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A65182	Voyages and discoveries in South-America the first up the river of Amazons to Quito in Peru, and back again to Brazil, perform'd at the command of the King of Spain by Christopher D'Acugna : the second up the river of Plata, and thence by land to the mines of Potosi by Mons Acarete : the third from Cayenne into Guiana, in search of the lake of Parima, reputed the richest place in the world by M. Grillet and Bechamel : done into English from the originals, being the only accounts of those parts hitherto extant : the whole illustrated with notes and maps.	Acuña, Cristóbal de, b. 1597. Nuevo descubrimiento del gran rio de las Amazonas. English.; Acarete, du Biscay, 17th cent. Relation des voyages dans la rivière de la Plate. English.; Grillet, Jean, 1624-1677. Journal du voyage qu'on fait les Per̀es Jean Grillet et François Bećhamel ... dans la Goyane l'an 1674. English.; Béchamel, François, 1637-1676.	1698 (1698)	Wing V746; ESTC R1215	153,168	365

went to Lodge at a small Island which is in the River at a pretty good distance from the Sea here we stay'd the Twenty fourth of June I observ'd that the Sea came up here Eight Foot high and concluded from thence because it covers the last Fall of the River that it declines but Eight Foot in the space of Twenty five Leagues from the Sea In the Night they heard the Cry of a Bird and said to one another in the Galibis Tongue Hark how the Devil cries I reprov'd 'em telling 'em they were mistaken and that the Devil had no Body but was a Spirit as our Souls are which they confess to be Invisible and Immortal which yet they do not say of the Devils but pretend that their Physicians or Piaies kill 'em with great Clubs The Nouragues of one Cottage made the Figure of a Man in the the way by which they thought the Devil came to their Cottage in the Night to make 'em Sick that so while he stop'd at this Fantome and took it to be a Nourague the Piaies that watch'd for him might take their opportunity when they saw him to knock him on the head We parted from this Island to go and lodge at Co from whence the next day we saw a great many Canoos of the Galibis at Sea which were going toward the River of Amazons these the Master of our Canoo and the Sapaye went to visit drawing their Canoos along over the Mud at Low-water and found in one of 'em the Two Young Men they were going to seek for at Maroui They had now nothing to do but to carry us to Cayenne and because the Sea was so rough that they could not well bear up against it we desir'd 'em to set us ashore at Mahuti the first place we could land at in the Island of Cayenne which they compass'd with a great deal of Labour As soon as I set my Foot upon the Sand I fell down upon my Knees to thank God for the Protection he had favour'd us with for a Hundred and Seventy Leagues since we came from the Country of the Acoquas for our whole Voyage was Two hundred and forty Leagues We went to lodge at the House of Mons Fontain whose Estate lies in this part of the Island and he receiv'd us with great Joy The next day being the Twenty seventh Father Bechet came to fetch us with Two Horses and we borrow'd another of 25 Monsieur Fontaine and so Arriv'd at the Fort of Cayenne where the Governor was pleas'd to treat us with all imaginable Friendship And all the People came about us to see us and to signifie the geat affection they had to us In three Months I hope by the Grace of God to Visit the Marshes of the Aracarets the Palicours the Mayes the Marones and the Coussades whose Habitations stand more thick and close one to another than those I have given an account of in this Relation Here 's a great Field open'd to the Gospel-Labourers into which I am ready to conduct those that are willing to employ themselves in it as well as to discover to 'em a great many other Nations Being fully resolv'd by the Grace of God to expose my Life for so Glorious a purpose as the Propagation of the Gospel and the Conversion of such Numbers of People NOTES UPON THE TRAVELS OF Father JOHN GRILLET AND Father FRANCIS BECHAMEL Jesuits INTO GVIANA Note 1 in the Letter A Fort which the Dutch took from the English Fourteen or Fifteen Year ago on which the English Colony depends which is pretty Numerous and was Establish'd there Eight or Ten Years before under the Command of the Lord Willoughby This Fort was built by the French in 1644 they quitted it in 1646 for the Reasons that have been reported in divers Relations Note 2 P. 3. This River discharges it self into the Sea on the East-side of the Cayenne Note 3 Ibid. Of Ovicou they make a sort of Drink of the Consistence and Colour of Milk by steeping it in Water it will keep a Month or Six Weeks in a kind of Baskets lin'd with the Leaves of Bonana-Trees which are 4 or 5 Foot long and above 2 Foot wide