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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

their Course for Rochel On the 9th we had sight of another Vessel which the Seditious and the Felicity gave chase to during four Hours The latter which came very near her inform'd us that she seem'd to be a Sally-Man and might carry about 30 Pieces of Cannon On the 10th at Noon we made 15 Leagues a-cross Cape Finisterre On the 11th at Break of day we were separated from the Seditious and the Fruitful as also from another Vessel which follow'd us from Rochel On the 15th at four a-Clock in the Afternoon we espy'd a very large Ship which came up to view us within three Cannon-shot and afterward tack'd about again whereupon we gave her Chace till the darkness of the Night caus'd us to lose the sight of her On the 21th at Sun-Rising we discover'd the Island of Madera from whence we judg'd our selves to be distant about 20 Leagues On the 22th at 11 a-clock at Night we lost the Shallop with Decks which M. de Gennes had caus'd to be built on purpose to throw out the Bombs For as she was tacking about whilst the Sea ran very high her Cable broke and she was driven out of her Course On the 26th at three a-clock in the Morning we pass'd the Tropick of Cancer at Break of day we discover'd the Land of Praya and in the Afternoon perform'd the Ceremonies of the Tropical Baptism or Ducking which are commonly us'd by the Mariners in those Places On the 1st day of July at three a-clock in the Morning the Corvette let off a Gun to give us notice that she was near Land whereupon we sail'd beyond that Vessel without discerning her by reason that she was very low built and the Night was dark On the 3d. we discover'd Cape Verd or Green Head and cast Anchor at 11 a-clock at Night within two Leagues of the Island of Gorea The next Day we likewise rode at Anchor within a Cannon-shot of the Place The Governour of that Island immediately sent to compliment M. de Gennes with a Present of an Ox and two Dozen of Pullets The Person who brought this Present told us That the Vessels of the East-India Company pass'd by a little while ago and that an English Deserter had inform'd them That almost the whole Garrison of Gambia was fall'n sick and wanted Provisions which piece of News was so well confirm'd to M. de Gennes even by the Relation of the Governour himself that if the Seditious and the Fruitful had come up with us we should have set sail the very next day in order to besiege the Fort before the English could have had any notice of our Arrival In the mean while waiting till those Ships appear'd we diverted our selves some in Hunting and others in Fishing nay we met with sufficient variety of Divertisements not very expensive without leaving the Villages The Negroes came continually on board with their Vessels full of Fish which they gave us in exchange for Knives Sheets of Paper little pieces of Iron and other Toys of the like nature We also pierc'd some Barrels of Wine and setting aside the Heat of the Weather which was excessive the Sports and Pastimes abated a great deal of the Impatience that we had to go to Gambia On the fifth Instant M. de Gennes M. du Parc and the Governour of Gorea went to give a Visit to the Alcaty or Governour of a Village call'd The Gap situate on the Sea-shore near a small Marsh being the only place where fresh Water can be taken in upon which account the Alcaty suffers none to do it till an Agreement be made beforehand to give him a Bottle of Brandy for every Shallop He receiv'd these Gentlemen very courteously and granted their Requests upon good Terms The next Day M. de Gennes invited to Dinner the Governour of Gorea the aforesaid Alcaty of Gap and another Alcaty of a neighbouring Village who was the Brother of a Favourite of the King of Houmel and otherwise in great esteem for his Magnanimity and for being one of the most robust and well-set Men of the Country The Alcaty of Rufisca was also present by chance with a Negro Lady the Widow of a certain Portuguese who had one of the chief Places in the Kingdom This Lady had excellent Features was endow'd with a generous Disposition and of a very obliging Deportment being of a middle-siz'd Stature and cloath'd after the Portuguese Fashion M. du Gennes treated them all magnificently and made them some small Presents He was also desirous to divert them with a Volly of Cannon and Musket-shot But Dinner was scarce ended when they earnestly importun'd to be dismiss'd The cause of their sudden Departure being unknown to us we were not a little surpriz'd in regard that they had no reason to be tir'd with the Company till the Governour of Gorea told us That apparently they had occasion to ease themselves and that a Superstitious Custom prevail'd among 'em never to do it at Sea On the 9th Instant our Shallop being fitted out to take in fresh Water a Storm of Wind arose which threw her on the Coast She suffer'd little Dammage by reason that the Shock happen'd on the Sand Nevertheless this Accident was like to have occasion'd a great Contest with the Negroes who gave it out That one Moiety of the Vessels that run a-ground on their Coasts ought to be appropriated to their Use And even the Governour of Gorea himself acknowledg'd that they had a Right to such a Claim But forasmuch as this Law was made only in reference to Merchant-Ships we speedily set some of our Men on Shore to stand upon their Guard and for farther Security retain'd seven or eight Negroes who were come on board to trade with Fish In the mean while our Carpenters wrought during the whole Night and the next Day in the Afternoon our Shallop return'd laden with Water and as sound as before On the 13th at two a-clock two Vessels appear'd whilst our Corvette was sailing to the Village of Rusisca whereupon we discharg'd a Cannon to cause her to return and to recal all the Mariners on board We likewise made Signals to the other Ships which were answer'd by them They were the Seditious and the Fruitful Pinks which came to join with us again after having waited for our Arrival eleven Days at Madera They cast Anchor at two a-clock and the next Day our Corvette set out a second time for Rufisca to get some Provisions that were necessary for our departure in good earnest Before we leave Gorea it may not be improper to give some account how the French settled in that Island and to relate what I have seen and heard concerning the Nature of the Coast and the Traffick and Manners of the Inhabitants The Island of Gorea is distant only one League from the Continent four from Cape Verd and may be about half a League in Compass The Hollanders first fix'd a

