6 V] <^ n ^/. >v # ^'4V^ /S 7 Photographic Sdraices Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 ;^\ iV N? A \ rv ) €4" 5 !:ll|ifl^:|: fi I'M' m !il y 1 , ,: li r ■ 4 C^;^^4m Cowley'i VO Y AG E ;/n. I (J8 3. of 1 6 Deg. North. In the Month of Septemhtr w6l v^"Or^ made the Ifland of 5^/^, where we came to anAnJ chor : Here were no Fruits, nor good frelli Water I but Plenty of Fifh ; and the Land afFordcthGoatsJ tho' they are very fmall : But, as for human K vvc found no more than five Men upoa the lilandj viz, 4 Officers, and one Boy t o wait on them : On being a Governor, who is a MtilJatoe ; two (kp tains and one Lieutenant. They were all blacK but fcorn to be counted any other than^orte/J for if any Man call them Negroes^ they will 1 very angry, faying, That they are white %ni guefe. In this Ifland there is abundance ofSali which is made naturally by the Sun near the Sei fide ; the Salt-Ponds being near two Englii Miles long. Our Englifh Ships come often hi ther to load Salt for the We/t-hidies, After that we had rode at an Anchor five or ft Pays at the fbrementioned Ifland, we weighed am Hood to theWcftward for the Ifland o[ St. M las, where we were kindly entertain'dby theGi vernor, who was really a white Man, but the othi People were all black ; this Ifland being alfo of Cape dc Verds, which do all belong tot: King of ^PortitgaL Here it was that we diggi three Wells, in order to get frcfh Water, to wati our Ship, and traded with the Inhabitants fc Goats and Fruit, fuch as Plantans and Monano'i as alfo for Wine, which is made on this Illani but it is not very good- Wc rode at the S. E. Sii of this Ifland ; and, having water'd our Ship, general Confultationwas held amongft theOfficei to confider whether we Ihould fail diredly to South-Sea in this Ship, or fail to Guinea^ orai other Place to get a better Veflel, and fuch ash: more Accommodations. At length, after long! jiheration, 'twas concluded, that we fhould fail the Ifland of 5^ Jcj^o. and try if wc could ma '■ • i round the Glob e J ^ with any Foreign Ship in that Road, v/ith no oAn. itfSj. ther Intention than prefently to board her, cut her v^y^/ Cable, and run away with her; upon which we got up our Anchors in hafte, and failed from the [aid Road. We made it our Care to .^.and to the Eaftward for the Illandof St. JagOy which lies in the Lat. of 16 Deg. North, this fame being alfo one of the Caft de Verde Iflandi?. Upon our approachi ng near it, before we came into tne Harbour, over a Point ofLand, from our Top-Mafv-Head we faw a Ship itanAnchorintheRoad: She proved to be a Dutch ' VefTel, and one of t hei r great EaJi^India Men of 5 o Guns, and about 400 Men, as we were informed af- terwards by fome of the fame Ship's Company. Hod of the Men were got on Ihore ; but feeing a ftrongShip Handing in toward the Road, they in- ilantly repaired all on board, clapping a Pring up- n the Cable, heaving her Broadrlide to us, Itruck ut her Ports alow, and prefently running out her ower tier of Guns, was ready to receive us 1 who 17 this Time being got fomething too near him, ad feeing fo many Guns and Men, whereas we had more than 8 Guns and 52 Men, we thought it ore advifablc to bear away before the Wind \ the "'ander at the fame Time fending 10 Shot after Ills; but all in vain, for we got prefently to Sea again, Icreupon we came to a Kelolution to fail to the ^oaft of Guinea ; and as foon as we arrived upon ^ Goaft near Cape Sierra Li one ^ we alighted on a new Ship of 40 Guns, which wc boarded and Carried her away. We found Ihc was very fit for fo jotiga Voyage ; f >r Ihe was well ftored with good 3randy, Water, Provilions, and other NecefFaries. *roin hence wc lliiled to another Place in GuifJea illcd SherJrro^ to water our Ship, trimming all M empty Casks which we had in our old Ship ^ for wc intended not to water again till >vc came A a 3 '^^^^^ I , ■■•. i ■ 111 ■■' tni. I •1 I :( I J '^^ii"ii III L-' .i.p i:, 'r^ ji >! f ! • i. |;3.i t ;■' 'M f si'-' S. -V ■ r 1 6 Captain Cowley 'j VOYAGE An, i^Ssinto the South-Sea, at the Illand o^ Juan F*^- "^^^"^"^^ vandcz^ which lies in the Lat, of 35 Dcg. iq Min. S. CHAP. II. bcjore^ vjhcre it was extream cold. Meet withCantm^%. ton, aiidfailto]w:n\ Fernandez, with fomethingul^fendlt' co;iccrning it. SailtotheC.oajl of Ariai-Take a Tirder Sh:f^\ fail to the Ijlc &/'Lc)bos; take three Ships with Frov!Jion:^\ but ?io Moncx. Difcuvir jlrange Ijlands^ and the Autlnrl gives them Names. They anchor^ and find Plenty oft'ijh mi \ Towl, the latter exceeding tame. Seek for Inciter, Fmil for,7eat Cape Tres Pontas ; and bury there Captain Cook. iVlif carry in their iDcJign ttpon Real c jo. The tvj!) Sih\p\ brcakCohfurt at St. Miguel, and how the Author d:j}({ihj\ himfclj'. IT was near the Month of Decemler when wc fet fail from thcLat.of 8 Deg. North, fleering away S. by W.till wc came into the Lat. of 1 2 Dcg.South; then wc Itecr'd away S. W. by W.till we came into Soundings on the Co^i\ of Bi'aziUia.^ where we had 80 Fathom Water on afandyBank, Thenvveilccr'd away S. W. finding the Sea as red as Blood about the Lat. of4oDeg. South, which was occalioncd by great Shoals of Shrimps, which lay upon the Wa- ter in great Patches tor many Leagues together: Wc faw alfo an innumerable Company ot Sc-ils, which would rife out of the Water, and bhiiTlikc a Dog, with abundanceof large Whales, there k-l ing more in thefe Southern Seas, as I may k}'M a hundred to one, than we have to the NorthwTirdl of us. We held our ('ourfc S. W. till wc came into the Lat. of 47 Dcg, where wc faw Land j the iitnic be- m "t^. round the Globe* m ing an Ifland not before known, lying to the Weft- y#?7; kjs^. ward of us. It was not inhabited, and I gave it the '^•V^s^ Name of ^Pepys's I/land, We found it a very com- modious Place for Ships to Water at, and take in Wood, and it has a very good Harbour, where a thoufand Sail of Ships may fafely ride. Here is great Plenty of Fowls, and we judge abundance of Fiih, by reafon of the Grounds being nothing but Rocks and Sands. The new Year being now come, when we had^f;? icUk taken a View of this Ifland, and that the Wind was ^-^^v^/ fo extraordinary high that we could not get into it tn water, we flood to the Southward, Ihaping lour Courfe S. S. W. till we came into the Lat. of so Deg. South ; then we itcer'dS. W.by Weft, re- Ifolving not to fail through the ALi^ellon Sir eights^ till at laft we came into the Lat. of 53 Leg. where niakino: the Land oi Terra del Fiwgo'^ but finding great Ripplings in the Water near ^cStreights of \Lcmciirc^ and fearing fome Danger, we refolved to fail about all, that is, thro' the Paflage that Capt. \Ba'nholome-iv Sbarpe did difcover in the Year i5Si . phen he came out of the South-Seas, and found that [Land which the Z)//?i:/7 called StatenLatid^ when he Idifcovered the fame to bean Ifland, and gave it the iKame ofJibemark Ifland. Then haling away S, W. jwecame abreall with Cape Horn the 14th Day of mhruary^ where we chuling of Valentines, and dif- jcourJing of the Intrigues of Women, there arofe a iprodigious Storm, which did continue till the lail [Day of the Month, driving us into the Lat. of 60 peg. and ?o Min. South, which is further than ever pny Ship hath failed before South; fo that we con- icluded the difcourling of Women at Sea was very unkickv, and occalioned the Storm. Towards the Beginning of the Month of March j *hc Wind coming'up at South, we were foon car- [ried into warm Weather again ;; for the Weather in A 4 the ,■); A f'1 i r- 1 '■'?'' I \ fhl Crfjpf/?/» Cowley'j VOYAGE >. 1 eg.4oMin.South, wherewe found Plenty of excellent fat Goats, gocfd Filh, and abundance of very good Timber, and incomparable good Wa- ter. Hfere is fuch great Plenty of Fifli, that one Man may catch enough in a Days time to fufficc 200 Men. Capt, Bartholomew Sharpe was here in the Year i68o,and finding no People on it,he called it ^ItuenKathir'tnc* s Ifland'^ and when he failed away did leave one Man on Ihoar, which was a Mo/^^rtf^fl Indian^ who lived here alone near 4 Years. Now this Man when he faw our Ships, prefently fanficd us to be EiigUpj^ and thereupon went and catch'd two Goats and drefs'd them againft our Men came on fhoar ; there being feveral of our Ship's Compa- i ny who were at the leaving of this Indian there by | Capt* Sharpe^ and among others Capt. Edmond Cook and Mr. IViUiam Dampier. Here we met with] Flaws of Wind, that come often from the Mountains, j which would have driven us from our Anchors, we I letting one Anchor fall into 60 Fathom,and carried! the other into two Fathom Water. This Ifland is naturally fortified, ^o that with 100 Men,and 100/. Charge,it might be defended from i oop, if it ihould be i nvaded . It lies 1 1 o Leagues due Weft from the Port of VaJparayfo. Wc weighed our Anchors from this Ifland and fleerVlaway N.N.E. till we made the high Land of Jrica^ lying in the Lat. of 18 Dcg. South and fome odd Min, Being before the Bay with om* two Ships,! '■, :l> li. round the Glob e; 9' Ships, the one of 40 Guns, and the other of 26 Guns, .4w. 1684. wc held a Council, whether we had beft go into v-^V^ Urica Bay, or go down lower on the Coalt : But [the Refult was, I'hat it would be more to our [Advantage to fail down as low as Cape Elaucoy and [there to wait for the Spatnjh Plate Fleet coming to- Inrds'Tajjama ; whereas if at that time we had [but gone into -<^r/V^ Bay, we had found a Ship there with 300 Tuns of Silver on board. But in Icompany we took one Ship, which was bound to *lma, laden with Timber, tho' we knew Ihe had BO Money on board ; however we were forced to |take her, by rcafon Ihe Ihould not difcover us : She had thirty Men on board, which ftock'd our Ship with more Mouths than we deiircd, by rea- m of our Water. It was in the Lat. of i oDeg. South that this Ship fell into our Hands ; when we fteer'd away North 'arthelfland of Lobos^ lying in the Lat. of 7 Deg. Duth. Being come to an Anchor, we put our fick len on Ihoar at this Ifland, here being Plentv of B;ood Fowls, tho' they tafte fiihy ; but there is no prelh Water on this Ifland, nor Wood. Here we keeled our Ships and fcraped them; and having lain hereabout a Week, much troubled that we "were Dutof Adion, we called a Council, to advife what m befl for us to do : Wherein it was concluded, That we fliould forthwith fail from hence to take I Town which lay 8 Deg. N. Lat. named Truxilloy I'ing ten miles within Land from the Watcr-fide. Vehad then but 100 Men that we could land, and ill of them weak enough ; but the next morning Ithat we Ihould fail, we heaving our Vial to the Upllane to get up our Anchors, fomc of our Peo- ple being on flioar efpied three fail of Ships, which ^e run out and took, they beinp; all laden with mwer, Fruir, and Sweet-Meats. But they having had Advice of our being in the South-Seas, had pnt all 1^^ M •^L i : Pft nM ;iia * ■'i ' ! ' •( < 'I 1.1 " i X o Captain Cowley'^ VOYAGE Ati. 1684. all their vSilvcr (fo much as their Ships-Plate) on "^•^"V^*^ fhorc. However, the Provi lions were very welcome to us, fo that now wc fought for a Place to crcch Magazine, to lay up our Stores in Security for a Rcicrv c, and to he llill five or fix Months, to mk thcni think that we had been failed out ot' the South-Sea. Thereupon we ftood away to the A\ cil- ward, to try if we could find thofc tflands which the Spaj/iards calls Gitllappa^os^ or Euchantii 1- Jhiiids ; when after three Weeks Sail we I'awLanii conlilfmg of many Tflands \ and I being the lirjb that came to an Anchor there, did give them all diltlnd: Names. I'he firil that we faw lay near the Lat. of i Dc^. ^o Min. South, we having the Wind at South, ani being on the Northlide thereof, that wc could fail to get to it, to difcover what was upon it. 1 Ifland niaketh high Land, the which I called Kkf Charles's J (land : And wc had light of three men which lay to the Northward of this; that ncxtit called Crofsmav's l/Jaud^ the next to that Bnittk and f he third Sir Anthony Dean^s Ifland. We more' over faw many more to the Wcllward ^ one where- of I Q-A\\QAEures's J/land^ another Dajfmy's^ an another, Bindhs^s, Then wo. came to an Anchor! a very good Harbour, lying toward the Northern- mod End of a iine Ifland, under the Equinoctial Line; here being great Plenty of Provilions^iisFilli, Sea and Land Tortoifcs, fomc of which weighed ai leall 200 Pound Weight, which are excellent goi Food. Here arc alfo abundance of Fowls, "i/.z. Fb mingoesand Turtle Doves; the latter v»hcrcoivveri fo tame, that they would often alight upon oui Hats and Arms, {o as that wc could take thcinaiivq they not fearing Man, until ilich time as ionic our Company did iirc at them, whereby th-y)^^[' rcndcr'd more fiiy. Ihis Ifland I called thc/M s/Tork's I/land'^ there lying to the Eailward ot'thii round the Gl o b e. II V fine round Ifland) which 1" called the D/ikc of An. 1684. wfolk's f/Iiif/ri'., and tothe Well ward of the /^///te ^^^>r^, fftork's iflandy lieth another curious Ifland, which callM the Duke of Jlhemarlc's^ in which is a [)mmociious Bay or Harbour, where you may ride ,anil-lock'd; and before thciaid Bay lieth another (Hand, the which I call'd Sir John Narboron^h's : ind between York and Jllhcmarlcs I/Jand lieth a nail one, which my Fancy led me to call Cowlcfs \ichurited ]J1and\ lor we having had a Sight of it Upon fcveral Points of the (^ompafs, it appearM al- iaysin as many different Forms, fometimes like a' uined Fortification, upon another Point, like a jeat City, ^c. This Bay or Harbour in the Duke If T&rA'j Ifland I called Albany Bay, and another place Tor/i Road. Here is excellent good fweet Vater, Wood, ^c. and a rich Mineral Ore. From ^encewe failed to the Northward, where we faw kemorc fine Iflands ; the Eallcrmoft of the three ; called the Earl of ^/'/;7^/o;/j //Z^;;^.* Then fail- Dg along between the other two, I call'd the Weft- rmoft by the Name of the Lord Culpepper's, and lie Eaftermoft by that of the Lord JVenma-n's, \\\ of them that we were at, were very plentiful- rftored with the forefaid Proviiions, as Tortoifes, Fowls, Filh, and Alguanaes (Guano's) large and kod ; but we could find no good Water on any ff all thefe Places, favc on that of the Duke of p^'j Iflavd, After that we had lain up, and put on fhoar at fc/j Bay,and otherPlaces, 1500 Bags of Flower, Jfith Sweet-meats, ^c. we failed to the Northward pin, to try a fecond time amongll the Iflands, if V could find any frcfh Water, if ever we ITiould |avc occafion to touch hereafter amongll them ; [ut it happened fo, that we fell in witli fuch a vc- Jllrong Current, that when wc would have fail- |d back again to the Duke of Ihrk's Ijla/.'d to have watcr'd T' •^■i.r: :lj. • I :'] 1 1 Captain Co wlcy'^ VOYAGE 'jn. i6H'^SLttr*d our Ship, wc could not ftem it. This madJ *^Y^^ U3 ftccr away N. N. E. and the tirll Land that wcl made upon the Main was Cape Tre/porjtas^ wherj - we conning to an Anchor, lent our Boat on Ihoartol fee to get foine Water; and upon the Ealtermoill Shoar in the faid Bay wc found great Plenty, and vc. rygood, with which we watered our Ship. Thcl nrftDay we buried our Captain, named yoi^wGoit. • The lecondDay there came down three Spamihlni dians^ taking us tor Spamards, which our Men brought on board; after which we examined thcin What was th i: People of Realejo^ whether they were! numerous, aid wnat force. But our Long-Boatl ing gone on Jhoar to get Beef, whilll they werq hunting, a Party of Spanifh Indians came down and fet the Boat on fire, driving the Boat's Crew uf a Rock, which they were forced to keep for their Caftle till we fent another Boat with 20 Men tu refcuc them. We led thofe three Ir/diatis along wit] Ropes about their Necks; and having refcuedou Men, one of the three by the Water-fide flipthij Keck out of the Collar, got from our Men, m run to the Town of Rcakjo^ and gave the Spaw ards Notice of our coming. This made them w move all their befl Eftedts out of the Town, an^ arm themfclves at all the Places near it. We founil it now neceflary to turn all our Prifoners away td Ihift for themfelves, before we fet fail for Kedltp but coming there and landing, to the Number c about an hundred Men, we took their Look-out who told us the News, that the hidian h?.d beeil there from ^orto Felas two Days before. Thij made our Men return on board again, \xvy muci difcouraged that they were defcried. I We fet fail from hence to the Gulf of St. 3i|| jg^ue/y where we took two Iflands ; one was inhabJ ted by Indians.^ and the other w^as well ftorcd witlT Cattle ; but for Gold and Silver, we got but littlij Hcrj m\ M m 1*5 round the Globe. J ,Icre -.fc ftaid and careened our SMp ; and here An. i63^ 'Ci\>t.Cook*3 Ship and Ca^t. Eaton's broke Confort- *^>^^^^ (jhif. And botn the VclTels were no fooner refit- ted, but I left Capt Cook's Ship, and got on board [of Capt. Jofofj Eaton., where I was in like manner Entertained as his Mafter, to Navigate the faid [Ship to any Port or Place as he ihould diredt CHAP. III. p^yp/V/o Gorgona, afidrefihe for theEad-lndks. An Account of their Sailmg. Arrive at Guana (Gnairi of Ladrones,) and its Appearance. With thetr Adventures mthtbe Indians there. Friendly with /A? SpanifhG-''?wr- wr; Ga^LttA defcribed. Prefents between them. Ihey fiiffly the Governor with fane 'Powder : Thty Cruife. Re- ceive more Prefents of the Spaniards; of Tr^de to the Philippines. Arefet upon^ hut beat\the Indians, who are described fiere^ and their Arms. Intelligenee from two hi- dians : Treacherous. They fail away. Strong Currents Nutmeg JJland. Sail for Luconia. WE in our Ship, towards the Middle of Ju-^ gujfy fet fail from the Gulf of Miguel^ ftecr* [ing away for Cape St. Francifco., where we chafed [a Ship, which got from us. Then we bore up to pDeg. South Lat.and finding that the Country was alarmed, we ftood into ^aita Bay, which lies in [the Lat.of about fiveDeg. South, where we tool^ ifo Ships at an Anchor^ but the 5^^«/^r^j would aot ranlom them, nor give us any Thing for them; vhich enraged our Captain to that Degree, that he [commanded our Men either to fink or burn them ; vhich was our farewcl to that Coaft. For then we failed to Sharp* s IJland.^ alias Gor^ may and watered our Ship for the Eajf'hidies : ^hen we had fo done, and taken in Wood alfo at the faid Ifland, which lies in the Lat. of 3 Deg.and ,;!■ » ! 1 4 Giptain Co wley'j VOYAGE An. 1684. 1) Mill. North, and in the Long, of^ot Dcg. uji .^^^Y^^ Jlccr'J uvviiy W.N. W. till vvc came into the Lai.ii 13 Dcg. North : Then we llcer'd away Well until we came as low almolt as the Rocks of St, iW. U>olumcii\ l)ing near the Long, of 240 IXg. Then we failed into 15 Deg. Nortli. Lat. till that wc ili()iu',ht we ^vere part thofe Rocks and Diingcrsj Then we got into the Lat. of 15 J^^g* '-i gain, wind] Lut. we held until wc made the J Hand t)l G//jm which is one of the Liiiiro/jcs^ lying in the Lit. o| j^ W'^. North, and iiuhc Long, of 1^0 l^r.^^, cording to our Log. We had had a'Trudc Wind ibr the molt part ever jincc we failed out 0, the Lat. o'i 10 Deg. North, having now a very k\ Ship, no iMan being free from the Scurvy, aiid in a confuming Condition. It was the 14th of Marcb^ about Seven in the Morning, when wc faw the Land, and it provcdto be the llland of Guana ; it bore Well: from us; And 1 obfur\ ed at 12a Clock, and found our fdves in the Lat. of i? Deg. and 2 Min. not meddling with the Diurnal Variation. The LandnrakcthiD difievent high at W. N. W. and appears with great many Trees on the high Land; wc lia\ing made out in our failing, by Judgment, 7646 MibJ that is to fu}^, departed fo many Miles from Gm goL'dy or Sharp's jf/Zf, by Lofs made out in Longi-j tude, which is about two thoufand live huiidrd and Ibrty nine Leagues The next Day^ being Sunday, wc failed about! the S. \V. Part t)f the llland ; at the WeM whereof lierh a (inall Ifland, about five Miles oil from the Shour, vvirh a Reef running oil' from tlid great Ifland to the fmall ; and to the Eallwd thereof lieth an Ilthmus from the great IHandj which maketh a fair Bay ; but no anchoring untij you come within a little Way of the Shear. The Danger w hich lieth in the Bay is difccrnablc, m i \ ■ \ I .•: ,1 1 ,- ( ' '■' t ■• ii • ' ittG } Wi:^.i :ii \\Um > ' round the Globe. *i y jt dowcth about five Foot ; \vc came to an Anchor '^"^ '^84.. SntlK* l^ay, and fcnta Boat allioar with a b'lag ot'^'^'^V^"^ fiViicc ; But when we tame near we lound that the SVivCvS hail burnt th':ir Houics, and ran away by the light oi them. However, we ill led ibme Co- coa Nut-lVee.s, and brought a huncired or two on mrI to refrclli our Men, who were exceeding sak. But it fell out, as we were put olF with Dur IWt, that there apncar'd a Party of Ji/dians put ci' the Bulhes, witn their Launces, feeming il* they deligned to attack us ; but we called thcrn and told them, that we were their Friends, ^ho' they would fcarce believe us, till at length wc \a\ing a Flag of IVucc, one of the //•.Y///v;/.ywcnt jntu the Wood, and having peeled a Stick, lo as it;ippcar'd white, he advanced towards us, when one of his Mates feeing that he had no Cap to Ciiiiipliment our Men, called him back, and ga\ e kirn one for that End. Yxm\Su}idayt\ic 15th to Monday the K^th wc king ar an Anchor, went on Ihoar, and got fome Cociva-Nuts, and had a free Trade with the Ivduais (bat Day until the next Morning, being the 17th, p:n our Men going over to the low Kland, which |eth ow the Well-lidc of Guana ^ there the Indians upon our Boat with Stones and Launces : Up- ^n which we made fome Shots at them, and killed nd wounded fome of them \ but our Men in the jat got no Harm. Two Days after the Governor of the Ifland,being \^^aniard,f came down to a Point of Land not far \m the Ship, and fent his Boat on board with a ettcr written in Spanifh^ French^ and Dutch j de- nanding in the Name of the King of Spain what f e were, whither we were bound, and from whence came. Our Anfwer was written in French^^ l^hat we were crnployed by fome Gentlemen of hiicey upon the Difcovcry of the unknown Parts^ of I' ;: I i I: III f t; ■lit i '< i^t'UJ ri V: 1 6 Captain Cowley'^ VOYAGE 'An. i<84. of the World. The Meflcnger being got on Sho ^■Or^ was fent again on board immediately, to del.. our Captain to come to the Shoar-fide, and talJ with him; which our Commander did, taking witi him 20 Men double armed. Upon our landiiM the iS;)^/;/j;r^/fired a Volley, and we anfwer'dwiti I o Guns. We quickly came to a right Undcrftand ing one with another, and fatisfied the Govern that we had killed fomc of the Indians inouro Defence ; and he gave us Toleration to kill the flU if we would. Then wc fent Alhoar for foi Cocoa-Nuts. This Ifland of Guana is in Length about \\ Leagues,and lieth in theLat. of i ? Deg.and ^ Mi North. The Land is plentifully ftored withCoco Nuts, Potatoes, Yams, Papas, Plantans, Mon noes, Sower Sops, Oranges and Lemons, andfoi Honey. They having a Trade from Mamlha'm EiiJi'tiidieSy they report that forjetimcs hercarriv two Ships in a Year from the South-part of Mxii jind eight from Manilha^ which do bring theinSi gar and Tobacco, Silks, and other Commoditid rh2 Spaniards in the Year i684builtaShipatty Jlland (as they affirm) burthen about 160 TuJ and fent her to Manilha to Trade. They toldj alfo, that they have about 600 Soldiers here. IFeJtiefday about 12 of the Clock came onl one of the Spanifh Captains, being fent on purp by the Governor, and continued until 12 thencj Day, which was the 19th. This Captain broug us 10 Hogs, abundance of Potatoes, Plantans, < Tiingcs and Papas, and red Pepper, in token 1 their Fricndlliip : In return whereof our Co' mander fent the GoVernor, by him, a Diamo Ring for a Prefent, valued at 20 Pounds, andf the Hearers each Man a Sword. Next Day the Governor fent on board agaij Captain, a Jefuit, and a Friar to fee our Captai round the Glob J; 17 clirlng him withal to fpare him fome Pdwdcr^ ^». ij. 1685. upon thefc Indians, This Ship hath fevcnDcck* '^■^^Y"^ but brings fevcn Ships Cargo from ManilhaiQAil piilco ; and llie always in her outward and home* ward-bound Voyage touchcth at this JflandufG/wj, for Wood, Water, and frcfli Provifions. Whoj wc approaehedihe Jlland, wc Hood in vvith^JjfM Colours dying; and, at laft, fome oi" the Natives came Oif to ourShip's-Sidc, calUngto us,Frici]i or not. Our Anfwer was, Friends. Then they canifj on board us, and brought us Potatoes, Moninoes^. Cocoii-Nuts,andPl[antains,fcUing them to usforold Nails I id old Iron. But, they being treachcn we truited them not ; for we had always ourfnii Arms ready, and great Guns loaden with rouni Ball and Cartridges. Sometimes we iliould hay our Deck full with thofe Infidels; but wewcreal' ways in Arms, having our Swords and Piltols bjl our Sides, with fomc Centinels Handing abaft bC' fore them. However, having tarried here f( Time, ^ve thought thefc Infidels had forgot 01 firil faluting of them, fothat they came firequent' \y on board, and wc had free Liberty to go Alli any where on the liland, not only by the Spn^ ards^ but alfo by the Imiiavs^ who invited fomc ol our People to go a fifhing with them with a ki But it had like to ha\c coft them very dear; f( whillt fomc of our Men were on Shoar, aiidth: Boat near the Shoar with ten Men in her, thefe In- fidels brought their Scan round the Boat, tl ing thereby to draw both Men and Boat ■Am\ But our People that were in the Boat being pn vided with Fire-Arms, let go in amongli thi thickcft of them, and killed a great many oftheii Number, while the others, feeing their Mates tall run aw?y. Our other Men which were on ll meeting them, faluted them alfo by waking Hole: in their Hides. We took our Boat imniediatd' thereupon, and wcnj;, on bpaxd, ^\o^ gf our wli VI I n ■:.{ \~%\ round the Globe.' 19 \[tn being on Shoar, and feeing many of thefc In- An. 1685. ^dcl's Boats lie along our Ship's Side, did not know ^«^^V^*^. yhat Delign they might have on board our Tick Icn; but, as it fell out, they were Boats which ic from the Governor, with more Prefcnts for bur Rcfrelhment. Thefe Indians are a People of a very large Sta- lure, feme of them being (even Foot and an half igh; they going ftark naked, having nothing at ^11 before their private Parts. They never bury leir dead, but let them lie in the Sun to putrify id rot. They have no Arms but Launces and iings; the Iharp Ends of their Launces are made lith dead Men's Bones ; for upon the Deceafe of [Pcrfon, his Bones make eight Launces: of his :g-Bones two, of his Thighs as many, and his {xm afford four; which being cut like to a Scoop, nd jagged like to the Teeth of a Saw or Eel- pear, if a Man happen to be wounded with one II thofe Launces, if he be not cured in feven Days, is a dead Man. Wc took four of thcfe Infidels ^rifoners, and brought them on board, binding kir Hands behind them; but they had not been Diig there, when three of them leap'd over board Bto the Sea, fwimming away from the Ship with ^ir Hands tied behind them. However, we tnt the Boat after them, and found a ftrong Man tthefirft Blow could not penetrate their Skins jfith a Cutlace : One of them had received, in my iidgmcnt, 40 Shots in his Body before he died ; nd the laft of the three that was killed, had fwam igood Englipj Mile firlt, not only with his Hands lehlnd him, as before, but alfo with his Arm* ^niond. But, to return again to the Spamjh Governor's andncfs : He fent us moreover, the fuccecding W, by one of his Captains and an Jlferus^ my Hogs, fome Pumkins, green Trade, Pota- Bb 3 tcea t .i' k ir^: }' ♦; 2 o C/^tain Co wley 'i VOYAGE Jn. i(J85.toes and Rice, as a Prefcnt. And our Captainl prefcntcd him with fix fmali Guns ; while moih the Men were in the mean Time bufy atMorki rigg our Ship, heel, and fcrape her. When we had gone through with the forefaia Work, we fell to watering our Ship ; and whilj that was doing, there came two Indiatis to on People, who were born at Manilha^ under Pn tence to barter with us ; but wefecured thembotl and they told us, that the major Part of the I/iii^ iivs were run away to another Ifland lo League off; infmuating withal, the Weaknefs of the W mards in this Ifland ; and would have had ustq cut them off, and plundered the Ifland of Riches. But our Captain would hear of no fud bafe AfStion. We had not done watering of the Ship, who there came near loo of thefe bidians about uswitl their Launces and Slings, and brought with then fome Gocoa-Nuts : But our People knowing thei Treachery, fired about 20 Guns at them, not tij hit them; which made them run away, and ap pear no more that Day. The Month of March had quite fpun out, fore we had made an End of watering our Ship and fuppliedoar felveswith Cocoa-Nuts, and otli Necellaries : But on the Firft of ^/)n/ we weigkil our Anchor from the Bay, and flood off along thl Shoar toward the Governor's Seat. And next Dal being come up with the Fort, we fired three Gun] to falute it ; which the Governor anfwercd agaij with three more. And on the third fent his Cap tain on board with fome Provilions for our Comj mander ; when we failed away from the Ifland, ij bearing from us at Night E. by N. dillant4J Miles ^ as it did at W. N. W. upon our foij making of it. ■.'• i V( ill. ronnd the Globe. 21 On thcFourthof ^jpnV we fail'd W.byS.88Milcs/f^m Cowley 'j VOYAGE An. 1685. C H A P. IV. ^^hey arrive at Canton in China: Nej^leS the 4alin^ of n rich Tartar Ships. They fail for M anil ha; and their Dt- fi^'^yt to arrive at Bantam; take an ljlanci\ are in Oannr (lynoM^ the Bcinh of Parngoa; and arrive i» the Umh of Borneo. *the Natives arc afraid of them ; hut thc\ fazi the ^een and others. Borneo dr\cribed. Articles af Peace between its Ktng and the Spaniard. 0/ the IJlaof iSIaturah. The Creu fadious: The Authur^ &c. k)n Boat., and fail for Java; arrive at Cheribon in Java; W hear News from England 0/ King Charles's Death. Ik) io[l a Day; Goto Batavia; their Entertainment time, The Place dcfcribed. The Javans kill the Dutch at Japa^ ra, and the CoKfcfHence there >f. The Oiuch Dejiin ufn the Eiiglifli at Sillebar, with the Story of Ambuyia. W' E reckoned by Sniiday., jdpril 26. at 12 of, the Clock, that Cape Bojciciore bore from lis Eall; after which we cah? up withCtf/^^Mii- dato.f where we had the S. W. Monfoon, or con- trary Wind; which made us fleer away N.W.for Canton in China., where we lay and fitted our Ship: And whilft we were here, there came 13 Sail of| Tartarus Ships thither, out of which we mighl have laden our Ships with the Plunder of thebef Goods of China., but our Men, being under ni Government, faid. That they came for Gold am Silver, and not to be made Pedlars, to carry Pack at their Backs: J^ut, alas! had Reaibn but ruled them, we might all have made our Fortunes, anil have done no Chriflian Prince nor their Siibjcca any Harm at all : For thcfe Goods the Tartimm taken about two Years before from the Cbiid^\ in a War they waged with them; and they hail laid them up near Cmiton^ to be fhip'd off as they faw convenient ; which they now did, all of theinJ without Molclbati on. ,j round the Gl obe. M We fet fail from Canto?; for the City of M?- An. i 6S5 fiilki^ to wait for a Tartar Ship, which, wc Avcre ^"'^^^^ informed, was laden one half with Silver ; but though wc were fo fortunate as to have the Siglit of her, yet Ihe out-failed us, Ihe being clean, and we as foul as we could be : However, wc gave her Chafe a whole Day, though to no purpofe. Here- upon we bore to an Ifland near the North-End of Liicoma, till the Winds came up fair, to carry us to the Southward, 'viz, to Bantam^ which was our dcfigned Port, we not knowing then that Bjvtam was taken from the Englijh by the Dutch. At thefc Iflands we got Store or Fruit, as Cacao- Nuts, and Guanas, and found one hulian at the Qodt'Jflandy who told us of an Jfland, which lay net far from us, where was abundance of Beeves. Thither we hailed with our Boat and 30 Men, took it, and found the fame to be a very plentiful Ifland, inhabited by about a thoufand People. However, our Stay was not very long here, for the Wind coming up at N. E. before the Middle of September^ we failed away to the Southward, ma- king our Courfe S. S. W. till we came into the Lat,^ I of 10 Deg. North. Coming up with the Banks of ^ciragoa^ we were infeftcd in Inch a manner, that rethought we Ihould have lojl our Lives there, wc fliiling amongft them three Days tog ther : But at length God was pleafcd to bring us out of thofe Dangers ; fo that ^ve flood into an Ifland at the North-end of Borf/eo^ where we haled our Shipalhore, and eredted a Tent, d! anting ten Guns for our Defence, in cafe of any On-fet by the Natives. Here we laid up our Goods, and then went to feck out the Natives to Trade with them ; but they were very much afraid of us, as having never fcen any White-Men before : However, wc came up with one of their Boats, which was full of Women, among whom was the Queen ol the B b 4 Country, '■W ♦J, .L ,:i i' ' ; 2 4 Captain Cowley V V O Y A G E '/n 1^85. Country, and her Retinue ; \vho, when they faw ^•OP^ our Completion, Icap'd over-bnard into the Sea; but we gOi them out again, and niadc them more Friendly before we parted Company ; fur upunuur oficring; Civility to them, they prcfently grew fond ot* us. The Ifland of Bortieo is very large, it being in Shape like an Oval, extending from 4 Dcg. South Lat. to 9 Deg. North, and reaches in Longitude 1 2 Deg. 1 his great Ifland is governed by one King; but formerly it had two, viz. the King of the North, and the King of the South j but, in Proccfs' of Time, he of the North was vanquiili- ed by the other ot" the South ; by which means it was reduced to one entire Monarchy. The Land is plentifully itored with good Pood and rich Commodities, as Diamonds, Pepper, Camphirc, and fine Wood, as Specklc-Wood and Eton}', Cloves may be purchafed here at a very reafonablc Rate, they being brought hither from the adjacent Iflands by Stealth. The Beads of the Country are large Elephants, Tygers, Panthers, Leopards, Antilopcs, and wild Hogs, tho' the Natives eat no Hog*s F'lefli, being all Mahometans : Neither do they publickly drink any Wine ; for if it fhould be dilcovered, the King would inftantly command the Oliender*s Head to be chop'd off. The %- fjifh Governor of Manilha having found the fweet Riches of BorueOy hath made a perpetual Peace with this great King, who was always at War be- fore : The Articles whereof where. That the King of i3flr/;^o Ihould have War with all Nati* ens ;md People that wxrc at War with the King ot Spain \ which we no fooner undcrftood, but wc went bv the Name of Spaniards all the wliile we lay here. The Natives brought us Fifh in! great Plenty, with Oranges, Lemons, Mangoes, 3?lantAins, and Pine-Apples j hefidcs which, and many ^^' round the Glob z. ij |B^,any more Things, here arc abundance of excel" ^». 1^35. Ilcnt Bczar-Stones, fomeMusk, Civitc, ^c. ^^^v^ The Year was now drawing to a Clol'e, when we Ifct fail from this fmall ifland, which lay near the morth-End of Borneo (as aforefaid,) llcerinff awav S,W.forthe Illands of Nattirah^ thofe Tflands lying in the Lat.of 4Deg, North. We found they were not much inhabited : There are a great Clufter of them together. However, our Stay there was butlliort, tor wc failed to the Iflc of T'ymoVy hvherc finding the Ship's Company fadious, and [jiot under Command of thei Captain, my felf^ Mr. HtUy and 18 Men more, joined our Forces together, and bought a large Boat, with which wc failed to the Illand of yavciy it being diftant 900 Ikagues, and near the Streights of Sunda. We hiad the Luck to come up >vith our Ship again, as hlfo a Dutci^y^cSid \ of whom enquiring for News, m Hollander told us, That Rafnam had been long taken by the Dutch from the Er/g/i/h, The [Wind being then in our Teeth to fail to Batavia^ Iwe bore away for Cheribotij a Fadory belonging Ito the DtiUby lying to the Eaftward of Batavia^ lupon the Ifland of yava, where we were kindly neceived by the Governor, having Liberty to buy phat we plcafed for our Money. There we heard [more bad News, • tJ/;5. thmKmg Charles IL was idcad in England'^ and that his Brother ^ antes ^ puke of Tork-, was proclaimed King, and crowned inhisftcad, which made me alter the Name of the 1/^ff of Tories Iftand in the South Seas, to that of '^^% y^ines*Sy in my Defcription of the fame. Icrc I cannot omit taking Notice, that when we prm'd ^x Ckieriboti^ we lofl a Day in the Month, Ijnd likewifc a Day in the Week j for we reckoned |t was Saturday J when 'twas Sunday^ though we prit cver^ Day. This muft come to pafs, hy rea- fawe fi^ikd bj^ the Wa^ q^ Weit j whereas if wc hi4 ' :\ ^,:1V ■.'