Note 4 Ibid. The Brother of the Marquis de la Barre who was formerly Governor and the King's Lieutenant General in the American Islands both by Sea and Land and is now a Captain of one of his Majesty's Ships Note 5 P. 4. The Mouth of this River is 14 Leagues Eastward from Cayenne Note 6 P. 5. This is one of the Nations that fled into the Country of the Galibis Note 7 Ibid. In these Huts or Cottages the Indians hang their Hamocks or Cotton-beds when the Sun sets in which they repose themselves all Night They ordinarily rise with the Sun and then their Wives take down their Beds and Hamocks and hang 'em in the Carbet which is their kind of Hall or Out-house the Props of which not only serve to support the Roof which is made of Palm-leaves but also to hang up all the Beds of the Men and Boys in the Family and those of Strangers when at any time they entertain ' em This Carbet is plac'd Ten or Twelve paces on the upper-side of the Cottage in which the Women always leave their own Beds At one end of the Cottage they commonly make Cassave and their Liquor Ovicou this part of it serves for the Kitchin and for all the Work that belongs to the subsistance of the Family Some of these Cottages have a Loft above to hang their Beds in in the Night and then the lower-part of the Hut serves for the Carbet where the Men spend the day when they are at home in making their Bows and Arrows and what other conveniencies they want for their business is different from that of the Women in these Parts as well as in most other Places But there 's one thing belonging to the other Sex which the Men have usurp'd that deserves to be treated on in a particular Article of which I shall only speak a word or two here by the by They go to bed when their Wives are deliver'd and receive the Compliments of their happy delivery as if they had endur'd the pain and accordingly answer their Visitors as the Women do on the like occasion in other places This Custom is not peculiar to the Galibis but is us'd in a great many other Nations of Brasil and in other parts of America 'T is farther to be noted that their Carbets are the places where they hold their Consultations and deliberate on their most weighty Affairs which is ordinarily done with great Solemnity those that are concern'd and invited assembling together from divers places for this purpose Note 8 Ibid. This Nation dwells near the mouth of the River of Amazons Note 9 P. 7. This is the ordinary Bread of the Country made of a sort of Root which they scrape and then press to get the Water out of

got by the Hides which came to 15 Livers a piece that being the Ordinary Price tho' they cost but a Crown at the first hand and likewise what was got by the Passengers of whom we had above 50 on board us as well in going as coming which was not inconsiderable for one Man who had nothing but his Chest paid 800 Crowns and the rest paid proportionably for their Passage and Diet. We were told at St. Andero that the Dutch Vessels which we had seen at Buenos Ayres were safely arriv'd at Amsterdam but that the Spanish Embassador being inform'd that they came from the River de la Plata and had brought thence a prodigious Quantity of Silver and other Commodities as well on the account of some Dutch Merchants as for several Spaniards who had taken the opportunity of the return of these Vessels to come back into Europe and had remitted their Money from Amsterdam to Cadiz and Sevil by Bills of Exchange besides the Dutch Goods which they sent thither had given advice of it to the Council for the Indies at Madrid who judged this Money and these Effects liable to Confiscation because all Spaniards are Prohibited from Trading upon Forreign Vessels and from Transporting Silver to any other place besides Spain and accordingly had seiz'd and confiscated the greatest part of 'em the rest being saved by the precautions some of the Merchants took who were not so much in haste as the others The same Embassador having remonstrated at the same time what would be the Consequence of Tolerating Strangers to continue to trade in the River of Plata without putting any restraint upon 'em the Council had so much regard to his advice as to Equip a Vessel with all speed at St. Sebastian which they Loaded with Arms and Men to send to Buenos Ayres with very strict orders as well to seize the Person of the Governor for having suffer'd these Dutch Vessels to come and Trade in the Country as to take an exact account of the Acquaintance and Intelligence the Dutch had gotten there as also to reestablish things so well there in fortifying the Garrisons and in Arming them better than they had yet been in time past that for the Future they might be in a condition to resist Forreigners and to hinder their Descent and Communication in the Country Soon after our Arrival Ignatio Maleo the Captain