be admitted into the Company However it seems we did not go on successfully in all Points since our Design at last prov'd abortive But 't is to be hop'd that the Court will not discourage an Undertaking of so great Importance which failed only by reason of the small Experience we then had of the Season of the Winds 'T is well known that the Spaniards are not in a Condition to make War with us that by the means of the vast Treasures which they gather daily out of New-Spain and Peru they have actually made themselves Masters of those Countries by spilling the Blood of a vast multitude of poor Indians who only sought for an amicable Correspondence with those haughty Invaders who to strike a greater Terror into their Minds gave it out that they were descended of the Gods Besides all the Tortures which they could devise for the destroying of those miserable Wretches they carried on their Cruelty so far as to assassinate and sell them for the Slaughter for the Maintenance of their Attendants And indeed there are many Frenchmen who can testifie that the Coasts of Peru are still cover'd with the Skeletons of those unfortunate Victims whose Blood cries to Heaven for Vengeance and for the Liberty of their native Country insomuch that nothing can prevent the Destruction of those Enemies of God and Nature who under the Name of Christians revive Idolatry and live in the midst of their Treasure in a Luxury that even surpasses that of brute Beasts I might enlarge on this Subject but that 't is more expedient to resume our former Discourse and to give a farther Account of our Misfortunes On the 5th Instant the Winds being still contrary we prepar'd to return to the Northern Sea as it was determin'd two Days before But we were scarce under sail when the Winds chang'd as it were on purpose to deceive us and induc'd us to make another Attempt which was not only fruitless but wou'd have certainly proved our Ruine if we had not been apparently protected by Divine Providence in a very extraordinary manner We had not made a League when these favourable Winds terminated in a great Calm and the Tides the Course of which we cou'd not discern from Cape Froward drove us on the Coasts insomuch that four Shallops were not able to get us clear of the Shore We let fall a large Anchor which very much abated the force of the Current but could not hinder us from running a-float by reason that the bottom not being firm cou'd not hold it We might have leapt off from the Poop ashore and judg'd the Danger to be unavoidable when a gentle Breeze happily blew fresh from the North and set us at Liberty whereas if any other Wind had arose we had certainly perish'd In the mean while the Sun of Africa and the Glutton Frigate were very near running the same Hazard We lay before the Cape during the whole Night and at break of Day we set sail again but the Winds being contrary we were forc'd to spend the next Night in the like manner before Cape Froward On the 7th at break of Day the Winds blowing fresh again from the North-East we made our last Effort and doubl'd Cape Froward but to no purpose However we did not forbear to put out to Sea and on the 11th at six a-clock in the Evening having pass'd between Terra de Fuogo and the Shelves that lie at the Mouth of the Streight we re-enter'd the Northern Sea and steer'd our Course directly for La Isla Grande On the 16th at break of Day we were separated from the Sun of Africa and the Seditious Frigat by the means of a great Fog which hinder'd 'em from hearing the Signals that we gave to tack about On the 17th and 18th we had foul Weather and the Sea ran very high On the 26th the Weather was very foggy and the Winds were so boisterous that we were oblig'd to take down the Mizzen-Mast The Waves swell'd extremely and we were beset on all sides as it were with Mountains of foaming Billows insomuch that in the Evening we lost one of our Mariners who fell into the Sea as he was coming down from the Top-Mast On the 27th our Pilots sail'd a-cross the River de la Plata at the distance of 60 Leagues from the Land and on the 29th we had a great deal of foul Weather The Winds were very favourable to us till the 9th of the next Month but we did not take a provident Care to sail along the Coasts which we could not discover till within 20 Leagues to the North of the Islands of St. Ann. On the 12th we cast Anchor in a Road very full of Fish where we took a great quantity of fine ones and among others divers Sea-Porcupines so called because they are actually armed with sharp-pointed Bristles as the Porcupine or Hedg-hog which they prick up when pursued by other Fishes On the 13th at nine a-clock in the Evening we made ready to set Sail but on the 14th and 15th the Winds were very variable P. 88 A Sea Porcupine taken on the Coast of Brasil On the 16th we discover'd Cape Frie but were not able to double it because there was very little Wind stirring About eight a-clock in the Evening the Sky being very serene we discern'd the Moon to be in an Eclipse that continu'd almost for the space of two Hours and which indeed was not foreseen by us in regard that we did not meet with any Almanacks in the Straight of Magellan where the Inhabitants although great Star-gazers do not reap the Fruits of their Observations About two a-clock in the Morning we descry'd a Vessel under the Wind and some gave it out that there were two Whereupon we prepar'd our Batteries and kept the Weather-gage during the whole Night At break of Day we perceiv'd it to be a Portuguese Bark which a Storm had driven from the Mouth of the River Janëiro The Mariners belonging to this Vessel inform'd us that the Fleet was arriv'd and that the Governor was chang'd but that he heard no News of our Ships We freely bestow'd on them two Barrels of Water of which they were destitute two Days and were not able to make Land to take in any On the 19th we doubl'd Cape Frie and on the 20th we cast Anchor within seven Leagues of Rio-Janeiro but we had not so much as one blast of Wind and the Currents were contrary There we saw Two of those Pillars of Water that arise out of the Sea and which are commonly call'd Spouts When they draw near 't is customary to discharge several Cannon-shot to disperse them and by that means the danger is often escap'd On the 21st we put out to Sea and the next Day we cast Anchor within two Leagues of the Coast before the Mouth of the River but we determin'd not to enter it by reason that our Place of Meeting was appointed to be at La