■ . \ I ' , m0 II ' ^ ■B 2 6 Captain Cowley '^ VOYAGE An. 1^85. had failed by that of the Euft, wc hud gained 1 ^■^^V^*^ Day :; but going by way of the Weft, wc loltouc which fhould have made the Leap Year one D;iy in four Year. Jtj. \6S6. After wc had ftaid at Cberibnu to rcfrcDi our felves forfome Time, wc thought to divide {)ur:o Men into three Parties ; two of which rcfolvcdto iiiil to PiCL'T^dly and the third to ftay withmc: Wc knowing Hatavia wa^i the likclieft Place to tranf- port our felves from, hired a Vcflcl to carry us .ill from Cheribon to Batavia^ where lies the Ho/,w;. der*s Magazine for India, Wc all arriv'd there ilifely, and were courteoufly received by Jch Compafe^ the General, he promifmg mePaifngcfor my felf, Mr. /////, and my other r ricnd, which was all my Party ; the which afterwards he gcnc- roufly performed. This City i^ very ftrorig, ha« ving a high Stone-Wall about it, with fourlhtcljj Sun-l)ials within it; in which is a vcr}' ftrong Caftlc, commanding the whole City, having a dou- ble Wall about it, and fcveral Entrenchments; They have & great Trade here by Shipping, fori all Parts of C/^//;^/. Th/^ Inhabitants ot FhiIvmI conllfring of more than o le half of China Mcn,l makes it a great Fadcory. This Ifland of ^^'''f'l hath one Emperor, who is natural Lord of it,| and the adjacent Iflands ) and under him arc fun-l dry Kings and Princes, tho' they are all undcri Slavery to the Politick HollamkrSy they not during! to do any thing in War or Peace without theiri Leave. As to Matter of War, whether it wd when the Dutch took Bantam from the Englip) I know not, but the Dntch got the Emperor's! Crown, as a Pawn for fomc Demand that they had! upon him : But it happening, that fornc greaf Man amongft the Dutch took a Stone of a pro digious Value out of the faid Crown, this inccn ^ led ' ' I ■ ' H i'-"' a ■'-■'■ ill* round the Glo^ z. i? fal the Javavs to that Dcercc againft that Nati- ^ri. 1685. on, that on FeO» 14. in this Year, there came News ^-O^"^^ troin Jjpara to the City of Batavia^ that the Jw wii had fallen upon a Party of the Hollauiiers^ and had killed 80 of their >J umber, the Chief of whom were Fraficis vatt Tack^ and yercmiab van Ihiy who (as an Addition it fecms to the other Provocations) being fcnt by the General of Bata" m to fetch 500000 Rix Dollars, that the Empe- ror was indebted to the Hollander* s^ when they came to yapara to the Emperor's Court, he ddi- redthcm to go and fit in Council ; which they had no fooncr done, but the Javafis came and fct the Place on Fire where they were ; and thofe that came out in Exocdlation of laving their Lives, were flain by the Javans^ as thofe that ftaid in were burnt. Now from Batavia the General was fending four or five Ships of War, with Soldiers, to get Satisfadion for the Wrong done them ; which, if this Accident had not fallen out, as far as I could underftand, thofe Ships had been fent to the Wcft-Coafl of Sumatra to Silkhar^ where^ our Englifh had a Fortrefs. There were then of us Eiiglijh at Batavia to the Number of twenty, which would have adventured to Sillebar ^ but the Dutch would not permit us to go thither, though we had bought a Sloop to carry us away, which they took not only from us, but would pay us no more than the prime Goft, without any Regard M to the Charges wc had been at in fitting her up : Nay, they proceeded fo far, as to put the Men in Prifon that fold us the Sloop ; and upon : our demanding the Reafon, why they were fo ve- ry unkind to us, they replied. That they had an Aa of 50 Years ftanding, that no Perfon be- longing to any Fadbory ot the Dutch Ihould pre- sume to fell any Ship or other VefTel to any Fo- reigners. But wc found the main Reafon was, that .•i k )1 r!' 2 8 Captain Co wley 'j VOYAGE ill. i686.that wc (hould not go to Sillsbary to ftrcngrhcn >^V%/QQr own People. 'Ihclc Ships and iioldicrs wxrc dcligncd to ikil to Stllebafy to demand a great Sum of Money, which, they faid, the King of StlUbar ow'd tne Dutch^ though they did not De. lign to take it in Specie, but would be paid with Pepper : So that ii that Dclign had gone on, the Englijh would have had no Occahon for their Fadtbry at Sitlebar ,• for the Intent of the Diiuh was to get the Pepper-Trade into their own Handj by this fubtil Wile, not fcemingly to difturb the Euglijb Fort, but the Country round about it. I heard moreover, (but don't affirm it for Truth,) that Part of the Ifland of Jmboyna in the Wtf^ Indies^ where the Efiglifi were fo cruelly murde> cd by the Dutch J was all funk under Water. It ' I ! ' 1 m t CHAP. V. T'hc Author and his two Companiom imhark for HoliaiiJ; and their StiHins^, Sea Fi/fj^ Curreitts^ and Remarks u^- on them. High Land difcovered. The Death of tbttr Captain^ and his Suceejfor. Appearances of Land. At- rive at the Cape of Good Hope. Hear News from S- vers Parts. Something of the Natives. They Jletr fir Tafel Bay : The Appearance of Land, Their Anchoring and Bearings. The Dutch Town there defcribed. 'tk Hodmantods, and their Habitations: The Impudemtf^ thelVomen: Their Apparel^ Colour^ Marriages ^IVorpify and Burials, BUT to return to our longed-for Paflage to Europe: We found two Ships in Batmf Road, which were bound for Holla f id j whereup* on I and Mr. Ht/Iy my other Confort, irobark'd; and as we were putting out of the Road faw our Ship, under the Command of Captain 7^^'^^^^"''' coming in. However, we held our Courfc, but finding round the Globe. W 29 finding the Wind very rtiarp, turned it down to An. i696, /jjy//,/;«,to take in rrcihProvilionsfbrour Voyage. >^W^ W hen we had taken in feme Cows, wc ftcercd a- wiiy for ^Prince's !jlatid^ where wc lay for a fair Wind three Weeks : but about the End of March^ wc fct fail from thence with the Wind at N. W. and being without, wc fhapcd our Courfe for Cape BHtfja Efperatica^ or the Cape of Good Hope., fleer- ing away W. S. W. having had a oleafant Paf- iagc ; and on Tuefday the 1 8th of May^ wc made the Land, call'd ^oiut ^rhfiicray bearing from us N. W. dillant 12 Leagues, it being a high flat Land with fomc fmall Hammocks thereon ; wc had the Wind at N. E. being dillant from the Cdpe $60 Miles, the Land trending away S. W. by W. I had made out in Longitude from Prince* s Ijlml^ 74 Dcg. and 4 Min. we having had no Obl'trvation fmcc Saturday the 1 5th Day. The Fifh which came about our Ship near the Illand of iWb- M the 30th of Marchy left us now ; when wc I judged our fclvcs to be in the Lat. of 32 Deg. and 47 Mill. South. It was now the 18th of May^ from whence to the 19th we had failed but ^6 Miles ^ but obferving next Day, we found by our Latitude that we had a very llrong Current, that had driven our Ship to the Southward 34 Miles further than wc judged our felves to be; for we I thought we had been in the Lat. of 33 Deg. and 41 Min. wV»- jas we found our felves in the Lat. I of ^4 I/Cff. and 15 Min. South, our Courfe having been S. W, by W. 40 Miles. I argued the Rea- |foii with the chief Mate of the Ship, and he told I me, That it did once happen in this Place, that they lay a-trie with three Main Sails, and the Wind at W. S. W. three Days; and when they took their Obfervation, they found the Ship driven to Windward 200 Englifh Miles ; and likcwife in I the Lat. of 36 Deg. and 37 Min. they fay, that they 'li-U ' t . . ^-^I m 3 o C^;)f ^m Co wley'j VOYAGE Art. i6S6.thcy often find the like. Sometimes the Current ^-^^Y^^ letting to the Wellward, and then to the Eaft- ward, the Variation of the Compafs of this Place is, as they tell me, 1 2 Deg. Weltcrly, we having had no Amplitude lincethe 7th Day of Af^^,and then I found it to be 22 Deg. It was in the Lar. of 28 Deg. 10 Min. and Longitude by reckoning of 70 2^ Deg. Variation, From hence to Thurfday., May 27. nothing hap- pened remarkable ; on which Day we had the wind very furious, it blowing cxtrcam hard at W, S. W. We 'ay a^rie with our Main-Sails, and found our fel/cs in the Lat. of 30 Deg. two Min. South, coming in with the Land, which made very high, with many fmall Hammocks : We had been driven 40 Miles otf the Place where we made the Land at the firft coming in with it, being goneto the Northward 92 Miles, fince wc made our laft Oblcrvation ; and now tne Current went to the Eailward : Only I am here to note, that the Winds wey*c very furious at W. and W. byN, that we could not carry Sail, for feveral Days with a very full Sea. We reckoned our felves dillant from the Main 94 M'^es, and found we were in Lat. of 35 Deg. ?4 Mm. But on the 29th ay 2 a-Qock, we went about, and finding the Wind veer to the- W. S. W. ftemmed N. W". her Top- fails being fct, and w^as {o leewardly a Ship, that Ihc would not make her Way better than N. by W. with this Sea : And to increafeour Difficulties, thisi Day we were brought to one Pint of Water a Man per Diem ; our Water being but little in the Ship, and we fearing withal leaft we (hould lofe our Paf- ' fagc about the Cape, thought to bear away tor the| Ifland of Mayota^ or yoauna^ our Captain at thd^ fame Time being iick and lame with the Gout, andl of whofe Death fome of us were not a little a"^ prehcnlive, and not without Reafon, for he d no£l S. i- i- 4ik round the Globe. 3 Lot furvivc that Night. But for his Concerns, my ^« i68d. ILord Van Hddiuey with the other Officers, as ^■^^V^**' IStcerfman, Boatfwain, Gunner and Carpenter, [took a juft Account of what he had, for the Ufe lof his Widow, then living at Middlebitrgh in Zea-* Xliud. Next Day about Ten in the Morning, we heaved Ihis Corps over-board, when there was a Council of [War held by the Officers of the two Ships, Salida gnd Critfmav^ wherein 'twas refolv'd, That Cap- tain Nominally Commander of the Critfmav^ fhould command the Salida \ and Captain Tom'niall's chief [Mate command the Critfman ; while the Steerman pfthe Salida fhould adl as Upper-Stecrman on 3oard the Crttfman^ namely, Steerman Houdin ^ but his Unwillingnefs to go there, made the Men rather together tumultuoufly, and declare. That [hey would keep him, whereas my Lord Van Heil- )iie commanded him to go ; which made the o- ||hcr fly into a Paffion with him, and charge him ith fome Default, infomuch that they came both 10 very high Words ; however, the Men ftuck fo to ■idin^ that he continued onboard his old Ship. It was now become the flrll Day ofyme, when faw the Land at about lo Leagues Diftance. It Appear 'd like a round Hill, fiat at the Top, and ore from us N. N. E. with a fmaller Hill to the Eailward of it : We reckoned it to be the Cape Land of Biuna Efperatiea^ we having had the ^Indat Eaft this 24 Hours, a very frcfh Gale, our fhip running eight Knots, till Six in the Morning, |hen the Wind came up at North, little Wind. Next Day we were before the Harbour of the ^pe, it bearing from us Eafl, with the Wind at horth, fair Weather ; we having failed to the forth ward, fmce Yeilerday Noon, 25 Etiglifb cagues, the Variation there is fix Dcg. JVadnef- !») the third at Night about Sis a Clock, we came to I SVi. lil ,..l ♦f fh1i;tl;| ■■r.A V I .S.lJ'ii I I I 3 2 C^;j^4//j Cowley V VOYAGE An. \6S6.to an Anchor in the Bay before the Caftle in nine! ^•O^'^^ Fathom Water, we having had the Wind at wj N. W. ftcered into the Bay at E. S. E. till we were within the Point of Land, then S. E. by E. afterwards S. E. for half an Hour, we having little Wind: There lieth a low Ifland in the Bay, fo that as you go in you may fail on either Side thereof; there is] alfo a Rock cr Ledge at fome Diftance from the Ifland on the South Side in the Bay, where lay! feven Ships, iix whereof were bound to hdia^ and] one to Holland, We had three Days lince loft the! Company of ourother Ship the Critfman ; but this Afternoon we faw a Ship at Sea, which we thought] muft be her, llie being not yet come in. Wc M heard that the Francis Maria was loft, with m Men on Board. Was told moreover, that the King] of England had taken the Duke of Monmouth^ andl that he was Beheaded. Befides, that there wasi Cara6t of Portugal caft away upon the Reef, ha- ving on Board at that Time itoooooo of Guilder^ in Gold, which was fent as a Prefent by the King of Si an to the King of Portugal : Likewife thad four Dutch Ships ftruck upon the fame Reef; fof they fay that they never knev(^ fo little Water there before. This Day came down four of the Nativd of the Place ; they (being the fouleft Men thalj ever I faw) dancing Naked, and fliaking their Pri^y Parts, with an Oifcr to the Hollanders, that they Ihould lie with their Wives for a Bit of^ rolled To bacco. They had Nothing to cover thei'* Bodies but a Sheep's Skin hung over their Shoulders. We ftaid no longer here than till the Morrow; when finding the Wind at North, we ftcered fo| Tofell Bay^ bearing from us Eaft, and ihe Land making upon the Point, with two low Hills tothd Northward of the Tafell Berg., .and to the Northj ward of the Lowland Bluff, with an Appearance al- moft like the Southforclandxvi England'^ whereas td 'M.'.^. round the G l o b e. 33 the Southward of the Tafel/Hrg^ licth Land A?!. i62(i' about two Thirds as high as the TdfcUberg^ made *»^>r^ ragged with fmall Hammocks higher than the reit \ and to the Southward of that lieth a round Hill, hich makcth PFood-Bay : The Northermoit Land IS called the Lioih-hbad'^ then the Devil's Hill lies behind the Table'Hdly or, in Dittch^ the TafeUherg^ and the Liou's^Head. I had made out in Longi- tude from ^tincis [[land 82 Deg. and 25 Min. But the Ship out-run our Expectation 3 Deg. more, if the Longitude is laid down right in the Maps, as cannot be cxpedtcd \ for 1 reckoned to be before the Ship 2 Deg. but fhe was 3 Deg. before me. The Lat. of the Cape mull be falfly laid down, to be in 54 Deg. 30 ,Min. whereas it |itlics but in 34 Deg. 20 Min. South. I having fet down the Courfe as fleered Yeller- day, but not minding the Variation of the Com- pals, (whereof we had one to fet to the Variation, which had not altered fmce vye had i j Deg. Varia- tion,) and finding but feven Deg. our Courlc in the Bay was South 71 Deg. Eall. When we came to |an Anchor in the Bay in nine Fathom Water, the Top of the Lion's'liiU bore from .us W. S. W. but ivc lay too far off in the Road : If nx had been kther in, it had been a much better Riding, but en we fhould have brought the Top of the Lion's- \ll to bear from us W. by S. and the Callle to bear %X E. we having heard that we wereiike to have War with Frafjcey by thofe fix Ships which came from Holland, It cannot be thought but that wc mufl have been very delirous to go alliore, which I did the very next Day with my two B'riends. The Town, :■ tm '■:» 1: ■ jl^ I ' ■ ^01, IV, .,.[ m,l ) ¥ h: ^ 4 C^j^^^m Cowley VV Y A G E ^/». i(J8($.arc vifited with gfcat Gales of Wind : There isnotl ^•^V^^ above loo of thofc Houfes in all the Town, butl they have a very Itrong Caftle, with about cightyj good Guns mounted therein. There is alfo a very I'pacious Garden, with molt pleafant Walks, whid is maintained by the Dutch Eaji^buiia CompanyJ and in which is planted almofl all Manner of Fruifl Trees, and incomparable good Herbs. This Gap den is about one EngUJb Mile in Length, and al Furlong in Breadth. This is the greatell Rarity! that I faw at the Cape, for it far excecdcth th^ Eaft'lvdia Company's Garden that is at But mi Tney ha^'C alfo Abundance of very good Sheep here, but very few Black Cattle, and not many Fowls. Wc walked moreover without the Town to the Village inhabited by the Hodmatidods^ (\ called by the Hollatiders^ to view their nalW Bodies, and the Nature of their Dwellings, which we found to be as followeth : When we came th ther, we were fcarcc jublc to -endure the Stench oD them, and their Habitations. They build theiri Houfes round, (witlt^heirFi re-Place m thcMiddlcj of them,) almoft'Wfc the Huts which are builf in Ireland by the JVild Iri/hy the People lying in the A fliers, and having nothing under them but Sheep VSk in. Their Apparel is a Sheep's Skin (as Ihavcalj ready faid) over their Shoulders, with a Leather Cap upon thfeir Heads, as full of Greafe as it caij hold; thei'ii^'Lcgs are wound about with Guts oi Beafts (frcftjl the Ankle to the Knees) well grcafedJ Thele People, calKd the Hodman dods^ are born White, but make thcmfelves Black with Sut, befmcar their Bodies all over ; fo that by frequen^ Repetition their Skins become almoft as Black as; Negro's, Thci^ p round the Glo be« 3^ Their Children arc of a good, comely Shape An. \6S6, ^vhcn they arc Young ; iheir Nofcs in Form re- ^-"^V^^ fcmble a Negro's. When they marry, the Woman cutteth off one Joint of her Finger ; and if her Husband die, and Ihe marry again, fhe cutteth off another Joint ; and fo many Men as Ihe marrieth, I fo many Joints Ihe loofeth. They are a People that will cat any Thing that is foul : If the Hollanders kill a Beaft, they will get I the Guts, and fqueeze the Excrements out, and then, *~ without wafbing or fcraping, by them upon the Coals, and before they arc well hot through-, v.ill take them and eat them. If a Slave of the' Com- i panics lliould have a Mind to have Carnal Know- j ledge of one of their W^omen, let him but give her Husband a Bit of Tobacco-Roll of about three Inches long, he will fetch her forthwith to che [Slave, and caufe her to lie with him. They ai-e Men not given to the leaft Jcaloufy ; I yet they will beat their Wives if they lie with Ithe Hodmaudods thcmfelves ; but they value it not for them to do it with any Man of Hiiother Na- ! tion. They are Worfliippers of Dame Luna ; and I when they expedt to Ice the Moon, there will be Thoufands of them by the Sea-lide, Dancing and Singing : But if it be dark Weather, fo that the Moon appears not, they will fay, That their God \hangrywith them ^ whereas on the contrary when the faid Luminary Ihincs, they will iay, He is rot There happened at this Time that we w^ere a- Imongft them, that one of the Hodmaudods had [drank himlelf dead in the Fort, whither the other ^odmandods came with Oil and Milk, and put theiti I into his Mouth ; but finding they could get no |Lil^ into him, they began ro make Preparation for Cq 2 his / , .!■■ ..»i ii'ju ^ k "•^"V" 3 6 Captain Cowley V VOYAGE /^». i6S6.hls Burial, which was in the following Manner; They came with Knives, and fhaved his Body, Arms,andLcgs, through the thick Skin ; then they digged a great Hole, and fct him in it uponhn Breech, clapping Stones round about him to keep him upright : After came a Company of their Wo- men howling about him, and making a moll hor- rid Noife ; then they covered the Mouth of the Hole, and left him in a fitting Pofture. But to re- turn on Board again. Sn/uiay, Jiwe6, We had the Wind atN.W.afrclli Gale, when there came into the Bay a Ship from Jlmjhrdam^ call'd the Speredike^ Burden about eight hundred Tuns \ and next Day the Wind conti- nued at the fame Point, we having done nothing but caulking Work between Decks, and clappaa Fiih to the Foremoft. But the following twenty four Hours wc had it at N. W. by N, it blowing hard right into the Bay, with thick mifty Wea- ther, during which Time we took up our Water- Cask from out of the Main Hatch to the Floor, and cleared the Limbers amid-Ships. Wedfufda) the 9th, proved alfo to be mifty and foggy W^ca* thcr, with the Wind at N. W. little Wind, when wc began to take in our Water for our Voyage. The Wind continued at N. W. the fucceeding Day, v.ith the fame Weather ^ and indeed the Fogg was as great as fmall Rain. We had gotten in 36 Lig- gcrs of Water already, thinking this Day to get all our Water on board : But on Friday the Wind coming to S. E. a frcfli Gale, wc got up oar Yards and 'Fop-Mafts ; and the fime Day came on board of us fome '■Portn^ucfc : Thev had been calt away u}>on the Reef of Cape St. yiiliaii^ and brought a- long with them a Parcel of very large fat Sheep. At the fame 'Finic, the Ship call 'tl the Burs oi Jvilk," (Jj'iu^ fct fail iox Batavia^ c>n the Illaad ofy^''"''; an d' '■'^^A ' round the Glob f.; 37 2n(l at their going off gave us nine Guns. Thcv4». i68<^« I Wind continued on Saturday the 12th at S. E. a >^"V^ frclh Gale, when the Ship call'd the Clover- Blade lot Delf fet fail alfo for Batavia'^ and that we got in all our Water, and fent our Boat alhore for IWood for our Voyage. Next Day the Wind I came to N. W. thick foggy Weather, a frelh Gale. We got now all our Wood on Board, and were in a manner ready to fail with the firll fair Wind. That Day the Ship called the Freight of milJjifj^ came alfo into the Bay, ihe being a VclFcl of 60 Guns, and 1400 Tuns, had 80 Men on Board, and a ftump Nofc. The Wind held in the fame Comer ftill, and the Weather as dark. However, we had got our Men and every Thing elfe in a perfedi: Readinefs; and among our Company there happened to be one Gentleman-Soldier, who had been in the Duke of Monmouth* s Army, and told us how it went with them in the Fight, and more News than will be pertinent for me to take Notice of in this Place. ■::» • ;. i ' t ■ 1 ♦! Cc 5 CHAP. 'M 'i 'Si 4 ^ t )ki ^ ■ I !■; ^"i\; 'Hi: L ^ ; r ■if'l :[^|- Jit I : r . "»'r-^ I iiy 38 Captain Cowley '^ VOYAGE CHAP VI. n ')c\' leave the C,ipe^ and fxH-aivny for Holland. 7'hcirCourfr N- «-• ' ; flranji^e / ^oice in the Sea. A Story of a Gout n Board. U he iDcitb oj' one of their Men^&ic. Lavethe lllcof Alcen- lion. Try their Captain^ and acquit him. The Death of tht Captain. Ahxon\OQ\.^Mo fitth Sand. Strong Current T/vy Iff Ground, See Land. Touch at \:':\t\cy. AiectaScom ^ V//^/, and the Stories jhi told them . The Author not f emu- tea to ^0 on Board an Englilli Ship for London, He arrnestii hclvoctfluys. From thence tl'e Author went to Rotterdam, and fo a i\ijjenger in the Aunc Yatch to London. AT length Tuefday^ ^^''^^ ^ '^' came, when the Wind being at S.'W. u fmall Gale, wcfet Sail at Eight a -Clock in the Morning, with live Ships more in Company ; three of us being bound for Hollcmd^ and the other three to Batavicty whofe Names \vcrc thefe, the Cozvwbur^b^ the Rocker^ and the Tofejcr ; whereas ours for Hollaftd were the Salidiiy the Critpmiii and the Emelavd^ d. Beii^ciJl Man : At Two ii-Clock we parted, drinking of Healths, and firing among us to the Number of 300 Guns. Nrxt Day at Six in the Morning, we found the flat Land, call'd the Tafe/lhergy bore from us S. E. by S.diftant 10 Leagues, and the Ship having made her Courfe from thence to Twelve a-Clock, N.W. 1 5 Miles. We obfervcd that we had failed from 1 Yeftcrday Morning at Eight a^Clock, till Twelve of the Clock this Day, but 45 Miles. The Wind having icrunk upon us, coming up at N. W. we made ourj Courfe N.W. by W. l)iltancc failed 4> Miles, dc parted to the Wellward ^7 Miles. From hence] tx>rhing befcl us remarkable, 'till Ttie/d.iy, June 20. 1 when \YC had the Wind at S. E. Diitancc failed 9^| Mib round the Globe. 39 Miles. We have had no Obfervation j hut I judged <»> i^s^- wc were in the Lat. of 19 Deg. 54 Min. .South, ' ^ ' Departure 68 Mile?, made our Courfe North 47 J)cg. Welt, and have made out in Longitude \\k Dig. 54 Min. and did reckon we were, in the Lon- gitude of 21 J)eg. 26 jMin. Departure from the Cape 914 Miles. This J)ay it was that I fpokewith an b^ltjhmaH^ which had fomc Time belonged to u Dutch Eaji'hdta Ship, who told me that he was I in Company with two E^/g/i/h Ships that came from the Coaft of Cormaudely one named the Rcfc^ urnoH^ and the other the Defence^ but that they loll them in a Storm : I'hat the RefoJution was very- leaky, infomuch that they could hardly keep her above Water. He told mc alfo, that there were J fomc Eiighjb G)mmanders that fiiiled in the King ^ : Siaifi's Service, to cruife upon the Subjects ot "the King of Kelling'-Caiidah : I'hat the En^lifb ii'bidia Company, w^as not regarded by the hhon \ but that the. Interlopers were much en- couraged \ and that one Mr. Deaue^ being Chief of the EngUjb Interlopers, did live in great Splen- Idor, never going out without 70 or 8d Moors to at- Itcnd him. We had moreover this Day great Fealling on IBoard us ; and the Commanders of the other two ISliips returning on Board their VelTels, we gave Ithcin fome Guns, which they returned again. But lit is Itrangcly obfervable, that whilftthcy were load- ling their Guns, they heard a Voice in the Sea, Icrying out, Come help^come help'^ a Man O'-cer Board: jWhich made them forthwith bring their Ship to, jthinking to take him up, but heard no more of him. iThen they came on Board of us, to fee if we had Inot loft a Man ; but we nor the other Ship had not Man wanting, for upon ftridl Examination, we jfound that in all the three Ships we had our Com- C c 4 plcment t . ( ,' ♦? :U I ' t ' ]f ^ Ml 4^t M it']-. '11 40 ^ Captain Cowley'^ VOYAGE '^". It 86 plcincnt of Men, which made thcin all to conja- ^"^^"^' ture, that it was the Spirit of IbnieMan that lud Ix'cn drowned in that Latitude by Accivlcnt. We had lor the next 24 Hours a gcod \\ ind, a fine moderate Gale at S. K. judging our ilKcs in the Longitutle of 20 Peg. 41 Miu. Nothing rcirark- able, t»nly we had a vShe-Goat on Board us, which we had brough' from Bat wot a ^ and had then two young Kids lucking of her (I think) of about three Weeks oUl, when Ihe was brought on Board, or a Month at moft : However, ihe grew bi^xgcr and bigger every Day, and all that our People could ccmjcdlurc concerning her was, that it proceeded from the Water ^ but Ihortly after, to the Amaze- ment of us all, Ihe brought forth four young Ones. F'rom hence we pafson to the Fourth of ^^///r, be- ing iSnfJih/y, when wc had the Wind at E. S. E, Diilance run 118 Miles, and found ourfclvcsinthc Lat. of f 4 J.)eg. 15 Min. South, Gourfe North 45 Dcg. Well, Departure from the Gape 1225 Miksj W^e made out n* Longitude 21 Deg. 28 Min. judg- ing ourfelves to be in the Longitude of iS Deg, ^2 Min. The Weather was fair, but we threv one Man o\er-board : He was an rid Dai:e^ whi dying in the Night, and being ftiff beibrc an; body knew that he was dead, it was no fooner per- ceived, but fomemade hafte to call the Dodoran^^ the Miniller to him, whilll others were buly ii rifling his Ghcil, to get what he had laved; vel Fortune did not favour them ^ for they were quid- ly compeird to return what they took outofliii Chdl with Shame. We canie up with the I/Ie of Jfcoifion en tb 1 2 th, and next Day we took a new Dcparturi frc^m thence .* and nothing extraordinary happen till the coth, whcit wc had the Wind at E. >^ failed round the Globe. 4^ failed 92 Miles, Courfc North 4^ Degrees, with An. \CSve had on Board, and then to run away with the Ship. The Puricr was the main Accufcr ; but upon the whole, we found he could make nothing out of the Matter, and was a great Rogue ; as impudently denying now what he the faid Purfer had told, as before he had confidently affirmed. It was now Tkrfday the 2 2d, when we failed with the Wind at P2. S. E. 90 Miles : Wc have made our Courfe North 46 Degrees Well, and found our felves in the Latitude of 2 Deg. 25 Min. North. Diflcrence of Latitude 62 Min. Departure 64 Miles, from JfLOiJion 718 Miles. We had made out in Longi- tude II Deg. 56 Min. judging our felves to be in the Longitude of 355 Deg. 56 Min. and all this while we had very good Weather from the Cape. Now it was thiit I cut the fame Line which I did when I departed from Virginia in the Year 1683, and continued to the Weltward, till I came to the fimc Place from whence I failed, having cncom- paflcd thcTcrreftrial Globe of the World, and can- not but note here once more,that 1 have been further Southward than any Man (that ever I heard or read of) before me in this Voyage, having reached fo far as 60 Deg. 30 Min. South Latitude ; and fo it hap- pened, that being bound to go North about Scot^ Und to HoJland in this Voyage, I paflcd about fixty Degrees North alfo \ though I mention this as no extraordinary Thing. We met with no other memorable Occurrence 'ill the 2d of y///f///?, when we had the Wind at ^ S. W, ; I ■ h:.i II i ■I : M 4 1 Captain Co wley V VOYAGE Am. i6S6.r\ \\\ ii iVclh Gulc, yet no Obfcrvation, but by ^^^V^*^ ludgmcnt in the Latitude o{ lo Dcg. 5b Mii,, North, u[kl that ou this Morning Captuin iouinui tlcDiirtcd this Life, being lick with a Pain in bis J3clly but three Dnys, His Hcad-Stccrniun u^ created Ciiptuin in his Stead ; which OiHec at tint was by the Men retufed him : Huwcvcr, at length, by the Perfuaiion of the other two Captains that went on Board to reconcile that AHair, he was by the Ship's (Company accepted. We judged our felvcs on the fourth Day to be within 12 Leagues of the Jhrottioe^^ox Sand that is hiid down in 1 3 Degrees North Latitude ; but lor my own Part, I conclude there, is no I'uch '1 hiiig there ; for I could hear of no Man that had c.cr fccn anyfuch Thing. Nay, on the contrary, a Pilot that had made lixteen Voyages from Brazil^ n being Pilot of the King of -Portn^ars Corradt, told me there was no i'uch Sand ; neither could I finJ any of the Dutch Ejji^bidia Men, who had ol'tcn failed this Way, in going and coming fro3:i /////(/, that could give any Account of it. On Sjturday^ Sept, 5. about Teii of the Clock at Night, we had a violent Storm, and we had like to have been on Board of the CritfmaUy for we were lo near him, that wc could not wear our Ship, but were forced to lay our "^..ils a-back, and thereby had like to have ovcr-fct our own Ship, or lolt our Mall. However, by good Luck Ihc fell olf again, and filled our Sails, thereby faving us from that great Danger wc were in. At Xcngth^Suuday the 1 9th came,whcn theWcather beina; fomcwhat clear, about Twelve a-Clock, I iliw Land, as did alfo two more of our Men. I lupposa it to be the Jfl,niii of Shetland ; but our Captain would not believe it. However, at Six of the Clock ;it Night the CntJ man's People fliw the Land alfo m ■'^mm ith a Pain in his I Yomd the Gl OBF. 4J Inc! 1 let the Flag jiwuy \ which niailc our Captam-^w. ir^, [brought back fomc of their Number to us, who javc us an Account that the reft of their Party was fate, and in good Health, iind would join us next iMorning ; and that the hidians had been very civil Jto them. Accordingly all our Party met on the ji^th, and we were not a little joyous to {cq one linother fo well. We tarried in the faid Place that vhole Day to refrefh our felves, clear our Arms, jind to fet all Things in a good Poflure of Defence, In cale of any Oppofition from the Enemy i For liow v/c were informed by the Indian King, that was but a Day and a Night's Journey to the Place whither we were bound ; whereat we werd by joyful, and the Refrefhment we alfo teceiv'd hereby the Eniperor*s Care, in commanding his pple to bring us feveral Canoes laden with Wane nd ^lantat2esy did not a little contribute to ex- liilerate our Spirits. Weduefday the T.4th early, we embark'd on 3ard our Canoes, which in the whole amounted near the Number of Sixty, as our whole Party, [omprehending the Number of the Indians made V fii hundred Men, whereof there were no more nan an hundred and fixty Chriltians, the reil be- Indiansj with their Emperor (as we entitled [im) to command them. His Habit confifted nly of a Mantle, and another Gloath, to hide his kkednefs, with an Englifh Hat upon his Head : le was a very old Man, and I could judge him to no Icfs than an hundred Years of Age. As for ne King, his Garb was a long white Cotton Coat,' [iiiged at the bottom ; about his Neck he wore a dt of Tygers Teeth ; on his Head a Cap or Hat ' beaten Gold ^ and in his Nofe, by way of Or- anient, he wore a golden Plate in Form pretty Btich refeinbling a Cockle-ihell. Our Voj-age wa^ VoL.IV,- . Dd ^on-* ^^>.. II' ♦? I ( .1 ii ' .1 !l U i\i ■M ; •I , I I' m Jii. '< il' VSt'i' J. !;• .■■: — ,1 ■■I 50 Captain Sharp'i- JOURNAL An, 1680. continued not only that Day, but all the Night al* ^•OT^fo, when about two Hours before Day-Light we landed our Men within two Miles of tne fuppofei 1 own, and lay flill in the Woods till the Ligl] appcar'd, when we heard the Spaniard difchargi his Watch at his Fort by beat of Drum, and ai Volley of Shot. Upon this the Forlorn of our Bod' began its March, the fame being commanded bj Captain Richard Sawkir/s^ where my felf wi\s al: in rerfon, gave the Onfct, and about Seven in thi Morning fell in with the Enemy. In about hal an Hour'sTimc we llormcd their F^ortificat ion, and had the Succefs to take the Place before halfi our Party came up with us. In this l^rulliwj found we had killed and wounded about fcvcnti Spaniards J whereas the Damage on our Side wai no more than the wounding of two iV However, we were very much baulk'd in our h\ pedlaticns, in refpcdl to the Town, for tk fai proved to be a little pitiful Place with Thatchi Houfes, and but one Church in it. And as forti r'ort, it was only Stockadoes, being a Place to fight the Indians in, tho' the fame was vci large, and at that Time had three hundred ani fifty Men therein. But what was worfc to us tb iiny Thing, was, that we found neither Riches tj fpcak of, nor yet as much Vidluals as would fa tisfy our Hunger for three or four Days, of whid our wearied Carcallcs at that Time flood in " fmall need. Our Affairs ftanding in this difficult State, thought it advifablc on the 1 6th to hold aGenei Confultation of all oui Commanders, in order take a Refolution which Way it was bell for to itcer our Courfe : Some of the Company wei for our proceeding on to the South-Sea; but othei Were of Opinion, it were better we return 'dj^ac tii) the Ships again ; and of thefe Captain J(^^^ !•* 0/ /?/j E X r E D I T I N. . J I \Cosofi^o.s the chief: Infomuch that upon fuch a An. Kifso, lonjundurc (to perfvvadc him to go with us) we ^-^T^ fcrc ncccilitatcd to make him our General, mcll of us being very unwilling to break our Parry. %9U feeming to be well fatisfied. Hereupon it was fully agreed on that we Ihould now dired our "[lourfc towards the City of ^Patiama ; and withal bat Captain Kichard Sazvktfis Ihould be difpatch'd ^way before in a Canoe to way-lay the River, [hat fo no body might get thither before us, to parry any Intelligcnee oi our coming ; while we in le mean time ftaid that "Night behind to prepare iir felves to follow after as foon as poilibly we fcould ; and alfo fent twelve of our Men to our )hips to acquaint them with our Delign. Our Canoes being fitted up, and our felves bck'd with what Provifion we could get, in order the Profecution of our Enterprize, we em- ^irk'd on the 17th, and row'd down the River mh the Tide of Ebb, which ebbs and tlows ^cretvvo Fathom up and down. It's very difficult come into this Kiver in the Night-time, be- aiifc the fame is full of Banks, which at Low- ter are dry. However, having good Guides,' |re proceeded down the River till near Twelve at %ht with about thirty Prifoners with us, whom k took from the Spaniards^ and put alhore in lis Place, in order to get fomewhat to drink, by tafon the River is fait a great way up : We came ilioup at this Time with C^Y*tx\nRi chard Saivkiusj fho told us of his Misfortune, in not being able overtake the Spanijb Governour that had Me his Efcape. However, not to be difcourag'd fith any Mifadventure, we haul'd up all our Ca- pes, filled our Water, and lay here all Night, by bfon the Wind blew fomewhat hard. The Night as very dark and our Canoes deep ; for youf pud know this River is very wide below, and D' d 2 one .1 }l *l i'' f;' - iir IV i] i ( y j ■ 1^ ' ' " \ '' i i li i : "^ i •i i ■ '■ <; 2 C^^M/;; Sharp'i J O U R N A 1. ^wj^So.or.c grcAt Arm of it cxtcmls itlclf to the Goldl Mines, as the Spaj/ifh Captain informM us. Hut we loft no Time next Morning, but proceeded oiumr Tallage, and rowed over the Lagtiihjy having ob. fcrv'd that there were two Places to go outatJ whereof the one is not only fomewhat narroivcrl than the other, but alfo very deep, and runs witlj a very Iwift Current. About Eleven of the Clocl: we had a Sight of the fair South-Sea, and iiboufl ' l\vo in the Afternoon came to a fniall Ifland,\vhcre^ on we found two Spc/f;ifl> h/diau "Women, vvlion the Spa/Ji/h Governor had turn'd allioar to lighten his Canoe, that he might make his Pailagctlii better, as they informed u8. Here it was that wj refrcfli'd our fclves, till the Tide ferv'd again when wc re-imbark'd in our Canoes', and paiieJ over to another Jfland that lay about two Lca^uei diftant from us; where wc arrived a litdc bdurj Night, and found here two Canoes with fon ]x)ws and Arrows, -which we broke to Pieces; bi^ the People we could not reach, altho* we had Siglj of Ibme 6f them. We lay this Night upon tlii Ifland, which is a very pleafant green Place, hi excellent good Water upon it, and Ground fit fJ Anchorage rear it; and becaufc we would ncglej nothing which we thought might tend to our Ad vantage, we at the fame Time fent away Gapta Richard Sjzi'kii/s with one Canoe, to fee if polTibj he could fetch up the Governour, and fo to M ^t'-Phujtai:e llland for us, which lalt he did; cordingly. Monday the 19th we put off from the Illanj and had not been above Valf an Hour on Way, when the Wind began to blow freili outi the i^zx^ which occafioned a very great Sea, | rcafon of a llrong.Tide of P'.bb that runs outvej fvvift, infomueh that wc were in exceeding gjf iAingcj-, to loic both our Live.s, and all our • S U of bis E X P E D I T I N; 53 hncc at Dafh :^ For one of our Canoes, with. ^w. iS^q. i\a\ Freijcliweu in it was ovcr-fct; and they had " ' ' certiilnly pcrilhVl, had not good Providencx' and pur Endeavours to lave them prov'd very iucccls- iilto them, fo that wc came olF with the Lois of Ionic Arms only: But this Danger was no fooner over, than that there fell fuch a terrible Shower of lain, that forced us alhoar upon a long fund/ Say, where we made the belt Shift we could to jiuild us fomc fews Huts, and haul up our Canoes, [iJ take up our Quarters here for this Night. Next Morning we turn'd out betimes, and put loruard on our railage with fair Weather till to- vards the Afternoon, when it began to blow wef- jterly, yet not fo hard, but that we kept on our ^oiiric. About Two wc put allioar, to fee for fomc Vatei to drink ,and had the good Luck forthc pre- [ent to find Plenty of it lying in the Holes of the 'vooks. This Illand Hands high, of a round Form, Dck), and full of Sea-Fowls : But we made no |ong Stay here, for about Four we came to the mitaue Ifland^ (for fo it's called ;) from whence, we were now inform'd, the Spaf/i/h Govetnout cforc -mentioned was gone but the Day before for hihima ; which made us once more this Evening end Captain Sawkhis away in a Canoe, to fee if he [ould overtake him, tho' ftill in vain ; fo that he cturn'd to us again. However at as it began to cduskilh, wc had the Fortune to take a fmall pefFcl of thirty Tons, with fevcral People in her pf different Nations, as ludiansy MullatoeSy Ne^ !W, &c. who upon our interrogating of them Concerning News, told us, They had heard none, for they had been out of ^Panama fourteen Days. We took ^p our Lodging here this Night, fome Y Board, and others on Shoar ; and on Wednefday Morning I went on Board the Bark, our Pi/izc, with In hundred and thirty Men, our Canoes being fc> Dd 5 <^?