of our Ship receiv'd an Order from the Court of Spain to come to Madrid to inform the Council for the Indies of the Condition in which he found and left things at Buenos Ayres He was desirous that I would accompany him thither which I did As soon as we arriv'd at Madrid he gave in the Memories not only of all he had observ'd in the River of Plata but also of the means that might be us'd to hinder Strangers from having the least thoughts of Trading there and that first by keeping Two good Men of War at the Mouth of the River to dispute and hinder the Passage of such Merchant Ships as should attempt to go up to Buenos Ayres in the second place by sending every Year Two Ships Loaded with all things the People of those parts have occasion for That being this way sufficiently supply'd they might have no thoughts of favouring the descent and entrance of Strangers when they should come thither He moreover made a proposal of changing the usual Way of carrying Goods which are sent to Peru and brought them by the Way of the Gallions that it might be settled on the River of Plata from whence he assur'd 'em the Carriage of 'em by Land to Peru would be more conveniently perform'd and at a cheaper Rate as well as with less Risque than any other Way But of all these Proposals the Council of Spain relish'd only that of sending to Buenos-Ayres Two Vessels laden with Commodities proper for the Country And Maleo having obtain'd a Grant and a Commission for this Purpose upon the Assurance of it we return'd to Guipuscoa to make Preparation for this Voyage and to set our Affairs in order which we so well dispatch'd that in a little time we had a Vessel ready to set sail which Maleo order'd to be bought at Amsterdam and to be brought to the Port from whence we were to go being partly laden with Dutch and with other Commodities taken up at Bayonne St. Sebastian and Bilboa bought in gross at a Venture in which Affair I was employ'd having undertaken it by Maleo's Commission During these Preparations and while we waited for the Dispatch of the Grant that had been promis'd him by the Council of Spain it happen'd that the Baron of Vateville being in haste to go into England in Quality of Ambassador from his Catholick Majesty and having Orders to make use of the first Ship that was ready to Sail took Maleo's Vessel which yet serv'd only to carry his Baggage the King of Great Britain having sent him a Frigat at the same time in which he cross'd the Sea During the Stay which Maleo was oblig'd to make in England he made new Provision for his Voyage to the Indies and seeing his Grant was not yet sent him he thought it expedient to take a Commission from the Baron of Vateville as Captain-General of the Province of Guipuscoa in my Name and that of Pascoal Hiriarte commanding his Ship to go in pursuit of the Portuguese on the Coast of Brezil that this might serve us for a Pretext to go into the River of Plata Being fortified with this Order we embark'd and having stopp'd at Havre de Grace to set N ashoar who thought good to return to Madrid to solicite a Commission also from the Council of Spain for the Two Vessels with which we agreed that they should come and joyn us at Buenos-Ayres we continued our Course and after many cross Winds we arriv'd in the River of Plata As we enter'd into it we met Two Dutch Vessels that came from Buenos Ayres the Captains of which inform'd us that one of 'em could by no means obtain leave to Trade there but that the other Arriving there before him in a conjuncture when the Government was oblig'd to send a very important Message in all haste to his Catholick Majesty relating to his Service was so happy by the promise he made of taking the Courrier who was order'd for Spain on board him as to find means of disposing of all his Goods and of bringing away a very Rich Cargo in which he spake the very Truth for he had the prudence before he came to the Port to take out his richest Goods and leave 'em in an Island below and only reserv'd those of the greatest bulk to be expos'd to the View of the Officers of which he had made a false Envois at the price of the Country separate from the general one and had made the Value of his Cargo to amount to 270000 Crowns He agreed with the Governor to leave these Goods with