occasion to believe that he is his Pilot but herein they are mistaken for this small Fish never closes with the other but when he finds himself pursued and then taking half a turn round he strikes the Requin over the Head and fixes himself so fast to the other that it 's impossible for him to make him let go his hold insomuch that this little Fish makes himself to be convoyed with this pretty sort of Guard whithersoever he pleases On the three following Days viz. the 13th 14th and 15th we were incommoded with contrary Winds but on the 17th we kept about fifteen Leagues off of the Abralhes and sailed on and next Day passed over the Shallows of St. Antony We made Land the Nineteenth which our Pilots computed at above thirty Leagues distance and this made us judge That the Sea Currents moved to the North as the Portuguese had assured us who take it for a Maxim that the Currents on the Coast of Brasil follow the Course of the Sun that when the same is in the Northern Hemisphere they run to the Northward but when in the Southern to the Southward On the Nineteenth at Night having got within six Leagues of Cape St. Antony we brought to and by break of Day we saw about two Leagues to the Windward of us a Ship that steered the same Course as we did whereupon we slackned our sail to let her come up and believing it might have been one of our own Fleet we gave her a Signal whereby to know us but she returned us no Answer and proved to be a Portuguese Ship that was making the best of her way for the Bay of All-Saints as well as we About Noon we made the Cape of St. Antony and saw all along the Coast a great Number of Barks and the Negro's Piperies as they are called being no other than three or four pieces of Wood made fast together whereon two Men go out a fishing to the extent of two Leagues Some of them we boarded but we could never bring them to conduct us to the Road they alledging they were forbid to do it but I believe it was because they would not leave their fishing But it fortunately happen'd that we descry'd two sorts of small Tartanes that were for making the best of their way into the Bay as well as we them we waited for and required them to grant us a Pilot for our Money upon which one of the Masters of these Tartanes offered himself to conduct us to the Place where we were to Anchor and this he performed with all imaginable Civility We drew up in Order within Cannon Shot of Cape St. Antony and about five in the Evening cast Anchor within a small League of the Town that we might not embarrass our selves with the Portuguese Fleet we found there consisting of between forty and fifty Sail all laden and ready every minute to sail away As soon as we were come to an Anchor there came a Lieutenant from the Admiral to require us to salute him but Monsieur de Gennes made him answer the King had given him Orders not to salute any without they received Gun for Gun and that he would send his next Captain to settle that Affair with the Governour The Lieutenant hereupon sent to see for his Shallop in order to assist us and after a thousand tenders of his Service to us he accompanied the Chevalier de Fontenay to wait upon the Governour with whom he had no long Dispute for they quickly agreed not to salute one another at all which made most of the Portuguese to murmur and concernedly to say That it was not to be endured that a Frenchman should pass under their Forts without saluting them and yet not be called to an Account for it But 't is well known they are no otherwise brave than upon their own Dunghills and that they had rather upon Occasion have Recourse to their Beads than to their Courage The Morrow being The Feast of God Monsieur de Gennes accompanied with several other Officers went to wait upon the Governour and the Intendant who shew'd him abundance of Civilities The Governour 's Name was Don John de Lancastre one of the Principal Men of the Kingdom and Vice-Roy of Brasil Then they went to see the Procession of the Holy Sacrament which is as remarkable in that Town for the vast Number of Crosses Shrines rich Ornaments armed Troops Companies Fraternities and Religious Orders as 't is ridiculous for the Masquerades Musical Instruments and Dancers that attend thereat and who by their wanton Postures invert the end of this Holy Ceremony The Procession was no sooner over but our Gentlemen went to hear Mass to the Convent of the Reverend Fathers the Jesuits where they were received by some Fathers of the French Nation very kindly who confirmed unto them the Loss of Namur and the Hopes there were of a Peace with Savoy from them they went to dine with the French Consul and heard a great deal more News there also We were also informed by a Friar newly come from Goa that before he had left that Port he had seen a French Ship that put in there after having fought three Arabian Vessels by whom she had been very rudely handled When these mischievous Pirates board any Ship they do in order to blind their Enemies make use of a sort of wrought Lime which being squashed down upon the Bridge they use upon that Occasion has a most terrible Effect Here we came to know also of the Loss of the Famous Montauban of whom the Free-booters made so much Noise at Bourdeaux He met with a large English Ship on the Coast of Guinea whom he boarded and took her by main Force but the English Commander being enraged that he should be taken by a Free-booter he set the Powder on fire and blew up his own Ship and that of Montauban's who with a dozen or fifteen of his own Men threw himself into the Sea where they floated upon Masts for five Days and five Nights and at last got a-shoar half dead in the King of the Negro's Country where they were kindly received upon the account of an old Portuguese that Traded upon that Coast and who took Compassion on those miserable Wretches When they had been there about five or six Months a Dutch Ship bound for Jamaica passed by that way which took Montauban and seven or eight of his Followers who promised to pay for their Passage on board him while the other six who could not find the same Favour at the Dutch-man's hands got a Passage in a Portuguese Flute that carried Negro's to All-Saints Bay from whence we gave them free Transportation to Martenico On the 4th of July the Admiral with divers Merchant Ships anchored in the Road and on the 8th the whole Fleet made ready to sail away for Lisbon consisting in all of 45 Ships laden with Sugar Tobacco Cotton Fish Oyl and Skins they

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