^P *f:M ■H ■': •! 1 1 I 1 5 4 Captain Sh'drps JOURNAL ^r. i68o.clccp that wc did not dare all to venture in thcini ^■^^^^^'^^^ while the reft of* our Party made ufc uf th.irCJ noes (the G.ile proving lair) till about 'IwcKc J Clock, when we were lorced to part by rcnivni of a Calm that was Ibinewhat crofs to us ; Now we| had but little Provilion, a!id no Water, aid \v( continued becalm'd all Night : But our Canoii rowed away a-hcad with (^iptain jfobn (/'xo;,',C;:pt, Siiwknis^ and (Captain Harris^ to an lllai.J ciillcd Cheptlh^ ftanding about two Leagues diilant fioirj the main Land, 'i'hey found it to be iin '0^ furnilhed with Plenty of Provilions, and fo jntLti cd to '■arry there for us: But all 1 hings aiJn fall out as well as they could have willicil, fo: next jMorning they had for their Brcakfjil u fmall Fight with a Man of War's Bark, and that wit the Lofs of one Man and five wounded, virkm luvijig the Satistadion to know what Damage the had done the Spaniard^ for the W ind bleu lot frclli and fair for him, fo that he got awayiiiti ^iinama. However, they took one reragua v.hic they found at Anchor before the Ifland, and pr fently put fomc Men on Board her. On the 2 2d in the Morning my Men complaint grievoufly for want of Water, fo that I was torco to bear up and go to one of the King's, alliU %!' Ijlaudsy where 1 was informed by a Prifoncr 1 h on Board, that there was a new Brigantincj launched, fit for my Purpofe. About Klcvcn Ip to the Place, and happily finding his Words to I true, I prefcntly, with feven Men along with mi went on Shoar, and took the VcfTel. From them I went up to an Houfe I difcovered, and finding ni Body, fearched the adjacent W^ood, where Ifoiini a Woman and two Children, who were rctir:( thither for fear of us. I brought the Woman, wli was very young and handfome, to the Houlc alon ;vv'ith me, wherein I found a Cafe or two of ^Vmc where \{ w^^>w of hisEXTE-DlTlOK. y y luhcrcofl drank fomc, prcfcnting my Service to the ^»- 1680. Woman ol'thc Houfc, (for fo ilic really was^ who rcturnM mc Thanks in her Lingua, V ' '- [ ^j^. dcrllooJ very well; but foon after 1 was yxi . more pkaling Gucfl to her, when Ihc underftood what Countryman I was. All our People by this Time were come on Shoar, fome of whom I employed to drcfs Vi duals for us, while others were to fit up the new Burk,^ that we might make a Way to find out the rcfl of our Party. Our l^ark was ready by Four in the Afternoon, our Water filled, and Wood and Provifion taken in ; and fo we took our ILcavc of this Ifland, (having firll bor'd an Hole in lour old Bark,) and fleered for the I//e of Chepillo^ in IHopcs to meet with our Friends there. But the IWinds proving contrary, we were forced to an- Ichor at another Ifland that lies about a League's iDilbnce from the firft, and to Hay here all that iNight. Some of our Men went on Shoar in this IPlacc to fee what they could find, but came all on [Board again before it was dark, and informed us |tijey' could meet with nothing good, nor any hing in the Houfes, (for the Inhabitants were all ed into the Woods,) faving a few Prowls about em, whereof they oiadc mc a Prcfent, as alfo of iomc fniall Pittvinccs of Provifion, wherewith I was ot very well fatisficd; and fo having taken our upper, wc fell to our fcrious P>.cporc, Our Men went next Morning aihoar again to fill Tome Jars with Water, in order to proceed on our %agc : It was Noon-tide before the}' had done, nd were all got on Board, when wc weighed An-, hor, and fctYail with the Wind at S. E. for Che*. '///?,which is not above five Leagues Diftancc from he other Ifland : But it was dark before we could' each it^ fo that I was forced to fend our Canoe 'ithfive Men afhoar,to fee if our Party was there,' mo, ShQ rcturn'd .about Eight at 'Night, and D d 4. inforpi'd il- « iH:^ ' l-ii 5.,, 5 6 Captain Sharper JOURNAL 4(1' i6§o infornul nic that they had been there, aiul h) all ^■^^^^ the Signs iniauinablc were but newly ^tnc, tir their Fire was nut yet out, and all the Huuics were burnt down to the Grimnd. Moreover, thit there were dead People lying on the (iroiina- which made them conjec^ture our ATen hailhaJa Fight with the Spdf/iari/s. Upon this Inlbrniarim and finding the Wind to be fair, I relbhcd tol Ihmd ihr Tin/atitiiy tho* all this while I could fct no Sight of our Party : I found all Things to .^p. pearancc very llill and quiet in the I'own, which niade us judge it had been taken, tho* wc were! much miftakcn. However, by the Time wc cami within a League of the Harbour, wedefcricdilx Vclfels fmall and great ; but feeing no Men, wc bcJ ean to be very doubtful of the \^ elfare of our People ; tho' after all wc were refolved to clap the Ships on Board. But as we were fitting ourlclvcsl for the faid Aihenture, wc defcried a linglc Canoe come from them towards us, which proved to be one of our own, (for that indeed was the Signal be- tween us ;) and alfo when fhc came up inibrmcdus of the Flngagement they hud had the Day before with three fail of Ships manned with 280 Mcii,! and whom through the Divine Affiftance they] ■ ' ■ ' - - ' - - c(l, overcame with the Lofs only of eleven Men and thirty four wounded,(among whom was Captaiii HarriSy who died two Days after,) outof twohun- dre(^, or thereabouts ^ whereas on the Enemy's Side there were not half a Dozen that efcaped whole, the reft being cither killed,or woundcd,or clfcfadly burnt with the Powder. I'heir General was kill'd in the firfl Fight; their Vice-Admiral run away manfully to the Town, on|y with the Lofs ot al- moH all his Men; and the Rear- Admiral was taken by Captain Saivkius^ on Board o'i whom there was not a Man left unhurt; the Commander, vvhofc Kamc was Don Frinicifco ^VrjZ/f', was indeed alive, but 1 ^. 'JI ,i r "' '^■^'^illf > '. the Town, whith of his EXPF D ITION. 57 |t)ut iTioft fiiJIy IculJcJ. I had no fooncr joined An. xCZo^ our Men, but thfy recounted to me ull their Ad- " huiture at lu.gc, during our four Days SepurU' Itioii. I had al fo the Satisfadion to confer with Don (Po'jlto concerning many Things, who, among il i- hcrs other remarkable Pairages,as it came in b) way of [)ilcourre, told mc of two ftrange Comets tliat had beenleen the Year before, viz. 1679, at UnitOy |which IS a great City in the Kingdom of ^AtcV. 1 alfo recounted my fmall Adventures while ab- Ifcnt to my Company, wherewith we were mutu- ally fatisficd J and having good Store of Wine on Board, we chearcd up our Hearts for a While, and then having fct our Ccntinels, betook our |jel\es to our Rcpofc for that Night. But there was not fo much jollity and fecming lUnanimity between us the Evening before, than that next Day there arofc a5^ much Confufion ami ilrong Contells among the Men, whether wc Ihould return back to our Ships, or continue any longer Time in the South^Seas ^ however, it did not laft Mong, for all the Commanders except one, with the rnajgr Part of the Men, were rcfolved to ftay land try their Fortunes here for a Time : But Cap- tain Ccxoji^ with about fifty more with him, which I think will not much redound to his Honour, left us this Night to go over Land homewards ; and not only {o, but left alfo about twenty of his wounded Men behind; which was the greatefl Caufc of our Haying here to get them well again ; and had wc been all of his Mind, not only thefc, but fonrteen more under the fame Circumftances, who had fo bravely demeaned themfelves in this Conflidt, mult have alfo pcriflied. Coxon not con^ tent with going o(F as aforcfaid, and moreover to carry the bell of our Dodors and Medicines with |him, would have tempted others to do the like with ^ I I .[ I ' ■I .fr 5 8 Captain Sharp V JOURNAL 'Ar:. i58o.with him, and particularly my fclf, who could not! *^Or^hear of fo dirty and inhuman an Action without Detcftation. Coso;j having thus relinquifli'd hi J Charge and our Company, wc made Choice of I Captain Richard Sa'wkins to fuccccd him as ourf Commander in Chief, on Board of whom I went! on Monday the 26th of Jpril^ to acquaint him li was minded to go with my Company to an Ifland that lay about three Leagues from us, in order to ice what was become of fome Men whom we hail jcnt thither the Day before ; and fo much the ra- thcr> that underllanding there was a fmall Towi)| upon the faid Place, and they not returning ac- cording to Order, I had Reafon to doubt of their Safety, He readily agreed to my Motion. Wc] failed, away ; but happening to meetM>.h our Peo-j pic half Way on their Return, I rcfolvedtogobackj to the Ships, while the Wind in the mean Tiracl dying away, I was becalmed, and forced to comJ to an Anchor until the Breeze came. My Canocj went on Board the great Ship, and Hayed there] till it was almoft Night, when the other dcfcrjing a Ship in the Offen^ Ihe hoifted fome Men oq Board the fmc*ll Bark to go and look after her. In the Interim my Canoe made a Sign to me, and Ij prefcntly weighed. Hood to Sea, and got Sight olr the Bark, and failing better than the other Ship^ came up with him fir ft, and haled him. Hear.f'Yer- ing from Lima^ I bid him ftrike ^ fo clapp'dthemoa Board, and entred fome Men ^ but I had no Occa" fion to put my fclf to that Trouble, for hehadnoj Arms to defend himfclf with, fave only Rapiers:! However, I found him an ufcful Prize, having a| Matter of 1400 Jars of Wine andBrandy onBoarJ^ bciidcs fcvcral more of Vinegar, a confiderabld Quantity of Powder, and fome Shot, which canieBwith very luckily, for wc had almoft fpent -^11 our Am«!ic Wii munition. I am not to forget that thcrg were alfoBupon w a m of his Expedition, 59 in the Vcflcl fifty thoufand Pieces of Eight, with An. 1680. Swcct-Mcats and other Things, that were very V^y>»/ mtcful to our dilTatisficd Minds, The Bark that came along with me, returned the fame Night to carry the good News to the reft of our Friends ; but 1 was forced to anchor without all Night, bc- caufe the Wind did not ferve to bring me in : How- ever, we wcigh'd next Morning, and fo joined our Ships that by under two little Iflands which form'd the Harbour, one whereof is called '•Terico^ but I never heard any Name for the other. Here wc be- gan to take in Provifion of Flower ^ for as yet wc could get no Meat ; and when we had furnilhcd our fclves with about 1200 Packs, we careen*d four Sail, one of them being almoft laden with Iron, another with Flower, the other two wxrc fmall Barks. The biggeft of our Ships was three hundred Tuns ; we had two more of about one hundred each, belides the two Barks, and one wc gave the Prifoners to carry them aihorc. From this Place we fct Sail on the 29th of Jprilj for the I/le of Tavogay where we intended fully to equip our Ships, fill our Water, cut our Wood, and provide our felves with fuch other Neceflaries as might be convenient for fo long a Voyage to undertake. During our Stay here, the Spaniards came to Trade with us from the Town, to whom we fold in Wine and Brandy to the Value of three thoufand Pieces of Eight. But not to forget our main Bulinefs, while wc lay in the Q//^//, wc efpy'd a Sail at Sea, bound iu for the Town, Whereupon I, in my fmall Bark, as alfo Captain Ccok, with his Sloop, weighed to give him Chafe; the fame was done by the Admiral Canoe ; but wc failing bcft, it was n'y good F ortunc to come up with him firft, and haled him, who made Anfwcr he was {rnm^iuta^ and his Lading Flower. Where- upon I immediately clapp'd him on Board, entered feme ■ I «4 !| n I .' ^o Captain Sharp's JOURNAL 'Jrt. i^Scfome Men, and rcturn'd with iny Prize to our ^•^'V^^ Ships again. There being got to an Anchor, I fold fome Flower to the Spatjiardsy and fitted this Ship for my felf j for I liked her very well, Ihc be- ing in Burden about an hundred Tuns. It was not palt a Day or two after, that we difcovcrcd another Sail, to v/hom we gave Chafe, and not- vvithftanding all our Diligence to come up with her, Ihe was got almoft into the Town, and had certainly efcapcd, had not the Wind luckily died away, and Ihe been becalmed ; which was no fooner obferved by us, but we fent out a fmall Bark with eight Oars, that was in our Company, who quickly rowed in under her Guns, and fctch'd her out to us. There were iix Indians in her at lirlt, five of whom leap'd over-board and fwam alliorc, but the other {i2Ly*d : Her Lading confifted chiefly of Flower, to purchafc which we adventured fo near unto their Caflle, that the Shot flew as far beyond us, as it was to us ; fo that we came to an Anchor all Night without Gun-fhot, and weighing next Morning joined our Ships again. Our Stay here, in fitting up and recruiting our Men, was about 14 or 15 Days, within which Time, one of our Com- pany, and a Frenchman born, ran away to the 5/)./- ^iiarJs, to whom he divulged all our Defi^ns ; and our Stay to feck for him on this Ifland tor a Day or two proved all in vain, This Tavoga is an ex- ceeding pleafant Ifland, abounding in all manner of Fruits, fuch as Pine-Apples, Oranges, Lemons, Albecato's, Pears, Mammes, Saporta's, Cocao- Nuts, with a fmall, but brave commodious trclli River running in it. The Harbour is alfo gooJ, ^nd the Anchorage clear, 4. > f C H A r ■''t; f .■■,'iri'4 Fown, and had IS in her at firih 0/ /^/j Expedition. _ 61 'An, 16S0* CHAP. IL Jk^ fail for Pueblo Nucbo, where Captain Sawkins ^)&«> CommaKiier ts killed. To Quibo. Are left by many of their dmppny. Quibo deferibed. Arrive at Gorgona ; a Defer ipt ion of it. WHAT with one and anot^icr Thing it was Thurfday Morning, the 13th of M/y, before we left Tavogay when we weighed Anchor, fleer- ing our Courfe for 'Tuehio Nuebo^ or the New TowJ/y with a Delign to get feme Meat to vidual our three Ships and two Barks, which had nine Men a-piece in them for a Voyage j but one of the Barks after this Night we faw no more, the other, the great Ship, took into a Tow at her Stern. We met with very bad Weather, much Rain and hard Gales, doudy and dark ; however, we coaftcd up along the Shear, with the Wind wefterly, plying to the Wcftvvard, till we came to a Point of Land, cal- led by the Spaniards ^^tuita Mala^v^htxc we intend- ed to go aflioar to a Beef-Eltancia, in order to fupply our felvcs with Flelh ; to which End we turned our Bark loofc, thinking to go in this Night : But the Wind driving away all the While, attended v^ith a ftrong Current, which is common here, fetting to the Wellward, we were drove away, and fo loft our Bark. However, we plied Itill to the Weft, as 'tis ufual heie, thereby endeavouring to get to an lOand called Coyba^ or Sluibo^ lying in 7 D. 30 M. N. Lat. and diftant from Manama about 6 c Leagues ; a little to Leeward of which Place we had an hard Gale, and fo much Rain, that our main Sail was folit iill to Pieces in the Night-time : Yet on the Mor- row I weiit on Board the great Ship, ai^ got ano- ^Ikt, when fome of the Men got to the Yard, and made { . '■1 . I: \ i;! Ml' m ,» .'f'i i 4- (? ^ Qp^^/fz Sharp'j JOURNAL An. i63o.ma k up a Sail again. But one Misfortune waJ ^^^^V^^ hardly well over, when another came on, by the Lofs of our Gonlbrts, which happened on the 211I at Night, to our no fmall Trouble on both Side However, we refolvcd ftill to go forward wi.h ouri Deiign, had the good Luck to join them again thi next Day, and on the 24th we manned our Ca noes with fifty Men, ftood into the River of 9nek Niiehoj rowed all Night, 'till within an Hour of Day^ Light, when we came up with two Vellels, on Eoan of which we found no Living Soul, and fo wele: them. But next Morning we landed at a Stockad built on Purpofe by the Spaniards., according tothi Advice of our Kttnagado French already mentionei' to oppofe us, at which Place we had a fmall Rei counter with the Enemy, who killed us three Mcd whereof the brave Captain Saw kins was one, aa wounded four or five more, belides which wc gi nothing. So that we found it our beft Way tore- treat down the River again, to the two Ship above-noted, where we had fomewhat better For tune ; for in the biggell of them we found the Sail in the great Gabbin, and that fhe was laden witl Pitch, Tallow, fome Indigo and Cotton, as thi Icflcr Veiici was with Corn and Mantego : Herw thought fit to burn, * as I did alfo another M Bark I found in a Creek there ^ but the other wi carried off. The following Day I met with Captain Cro^, on the 27th, late at Night, according to the Re folution we had taken, we were all got to S^i^c and going my fclf next Morning on Board thegrcs Ship, I demanded of the whole Party what the^ intended to do. Hereupon fome of them anfwercc they would go back over Land, while others fai tlicy would follow me in my Adventures, of whic Number there were an hundred and forty fiJ whereas the other were about fcventy in all j t \vhuii u:'\ ^^■mi. of /;/V E X P E D I T 1 Kf. «3 t r ;■ iWhom I gave a Veflcl for their Tranfportati-^». 1680. This I/Jand of Glulho (where we furnifhed ^•^V>-'. ur fclves with Water and Wood, and fitted up ur Ship) is a very fine Ifland, of about ten Leagues n Circumference, and five diftant from the Main : ere is good Anchoring in 20 Fathom Water, and lear Ground four or five Miles from the Shoar . ts full of frefi Rivers, and of a temperate Air ; bounds with wild Deer, and other wild Beafts, lides Wild Fowl and Filh in great Plenty, with ^.c largeft Oyfters, and the bell that ever I eat ; iiereof alfo there is another Sort that have abun- ance of large Pearl in them, and which the T fear of bcin^ diC 0/ i/j Expedition. 6^ Spaniards, Wc continued our Courfe to the %i^yAn. i(J8^« when in the Afternoon we made Land again, which ' " proved to be a Point of Mangroves y as the Spaui- mis call it, lying S. S. W. from the I/Je of Galloy at about ten Leagues^ Diltancc, low Land, and Iteep to the Shoar; for we ftood very near and could iind no Ground with about 20 Fathom of Line ; fo that at Six in the Evening we went about Ship and Hood off to Sea. By the 4th of u^uguli wc made Land again, which proved to be Cape St. Francifcoy and by Sunday the 8th, hdNing fair Weather, and a frclh Gale, we fetched clofc under Ciipe^PaJ/adOy or ^ajhaoy which is a bold Shoar, and itcep to the Cape, with all white Cliffs to the I North-End, indifferent high and craggy, but I fmooth ; to the Southward whereof ftands a little Harbour, a matter of half a Mile broad. Next ! Day we reach'd to the Southwards as far as Monte \QjTijioy which is about ten Leagues. It's in Form foincvvhat like a Sugar-Loaf, but a little fquarer at the Top, under which wc had the Sight of a fmall Village, called hy the Spaniards Manta, but fettled by hidiansy intennix'd with fome white People, and Handing five Leagues North of the Cape. By the nth we came to an Anchor at the I/le ofQVat'jy ' (which we had difcovercd the Day beibre,) when |\ve met with the Fellow that waited on us in a fmallcr Ship, our Confort. Here we went alhoar [and found great Plenty of Goats, whicli we drove jtogether, and caught ibme alive, but others we kil- lledand faltcd, and found them vciy refrelliing to lus, as were alfo the great Store of Turtle we met [with in this Place. T'hc llland iticif is pretty bigh, and level at the Top, but barren ; and there is noWiiter to be i^ot there, lave out of one very fmall [Spring that iiilies from a ClitL not worth mention- ing, bjcauic we could not HU above 20 Gallons Vol. IV. E c in • 1 lli ^^ I ' di'4 .... ~^,-ft.: 4, ->«--:i ■ "' ,».4*»#*:'' r.. '!!■• n iiitl m H* 66 Captain Sharps J O U R N x\ L 'i<». i<»So.in a Day : The faid Spring ftands near the Anchor, '**^V"^^ ing-Placc at the N. E. Sioc, where we dropp'd our Anchor within a Cable's Length o^" the Slioar in fourteen Fathom Water; for farther oii"}ou cannot do it, by rcafon that the Bank is lleep, and your Anchors will not hold. This is that llland vvhcrc J>ir Francis Drake Ihared his Money. From this Day forward to the lych nothing memorable hap- pened to us, when fomewhat to our Surprize wc fiw the I//e of ^PL'ts again bearing N. K. at ten Leagues Diftance from us, and the Wind being at S. W. we flood along the Shoar, while the Coall with a ftrons; Northern Current caufed us to fallinl with the llland beyond our Expedation. We wcathcrM Cape Helena en the 2^ thin the Morn- ing; but on the preceding Evening took a Spanijl) Bark with forty odd Men in her. The; Comniandcr of the \cuz\ (which was fitted out on | Purpofc to go fee for us) was called Don 'Thonm | Orgiindonnuy^ and had been formerly Governor of I GuayaqiiilL Upon the Examination of our Prifon- crs, they told us they had taken a Bark ot" oursj with fcven Men in her, and killed them allfdvej one. Wc had three Men wounded in the Engage- fiicnt ".irh them, whereof one, whofe Name \w\ Robert Mo/Jt^omeryy died on the 8th of SeptemkA following. On the 26th we made '^oim CadoiisA which is high Land with white Glifts; next D;iy flood in to the Shoar, and had the Misfortune in putting our Ships allays to back aboard oi our Confort, and l^avc him in his upper Work. \\e bulged the final ler VelTel ':he followh;g MoningJ when we had taken all that was valuable our uf| her, and weathc/d Cape Blanco on the 291b. 'fhc fame confifts of high Clifts,white and barren Land; from whence there J.s no Water to be got within thirty Leagues; and the Spaniards thciiii^l^^^i *\, of his Expedition* 57 when they travel by Land, are forced to make ufc An. iCSo. of Horfcs to carry fonic along with thcin. ^-^^^ By the firlt Day of Septemler we tctch'd to^A'ind- vvard of "-Paita bearing from us N. E. at three Leagues DiftHnce, the fume being a craggy Riiigc and marly Ground, but barren. On the 2d wc law flShip to Windward of us, which we could nor come up with till two Days after; wc made bo' I with what he had for our Purpofc, and under- Handing by him he was come from Giuiyaquill^ and bound for hima^ and that at the former Phice there were fome Men of War lay ready to put out after us upon the firft News of our being near, wc put off from the Shoar as much as we could, and met with nothing worth our noting from hence to the 21ft; when being come to the Latitude of 19 \)o^i 5;; Min, we faw the Ma^ellanick Clouds^ the Eait- llcrmoft whereof, to our judgment, was feemingly ten Foot long, and the Wcllermoft round like a Hat. CHAP. IV. lihar Voyage continued. They dcfcry Land. Obfcrvntio-^s of the Climate. They are in want of IVater ; and af/cr flvcral Attempts land at Vovt Ely, or Hilo, ^r. Sail for Co(\mm' bo. Land., and take ho. Serena, and burnt it. FROM this Time forward to the 17th o^OcIo^ her there was Nothing occur'd but bare Sail- ing ; but then about Seven in the Morning we made the Land, and kept plying along the Coail South- wards the next Day : But this Clime is fo much given to Fogs in the Morning, that a Man cannot fee Land unlefsyou be within two or three Leagues ot It, neither doci^ it ever ram £ e 2 in thef Parts ; yet: ^ !• 6 8 Captain Sharp'j JOURNAL yf«. 1 680. yet a mighty Dew falls, that makes the Vales very ^■'"V^ Iruitlul^ tor 1 i'ound they produced all Sorts of Fruits, and as good Corn as in Euglaiui^ bclidcs iibundancc of Wine, which they make here alfo. However, we made 'Tort Ely on the 2 2d, found the Lanr^ to be high,^ and a fniooth Ridge with u Gup in the Middle. 'I'here is moreover a fmall Hill juft to the Southward of the River j befidcs which may be fcen three or four little ones under rhc fmooth Land by the Water-lidc, but you mull Ix- near the Shoar before you can raifc them. We attempted to land feveral Times at different Places, we labouring by this Time under grat Want of Water ; but at lall, on Thurfday Morninij the 28th, about Six, we got aflioar, leaving eight ul" our Men only to look after our Canoes till our Re- turn, or fome Signal made by us for them to come up to us, which was agreed to be a Fire, or Smoak. 'J hele Orders being given, and my felf difccrniiig a lirgc Piitli, niirchcd on with my Men, yet had not advanced abo\'c a Mile, v. hen I efpied an Horfcman, who was their L(.:)()k-ont, Handing upon an adjacent 3 lill ; v\hcrcat being my whit difcouragcd, wc moved forward, but had not got in all above five jN'Iilcs, when I ef})ied above fixty Horfe and Foot drawn up in Hattalia, rc.id^ togive us Battle : Hut we mincicd them little, and jogged on, till v.c came up dole with them, and" then with little lu- lithuice they yielded us the Privilege of filling our Water, and cutting our Wood; and not content with that, we alfo made bold to refrelh our Men with the good Wine, Oil, and Variety of other Proviiions, wherewith we found this Place to be plentifully llorcd, during a Stay of about iix Day^- Next Morning our Ship came to an Anchor in fourteen Fathom Water, and a very good Roid; for the Bay lies two Leagues deep within a r^i"f i.'t i : K \\ r t^ of his ExvEBmio N*; 69 of Land : However, that wc might not have the An. 1S60' Jollity wc cxercifcd here go altogether unintcr- >>'V^^ rupted, the Night before our Departure we were in a manner furprized with the Approach of a Body of three huntlred of the Encniiey Horfc that cumc to fight us : But notwithftanding the Inequa- lity of the Number, we having then but eighty Men on Shoar, we gave them their Bellies full un't, and on the Firft of November got all aboard without any Damage. However, before our Departure we thought fit to put them to the Ranfrm of a Sugar-Work wc had the Difpolid of, and agreed with them for eighty Head of Cattle : But intlcad of thclc they brought three or four hundred Men to give us Battle; tho' in a IhortTime they left us Mailers of the Field : But in Revenge of their IVeachcry, I fent threefcorc Men up the V^illey, who burnt both the Houfe, (.anes, and whatever elfc be- longed to the faid Work, in a very Ihort I'inie : V'ith which the Spaniards feemed to be fo pro- voitcd, that we were attacked next Day by a ]jody of three hundred Horfe, who endeavouring to fur- roui I our Men, they retired to the adjacent Rocks, and made all the Reliftance that was nccclfary till the Night approach'd; when being apprchenllvc of greater Numbers of the Enemy, they lilcnily re- tired in the Dark of the Night, and got fafely off. On Wednefday the Third of November we fet ^ A from 'T^ort Htlo bound to the Southwards, ar ' , ur- fued our Voyage for feveral Days without any remarkable Occurrence till Thnrfday December the 2d ; when having an hard Gale atS. and obferving our fclves to be in the Lat. of 30 Deg. 28 Min. S. and our Courfc Eaft,we made Land about Five in the Morn- ing that feemed to be high and barren, then Hood E c ? in 'l/f 'II n i'-l •; 4 7 o C^pt^in Sharp'j JOURNAL Art. i6So.in for the Harbour of Coquhnhn^ which this proved ^*^^V^^ to l)c, to get Wood and Water, whereof wc had now bur very little Iclt on bo.irJ. Next Moruini!;, an Hour bcibre I)a)'-Lii!;ht, wc landetl jivc and thirty of our Men, who tiv.irchcd lor the 'I'own of La Scrcf/.f '^ but we had not ud- '.anecd ab.ne a League, orli'Uic fuchHulinclis,\vhcn wc were attaek'd by a Body of 250 of tht- Imic- niics Horlc, whom wc vigoroufly rcpulieil ^ and haviiig tleareil the l''ield oi' them, wc thought con- venient to miikc a Halt till the rclt of our Parry came up with us, which they did about an Muur after; and then moving on eouragioufly together, wc reachM the Town about J^ight, with an him- drcd Men. it's a large Place, being about three quarters ot^ a Mile every Way; and 'tis ftorcd v\i h all Sorts of Euglilh Fruit, as alio with Corn, \\ ine, Oil, and Copper, in great Abundance; and 'tis ve»"y dclighttul Li\ing here. Now the Inhabitants of the Town finding our fmall Arms a liitle too ftrong for them, entirdy lelt it to us to rcfrefh ouriblves, and next Morn- ing held a (^onfultation with the Governor about the Redemption of it. 'T'herc was a Way made on Purpofc for each Party to advance, he toniingon with three Men in his Company, and I met him with two. His Party alio conliilcd of abuut live hundred Men ; >vhcreas mine did not amount to above an hun dred and twenty. Howev cr, wc came to an Agreement for 1 00000 Pieces of Eight: But the treacherous Spauiurii faljifying his Word, in Revenge thereof wc took C^irc to fct Fire to every Houfe in the MWn, that fo it might be wholly re- duced to Allies; but firlt fecurcd what Plunder wc could, vvherewith, as wc were retiring to our Ships wc wercWav-laid by a Body of the Fncmics Horfe, wliich for all that we routed, and got fnfc to our f M of /;/VRXTEDTTlON. 7/ Ship, without the Lofs oft Man, only wc h.uM«. i ■■ I f !'. i 7 4 Captain Sharp'x J O U R N A t '^r;. i<)8o. Morning had a Sight of two of them again • bj ^*^V^^well knowing under our prcfcnt Qrcumftancesj how !!kely they were to overmatch us, wc endeal vourcd to give them the Slip, which fucceeded ac-i cordingly ; and from hence to Sunday the 23d, m thing of Moment bcfel us \ nor then neither, onljl that we efpicd a dead Whale tioatiiig upon tM Water, and hoi tied one of our Canoes to take il in, fuppofing the fame had been a Sail ; and abou the fameT-'ime wc fcnt two of our Canoes to Land to fee if wc could get a Prifoner ; one whereof re turn'd on the 2^th, telling us, '^ihey could fee /;j People at all ; But the other.^ on the Day iollow ing, brought us four Prifoncrs, whereof two wen White Men, and the other hid'tutis^ who gave Information of feveral Things, telling us ot fever Tovi ns there, fuch as jirica^ Chamo and '-Pch, In purfuance to the Intelligence we receid from our Prifoners, wc formed a Delign to attac the Town of jlrica ; in Gonfequencc whereof, Friday the 28th, pretty early in the Morning, put from our Ship, which we left lying off at I with an hundred Men, got next Day under th Shoar, from whence at Night we put away, and the 50th, at Six in the Morning, landed our Mens bout two Leagues to the Southwards of the Towi From thence wc had not advanced quite to tlj Town, but we were afTaulted vigoroufly by tl^ Enemy, who came pouring upon us in ^cry grci Numbers : However, we flood floutly to it, m them feveral Rcpulfes, and made a great SlaughtJ among them, infomuch that wc poiVcfsM our Iclvj once of the greateft Part of the Town, and to^ abundance of Prifoners. But their Fort beiij Urorig, and ftill holding out, and their Numbe increaling every Moment, and weourfelvcsbytli Time having loll 28 Men, whereof HVi^ oj I ; 4 ■' i«i ^/ feV EXPED ITI ON. 7 5 iptaln was onc^ bcfides 17 wounded, wc thought -<». 16S0. our belt Way to retire to our Boats again ; v-y^s-/ hich we did almoft^ through infupcrable l)ifii- kltics. And I hope it will not be efteenied a Va- ty in me to lay, that I was mighty helpful to cilitatc this Retreat, which brought my Men to colled a better Temper, a^d unanimoully, upon getting to our Ship, to rellorc me to my Com- id again. I Our Entertainment in this Place was fo very d, that being no ways encouraged o make a BgerStay, we failed away on the 31ft, and no- ^ig for the whole next Month, 'till the 1 9th of mh^ that was memorable, occurred in our 0} age ; but then wc arrived at the Port of Giwfco out Four in the Afternoon, at the South-tide rreof ftands three or four R ocks of a good Big- And that we might not lofe Time, this very light we landed threefcore Men, and going up |tothe Country about lix Miles, lay till the Morn- in a Church-Yard, when we went down into the pvcr, filled us fome Water, and got on Board about hundred Sheep. We did the fame alfo the fuc- cding Days, wherein we not only flocked our [ves with Water, but alfo found good Store of ear, Wine, and Fruit, fit for our Turn, which you |i)' be fure we made bold with ; and indeed we and no Body to hinder us, for the People were I lied upon our Approach, [Having ftay'd here no longer than our Comt^ An. 1^8 u fncy required, we^eered off again on the 15th, v^vv/ " continued our Gourfe to the 27th, when we le Land, which proved to be Mara de Samho^ I'tc twelve Leagues to the Northward of the pvnof Jrica ; and next Morning we landed our [en at ^Vort Ely., that lies about li\ c Miles diitant k the Southern Point, and took the Village o^ ' 1 |l . J. %\- li'V. mil Mfe ■ -J I. : I . t;. 7 6 Captain SharpV JOURNAL 'Jti, i6Si*HiJoy where wc heard News of our Men thatwi ^^V^^ taken at Jricaj they fatisfying of us that they wi all very well. Next Morning we ilood otf to and made the belt of our Way till Monday ti :25th of yfprily when in the Lat. of 8 Deg. 10 Mj wc came to an Ifland, called I/Ic de Cam. whertl went on Shoar to fee if I could anchor there : appears round to the Sight, and level at Top, \\ not very high. Here is a good Anchoring-Pl from the S. E. End to the Northward, where made no long Stay, but -^-iling on for fcveralDa; arrived at lait, May t!;c 7th, at a fmall Rocky 111; our Starboard-Side, where my felf next Day I the Ship, and went with two Canoes with four twenty Men in them, to fee if I could find Teople upon the Place, which was called Qiw I had the Fortune to take three Ind'tan Men eight Women, and towards Evening our Ship tip, on Board of which I fent for more Men guard our Prifoners. From hence at Twelve Night, I went to a Place called Rejio^ in order take two fmall Vellcls we had difcovered tobetb which 1 fuccefsfully performed before Mo.aii I when I returned on Board. Two Days after 1 wi with 24 Men to feize a Parcel of Carpenter?, wl I undcrrtood were a bui'iing of two great Shios a Place called Difpenfa : Wt took them in the Moi ing in their Very Beds, with what other Neceffi wc could find there ; and we were fo much more glad at this Adventure, by hov^' we had Need of fuch Sort of Artificet's, as alfo Tools Iron- Work. But we had the Mortification m Day, to have one of our Canoes, that was a li to dc'jply laden with Iron- Work, to link, where] one of our Men, whofc Name was John Jlcxm was drowned. ^: i.ti. of his ExPET)iTioN. 77 , fter a Stay of feveral Days in <-his Place, wc ^^f- 1^81. igh'd on Thurfday the 25th, and fell down the *"^V^ i^nve with our Ship, which we had n(?w taken ^n to one Deck, having firft tuniM our Prifo- s ailiuar : Next Day we drove down as far as Uc of Cava/Io^ where we had one of our Men, ,olc Name was Jacobus Markcosy a Dtitchmatiy away to the Spaniards, By the 2d of m wc were got a-brcaft of the Bay of Snakes y icre we found a Beef-Eftanza about a Mile from Sea-lidc, whither its a Day's March from the iwn of Nicoya ; and at what Time we examined Prifoners, who telling us we were defcry'd to Eaftward, made us alter our Dcli£ri, and Hand ther ('ourfe. On the 5th we faw the I//e of Canes bearing iE. from us, where we lay by to the Eall thcre- ' being incommoded with much Rain ; but next rning we failed for the Gtilph of Dolce y which 19 Leagues Diftance to the Eaftward. It's indif- nt high Land, with feveral high Rocks lying the Shoar a Tittle Way ; from whence we an- rcd about a Mile, ilood in on the 7th in the ioming, when we fent away our Canoe to fee for lace to lay our Ship on Shoar, but without Sue- 's. However, we weighed the Day following, and led about three or four Leagues farther into the ph, where our Canoe came on Board with one \Li'}A'AXi and two Boys, whoin fhc hdd tiikca Hifoncrs, who informed us of divers Things c(v,^- [Irning the Spaniards^ that very much manitcllcd ^xi Haticd of us. With the Indians wc made a ;; who thereupon cam.e both Men, Women, idChik]ren,in great Cluftcr.s on Board, brought ns loncyund Plantanes, and proniifcd not only th'.nr [arbour for our Ufc at any Time, but withal that Mliould always have their AiTiltancc tor our Sccu- \)) for wliich wc kindly thanked them. ' : * 1111 7 8 Captain Sharps JOURNAL An. i68i. Wc built us an Houfe here on the Ninth to m ^"^V^**^ our Provilions in, and at the fame Time got luin Tallow on Shoar, and cut Grafs to heat our (Ir ving. Here wc tarried till the 28th, by which iii; wc had made an End of careening our Ship, an were ready to fail for the Equinodkial from tj Gulpho Dolcc^ which I dignified with the Namei King Charles's Harbour, and whereof, before Departure, take this Ihort Account. It's a md excellent Harbour, and moll fecure from all Winds that blow . The Water is deep, and a Place, there being no Danger but what you fee : Here we found very good Water, and gr Plenty of Filh, Oyftcrs and Mufcles, with vc good Flantancs. On the North-lide there is a go anchoring Place,from 25, 20, to 14 Fathom-Wall clofe to the Shoar, and low Land; and on the S, End ilands a pretty Ifland about two Miles Ion and of an indinerent Height, whofe Entranceis the N. W. Side thereof. About fix Miles offlbij a Point of Land, which I called 'J^oiut Bontu^ of which lies an indifferent big Illand, and hij The Harbour it felf lying in North and South bout four Leagues, and the W.N.W. and E,Sj Part in about iix. I ' ) W ; *^ ;%','i w V t C H o/ /;« E X r E D I T I o N. 79 vflf. 1681. CHAP. VII. l( Morning at the Jjle of ^Piate^ where icjr: about ten Hands alhoar, to fee and get iisfoi J *H L't a'" !