Place the Spaniards have in that Country and stands higher up the River Paraguay on the North-side 't is the Metrapolitan City a Bishop's Seat has several very neat Churches and Convents and is well crowded with Inhabitants because a great many Idle People and such as have run out their Fortunes and can live no longer in Spain or Peru flock thither as to their last refuge The Land abounds in Corn Millet Sugar Tobacco Honey Cattle Oaks fit for Shipping Pine-Trees for Masts and particularly in that Herb call'd the Herb of Paraguay which they drive a great Trade in all over the West-Indies and this obliges the Merchants of Chili and Peru to hold a Correspondence with those of Paraguay because without that Herb with which they make a refreshing Liquor with Water and Sugar to be drank lukewarm the Inhabitants of Peru Savages and others especially those that work in the Mines could not subsist for the Soil of the Country being full of Mineral Veins the Vapours that rise out of the Ground suffocate them and nothing but that Liquor can recover them again which revives and restores them to their former Vigour In this City of Assomption the Native Indians as well as Spaniards are very courteous and obliging to Strangers They indulge themselves in a great deal of liberty even with respect to Women insomuch that being often necessitated to Sleep in the open Air because of the excessive Heat they spread their Quilts in the Streets and lie there all Night Men and Women together Nor is any Body scandaliz'd at it Having plenty of all things good to eat and drink they give themselves up to Ease and Idleness and don 't much trouble themselves with Trading abroad nor heaping up Money which upon that account is very scarce among 'em contenting themselves with trucking the Commodities of their own Product for others more necessary and useful to them Further up in the Country that is to say towards the Head of the River Vrugay in the Province of Paraguay are many Settlements of Colonies transplanted thither by the Jesuits Missionaries that prevail'd upon the Savages in those Parts who are naturally tractable to quit their Woods and Mountains and come and dwell together in Villages in a Civil Community where they instructed them in the Christian Religion taught them Mechanicks to play upon Musical Instruments and several other Arts covenient to Human Life Thus the Missionaries who came upon a Religious Motive are largely recompenc'd by the Temporal Advantages which they reap here The report that there were Golden Mines in this Country could not be kept so close but that the Spaniards had some inkling of it and among others Don Hiacinto de Laris Governor of Buenes Ayres who about the Year 1653 had orders from the King of Spain to go and visit these Settlements and examine into their Wealth At first coming he was well receiv'd but perceiving that he began to inspect their Riches and search for Gold The Savages who are shy of working in the Mines took up Arms and forc'd him and his Followers Fifty in Number to depart out of their Country The Governor who succeeded him inform'd himself more particularly of this matter and to make the best use of his Intelligence inter'd into a strict Alliance with the Jesuits of his own Government who hold a Correspondence with the rest of their Fraternity and having got a considerable Sum from the Hollanders for leave to Trade at Buenos Ayres he engag'd the Jesuits to furnish him 100000 Crowns in Gold for the value in Silver for lightness of Carriage But this same Governor being arrested by the King of Spain's Order for permitting the Dutch to Trade at Buenos Ayres his Gold was seiz'd and confiscated which upon trial prov'd to be much finer than that of Peru and by this and other Circumstances they discover'd that it came from the Mines found out by the Jesuits in these parts On the South-side of the River de la Plata from Cape Sant Antonio to within 30 Leagues of Buenos Ayres 't is dangerous Sailing because of the Banks that lie in the way wherefore they always go on the North-side as I said before till they come up so far then they cross over to the South-side which is very safe especially when the Wind blows against the Stream of the River and swells it for when a Westerly Wind blows from Land the Water falls however when the Water is at the lowest 't is Three Fathom and a half deep both in the North and South Channels When we enter'd into the South-Channel we came in sight of those Vast Plains extending to Buenos Ayres and thence as far as the River Salladillo 60 Leagues short of Cordoua which are so cover'd with all sorts of Cattle that notwithstanding multitudes of them are daily destroy'd for their Skins there 's no Sign of their diminution As soon as we arriv'd at the Cape of Buenos Ayres we gave notice of it to the Governor who understanding that we had the King of Spain's Licence for coming thither without which he could not have permitted us entrance into the place unless he would have broke his Orders he sent the Kings Officers on board to visit our Ship according to custom which done we landed our Goods and laid them up in a Ware-house hired for the time of our stay They consisted chiefly in Linnen Cloath particularly that made at Rouen which goes off very well in those Parts as also in Silks Ribans Thread Needles Swords Horse-shoes and other Iron-work Working-tools of all sorts