who except five or six were very hearty The Commander of the Place where they lodg'd was a generous old Gentleman of great Integrity and was not at all tainted with the sordid Principles of his Countrymen For he entertain'd our sick Mariners with a Paternal Charity supplying them with Eggs Confits Wine and generally with every thing that was necessary for them at his own proper Costs and Charges nay he offer'd to retain the weakest of them in his own House till our Return On the 27th we set sail and pass'd between the Forts with our Cannons mounted and Matches lighted being all ready to answer them if they shou'd attempt to disturb us about the Salute at parting or shou'd make us wait for the Governour 's Orders We no longer stood in need of them of which they were also very sensible They all appear'd in Ranks on their Parapets and seem'd to be overjoy'd at our departure by reason that they were tir'd with the continual Guards that they kept during the time of our Abode among them The Governour thought himself so little secure that he summon'd all the Inhabitants within four Leagues round about We were no sooner gone but he caus'd a Fort furnish'd with some Pieces of Ordnance to be built below the Town on a small Island which commands the Road and where the French settl'd when this River was first discover'd An unknown fruit found in y e Great Island at Brasil p 65 A Mapou Pear Found in y e great Island at Brasil La Isla Grande or the Great Island being about 18 Leagues in compass lies high and is beset with Woods of a prodigious thickness insomuch that one cannot walk in them 100 Paces together But there are entire Plains of Orange-Trees and Lemmon-Trees with much variety of wild Fruits and among others the Pear of Mapou which bears a sort of Red Cotton and of which Quilts are made that are so extremely durable that they can scarce be worn out for by exposing them to the Sun from time to time the Cotton swells again of it self and the Quilt becomes as it were new We met with another sort of Fruit which is as big as a small Nut and seems to have the crown'd Head of a Clove There are also many of those Animals that we call Tatous and the Scales of which serve to adorn Apothecaries Shops Their Flesh is firm and has the taste of fresh Pork On the Coast over-again●● this Creek stands a large Town belonging to the Portugueses where there are about four or five hundred Inhabitants and two Convents viz. one of Carmelites and the other of the Cordeliers We there bought some Provisions viz. Oxen Fowl dry'd Fish and four Pyrogues which cost us from forty to eighty Crowns These are large Canoos very long and made of one single Tree hollow'd They are light fit for Descents and capable of holding 60 Men. The Governour of Rio-Janeiro sent on purpose to forbid the Inhabitants to sell us any sorts of Commodities whatever but they had not much regard to his Prohibition for they furnish'd us with every thing we desir'd They have all Habitations in the Mountains and affect to be as free as the Paulists On the 5th Day of January A. D. 1696. after having taken in fresh Water and Wood we set sail for the Streights of Magellan Pag. 66. THE STRAIGHT OF MAGELLAN A Scale of Leagues On the 21st and 22d at Night as we were sailing a-cross Cape St. Antony we lost sight of the Felicity altho' the Moon shone bright the Sea was calm and the Wind moderate neither could the Fault be attributed to any thing but the Negligence of those Mariners who were then upon the Watch and who relying too much on the calmness of the Weather fell asleep We discharg'd divers Cannon-shot and all steer'd different Courses in quest of that Ship but it was to no purpose On the 23d we saw a great many Sea-Wolves lying asleep on their Backs upon the Surface of the Water On the 26th and 27th we had a dreadful Storm of Thunder and much Rain On the 29th we saw some Whales Sea-Pies and prodigious Flocks of other Birds that follow'd us as it were so many Ducks On the 30th we saw abundance of Sea-Weeds which made us conjecture we were near Land but having sounded it appear'd that we were still distant from it above forty Leagues On the 31st the Sea was all over cover'd with small Cray-Fish insomuch that it might well be call'd the Red-Sea We took up above 10000 of them in Baskets On the 1st and 2d of February the Winds were boisterous and the Sea ran high On the 4th at Noon we discover'd the Cape of St. Ynes de las-Bareras The Lands thereabouts are low and as far as we cou'd discern very barren We discern'd a very thick Smoke which induc'd us to believe that there were some Inhabitants The most part of Navigators who have sail'd on those Coasts and who have publish'd Relations of their Voyages affirm that when the Savages discover the Arrival of any Vessels they usually make great Fires and offer Sacrifices to the Devil to conjure him to raise Storms to destroy them On the 5th and 6th the Winds were very variable and the Weather hazy On the 7th at three a-clock in the Morning the Pink let off a Gun to give us notice that she descry'd Land whereupon we cast Anchor because it was very requisite for us to discover it and at break of Day we discern'd a Cape which our Pilot and two of our Officers who had before pass'd the Streights of Magellan assur'd us to be that of The Virgins The Winds veer'd and became contrary so that we were not able to cast Anchor to make any Discovery On the 8th the Winds still continu'd contrary to us and at two a-clock in the Afternoon blew with so great impetuosity that our Cable broke neither could we hoise up our Sails which were taken in to give less Advantage to the Wind forasmuch as there was no probability of being able to carry any Sail we suffer'd our selves to lie by at the mercy of the Waves till the next Day at four a-clock in the Morning when the Fury of the Wind being somewhat abated we drew near the Land and at Noon cast Anchor at the Mouth of the River of Sancta Cruz there to wait for a favourable Gale to rejoyn our Vessels We scarce let fall Anchor but the Storm was appeas'd the Sea became calm and we made as much Sail as we could that Day We doubl'd the Cape at Night and at break of Day came up with our Fleet and steer'd our Course to the above-mention'd Promontory which we suppos'd to be that of the Virgins choosing rather to follow the Directions of the Navigators who had already cruis'd about those Coasts than that of the Sea-Charts which are often mistaken in places that are so little frequented However we insensibly drove upon