• \i of his ExvEDi VI o :sr; 8 i lorn the Lat. of 30 Peg. S. to the Strelghts of^w. t68i» lli^cllaff S, E. in the Lut. of <^2 Dcg. 15 JVlin. S. >^V^^ \boLit l''.lcvcn wc came to a commodious Harbour ^a was Land-lock'd, where we anchored in 45 iuthom Water ^ but Iierc we loft our Anchor at a Rock, a.iG^ in o;r coming in had the Misfor- ic CO have i\ Man drop out of our Sprit-Sail- op, whom wc took up again, but dead, where , , bur) 'd him alhoar, his Name being Hc/jry But tho* this Harbour is (o fecure from all ^^iiids, yet it is fubjcdt to great Klaw^s of the l^lountains, fo that good ('ablcs and Anchors are equilite here, where we th<>ught fit to ground our [hip, and unhang cuir Rudder, by Rcafon of our iblc's breaking. Wc mtt with good frcfli Wa- cr, and ^tore of Wild Fowl here, to fay nothi' ^ bf the Quantity of Mulicls, Limpids, ^c. whi^^h p Canoe brought us, as (a^ did alfo an hmi ;n^ oy, whom ihe took (while feveral others efcapea,) id brought on Board , but we could not under- land a Word he faid, only by Signs we could ap- prehend fo much as that there was more People in [he Lagune. All that I could do, could not induce thefe Peo- blc to come and traffick with us ; fo that we bore pay on the Jth of November^ and nothing me- norablc fell out to the 1 2th, when we ftruck two ''owls with our Fifh-Gig, that were half Filh, [alf Fowl, for they had two Fore-Fins like a urtlc, and were bclly'd like a Sh? -k. Five Days |ifter we defcry'd two Iflands of Ice, w hich were near two Leagues in Circumference, and of a freat Height ; for we were clofe to the Side of w. of them, to fee if they were Ice or n.^, and [bund it really fo, as it was alfo exceeding Cold, id very Snowy Weather, Vol/iV. F f Wc 1M i I ' 1 8 z Captain Sharp'jr JOURNAL, fcff. Jn, 1681. We were by this I'imc come to a Ihort AlloJ ^•^V^^iincc, ami you may be furc it was not likcta mend with us, as long as wc were out at Scj which luflcd lur many Days; for tho' we rawlom Land-Fowl upon the 21ft, yet wc did not come qh with any for many Days after ; and nothing curred in ourPalikge belides the Death of a \2,ro Boy wc had on Board, who had both his tm bitten off with Cold, till Chrijimas^Day \ vNhcntq folcmniz.e that Fellival as well as wc could, wj cat the only Hog we had left, drank Ibnic ]an of Wine, and made our felves as merry as j were able, which 1 did the rather that my Meil might not mutiny. I lliall fay nothing of the \J riable Winds, I'ornadoes, and other Inconvcnicoj CCS we laboured under from Time to Time, nor yd of the Porpoifes, GrampulVes, Dolphins, and hug Whales we met with, of which I am not ublc td give a particular Defcription, as I would, noi than of the vail Albicores wc faw, whereof on that wc caught weighed 140 Pounds : Neither dd I know any Thing o£ an Inchantcd Ifland fom^ of our Company have talked of to have Iccn this X^oyagc. However, I cannot pafs over rcmnrkj ing the Death of one of our Men, whofe NamJ was iVtlliam Stephens^ a CormJb-'Mafiy Jatu i?. an(| who was obicrved, after his eating oi three chaneel Apples at Kitig Charleses Harboury to wail away llrangely, 'till at length he was become a per fc6t Skeleton. To conclude therefore the Whole I Ihall only tell you, That after I had failed nea 60 Dcg. S. Lat. and as far, if not farther than aii]j bclore mc, I arrived on the i{oth of yatjuarj^ i ISeviSy from whence in fome Time I got Paliig^ fgr EngJaiki, ■ - Optaifl a •?i' ;apt wo O D's Voyage Through the Streights of Alagellan, &c. h •i«' / , . .,'] CHAP. I. \h(j Sail in th Swcepftakes fir/l for the Ifle of May. /1c « count of Cape St. (ieort^c. Of Hn. e and Pt'iii^wiii Ulaiids. Thty arrive at Port Delire ; with DircHi'^'H to know it. 'tl^e Tides therc^ and other Kcmarkables. Of Lcmair, and I hii Diftoverics. [N the Year i66^, being Sat a r day ^ Sept cm- An, i66^» her 26j we fct Sail from the Downs in his Tvtajclty's Ship the S-weepJlakes^ ha- ving the Batchcllor ^ink^ Capt. H/tmphrey hnming Comnian Jcr, to be our ( x^nfort, and con- Inual our ('ourfc to the Southward ^, without any Wkable Oecurrcnees till the 2bth of OdJoicr in Y Morning \ when we iliw the ///V of Ma-y^ which 3ie S. by W. from us, atv.l hauled in for the P.n:i:{, ftchoring in eleven I'^athom Water, and S.indy [round ; but the Place alfor led us neither Wood ir Irelh Water, fo that nc-Ki Oay wc thought tit ¥ f 2 to %■< 84 C^tain WoodV VOYAGE m i I i<». 16^9 to bear away for St. J'/^^Oy which wc found to be ^^^V^ better llorccl with \\ atcr and I'rnviliona, but il« molt ;us I'eurce in W Ood as the other. I'rcjin hcnccl on the ^ih ot' Novemher wc let Sail with a hi Gale, directing mir Courfc Southward for G^, St, George y other wile by the Spa /jhtnis called C/;i l^Liuco^ from the Whitcncfs thereof; fur when thi Sun ihincs upon it in the Morning it ap^Kari White, whereas towards Evening it fccim lobi of a quite contrary (A)lour. On the 2Gth, it bc' ing hazy foggy Weather, wc lolt our (xTifu: the Biitchcllor ^Piuk ; but the Weather clearing ui by Eight ncxf Morning we faw Land, bearing oi four Leagues Dillance, and the fime proved to ''Peh'^iiiu Ijluhis : iiut we being unacquainted withj the Land, and having no Obfervation, made thi faid Illand inllead of the forementioned Cape; toi i'uppoling the lame to ha\c been the Cape, w flood to the Southwards, and expcdled to liill i >vith ^Port Dcjire^ which is about ten Leagues ti the Southwards of Cape St. GcvfgCy and >\a5 f( n;Vmcd by that excellent Perfon Mr. ThohiJsOi> 'veiiJi(l.\ Wc went within two or three Leagues ol the Shoar in five and twenty Fathom Water; bui not iinding the Port, at Night wc brought toe and lay olf and en all the fucceeding Night. ^^ found our felves on the 2 2d to be in the Lat, ot 4 Peg. 23 Min. and Southward of the Port, am that Evening cam.c to an Anchor in a fair Sand; Ba)', which we took to be the P)ay cf Seals ; a the North-End whereof Hands a Rocky Illandlul of Seals, and therefore denominated fo from their ,Xhe next Day w c ftood to the Northwards, ti look for ^ort Dejire^ and I went in our Pinnaci clofe along a great Bay ; at the South-End o| which lies Saal I/Iahdy as this deep Bay docs i the North ; to the Northward w hereof, lies alfo 1 fmull Rocky Ifland. The Seals arc very plcntiml h.Tvi ft w thron^^h the Str eights 0/ Magellan. f? j here, of which wc killM four hundred lor oux An. \66fi. Food. About a Mile and an half farther up lies ^•^V^*^. another Ifland, which is much frcqucntcil by a I Sort of Fowl which arc called >Shai;:gs, that live niottly upon Filh, whereof we killed a great ma- in}} oung ones, and found them to be \cry good Meat. About the fame Di fiance, yet larthcr up, clolc to the South-Shoar, Hands another line lllund about three Miles in Length, which by Reafon of the great Numbers of Hares we found thereon, wc hm^A^ Hare Iflaud \ we killed nine of them in one Day, found them much larger than our Rugltjb [Hares, ibmc of them weighing twenty Pounds a- piecc ; when they were hunted they ran into Holes lin the Ground, like unto our Coneys. This Ifland lis the belt Ground about the Harbour, the reft of Ithc Land being rocky, uneven and barren, and [the Ground gravelly, without any Wood or IWater. On Thiirfday the 24th, fiir Weather, we weigh- ed and ft(X)d to the Morthward with our Ship, [and I went along the Shoar in our Pinnace, and crofs'd over a great deep Bay, called Spicif/^s Bay^ ivhcrc there lie foine rocky Iflands, as in Peiigwiii f/Iiii.ui'y on which as foon as wc landed, we fct Tar- Barrel on Fire, to give our Men Notice on ioard that it was the Ifland we looked for ; and ill wc had to know it by, wxre the ■Peu'^wins wc law there, being fo very numerous, that it was Impoffible to count them. Wc knocked them down kh Sticks, found them to l^ about the Bignefs Wa Goofc ; but t-hey could nuithsr fly nor go very tilt: They have no Wings, but fmall Stumps therewith they fwim, and get their Food out of lie Sea. We return d in the Evening on Board our fhip, and anchored in the Bay ot '^Port Deftrey 16 Fathom Water, wcie:hed two Days after, 1 '' f ^ and . 11! '•1 I 8« Captain WoodV VOYAGE i i' ( w. i^<^9 ind went in with our Ship into the faij Har- ^^^^Y^^ hour. ^Port Dc/ire lies in the Lat. of 47 Deg. ;o ^^n. South, into which a Ship niuycntcr^^c any linKofl thc^l uic, it' the Wind oe t'air, for th^rc is Water enough at low Water ; and at three Quarters Ebb you may ice all the Dangers going in, or vx Qu,ir. tcr-Klood. But 1 would not addle any IVIan togoi in 'till he has viewed the Harbour at Low- Water; for then he will fee the Danger very plain, and then you may have a Mark upon the Laad to go! in. As you come from the Northward from Cu^tl BldK'COy and go along the Shoar to the North of Gipe Dejire^ there lies a Ledge of Rocks, tJut raife themfches up a good Height above the Water, and arc about a League's Diltancc from the !^hoar, bcfidcs fcN'cral Breaches more. On the South-lidc oi the Bay Itands ^Pej{^iviif I/laud^ and five or lix fniallcr ones : In the Northern Part o'L the Pay is! ^Port Jjcjire Harbour, which at the Entrance tlureotj has a fpired Rock on the South-lide, muchlikjunto] a Steeple or W^uch-Tower, which is a vcrj goodl Mark, the fame (landing on the South-lide going in,] about half a Mile from the Sea-lide, and liiuchl about the i'amc Dillancc from the River. As wc] rid in the Port, the fpired Rock bore S. E. the fame] being ihut in with a Parcel of blue Rocks. And now I am fpeaking of this Port, give mcl Leave to fay fomewhat concerning the Ebbing andj Flowing of the Tide here : It's High Water atj Twelve a-CMck, upon th,. T'ull and Change of the] Moon, and at Spring-Tide it ebbs and flows about] three Fathoms right up and down, and the Tide] runs exceeding llrong. The Harbour's Mouth ijj indeed but narrow, being at the Entrance o( it not] above Musket-Shot over, and aflbrds but very lit- tle Wood or Water : The Land is dry nnd baH rcn, but here is Plenty of W^innackcws, or Spdt'4\ Sheep,: '^*^m through the Streights of Magellan. ?7 Sheep, which arc as large as our Efiglijh Deer, and^«. \669' wild. Vou have alfo fome Hares and Oilriches, but ^^^'"^ they arc very Ihy ; befidcs Ducks, Curboes, Black- Shags, White Breafts, and great Blue Ducks, which lail arc not very Ihy: To lay nothing of the Plenty of Seals wc met with upon one ot the lllands of this Port, which we made good Ufe of ; as we did of the large Mufclcs and Limpids wc took. Up- on one of the Iflands in this Harbour, which wc called by the Name of Lemai/s IjJand^ we found a Poll ereded, whereon was nailed a Sheet of Lead, and in a Hole of thePoft we found a Tin-Box with a Writing in it, but fo much decay 'd that wc could rot read it : But on the Lead was Itamp'd an In- fcription in Diitch^ importing. That one Lemairy a DuUhmarjj fet out from jF/or;/, with a Ship na- med the Utjity of Horf/y and a Yacht, had arrived at this Harbour on the 2d of December, in the Year 161^, from whence he departed on the loth of iamniry following, with the Uf/ity alone, (as the ead makes mention.) What he did with the Yacht I know not ) but I fuppofe he broke her up, for we found fomc Sheathing-Boards on the Ifland : He fell in with the Streights of MagclIaVy ^fan, 20. and four Days after fell in with that which now b;ars his Name, being that fame Pcrfon who firft difcovcred Terra^ del Fogtia to be Jiland. From the fore-mentioned Ifland the River is na\ieable for Boats to go up eight or nine Atilcs, he River above the Ifland running away S. W. by S. Miic or more in Breadth, and continues {^o about he Space of a League, when it begins to he \cry arrow, with very high, llcep^ r(>^ky Clirus, with p.ny Imall Iflands or Rocks, the L'an.i on both lidcs up being very barren and rocky. The Captain-Lieutenant and r.iy Iclf, with nine Icn more, went up the Ri\cr as fir as we could ; Jut .Vaind no frclh Wafr, neither coulti v>c ice F f 4 any ill 4 ' J H ♦( S 8 Captain Wood's VOYAGE -'^J^<»P'any Sign of People : However, on the North-jidc we met with two fmall Pools of frefh Water, the one bearing from the Place whore wc rid with our Ship N. \V. about half a Bow-.Shot from the Watcr- Jidc, but the other was N. N. ¥^ about half a Mile of, and is the bed Water, being a Spring. Here it was that Mr. Thomas Caveiidifhy and a Man and a Boy, were wounded with Arrows by the ^Pottm^ ii'uws^ who are the Savages of the Country. I obferved that the Tide in this Harbour ran very ftrong, and therefore it muft confequently be a bad Port in Winter when the Ice comes down the River, which is narrow, and a Storm blows at Weft, which is very common, and a Tide of Ebb under Foot, belldes the Tnconv^niency of the Scarcity of Wood. Hovvc\er, on the South-lidc, about two Miles and a half from the Harbour's Mouth, be* tvyixt the Tfland and the Main, there is a vcrycom* modious Ouzy Greek, where a Ship may lie alhoar very well without any Danger ; but in calcvou Ihould be forced by Eaiterly Winds witli a Tide of Flood, fo as that you cannot bring the Ship up with your Anchor, you mufl of Ncc eifity run into this Creek ; but you mult have a Care to a- v'oid a Rock that lies in the fair Way leading to the Creek, and is covered at Half-Tide, m ■'■ % C HA P.i through the Streights of Magellan. 89 An, 1669. CHAP. II. lhe\' depart from Port St. Julian, hut make [ome Rtmavh of the Peiigwins and Seals, and bow to kill them. Some liijio- vcal Oi'fervations of Port St. Julian. Dtreciions i'f Jii;d and fail unto it. Some of the Natives difcovercd. Oj the Salt Lake. Of the Savajfes 'Diet., /ipparel^ &c. Of the Climate and Country^ with the Fowls and Animals thereof^ particularly the Wyanaquez, Hafler, ^c, BEforc our Departure from hence, our Captain took Pofleflion of the Country for the Ufe of His Majefty of Great Britain^ as I ftiall alfo infift very curforily upon a few Obfervations. We have already mentioned thofe Birds called ^en^wius to be about the Bigncfs of Geefe \ but upon fecond Thoughts, to call them Fowls I think improper, bccauic they have neither Feathers nor vVings, but only two Fins, or Flaps, wherewith they arc helped to fwim (as before noted). When they are on Shoar they walk upright; and I underllood their Breeding-Time was at the End o^ September^ or Beginning of the fucceeding Month, at what Time you may catch as many of them (they are fo very numerous) as will victual a Navy-Rovv, and! iV,^V'>^ ^^ ^^^ 7^^ ^^ ^^^ following JMonth entcr'd into the ^ort of St. yulUw^ with a Delign to flay therel by reafon that Winter was already come, and thitj it was adjudged more convenient for us totakcthcl Beginning of the Year to pafs thro* the Srrcidits of Mcigellati, Now thi:> Port was fo named by hi' divan do M.igduiua^2i '•Portifgucfe.^ Jnm 1.520. who, by reafon of fomc Difcontent or Diilcrcncc with! Don Emanuel his Prince, left his Native CountryJ and went for Spain \ where he was entertained ujj the Emperor Charhs V. for the Diicovcry ofal Paifage this Way by the Mollncca ! /lands, which! he etfcdled through thefc Streights that were a according to his Name. In this Illand it was that he hanged yohn Carthagcna^ the Biiliop of Bur^d^ G^ulin, who was joined in G^mniil'ionl with him, as alfo four Men more for Mutiny ; ^'A the Prieft he turned alhoar, and himfclf wns at* terwards killed hy the Natives of Mollncca. This Port is moreover remarkable for Sir i^n-'/^-'J Drake* f Wintering here in the Year iH-il ^1 'i' v^V^^ through the Streights of Magellan. 9 1 l^nd beheading of one Mr. Thomas Doughty for/fw. KJ70. cunipaliing his Death, and dciigning to return with ' ^ ~ " the .Shij) into Engl and. The Ifland in this Har- Ibour, where he was executed and buried, was called by the Name of the Jfh of true Jujiice hy 8ir /Vj/.'a.f, who entered this Harbour on the 20th of Yjiiiic 1 7- 2,whcrc he had the Misfortune to have two [01 his Men fluin by the Natives (who were buried Ion the now mentioned Ifland, and whofe Graves id Bones we found,) and hinifelf very narrowly clcapcd. It will not be impertinent in this Place to give Ifonie Directions to find and enter into this Port, lor ^hc Benefit of thofe that may come after. And there- fore ycu are to obferve, that when you are cornc ^0 the Northward of Cape St. George^ or 'Vovt )tiirt^ that the firfl high Land you fhall fee, will k in the Latitude of 48 Dcg. 40 Min. 8. which is ^hc Latitude of the Harbour, where the high Land ends, between which and the low Land you go Into the Harbour : But if you fall in with the Land ko the Southward Part of the Harbour, you will liid it to be low from the Harbour to the Lat. of Jo Dcg. 20 Min. the fame being flat without: Ham- ^locks or Woods, and nothing but fteep white lilts to the Seaward. Having made the Harbour, jfOLi may come to an Anchor before it in 7, 8, p, pric Fathom Water; but at the Mouth thereof lies a beachy Bar, which at high Water has four athuni, but at low lour Foot of Water only. In order to your failing in over this Bar, fevera^ "hii'igs n;ay be obferved; but furely the belt Wav to lound and buoy the Channel; for I fiappy .c [he bay alteis with the Ragino- of Storms. K ^ fur:r |ok;.:p the rocky Point on the North-Well Side, ;u;o certain white Spots on an Inland Hill, both bich, >vhen you find them one in aiiothwT, pa may adventure to run in and out; and tor d, fure •i^'i %J *.•' % i: .). 9 % Captain Wood's VOYAGE Jrt. i^7o.furc Mark to know when you arc on the Ear, ^^V^-' there is at the North-Fall, about a Mile and an half! from the Harbour's Mouth in the l\dy^ ccrtiin white Clifts, that fccm as fo many Iflamls. Nowi \\hcn the AticKllc of thcfc (^lilh, and a vSaddlc ui the Land behind them, arc both in one, you arc then on the Bar. When you arc pall ever ir, keep in the fair Way till about a Mile and an half! lip, when you may anchor in fix or lev en Fathom Water ^ but the belt Place to moor in, is between j the J/Ie of True jfujlicey and the other Iflundwhi.hi lies near it : However, the Tides in this Harbour aie fometimes very uncertain; for if the Hindis] tSoutherly, the 7 >ap 1 ides will rife as high a thcl Spring ones. Wc continued fevcral Days in this Port, before we could fee any of the Natives ; but on the uth of Jpri/y my felf, the Boatfwain, and two Men more went up to the Top of an Hill at Eall, which is the highcrt between Cape St. George^ and the iStrcights of Ma^cl/af/^ where I had the Curiolity to ingrave my Name, and call'd the Place Motifitl U'cod, From hence to the Northward 1 dii'coveredj a great Lake, fecming as it it were an HurbourJ which made me ilelirous to go and f:e it, in order] to which we advanced about two Miles forwards] tovvartis it ; when looking about me, 1 pcrtcivcdl fomewhat to have a Motion behind a Budi, which] J fuppofed to be one of the Country Sheep, oral ]\er, and made me move towards it to iliootit: But J found the fume to be a Man, and one ot the Natives of the Country, who perceiving 1 bad dif- covcrcd him, lb)od up and rcmoveci a little iiirthcr] off behind an Hill, where he was met by lixmorc with their Bows and Arruws, which made niei think it moll advifeablc to return for that Time to the Ship, which I did accordinglv, being tollcwcd] by the Natives at a Dillancc for about two Milc^, when -v\P' through the Str eights of Magellan '9 3 when I found the Sun was fet, and that yet I had An. \6 70* jlx more to get to the Ship. v-^^V^.^ 1 went alhoar in Company with the Lieutenant, and ten Men more upon the 2cth, and made to the fame Place, where I had difcovered the People before, in Expectation to fee more of them, but coi.id not ; however, by the Lake-lide 1 law the FuoJikps both oi* Men and Children. And now 1 have mentioned this Lake again, I cannot but ob- fcrvc that we found it to be a filt one, wherein were many thoulimd Tuns of Salt, and from whence we fctch'd at feveral Times to the Quantity of ten Tans, which was of extraordinary L'ic to us in the I fairing of Seals and Pengwins. 1 his Salt is corned b) the Sun in the Summer Seafon, whereof M/y ' jthc I5:th, we employed fifty of cur Men to heap |up tog;cther a great Quantiy of it, leall the Rain lllioiild full and dilfolve it in the Pond wherein it I lay; and where we found the Water was all fone, leaving the Salt as white us Snow, very p.- vii- i\nd even as any Floor could be, and hard. This I Like I paced over, and found it to be four thou- |fa:d Puces broad, which is about two En^ltjb Miles *nd Jin half, and in Length about ten Miles, and jthc Salt all over about four Inches thick; fo that bv my Computation at that Time, it might contain a matter ot loccoo Tuns of Salt : However, we were not much the better for that which we had heaped together, as aforefaid, for going three |D:iv3 after to fetch fomc of it ofl^, wc could not find us much of it as would fill an Kgg-Shdl, nvhich was fo much the more admira:^lc, lince there had no Rain fallen in the mean time to dilfolve lit. From hence forward, I could fee none of the [Natives till the 2 2d of ytiiie'^ when I fet out early inthc^to^mng Welhvard, with lix Men in my Company ; and had not travelled abo\ c two Miles, buc :|l' WW )' , # 9 4 Captain Wood'j VOYAGE j|». i It happened, that fomc of our Men being oii Shoar /iiigiiji the i6th, on the Euft-Sidc, in ordei to lill Water, two of them at a fmall Diftanee iron thence met with two ^Potdgonidus behind -a Buili who immediately ran away from them, Icavina their Baggage behind them, conlifting o^'fbmc Skini fewed togethei, made into little Bags, v/hcrci^^ were contained fome Flints and CoIouts, bchJe^ tvv( ■I , : n 1 -I.,: through the Streighti of Magellan. 9 5 k'o Dogs they had there dfo tied together. AW An, 1570. ^hclc our Men brcnight with them on Board, for ^^^VNi^ nhicli our Captain was very angry ; and therefore ^cxt Day he went himtelf to the fume Place, where hey t'ound them, and there left thcni j belides a [nil*: , other Tojs, and Ibme Beads, which were allcn'd to the Dogs NcckvS and then turned loofe: That the fiiid Paint was tor their Bodies, J take it or granted; but what Ufc they had for the Flint, nlcls it were to make the Heads of their Arrows, [know not. Wc found the other in the Harbour to be of k fume Temper as in England^ in the Winter Sea- In. x\s for the Land it's for twenty Miles round lis Harbour dry, barrcrK, rocky, and gravelly, be- gAvithout either W\\\i or Water, only a few olhcs, and them growing near the Water-fide, kr the farther up you go into the Country, the ore barren it is» I'he Captain and my felf ac- pmpanied with eleven Men more, had the Curio- :v to go once twenty Miles up within Land, but ic could fee no PecH^lc, nor any Thing elfe worth ' lailving : K\k\y about nine Miles tVom the Place cic our Ship lay,we found a Frelh-W ater River lat runs into a Salt Lake there, whereof this luntry does abound; fo having lain out two lights* wc return d on Board again. Jn the Win- Sc.ilon wc had very good l)iv'erlion in Hunt- , Filhing, I'owlingi Lljicciall/ in froflj Wea- r; mr then w^c met with Plenty ot Brand- cfe, Ducks, Wigcons, Plovers, Snipes, Scu- iv\ls, Partridges, antl fcvcral other Sorts, whereof have none in Eugland^ and there fore 1 cannot ncthcm. Wc liid not moreover want for Store Mullcls. ITpon the Land there are many Deer, -•Kep, which the Spatiiiirds call ffyanafjues^ ng a large Sort oC an Ai."mal about twelve mds high,' Their Heads and Necks arc long ^ like » u 'i t . 'Ik 1^ \i: m\ ■ '5 a- f 9 <^ C^;»M/« Wood V VOYAGE ifn. 1670.11 Ice unto a Camel's, but their Bodies and ! indcr ^^^V^ Parts rcfcmbling very much thofe of an Horlc \Vc found them to be very watchful and ihy, but wc killed levcn of them in the I'imc wc lay here. and found their Wool to be the fined in tnci \\ orld. You may lee a Drove of ijx or liven hundred of them together^ which upon their diN covering of you will make a iuoit, and neigh lib a Horle; but wc lliould have made a better' Hand of their., had wc but Dogs to run thcni duw Ollridgc3 are alio very numerous here, and ri fo wondrous fvvift, that they are not to be takci w ithout Dogs : Jielides which, we Ibund nun fuch Hares here, as f have already been mcationa to ha\e been at '-Port DeJ.'rcy fomc of thcni \vci4 ing twenty Founds. 'The Foxes are numcruuM; this Country, but lefs than thofe in EnglmiJ. He; is moreover a little Animal that is fonicwhut k: than a Land-Turtle, having a jointed Shell on hii Back, and which wc found to be excellent 'W the Spjuuv'iis call it a Hor tii Armour, But ^M\ all, 1 cannot pafs over without mentioning a littl Creature with a bulhy l^ail, which wc Lullcdl Idiiffer^ becaufc when he fets Sight on you, hc'j Hands \apouring and patting with his Forcfej upon the Ground, and yet hath no manner of." fence for himfelf but with his Breech ; fur uf your approaching near him, he turns about I BackJide, and fquirts at you, accompanied will the moll abominable Stink in the World. 1 I have already mentioned the Scarcity both Water and Wood in this Country, and therci')j lliall only further 'obferve, That tho' the Suinn atibrds none of the flrll Sort, yet in the Wintl Seafon you may find Snow- Water in many Placd And the moft convenient Place for a Boat to fctj fome, is at a Rock that lies in this Harbour, for Wood, tho* there be more of it here than '^^Ht through the Straights of Magellan. 97 \Tort Dejire^ yet if their Ships were to winter in -4w. 1 570. Ithis Port, they would hardly find enough tx> .aiv >y^\r^ iply their necclFary Occalions \ but what there is |ct ir grows near tnc Water-lide in little Brulhes. CHAP. in. 7i^V Jtpart from St. Julian to Port Dcfirc. An Injlayice of the /lit of the Sav.igos. Obfcruat-ons cuncerntnj^ att Kclipfc of the moon. Sail for the S:reiyJ:ti of Magellan. Of fc vera! Capes ; with an Ilijloricui Account of the Spaniards Aticmpt tn fortify ioi ^trtighti of Magellan, and thar Mijcani.i^ei. rHE Winter being novV fpcnt, and the Sum-'' met approaching, we departed iVom the laibour of St. yuiu/:^ September the :6th, with an Intention to fail again for "-Vort De/ire^ tCy g'ct P<*n- pvins and Seals, »nd then to lleer olf ibr the Strcights of Magellan to the South Seas. We ar- Ijved at thefaid Port on the rSth, on the North- ttdc whereof we found fonie Ruflics, which the 5j- kil^s had formed into the Shape of a Ship, with |hree Malls and a Boltfprit, and painted it red, lut could not fee any of them all the Time wc iay [here, tho' we concluded they had fcen us : How- ]\cr, wc found their Graves in many Places, that iplied to us, they were numerous 5 and Ibme of br Men having once waihed fome Linnen, and lung up the fame to be dried, they ilole them a- pv, and an iron Pot which we had left i» the faid The Night of the fmie Daiy of our Arrival hete^ obfcrved the Beginning and Ending of the i^clipfe of the Moon : Whereby [ found the Dif- crencx of Longitude between London and thisi fuccj to be 70 t)eg. which in Time id four Hcurs;; pd ^2 Minuteii- 'r i h i> I I,. >, ^. V^>,'-„0. %^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) '^ 1.0 ■ 43 ■16 1^ 1^ ^ 12.2 Eui ■ 1.1 f.-^l^ 1.8 1.25 1.4 1.6 M 6" ► '/ Hiotographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STRERT WEBSTER, N.Y. 14S80 (716) 872-4503 '4^^%^ V l/u w 9? :i fi. U Captain V^ood's VOYAGE Ohfervation of the EcUpfe of the Moon. Lat.ofthe ) M.D,atthc to 6 6 22 H *r//tf Synopjis of the Calculation as follow eth^ D. H. M, S. Mid. Time of the true Oppo. 5'fp. 1 8th-, 18 CoiCquate Annomaly oJ: the ^ ^^ True Place of from the Earth :^ Kcccntrick Place of the 5 Annomaly of the D Latitude n True Latitude of the 3 M. D. Hcdu^fcion of the Moon added Eciiptick Place of the Moon T ^0 Hor. Motion < D C D from the Sol. Therefore theTime of Redudion-fup, G)rrc6bcdTime of Oppofition5f/).i 8th Equation Time : Added Apparent Time of true Op. Sept, i8th tS Comme Diameter S-p , Sun of the Semi-Diameter Scruples deficient Digits eclipfed - - - - - - - - Dig. iScruples 0/ Incidence Total Duration Internal of the Mid. of true Op. add. Hence— ——beginning Sept. i8th True Oppofit. Middle End ' Beginning ^ Ending 4c k 32 2 ?7 1.4 '9 It 4642 63; 9 I 2 14 16 2] )0 [I II 4? 4J 28 10 42 )? U ?4 44 26^ ?8i 40 14 42 ?^ I 1{ VM ■^n-^"- fAGE lipfe of tk u as follow cth^ D. H. M. S, i8th-i8 14 HI fooii b :^ i;o II 179 6 22 L i-fup, M 8th 1 8th 18 •Dig. add. ung H 5^ 56 1 2 2 ?7 2] )0 lO [I II 17 48 4? 45 28 10 42 )? ^ ^9^4 1644 ' 4642 I 2 I? i^ 14 16 ?8I 50 1 S?40 5141 52 44 II 4 32 42 1 It through the Sreights of Magellan.' 59 It appears therefore that this Eclipfe began at^^w. 1670, hndon^ 17 Min. 5:2 Seconds pail One a-Clock on '^^'V^ Monday Morning, September the is-th : But in this Place I obfcrvcd the Beginning of the Altitude or Scorpion to be on Sunday Night, September 18, at 5 Min. 52 Seconds pall Nine : Therefore theDit- ferenceof Time betwixt this Place and Lo//iV(//i! is four Hours 5 2 Minutes, which converted into De- grees, gives 73 Dcg, for the Difference of the Me- ridian^ betwixt London and this Place is 65 De- grees from the Lizard. The Middle of this Eclipfe I could not fee for the Clouds, but off the Land are to be obferved 12 Hours and 50 Min. by the Altitude and Marsy which makes the Total Du- ration to be 52 Seconds more here than in London. Before our Departure from hence, we fowed feveral Sorts of Englifi. Seed^ fuch as Turnips, Carrots, Colworts, Reddifhes, Beans, Pcafc and Onions. Some of each of which, that the ^ata-^ ymiatis had left, we found upon our Return. The Turnips were very good, but for the Reddifhes^ Beans and Peafe, they were gone to Seeds \ neither ; could we perceive that the Indians had ufed any of them, but only pulled them up by the Roots^ and then left them to wither. It was now the 14th of OStober^ when w^e fet fail 'with a fair Wind from ^ort De/ire^ Southwards^, I towards the Streights of Magellan. By the 17 th of [December we fell in with a fair white Cape, that lies in the Lat. of 50 Dcg. South, to which our Captain gave the Name of Beachy Head, We faW alio the Hill of St. Ives, which makes a flat Tabic- Land aloft, at the North End whereof ftands a round Cobling Hill, that is jufl even with the Height of it: Some other fuch Hills there are alfc to the South thereof. We ftill continued oui Courfe, till coming to the Lat. of 50 Dcg. 30 Min. we H'fened a Cape which conlifts of all white fleep' Gs 2 Clifts^ • ] mm m '^■' 'I I ' ■I' 1 Oo Opirf/w Wood'f VOYAGE 'An. 16^6 CUfts, and the fame having no Name to it, 1 caikd ^^^"^^/^"^^ it Cape BlaukforcL From thence to Cape Virm Mciry^ where we arrived OSfober the 22d^ thctrae (^ompafs is S. by W. about 2o Leagues, buttht Courfe by Compafs is S. 23 Deg. W. the Landi all that Way being low, with white Clilts, and th;- Sounding all along 28 Fathom, good fandy Ground the Flood ietting between the two Capes K.N.I E. and the Ebb S. S. W. It's high Water at the I Full and Change at Ten a-Clock, and rifcs about! four Fathom. Cape Virgin Mary was fo named firft by 7m- r.auda Maie/laf/a^ which Hes at the Entrance into i the Stf eights 'Of Magellan \ about four Leagues to the Northward whereof you will fee all white Qlfis, irnd ftcep up the Cape, it felf being the highdl Land; but about a Cable's Length to the Koithofl it, there is a black Spot in the Clift, o\er which] there is a Fall from the Plain, and about the Pitch of which S. W. you have a beachy Fointl reaching about a League in Length into the ScaJ fa that when you fail into the Streights, youmuftj be fure to give the (Jape a good Breadth : On the to be feen. What Courfe the Tides keep here ll know not, nor which W^ay the Flood fcts; for] we ride the Wind with our Ship, and there was! then but little of it. The Land on the South-iide of the Streights Moufh (which having no Name, T called ^m Katheniic's ForcLatidJ is all white Clifts, about the Height of the I/Ie of Wight ^ j ay tnitncr ne was taxen by jTcj; Ra!ci7h^ who carried him into EnglafjJ^ vvhi th •-• (■ through the Str eights of Magellan. loj the Spatiiardsy whom he left at the Streights behind'^''' 1670. him, were all ftarvcd to Death. S^^^T^. X 111 CHAP IV. Of their pajjln^ thefeveral Narrows of th Strg{^bti of Ma- gellan, with various Dircttions and CaHttom fur it. Of flje ynaia Lund North. M;igcllan (7r ^ ' 1 •■4 •;. : « i; ^ M h ■ ■'. (1' 1 o 4 C^;)f 47 « Wood's VOYAGE '/t7. KJ70. On the North-fide, \vithin a quarter of a Mil. XY>^ of the Weft Point, lies three Anchors upon the ^);incl, belonging furely to fome Spafiijh Ship that ^ had been call iiway there ; the vSheet-Anehor, aiiJ the bell Bower, being about 12 Toot long, wh.rc- as the fnvallcr was 11 \ hut they were all of rhcni half eaten with Ruli from hence alio runs out a Ledge of Rocks half a Mile long, which iiuy be fcen by the Weeds that grow upon them; wherefore, whenever j ou fee uny fuch* you nir; intallibly conclude there are Shoal Water and Rocks there. ^i'ake Notice, that when you have pafs'd the tiiil Narrow, and if you think you cannot reach that called (^ecn EUzdbetlfs Jjhiiid before Night, I would advife you not to come to an Anchor here, unlefs the W^eather Ihould be very fair, but rather choofe to i'ail back again, and anchor between the Point and the Narrow; for Ihould a Storm aiife ' at S. W. by W*^. as the Place is very fubjecl there- unto, you will have little Shelter, and in cafe your Ground-Tack fhould fail you in the Night, you muft unavoidably drive aflioar: For after you have got about two Leagues into the broad Place between the two Narrows, you will find you can hardly difccrn the Point of the fecond, it being low Land; and if the Weather fliould happen to be hnzy in the Day-time, it s almoft impollible to hit it by Courfe, much lefs in the Night The North Shoar being to the high Land, two Leagues W^efterly from the firft Narrow, it con- tinues fo till you come to the Entrance of the fe- cond Narrow, where *tis Ipw again ; and this funK Point is called Cape Gregory^ under the Eait-cnd whereof lies a Road for Westerly Winds, where you may anchor in feven or eight Fathom good Ground : But as for the South Shoar, from the firll Narrow to the fecond, it's indifferent high Lmd, ■m through the Streigh s of Magellan. loy and appears to be rugged and uneven, on which -^"'i 670^ Side vve faw fcveral Fires as wc return 'd back; **^^V^^. \vhi(-h is a maniiell Sign there are many People there. V Having faid thus much concerning the PafFage of the firlt Narrow, 1 come now to the fecond, which wc went through on the very fame Day as we did the other in the Evening. At the Eait-cnd it's a- bout five Miles broad from one Side unto another; but at the Weft it's fomewhat lefs : Our Courfc through it by Gompafs was S. W. by S, but the Courlc is Weft 17 Deg. South. I obferved the Length of it from one End to the other to be three Leagues, which makes the Diftance from Cape Fir^ II ii Mary to be 28 Leagues. When you have al- moft failed through, you will fee three Iflands at North- Weft by Gompafs, at about four Leagues Diftance, of which Sir Francis Drake called One (^sen Elizabeth's J/Iand^ the other two being known by the Names of St, Gregory and St, B^r^ tholomew, ■ As for the Land between this fecond Narrow, and the Head oi^^een Elizabeth's IJland^ it's very hiofh, and appears to be dry and barren in fomc Places ; but in others, particularly the Valleys, the I Soil is fertile, and bears good Grafs. It produces alfo fmall Berries, w^hich are excellent good Fruit, and to which we gave the Name of Magellan Grapes. They are of a purple Cx)lour, feeded, and tafte like mx European Grapes: They grow fingly on fmall Bufhes like Berries. Befides which there is alfo mother Sort of a Berry here, like a fmall Gherry, of a rcddilh Colour, which we called Hearts. Now from the Point of the fecond Narrow to [the Weft-end of Q^een Elizabeth's JjJand is {cxcn .Leagues, and betwixt which two Places you niay [anchor on the North-lidc from fix to tvvcnt)' Fa- thom Water : But you need go no farther up than ' ■ ' ■ tQ ■T*"; T ■ i /. ' .. I f' I I, •i ■I vi; '^, ic<5 Captain WoolVs VOYAGE An, l6^o.tobYU^Q the Euft-Point of the Tfland S. by E.rroiii ^^V^^you, but keep ill the Fair fVay between it and that iSorth-lide, and you will have eight or nine Fa- thom good (jrouml : ]\\t when the Eaft-Endot'thc Ifland bears S. S. W. then you will have the (chan- nel that runs between the lilands up, where there is an inditfcrent llrong Tide, and deep Wurcr; but it* you ride with the Point of the llland S. m\\ S. by P.. there runs but little Tide. It's a moil convenient Place to lie in for Winds, if you arc going through the St r eights unto the South'S^is^A lor if the Wind be from the Eaft to the Weft jSorthward, you may lead it away betwixt tk THunds. It's an cxcefknt Place for any Ship to ride in, in Refpcdto any Winds, for it's full Scainthii Road at the Full and (.'hange. At Nine a-Qock the Flood fcts Weftward, under the North Shoar, and the Ebb to the Weftward, tho' between the Iflands the Flood fcts Southerly, But to fay no more of this, take Notice that on the North Shoar there are two little Harbours that arc both good! and fafc for fmall Vcllels, one of which Itai.dil near two Leagues from the Narrow, and the other about three and an half; the Eaflermoft whereof I named Crab^Harbottry from the many Long-leg* ged Crabs we found there, which are indiitercntl good Provilion in Cafes of Ncceflity ; and to thej other, which is the bed of the two, I gave the Name of '^Port Vanghath As for that Ifland which is called by the Nama of ^ di'Vis^ to whom we gave Beads and Knives in 'I'rucic for Bows a. 1 Arrows, and Winnacoes-Skins, which is all they have for Cloathing. x\s for Minerals of any Kind, I could not perceive they had any. Their Women wear Bracelets made of fmall Shells about their Necks, which they ilring on the Sinews of fome Beall or other. '1 hcfc hidiaas are of a mean Stature; and there was in Company about thirty Men and Women of them, As for the other two Iflands, St, George and ^U Bartholomew^ J have little remarkable concern^ ing them, only you will meet with young Birds cal- led H'hite^Brenffs in the latter, in the Month of November^ which are very good Meat, and fome 9engivitis alfo, but far greater Abundance of them on the other Iflands, and the fame are both larger and better than thofc you have at l^ort Dejire, And when you would go alhoar for them, be fure you keep to the Middle of the North Point, for from that of the Eaft and Weft runs a Itrong Tide that makes a great Ripling Sea, which is dange- rous for fmall Boats, be fure you provide your fclves alfo with long Galfes, or Boat-Hooks, to pull them out of their Holes in the Ground, where they will Earth like Conies in their Burroughs. But this Place produces no Wood or W^ater that is frclli. The Land from the South-fide of the fecond Narrow to the Southward of the Ifles is high, and by the many Fires we faw, I do really believe it to ;, I" I I p 1 f)g Captain Wood's V O Y A CJ E 'An. 1670.