Drugs Spices Silk and Wollen-Stockings Woollen-Cloath Serges and other Woollen-Stuffs and generally in every thing fit for Cloathing which as we were inform'd were proper commodities for those Parts Now the Custom is that as soon as a Licens'd Ship that is to say which has the King of Spain's Permission comes to Buenos Ayres The Governor of the Place or Captain of the Ship dispatches a Messenger to Peru with the Letters from Spain if he has any or else to acquaint the Merchants with his Arrival whereupon some of them immediately set out to Buenos Ayres or else send Commissions to their Correspondents to buy up what Wares they think convenient 'T was my fortune to be sent upon both these Errands for among a great many Letters that we brought with us was a large pacquet from his Catholick Majesty for Peru enclos'd in a Leaden Box as all the Dispatches from the Spanish Court to the Indies commonly are to the end that if the Ship that carries them should be in eminent peril of falling into an Enemies Hands they might be flung over board and sunk This Pacquet was entrusted to my care wherein were many Letters to the Vice-Roy of Peru and other Prime Officers in those Parts signifying the Birth of the Prince of Spain and I carry'd likewise an Inventory attested by the Kings Officers at Buenos Ayres of the greatest part of our Lading to be

and spread it upon the Ground about half a Foot thick in a square place that is very smooth prepar'd for the purpose then they cast a great deal of Water upon it after which they with a Sieve spread upon it a certain quantity of Quick-silver which is proportion'd by the Officers of the Mint and also a Liquid substance of Iron which is prepar'd by Two Millstones one of which is fix'd and the other is continuly turning between these they put an Old Anvil or some other Massy piece of Iron which is worn away and Consum'd with Water by the turning Mill-stone so that 't is reduc'd to a certain Liquid Matter The Oar being thus prepar'd they stir it about and mix it as Men do when they make Mortar for a Fortnight together every day tempering it with Water and after this they several times put it into a Tub wherein there is a little Mill which by its motion separates from it all the Earth with the Water and casts 'em off together so that nothing but the Metallick Matter remains at the bottom which is afterwards put into the Fire in Crucibles to separate the Quick-silver from it which is done by Evaporation for as for the Iron substance that does not Evaporate but remains mix'd with the Silver which is the reason that there is always in Eight Ounces for example sake Three quarters of an Ounce or thereabouts of false Alloy The Silver when thus refin'd is carried to the Mint where they make an Essay of it whether it be of the right Alloy after which it is melted into Barrs or Ingots which are weigh'd and the fifth part of 'em deducted which belongs to the King and are stamp'd with his mark the rest appertain to the Merchant who in like manner applies his mark to them and takes 'em away from thence when he pleases in Barrs or else converts 'em into Reals and other Money This fifth part is the only profit the King has from the Mines which yet are esteem'd to amount to several Millions But besides this he draws considerable Sums by the ordinary Impositions upon Goods without reckoning what he raises upon Quick-silver both that which is taken out of the Mines of Guancavelica which are Situated between Lima and Cusco and that which is brought from Spain with which Two Vessels are loaded every Year because that which is taken out of these Mines is not sufficient for all the Indies They use divers ways of Carriage to Transport all the Silver that is annually made about Potosi for Spain first they Load it upon Mules that carry it to Arica which is a Port on the South-Sea from whence they Transport it in small Vessels to the Fort of Lima or Los Reys which is a Fort upon the same Sea Two Leagues from Lima here they Embark it with all that comes from other parts of Peru in Two great Gallions that belong to his Catholick Majesty each of which carry 1000 Tuns and are Arm'd each with 50 or 60 Pieces of Canon these are commonly accompanied with a great many small Merchant Ships as Richly Loaded which have no Guns but a few Petareroes to give Salutes and take their Course towards Panama taking care always to send a little Pinnace 8 or 10 Leagues before to make discoveries They might make this way in a Fortnights time having always the help of the South-wind which reigns alone in this Sea yet they never make it less than a Months Voyage because by this delay the Commander of the Gallions makes a great advantage in furnishing those with Cards that have a mind to play on Ship-board during the Voyage which amounts to a very considerable Sum both because