Isla Grande On the 24th we prepar'd to set Sail again when the Rocks cut our Cable and sav'd us the trouble of weighing Anchor and so little Wind was stirring in the Night that at break of Day we found our selves driven by the Currents under Cape Frie which made us take a Resolution to stand in for the Islands of St. Ann to wait for a fair Wind as also to take in fresh Water and Provisions of which we had a very short Allowance Thus we cast Anchor on the 26th Instant at Noon and found the Island as full of Fowl as at our first Arrival On the 27th we sent our Boat ashore to take in Provisions and to get Information about our Vessels We purchas'd six Oxen two Hoggs and some Pullets but not without a great deal of Difficulty by reason that all the Provisions were transported to Rio Janeiro for the use of the Fleet We were also inform'd that our Ships had enter'd that River twenty Days ago On the 29th at five a-clock in the Evening we set Sail with a favourable Wind and order'd the Pink to carry the Lanthorn We follow'd her for some time but forasmuch as she sail'd too near the Coast and the Night was dark we left her to continue her Course and stood somewhat farther out to Sea On the 30th at break of Day we weather'd Cape Frie and found the Winds and Currents contrary as before At the same time we discern'd the Pink four large Leagues to the Windward of us nevertheless as we were afterwards inform'd she continu'd at Sea eight Days longer before she could find means to enter the River The rest of that Day and the next we had but little Wind and that too was contrary insomuch that after divers fruitless Attempts Monsieur de Gennes judg'd that for the future we ought not to be obstinately resolv'd to pursue our intended Course lest we should be reduc'd to the greatest Extremity but that 't was more expedient to stand in for the Bay of All-Saints since by sailing thither we should get so far onward in our Way and we should certainly meet with plenty of Provisions in that Place Therefore we cast Anchor June the first at Four a-clock in the Evening before the Islands of St. Ann to get some Recruits having on board Victuals sufficient only to serve for eight Days at most and forasmuch as it was requisite to give notice to our Vessels of the Course that we had determin'd to steer we sent an Officer a-shore to desire a Pass-port of the Commander of the Town to go to Rio-Janeiro by Land to acquaint them with our Design the Officer who had received Orders to return the same Evening not appearing by next Day Noon Monsieur de Gennes believing some Misfortune had befallen him sent out a Shallop armed with two small Guns to get Intelligence which return'd to us again about Five in the Evening And the Men reported That they had seen the Canoe in the River where there were Dwelling-places and that the Officer who appeared on Shoar came up to the point of Land there in Order to give them Notice to return because it was shallow Water and that he had passed over a Ridge of Rocks where the Surge of the Sea was very frightful and that this was the Reason together with his tarrying for three Beefs they were in quest of for us that detained our Canoe from returning to us The Shallop went back next Day about ten of the Clock and as she was ready to enter in the Officer who had sent her back the Day before gave them a Signal to come to an Anchor and to wait till the Tide came in They continued in that Posture till two a Clock in the Afternoon when the Officer that commanded grown quite weary with staying made use both of his Sails and Oars and put forwards and that in spight of the Advice of the Master and of all the Signals that could be made from the Shoar to the contrary But he was no sooner incommoded with the terrible Rocks aforementioned than that he began to repent tho' it was now too late of his Rashness After they had bore divers rude Attacks of the Sea a Wave brought all their Oars on one side and this Wave was followed by another that opened the Shallop in the very middle and drowned the Commander with seven Seamen more but the Master together with the Gunner and seven other Mariners saved themselves and remained on Shoar to seek out their Comrades Bodies p. 99 A CAPIVARD or Water Hog at the foot of a Bananier On the 4th we sung Mass for the dead and discharged three Pieces of Cannon for the Officer that had been drowned whose Name was Salior born at Paris and a young Gentleman whose Loss deserved to be regretted This being over the Canoe was sent to shoar again to bring back those Seamen that had the Luck to escape drowning she returned the same Day and brought along with her two Beefs more The Bodies of our drowned Friends could not be found and the Portuguese informing us that the Place where they were lost were full of Requins it 's not to be doubted but they were devoured by them Next Day which was the sixth about three in the Morning we made ready to sail for the Bay of All-Saints without giving Information of the same to the other Vessels we had with us but seeing Monsieur de Gennes had spoken of it before at la Gloutonne we had some sort of reason to hope that they would rejoin us at least at Cayenne On the 7th and 8th we steer'd a wide Course that we might put by the Abralhes which are certain Islands and heaps of Rocks that run out five and forty Leagues into the Sea and on which divers Ships have perished The Portuguese who are well acquainted with them make no great Difficulty of sailing through the midst of them and so save a large Compass that others are oblig'd to make to avoid them We saw a great Whale the Day following that went round our Ship several times and twice under it We were on the 10th 11th and 12th troubled with excessive Heats and had but very little Wind at what time we catch'd a great Number of Requins which was a considerable help to lengthen out our Provisions But tho' this Fish appears to be firm Flesh enough yet it is so insipid that several of our Men were injured with the eating of it It 's thick and five or six Foot long a great Lover of Man's Flesh has a large Mouth and therein five rows of very sharp Teeth He turns himself upon his back to catch his Prey and has two or three small Fishes near him that are his Pilots and never forsake him but serve to secure him from being surprized by the Whale There is a sort of Fish which they call Sucet that is commonly fastened to the Requin and this has given many Men

tho' we had not fully embarked all our things that we had to put a Shoar we left the Careening place to the end we might put an stop to the desertion of our Men of whom we had already lost no less than thirty all of them brave young Fellows who sought for nothing more than an opportunity to fight for the honour of their Country in order to make their Fortune or lose their Lives and who were enraged at their sufferings now for two Years together without any hopes of attaining their Ends And what is still more lamentable there were three or four of them found starved to Death on the Mountains about fifteen Days after From the third at Night to the fourth we set Sail for St. Peter's Fort where we anchored at five in the Evening within Pistol-shot of Land and continued there to the thirteenth to take in Water But seeing it is now a long time since we have had any account of the Islands of America and that the face of things there is much altered since fifteen or twenty Years I thought it would not be impertinent to make a short Description of the same