(0 be well peopled. The Shoar is fandy, an( .^'"^V"^ (lioals ofl' within the Narrow, Ami on thr South- iitlc there is a little One, where at high \\;ircr| )ou have abundance of Kilh like Mullets, ol' which | we caught in our vScan, at one Haul, no Ids thun feven hundred of thenij the leall whereof was as big as a Mackarcl. But tor the Land on the North- j jiile Irom the fame Narrow, to the Head of ^Jlnscii Elizabfth's IJJavd^ it is low, and fcenis, whcni you are afhoar, to* be fweet and pleafant enough, It produces Plenty of Sheep and Oftridees, as you ha\e them indeed all along the Coaft trom Cape Vtrgin-Hdi'y', on the North-fidc^ but on that uf| the South, none are to be feen. To conclude therefore my Obfervations here with the Chapter, before I proceed any farther,! take Notice, if you are bound through into the South Sea, be fure, when you may anchor from this Place, to keep in the fair Way between g^w/i EUzahetFs Ifland and St. Bartholomew ., where you : will have no lefs than thirty Fathom Water, and continue the faid Dillancc till you come to the Mouth-end of the iirll Ifland, And for that of i George* Sy remember there lies a Bank about a jMilc long, whereon there is three or four Fathom Wa- ter, and in fome Places lefs; but the fame may be | ieen a great Way off by the Weeds growing there, which are (as has been already noted) an inial- lible Sign of Shoal Water; except only at the I Weft-end of the Streights, where there arc fome | Coves; you will fee fome in eleven or twelve Fa- thom Water. CHAPJ through the Streigks of Magellan 109 i\ An* 1670* CHAP. V. 'thts fttil te, and arrive at Fort T amine, with what was ob- jiivabU Oetweett^ »« I'rcfh Water Kivcr. Their DealiM^s with fume Indians. Some Dircdio»s to fail to the 'A^rt; wiih fViiie /iccouMt of it. hive Fijha^ and exi. ecSir.g iar '^s Smelts htre. Of the Trecs^ Birds., I'tujjdc^ Ike. ,* MY Dcfign being othcrwifc than to give ;: Particulut* of cvefy Day's |ournal, as nuy I be fcen by what 1 have already Jelivercd, I Ihall oil! obfcrve,that it being now the 30th of Oi^ohery [lYC weighed, and Itood to the Southward, when I found the Hills to be of a good Height, but [trnuling low to the Water-fide, and full of green Buihes, \cty thick, and the Hills covered with I Snow. I'he Wood is indifferent good ^ but not very tall of Growth, the iamc growing much like Elms, Elder, and Bays. We endeavoured to make the beft of our Way, but fome Gulls off of them Hills, and the Approach of Night, made us come [to an Anchor in eleven Fathom Water greifly nd. It proved to be a Bay, wherein we found. [two Rivulets of frelli Water, into which you may Irow your Boat, and fill your Cask, as you may alio take in Plenty of Wood, both being eafy to come at. And here take Notice, that whereas from \Ciipe Virgin Mary to this Place, you can meet with neither of the tv^o forementioned ufcful Commo- dities, you begin to meet with both here. Brand Gecfe and Ducks are alfo ^ plenty in this Place, pvhcre we met with fome Trees much like Currant Bullies. Our Captain gave this the Name of Frcjh Watt:,' Bayy where the Streights arc about five Leagues broad from Side to Side. We weighed [again next Day^ had much M'md, and gufty at W. 1 ■ (,., I;' I ■ I V • t ' 'll?l-, , . i] ll!. f. ' •«■. " 1 1 1 o Captain WooclV VOYAGE An. 1670. X^ \Y^ Some of us went along the Shoar incur ^■^'^'^^'^ Pinnace, and about two Leagues and an halftg the Southwards of the lorciaid Bay, vvc fell in with a fmall landy Bay, at the N. E. End whereof I lies Rocks and Shoal-Water, about two Cables Length off. Here having discovered two hiMmi Canoes, fome of us Avcnt allioar and fpoke with the People, who fcemed to be very quiet, and bccani: fuddenly familiar with our Men. Both the Men jmd Women were much pleafed to have Beads and 1 red Ribbons tied about their Necks and Arms: Wc gave them feveral other Things, but every I Thing that was Red, whether Linen or Woollen, they efteemed moft. In Lieu of our Cemmoditics, they gave us Bows, and their Skin-Coats, wliid arc thofe of Deer, and feveral others fowcd toge- ther witl> Thongs cut out of Seal's-Skins : ml they finding now our Ship was gouc before, theyl made all the Halle they could after her, and found] her at AiKhor in ^Port Famine, 1. here are in the Courfe of the Sailing, from] Q^ecu E/izal'ctb's Jjlajid to this 'Tort Fartim^ fevc-* ral fmall Bays to be met with, as you have themj laid down in the Defcription of the Strei^lM 0^ Magellan. And whereas you will find the Landj high, from whence proceed fudden and ftrong Eail Flaws of Wind, keep the Weft Shoar on BoardJ for the Eaft-lide is generally a Lee Shear, and deep Water, ^o that you have no good anchoring Ground here ; but on the other you may anchofl all along from one Place to the other : And yoii may fail within a Mile or two of the Shoar, 'till| you come within two Leagues of 'Tort Fainiiie: But then there lies a rocky Place about a Mild from the Shoar, whofe Point when you have m led, you may look in again, and know W Famiiiey when you come from the Northward b)( a great Tree which Itands by it felf upon thd '^^■ through the Streights of Magellan. II I jjSorth Point. You will fee moreover in yonr faid^«. 1^70. rx)uric to^ this Point a great Gap or Opening on ^-OT^. the Kaft-lide, as if there were a Paflage through : For to the South-End you will diicern all the Land fhut uft and no Opening to be lecn \ >yhcrc- forc have a Care you do not put in there, for fear lyou tail of coming out again \ except the fame goes into the Eaft Sea, as the Spaniavds call that at the. [Entrance of St. Seutijiian, This ^ort Famine is a fine Port, where you may ride in eight or nine Fathom Water, a good JBirth from the Shoar, and a South-Eaft Wind is Ithe worft that can blow here. It flows about ten JFathom Water, and 'tis high Water about Twelve |at full Moon or Change-Day. That Mr. Thomas lOivefidiJhy Jnm 1587. gave it the Name from the \>^amrdsy having been llarved here (as before iDientioned) is palt Difpute ; but however acciden- |tal that might be, certainly the Place was named contrary to the Quality of it : For had the Spani" ids been induftrious,they needed not have familk'd kre, where there are fiich Plenty of Fifli and ^owl \ of the firft whereof we took great Quan- [itics with our Seans, found them to be like Mul- |et, but much bigger, and good Food, which )cing fplit, and dipp'd in Pickle, and then dried, vill keep good lix Months. To fay Nothing of |he Smelts which we caught here alfo, which Ire the biggefl that ever I faw or heard of, fome bf them being no lefs than 21 Inches long, and tight about. It was in this Place that the Spa~ iimJs built the Citadel called according to King Pii///s Name, above mentioned, to prevent the %////? to pafs he Straights : But in truth it was |o as little Pu .^3fe as for Dover Caftle to pre- wd to hinder all Ships fron pafling the EngUJh Channel, for the Streights at the firft Place are lix Ugucs o\er. Mr. Cai-^vdifiy uj^on his Arrival, fet h ' HI ''A . V. 1 1 X Captain Vfooi's VOYAGE ^^^^J^Tct their uninhabited Houfes on Fire, and digged] ^^^^^^^Ibur great Guns which the Spiwiatds had hid tkre out of the Groundjthough, after all, wc could never! find tlicre was fuch a Fortification built. In the South Part of the Bay, there is a Rivcrj which the Captain named Sc cigar's River^ :v:A wherein there is a great Plenty of Brand Gccfe and Pied Ducks, of which we killed many : ,\ ]! once the Captain and 1, going with our Yawl intJ the fald River," in two Hours Time killed nolcljj than foufteen of them Geefe. On both Sides lliver there is good Store of Drift- Wood, whicii lies very convenier . to be cut, and flipped on Koard for Firing ^ but lome of it will make good Filksj for Mails and Yards : But up higher you have great deal more, amongft which there is one Son of Wood which will make fmall Mafts and Yard( for finall Ships, when the fame is dry, but green] 'tis too heavy. This Tree grows like Birch, and when it is dry it looks rcddilh like Juniper, it ing a general Wood throughout the Strcightsj Bcfides which, there is alfo another Tree, whicii grows like Lawrcl, the Bark whereof, whethci! green or dry, taftes hotter than Pepper. In thij Wood I faw five Birds, among which was a fma Parrot, or Parakife, arid found that betwixt it; the Water-lide, there grew Abundance of MqtA 1(1 ii Grapes, Hearts, and other fmall Berries, whiclj are all good Fruit, and grow all the Streights over! Neither are there Signs of a great many PeopleT living here Wanting, for vve found beaten Path made by them all along the River-fide. November ?d, the Day before our Departun from this Port, the Jndiafis whom we fiiw betofl came ovcr-againft our Ship ; and up>on our difco vering of them, fome of us went afboar, 's\i^ whom one of them came off aboard, to whom wj gave fomc Vidluals, and fcY«al other fmall 1 hing I through the Str eights of Magellan. 1 1 j jf little Value, and then fcthim alhoar again: While ^;r. 1670* [ ftaid here, I could not perceive any Sign of Mine- w^y>*«^ rals in the Land, or about the People, the Women only wearing fmall gUftering Shells about their Necks ; and upon our carrying a little Seal with U8 alhoar, they oiled their Bodies all over with it. ^W I. ' 'III CHAP. VL the^ Sail for Shut- up Point, andthe Nature of tt. Fi?rCapa Froward. 0/ Cape Holland, Port Gallant, Elizabeth's Bay, Cape Quad, Cape Munday, and Cape Difado, or Defire. 'they put into the Strcights again. O/Tuelday-Bay, C[f?/;tfIflandNeftriaScniora del Sacora, Of feveral Open- ings, they arrive at Baldivia, and their Adventures there. Four of their Men detained:, and what followed to the End of theirFoydge. A Ccordingly, Novcmler 5. we weighed Anchor, \jt\ and flood to the Northward, till we came near |to that Point call'd Shiit-up ^oifjt^ which is the fame already mentioned ; and by which, becaufe [the Land on both Sides is fo high and fteep, as if khe North-lide fecmed to join to the South, you [arc fo far from difcerning which Way the Paffage ^oes, that he that knows it not would think there h none at all there. But as you fail farther, you jwill fee it open to the Wcftward, about Cape Fro^ \vjardj which is the Southermoft Land of the great "jntinent of j^mericay which was fo named be- caufe it is very high, fteep, and rocky, and fo con- sequently very fubjcdt to Flaws, and for which wc now fleered S. W. by W* about three Leagues : lete the Streights are three Leagues broad, and Ithe Streight rounds away to the Weftward ilill. 'he Weather proving very gufty with Fogs, we bd no Place to anchor in, and fo lay plying to and fro in the Streights all Night, about four Vagues to the Weftward of the Cape* Vol. IV- H h We . i' .h^ y , r r ; •.(11 f-l y ■1 .1' !■' . r 1 1 4 CipMin Wood'j VOYAGE An. 1670. Wc did the lame next Day till Twelve, when a .^^^V^*^ little to the W eflward oi* Cape Holland wc put in to a landy l^iy, called by our Captain fVood'sMciy according to my Name, where yoii may ride in iS or 20 Fathom Water, a good Rirth iVom the Shoar. i M'hc Weather was lair on the ^th, but little Wind at iL by N. On the Morning whereof, at Seven wc were ihoit of Crpc HoUanciy and Ikered away \V. N. to get the North Shoar aboard, for on the iSouth-lidc there arcfmall Iflands, and craggy Rocks with Icvcral Coves : As we failed along, we fawa Fire to the South-fide. A little to the Weftward \j[ the ( -ap'- there is a fandy Bay, where you mayl ride in eight, nine, or ten Fathom Water, four orl five Cables I^Migth from the Shoar ; into the which,! tiic \\ cathcr blowing hard in Flaws, and Isightf coming on, \sc put. This Bay is to the Ealtward] of Cape (iallant^ to which we gave the Name o( Forte/lite' s Bay^ .and within which is a fair iandjj Co\e for fmall Ships, called by our Captain 'M Gallant. AVithin it are two Rivulets of frclh Wa-I tcr, and Plenty of Wood ; the Land trends low to the Water-iide, to the Eaftward of the Port; and there is a Bay of about two Miles long, (vvhcreiii there is a little llland, and fome Rocks,) the lama being called Cordes Bay : But to the Weftward thJ Land is high, and the Tops arc covered wita Snow. The Streiehts arc four Leagues broad id this Place, where lies two or three lllands ir Midway, .South and W'clt one from another ; twd of whicli are pretty large, and full of Timber about which lies fe\eral other fmaller rocky one Ihorr ot" Gallant ^ where the Streights round toth N(^rth-wefl, and are as it were Ihut up. P>om hence wc failed for Elizabeths Bay, whic| is on the North Shoar, at the Beginning of th Murth-wdi Beach ; The Streights here alfo m^ w^ through the Streigks of Magellan. 1 1 5 as if they were fliut up, and that there were no An. 1^70. ^ .;, ! ^-i yoa nave a r rciii-waccr J^^iver, called by uur «..ap- tain Ratchell(jr*s River^ on either Side or which, you may ride in eight or ten Fathom Water : Our 'Pinnace went into it, but it is llioal, and about a Bow-Shot from Side to Side. We fent our Boat on the 7th to the South Shoar, but faw not any Thing worth Obfervation ; for the Land is irre- gular, the Tops of the Hills covered with Snow, iind of a ioggy nally Quality, with fmall Trees and rufty Grafs. We met alio with fome juniper and other Trees in this Place, which bear Leaves like thofe of Bay, or Lemon-Trees, whofe Bark io hot like Ginger. We left this Bay on the i^th in the Morning: I By Noon we were athwart St. yoroiu's Chairfiel^ as , wc were "two Hours after of Cape Q^ad \ to the Weftward of which we made the belt Ufe of our Time we could \ we coalted the Shoar to the North with our Pinnace, to fee for an anchoring Place, but couid find none. Next Morning we Iteered IWcicward, and by Six a-Glock came athwart a fiPoint of Land on the South-fide, which was more Dut than the other Land to the North bcarcth^ fo which our Captain gave the Name of Cap^ 'iiinday^ being about 15 Leagues dillant from Capti Inad^ and the Gourfe from this to it is W. by N. balf N. here is 16 or 17 Degrees. To the Ealt- md of this true Place, the Variation from the ^orth Point is fo many Degrees to the Ealtward of ts true Place, and fo it is all the Strcights over, ifhich are here but four Leagues broad ; and the tand is all high craggy Rocks on both Sides, co- Percd with Snow, from Cape Frozvaniy to Cap& \iido ; but there are many good anchoring Places stwcen them* Hh ::> ^^ ¥ t I I- Bi"; ' :i ' i , ■ i.ii Captain Wood's VOYAGE In our Pailiigc from Cape Q^ad^ we faw manv Harbours, Risers, and Sounds, on the 8(.iuth, run- ning a great Way into the Land ; and I know no- thing to the contrary, but that they may be all IlLtnds, for \vc had no lime to difcovcr thciui Wc purfued our Courfe ftill to the Wcllward of So:!th Seas J and kept all along within two Leagues of the South Shoar, which is much the boldclt;tor on the North, at the Entrance of the Soitth ScjsA it is all Iflands, and which is the Cape they all that of l^Uloryy I know not, for it makes like high rocky Iflauds. This Morning we dilco\ercd C/pJ Difaiioy or De/ire^ about three Leagues from us,be-| ing S. W. half a Point Weftcrly, to which from) Cape Mayday our Courfe by our Compais was \V, by N. and thcv' are i8 Lca?:ues dillant one froniano- thcr. This Cape Difado^ W.S.W. from you, makcsl much like the Needles goirg into the Ijle of H'tihtl but higher, and not of that Colour : And asyoul come from the Eallvvard, failing along WcllvvardJ within two or three Leagues of the South ShoarJ you will open two fmall Rocks : Bu. when thel Cape bears S. W. of you, you open the low Landj to the Southward of the Cape. This Night vvchjl pi) irg to the Wcllward, open to the iS'nY/^lfJ M^mli^ the Wind at N. W\ but not much, but wej had a great deal of Rain. The Weather being thick and hazy on the i^tliJ find like to blow, we bore into the Streights againj to fee for fome Place to anchor in, in order to Ic cure our Ship, having Information of a Cove aboutl three Leagues within the Streights, in looking tod which, we fell in with a fmall Bay, where we had good Anchorage ; at the W^cfl-End whcrcor li^ iivc or iix fmall rocky Iflands, which lliew themfelvcs when you arc a Mile from them, then they appear as if joined to the Main. Inl this Bay, to which our Captain gave the Namcofl W'-4 t T-" through the Streigbts 0/ Magellan. 1 1 7 •tiiefday JB^v, there is a fmall Cove at the Wclt-.^w. i(?7^. End, which is a good Birth from the Uknds, and ^^\^^. no Winds can hurt you here. Wc had Wood and Water plenty here, where we found alfo Wild Gecle, Ducks, and other Wild Fowl, as they are all the Streights over. Wc k'ft 'Tucfday Bay^ Nov, 19. dcfcried Land on the 2yth; and next Day Handing in for the Sho;ir, we law the Jlland called Nejira Seuiora del Sacora^ and came to an Anchor in a fandy Bay on the Eatl-fide of i ; which was no fooner done, but fome of us were ordered alhoar to fee for //a//V/;/j, and vvh;it the Jlland could afford us. As for the former, we could not fee one Soul ^ but we fee an J//^//j//sHoufe, much like unto one of our Arbours, under the Side of a Rock, on which there fat great Store of Birds, being the fame Sort of Fowl as we hadicen before in the North Sea^ whereof w^e killed between two and three Hundred of them with Sticks, th'jy being young, and not able tody. W^e met with Pkiity ot other borts of Birds in this Place, as we did alfo of Wood and ftefli Water. We weighed Anchor Nov, the ;;oth early, to go I look for a Harbour to fecure our Ship; and N. W. from the Place where we rid, we faw an Open^ ino;, vN^hich we fuppofed to be St, Domingo^ and Ihiiiding over to fee it, beheld feveral of them ap- pearing like Harbours or Sounds, into one of which I enrreil with our Pinnace, expeding it had been a good Harbour \ but it proved to be an Illand, to the Weft ward whereof I faw the Sea open, and in the Mid-way lie Rocks betwixt the Main and it, with Shoal Water from Side to Side. Here we had but four Fathom Water, but a great Sea ; however, there are fome fmall landy Ba) s in this Place, where you may ride with a North- well: Wind : But there is no getting out with a SuLith Wind, the Wind was now at W", N. W^, li n Hh 3 fc i\\ :\:' \ ■ H III ': 1 V - ill I 1 1 8 Captain \Vood\v V O Y x\ G E 'J>u 1 0' 70. fo that wc returned biick agiiin to the ///c nf Sficcon.^ "^■^^V^^ Ironi whence on Dec. >. wc Tailed ibr CaJlro^\\\[\^\i wcdii'covercd next Day, when we tacked and pi i.i clofe unJer it ; our ('aptaln at the lame lime or- dering; the Lieutenant to take the Pinnace, andfct Div/ Carlos alhoar, in ordt.-rto find out Ibme hidi^ ijns^ and to trade with thcni ^ but there went lu much Sea that it could not then be done, andfu they return'd aboard again, ami we lh)od ofl'toSca all Night, intending for B^/^/rj/r/, the River where- of we fell in with Dec. 15. and the Spamards ii St, ^Peter's difeovercd our Ship, with which wc flood in as far as wc thought advifable. As for the Courfe tVom Ciipe Difado to this River, I find it to be North 6 Dcg. 45; Min. Eaftcrly, Dilhncc 26? Leagues. This ?vlorning the Captain commanded the Lieu- tenant to land Den Carlos ; which he didaccord- ingl}'. Much about the fame Jlme came two (auic'Cs ctT fr(Mn Land, but would not come on Board : Howe\cr, one of them came to the Ship's iSidc, altho' llic immediately put off again, percei- ving us to be Strangers, but the other Canoe would not come near. We Itood in on the 1 6th in the -Morning tor Baldroia^ to fee for Don Carlos^ and what Account we could get of him, but we could not fee him, nor any Sign of him for all we could do ; whereat we were not a little concerned. Here- upon the Captain fent the Lieutenant in with a Flag of Truce, to know if we might have the Liberty to Wood and W^ater, which they granted, and lent a Pilot to carry in the Ship. W^e flood in for Baldrcia the Day following, and anchored in T"? Fathom W^atcr, black and fandy, open with the River; and in the Afternoon Lieutenant Beck:- was fent in with the Pinnace, to fet the forc- mcntioncd Pilot alhoar, landing him at the iame Fort he belonged to, which was a fmali one, Q^dv.% '^P >';*r ■3 :''5i, . (I ' imanded the Liei: through the Src/ghls of M.-ijcHau. 1 1 9 up to the South-li(.ic : .And the Li-'-aicnint v/as no Aii. i6;o. icx^ncr aftioar, but the Govcrnour ul U. -pLtc/'; i\n-t ^-^v"^^ lent for him; to who in when he went, he f-uni, tor all his fceiiiing Cuurttlic:;, bis iiiaia Buijncls was to know what wc were, i>nd wliithcr bound ; And all the Enquiry he could make concerning 7>// Ciirlos lignificd nothing, oi whom wc could learn no manner of Tidings. On Dec, 18. our Captain having fent our other Lieutenant, Mr. Jriiitgcr^ with three Men more alhoar to the Govcrnour, about getting Leave of him for us to take in Water, they were detained by him as Prifoners without any Rcalon Ihcwed for it; and all that we could do byMclHi^-s and other- wife, could not procure their Enlargement; and by their whole Management I iinderltood plainly the ^pf/iards had a Mind to betray the Ship, of which our Captain was not a little aware, and fo tookOc- calion accordingly for ito Prciervation. However, not to be waming to our idvcu nor our Friends, we fent a Flag of 'fiuce the 18th Lo parley with the Govcrnour at a Diltance, but uor*c ot them would come ofTtoanfwer oar E.xpecl.dioi..- .; Lin we, on our Part, let two hidiiVi/s that ci:iie oa board us, allioar, one of whom carrie^l a Letter v/i'::i him tirom our Captain to the Goveraour, wh') th ■ Thiy uircr fent us a Canoe to fetch otf our Men's C^oaths ; and the iame being their own Dclire, our Captain gave Order for the Delivery of them. Within the River of Bjldrda there are three Forts, two of which Hand on the South-lide as you go in, but the other on the lilimd in the midlt oi. the River, which is that of .SV.^.P6'/6t'-s- already men- tioned, and wherein there are eight Guhh.^ As for their Shipping, we faw but one fmall Veiicl here, of about thirty 'I^un Burden, that fteered un- der the South Shoar, with a Oefign to keep under the Command of the fmall Porta : And tor Boats H h 4 they ■I:, \ ■ i I ^'1 1 2 o Captain Wood's VOYAGE >. i6-jo.thcy had no other than great open ones, vNhu}] •^*^^^*^ they ule lor the tranlportiiit^- of Goods and i^oldicrj and ill-lhaped ('anocs. I Hit to return: Seeing it was now to noPurpof: for us to tarry here any longer, wc fet fail and Itood oil to Sea December the 21 ft from this Ri\cr- bu. two Days after wc Hood in with the ^hoar again, and about 11 came to an Anchor in 15 Iv thorn Water in a fandy Bay, about nine Miles from Bdhiivia to the Southward thereof. Here the Captain fet the Lieutenant and fomc Men alhoar to fee for fomc IiidiaNs^ and to trade with them; but tlio' there was a bad Landing-place, yet they got Footing, and made a Fire upon the Pluce, which they Ibund to be a very woody Country, but they could fee no Sign of People; and fo they rc- turneii (j\\ l^)ard again, weighed, and wc made the bell oi our Way lor theStreights of Magellan. On the 6th ol 'January at b'our in the Morning we faw four Illands lying N. N. W. from CapelJi- fadi\ at about ieven Leagues Dillance ; at our liril Sight of them they bore N. E. by. N. from us; then we altered our Courfe, and fteered E. and E. by S. and in two Hours Time law Cape Difado bearing 1\ by S. from us about fom* Leagues Diftancc. AtTcn wc entered into the Strcights, and at Four in the Af- ternoon anchored in a Bay within them in fourteen Fathom Water. It was rain}-, cloud) , hazy Wea- ther next T^^y'-) but we fet fail at Four in the JNIorning to the Eallward, and at Eight at Night anchored in ci ght FathomWater in a fair f mdy Bay at the Afouth oiB ttchdors Krcer^ which lies about two Leagues to the Weltward o'i Elizabeth's Bay to the North-luk. Next Morning the Captain and fome more of us went up Baichekr^s Riitr four or five Miles, but could not well go futhcr, tho* we perceived the fame might run eight or nine. Our main Bufincfs was to fee for hd/af^s to trade with ; but all the Mg-ns Vi rAGE )pcn ones, vNhiih JoJs and Soldier., ovv to no rur{)ul: , wc fct fail and from this Ri\i.r; i with the Shoar Vnchor in 15 l'^. t nine NHlcsfrom rcof. Here the fonic Men alhoar trade with them; g-placc, yet they upon the Place, )ody Country, but ; and fo they re- and we made the s of Magellan. V in the iMorning N'. from CapeDi- ance ; at our lirft N. from us ; then . E. and E. by S. ifaJo bearing K i fiance. At Ten L Tour in thcAf- thcui in fourteen Hid) , hazy Wea- r in the JNIorning ight anchored in 3ay at the Mouth t two Lcai!;ucs to the North-rule. fonie more of us five Miles, but e perceived the r main Bufmcls th ; but all the Mgns through the Streights of Magellan. i 2 \ Signs wc could make brought none to us; fo that '^"- 1670- vvccame on Hoard again without feeing one of them, ^^y^^ or indeed any other Animal whatibver, whereat we were fomewhat difmayed \ wherefore wc tarried here no longer than till next Da}-, when wc let i'ail lor ^Port ViDnuie^ and at TwcKe a-Clock came a- thwart Cape FroivarJ\ but there being but little Wind, and a Calm all the Night following, we lay ilri\ing to and fro in the Streight : But the \\\.y ibl- lowing we made the bed of our Way for '^Port Fa* wi;/^, inwhofc Bay we anchored by I'welvc a-(^loelc in nine Fathom Water, where we had Fiflies from the Shoar to filli our Main-mall, whereof we Hood in need ; and this Place aftbrdcd good large Trees for that Purpofe, belides the Conveniency of good [Water, wild Fowl, Filh, and large Smelts. ' The firft Thing we did htrre, was to fit up our Ship-mafls, and Rigging al fo, as well as we could, and to curry our vShip, which we llored moreover with as much Water and Wood as wc thouo;ht ne- ccliary. Then we began to examine the Place ; to whieh End, y^f^* 1.5. the Lieutenant was ordered with the Boat to go into Segar's Bay as high as he could, in order to fee for the hidiavs \ but the Shoalincfs of the Water was fuch, and he met with fo much Trunk-Timber, that he could not get up about nine Miles with the Boat, which made them land and travel two Miles up the Country, but they neither met with People, nor any Thing elfe ft'orth obferving; ib they returned on Board a- Igain. But our Captain being not difcouraged herewith, 7^^///. 29. went himfelf with the Pinnace to the South Shoar, to try whether he could disco- ver any People, and to fee for an Harbour for LMiipping Ihort of 'T^ort Famine^ on the Point o^ j which Port, on the fame Day, came an ladian and Imade a Fire, fo that the Lieutenant went alhoar jto fee what he had, but found he had neither Bow nor il 'I. li.li n I ^ I < ! ( i ■ li ■w ' 1 ".'i^'^ I f M I .4 '^ : ;ii'l 1 2 1 Cttptain WoodV V O Y A G F. Ayt. 1670. nor Arnnv, nor any Thing cli'.- to ihc Value v\ ^ ^^'^V'^ F.irthing, aiui all ihat wc coulJ Jo, could not m. iliicc him to }::o aboani ; ami all that the Lioui,- iiant (by loinc Siirna he nuuU) could learn l»y inn), "ivas, that he had been a Slave to 1'oine oihtr //,. (liiinsy had mude his i'-lcape, and was rcturniirao his own i-lomc. \Vc continued in this Harbour till Fch, 4, wh.n early in the Mornini; wc let fail from '-Port Famihc^ and by Six in the b.vening, anchored in twelve l',i- tliom Water, in a fine findy Hay, four Lcm:< North oi' FrelMVatcr Bay ; and the (Captain lend- ing fonie Men alh jar next Morning, they rcrurn'ij on Board again,without finding any Thing : Hc\»- ever, on the 7th the Lieutenant was ordcr'dou:| with the I'innacc, to row along the North Shoar, und between Elizabeth* s IfJaud and the Shuar, 10 1 the fame Purpoic ; but it blew fo hard Northcrl), that they could not row a-head ; and fo they wcrc| conftraincd to put back into Sa^dy Bay^ where th.y landed, and itaitl all Night; but next Morning | they ran down theStreights with the Pinnace, keep- ing the North Shoar aboard; betwixt which ;ind| EiizahctJjs T/Jjud they run, but could fee no ]///- aus^ tho' th;;y obfcrved fcveral Places where hcyl had lately been, and built their Canoes; fo tliit| ill the K\ening they returned on lk)ard ag;ain. But tho' the Lieutenant was commanded aihoarl again next Morning, namely, to the fame .Kr.d as before, yet he could fee no Jndhnjs liill ; however,! he tell in with an Harbour fit for fmall Vcllcls, oiil the North-fide, at the South-end of a grcut clep Ba) , athwart of Glne-eii E/izaOcth's IfJaiid^ the En- trance whereof was not a Bow-lhot over. It'sa-I bout feven Miles long; there are Plenty of Gatcl and Ducks in it : Ailioar alfo you may have Hcarh«j berries and Hubbr<, bcfidcs fmall Blackberries, thatj arc very well tailed. i.:*'^ through the Streights of Magellan. i 2 j Wc were moreover orilcrcd out with the Pinnaeo An. 1570. on the nth to the North Shour, to lee il'wc could ^-^"^i^ .oiueniently difcovcr ionic Part ot" the South. W c p.il'sM through the fecond Narrow, and were to f^o to the firlt, where we had Order** u^ Hay for the Ship, and in the mean time landotl in a line landy B:iy or ('ovc on the South-lide, where we law niaiiv Fires up the Country, but Hill no !>hiiims ; lo that N ight apjproaehing, neecHitatcd us to return to the Boar, ancf pitch a 'Fent to lie in : And at: High-water we let our Boar athwart a Pond, where itltaid till Low-water, when wc haled the Pond all over, and caught fomc hundreds of large Mul- \u, or Filli very like them. Wc went on the North Shoar next Day, and landed with the fame Dclign of Difcovcry, and had the fame ill Succefs, I meeting with no living Soul: And on the Mornitig of the 1 9th, ran along the North Shoar, from Cape Gre^ory^ to the firft Narrow, whereinto wc were no foni.vr enterM, but we faw the three Anchers for- merly mentioned, and nothingelie material, but that the Place for the fpacc of five or fix Miles, is full ot Rats, that have Holes in the Earth like Coney-Bo- roughs, and are fuppofed to feed upon Limpids. fuefday the 14th in the Morning, tho' it was bid Weather, yet we faw our Ship come down I the Streights, and when ilie was thro' the Narrow, they brought her to, and we got on Board, ma- king all the Sail we could, and before it was quite dark, were got clear off the Streights, into the North Sea. In the Evening of the 23d, at Nine at Night, we anchored in 21 Fathom Water, and landy Ground, on the South Part of Jmerica^ in 47 Deg. 16 Min. Lat. Cape Blanco bearing N. N. W. of us, at about fix Leagues Diftance. We weighed next Morning, and at Six in the Evening, anchored va'^on De/ire Bay, into which Port \ :'-1, If: t Mr' ( '„^ • ^ •i 1 24 C^;)^4/« Wood J VOYAGE M. 1670. Port our Long-Boat enter'd the 2Jth, in order to ^■^V^ fill frcfh Water, whereof they found but an incon- iideniblc Quantity, and that but indifferent too. We tarried in this Port no longer than rill next Day, when we fct fail in the Morning to go for Etiglaiidy Cape Blanco by Twelve a-Clock bearing from us North Welt, but not by Gompafs \ ,ind here we found a Point and an half Variation Weft- erly. There is very good Sounding all along the Coaft, from this Gape to that of Virgin Mary^ that lies in 52 Deg. 15 Min. South, and within five Leagues of the Main, you will have 25 or 50 Fa- thom Water, and about double the Diltance, 50 or 5 s; in black ouzy Sand. From this Time forward, till the 17th of .%, nothing memorable occurred to us ; when we f.iw the Iflc of St, Mary^ which is one of the Azores, bearing E. N. E. from us, at about lixtcen Leagues Dillance by Eftimation, the Weather being tair, and the Wind at S. E. Two Days after we difco- vcrcd the Town of ^autalogo upon the ///« 0/ iS^. Adicijje/*Sy which is one of the forementioned Iflands, bearing North from us at about two Miles Dillance; and whither the Gaptain fent ionic Men alhoar, to enquire what News th 're was from £/•;?- landy and whether we had War with any Nation; wherein we were fully fatisfy'd by Mr. Ricbni Hutclii/foi!^ our Gonfui there, that we had none, but with the jllgeriucs \ only our Provilioiis now being fpcnt, and our Water very low, we made all the Haflc we could to bear up for the Terceras, and on the 2 ith arrived in ylngrea Ba}'. Froin thence two Days after, viz, Mty 26. we fct fail for Eiighiui^ and met nothing in our Pairap;c worth noting, till oar happy Arri\al upon the Goad about the Middle ot Jifney when we undcrftood the Spanip Ambalfuuor at Gourt had rcfcnted our Voyage into the Syuth Seas, but without any notice taken of it. Mr, VI, fAGE 2Jth, in order to und but an incon- inditFerent too. iger than till next Lorning to go for : a-Clock bearing by Gonipafs ^ and f Variation Weit- iing all along the Virgin Mary, that and within five [lave 25 or 30 Fa- ic Diftance, 50 or the 17th of Mn-, IS ; when we faw le of the Azores, It lixtcen Leagues gather being tair, ys after we difco- upon the ]lk of he forementioned about two Miles in fent fonic Men re was from £/.'^- ith any Nation; by Mr. RidMui we had none, but ilions now being we made all the Terceras^ und on From thence two for England, and noting, till our ut the Middle of itiijh Ambalfador e into the Syuth of it. Mr, 1: K. :\. x^S \ 'V -r / / / *9'r 'J^ ■'■^* ■ti r- „jf^ <-.(• ,J ,< ♦ %;•■ >..f r^ l|l . ">»•» fli <.: r ./:■ 'Vjf'V ■k / I \.^ ''1 L^^. 'i^ "i r~^ •A l■'^ !*.•■! V ill t I'/J i . m * :A H i,!?j-* r.\ / ■f^ ■ X.>^ »»^, /* CT^ .^z -^ *er t..' u {■ tV V < I. . w \. ..'"' *^.