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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A34769	The life of John Baptist Colbert, late minister and secretary of state to Lewis XIV, the present French king done into English from a French copy printed at Cologne this present year, 1695.; Vie de Jean-Baptiste Colbert. English	Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien, 1644-1712.	1695 (1695)	Wing C6599; ESTC R8430	128,103	270

from Cape S. Tiberin in Dominico at the distance of 150 Leagues It s perpendicular height from the top to the level of the Sea is reckon'd to amount to two Leagues tho' Geographers affirm that there is not a Hill in the World half so high But the Snow that covers its top notwithstanding the excessive heat of the Climate is a convincing Proof of the Truth of this Computation It s Foot and part of its Sides are inhabited by People of a very low Stature who may pass for the Pigmies mention'd by Pliny They never venture their little Bodies beyond the Confines of their own Territory nor entertain any correspondence with their Neighbours for the sight of a Man of ordinary Stature puts 'em to flight and they run into their Holes at his approach During the excessive Heats they leave their usual Habitations and live higher up in the Mountain but assoon as the Weather begins to grow Cold they return to their former Abodes They live on a sort of Grain of which they make both Bread and Drink and their Ouicou or Drink is also made of the Root of a Shrub after they have press'd out the poisonous Juice Their Religion is only known to themselves and never any Traveller cou'd hitherto discover its Nature On the 26th the Squadron rode an hour or two before Cartagena bringing the Ships to a Lee without Cannon-shot of the Town which is seated in a Peninsula the Harbour being on one of the Sides 'T is a City of indifferent bigness and its Figure is as irregular as its Fortifications 'T is commanded by a rising Ground where there is a Fort flank'd with four Bastions lin'd with Earth It stands in 300. Degrees of Longitude and 10 Degrees 30 Minutes of North-Latitude On the 29th they set sail to discover the Coast of Nombre di Dios and the same Day anchor'd before Portobelo This is a little but very famous City and one of the most considerable places of the Spanish Dominions in America both for the Advantage of its Harbour and the conveniency of its Situation For 't is but eighteen Leagues distant from Panama where all the Peruvian Riches are unladed to be afterwards transported on Mules to Portobelo where they are embark'd for Havana and from thence carry'd to Spain The Harbour is very large and fair and so clear of Sands or Rocks that there is every where safe Anchorage for Ships of the greatest Burthen When the French Squadron arriv'd there was a laden Ship in the Port ready to Sail under the Convoy of a great Galeon which cou'd not protect her from the Bucaniers who took her in her Passage 'T is a surprizing Neglect of the Spaniards that they take no care to fortify a place of so great importance for the Entry of the Harbour is defended only by a paltry Fort of a very irregular Figure nowhere flank'd and commanded by the Hillock at the Foot of which 't is built The Town which is at the bottom of the Bay and appears not to those who are at Sea till they come just before it has no Walls and is only cover'd with two small Works on the above-mention'd Hillock 'T is altogether defenceless on the side next the Mountain and on the other two sides by which it communicates with the Land The side next the Sea is only flank'd with two small Bastions containing about nine Foot in the Flank and at the end of the Bay there is a Redoubt about twelve Toises square I have nothing more to add to this succinct Description of Portobelo but that the Spaniards pretend it will be quickly fortify'd with a Cittadel of six Bastions between two Rivers half a Cannon-shot from the Forts The Squadron anchor'd near the Fort that defends the Entrance into the Harbour where the Spaniards keep always a Guard which was doubled during the stay of the French Gabaret to discover the Humours and Inclinations of the Spaniards immediately after his Arrival sent Septeme Major of the Squadron who having spoken with the Commander of the Fort at the Entry was sent forwards to the Governour As he drew near to the City in his Boat with his Colours display'd he was met by a Pinnace with Spanish Colours which came to receive him And having had Audience of the Governour he return'd to give Gabaret an account of his Negotiation The Subject of that Conference and of those that were afterwards manag'd by other Deputies was never perfectly known Only 't was given out that Septeme was sent to enquire after French Prisoners and that he was told there were none in the Town Nevertheless the same Night very late there came a Man swimming to D' Amblimont's Ship which rode next the Shore and that Officer receiving him into his Boat sent him immediately to Gabaret whom he inform'd that there were seventeen or eighteen Frenchmen in the Town but said nothing of their being Prisoners Next Morning the Commander sent to discover the Truth of what he had learn'd and to demand the Frenchmen of the Governour who acknowledg'd that there were some of that Nation in the Town who were not kept Prisoners but serv'd for Wages adding that the Commander might if he pleas'd carry 'em along with him and accordingly those ragged lean and disfigur'd Creatures were restor'd and distributed among the three Ships This Accident was not attended with the least disorder for the Affair was transacted on both sides in the most amicable manner imaginable and their only Contest seem'd to be to out-strip each other in Civility The Governour made the first step by sending a Present to Gabaret of two fat Oxen Spanish Wine Sweet-meats Oranges and Citrons and the French Officer in his turn presented the Spaniard with a Case of Pistols a Castor and other things of that Nature The Deputies of the Squadron were regal'd on Shore and those that were sent to the Commander were treated on board his Ship where they drank several times to the Health of the two Kings of France and Spain with the usual Ceremonies making a confus'd but not unpleasant Noise by striking a Knife against a Plate The place where the French cast Anchor at their first coming into the Harbour being somewhat incommodious the Governour very civilly sent 'em a Pilot to bring 'em farther in to a place where they might Anchor more safely Two Armadilla's that were unrigg'd began to put themselves in a posture of Defence assoon as the Squadron appear'd but resolv'd to stay in the Harbour On the Second of August the French left Portobelo and were by contrary Winds carry'd in sight of the Cattives which are above fifty inhabited Islands On the 11th they made the Isle of Rotan in the Gulf of Honduras which lies in 286 Degrees of Longitude and 16 of Latitude and is only inhabited by Pyrates who land there for the conveniency of Refreshment Here the French found a forsaken Ship and concluded that her Men were either taken kill'd or