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A40503	A relation of a voyage made in the years 1695, 1696, 1697, on the coasts of Africa, Streights of Magellan, Brasil, Cayenna, and the Antilles, by a squadron of French men of war, under the command of M. de Gennes by the Sieur Froger ... ; illustrated with divers strange figures, drawn to the life.; Relation d'un voyage fait en 1695, 1696, & 1697, aux côtes d'Afrique, d'etroit de Magellan, Brezil, Cayenne, & Isles Antilles, par une escadre des vaisseaux du roi, commandée par m. de Gennes. English	Froger, François, b. 1676.	1698 (1698)	Wing F2233; ESTC R38897	67,625	174

Branch of a Tree with which they thrash them at Pleasure and this they repeat so often that they put them almost out of Condition to follow their Work But if it so happen that after this sort of Chastisement they relapse again into the same Fault they without any more ado cut off one of their Legs nay and sometimes hang them for an Example of Terrour unto others and tho' all this is bad enough yet the Spaniards and the English treat them still in a more cruel manner I knew one living in Martinico who being of a compassionate Nature could not find in his heart to cut off his Slave's Leg who had run away four or five times but to the end he might not again run the risque of losing him altogether he bethought himself of fastening a Chain to his Neck which trailing down backwards catches up his Leg behind as may be seen by the Cut And this in the space of two or three Years does so contract the Nerves that it will be impossible for this Slave to make use of his Leg. And thus without running the Hazard of this unhappy Wretch's Death and without doing him any Mischief he thereby deprived him of the means to make his Escape P 120 How y e Portuguese Whip their Slaves when they run away A Slave that has his leg cut off for running away An invention of a French Man in Marlinico On the 27th by break of Day as our Pilots allow'd us to be yet above sixty Leagues from the Shoar we observ'd the Water to be of a yellowish Colour and muddy and those of the Company who were so curious as to taste them told us they did not want much of being sweet and this made us believe that we were come to the Mouth of the famous River of the Amazons that is so rapid as to preserve the Sweetness of its Waters for near twenty Leagues within the Sea we ran upon the Coast till three in the Afternoon when we discovered a flat even and woody Coast where we anchored about six in the Evening and on the 28th and 29th we followed the said Coast at three or four Leagues distance from the Shoar and never found above five or six Fathom Water On the 30th about seven in the Morning we descry'd the Cape of Orange where we began to see the Foot of the Mountains About three in the Afternoon we doubled a great Rock called the Constable three Leagues out in the Sea and five from Cayenne we drew up at about half a Cannon shot 's distance and about six in the Evening came to an Anchor three Leagues to the North of Cayenne before five little Islands lying near to that place When next Day was come Monsieur de Gennes sent an Officer to complement the Governour and to desire him to send us a Pilot to conduct us to a sase Anchorage but our Arrival had already allarm'd the whole Island and they fired off their Cannon all Night long to give the Inhabitants Notice to come together and they would not trust to our Colours because the Dutch in their Passage to Surinam and Barbicha have often cast Anchor within a League of the Town under white Colours and as they had not been used to see four French Ships at one time they were apprehensive of some Design upon them Our Shallop could not return before next Day which happened to be the first of September the same being oblig'd to take a Course round the Island for avoiding the Currents which are very violent on that Coast but she brought a Pilot along tho' the Sea was so shallow that we were forced to tarry where we were till the Day following And then on the second and third we made as much use of the Tide as possibly we could in order to get in because there was so very little Water and that we could not make ready before it had half flowed But about four in the Evening we cast Anchor under the Cannon of the Town within Pistol-shot of Land there were two Merchants Ships already in Cayenne that had waited seven or eight Months for their Cargo besides another Vessel that came in the Day before us laden with Wine and Brandy As our Men had just about this time received a Month's Pay and that it was now a long time since they had met with so good an Opportunity they not only drank up the Ship 's whole Cargo in eight Days time but also all the Wine they had in the Island Cayenne is a French Island scituated on the Coast of Guiana four Degrees and forty five Minutes North Latitude and 332 Longitude it 's formed by the two Arms of a River and may be reckoned to be about eighteen Leagues in Circumference it stands high upon the Brink of the Sea and is so marshy in the middle that you cannot travel by Land from one end to the other the Fens of it are covered with a sort of large Trees called Mangles which above all other have the peculiar Quality of growing in Sea-Water these Trees are so thick and their Roots for the most part springing out of the Earth rise up and are so well interlaced one with another that in some places a Man may walk upon them above fifteen or twenty Leagues together without setting his Foot upon the Ground amongst them also divers Indians retire with their Canoes and there they make their Carbets The Town stands on the West-part of the Island and is very advantageously scituated Nature and Art having both equally contributed to the fortifying of it It 's of an irregular Hexagone-Figure has near sixty pieces of Cannon planted upon Batteries for the Security of it and on the Sea-side upon an Eminence there is a Fort built that commands every way The Garrison of the place consists of two Hundred Regular Troops but there are above four Hundred Inhabitants living either upon or round about the Island that upon the least Alarm are oblig'd to stand to their Arms. Monsieur de Feroles the Governour is a Person that has great Insight into the Affairs of a Colony the Power of distributing Justice is vested in him and he is much beloved by the Inhabitants The Jesuits have a Church in the Town and a Chappel at the other end of the Island for the Conveniency of those that live remote This Island was formerly very unhealthy as well for the continual Rains that fell there for nine Months in the Year as because the Ground was covered with Wood and withal very marshy Diseases were very rife amongst them and Infants usually died almost as soon as they were born but since the Island has been grubbed up they have begun to grow more healthy the Women have good Lyings-in and their Children are lusty The chief Commodity of the Country is Sugar and Rocou but they make no great Quantity because the Inhabitants want Slaves to work for them and that is the