-v J'> 1^^" \/^ t ;>' -^ I \,-. >i I y J iS't ;il ( »"•■» / 125 W. R B E R T S H I S VOYAGE T O T H E LEVANT. WITH An Account of his Sufferings amongft the Cor- fairs ; their villainous Way of Living ; and his Deicription of the Archipelago Illands, Together with his Relation of taking, and re- taking of Scio^ in the Year 1696. Was call away 'June 12. liii. in the ^^. ,592, Haven of iV/o, in his Majcfly's hired w^v^^ Ship the Arcana Gaily -^ which funk, as '•^•"■"^'^ it was there careening. Having loft a confiderable Value in her, I was in hopes to get Part of my Lofs again, our Ship being funk in but 17 Foot "Water \ fo I ftaid behind, but moft of our Men went away in a ¥nnch Prize we had taken, ^': I lii ,: p4m t i| i ilii^ i •■:i|. .1 ' . ^ 1-. I (.: 1 i ''^^ "«' N'i il 1 16 iW. Ro'ocrtsV VOYAGE J-v. T696. r.ikcn. The next Day I agreed with a GnviA ^•^^^'"^ to carry mc iov Scio^ Irom whence I could get Puf- fa[;c lor S]n:rfLi^ aiui lb tranlport my fell' Home a- gain. But the third Day, being June the 15th, 1 was truilratcd of my Dclign; for a'Crulal or Corfair coming into the Harbour, he immediately fcnr his Eoat alhoar, where meeting with five more 01' our Men, who were alio left behind, he loon with lair Words got them on Board ^ who preicntly toldhini| of mc. So alhoar they came, in fearch of nic; and one of them being a Gaioefe^ foon f)und nic.j Upon our meeting, he fa! uted me with a Kifs, and called me by my Name, having learned it ol" our I Men; for 1 never faw him in my Life before. He invited mc to drink, which I refufed, as partiy knowing his Delign ; and I had heard how inifcni- bly Men lived in a Crufal. Seeing therefore that all his Wits would not take, he left me. In the livening came to me an Eiiglijh Man,who had lailcd in her eight Years ; his Name was Dcrjoes \ he was a Native oi Salta/h in Ccr;;w^///, whom we had taken out of tliis Crufal before our Ship was loll : But he, like a Dog returning to his Vomit, went on Board again, where he yet remains, for ought I know. Then came a Darje^ and he ftrove to wheedle mc: After him a Livor/Jeze^ with a Letter from the Cap- tain, promiling me great Rewards, if I would come on Board and be his Gunner; all which I utterly refufed, and denied ; fo that Jiu/c the 16th, com- ing to theWater-iide to embark for S^-io^thctc cunie out of the Rocks 12 Rogues, whereof this Dum was one, laid hold on me, and carried me on board on the Star-board Side ; where I no fooner afcendcd, 1 but came a Fellow" and clapped a Chain on my Leg, and no one fpoke to mc one Word. Neither dial fee any Captain in five Days time ; but then he cal- led to me, and asked me to ferve him, which I utterly denied. Whereupon he called me Dog, ^^nd Ikid ^, foon found nrj, j to the Levant. iz-? faid he would make me leave my Lutheran Bones in An. 1696. the JrchipelagOy for pretending to go to Tiirky to ^•'V^^. betray him. 1 anlwercd, 1 had no fuch Thoughts'; neither knew 1 how to go about it ; but I knew that the Greeks traded wirh the Turks daily, and could give them Intelligence; and that for my Part,! had never been in Turky in my Lite. But all my Plead- ing was in vain : For he knew that in thele poor aiitrcflcd Ifles, was no more Jullicc to be had, than what his accurfcd Hit' would allow; ib that I was forced to remain there. Monc)- he ottered me, to the Value o^ ten Dollars; but them I was advifed to rcfule by a Friend, who aliured me, if 1 took none, he would in a ihort lime let me go: Soto Sea we it^ where he knock'd ofTmy Chains, and ordered me to cunn the Ship, in which Station I continued lor three Months. Crufiil is a Word, miilakingly iifcd iot Corfair, which in Eng^lifh lignifies a Pri- vateer; wherein we aded o*ur Part, not in taking . ^Hrkiflj Vellcls, but Greek Saicks, or any fmall Ships that came in our Way. When I had fpent three Months in this unplealing Traffick, I was preferred to be Gunner ; but God knows it came upon me by Compullion ; for the Captain having firlt beat 1 the old Livon/eze Gunner fevcrely, who was a Man of 60 Years of Age, he commanded me into the Giin-Room, to take the Charge of what was there; which I did very unwillingly, and con- tinued there till I made my Kfcapc ; before which I lliiill give a little Account in the mean time, of I my manner of Living. I'he iirlt three Months I cat with the Lieutenant, and afterwards with the [Captain, it being the Italian Cuflom in all Ships; [who, while '1 was Gunner, would often tell I me, I Ihould have all the Patereroes we took, j which was really my Due; tho* for 35 Patereroes, and 70 Chambers, 1 never had any more than two Dollars, and feven Rials, being all the Money I ever III rand hiuin^; a Greek Boy allowed me, thatfpak? Ti/rki/l>^ Greek and Jt:ilta/>^ {o{ the latter where- of, 1 was alinolt Matter e'er I came here,) I aidbv the Hoys Means get an Inlight in the other two'; Belides which, niy V\'ay oi' Living was fuch, that I always took great notice wherelocver I went of the Ifles, Ports, Roads and Soundings, and fct down the lame conftantly in Writing, which added tu my Experience, and made mc pals away the Time Jo much the more pleafantly. But to Ihew you the Life ot'apoor Sailor here, I am furc nothing can paralld it for the Kadnefs thereof: When they are in Port, they have the Hallall: to heave out and in, and fetch i^urthens o( Wood, and Barricades of Water a large half Mile on their Backs; and when that is not always to do, they are otherwife conftantly employ'd to carry one Anchor out, and to get the other on Board , to Hiift the Falls on Shoar, and then haul and tug them to dr}'. In fine, they are never at reft; and if our Labour was hard, our Fare was "worfe : We had a Steward that had but one Hand, and that was the Meafurc by which our Bread \si meafured three times a Day, and that was allwj hail : Only on Sundays and Thurfdays^ we had Kettle of Horfe-Beans boiled, and well falted, an(l| fometimes one Quarter of a Pint of Oil thrown oi them, as they boiled. But fomc inlinuating Fellow that complained to the Steward of fome Bodiei Mifdemeanor, whereof he might have fomewhat ti tell the Captain, got a Sardina^ which was a gre^i 1* avour. Note, that a Sardina is a fmall Filh lik( a Sprat, very fait. But otherwife while we vvereoiil at Sea, we never had any Thing but Bread, onl)' when WT got on Rhodes or Cyprus^ and had the Luc! to ftcal fomc Cattle,iivhich we often did; then wed ''l!: '■ f\ rAGE IS Service. In the ty (as 1 may fay) « ycd my fell' to Stu- >wcd mc, that ipakt •t* the latter where- amc here,) I aidbv| t in the other two: iving was Huh, that| erelocvcr I went ofi idings, and fetdown , which added tu my ; away the Time Jo tolhcwyouthc Lite nothing can parallel hen they are in Port, )ut and in, and fetch ricades of Water a and when that is not : conftantly employ'd to get the other 0!i hoar, and then haull le, they are never atl hard, our Fare was! t had but one Hand,! which our Bread wasl and that was alhve| "hiirfdaysy we had a and well falted, andl nt of Oil thrown onj ; infinuating Fellows ird of fome Bodicj ht havefoniewhatq ?, which was a m I is a fmall Filh m fc while wcwcrcoalj ng but Bread, onlf ns^ and had the Liiclj ten did; then we i::l to the Levant. T 129 7 our Guts full of Tripe and Liver-heads ; and when^w. i6^)v, the FleJh was kept fo long for the Captain till it >-^V"*-^ itunk, then we had that for our Fnod. As for the Manner of our taking a Prize, we generally run a S.iickon Board with the Ship at once; then into her wejump'd,andhad I'ime enough allow 'd us toplun- dcr: bxom whence we returned on Board with our Booty, and no body moleftcd us. But when we had been on Board three or four Days, and thought all was fccure ; then all Hands were called up fore and aft^ and down went the Lieutenant, Boatfwain's Mate, and he that looked after the Slaves,and ranfack'd all our Bags and Baskets, (Ghefts we had none, there be- ing but one in the whole Ship,) and they brought all to the Captain ; who, if he found any poor Fellow to have got any one thing that was worth a Dollar, or^he like, he took it away; and told him, he would bid the Steward put it up for him ; but he never fees it any more. So the poor Souls go always I naked, only fometimes they get a few Rags, that he cannot for Shame take from them : But 1 knew : forty in the Ship, that fwore they had not wore Shoe inor Stocking in eight Years; and whofe Lodging is ion the foftell Plank they can find. You will more- over find another Sort of Gentry here, by which all this Roguery is maintained, 'vtz. Voluntiers. Thefv; are a Pack of Rogues which are kept here lor that Purpofe, and diilributed through the Ship, to tell Tales of the rcll. There is in every Ship about forty of thein ; whereof one Gang eats with the Captain, another with the Lieutenant, another with the Ste- ward, and another with the Boatfwain: Thefe are (all at the Captain's Devotion, whom he chiefly trults, and may fafely do it; for if he beats them, they will not go away, for they are all Runaways, feme having merited the Gallows, others Fire and Faggot for Sodomy; and fome the Galleys tor Theft : So they dare not iHr, being here fecure irdm ' Vol. IV. 7. i ^^^ M A ' £!-!L 'i;ri!;. t( ( ,1 [^! '' ':i ' mi I y :J -f w. 1 1 r^^ \% ! I 130 T. idpi AT/. RobertV VOYAGE ^ff. idpa. all ; and what Pluiulcr is gotten, thcfc Villains ha\e it. Now you may wonder that vcr any Rebellion in tlicfc Ships : *'J ia there IS nc- s true, life- time there happens a Mutiny ; and vvhenc\ cr it ilow, it is lor want of their Compliment ol' thclc }Il11- hounds; lor where they are, 'tis impoliiblc toJu anyH'hing; for they are in and our among vuu Niii;htand iXiv; and ii'any one happen to luy un^' Thing amiis, whip 'tis at the Captain's Eur.s, anil ihc Oltcndcr icvcrely punilhcd, nay, it ni;iy bi, clapp'd in (chains lor fix Months together, bdow in the Hold among the Slaves, on the cold iiallalL Now you will ffty,may not they run away when they ^M» aOu.^ar? 13ut that likewife is as 'twere inipvjjliblc; lor thcv vvill give them Liberty to go alliour on ;iny lll.ind in the .Archipelago., Melo excepted, whjle Iniiahitants there will not be fooled by them. But on uny of the other Iflands, if a Man deferts, the Lieutenant goes afhoar and lays hold often ornioie Greek Prielts (being the Men of molt Note) and carries them on Board,who are hereupon aequainr* cd by tlK Captain, that they muft fend to their Neighbours, and let him get his Men again, or he would carry them to Sea with him in Chains. Up- on «-his they immediately lend on Shoar, and away goes two or three hundred of the Natives in a Drove, ami lca\e not a Stone unturn'ii,till they have lound the Run-a-way, and brought him on Board ; vvherc ten to one but he is punithed with the Strap;Kloe ;U. the Yard-Arm, and then for eight or ten Months lies in (^.hains. dhers, who have got privately ten Dollars by chanee,have given them to a (^resk to hide them; but they are fo falic, that for another Dollar they will inform the Captain where they lie, and he jiiail go the Place, and find them himfelf ; ^^ the lalfc Greek is not as much as miltrufted. As for the Manner of their fetting out firllfroni Le^boi'f/j they fit their Ship in the Mould, having ^JX -r to the Levant. i j i pot fomc ofthcfc Rogucshy Friends out of Prllbn,'^''' I'J^i* luiiic out of the Baniurd^ otlurs run from Citv/rjj, ^-^T^ aiul abundance troni Corjicd^^ who fearing that |u- iHcc will overtake them, if thev Itay there, tliey cnbark on Hoard the (^rufal,and having them there, the Ship is half niann'd : Then they haul out into fhc Road, and they begin to decoy all Sorts of People and Nations they can pick up: Some of thcie Volunticrs coming alhoar, (i. c.) them that dure come upon Land, go about from oneTavern to the other, fecking who they can pick up \ and ha\ing got a Prize, they carry him to the Captain, who kindly ililutes him,giving him a Ghifs of Wine, and a clean 'I ovvcl to wipe his Lips; and then to llrike a Bargain. I'he Captain he fpeaks; and if any <.){ his Gang is near him, they aiiirm the Truth to a utliuufaiui Lies. The Captain tells him he has got u brave Sliip,and to be furc, eight or ten Cuns more than lUe can carry, and that he docs not w ant Men, but lie would carry more than his Company for manning of Prizes, affuring him that he is to Hay out but three Years at moil, and in that Time, no kar but they might get two or three thoufand Dollars per Man. This allures the poor enfnared Fool, aad he is promifed -to, 6o,or 80 Dollars, if he be a brisk Fellow: So he gives him 10 or ij in Hand, and tells him he has no more Money at pre- icnt, than what he has Occafion for, but bids him go and view the Town, and come again at his Lei- lure. Away goes the p(X)r Fellow, thinking to gi\ c him the Slip;"but he fliall not budge nor llir, for he iliall have a Spy at his Heels conftantly, nay, cat and drink with him, and Hiall not know it : And if he is minded to be gone quite from thence, then . h:- lliall have the Spiroes or Bailiifs ready to throw him into Prifon, and keep him there while the Ship lails; and henceforward s he never gets one Farthing more. Bur now if he be pliable, and two or three I i 2 Days Si' v> 1 y . \: \ :tv, :iii r. .11 I3Z Mn RobcrtsVVOYAGR '^/». K>9j Pays 'ilKr comrs lor the rcil of the MiMicy ; thc;i the (!up ain pr tends to be very biily, uiul Ijub one along with him to the W'ater-liile, where the l^oiuhcs; ami hiivini:; not 1 lands ruiricieiit to car- rv her oil', he ikiircs him to hc\n^ and at the lluiic lime gives a i'eeming C-harge to the (]o\oii, to tell tlie Lieutenant to let him eomc alhoar again with the lioat lor his Money, thongh the ( (^xen hiul a- iiothcr pri\ate Order belore to detain him. So that V, hen he is g(>t once a I'oird, he ices no more Shoar, nor Monc}-. As tor the \\ ay how the C^orliiir gets his Vrovilion in the Arehcs, being commonly littl; more than l^rcad ; he makes the Greeks bring hini the Tame \\\m\ Iflanil to Jlland at his onn Vnc:, and the)' mult do it, though they ha\c none Icltior themrelvcs; and ior other Provilion, he gets the lame out of Vv'ivQSy as he docs ulfo his Rigging unci Cables ; and t(nvar(is Winter, when he has a mind to lie up, then he brings a Prize in with him, ca- reens his Ship, and ri]>s up the Pri/.c to repair her; fo that if an old Ship comes into the Arches, ml ilays cHit twenty Year:-', ihe is a far better Ship when ihe go';s Home, tlian when ihc went out : And for their Pov.tlcr, they get it from French J\lerchant- nm wt Mclo^ orelfe from the Fciictiau y/rnhi^o. Next 1 ihall fiv fomewhat concerning theW intcr- ing and Places ofcruillngain'imcsoftheYear : 1 h:v lie up commonly at ^Par/'y yJnifparis^ JS'in^ nnd Mc'/r^ iro:n the Middle oi' December^ to the Begin- ning o^ Miirch ; and then thcv go for the i)ii'i.'('cs^ v.'^d lie there under the high Land hid, having a Watch on the Hill with a little Flag, whereby they make :i Signal, if they iec anv Sail; they flip out, and lie athwart the Hoak of Sj/hoSj and take th.ir IVi/c; they lie in they faiiie Nature under Nccirm^ and G(uirn;/i/c\ '.ind Leppi/o in the Spring, and Fore- part of the Summer : Then lor the Middle ofSmi' »ncr,theyply on the Coalt of Cvfrr.' J ; and if they lK;ir th'.' to the L F V A N T. 5? thclcall Nolfc of any /Ih^eruies uikl p.rantl T/iraAn. i^qv Ships at KhoJesy away they Icour lor tlic Cuait cV^-'V^^. /llcSitNiiria and f).imutJ^ l):in^ Sliuul Water, well knowing the '///r/;> will not lollovv them thither. The latter l\irt of the Suninv-r they come Heal- ing on the (baft of Syria^ where tlicy do moll ^hfchief with their Vclttcciy which commonly rjws with twelve Oars, and carries lix Sitters : I'ur at Night they leave the Ship, and get under the J^hoar before Day, and hide the felucca in a .1 fole, and go all alhoar, where they vva}'-lay the Turks ^ and take fomctimes a Dozen of thorn at a Time, whom they bring on board the Ship, and (o lai( away to thofe Places where thcfe iiirks live, viz, DT'ripo/y-Soriaj Jvppj^ Caipbji^ St-'Juhnde/lrreSy S'uio/iy or Bariite^ and conic to an Anchor without: Gun-lhot, when they hoijt a white JMillgti, anil lircaGan. Ifercupon the Turks will come oil', and treat vvith them foi the Redemption of their Slaves. From hence towards the Autunm they come lurking in about the liquids, to and fro about the Boaks again, till th :y ^jut in alTo to lie up in the Winter. As for the Prizes they make, if iliey t.ikc a Suick coming from the Black Sea laden w itii Wood, which they call light Prizes, they carry* them to ^iiris or Meh^ where they foon difpatch them : But if they take one coming from Ahxan-* dria laden vvith Rice, Coffee, Sugar, Lcnt.'ls. Lj^ ncn, ^c, then all the Ifland is alarmed, and hap- pv is he that can come {Irft, to bcltow his Talent. Then the poor Sailors, it may be, Heal a Mea- fure or two of Lentils or Rice, and favc it as if it were fo much Gold. I have given an Account be- fore of their Diet ; and for their Drink, it is fair Water only, and nothing elfe, excepting when they row the Ship for half a Day together in Chafe, chey get a Cup of Wine mix'd with Water ferved to ihein. I i 5 -^« $ ■I ill! ;j , Hi ■ j^ I; J !' - ■1 1 V, 1 ',.>• T 3 4 Afr. Robert'^ VOYAGE 'J}:. 1691. As for the Number of Ships that iifcd this Trade* **-^^^ in the Levant^ what Guns, Colours, and Men, they carrieci, how long they had been out ; llic iSV. Hci'loitf^ wherein I was, had two ("iap- tains, viz. y oft phi 'TrctioJi\ and jUi^cIq Frducif-,)^ both Nati\'cs oi Corfica: We had Livor/iezc Co- lours, carried 20 Guns, ?o Patereroes, and 2?o Men : The Ship was out the firll Time nine Years when ihc returned Home, and went again with one Captain Mugeh^ and has been out this Time four Years, with the fame Number of Guns, Men, and Colours. The Jinimicirtinn was commanded by John ^c- YiJgoIi^ a Native of Corjica^ having Livorneze Co- lours, 22 Guns 16 Patereroes, and 250 Men; the fame had been out fix Years. 'The Caravel was commanded by yohu Vech^ ha\ing Tcrtiigueze Colours, 12 Guns, 8 Patereroes, ICQ j\Ten ; and had been out 16 Years. This hiitis a CrrrfJcai'c too. The Mtdova., of M(^unt Negroa^ was commanded by C.jprain Francifcii/c^ a Native of Cior/zi;^, having Jj:-or/:eze Colours, 16 Guns, 10 Patereroes, 160 Alcn; and had been out four Years and a half. St. Pi^irhara was commanded by Jlnthoiiy Sidvi' ^rGve>[fii}^ and had French Owners : He carried Vcvefhui Colours, 24 Guns, 12 Patereroes, 2cc Men, and had been out eight Years. Here were moreover three Mahczc, but th:}' dare not ftay out above five Years ;fo that leannot tell whether they arc there all now, or no: The biggcft was called the great Cavalier., and was com- manded by a Knight, having ?6 Guns, and 20 Pa- tereroes. There is another of 14 Guns, and the little Cavalier^ commanded by a Knight, has bur iix Guns, 12 Patereroes, and 70 or 80 Men. Now to come to the Manner of the Crr/O/'-'.S ^ivin2: ?.i\ Account to their Owners of an)' Ti!^" ■ ^' takii "latufcdthisTnulc -rs, and Men, they our ; a.s, had two C^y. lad Livornezc Co- rcrcrocs, and :^o 1 Time nine Years, cut again with one >ut this Time tour f Guns, Men, and mdcd by yohn 9r- ing Livoniezc Co- ind 2^0 Men; the d by John Vech^ juns, 8 Patercrocs, Years. This k'H is f7, was commanded : of Corjica^ having Patcrcrocs, i6o ars and a half. by jliJtboiiy Sicnr vncrs : He carried 2 Patcrcrocs, 2c: ?ars. Ma/tczc, but th:y •s;fo that IcannU [low, or no: The /ic'y and was com- Guns, and 20 Fa- 14 Guns, and the 1 Knight, has bur )r 80 Men. T of the CrrfjirU 'ncrs of any ^^'■■''■ takcii to the Levant.^ taken coming out of the Black Seas, laden with A Wood; they give in anAccount only of ahghtSaick, although they make Money of every Stick of it ; and perhaps the Saick lliall give 50 or 60 thoufand Dollars to purchafe her Lading: But for another Saick, he may account ten thouland Dollars, \\' m Company with another Ship; if the Captain be but new made, who for that Reafon is willing to Ihcvv himfclf fortunate at firll to his Owners, and there- upon gets Encourasgement, and is reckoned a Gal- htftthnomo^ or an honett Man ; though afterwards he gets his Trade as right as the relt : But when they take a Saick laden with Rife, Coffee, Su- gar, ^c. it may be of 250 or 200 Tons Burthen, the general Way is, that the Owners have an Ac- count of a Saick of 100 Tons laden with Rice, and fix or ten Bales of Coffee ; when, it may be, llie had 80, 90, or 100, as often they have on Board : And in Purfuance thereof^ a French Statec is fraughted of 60 Tons, and fent for Legpjorn with 60 Tons of Rice and Coffee, the relt being charged for Provi- fion, and given to the Men, who, poor Souls, have the leaft Share. Then alfo what Slaves are not able to redeem themfelves, are pack'd off for Leghorn y but fuch as are able to do it, there is never any Ac- count of them; which amount perhaps to 70 or 60 in a Year, more or lefs, for the Money will Itow in little Room. After all, comes in a large Bill, with Item for Tallow, Ttcm for Pitch, Item for Carpen- ters, Item for Provilion in general, Item tor Pow- der, Item for Small-Shot, Item for Oacum, Item for Cottoning, Twine and Rope, and I know not what: But there are ten Item's^ where there needs but one. However, by the long ftaying out of the Sh'p, the Owner is in the End a Gainer, by a continual Sup- ply of Slaves, which brings him in daily Intereft, and by the Mens being never paid their Wages. Don Anthony ^Paiik^ the chief Owner in Leghorn^ I i 4 had n. 169: i;' (i. 'k;| ■i^ '; I '■ :"i?'i 1 ' } i , M i \' « . I 15^ Mr. Roberts'^ VOYAGE Ail. i^p3.hfid at Icall 400 Slaves which work*d about the w^z-^w/ 'X'ovvn daily, and paid him fo much /)^r Week. The Truth of this I can fwcar to, for our two Captains never feared to let me know any thing, being a Fo- reigner ; and our Scrivener dying,! had the Oppoi- tuniry to write fevcral of tlieir Ite/u Bills (for they v.ere afraid to truft any other) many Times; where- in, among other l^xtravagancies, they have charged three Barrels of Powder being fired at a Statecthat we ne\'er faw. I'^or what concerns their Officers Shares, fmal I and great, the fomc is as follows: The Lieutenant is put in Mailer of the Prize, and has the Cal-bin, and all that is in ir, Money excepted; and it he jlcals a little, he is winked at, being, it iiiuy be, pri\ ate to Ibmc o^ their Intrigues. The Ijoat- fwiiin is allowed the Saick's Top-fail, and he mull allow his Mate the Third of it, and the Qfjtikms or Yeoman a Third of thnt again ; they are allov- cd the Sheet-Anchor alfo, but the Saicks have moit- ly great Grapling-Irons, and they get them. The Boatfvvain is allowed to fell Wine, and no one cllc, till he has done, mufl do the like : But then his Mate begins, who has the Privilege to let out Cards to play, ami receives three VaYC<:s per Doll-ir Advance : But this only from the JS^ain-Maft tbr- V ard ; for the Voluntiers getting Money, are always at play, yet mull keep no Cards of their own. When the Liquor is fpcnt, the Steward may begin his Shew^, and the Serjeant has the Privilege oi' the Cyjrds abaft the Mail. The See ward. Chaplain, Scri- vener, Doclor, Carpenter, and Chaulker, have their reipc'dtivc Shares out r^a Store-Room that is in the Saicks Bow, called \jamcra de Sarica\ and luch poor Gunners as I was, cfpecially Foreigners, have the Patcreros, when they can get them. As for the Saicks, they have ufually fevcral Cabbins forward, and a kind of a half Deck abaft; all which the Men pUuidcr, after the Voluntiers ha\ c done : Bur if ,v to the Levant. M7 If they find any Thing of Value, the Captain takes >iw- 169>' it, and gives it the Steward to lay up, that it may ^•^'W. not be ftole from them ^ which he perfwadcs them it will be, if kept between Deck ; but himfelf is the Thief, for they never fee it more, as I have laid already. Having told you how he deals with the captiva- ted Turks, 1 Ihall now proceed to fliew how they ule the poor Greeks they take in the Saicks : Fir it they threaten the Mailer feverely, efpecially of a Wood-laden Saick, to make him confefs what Money there is ^ and then if they find him fearful and pliable, as they generally are, they give him ten Dollars, and fend him. away packing : But if lie be morofc find fullen, then they plague him for three or four Months, and are not afraid of his go- ing to Legpjorn to make his Complaint, or that he can give any Intelligence to their Owner how much Goods he had on Board, as not knowing v. hat a Bill of Lading is ; only he has an old doting Scri- vener with him, who has only a Manifefto in gene- ral, which they immediately get from him, but at laft he has his Liberty. However, if they want Men, or are going into Careen, they will detain a Dozen of the beft of them \ arid if there is ever a Carpenter or Caulker among them, he is filT in for his Life-time : Or if there be ever a fait-faced Lad among them, he mufl ftay to be a Comarada tofoms luitful Vol'jj/tarw, Thefe Corfairs go fometimes in Confort two or three together, but cruife in feveral Stations j a'ld when they come in, they Ihare their Booty very juftly. And fo it is, that if two or more Corfairs that are not Conforts are near one Station, but out of Sight one of the other, yet if one takes a Prize, and the other hears the Guns, and meets that which made the Prize fix Months after, he will have a Share according as his Ship is, either more or Icfs » !-■ ' I 5i" w f -i. I' ,p ^ 1'; 138 Mr. Robert'i' VOYAGE ,1 -!.» Vrt^i^i. lefs in Bignels : And they have this as an cftablifli'd Law among themfelvcs, and do keep it to the u>r moll Pundilllo : But I think in all other Things they are law lefs. And except I were agsin intaii- gled as betbrc, \ fhould prefer feven Years Skiven in yJ/gicry as a far better Choice, than to live fixtccn Months in a Crufal : From both which I pray God to deliver mc and all Men. The Manner of punifliing Perfons for petty Crimes, viz. for flaying or going ulhoar without Leave, and returning again of their own Accord, Sc is as fol- lows : They are brought before the Capllane, and feized fall with a Crow of Iron at their Heels, then a Slave beats them with a Rope of two Inches thid on their bare ]3acks, until the Captain bids him leave off; and when the Slave can lay on no longer, who is all the while egged on by a Renegado Gmk that looks after the Slaves, the other takes him in hand ; and then the Captain next belabours him with his Cane, who» if he finds they do not per- form their Work authentickly, Canes them all three without ATercy. They ulc the fame Method for him that is at Topmail Head ; for if thofe that are above Deck fee a Sail (which by Reafon of the high Land they often do,) before him that is aloft, then he Is re- lieved, and brought to the Capftane ; and hisJDue, according to the Rigour, is 500 Blows ; but he feldom cfcapes with lefs than the bell Half. Now I come to relate the Manner of my Efcapc from the Cnr fairs. You mult note, I wou' d have put it in Practice fooner than 1 did, but I had all the while a little Dutch Boy in my Company, that came out d Eugland with me in the Jrcaiia Galley^ and my Rcfolution was to have livM and dyM there, had I not o;ot the 13oy away as well as my fclf ; whicii;it Ull iMideffedtat Noon-day: Forl}-ing at Jiiteparn with •th ■'. Ill to the L E V A N T. 139 with a Prize, I got alhoar, and lighting on a fmiill ^w.1692. Greek Boat, I made him carry nie to McJoy where "^^^V^^ I could be fafc ; but there not being able to fubiilt without Money, I fct on a new Projed:, and having got another fmall Boat for ourfchcs, ] was relblv'd to lail for Smyrna : But herein I was fruflrated a- gain, for under Cherfo meeting with five half Gallics belonging to Stancii^ it appeared worie and worfe for us ; for now wc thought we Ihould be fold to Matfa Ahma at Rhodes^ yet it fell out better than wc expected, the Turks proving to be very kind, and never fettered us. So we ^vcnt for Samos^ from whence having been nowfi\'e Days in their Cuftody, I, with the Boy on my Back, committed my felf to the Mercy of the Sea in the Night, and got alhore. But there being many of the Turks ^ I was afraid to ftir, and fo lay in the Crevifles of a Rock lix Days and Nights together, not daring to move, for fear of being retaken ; and all the Suftenance we had there, was three Dew-Snails, and fome Roots of wild Weeds. But at length we faw the half Gallics go avv^ay, though by this Time the Youngfter was almoft dead, and my felf little better : However, I could Hand and go r, little, but the Boy was not able to budge. We were remote from any \ illage, yet I would fain have carried the Lad tothat which was next, but wc fell fomctimes both together ; then I dragged him a little Way, but was lb faint that I was quickly forced to reft my felf. Yet at length meeting with a poor Greeks w^ith one Afs laden with Wood, and another unladen, after ha- ving fome Difcourfe with him, (telling him who wc were, and how we came thither,) he took Pity on us, and put the Boy upon one Afs, and me on the other, leaving; his Wood behind him, and brought us to the Monaf^cry at Samos, There tor 12 Days the Friars took great Care of us, and faw us fafcly fent for Smyrna by a French Ship, %Yhcrc, ■t Nil ^;» lU 140 Air. Roberts^ VOYAGE j i If! I I Vv ; 4 'i;;.id95. where, God be thanked, I thought my fclfiiiPara- '^*^^V^ difc to be iit Liberty ^ which I pray God toprefervc to every Man, and more particularly a Deliverance out of a Crural. Being iafcly arrived at Smyrvay I could get never n Voyage, fave with the French^ with whom I rc- lufed to embark, but waited with Patience, till at laA 1 obtained the I'^avour of a Pallage with a Vc- uetian Merchant-Man, that lay here with u4rni^on Colours, which they are free to tri»de with, and ■was bound for Leghorn^ wherein we failed from Smyrna^ Dccemh. 76, 1693. and arriv'd at Leghorn March the ipth, ditto, being almoft three Months on our Palfage, and were put back to one Hole or another nineteen Times; and that added muciitomy Experience on the Coaft of Morea^ which is call'd by the Inhabieants the Kingdotu of More a. This within this thirteen Years was wholly inhabited, go- verned, and poiTefs'd by the Turks \ but all is now conquered by the VcnetiauSy governed by them, and inhabited with Greeks and Albanezcs, The chiefell of whofe Towns and Fortifications arc as follow^s viz, Cajile Nova^ St, Maura^ Gtftlc Tur- i;ezey Coriutl,\ Old aui New Navarine^ Modon^ C(h roh'j Niipoli di Mahajicu Njpoli di Romania, where all the Venetian Armado is kept, and where the Camp Rendezvous, when drawn up. The City oi^ Jrgos is at the Head of NapoU di Romania Bay, ftanding on a high Hill; but now it is all level with the Ground, only one old Church is {landing flill, for a Ivlcmoriul of what the Place has been. An. 1 694. Being now got to Leghorn with the foref lid JuntU- S^^V^ an, I there disbarkcd, and having wrought thirteen Months more for Experience, I Ihipp'd my Iclt en Board Captain George Littlefarcy Commander d the good Ship the Golden- Fortune, bound for Smp'" nay wherein we failed Irom Leghorn , "Jane 20.1694' \\\ to the L F V A N T. 141 'I'" in Company with Giptain Henry Mart of BnJiol^An. 169^ who was bound for GallipoU^ in the good Ship the ^ -^'■'^-- JxopcD'dy and at McJJina parted ; where we made a we put into that Port, where we found the Vcnc* iian Armado was a fitting out for fomc Expedition, and bound to the Eaftvvard. Wc tarried here till they failed, and put out with them, which confifted of 22 Men of War, 23 Venetian Gallies, 7 Malteze Gallics, 5 Pope's Gallies, 6 Venetian Galliaffes, and 12 half Gallies and Brigantines, 2 Bomb-Ketches, and 5 Merchant Ships with Provifions, Soldiers, Horfes, and other Lumber, as Field-Pieces, £^c. When wc got among the Iflcs, the Wind took us lliort, and we all put in for Fermi a ^ or Fermina., and hiiN ing a Slatch, we weighed from hence again, and went for Andrea^ all Hands aloft : There we an- chored and Itaid ten Days. From thence we failed for Two^ and having lain at that Place ten Days, there came a Greek Boat on Board of us, which was ordered by Conful Kaye of Snrjrna from Scio^ to come in fcarch for us, having Letters to inform us how all Things went, and that there was a Frenchman of ^6 Guns cruifed for us, between Cape Calaherno unci Scio^ and that therefore we fliould continue with the Armado till farther Orders, which wc did. This Cnetk Mclfenger ask'd our Captain, Where the Ve- netian Fleet IV as going ; but wt anfwered him, JVt con/d not tell ; though we thought for Negropont, From us he went on Board the Captain General, and informed him. That the Turks were all gone i}om Scioto Ncgropont to fortity it, as fufpecibiiig the Venetians coming thither : Whereupon this be- ing 5// /;^/a7, Jagif/l 27. 1694. on Monday Morn- ing we weighed" the whole Fleet, having little Wind, and kept all our Sails furled, (b that the General I t I V 'ill SI 5l r it? f. 141 Mr. RubertsV VOYAGE >f». i(fp3. General coinmanded a Galley to tow each Ship, aiki ^^^V^ \\c bore cnN.i} lor ^SV/r. Now the Realbn of our Towing was to keep our ielves liirlal, that we might not be liifcovcred from Sci".f the lame being Irom Tnw but twenty Leagues; infomuch that by 'Tuefdciy the 29th of ylii^.-ilt aibrcfaid in the Morning, wc lay lair under the '['own all Hands, nut dilcovered over Night by the blind Malometa/js, Now, as to the iVIanner of taking this Place, ic was thu.s : The Ships lay diilant from the Town three Miles; the Gallies within them, between them and the Town ; and the Gallealfes right before the Town, the half Gallies being here and there upon the ^cout round the Ifland, to keep the Turks iKnii makinj; their Klcape. As for us, we with our £/;^- /i/h Merchant-Man lay abrealt the Town, and law fair Play. On li'cJuefiiay^ Aug, 30. in went the Maltezz^'^^ ^^ope's Gallies, and cleared the Suburbs to land their ATcn, which ihey did efiedually with their (vulhee Pieces in an Hour's Time. And by Two of the Clock in the Afrernoon they fourteen Thou- fand Men alliore, Hoife and Poot ; and by Fi c of the Clock were marched round the I'own, and fought. 'thiirfJiiy^ Jug. 31. they got feveral Plckl Pieees afliore, and fought all Day Imartly. Vridiiy^ Sept, i. they landed fix Mortar-Picccs, placed thL-m to good Advantage ; about Noon be- gan to play, and bombarded all Night, and on Saturday all Day. They made feveral Breaches in the Wall, yet the 'Tz/rks held s: out Itoutly; but before Night they beat a fmall Out-Fort to the Ground, and 300 Turks being yet alive in it, came and furrendred thcnifelvcs to the Venetiav. Ih: fame Night about Eleven a-Clock, an uufortunatr Boni'^ king this Place, i[ ' " - 7 — — / xl the Town, and to the Levant. 145 P)Omb fell into a large Magazine that was full A». 169^ thwacked with Flax, Cotton, Sc all which took ^-OTV Fire, and burnt all the Eall Part of the Town, the 7'nrks remaining in the Cittadcl, which was in the Middle of the Place, andtheChrillians to thc'VVelt- vvard. 1 he Turks had now the Fire on one Side, ;ind the Enemy on 'tothcr, and thcmfelves in the Midit ; which made their Cafe fuch,- that if they run to the one they mull become Slaves, and if they continued there they would be burned. So that this Horror caufed them to flacken their Hands, and to fire but now and then. 1 he Chrillians fee- ing that, fired falter than before ; however, they continued in this Polture from Saturday at 1 1 at Night, being the 2d, to JVeduefdaythc 6th, when they furrendred about Three in the Afternoon : Then the Venetians cntrcd the C/ittadel, and the ^utks came out. The Multcze hoifted his Stand- ard at the Eall End, and the Pope's General hoilt- cJ his Standard on the Well:Flnd of the Town ; but they had much ado to quench the Fire, and bclorc 'twas quite put out, above one third Part of the Town was deilroyed. What Men the Turks loft is not known, but the Venetians Lois was very Imall; Twelve of them that was out upon a Party, the firll Night were unawares befet by about loo 7//r^j, and became a Prej^ to them. The Venetians took in the Mould three Gallies. ^d in them and thcTown redeemed 2003 Chrilliui. Slaves: But du- ring the whole Delign, the Ven^.tians Ships never tired a Gun, nor were within Shot of the Place, no more did the Gallealfes neither; but foon a'tcrthey put to Sea, and chafed the wliolc Tarkijh Fleet in" io Srayrna'j and had it not been for the Fa6corr, could have deilroyed them every Ship. But fome three or four Months after the Fleets fought,^ and the Venetians had two Flags funk, befides a private Miip of 6q Guns : But how fuccefsful focver the Conqucll V ,1 '1 . \$ I f- I ',a - 1 1 I ^ I i i ' ■'),?' .1 ; 144 i^ir. RobertsV VOYAGE >fr». i^94.C,>nqiicll of this Tllaiul proved now ro the Vc-ucfr ^"^^^^^^if/.'s-^ they lod it again in February following;, an.! left -00 Shivcs -alhorc, and a Ship in the Mould ot' 7cc I'uns, laden with Ammunition, Ficld-Picccs Bc>mb«, &c. But I being then at Smyrna faw ir not, and therefore can give no exadt Account how it N\as a(ited. I'^roni hence forward I ufcd the Levant Voyager, from Lfvornoy with the Enp;/i/h and .D//^c/// uiiril yfpri/ 7. 