whereon depends all the rest that are in our possession Martinico was at first Inhabited by some French and English who took this as was done by all the other Islands as a place of refuge and each of them upon different accounts They lived there a long time at Peace with the Indians who gave them a share of the Cassave and Fruits that they Cultivated but after the descent Monsieur d' Enambuc made on St. Christopher in the Year 1625 those Indians being put in the head by their Wizards that these new Guests came with an Intention to destroy them and to take away their Country they resolved to Massacre them but the French discovering the design took all the Caution imaginable to prevent it In 1626 there was a Company erected for the American Islands and then they began to be Peopled and Ships frequently sailed thither to Trade for Sugar for which they paid ready Money but after divers petty Wars there was a general Peace made with the Indians in 1660 and they had St. Vincent and Domingo assigned them to retire to They continue there to this Day and come constantly to Trade with our French-men between whom and them there is so great an unity that when they catch the English whom they know to be our Enemies they Murder and Eat them and the French themselves have no power to bring them to give them Quarter The Jesuits and other Orders settled in these Parts do from time to time make small Voyages into their Islands to Instruct them in the Principles of Religion which they hear with a great deal of Joy but reap little Benefit thereby as being still very tenacious of their old Superstition The American Islands Company were of no longer Duration than the Year 1651 when they sold them to the Knights of Malta and several particular Persons but now the King is Master of them where he has erected Forts and keeps good Garrisons Martinico is the residence of the General and Soveraign Courts of Judicature whereon depends St. Domingo Guadalupa Granada Mary-Galanda the Saints St. Cross St. Lucia and Tabago of which they have abandoned the last three This Island is scituated in 14 degrees North Latitude and 315 25 minutes Longitude stands high and is fifty five or sixty Leagues in Circumference It has the conveniency of three Ports where you may lade above an hundred Ships every Year and their Names are the Cul-de-sac Royal the Bourg of St. Peter and the Cul-de-sac de la Trinity Cul-de-sac Royal is a large Bay to the South of the Island and at the bottom whereof stands a pretty Town containing near three hundred Inhabitants where the General resides and the Courts of Justice are kept The Streets of it are straight the Houses regular and mostly built of Wood and here the Capuchins have a very fine Convent The Fort which is very advantageously scituated is built upon a large and long Point of land that runs out into the Sea and makes the best Careening place in all the Islands The Fort is no other way accessible to the Sea-ward but by Layes or Banks of Rocks which do encompass it and the Town cannot be otherwise approached to than by a small but very narrow Clascis that is flanked with an half Moon and two Bastions lined with good Stone-work and defended with a Ditch full of Water they have eighteen and four and twenty Pounders mounted every way upon it and six Marine Companies in Garrison Monsieur de Blenac before his death erected a Magazine of Powder there and a Cistern Bomb-proof so that the Fort is now in a Condition to withstand a whole Army The Town of St. Peter is pretty large and better peopled than that of Fort Royal but to speak the truth of it it 's no more than one Street a good quarter of a League in length full of ascents and descents and in several Places interrupted with diverse curious Rows of Orange Trees to say nothing of a River that runs cross the middle thereof that has excellent Water this River comes down from a great Valley that stands behind the Town and where may be seen a great many Sugar Plantations that are very agreeable to the Eye At one end of the Town stands the Jesuits House which is curiously Built and at the other the Jacobins Church where also there is a small Convent of Vrsulines in the middle besides an Hospital over which the Brethren of Charity as they are called have the super-intendency Most of the Houses there are built of Wood but very well and the Inhabitants are very Civil and Affable France may be known there by the neatness of the People and Martinico can boast that her Females are as handsome as the Women of Europe There had been a Fort at the mouth of the River which the Hurricans entirely ruined and levelled to the Ground they have no more now there than two Companies of Foot and two Batteries at both ends of the Town consisting of eight or ten Pieces of Cannon each but they are continually at Work there to raise new Fortifications The English came thither in 1693 with sixty Sail of Ships and made a descent above the Town towards the Preacher's Point from whence they were vigorously repulsed by the Inhabitants who killed about fifteen Hundred of them upon the spot with the disadvantage of no more than twenty Killed and Wounded on their own side and Monsieur de Blenac signalized himself very much upon this Occasion He Marched in one Night from Fort Royal with two hundred Men thither and so incouraged the Inhabitants that it may be said it was almost to him alone that the Success of this Expedition was owing Cul-de sac de la Trinity that stands on the other side of the Island is much smaller

return to Martinico We left the Sun of Africa behind us to cruise which she did for five or six Days without purchase and we making all the Sail we could next Day about four in the Evening discovered the Coast of St. Lucia which we left to Leeward of us and on the 8th about ten in the Morning entred the Port they call Cul-de-Sac Royal We were come very near the Fort and ready to cast Anchor when we met with a great Rock that took out three of our Ship 's outer Planks without doing us any further Damage we quickly brought her back and anchored a good Cannon-shot from the Shoar and indeed it 's dangerous to get nearer and we had good luck to come off so well We discharged our Prizes and sold the Goods very well because the Inhabitants who were in daily Expectation of the Arrival of Monsieur d' Amblimont's Fleet wanted Provisions and it 's certain they had not twenty Barrels of Meal left in the whole Island The Free-booters had contributed very much to subsist them for the first Years of the War by the many Prizes they had taken on the Coast of Barbadoes St. Christopher and the other Islands belonging to the English but now their Merchant-ships sailed together in Fleets and there are also some of them who to avoid