the Tribute he receives is Ten Patagons for every Pack of Cards and because there is a prodigious quantity of 'em consum'd they being continually at play and there being scarce any body aboard but is concern'd for very considerable Sums When the Gallions arrive at Panama on the Continent they put their Lading ashoar and wait to hear of those from Spain who commonly about the same time or a little after arrive at Portobelo which is 18 Leagues from the North-Sea in the mean time they carry thither part of the Gold Silver and other Commodities of this Fleet which are design'd for Europe upon Mules by Land and part by Water upon the River of Chiagre in Boats made of an entire piece of Wood call'd Piragouas A few days after they are unladen and after the Gallions are likewise arriv'd from Spain a very great Fair is held there for a Fortnight together in which they Sell and Barter all sorts of Goods necessary for each Country which is perform'd with so much honesty that the Sale is made only by the Inventories without opening the Bales without the least Fraud The Fair being ended they all retire to the places to which they respectively belong The Gallions that are to return into Spain go to Havana in the Island of Cuba where they wait for the Arrival of the Flota of la Vera-Crux in New Spain as soon as that has joyn'd 'em they continue their Course together passing thro' the Channel of Bahama along the Coast of Florida they touch at the Island of Bermudos where they commonly meet with Advice of the State of Affairs in Europe and with orders to direct them how to avoid any disasters and to perform their Voyage in safety As for the Gallions of Peru after they have taken in a new Cargo at Panama they return to Lima steering divers Courses because of the Contrariety of the Wind which keeps 'em Two or Three Months at Sea Being there they dispose of what they have for Peru And the rest of the Goods is taken off by the Merchants of Chili who give a great many Commodities of their Country in exchange for 'em as Goats-leather which in the Language of the Country is call'd Cordouan Cordage Hemp Pitch and Tar Oyls Olives and Almonds and above all a great quantity of Dust of Gold which is taken out of the Rivers of Capiapo Coquinbo Baldivia and others which fall into the South-Sea And now we are speaking of the Commodities of Chili some small matter must be said concerning this great Province or Kingdom At the Mouths of those Rivers of which I have just been speaking there are good Ports and Cities each of which consist of about 4 or 500 Houses and those sufficiently stock'd with People The most considerable Cities upon the Sea-Coast are Baldivia la Conception Copiapo and Coquinbo Baldivia is Fortified and has a Garrison in it usually compos'd only of Banish'd Men and Malefactors of the Indies the Three others are Cities of Trade Farther up in the Countrey is St. Jago de Chili which is the Capital of all Chili where there is likewise a strong Garrison and some regular Troops by reason of the continual War they have with the Savages call'd Aoucans Beyond it in the Mountains lies the little

him provided he would give him for 'em 22000 Hides at a Crown apiece 12000 pound of Vigogne Wool at 4 Livers 10 Sous per Pound ane 30000 Crowns in Silver to pay the Charges of Equipping his Ship which was perform'd accordingly But under the pretence of his Bargain and while the Leather was Loading in the Vessel the Captain under-hand sold his Richest Commodities and for the Value of 'em which amounted to 100000 Crowns he got at least 400000. Thus the Captain of the Ship and the Governor both made a great Advantage but this Governor whose Name is Don Alonza de Mercado and de Villacorta being a very disinterested Man and not at all greedy of Money declar'd that the Profit of this business was for the King his Master and gave him advice of it by this Courrier Being separated from these Vessels we came to an Anchor before Buenos Ayres but for all the Instances and Offers we could make one time after another to this Governor we could never obtain his Permission to put our Goods ashore and to expose 'em to Sale to the People of the Place because we had no Licence for it from Spain He only consented to let us go into the City from time to time to procure Victuals for our Men and such other Necessaries as we wanted He treated us with this Rigour for Eleven Months after which there happen'd an Occasion which oblig'd him to use us better and to enter into a sort of an Accommodation with us There was another Spanish Ship in the Port the same that a Year before had brought Troops and Arms from Spain to reinforce the Garisons of Buenos Ayres and of Chili of which I have spoken above which contin'd here all this time upon her own private business but the Captain that Commanded her could not manage