1695. I was prefs'd on Board his Majclh's iShip the Glonceflery and in her I came for E/i^lii'u.f^ under the Command of Captain Thomas ^onlti.n^ and arriv'd in the Dozvnsy March 6, 1^96-7, hciiiff the firll Time 1 law the En^li/b Shoarin five Years, five Months, and nineteen Days Time. y1 tDffcription of the Ijlatids iu and nhout the Archipc with DireiiiOfis hovj to Sail through them. CEfa Ionia is inhabited by Greeks^ under the Pro- tedtion and Government of the Venetians: it produces Currents, Wines, Oil, and Corn ; it ha.s a very good Road called Lukefury: There lies before It a fmall Ille named Guardian^ with a large Houfc on it, and within which, you may ride in 12, i5, 18, 20, and 25 Fathom ouzy Ground. Within the Road ftands the Town o^ Jrgijiule., where Mer- chant Ships take in their Lading, and where voa lie Land-loek'd in 12, 10, 7, and 6 Fathom Ouzc. J3ut here is no Fortification befides an old Fort.j diltant from the Town about three Miles. Zjjnt is inhabited alfo by Greeks^ which in their I Language is called Zakitho : It produces the ix[\t\ Commodities as the other, but in greater Abin* dance. The Government is wholly Vei:ettiiv\ the Ill- is fomewhat higher, but has a broad RoaJ; lor n rAGE now ro the KvAVr ./ry tbllowing;, an>! ip in the Mould ot" ition, Ficld-Picccs, I at Smyrtht f;ivv it cxadk Account how he Levant Voyage;? and Dittch^ utiril Board his Majclh's [ came for Eiighi'ii.i^ in 'Thomas ^mltuw^ ch 6. i6^6'i^ being Shcmr in five Ycirs, s 1 imc. nl^out the Archipelago, through them. eksy under the Pro- )f the Venetians : It , and Corn ; it has i '.• There lies before with a large Houfe may ride in 12, 16, ■/ Ground. Within '^'gijiule., where Mcr- ing, and where vo'j k{6 Fathom Ouzc, elidevS an old Fort< •cc Miles. eeks^ which iuthc'r produces the liun-l . in greater W'^^' \yVencUav.\ thclu- broadKoiiJ; lor it !ic^ to the Levant. lies open from the l''.. N. E, to the S. E, where you TUiiy ride in 18, 15, 12, 20, 8, 7, Fathom ilindy Ground. I'here is aftrong Fortirication - Hill over the Town, which is a good Mark to * . by into the Road by Day \ but by Night you ha, e a Light kept on the Tower of St. ISicImjLis Church. Note, Tliat coming from the Ivaihvard at the En- trance on the Channel, between the Ifle and tho Morca, on the Illand-Jidc, is foul Ground, together with two fmall Iflands; but the Channel is vvidc enough, and the N. W. going out is all clear. Stamphatje lies about eight Leagues S. E. from Ziun^QXVig very low,an(l f:sul Ground all round about, for half a Mile Dillance : It produces nothing but a little Barley, which fuftains a few Greek Hermits that live on it in an old Monaltery, which is built, as it were, for a Sea-Mark, to llicw you the J fie. ^Prodonalis is a fmall uninhabited Ifland, dillant from Zaiit 1 5 Leagues, and clofe aboard the Morea ; but there you may ride \'ery commodioufly, having the Wind any where between the N. W. and S. \V . is 22, 2c, 18, 15, 12, and 10 Fathom clear Ground. Sjpicnza is a common Name to ^thrce Illands, which lie off the Cape of Sjpienza^ and do fo cir- cumvent the Cape Land on the Main of Moreay that it is feldom or never fcen at Sca^ therefore thole Illands are the more remarkable. Between thcfc and the Main you may anchor in 10, 12, 15, iS, 20, 22, 25, and 28 Fathom findy Ground, where there tire three Out-lets, all bold to ; one to the WelV, another to the S. W. and the third to S. E. Within thofe Ifleson the Main llands the 1 own olWioJon ; and from the Town to the Eailward, .ibout a large Mile'sDiftance, it's very Ihoallv. Here alfo ftands .1 little Illand, which ahhougji fo j^iiall in it ielt, yet was the fatal Overthrow of the Turks : For the 'l^'e net tans planted here their Mortal's, and I'o took Vol.. IV. K k the 145 I i II I U 1 f l». 'tl , mm !" ■ jt / ; iij;, . I (■ i ^J ' 'if i 1 4 ^ Afr. Robert'^ V O Y A C F, the Town uitli the more (uifc. \\ lu-n you would ^':i> tliroiiL;h bclore the 'I'oun ol" Moc/t.jj^ Icing Ix^iui'i to the V\ dUvard, ktcp as nc^ir the niiiidfi' C'h.irM'.il '.IS ycni can; lor tlv.-ro i>s :i lar^c l\iii(4 ivi'clv runc' /ch'zt/y and has no Road nor inh;i[i. tants C/rni Mm/'/V i; Miles; there is an in-iirrc- rent HoaJ lor all \\ iiuls, except the S. K. '] h- Nali^T:, t'tll it Sn-rkc. \v was taken by the Fa.7/- *>//s lioin the '-/^'/r/'fjand is Hill inhabited by Grecb, ylllu'nczc^ ^'C. bur ti..- (TiAvrnnicnt is I'dictiji:, Ci:(-rji^ or Cerii^ is an urdnhabited Tfland, ).i ihii-v'.-; l o!i the N^ I'.. (>(" \<'ii, nnd tiie I lie Ccrvi K. S. !', I' ear i;(*t the Mioar, but liand in n or lo Kathnm "^Ai^.f'.-r, and ycui may rideiccurc; but ifjouarc ienilld, iir.il anchor in \6 or 2o KathoniW atcr, your < A'Ak hiM^uill not hc-ld,liMdt is rocky tothe Kalhvanl ^^' Ci-.'-'}. Between it and C'.7/'6* .-h/gclo yon ha\i;t lari;e Cay called l^i'fica^ at the l^ntrancc vvh^rci \ouh;i\c lo b'atliC'in. Now you may run into rh;; Hniy in the Xiirjit-tiine ; il^r on the main Lana tlv-TK Ibmds an old Mona(ier\ , and coinmonh' inorabcur it th-rrc is abvav^ a Lii hr, which bears N. W. ti'oni yru; but when \ ou arc about two Miles in, ih.n N, W. b\' W. wh^n )'ou may run as near the Nhcur.:^ ATA. pleale. lor there is no Daniier, Thcle Marks an but h to the L E V A N T, but Ccrcniomcs, the Shoar being bold to all round, Co that you miiy anchor from lorty Fathom to ten gradually, an'^ in Id's, if you plcufc ; tor th'jrc is koom enough for a thoufand vShins: But take no- tice, that in rhj (iur, where the Ifland is ciividcd ironi the Main, there is but three Foot Water ac moll. Vou may Ue fafc here, and can get Wood and Water coll free, for there are only eight or ten Families of poor Greeks that live here and there' about the Monaftery. Scri^^o makes one lilntrancc into the Arche?? ; the Channel lies between it and Capj Jir:^clo^ and \s about eight Miles wide. The Inhabitants are Greeks chiefly, only there is a fmall Fort which Hands over the Haven St. Nicholas^ garrilbnM by a ragged Crew of l^cfjetian Soldiers, with their Omcers, &c. The Strength of this Fort conlilts only of eight Sakcr Guns, and the fame Itands on fueh a Precipice, that it can no way hurt any thing in the Harbour. The poor Inhabitants arc tributary to the Venetians and Turks ^ and the lile is very barren, only it producer juH as much Corn, Wine, and Oil, as will fublift them. The belt Road on this Ifland is Si\ Hcle/ja^ und that is but a bad one ; for you can only ^-xy here when the Wind is between the E. and thc^!\. The Haven St, Nicholas Hands on the N. E. End of the Ifland, and here cannot lie above four or live Ships. That which makes this a Harbour, is only three fmall craggy Roeks, or Tiles, which lie before the Creek, diftanta Mile, bearing E. S. E. and arc called Dra^^o/jeersj which you may fee plain enough appearing there, as you have the Channel open. Tre Fcrca^Ba/la^ola^ Caravi, and Ci:/(?n7, are fmall [fliinds, fome of which lie under the Morea, but (Others half Channel over, between Mc/o and the Morea ; the'f are not inhabited, and are without Any Road ; yet there is no Danger, but you may in iair Weather lay your Broadluk to 'cm, thev arc fo llcep. 1-17 I 1 I . ernnient. You may anchor here under thei'c lib or any uherc elfc in the Gulph, it being bold there all rcunti. There arc i'everal other lilcs in this Buy^ all above Water, and bold ; but it is ncedlcls tock- Icribc them fcvcrally. At the Head of this Gulph, or Bay, Ihuids the Town oi' Napoli di Roman/a^ and the imcient City of yJrgoSy which the Venetians have ^von from the Turks ; but 1 Ihall treat of this more ut large hereafter. Mclo is inhabited chiefly by Greeks^ who arc tributary to the Venetians and. Turks, This Ifleis reafonab»ly fruitful and large ; its Produd '-s equal with the other Ifles, the lame conlilting in Wines, Oil, Corn, Figs in Abundance, ^c. It was repre- jentcd to me to be a very rich Place; and I have obl'crved, that the People go more modilli than anv other inhabitants in the other inferior Ifles : Nc- verthclefs it is a Place of great Rendevous for Cru- llils, and thither th-^y bring their Prizes, which caui'cj^ a cc^nliderabic 'Trade. Hither refort a great many o( IMonfieur 'Jan J'/y- Flops Banquerouts, who vomc iVom Alarjciilcs^ la Ceiita^ and Marte^a in *-Tro-je/:ce^ and fct up thcmfclves among die poor ig- norant Greeks for de Great Alcrchant^ begar ^ anu ill the mean 1 imc the Merchant is run away with the \ eflel, and dc Merchan de N//e^ dcSifeii^ de Cgihc^ di NeJ/e^ anel toutes iiutre chcfc de AlercbauJiz-, 'ITiis Ifland is very remarkable, being known at Sen, fcr that near the Mickilc of it there are two fm all Mountains that ovcr1(>)k the Jfland, and they ap- pear like two Teats. ISovv here is an excellent Hir- H>LH* that lies in .S. I''., by E. the Entrance is bold, and one Mile and a half over on yourLarbo"''d-lui^; iXi> you go in there u:e two little Rocks, to which you niuii f AGE ids, which lie k- auid^ being about dare inhabited by the Venetian Go- under thci'c lib, ; being bold there I lies in this Bay, : is needleis tode- eadof this Gulph, '/ di Romania^ and the Fenetidiis have treat of this more Greeks^ who are urks. This Ifle is s Produ6t !s equal )nlilling in Wines, ^c^ It was reprc- Place; and I have norc modilh than interior Tflcs: Nc- endevous lor Cru- cir Prizes, which ther refort a great l^unquciouts, who and M(irte^^!i \\\ niongchc poorig- haiit., begar ^ ami is run away vvith , (k Si/hf', de CoiHCy dc MerchandiZ; ing known at Sea, icrc are two fniull nd, and they a|i- an excellent Hir- Entrance is bi^ld, )urLarbo"''d-luie; jcks, to which you mull ito if^^ Levant^ 149 niuft give a fmall Birth, and then run in, when you may come to what Depth of Water you plcafc ; (o^ off of the White Point, which you will fee on your Larboard-fide, is 30 and 2$ l''athoin Water, and in the Arm that extends away from the White Point, you have from 2^ to 4 Fathom gradually, where you are Land-locked, and have ouzy Groun(i Now if you run right in on yoiirStarboard-lidc, you have the fmall Cove called ^hdrafJMiiv^ that's free from all Winds, and four Fathom Water, where the Grudils lay their Sides to the Rocks, and careen. Now as you run up, the Water Ihoals gradually, and you ride (if you have any Thing to load or deliver) ^vith a Halier on Shoar , in five Fathom ouzy Ground : In Ihort, here can Soo Sail of Ships lie commodioully enough. 1 here arc two principal Towns on this Illc, one on your LarboanMide go- ing in, which ftands on a lofty Precipice \ and the other two Miles from the Head of the Harbour within Land. Here are alfo la eral w^arm Ponds, faid to be good Baths. Jntemelo is a fmall high Ifland, lying right be- fore the Harbour's Mouth, and is as good a Mark at Sea as any on the Illand it felf, it being of fuch a valt Height, and is bold all round ; it has no In- habitants nor Road. About a Mile from it, lies two fmall Illes E. by N. that are alio bold, and without Danger ^ but have no Road, nor Inhabi- tants neither. Argent era is inhabited chiefly by Greeks, who arc tributary to the Venetians and tiirksj and my Crufal Friend has his Rendevous here, as he piifTes bv ; and Monjietir, iegery has his Share in this Illand likewife : In fliort, it is very like unto Me/o in all Refpeds. Here 3'ou vun in between Me/o and A- icntcra through a Channel, where you may anchor in the Road called "-Volonia, in 16, 14, and 20 i^i-» thoHi W^ater ; and under Jrgentera Toivh you lie Kk 3 H »ji- i: \% y '< i!' V W KH 1 5 o Mr. Robert^ VOYAGE in twelve ortcnFathomat yourown Difcretion,inorc or Icfs : But you are to remember, that on both thcfc Iflands there is bad W atcr, and hard to conic ut. Sr. George^ and the lllc of Brnfado^ arc two fmall lilands in the abovelaid Channel, being but thinly inhabited by Greeks ; only on St. GecA-^c^ there are ibme Friars who have built a dclicat:; l\tonaftery thee, dedieated to that Saint, and where alio they have fcveral curious Gardens. To conclude, thefe Ifland are bold all round, and there is not the Icait Danger nigh them. The Inhabitants are alio tributary both to the Vcfjetiatis and Turks. CHph.nito is inhabited by Greeks chiet\y, who pay Tribute to the Vevctiiiiis and Turks : It pro- duceth Wine, Oi!, ^r. Here the Inhabitants urj more civili7ed than on the other Ilics, not inter- meddling with the Crui'als, but purely live on their Labour. Inhere are alio ibme Coves here, where yuu may thrufl in your Ship without any Danger, it be- ing ail fteep and clear; but here is no Watering. Cherfo is inhabited chiefly by Greeks^ who arc tributary to the Venetians and Turks both : It pro- duces Wine, Oil, fie. On the S. W. Side of this liland is a very good Harbour, which is belt difco- and vcrcd by a fmall high Ifland lying about a Mile half S. by W. from its Mouth. When you fee this, you may find the Harbour; otherwife it would puzzle a Stranger to come at its Entrance, being narrow and high Land ; fo that you may be juil at it, bclbrc you can fee it. Having it open, ifecr in S. F^ and leave another Creek on your Starboard- jidc; but it is not fo commodious as this that goes right in, .-md runs up about a Mile and half. \ou will fee a little Chapel {landing on a Knot of Rocks; then you may let fall your Anchor in ten Fathom Water, and a Haikr on the Bunch of Rocks. '1 he People are generally vivil, timcrous, and ignorant, 'havini?. to the Leva nt. having but little Commerce with the OuuLs. The Water is bad, anci ch:it not cvSy to cc.iie x, St, George dc Arbor as ^.jmLuircra^ or the Carili- nal's Hat, fo called, by rcafon ic lo well relcmhlcs a Hat, lies directly in your Channel, ii' y(>u aro bound through the Boaks of Sca^ or Andro, it be- ing four or five Leagues from you E. N. iL. Jrlcre are neither Inhabitants nor Koatl, yet there is no Danger, all being Itcep and clean. Sea is inhabited chieliy by Greeks,, who are tri- butary to the i'cfjetians and Titrlu : It produce.-? Wine, Oil, ^c, and icoo/. of Silk is made on it yearly. Here is good Harbour, which lie-j in the Boak made by Z-ja and J.0117 I/hnniy or Adacroi/czy, As you run through tlie Boak, you dilcover tlie Har- bour and Town, which Hands on the vSide of ahiLdi Hill, and over it feveral Windmills. On the Kaic- jide of the Harbour, on a black Point- of the Rocks, itands a Chapel ; aiul on the WeiHide, on a little round green Mountain another, diltant from the Sea- iide a Quarter of a Mile. Now when you have the Harbouropen, fear nc't its Narrownei^, nor the Shoar, for you have clofe to the Rocks 50 Fathom; fo thnt you may llecr in S. W. by S. between tlie two Channels, as far you pleafe. When you are th:rc once, you have Room enough to chooie your Birth; and here you have from ^o Fathom to 4 gradually. Macrof/ezy, or Lof/g l/Jaiid^ lies on the Larboard-lidc of Sea^ without Inhabitants, Roads or Harbour, frequented by none but Greeks in their Boats. On the Eait-end oi' this Iflc lies a funk Rock, dilfant from the Sho.ir two Miles. Ferntiija^ or Fcrmia^ I'i inhabited by Greeks^ who are tributarv to the Venetians ^nd. lurks. It produces Wine, Oil,' Corn, ^c, and Abundance of tair Wo- nv:n. To this Ille belongs t\v^o commodious Har- bours ; the one on the South-fide, where may ri^lc icn Ships; but if you will come to an Anchor K k 4 ^''^y 151 I'i! iii ! < ■ ', (■ V 1 1' 1 5 2 Mr. Roberts'i VOYAGE here in a Gale of Wind, cfpccially if the Wind be between tb- N. E. and W. N. W. you muft not be afraid to come near the Shore, for the W^atcr is deep and hilly Ground ; but anchor you in I2, 14, or \6 Fathom, and you may lie fafe : Here it is broad enough to turn in or our, and there is good Watering. On the Eall-lide licth the Haven of .Sr. iarij.'Cy which has but a narrow Entrance, yet bold to, and no Danger ; within you are Land-, locked, and tree from the Weather. Here is bad W atcr, and hard t(^ come at ^ and you may have trom I B Fathom Water to four. y.};\/, or "///rj, is a linall fcraggy Ifland, but llccp all round, yet without Danger : It licth cx- adl}' before the fmall Boak, between Jndro and Tti:n^ and has no Inhabitants nor Road; but intair Weather, if you go on Shoar with fmall Arms, you may kill Goats without Molellation. Serj is inhabited chietly by Greeks \ and thefe pay ^^'ibute to the Veuctijns and Turks : It produecth Corn, Wine, ^c, The Inhabitants differ from the other Ides in Profeffion ; for thefe profcfs the Doc- trine of the Church of Ronie^ and the adjacent I Acs that o'i the Greek Churchy and are under the '-Pn- triarch of Cojjftant'uiopJc^ wherein there is a great Pitlcrencc; for the one believes the Pope to be the Head and Suprcam of the Chriftian Church, and the other denies it ; the one will have Purgatory, the other none, ^c, Ihev have a Bjlhop fent them from Konie^ who has fn- his Ufe a delicate fmall Church, dedicated to ^SV. George^ which Hands as you enter into the Harbour, (over the Town of v^- ferone^) on a high Hill N. W^ Itcer right awav with it, and run as far in as jou think fir. This Har')our is made by three fmall IHands thut lie on the S. IL, Side oi Scra^ which makes it a \ery gocd Harbour, with two Out-lcts, erne to the N. W. tlic ■other to the E> S. E. but here is bad Weltering. The to the Levant. The Dilles arc three fmall uninhabited Tflands, but vou may anchor betwixt them in lo, 8, 6, 4 Fa- thom fandy Ground, where there is an Outlet to the N. N. W. and one to the S.S. E. Here is no Wa- ter to be had. Micofhi is inhabited chiefly by Greeks^ who arc tributary to the Vei/etums and Turks ; it producctU Wine, Oil, ^c. This Tflc makes a fliir Boak or Channel between it and Tmo^ from whence it is cul- led the Boak of Ttno, Ihcre is a Town in a imall Bay that taces the l^oak, where you may anchor with the Wind between the South and the Weil, ill Caic of Necellity ; but five Miles S. W. from the Boak is a good Harbour facing the Dilles. Here is bad W'atering. Ttijo is inhabited by Greeks, but governed by the VefjetiafJSy to whom alone they arc tributary. In this Ifle there is a llrong Fort, digged wholly out (1 a Rock, and removed from the Sea five Miles, and at about three Leagues Diftance appears as in the Map. The Mills alfo, which are a great ma- ny, appear to you in hazy Weather like a Troop oFMen. This Ifland produces Wine, Oil, Corn, ^c, andfome Quantity of Silk. Here is tvventy two fmall Towns upon it, and they have a Chamber of a -Va- tcrcro every half Mile round the Ifle, that if the 'Turks fhould dare to land, the Place is immediately alarmed, The Badnefs of the Road is a great In- wnveniency to the Ifland, cfpecially when the Wind blows hard between the N. and E. N. E. for they cannot ride for the Flaws that defcend from the Hills. If you would anchor here, and fee the Fort, ilccr diredt for it ; when from the Sea you difcovcr a fmall Town and Fort that's four Square, with lour Guns in it, run you three Cables Length oiFthc ^^hoar, and one Mile along the Shoar from the Fort^ itecringS. E. then let fall your Anchor 25:, 20, 16, u, 12, 10 Fathom white fandy Ground : But there i-^ no Watering here. jJudreay '55 ' I' :ll I! 1 !■ V i ]>>' ;i 5^ Mr. Robert'^ VOYAGE ^ndrea^ or JndroSy is chiefly inhabited by Cm'/ , who arc Tributary to the yeuetiatis and Turks, t; -produces ('orn, VVine, Oil, ^c, and Silk, in a con- liderable (J^iiantity. Between this Place and Turn is the Boak, or ('hannel, called the iJttle Boj/^, which is faid to be (iangcrous ; but I thank God I conduct- ed the K/rz/V, a Dutch Ship of good Countenance, in ii Storm only with a Korclail through, and 1 dare undertake it at any 'lime ;i for lleer as near the Middle Channel as you can. if you are coming to the Wcltward, keep the Well Point of j^/m/, Jhotin with the Sonth-Eall Pointof Jiuiro^ and there is no Danger. Jn like manner, as you go to the Eall- ward, look aft, and Itccr through without Fci:.. 1'his lilmd makes the great Boak of ///■jJroy tk other Side being made by Pfcrrrpout^ or (ujpe Ik-o^ which is the grcateft Thoroughfare hereabouts, k- caufc of the Breadth of it. There are on this Sid: two good Harbours, one lying on the Eiill-)i 1;, and the other on the Weft, which is moll frequent- ed, w here you ride between three fmall Ifles, under the great one, without any Wind, in 30, 2), co, 1 8, i6y 12, 10 Fathom fandy Ground; and on cuh o{ thcfe fmall Jfles, there are Store of Pigeons; and you may alfo have the Convcnicncy of taking in Water. You are to take Notice, that under C.rpe Dor\ to the Weflward, lie two lilesclofc under the Shear, but it is bold enough any where clofe to the Shoar. Now 1 am here, I Ihall look into the Gulph of ./- tb^ns^ as tar as I have been, and proceed through the Buak o{ jiuilms : I have anchored under an Ifland in the Bay of Jtkiejis^ called the 1/Ieof R'cby but can give no Acccmnt of the Town of Jtkn:^^^ having not let P'oot onShoar. At the Entranced the Gulph there is another Ifland on the Kail-lide, named the Iflc Fraf/cefe^ and it makes a brave Bav, where doul^Jflcfi; there is good Riding. Ccflojcr.h AGE habited I) V Grcci, fjs and Turks, b; and Silk in a con- Place and Tiij') is Litt/e Boak^whkh nk God 1 conduct- d Countenance, in rough, and 1 dare lleer as near the you are coining to nt oi ytiYdy Ihot in uiro^ and there is y^ou go to the Kuill- igh without FcA!': cvak of /fmiro^ the )()///■, or CnTpC i)fn\ are hereabouts, bc- :re are on this \Je on the Eall-lil:, :h is moil frcqucn:- le fmall Ifles, under id, in 30, 2"^. CO, 3und ; and on caih Store of PigeoniJ /'cnicncy of taking | under C;ips Dom, fc under the Shoar, clofe to the Shoar. o the Gulph of./- A proceed through nchored under :n i the 1/Ie of R'rks, Town of Jtku,^ t the Entrance ct on the Kart-li3.-, lakcs a brave Bav, c Ung. Ciil'Hi'.it to the 1.-EY A-N li, Calojera^ which in Erjg/ijh jigniiies Hemiity is a Rock that Hands up in the Sea, remote from any other Land, and has that Name very properly at- tributed to it : It lies diftant from ^If/drus icveu Leagues, bearing E.by N . and about three Lea;.ruc3 oif appears as in the Map. It is foul half a Iviilc off S. E. and a Qiiarter ot' a Mile all round. ipfeia is diltant from yhhiros 1 7 Leagues at N. E. It is chiefly inhabited by Greeks^ and a few Turks'^ but they all pay Tribute totheTf//t'r/V//^j and Turks, It produces Wine, Corn, Honey, ^c. and has a jTood Road on the North-iide, and bold without I'/anger. Xto^ or Scio^ is an Tfland inhabited by Turks and Greeks^ and fortified very Itrong : Jr pa)s Tribulo io none, only the Greeks pay lo murh fer /iv.nnm to the Turks ^ as well on the main Land as here, and in all Places where they live in Conjunilicn : Its Produd is Wine, Oil, Corn, Silk, and Maltick in Abundance ; Lemons, Oranges, ^c. It is one of the bell Iflands in all the Leva;jt ^ and the W^omen are as fair as any in the World, It's to be obfer- ved, that there is a Thoroughtare between the Main Land of Nataloia and this Iflc, on the S. W. End whereof, in the Entrance, lies a fmall Ifle, called Vttietica^ but is bold to, and v/ithout Danger within ; whither when you are got, you may anchor in 36, 30, 24, 18 Fathom landy Ground; and when you are fct oppolite with tlie Town, you may ride in 18, 16, 14, 12, 10, or in 7 Fathom Land-loek- (d and clear fandy Ground. Within there is a kind of a Peer under the Citadel, where lie Gallics, Sa- tees, and other fmall Craft, and w ith Care you may go in with a great Ship. For in the Entrance be- tween the two Lanthorns, one on your Starboard -Side at the End or Head of the Peer, and theothci* (^n your Larboard-fide on an artificial Bank, you have 2c Foot Water, and farther in more, to 24 Foot, 155 \' 3. 1 -. |U. f 1:' I, , ■ r i i| ;j 5 6 Mr. Roberts V VOYAGE Foot. Here I have fccn the Admiral of Tm/is lie with S4 Guns mounted. You lie betwixt Fours, -uiz, one Anchor abatt in is Foot Water, and a Falloa Shear on the Peer, and one out a Head in 7 Koot and a Fall: on Shoar; ib that no Wind nor Sea can hurt you. Here it is troublcHjnie to take in Water • for you mull draw it out of Wells, and ro\A it alon^ through the Streets. Mctcline is inhabiteii by Turks and Greeks^ who Hre not tributary to the Ve.'ictians : It produces Wine, Oil, Silk, Corn, Honey, ^r. has three com- modious Havens, viz, ^Pcrt SiJero^ lying on x\\t Wc it-End of the Iflc \ and ^^i>rto Gcra lying on the S. W. Siile, •.* here there is no Danger, but you imy vide witih 2Cu Ships Land-locked. I'herc arc no Fortifications here ; but you may take in Water a- bout lour Leagues c^. llant. From this to the Eaft- ward lies the 'J 'owri and Hai 'vDur of MetelhiCy which is well fortified. 3'ut here you will fee under th: Fort in the Bite, as it were, a Ledge of Rocks, which h'?.s been formerly a Mould, but now the Scawaihes over it, and to which you muft not come too near; but in Cafe of great NeccHity a fmall Ship ma}' go within it with Care. This Ifland makes a good 1'horoughfare, and a good Channel betwixt ir, Togici'VccLui on the main Land of Nato/ia, It is liiid, that in the Kailermoft going out of this Chan- nel, lies a funk Rock; but I never faw it yet: i fuppofc here is no Danger, for the Grand Titrk*^ Fleet turns in and out here. Here's a bad Watcrirg- place, but Provifion very cheap. Ciffiindra is inhabited by G/ "cks chieflv. with 1 few TiiYk^ here and tiiere : The fame is tributary to Xkiz Venetians and J//r/^.s and produces Wine, Oil, Honey, ^c. w^th Store of Wheat. On the W.N.\V. End you have a good Road, bold to, without Da:i' ger \ and hcrejou can WatJr with Eafe. V ^■l9i; GE iral of Tui/is lie wixt Fours, -viz. r, and a Fall on Head in 7 Foot, ^ind nor vSca can ) take in Watery lis, and ro'vl it md Greeksy who J .* It produces has three com- Vy lying on thi Ici'j lying on the rcr, but you niuy . There arc no take in Water a- this to the I'-aft- :>( MetelincywMi will fee under th: e of Rocks, which 3W the Sea waihes )t come too near ; all Ship may go d makes a^ good nnel betwixt if, )f NatoHa, Jtii out oi this Chan- cr faw it yet: 1 the Grand Tnrk!^ ■X bad Watcrirg- is chicflv. with x hiC is tributary to IduLCS Wine, Oil, OntheW.NA\. to, without IV-'-' 111 Eafc. Lchii:' • to the Li: X' ANT. 1 57 J.emvcSy by the Niiti\'cs is called I.emiiWy and is inhabited by Giccks •Av\i\''l"nrksy and tributary to the If 111 tin us wwiiTiirks '^ and itsProJuic isW iiic, Curn, Oil, ^c. On the S.W. Side you have a good Road, or Harbour ^ but you will fee a iinall Split of Sand, which you mull give a l^jirth to on }our I^arboard- lide, where there is a fmall l'\)rtification, but not worthy of Note. Here are three or four half Gallics and Brigantines, all manned with Turks , which fonictimcs take fome Chrillian Slaves : It is bad Watering, but Provilion is plenty and cheap. ' Tenedos is inhabited by Greeks and TurkSy and tributary to the Venetians and Turks y altho' here ij a fmall tort upon it, though infignific ant, in or- der to oppofc the Enemy. This Illc produces ()il> Corn, Honey, and Abundance of Wine; for in the Autumn, or Winter-Scafbn, for fcveral Months, you may purchafe a G-allon of Wine for Twcnpcncc : This is likewife a Thoroughf;?rc, and faces the Ruins of that ancient City of Troy. The Channel is wide, and without any Danger. On the Ifland-fide you anchor diftant from the Town three or four Mile, in 50 Fathom ; but oppofitc to the Town, in 16, 14, 12, 10, 8 Fathom fandy Ground ; yet troublc- I fome Watering here. Note, that at the Eaftermoit ' Knd of this Thoroughfare, there are three fniail illcs, which towdvds Teh ejus are foul, fo that you mull give them Room ; but keep clofe on Board the Caftle,and fear not, for the Shoal is two Leagues in Length. Scopo/o is inhabited by GreekSy but tributary to the Vcuctians and Turks. It produces Oil, Corn, Honey, and Wine in abundance ; and has a good Harbour on theWell-fidc. You have twofnuU Iflands in the Boak, to the Norward oi which you mull KG, where you have a good Channel, and may run iuN. N.W. into 14, 16, 18 Fathom; or, on the South-lideJn 5, ^, or 7, where there is good Lying tor * n V* iH' :U 1 5 8 M/-. RuLerts'y VOYAGE lor iin ill ('rail. I Ici'c yi)ii Water without in i Cove, uikI I Ik- liiiiic isgooij, being a running iinn.;. On rhc S. W. Side of this Port, there is' a bhu^i Pi)int ol' Rocks, VNhcrc, about: thirteen Years ai;o, there was a •Sc^'-Storin, wiiich drove lix l^ciicmi Men ot' \\ ar alhoar, and moll of the Men \vcr:| druAiie' Kut the Inhabitants have lincJ got fom: Di* tluirCiuns up, and have cunningly planted them on a Rock, wliere, if they lear any Rogues, tti:y iiuikc gooilUic of tlieni. Sijiio is (iillant irom Sccnolo fcvcn Leagues, lyintr i\ \\\ and inhabited by Greeks^ who arc ' Tributary ty t\\c i'c}jcri.N/s-d.iK\-l/frks: It producethOil,\Vinc,f;i. On the Welt-liilc you ha\ c a eommodious Road b>| twcen the llland it felf, ami another uninhabit.J J lie, vdjcrc tlie Shoar is bold, and no Danger, anJl you run in N. W. 'J "here is alio here another Ln- t);uue between the Tllands, all bold. Here i-i good] \\ ateiing^ and W (K»d enough, lor the cutting. Chiluhtroniiii is inhabited by Greeks,, who arc v.* \y poor and milcrable, this being Tributary tothcl lihi1ui,\s and '^Inrh : Its I'rodud: is Wine, Oil,[ (]orn, t?f. anil the fame laces Scopo/o : But hcrcii| but orLlinary Riding, and the Road but little irc- fjuented. Water there is non:-, but Wood enough,! lur the c utting. I jSriiihro is iiihabited by ^///r/s fintl Grcch^ who arc tributar) to the Vcu^tiiins and -///r/ii .* Jr } ro- duceih ^V inc, (lorn, (j?r. On the South Kiul io al coniTUodiiats Haven, and bold, but very 'iarro\v,BH lying in ai)out M. N. E. and under the Town otHtw ^:,Gcor7^c^ (v>herellands a beautiful fniall jM(jnwillcrv,Bl( dediuited to that Saint.) It's a good Road, vvh.icBis }ou ride in 2), 20, i6, I2 Fathom fandy GrouncMfh but la I Watering. ^ It; Here give me Leave to givcyou a brief Aecour.tBfo oft he Hay and Town of iV/z/yr//..', which is a largo CirViB/,/; troveriKnl by tirks^ but inhabited by a!l NadonSjlor ail li SI? I HI ■ . ^ 'AGE :cr without ih ii ii running ikni\\ , there is a blai^l lirtccn Years a;j;o,, rove \\\ l^^cucti,ii>\ of the Men wcr: IV c liiite got lbni:| n^ly planted thcin liny Rogues, t.1.7 vcn Leagues, lyin^ 10 arc ' rribut,ii-y U) eethOil,\Vinc,f;(.| mociious Roaa b: lothcr uninhabit.dl id no l)ang;er, ;inJ| J here another £n- L)ld. Here is good] lor the cutting. irccks^ who arc vc- iiii; Tributary tothcl d is A\ inc, Oi!,l polo : But here iij o:ul but little irc- lut Wood enough, ind Grcchy Nvho! id -riirh .\ Ir |:ru-l ic South Knd \i n hut very nal■ro^^, Icr the Town oil I Iniall M(jnailcrv, ood Road, vvh.rc \m llmdy Ground, li ti brief Accoiir.t ichisalart!;cCity, by ad Nations, io if/;^ L E V A N T. rtiid avail Place (>f Trade. 'y\\QYQ^XQEnit Sorts (^fC^oniniodi- tiet:, to whom they fell I'in, Lead, ('.loth, Iron, Spices, ^c, and buying again .Silk, Cotton, (iro- grani, Oainels Mair, Goats Hair, Muitiek, and j)ru<;s, fueh as Robarbara, Scamony, Opium, ^^. riiey live here very peaceably together, conjidering theicveral Nations there is of them, and J)i\erlity of Opinions among them. But to proceed, 1 lliall lay iojiiewhat firlt of the Town, and then of the Tort :i!id Bay. 1 his '1 own is very anticnt^ it was one of the fcven famous Chuivhes ut" y^jui^ over which Hands .1 large and curious (ialllc on a Iharp Hill, wherein there is but one Gun. Here are VaultsunderGround, that will contain icco Men, and are built with Arch- work. Kxadl) bclt>re the (late of this (>aitle, Hands fl T rcc about thr^e i' oot Diameter, and its Boily about eight 1' oot high, which is called the .Mdideu^ me : It has no Pith, and every "Year bears diUcrent Leaves, '^i'herc are feveral frivolous Stories con- I ining this Tree, and lb incredible, that they arc not wortti pcnnijig. On the fame Hill ihmds an oid ruiiv-.ied Builtling, wherein the Greeks affirm ^■t. 'JoinvxQ Divine to have preached. TheTow^n i \ery populc>us, (but the Streets narrow,) wherein tiiere is 22Turki/h Mofqucs, or Churche«, i)nc Dutch Church, one Enpifhy three YrcJichy two Veiictiarj^ v.ith i'cwQxA Greek (Churches, and ^^wj Synagogues. Here Hands likewilc an old infigniiicant Caltle v, ith u\u(iuns in it, belidcs which, here is nothing eU'" kcmarkable. llie Bay and Harbour oi^ Smyriid is very bold \ but in coming in, you muH keep to 'he Shoar aboaril on the Starboarcl-lide ; for on the l.irboard it is ilio-.il, but the Channel wide enough in- a P'Retto turn 10 Vvdiidward. Within C//?i^ C- jdl{.rf.o about cudu Ix-'.gucs, lies the Jjhiini of OrUin^ or t lie Ei'iHl ///f, hof^o; at/d'VatnJ^e T//a;;iis^ which arc 15? w: '. .;t \\: V ■1- ! 1 €o Mr, Robert s'i- V O Y A C K flrc uninh.ibitcd, but }(ni may anch(>r v\'ith(Wthcin ill ^^, ;o, 27 ^';irli(Mn ou/.) Cirouml ; uiul uithin thcni,(v/,t.) to the Nouthwanl, between them uiui th lUiiin Liunl, in 2 >, i8, 1 2 Kathom ou/.y GrounJ. !Now to the l''.S.K.of them about lix Leagues, Ihinds y.iio/HOVi's CfjI/cy which is ieateil on a low, bcuclii Toinr, and lortilicd with twenty Sccar Imn Gun.s,an 1 t'M> l^'iafs onevS, that are of ih great a Bore, that 1 ha\e been one of the three Nlen that have hiin in thcni. M'hcy loail them with loofc i'owiler, gouith (>hamb.rs, ami they fire them with Stonc-lhot, thL\ I bcinii; about 1 8 Foot long. T he Gafllcis kept by the (Knern(»r, a poor^ weak, ignorant Tnrk^ and a lirunk- en A'UihohidiUi Gunner ; both which .1 had Acquain- tance witli, and i'aw all their Force. Owr EuglilhVw' gates lie about two Miles without this Gallic, th.it su'c to convoy the Merchant's vShipsthat lie betide the 'l\)wn heading ; and by their Order, they mull not conic within it : They ride in lo, I2, 14, irJ 18 Kithom ouzy Ground. Now as you run in bv the Gallic, to get into the Harbour, keep from the Giiilic abiHit a Mulquer-lhor, abreall of which v^'J will ha\c lix Fathom Water. And when you h.uc[ the C/allle without you, you will have nine FathunJ fill the Way up ; and you mult keep the StarbcardI Shoar on Hoard; onlv \ou are to give I'ljbcrS'Kf. a l^irth, which is eaiily known, it being the loud Neck ol'a Beach which runs three Quarters ofii Mils rut, with two thatch'd Ho\'cls or Gotfagcs en it: ur.vl when vou arc got a (]ablc and a half's Lcrpth iVom the Town, let fall your Anchor in <^, <^\ lJ 7 ]''ath(mi, anil moor youf Ship N. ¥.m and S. W. HeiJ is a Co\x or Mold, w here Gallics or I'mall Cratr l.:' but there is no more than feven or eight l*ootVva:c here, and thu (jallies arc forced to lighten. Eipnlmadcres are four iniall Illands that liciiunj Gut, between the Gape Land o^ Calaberuo^ and H Ifle of Xio You have two fair Boaks, or ( -lianncl- bcnv^cii A C, E hor vN'ithouf thci-', unci ; and vNithin wccnthcm uniith )ni ou/.y Ground. lix Leagues, il'.inds on rt low, bciicliv :carlmn Gunman 1 cat ii Bore, that I \ that have lain in] )ic ro\viler,gowith| th Stonc-lhot, thcv ::aftlciskcptbyihe T/n-)^, and a drunk- 1 ich Iliad Acquuiu- :c. 0\xr EiJQ;lilb¥r'\ >ut this Gallic, th.;: .hips that lie bci'orc ir Order, they nvail c in 10, 12, 14, irJ »v as you run in lyl )Our, keep iVom the .'jreait of which v^''1 .nd when you h.uc| 11 have nine Fathonil keep the Starbcirdl to give Fijlnrs-M] I, it being the lonf ;c Quarters of a Mill or Gotraees on it: land a halt's LcngtS Anchor in «;, 6, c .K.andS.W.Hd sorfmall Gratt h: r eight rootVviiicj o lighten, .andsthatlicii^tn Calaberuo, aiKl \i ;oak?, or Glianncl to the Lf VANT.' i/5.< between them and the main Land, the one itrcp, and between thcni atul Xto antJthcr ;ill ikar and Hecp ; and you may take Ncrtiee, that between them is a Harbour, where may lie a large I'leet in a good Depth of Water. I have leen the (h\iiul 1iirk!s whole Fleet here, andlixtccn ^.\\\o^ Pjcirl dry Ships. You lie Lanil-loekM ; however, the\ have no Inhabitants nor Water but near )(tQy within a- bout fix Miles. Samns is inhabited by Greeks and a very few Titrks^ who pay all Tribute to the Veuetiaus and Turks : It produces Wine, Oil, Corn, Honey, ^c. Here there is Hill llaniling one Pillar of the Sera^-- Ik of Xaiithus^ &ic. '\'\i', about thirteen Foot from the Ground, and compofed of white iStones, made round like a Mill-vStune, and laid one on another, being about nine Foot over. Here is eleven more o{ them, but they are t'allen almoll even with th*? Ground, yet not out ot' iSight. f On the S, K Side of this llland there's a delicate ' Bay, where you may ride with a great I'lcet of Ships very commodioufl), in 30, 25, 24, 20, 18, 14, 12, 10, 8 Fathom fandy Ground, and all clear, and you may turn out or in with any Wind. Here is alio good Water, and cafily got. \ This Ifland of Samos makes two Boaks. or Chan- nels, to wit, the great and the fmall : The great one is made by three uninhabited lilcs, named the Fitrtwcs. They are very high and bold to, and he that's well acquainted may ride under them, viz, be- tween them, with his Anchor in %Q Fathom, and Sheat-Cable fall on the Hocks : 1 have lain there fcveral Times my felf, with hard Storms. They Hand N. W. from Samos fjvcn Mile ; and the fmalt Boak or Ghannel of Samos is between it and the main Land oi Natoiia, the fame being narrow, but ilccp. About the Third of the Channel through, ;is you come from the Welhvard, lies a fiiiall low Vol. IV, Ll rocky m v\ ^Hs, rf:a! n II ■ill J ■1 .!fl»u,dli»'; 1 52 M^ Robert'^ VOYAGE rocky I Hand, and clofe to it you have twelve Fa- thom. hccaria is inhabited by Greeks^ who pay Tribute to the Vciictidiis and Turks, The Inhabitants arc- very poor, bccaufcthe Ifland is ahiioft barren, having but one Imall I'ovvn on it remote f om the Sea. Here is likevvife a wide Road, where you may anchor in i6 or i8 Fathom good Ground, but can be llich crcd only when the Vv'ind is from the \V. to the S.V.. lying; behind the S.E. Point of the Ifland. On the Cape ilands an old ruinated Watch-Tower, Ibrmerly built by the Genocfe^ when they inhabited Sclo, 'Tis reported they had two Gallics here; but I ne\ er could difcover where they could har- bour them, or how they maintained them : The IMace affords no Water neither. St, yobv dc ^Pditiuoj by the Greeks fo called, but by us ^'-Vcitmos^ (where St, John the Divine wrote the ReTcIatio;/^) is inhabited by Greeks^ who pay- Tribute to the Vene turns and Trirksy and produces Wine, Oil, Corn, Salt, ^c. Here is a Road, but not frequented by Ships. On this Ifland ftands a famous Monaftery on a high Hill over the Town, which is dedicated h the Greeks to St,^ohn the Divine, In this Mona- Itcry is a Stone-Tomb, cafed within with Wainfcot, :ind lined with black Cloth, wherein lies the Body of a Man very fair and found, afHrmed by the Inha- bitants to be the very Body oiSt. 