waiting for a more favourable Wind to return to the Island of Cape Verd. On the 5th at break of Day we discover'd Land and at six a-clock in the Evening we cast Anchor before Gorea where we took in 15 Oxen and loaded some of our Shallops with Water Then we set sail again on the 9th Instant with a favourable Gale of Wind. On the 12th 13th and 14th we had a great Calm and on the 15th at 8 a-clock in the Morning we discover'd the Island of May from whence we steer'd our Course for that of St. Vincent On the 17th we came within sight of an Island the Coasts of which appear'd to be very high and foggy And indeed by its height we judg'd it to be that of St. Nicholas On the 18th and 19th the Winds were contrary but on the 19th and 20th at Night they favour'd us and at two a-clock in the Morning we discover'd Land by the Light of the Moon We continu'd the rest of the Night about the Cape and at break of Day we perceiv'd it to be the Island of St. Lucia At two a-clock in the Afternoon we enter'd the Channel which separates the Island of St. Vincent from that of St. Antony and when we were arriv'd within Musket-shot of a great Rock which lay in form of a Sugar-Loaf in the middle of that Channel at the Entrance of St. Vincent's Bay where our Ship was to cast Anchor we were becalm'd and oblig'd to tow it up with our Shallops against the Current that carry'd us above the Place We spent the Night in a perpetual Hurry for the Wind continu'd so little in the same Point and veer'd so often that we durst not fall into the Bay till break of Day On the 22d we set up Tents on the Land for our sick Mariners who were very numerous for many of them were seiz'd with the Scurvy besides the Feavers of Gambia and of 260 Men belonging to our Ship 's Crew we had only 80 left who were in a Condition to Work The Island of St. Vincent is inhabited but it is barren and beset with very high Mountains It affords little fresh Water Wood is also scarce there and it is customary to cast Anchor before it only by reason of the Safety of its Harbour We met with 20 Portugueses of St. Nicholas's Island who were employ'd there during two Years in dressing Goat-Skins with which this Island abounds These Animals were taken with Dogs so well inur'd to the Game that each of them was wont to bring twelve or fifteen every Night There is also abundance of Tortoises in that Island of which there are different kinds and some that weigh three or four hundred Pounds These Animals make to Land to lay their Eggs hide them in the Sand and return without sitting on them They are not hatch'd till the end of 17 Days and continue during nine of them without being able to pass to the bottom of the Water insomuch that three quarters of them are usually destroy'd by the Birds On the 23d Instant we Mann'd out our Boat for St. Antony's Island to trade for some Provisions and our Mariners conducted by two Portugueses of St. Vincent went to certain Cottages where they were kindly entertain'd by the Inhabitants who gave us some Pullets and a great quantity of the Fruits of the Country viz. Figs Raisins Banana's Oranges Lemmons and Water-Melons telling them at the same time that if we sent Word thither in three Days they wou'd give notice to the Village where we might be supply'd with Oxen Hoggs Pullets Ducks Fruit and every thing we cou'd desire This Village is situated in the middle of many high Mountains which render its Access difficult There are above 500 Inhabitants capable of bearing Arms and a great number of Negro-Slaves The Fathers Cordeliers have a Church there The Portugueses of this Island as all the other of the Islands of Cape Verd are of a swarthy Complexion but they are ingenious People and very sociable They feed on a kind of Bread made of Millet and Banana's They have numerous Herds of Oxen Asses Goats and Hogs with variety of Fowl Their Wine is also good and their Fruits excellent insomuch that this Island where the Air is healthful and always temperate may well pass for a very delightful Place On the 26th at two a-clock in the Morning a Merchant-Man of Nantes that came to salt Tortoises for Martinica cast Anchor by us If their Ship 's Crew had known that they shou'd have met with so good Company they wou'd not have enter'd so boldly but they were not aware of us till it was too late to retreat and if they had prov'd Englishmen they might have paid dear enough for their Curiosity These Men inform'd us of the loss of Namur and told us that they pass'd by the Island of St. Nicolas where the Inhabitants ingag'd them to bring back their Countrymen of whom they had heard no News since they went to St. Vincent They kept their Word so that the Portugueses convey'd the Vessel under the Wind into a Creek where there is greater abundance of Tortoises than in any other place They often assisted 'em in Fishing and were afterwards carry'd back to St. Nicolas Bourse asort of Fish taken in y e Road of y e Island of S. t Vincent at Cape Verd P 43. M Vander Gucht Sculp Amongst the Fish that were caught by us we met with one of an extraordinary beauty in respect of the Rayes about the Eyes a great number of Spots and Hexagonal Marks of a very lively blue Colour This Fish is commonly called a Bourse On the 4th Day at Eight of the Clock we set sail with a North-East Wind steering our Course again to Rio-Janeiro or the River of January on the Coasts of Brasil On the 5th at Night we pass'd between the Islands of St. Jago and Fuogo The former is the first of all the Islands of Cape Verd and the See of a Bishop The other is only a large Mountain that continually burns where we saw Fire on the top of it during the whole Night and in the Day it only appear'd to be Smoke The Portugueses have often endeavour'd to fix settl'd Habitations therein but could never accomplish their Design as being perhaps too much disturb'd by the Cinders Sulphureous Matter and even Stones that are thrown out of this burning Mountain On the 6th and 7th we had strong blasts of Wind with Thunder and Rain and on the 10th we saw two Blowers being a sort of small Whales which spout up Water very high and with a great Noise We likewise discover'd vast Shoales of Porpoises that follow'd us above two Hours They are of the size of a Hogg swim in Rank and File as it were so many Companies of Infantry and sometimes reach above two Miles in length On the 11th 12th 13th and 14th the Rains were continual and the Winds very unconstant so that