his Affairs with so much secrecy but it came to the Governor's Ear that he design'd in prejudice of the Prohibition that was made to carry away a great quantity of Silver and indeed he seiz'd on a Sum of 113000 Crowns that was just ready to be carry'd of of which the Captain could have no restitution made and fearing a greater disapointment namely that he should be seiz'd he set Sail to return into Spain without waiting for any Letters for his Catholick Majesty with which the Gouernor would have intrusted him together with the Information he had receiv'd of the Intelligence the Dutch had gotten in the Country which he had a mind to send into Spain with all speed as well as some Persons whom he had seiz'd that were guilty of holding this Correspondence with the Dutch among whom there was a Captain nam'd Alberto Janson a Dutch-man The flight of this Spanish Vessel therefore oblig'd the Governor to alter his carriage toward us and to facilitate the Return of our Vessel which he thought good to make use of for want of another to carry his Letters and Prisoners into Spain upon condition we would take upon us this Charge he suffer'd us after a tacite manner to do our business and to carry off 4000 Hides but we having great Acquaintance with the Merchants of the Place manag'd our Affairs so well that under the Umbrage of this permission we sold all our Goods and brought away a Rich Cargo in Silver Hides and other Commodities after which without loosing any time we took our Course for Spain At our Arrival in the River of Corunna in Gallicia we receiv'd Advice by the Letters which N sent us to the Ports upon all the Coasts that there was an Order from the King of Spain to seize us at our return because we had been at Buenos Ayres without leave Upon this we resolv'd after we had sent the Letters and Prisoners that were committed to our Charge to the Governor of Corunna by the hand of the Sergeant Major of Buenos Ayres who came about the Affairs of that Country in our Vessel to pass out of that River and to go 6 Leagnes from thence into the Road of Barias where I found a small Vessel in which I loaded the greatest part of what I had on my own account and that of my Friends The Governor of Corunna receiving advice of it dispatch'd a Hoy after me to stop me but I us'd that precaution and diligence that this Hoy could never come up with me so that I happily arriv'd in France at the Port of Socca where I by this means sav'd the fruit of my Labours and long Voyage The great Ship which I left in the Road of Barias had not so favourable a Lot and one may say was ship-wrack'd at the very Port for having left the Road of Barias to get speedily to that of Santonge to secure all the Goods she had on board except 4000 Hides of which her Bill of Lading gave an account and having begun to put 600 Hides into a Dutch Vessel that she met there the bad Weather constrain'd her to put in at the Port from whence she first went out where she was Confiscated with all her Cargo for the use of the King of Spain under the pretence before spoken of that she had not the Permission of his Catholick Majesty for her Voyage While these things were transacting the Sergeant Major of Buenos Ayres Arriv'd at Madrid and the King of Spain having Caused the Informations he brought to be examin'd which principally insisted upon the necessity there was of sending new Recruits of Men and Ammunition to augment the Carisons of Buenos Ayres and of Chili the better to secure the Country against the Enterprizes of Strangers and also from the attempt of the Savages of Chili immediately orderd Three Vessels to be Equipp'd for this purpose the Command of which was given to N There was good store of Ammunition Embark'd in 'em but for Recruits of Souldiers there were but 300 Men of whom the greatest part were sent into Chili In the same Vessel there were Lawyers sent to form a Court of Common-Justice which they call an Audience at Buenos Ayres where there were only some Officers for the Decisions of Petty Matters before the Greater Causes being remitted to the Audience that is Established at Chaquisaca otherwise call'd la Plata in the Province of Los Charcas 500 Leagues from Buenos Ayres When N return'd from this Voyage he came to Oyarson in the Province of Guipuscoa his Native Country from whence he sent me an account of himself and we agreed to have a secret Enterview upon the Frontiers accordingly we met and gave one another an account of the Affairs in which we were both concern'd and by this account we found there were about 60000 Livers due from him to me which he has not yet paid FINIS A JOURNAL OF THE TRAVELS OF JOHN GRILLET AND FRANCIS BECHAMEL INTO GVIANA In the Year 1674. IN Order to Discover the Great Lake of PARIMA and the many Cities said to be situated on its Banks and reputed the Richest in the WORLD