'John the Drcm; and 'tis certain it has lam there many hundred Years. This I can affure, that the Body is as firm as any living Man's, and not the Icafl Sign oi Pu- trefiilion upon it ; and that at the fame Time it is no W ays embalmed. Several Euglilbmeti have told mc, that they had feen it ten Years before my Arrival there ; and therefore there is fomcthing ^'i '1"* 1 • •, 1 ruth hi It. Sum AGE 11 have twelve Fa- , who pay Tribute le Inhabitants arc noft barren, having ; f om the Sea. i\y where you may i Ground, but can 1 is from the \V. to *oint of the Ifland. ted Watch-Tower, hen they inhabited two Gallics here; e they could har- aincd them : The 'reeks fo called, but the Divine wrote Greeks, who pay irksy and produces [ere is a Road, but IS Monaftery on a :h is dedicated h e. In this Monir |hin withWainfeot, irein lies the Budy .rmed by the Inha- . yohnthe Drcim\ re many hundred |he Body is as firm lead Sign of Pu- the fame Time it EmlUhmen have In Years before \w) re is fomething oi to the Levant.' S^mo ^ola Is a very fniall Ifland, dillant from Samos four Miles, and without Inhabitants or Road, but bold to, very high, yet no Danger. Lero is inhabited by Greeks , and fome Number of Turks, who are the others Mailers. It produces Wine, Oil, Corn, ^c. wherein on the S. E. End, on an high Hill, Hands the 1 own and a fmall Fort, having in it lix Minion Guns, but inlignificant to oppofe an Enemy, for they pay 'I'ributc to the Ve- netians and 'Turks, Under the Iowa there is an indifferent good Road, but not much frequented, and without good Watering. Morgo is inhabited by Greeks, but tributary to the Venetiavs and Turks, and has the ordinary Produd: of Oil, Corn, Wine, ^c. In this Place they have a Madotia, or Lady Saint, which is an Image the Gre$ks very much adore ; praying unto her, (they fay,) cures them of Difeafcs, and delivers them from Plagues, Contagions, ^c. On the Weil-lide of this Ifland there is a good Harbour ; and as you run along this Side, you will fee it open very fiiir and bold ; and if you have oc- cafion to enter, fteer in E. N. E. for there is no Danger, ic being bold to on both Sides, and Room enough to birth as you pleafe. When you are got- ten in, you will find but bad Weltering, and little Provifion for the Sea. l^he JfJes of Racalia are a Knot of fmall Iflands, on the N. W. Side of Mor?o, inhabited by a tew Shepherds, who have in their Charge fome lew Sheep and Goats, dedicated to the Image ot Morp?, and fold to beautify the Gave in which ihe lies. Here it is bold to, and you nay anchor between them. , , J Carmina is inhabited by Greeks, and here and there a few Trrks. They pav Tribuie to the / e;:>:' thins and Turks ; and what's more llrange, tae ^jrcciafis are more inhum.ui than the 'Lfms 163 LI 2 them- W : ,1^ i'^ !'M,:f ■i ii« . :* m ■! I'M ■ ft Vi; ■ I ■ 1; ii T '■ i , IS Si'^ 1 64 Mr. Rober ts'i VOYAGE ihcmfclvcs here, their whole Commerce being with Banditocs and Pirates, as they are moltly lb theni^ I'elvcs. This Ifl;nd produccth Wine, Corn, Oil, ^c. but tiicy keep it thcmfclves, it being but little fre- quented. Here's a bad Road : But take care of go- ing alhorc, lell)'ou be knock'd on the Head. They have no Water. ^■h'cl'o arc three fmall Iflands, diftant from ^j/»zoi about ten Miles, S. S. E. and from Samos S. S.W. diltant four Leagues. They are inhabited by fomc Greek HcnfiitSy who keep many Goats that arc de- dicated to St. jfoljjj at ^PiJtvwSy and the Money they arc fold for is wholly imployed in beautifying and adorning the Monaftery there. You may ride within and between thofc Iflands very commodioufly, and you have three Out-Icrs : 13ut as you come in from the Eallw^ard on your Starboard-lide, there is a fmall Shoal, which you mult give Room to ; and it's not amifs here to keep the Lead. But the other Out-lets are bold ; and within is a Creek at the Entrance, where you have 16 Fathom, and ib farther in to twelve Foot gra- dually; and here you may fave a Ship without Cable or Anchor. No \\ atering here. ^ CaiifJCy Ciiharera^ Bafha l/lat/dsy Gadrotiifa^ Lcpefc^ ' and other fmall Iflcs are uninhabited ; but they arc all bold to without Danger, though they have nu Harbour, except at Gadrotnfa and Lepefoy and they arc only frequented by Crufals to watch the SaIcks,to take them. Thcfc Jllands lie in the Channel, and trend away between the main Land of JSldtolia^ viz» Cape Mc liitfh\ and on the other Side to the N. W. are thcie following inhabited ifles, ^PatmoSj LerOy Morgo^ 6V/c, Cirriiiiijy 6cc, Stn>:kH^ or I fie J.o/jgOy is inhabited mo^" by Turks ^ vrcll Ibrtilicd/and veryplcntious of all Things that ',ir( , Gadromfii^ Lcpufc) ited ; but they ar: ►ugh they have nu ' Lepcfo\ and they •atchtheSiiicb,to rl, and trend awuy ha^ viz. Cape M- Ic N. W. are thcli' LerOj Morgo^ Scic^ to the Levant^ are in thofc Parts of the World, to wit, of Oil, Corn, CJotton, Honey, Lemons, and Wincinabun^ dance, it being fold at fomc Times of the Year for 2 d, per Gallon. The Inhabitants of this Ifle are very healthful and ftrong, and their grcateft Employment is in Priva- teering, here being 7 half Gallies, each carrying 300 Men, 48 Oars, 4 Guns, and every Man fmall Arms. They have alfo % Brigantines, each carrying 70 Men, 28 Oars, 6 Pattereroes, and fmall Arms each Man. ^ Thefc are governed, owned and com-r mandcd chiefly by one Man, who has ! is Gommir-r lion from the Grauii Seiguior :, and for Retaliation he gathers the Tribute of the Ifles yearly, by which he is no Lofer, impoling on Rich and Poor what he pleafcs, and forces them to pay : And in his Progrefs he takes many Ghriftian Slaves. This iflund makes a fair Channel, between the main Land of Njtoita and it. When you would anchor here, you mull ride on the Tlle-fidc, in what Depth you plcafe, from 18 to 7 Fathom, infandy dear Grouncf. As you come in from the Eatl on your Starboard-iidc, there is a ihoal fandy Pointon the [flc, to which you muit give a Birth. In the Town on this Ifland Hands a Tree, the Branches of which will fliadc a thoufand Men, the fame ha^ ung 70 Pillars of Wood and vStonc to fapport it. They pay no Tribute to tlic Vcfietlaas. Here 'twas that I piloted his Majelly's Ship the Gloucejier in the Year 1696. StampGlia is inhabited by Greeks^ who pay Tri^ bute to the Veiittiaus and Turks : It jM'oduccs Wine, Corn, Oil, c^t-. This Iiland is much reforted to by Crutals, being convenient to water at ^ and here's gooJ Bread, die Inhabitants having daily (Commerce with the Con- tinent. Here are iive good Harbours ; bur that v.'hich is ir.oll tre(|ucntcd i;> unJcr the T'own, which LI -? Ibmds i6k I ^■ 'Uh,w. V a i66 Mr. Robcr t V VOYAGE ll-ands on the S. E. SiJc of the Iflc, on a high Hill lacing Lo}]^n^ ox St,{fjk,7. JS/j/era is inhabited by GrcckSy who pay alio Tri- bute to the yc}!cti(:':s and Turks : h produccth Wine, Cotton, Corn, k^c, 'Tis not much frequented Nvith Shipping, the Road being but bad, and no Watering. Sr/Jcbf/ dc Cerut is a fmall uninhabited Ifland, in Length about four Miles, and Breadth two and a half. Here is a deficate Harbour, but you nuillgo A'ery near the vShoar, or clfe you cannot lee the En- trance of it, the iame being very high, andfearecu Piilol-lhot (n er. ^ ou find ::;"» Ground at the En- trance, but within yon hc'.vc :!o, 2), 20, 15 Fathom iandy Ground. J he Vlarbour lies on the .S. \V. Nde of the Ifiand. OAv is inhabited by Creeks^ who pay Tribute to the VcKciidKs and Turks : It produceth a little Wine and Ixirley, no Oi!, but Salt in great Abun- dance. Tlie Inhabitants are a nioft milerablc Scrt of People. This Jlland is notrcfortcd to by Ships, the Rod being but very ordinary, and belides there's no Wa- tering. ^Piji(f.c is inhabited by Greeks^ who pay alio "tri- bute to the Vciicti(j}:s and Turks » It producer!] V/ine, Oil, Corn, ^c, and has a i:!:ood Road on thf N. E. Side. In the Bay you Lave from 25 to 8 fa- thom Water graduall}-, wiiere there are two frnall Rocks above Water, a great Height, and bolJ. Here is no Watering. Shiiioxs inha!->ited by Greeks^ and ome I'urb : Tt pr(Hluceth Wine, C)il, (A)rn, ^'^c. It lies dole on I'oard the main Laml of Nato/ia. Here's .1 good l-rarb(.)ur, but not I'requented. The Inhabi- tants art" very treaclicrou^, and extraordinary ex- pert in Divinir. i, who pay alfo^'ri- ks. It produccrh -rood Road on the |c iVom 2^ to 8 Va- icrc arc two fniall Lciiiht, and bolJ. to the Levant. Rhodes is inhabited ch' fly by Turks, The 'I own IS environcd^ with three vValls, olantcd with Guns. The liland is very populous, producing. Wine, Oil, Corn, Silk, Cotton, ^c. It forms pT good large Channel, lying between it and the main Land of Natolia, If you would anchor here, you may ride under the Town in 2 5^, 20^ i8 or 15 Fathom; but it you go in with the Chain, you lie clofe to the Walls with a Fail on Shoar. WMiere this Chain novv lies llood antiently the Coiojl'its^ that was one ol'thc Seven Wonders of the World ; which was faid to be a Statue of Brals, that Hood with one Foot on each Side, and Ships failed between his Legs with Malts crcdt. Sometimes the Grand Seignior's Men of War lie here, and even the biggeft Shins he has. Here you may be fupplied with Water, and all Sorts of Provilions. Tnc S. W. End of this liland, to wit, Cape Cataviay lies diftant from the Shoar about three Miles, being a Shoal not having above nine Foot Water on it, and is three Quarters of a Mile long, and extends N.W. and S. E. Scarpa nto is inhabited by Gr^^^J, who pay Tribute to the Venetians and Turks, Here are alio four Turks that livepcac'.ably, and are not molellcd with Crufals, though the Jfle is much frequented by them, where they get moft of their Rusk. This Ifiand feems to be a barren Rock, y^t it produceth Corn, Oil, Wine in abundance, Ho- ne), 6?r. There is a good Road on the N. E. ot it, in a Bay where are two Tmall fcraggy rocky liland s, but ver}' fteep : Some makes flilt to them. Here is good Water. C:;fl is inhabited by Greeks and a icvfTurks^who pay "TVibute to the Venetians and Turks : It proJu- ccth Wine, Oil, Corn, Honey, ^c Here is a good Road, l}ing between C<^/o and another fmall liland that Hands on the Eall-lide of this. You may ride here with an hundred Ships very commodiouilj', L 1 4 i^"^-'^' 1^ hh '' Mm It'' 'ir ri . ^.*. i6R Mr. Roberts'^ VOYAGE from 18 to 7 Fathom, in white fandy Ground' Here's good Watering. tLuing now briefly run through two Channels of the yh'chipelijgn^ viz, between the Morea and the lllands, and Natci'a and the Jfles, there c:rc yet lilands lying between thefc bit delcribed ones, and the IJJjh'd cf Candui^ or CVar, by the Natives lb call'd : And thei'e are them ihat tollow ; HiUhfliia is inhabited by Greeks^ who pay Tri- bute to the Veiiaiaiis and Turks : Its Produd is AVine, Corn, Oil, Cotton, ^c^r. Here's a Road, but not iVequentcd by Ships. This llland is high, and flat on the Top, by which it may ealily be known, it being neither rocky nor bulhy. It is bold all round, and there's JIG Danger. Sar.tuYive is alfo inhabited by the fame People, aiid they arc in like manner tributary. This is a very populous Ifland, and produccth Corn, Oil, and much Wine. Here icveral Vnmh ^arces lo-.id Wine lor the Supply of the Vefictun l^Ieet. They take in their Loading in a liiiall I'rcek, where 'tis very dilFicult to get in j and here is T o PLubour for a Ship. On the E. S. E. Side of the Ifland there's a Road, where you lie in 27 aud 20 Fathom; but the Road 3S very wide, and not frequented. There are three frnall uninhabited Illands n6ir this, but no Road, nor any Danger near them. Nto is inhabited, and tributary as aforefaiJ. If produccth Oil, Cotton, Wine, Corn, ^c Here's a good Harbour on the South-ilde of the llland, which lio in N. N. W. and a bold Inlet, but narrow ^ lo having the Wind right out, you mull anchor in the Harbour's Mouth, and let lall your Anchor in 2) luithom, carrying ilrong luilbs on Shore. \v\i ridv very liji^oth j and when }ou get itp you .in: Land- VGE : fandy Ground* , two Channels of More a and the cs, there r:rc yet [bribed ones, und • the Natives lb )llow ; y, who pay Tri- ' Its Produd is crc'sa Road, but m the Top, by it being neither lundj and there's the fame People, iry. , and produccth re fcveral French of the Veuctuni ading in a fniall jet in 5 and here d there's a Road, n ; but the Road I'hcrc arc three !, but no Road, as aforeniiJ. It li, fit'. Here's a jhe llland, which but narrow ^ io niufl anchor in your Anchor in Ion Shore. li'U jget itp ynu .in: Lunii- to the Levant. J.and-Iock'd, and lie within half an Hafier's Lcneth ot the Shore, in 6, 5, or 3 Fathom, ouzy Ground, but you may he a little farther out in 12 Fathom! Here the jinana Galley funk as Ihe was careening- and I then belonging to her, was left behind, and taken per torce on Board a Livorneze CrtifaL where I, through a great deal of Suffering, attained to the Knowledge of thefe Iflands, (as 1 have al- ready fet out more at large.) Here is but bad Wa- tering on this Ifland. SUhino is a fmall Ifland, lying right before the Harbour's Mouth of iV/c, diftant fixpr fcven Miles ; and to come to the latter you run between them' /. e, if you come from the Northward. The Ifland is inhabited by Greeksy that pay Tribute to the Venetians and Turks, The Produft of this Ifland is Wine, Corn, Oil, ^c, juft enough for the Inhabitants. Ships cannot anchor here. ^uUcandrea is a fmall Ifland on the South-fide of Sichim^ inhabited by Greeks ^ who a*e tributary as before. It produceth Wine, Oil, Corn, ^c. enough for the Subfillence of the poor Inhabitants, as the other docs. Here's no anchoring for Ships, neither is it frequented by any. Nixia is a large Ifland, inhabited by Greeks^ who pay Tribute to the Vevetiaus and Turks : Its Pro- dud alfo is Wine, Oil, Corn, ^c. But here's no anchoring for Ships, neither is it frequented by any. ^Paris is inhabited by Greeks^ who payTribute to the Vaictiaiis and Turks : Its Produd is Wine, Oil, Corn, Cotton, ^c. It has four good Harbours, namely^, St. jfuhi'sy Nau/a^ Marmara^ and Trio. The firfl, (/. e. St. jfobf/^) is a good Harbour, but difncult going in. Here the Crufals lie vp toW^in- ter, by rcafon the Turks cannot conic at them; tor it the Entrance of it, there is p j^^reat Shoal under tho' the Oafuls go thither every Year twice 269 Water j and 170 bltlill'* 'i'l i ' \' ■■I , Mr. RobertsV VOYAGE twice or thrice, yet they have always a Boat lies onl the Shoal ; lb they go in and lie in ^, j, cm- 4 ba- thom in Winter, behind an old lunk Mold, in 5 Fathom. J\a/tfa is a large Bay, ha\ ing fomc fniall Ifland; lying on the South-lide of ir, and fomething dan- gerous ; but you have Room enough to give thcni 1 Birth. You may anchor in the Bay avi}^ where ; but under the Capes Sr. yohn and *S>. Mary's is bell; yet the Place where tno; Crufals lie is under a fmaii ille at the Head of the Bay, having a fniall B; '■rcrv upon it, w "ier."^ the Crufals in Tiiiie of CJarecniii^ p'an. vh. /'.^!i.:is. M .v;,'/r. '^the thi rd Bay ) is only for fmall Crafr. 9//rt ^iic Jr irth) lies on the S. K. Side of t! : Tfland, before which are two fmall Illands, and thj Bounding of the Land makes it an excellent Road: 'Jo kiiow it, you have the Monajfery of St. Ant ho hf. to the N. E. about five Miles oil', on an high Hill; Here is very good Water that runs out ot a Rivci into the Sea ; and betwixt this Tfle and Nixia thcrc'» a good (>hannel ^ but at the N. K. Knd lies a Roi!; 'Uil appearing ubo\e W ater, and nearcll ^Paris Svk. Y//;/t/).//Vj is inhabited hy Greeks^ whopayMri- butc to the VcKctui'iis and Turks : It produccth Wine, Oil, Cotton, ^c. It is fo call'd, bccaulci: lies againli: '•P'/m, and they are diltant about twi^ Aliles, only the S. K. Knd, or Part of the Channel is navigable, but that with great Care, And hcr- the Crulals winter and careen, lying in a Cove lr:r from all Wind and Weather, and fife from tkc Turks. Here are two fmall fcraggy Rocks, vvhiih lie in the Midit ol the Channel, on the N.E. Kni of it ; but it being not navigable there, it ligniiic^ nothing. Stroh'gilo and Spittico are two fmall uninhabited iilands, on the South -End of JnttpariSj 1''^^- _Atilr- K Knd lies a Rock ncarcll ^Paris Mdo. eeks^ who pay 'IVi- •ki : It produccth ib caird, bccaui'c it c diltant about tw'> art of the Channel t Care. And hci c ling in a Cove lr:r ind fiifc from the Iggy Rocks, vvhich on the ]N.E. Kni there, it lignilic^ to ihc Levant. Miles olT^ but there is Depth of Water enough and all clear Ground. ' Sen^OiO 'And Ova arc two fmall uninhabited Tflcs* the firil being clofc under the South-End of Ssriw and high, but not dangerous; the other lies be- tween Cap^ St. yoh,:^ on CajjJia &nd Serigo^ and but ow, and bear ng into the Thoroughfare, ought to ,)c look'd for. G^W/V/ (by the Inhabit mts coWcdCrect) is chiefly inhabited and governed by Turks ; but there are many Grcc':s v*ho live upon it alio. The Venetians have Hi 11 fomc Places of Strength here, fuch as Spina-LoiigOy Seiidciy &c. 1 he principal Garrifons of the Turks are Canea.. Caudlia^ Carabtiercy ana the like. This Illand is five hundred Miles round, and pr^ - drceth Oil and Wine in abundance. Here T' -- wife you have Flax, Silk, Hides, Honey, Wax, Checlc, ^c. The Haven of SptJia-Lojjgo is on the South-L^£ 5ide ol the Ifland, which is made an Harbour, by an high Precipice of a rocky Ifland in the }jay, that is commanded by the Venetians ^ hiu inga Calllc on it that contains an hundred Guns, under which you lie lafe from all Winds, in an extraordinary good Depth. In the Fort all are Chriftians ; but on the mala Illand there are none but Turks, Seuda is an adjacent Ifland to Candia^ being for- tified by the Vcuatiaiis^ wherein they have feventy Guns. Not fur from the JjJand Seuda^ there are two o- rher fmall Iflands ; but nothing on them, fave what the Soldiers bring by Force of Arms from the main Illand. This is an extraordinary good Harbour. Canea is chiefly inhabited by the TurkSy and the bell (^ity in Candia^ the fame being walled and for- tified, and having a very commodious Harbour. From ^7' •Ill . W'-' . ,,t'. ^ :' i'l t '1 , 1 1 1 11 i IV .^7^ Air. Roberts V VOYAGE From hence there is much Oil, Chccfc, .Wine, Hides, ^c, inibark'ii lor ibrcign Parts yearly : It lies on the North-lide. Cciuiiia is a ilron<; Town on the fame Side, and has a great 'I raile. CiJYiibttci'c is not on the \JJavd of Candia^ hut ad- jacent to it. In the Year 1691 It rebelled, and was "fiirrcnder'd by the Vnv.ch to the Turks^ they being intrullcd with the chiel* C^oiijniand there by the Vc)iett- ////', l)!itcf.'y and F/euch ha\inga P"ad:ory here. Tills Illaiid is very large, and well Itorcd with Provilions^ ibr our Fleet that comes from Scaiidc' roon waters and recruirs here. T'he jName (4^ the principal City on this Ifle, is Nixii/y whieh llands reinotc from the Sea fome thirty j\iik's, being very populous, and by Report wcU fort i lied. The chiefell Sea-Port for Trade, is the Town Ol Saliihi ; yet the Road is but indiffercnr, the fume 1\ ing open to the vS. S. E. The Town is defended by a finall Port of eight Guns, though inligniiicanr to defend it. Th'.3 V ^ 11 . '■■ t! : fame Side, and to the L E V A N T." This Place has been fubjcdl to contagious Dlftem- pcrs, and when in the Ycur 1693 I vvasin the Road in a Crufal, our Bout was icnc on Shoar, where they r:ould find but one Greek Friar in the I'ovvn, the Inhabitants having alUlcd lor Fear. And they far- ther affirmed, that in the Space of three Months 40C00 People had been cut ofl^by the Plapjuc. There is another Harbour on the South-lidc of this Ifland, call'd FafrutrulLi^ the lame being a bet- ter Harbour than Sali/iii^ but not lb much {'rcqucnt- cd. Like wife you may anchor under dpe (jreo^r, dillant from Saiiua lix Leagues, and under Capa St. ./Indrecty the Ka)i"ermoil Cape on the I lie ; and you have a very good Road, with the Wind be- tween the North-Weil and theEaft, where you ride in 20, 16, 14, 7 Fathom fandy Ground. On this Cape, in a little (]ave, lives a Greek K;- w//, that never cat any Kind of i^'lclh, and who • affirms, that St. Andrew (the Apoille) died there. He makes no Provilion of Food nor Raiment, and only lives on what is given him by them that Hop here. Within this Hermit's Cave, there is a Well of Water that has fo much Virtue in it, that 'twiU cure Difeafes. On the North-fidc of the Illand arc fe\eral Bays and Roads for fmall Craft ^ but that of the greatell Note is named Vontathi^ the fame being guarded with a Fort, containing four Guns: But in Spight of the Turks^ the Crufals get Wood, Water, and ileal Cattle from hence.. This Ifland docs not pay Tribute to the ferie- tians. , ^ Cure II is a Haven on the main Land ot Ljranuvn.u on the Back of Cyfvrus : It is eighteen Leagues from Qipe Jiidrea^ Ealt North Eult, and is made ;i Haven by a fmall rocky Ifle that lies olffhe ]3ay, dillant from the main Land two Mile^. „ On »73 ,i ' ^'J#: :tir!S 1, i I !'• ^ I If .': 1 m'fi' 174 iVI;-. RobcrtWOYAGR On this Ilbnd there anciently Hood a vafl ftron*; Fort, but is now wholly dcllroycd and uninha- bited. Here are Vaults under Ground which will cnn- tiiin two thoufand Men ; and the Walls arc To thick, that a Coach and Horfcs may be drove on them. Within thefc Vaults, on the Walls, there are fquarc Stones placed, with llrangc (^haradlers engraven on them, pall niv Underilamling ; only one 1 Ibund unilcr Ground, whereon there was the following Infcription in Italiaii. ^iir elite contra Parent e, d quia fa lit dcjlruto^ \ Thus in Euglijh, Relation agaiiiji Relation are here (hjlroycd. The reft being in the Earth, I can give no fur- ther Account of it. On the Continent llands another old Caftle fir bigger, yet more ruinous than this, where th:rc are Trees growing in it of thirty Foot high. I)i- iUnt from this Place fcvcn Leagues, there is a Spit of 8and, which runs otf from the Main live Milc^ dry, and is known by the Name of Liii^^iia Bir^ia- fba^ in Englif/j^ ThetVbore^s T'on<^uc'^ and 'tis fuid it came tVom this Occafion : There was a certain Woman living in Cyprus^ who was courted bv a Gallant that dwelt on the Continent, to whom Ih^' fent Word, //' /jc zvould haw ler^ he muft Jeteh h:r by l.aint \ which was impoiffolc to be done, there being no Soundings bctwi^vt the lllc and the Main ; neverthelcfs the poor doting Fellow began to make a Caufcy there, whereof all that remains is the Spit of Saml for a Memorandum ; he foon after dic\i. This Storv I had from a Grecian Pricit that was on Board of us. ^Vt" V: . M, AGE (lood a \'afl ftron^ lycd and uninhu- which will con- he Walls arc 1") nay be dio\e on Is, there arcfquarc idlers engraven on only one 1 found ►vas the following a flint deJlrHto, ' here dtjhoycd. I can give no fur- hcr old Caftlc far [this, where there Foot high. Di- es, there is a Spit le Main live Mili.'^ f Li)i^jia Bir.ij' [ic^ and 'tis faid :rc was a certain Ivas courted bv a Int. to whom Ihv- he mufl fetch h:>' be done, there : and the Main \ Iw began to make jinains is the Spit foon alter died, tricll that was o-a • to the ILiYAt^T. (Porto Cavalier is on the main Land of Caramama^ on the Back of Cyprus^ being a Bay, with an unin- hiibited Ifle lying before it. Hcrc'thcCrufalscomc to careen, lying on the Jiland Side in 2>;, 20^ i-j Fa- thom, with a Halier fatl on the Shoar. Here is no Water, but Wood cnoui^h. '•Porto Orlatio is a i^ay having a Neck of Land joined to it, which makco it a good Harbour. It "is on the main Land of Carmaniii^ to the Back of Oprits^ where the Grufals ufe to take in Water and Wood, the Tnrkilb Inhabitants being remote from hence. Here's excellent Water. I could have given a brief Account of the Coall 0^ Syria ; but not being over-well acquainted there- with, 1 Ihall wholly omit it, and leave it to thcni that have ufed it longer than my fclf. '75 FINIS, T H E INDEX.! r' <)'. III ^i- f i A. ABr»ttie*f^ a Sand j no fuch thing, 41! jicapulco, {the great Ship of) an Account of it» i7> C?*^'- Albemarle (Ifland) oy whom fo named, 7. jfndrea, ox Amiros, dcfcribed, 1^-4. Antemelc, defcribed, 149. Anteparis, delcribcd, 170, (^t. ^^Ao defer ibed, 164, ^c. Argentera dcfcribcd, 149. Argfjlole, aTown'm Cefalonia, 144. Argos City, thevStatc ot it, 140. Mr. Armtier (Lieutenant) detained at BaldMvU n^. B. BateheUor River, i if. BaUivia defcribed, 119. Batavia (the City of ^ defcrjbed, 16. fomewhat Hiftoricalof it. : Borneo (thelfland of) dcicribed, 24, (^e. Buccaneers [Privateers] their Adventures at the Ifle of Salt and ; H'tcolas, 4. at St. Jago, in Danger from in HoUanaer, f. take a Sin at Cape Sierra Lior.e, ibid, make the Land of Terra del Fup^o, ■ chofe Valentijies, and have a Storm, 7, meet with Captain Eaton, -si fail for Juan Fernandez, 8. take a Prize, and arrive at Lebos, 9. r:,ke three Pri'ie5, ;^; &i- 7- BalJMv'iA 11^. mcwhat Hiftorical of it. ShD at the Idc of Salt and |n Hollander^ f. take a id of Terr* del Fho^o, ' :t with Captain laton, :r.i Ind arrive at L06OS, 9. rr.ke , 10. dcfcricd before th.v lail for Gorgona, arrive :: .. ncglcft and mifs n grc: |?«»(i, leave Borneo, and ir- attack 5'4»/4 Marm, ::.:. 17,48, 49. take Santa Mi- \i, f I. fome of thcmove It ChtptUo with a Sfuni •' \nama, ^4. fail for Puti''- 'aUappagoes, arrive at Oi'- fee Po»«r of Man^'rozt, \teChrijlo, 6f. arrivr 6, weather Cape bUu'-^ ibi^!' The INDEX, ibid, after fcveral Attempts land at Tort Ely, and their AJventurrs there, 68/>9. Gil for Coquimio, 6 i^,jo. fail lor L^ i'cr.vi^, and burn 11, 70, 7 1, go for yti«n Fcrnanilez., and their Enierfaiunicnt there, 71' cfcape three Spamjh Men of War, 73. arc beaten oil' iVom -4;/m* 74, 75*. land at G'«Yf<', 7^- atPorr E/y, ibid, arnve at (Jolpho Dolce] arid make Peace with the Indiam, 77. take al'riae, fl.arc the Money* 79. take more Ships, and durft not land at Vaiu, 80. they fall in with flrange Iflands, 16. their Fare there, 81. they could not undeiUand the People, iifid. (hort Allowance, 82. arrive a"; Nevh, ibid. C. Cr<» defcribcd, i^-f. Caitdta, an Account of it, and its Towns, Carrifons, Havens, f^-.c, 171. Canton, a Town in China, 22. Cape Blanco, fome Account ot it, 66. its Appearance, 84. Cap'.' Frowtird, 113. Cape of Good Hope, or Benna Efperanec, 31. the Dutch Town there defcribed, 3^. iis Garden a Raiity, 3^. Cape Fajfado defcribed, 6j-. Cape Virgin Mary, by whom named, where and how to enter into it, 100. CaMX-zV/Vj Ifland, where, i4<5. C;4 dclaibed, 163. Cdji) di.'lcnbed, 167. C«jj/u«. (j)>c. comes up v.ith ilic Ifle M m of IliiW; if i V V The I N D E Z cf Afcention, and departs, 40. cuts the Line and fails 60 Deg. N. a(K! S. 41. comes up with Farley, and hears talfe News, 43.'hin. drcd to go for London, arrives in the Maes, 44. arrives in EngUnd, ib. Cflffw (Haven) where (ituated, 175. the Infcription there, ihid. C(Jxo« (Copraiii) why made (jencral of the Buccaneers, jx. Icavcj tlicm and goes Home over Land, 5*7 . Cra^ Harbour, why lb named, by whom and where, T06. Cruial, wharitis, 127. tliC Mifcry of itsCrew, 128. and their hard fare, il'. Manner of taking Prizes, 1 29. difficult to efcape,and why, 150. how tlie Cruial is managed, 151. j^ets Provifion, and is rcpaiieJ, i^i their Wintering Places, ib. how fhey takePrilbners, 132, ijj. whcr'; they carry arid difpi)le of their Prizes, ih. the Number and Strength oF Crulalscut, i^c. 154. fliaming Accounts given to theOwners, 155-, the Manner of dividing the Boory, 1 36, their Ufage of the poor Creeks, 17,7. their Jullice to their Conforts, ib. their Methods of Pumih ment?, 138. C^/jr//; defcrib'd, 172. D, Don Carlos iint aflioar by Sir yoha Nartorough, and where, 11? not tound, 119. Dcn)i.i Jo.xnna Conji^n.'aj a mofl beautiful SpaniJJj Lady, taken bv the Privateers, So. R. l^ciipfe of the Moon at P<»r^S^7«//«l», and the Calculation of it, 5^, Hfpa^/ztailons dclcnb'd, 160. F. Faris .u (^rhe Uland u\ j wx ul th" L.ulrcnet, 14. its Appearance, .''- ticicrib'ii, 10. Its Governcr kind to the Buccaneers, 17. /A. 19. H. H;JW//'//'« dclcribd, 168. Marcs vvficrefound in gre.it Abundance, 8f. Hirrii (Captain) quarrch with Captain Coxon,^j. dies of his Wouni'-^ bcfo:c Va.an.a, j6. Htiiard {John) buried, where, 71. Hodmantods (Natives of the Cafe of Good Hope,) defcrib'd in their PcJics. Appuic!, Colour, Diet, Humours, Worfhip, and Burials, 34, Hog in Armour, what Sort of Animal, 96. Jceflllandu-.fir) where, 81. Jjm.ulcf'fiitejiijiue, by whom named, 9r. hnli.ini of iiuJtKA, treacherous to the Buccaneers, 18. defcrib'd, 19 other Indians frighted aUlieSight of white Men, 24. at the Streights o: MigcltAU, l\'j, ifjt' The INDEX. the Calculation of it, c^'^ 5 of Magellan, loi. h * 1,7. dies of his WoumV /y>/f/ defcrib'd, if,-. jora, or J/zr^ dcfcrib'd. ifi. jFuan Fernandez, (anldandj li.e Produdl and Strength of ir, 8. «s • King Golden Cap, why fo named, 46. his Habit, 40 L. Lemair (a Dutchman) his Difcoveries and Infctiption 87 Lemnos dcCcrih'd, ijj, ' '' ifro dcfcrib'd, 163. M. Macronezy defcrib'd, i f i . MagelUna {Ferdinando) a Fortugutfe, his Difcovcrie?, 90. Magellanick Clouds icen, 67. Magellana Strcights, whence named, 90, attempted to be fortifirdhr i\\c Spaniards, \o I. (yc.hoyrto pafs the Narrowsof them, 103,104.,^^. Magellan Grapes, where, and a Defcription of ihcm, 107. Mangroves [i\:f^?o\nX.o^ ) where, 6^. Markos {[facolns) runs away to the Spaj,'u%rdi at Cmallo, 7 7 . Mela dele lib' J, 148, c^^c. A/f/f /we defcrib'd, 15-6. Mlconn defcrib'd, if 3. Monte Chytfto, fome Account of it, 6f. Morgo f^C^crh'^, 163. Mo/quiio ^an Indian) a ftrange Story of his Living, S. N. Neearia dcCri'j'd, i6i, (^c. NeJIr.i Senior a JrlSicra (an lilaiid) where, 1 17. Ntmliro defcrib'd, ifS. Nio defcrib'd, i(5S. Sijfera defcrib'd, 166. N'txia defcrib'd, 169. O. Oftriclies, where in great Numbers, 108. P. P«r/,» drfcrib'd, i<»9. its Harbours, i^. Vattirio{St.Johnde) defcrib'd, i6z. Vedr9 Dtfeonento made Governuur of the Strcights of SUgelUn, i o r . builds Konibre de Jeftte, 8cc. andrerurns, 102. taken by ^MlVinUir Haleigh, ictid. I'edro Sentnto fenttoview the Strcights of Mrf:^e//.i», loi. Pf»(jw/;?j ( fowls) where, and delcribd, ;y. further delLrib'd, 89. Fepy's ///.i?;^, theCommodioufneis of ir, 7. Fetilto ^DmFranctfco de) a 5/>/jw////Rear-Admiral. taken by the Buc» caneers. f6. I^//?o/)f defcrib'd, \66. Vlate ('he lileof delcrrib'd, and when Dr^i-e had been there, 65. roi to Cat altar defer ih'd, 175*. I'ort-Dejire, by whom fo cail'd, 84. of the Entiaacc into it, 86, oj •(^•''tf' I ^■ The INDEX. t" c F,bbinp;and Flowing oftlic Sca,/^. of '.he Nature of the r.andthcre,/y. Fort- Famme, how to know it, i lo. the Rcafon of the Name, 1 1 1. Port St.'/nH.tn, by v hem nanu-il, go. Drake wintered here, ^c.\h. Dirciflions to enter into it, 91, the Naturcof the Country and Climate, with the Ariinah there, 9f. ycr: Or!,\no iJcicrih'J, 1 7 f . J rcdronalis Jefcrib'd, 14^. TulicAv.ilrta dci:rib'd, 169. Qi 6^te-i Eliz.a6cf/yilji.ifiJ, by when named, 8. dcfciiL'd, io^, '^:ijj{'\c Illandof) dcfcfib'd, <^j. R.ualiaJfiaruIs dcfcrib'd, 163. Jxlto.^cs ilcf.-nb'd, xCj. liobcrti (Mr.) his Shipwreck, and where, iij-.temptei firfl, and then forced on \^o:\rA ■xCcnoffe Corfiir, i z6. fcvcrcly \\M,il>. made a Gunner, unjuflicc done hmi 1 2 7.indhis Sfudy.i iS.his Inlight imo .heir Vilhnie'^, 1:)-. m'ikes hi'5 Efoipe, how andwhitlier, 1^8, 1^9. ;;cis PafTage to, and arrives at Lighpni^ 140. rmharks on the CoUlen Fortune fur6ff;,r- ux,iotJ. an Aci:<'iint of hii Pailif^c, 141. arrive with the r'7:<-j;/.2« riec: ii Sr 0, prch'd onl> .ard t''C CtLntccJicr, and arrives in Efi^lanJ, 144 Kitjh Ship made by the Savages of PortS.t.Jhli({r:,r^i. S. 5;iItL*.kci- andSalr at r^rr ?/,y«/;^;7, and how madc,93. Salt ( the idjnd of) def-rib d, 4. Sumoi /'j.'^delcrib'ih 16^. i'ijwf; d. fcrib'd, 161. Sa^.t.i M.iri.i takrti by rh- Buccaneer':, fo, vSii'j/:. r;>.'f dcfcrib'd, i '^>S. Saf'iinz,:! dofcvib'd, i tf. S.iwksni i^C;.\prain) ut of his Com- mand, andby whofe Means, 73. rcUorcd to his Commatid ngain, 7/. takes two f'mall Ships at KejU, and fome Carpenters, 76. ShcsGo.it on Ship- board, an odd Story of her Piegnancy, 40. Sherral (Henry) a Bucconecr drown'd, 81, i'/V/z/flo defer i bed, 169. Simio defer ibed ,166. Smyrna Bay and Town defrribed, ij-8, ^c. Species Iflands described, 148, c^c. Stamphane^ a dcfcripMon of it, 145'. 5/i(i, ike. II. The Vo).i{^<\s of Lionel IVafer: Giving 4:1 Account of Iii."; Icing left on the llthmus of Amtrica, amongft tin; InJi.v.s, and of their Treatment of him i with a particular Dclcnp- tion cf the Country, (^c. Alio The Natural Hijiory of thofe f^ri. By a Itllow of tl'.c Royal Society. And Dazis's ExpeJition ton.} iiolJen .Wines. III. A Voyage round tjie World: Containing an Ac- count of Captain Vuiubier's Expedition into the South-Seas in t',e Si'.ip St. Gnr^e. With his various Adventures and Engagcme.i.'- - ^c. tcv'^cM cr '.vit'i .1 Voyage from the iVef Coaft of Mexico to Eajl-lna<.. By IV. funncV^ M.uc to Captain Dainpitr. IV. Captain Covit.i Voyngcround th.'G.obe. V Capt^ain >S'/j^r/)'s Journey over the //M.v./n ot D.'.ricn, and E.vj-^edition u. > \\vi South-Se.ii. VI. Captain ffkis Voyage thrc I!, -^h the Strciglits of Afjgc//o;. VII. Mr. Robert*^ ^■}■,. vcniuiesand vS .".Vcring'^ amongfl the CorCiirs of the Levant: Ills IV- IcTipcion cf the Arch.^clAgo lil.mJs, ike. llluftratcd with Maps ir.i Driugl.ts. AUb ffvcral Birds, Fifliej, and Plants, not found in tin; Tart of the U'orld: CuiiouiTy engraven on Copper- Plates. Atlis Marif.mus 5'. Commerciali:: Or, A General View ol r':. World, fofar a.-; lelacs to Trade and Navigation: Defcnbing all :;.c Co-;fts P(.rt.<;, IhrlvHir.'; ai;d noted Rivers, according to the i.i*c;; Di!:'.^'.\.Tie<; and n,o:l exai^OMcrvatinn.';. Towtlicr with a larj^L- A; coutu ot tlic Commcrrc carried on liy Sea be'wecn the fevcral ('oi;i'.- tries or tl'.c World: As liktwill- cf all In'.md Trade by means of n.v vig;'^!e R;v:r.-. The Rife, Progicf?, and n.'C.ny thereof, in Iis vino.. Branches J with Methods for farther Improvement. To which:- aivird, Sai mg Direfticns for all the known Coads and lilinds on •. Cilobcj withaSctof ScaChartSi lome laid down after MercAt:\ \-: thcgrcitcr Parr according to a new C obular Projeftion. Adapredd: mcafu'iiignilhnci.s ('a.« near as ronible) by Sca! and Com pal'., A. i authori/.'ii by Letters P.itcnt under the Great Seal of Greii:-Bri(.> .■ ThcUfeof the Projection julUfiedby Dr.H.j/A'y. To which arc l'.;'> joined two lirge Hcmifphcrc. on the Plane of the Equiiioaial ; '•"• tainii'g all tlie Stars in. rhc. Bntxnuti k Caralogue ; of great life to Sa; j : for finding th.t Latitude in the Night. All Hiiiorira! Geography of tne Old a;J New Tcftamcfit: BciiiLji Geographic..! and! i'llJorical Account of all the Places and Count:..;. mcntio:icd cr referred to in the Books of the Old and New Tc'.; ment; Very uleful foe undcvAanding the Hilfory of the laid Book r.nd ot fc.cr-1 particular Texts. Througiiout is inferred rhc prdr.: State of luch Places as have been larciy viiitcdhy Pcrlonscf ourow, Nation, and of unqucftioiablc tidclit)' • Whereby the Work is :- ^/JOHN KnAPTON, h-jTarc'y London. ilume"i in Bvv. Ccntxn- Voyagcs round theVVoiiJ; and Ulands in the Eajl :m\ Peru, and Mexico, Tic The Cape of iiood [{of:, Lionel IVafer: Giving 4:1 of America, amongft tiic with a particular DcCcnp. ral Hijlory of thofe P^r; Di^ii'i Ex pe Jit ion to n.i /orld : Containing an Ac- into the South-Seas in the ures and Engagcme...- c?'' aft of Mexico to Esijl-ln^d.i. tr. IV. Captain Covit.'i p's journey over the IJlhi.w, Stas. VI. Captain II'oom . VII. Mr. Roi/crt's .A*. rs ot the Levant: His 1\- llluftratcd with Maps xi Plants, not found in lii;; Copper- Plates. , A General View of t';: igation: Defcnbing all .lie rs, according to the h'd Together with a large A:- bc'vvccn the feveril ('o':r.- id Trade by means oi :u- .'cny thereof, in iis vario.^ ovcmcnt. To which rr ;i Coafh and lilinds on •; dnvn atter MercAt:!-^ I - If Projcftion. Adapted d : Sca! :md Compafr.. Ai!i eat Seal of Greai-Brif.< ■■ illy. 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