the Privateers go to the Coast of Tabago and la Trinity and come back again to recover Barbadoes On the 24th we made ready to sail for the Fort of St. Peter where we anchored on the 25th and continued in that place till the fourth of the next Month to take in Sugar Cassia and Cocoe with which Martinico almost supplies all France The Cassia grows in Husks about half a Foot long upon a Tree much like unto our Walnut-tree The Cocoe grows no where but in moist Places and such as are but little exposed to the Sun the Tree that produces it is but small the Fruit is long and uneven like a Cucumber when it is ripe they gather it and leave it for a time to dry in the Sun it 's properly nothing else but a rind like that of the Pomgranate that contains about five and twenty or thirty Beans of which thy make Chocolate On the 31st we fitted out a Brigantine to sail to Barbadoes to exchange the Prisoners they had made of the Crew of a small Free-booter that had been taken in sight of Guadalupa I have a mind before we go from hence to relate the Adventure of our Poor Mango who gave us continually some diversion or other this was an old Monkey we had belonging once to the Governour of Gambie who was so prodigiously strong that he broke his Chain at least once in eight Hours and as soon as he got loose he failed not to make a Ravage His main Care was to get him a Dinner and when he had fooled any poor Seaman out of his Mess it was very pleasant to see him get up to the top of the Masts and to jump from one Sail unto another with a dish of Rice or a great Piece of Bacon in his Paws If any one was so bold as to go about to take away his prey he threw a Cannon-ball at his Head or what ever else came in his way all which was nothing in comparison of the Wounds of his Teeth which made such an Impression that the Marks of them some times remained for the space of two Months and upwards At last he took upon him to throw into the Sea the Wheels of an Ivory-Clock which Monsieur de Gennes had ordered to be made and took up two Years time in the doing But this was no sooner known than that the poor Devil was condemned to have his head chopped off and therefore he was carryed a Shoar to have the Sentence Executed upon him but he managed his part so well that after two or three Pistols shot at him he broke his Cord and took to his feet and all that Day we saw the poor Animal as wounded as he was run up and down along the Shoar to seek out an opportunity to return on Board and if he was much concerned for losing of us we were no less to find our selves deprived of his dear Company From the fourth at Night to the fifth of February we made ready to sail for Guadalupa As for our Great Prize which remained at Fort Royal to dispose of her Wood and relade with Sugar we left twenty Men on board of her but for the other two Prizes we sold them tho' to no great advantage because they were but small and the Lading inconsiderable At the Preacher's Point we met an English Prize taken by the Merchant-ship that entred at the same time with us into Cayenne near St. Christophers then we Coasted St. Domingo and on the sixth anchored very near the Shoar before Guadalupa even in the midst of the Town to the South-west of the Island at the bottom of a very high Sulphurous Cavity that casts out smoke continually and oftentimes fire We got our full Cargoe in less than two Days and the Inhabitants came to intreat us with great earnestness to take off their Goods so that we could have laden fifteen Ships in fifteen Days time This Island is very large and healthier than Martinico being divided into two parts by an Arm of the Sea called the Salt-River by which Barks may pass up when the Tide is in the Land is high but fruitful in Sugar Indico and Cotton Here also they have Rocou Cassia Cocoe and very good Comfits Fruits and Fowl are very common there and they have a sort of Birds about the forementioned sulphurous Cavity which they call Diabolins which are very large and as good as Pullets they live upon nothing else but Fish which they vomit up to feed their Young withal and the Inhabitants send out their Negro's to take them but whether it be that they are not used to it or that the Cold or the Air of the said sulphurous Cavity seizes upon them they are taken with such a languishment upon it that they cannot surmount without much Difficulty they also find several boyling Fountains in this Island That part of the Island which stands to the Northward because of its being larger than the other is called The Great Land and hath been inhabited a long time but at present has not above an hundred Inhabitants The other which is known by the Name of Guadalupa has two Companies of Foot in it about a thousand Inhabitants fit to bear Arms and a great Number of Negro-Slaves The Jesuits Jacobins Capuchins and Carmelites have their Parishes there in distinct Places as well as in Mary-Galand and the Island called Saints The Town where we cast Anchor is the most considerable and almost the only one of the Island being divided into two parts by a small River which runs from behind the sulphurous Cavity we have already mentioned it 's large enough and the greatest

fourth and fifth they began to allay and proved fair enough and next Day at seven in the Morning we discovered about a League from us to Leeward a pretty large Ship which we chased all Night long gained much upon her and had it not been for a Fog that fell for two Hours by favour of which she sailed away she had certainly given us either Bullets or Bread which last we now most wanted all our Provisions being spent and the Winds still contrary On the eighth we saw Pewets and other Sea-birds who are never seen very far from the Shoar next Day being the ninth we met with a sort of little Sparrows who passed over our Sail-yards without resting themselves and this was an infallible sign unto us that we were not far from Land On the 12th at break of Day we descry'd two Ships at a League 's distance from us but we could not come up with them our Ships being too foul too full of Herbs and Shell-work to think of gaining upon Vessels newly careened as we apprehended these to be On the 13th we saw several Birds that waited as well as we for a favourable Wind to put them a-shoar next Day the Wind was boisterous and we had much Rain Hail and melting Snow And we lost Company with the Sun of Africa in a Fog who not observing the Signal sailed away while we were setting our Round-tops that were displaced in order again On the 15th the Wind being somewhat allay'd and the Weather clearing up about break of Day we saw five Ships three to the Star-board and two to the Lar-board but we were not in a Condition to go and look after any them By the sixteenth our Provision was all spent and we necessitated to use the Sugar and Cocoe of the Merchants to make Chocolate for the Ships Crew which is a Liquor that is of a very nourishing nature and might serve instead of Victuals but our Seamen who were not accustomed to it did not like it at all and said it made their heads giddy On the 17th at Sun rising we thought we had the sight of the Tower of Cordovan but our joy was short-lived and this Tower was all of a sudden Transformed into a Ship At last on the 18th after a traverse of sixty seven Days we sounded and found a Bottom and were come parallel to Pertuis de Maumusson about twenty Leagues distance from the Shoar On the ninteenth we had but a small Wind. But on the 20th we discovered Rochebonne which is fifteen Leagues wide of Pertuis d' Antioch the Sea tho' very even proved now to be broken and violent About Noon we saw four Ships and they Steered the same Course with us Soon after we discovered the Steeple of God's Island about five in the the Evening the Whale-Tower in the Isle of Rhee and at Night we came to an Anchor to wait for the Tide On the 21st we weigh'd and by break of Day we found our selves within two Cannon-shot of four Ships which we had seen the Day before which made us put out French Colours They did the like and we sent our Canoe on board them to know what news from France They happened to be a Bark of the Isle of Oleron and three St. Malo Men half men of War and half Merchants who were going to take in Salt in the Isle of Rhee and from thence to fish on the bank of New-found-Land They gave us six Baskets of Bread one Barrel of Bacon and some Beer which a little refreshed our men The St. Malo men passed by Pertuis Breton and we by that of Antioch and so on till about Midnight we cast Anchor before Rochelle where we found the Sun of Africa who was got into that Port two Days before us FINIS An EXTRACT of the French King's Grant for the Printing of this Book BY the King's Grant made at Paris the 15th of October 1697. and signed Midy the Sieur de Fer Geographer to the Dauphin is allowed to Print Sell and Dispose of by the Hands of what Printer or Bookseller he pleases a Book Intituled A Relation of a Voyage made on the Coasts of Africa Brasil the Streights of Magellan and Islands of America for the space of eight Years And all Persons of what Quality or Condition soever they be are forbidden to Print the said Book without the Consent of the said Sieur de Fer upon Pain of such Penalty Confiscation of the Copies c. as are held forth in the said Grant Entred in the Hall-Book of the Company of Stationers and Printers of Paris the 12th of October 1697. Signed P. Aubouyn Syndic Begun to be Printed the first time January the 9th 1698. THE END BOOKS Printed for M. Gillyflower W. Freeman M. Wotton J. Walthoe and R. Parker OF Wisdom Three Books Written Originally in French by the Sieur de Charron with an Account of the Author made English with some necessary Advertisements By George Stanhope D. D. late Fellow of Kings-College in Cambridge from the best Edition Corrected and Enlarged by the Author a little before his Death The Roman History from the Building of the City to the perfect Settlement of the Empire by Augustus Caesar containing the Space of 727 Years Designed as well for the Understanding of the Roman Authors as the Roman Affairs By Lawrence Echard A. M. of Christ's College in Cambridge Now in the Press The Roman History the Second Part. By Lawrence Echard A. M. A Compleat Body of Chirurgical Operations Containing their Definitions and Causes from the Structures of the several Parts The Signs of the Diseases for which the Operations are made The Preparations for and the Manual Performance of each The manner of Cure after every particular Operation Together with Remarks of the most skilful Practitioners upon each Case as also Instructions for Sea-Surgeons and all concerned in Midwifery The whole Illustrated-with Copper-Plates explaining the several Bandages and Instruments By Monsieur de la Vauguion M. D. and Intendant o● the Royal Hospitals about Paris June 3. 1695. The Island of Madera July 1. 1695. Cape Verd. The Island of Gorea * Pirogues Superstition of the Negro's The Description of the Island of Gorea The People Their Religion Their Burials St. James's Fort summon'd The King of Block styled Emperor The King of Barifet Tributary The Bombarding of the Fort. The Fort surrender'd The Description of the Fort. August 1695. The meeting of a Free-booter The Fort is blown up The Description of the River Hutts Balafo a Musical Instrument Their Departure from the Coast of Brasil Septemb. 1695. They stand in for Gorea Their Arrival at the Island of Cape Verd. A Description of St. Vincent's Island Great Plenty in St. Antony's Island Bourse They steer'd their Course again to Brasil Blowers and Porpoises They passed the Line Novemb. 1695. Flying Fish The Frigate The Island of the Ascension A Sow that brought forth a Monster The Isle of St. Ann. Channell'd Cherries Cape Frie. The River Jeneiro A Scruple made to permit them to enter the River The sick Men set on Shore They do not salute the Town The Governour 's unfair Dealing St. Sebastian The Manners of the Inhabitants of St. Sebastian A notable Adventure Sugar Canes Manioc The Town of S. Paul tributary but not subject to the King of Portugal The Generosity of a Portuguese La Isla Grande What Pyrogues are Jan. 96. February 1696. The River of Sancta Cruz. Cape 24. taken for that of the Virgins Cape Entrana Boucaut Bay Cape Gregory S. George ' s Island Penguins Sea Wolves Cape Froward March 3. 1696. Famine Bay The Rode of Port Gallant April 1696. The Occasion of our Voyage The Free-booters enter the Southern Sea thro' the Streight They continu'd there seven Years * A sort of Vessel They return to the Northern Sea Apparent Danger They stand in for the Northern Sea May 1696 Sea-Porcupines June 1696 The Shallop lost The Currents follow the Course of the Sun on the Coast of Brasil Cape St. Antony The Procession of the Holy Sacrament News from Goa Montauban Shipwreck'd July 1696 A Description of All-Saints Bay Aug. 1696 The miserable Condition of the Negro Slaves The River of the Amazons Cape of Orange Sep. 1696. The Description of Cayenne The Mangle Traffick A Road from Cayenne to the River of Amazons Fruits Birds The Government of Cayenne The Indians of Cayenne October 1696. The taking of an English Fly-boat Novem. 1696. The taking of another Vessel December 1696. A Description of Martinico Cul-de-sac Royal. The Town of St. Peter Their Departure from Martinico The Isle of St. Lucia An English Prize January 1697. They return to Martinico Cocoe February 1697. St. Cross St. Thomas March 1697. April 1697. The Men brought to live upon Chocolate