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one having his Firelock and other Arms ready. It is a knotted 
crooked Wood, growing in Marfhes, three or four together up the 
two Creeks, or Lagunas, about eight Leagues from where the fhip- 
ping Rides; it is very hard, and bears a fmail Leaf like a Heart. 
‘They Saw it down, then cut pieces of it of about four or five 
Foot long, then cleave it. It is of adark or purple, near a black 
colour. The Englifh, who have lived there many years, Cut and 
Sell ic to the Sloops for about Three Pound per Tun, for which 
the Sloops bring them Cloathing, Victuals, Rum, Sugar, ec. The 
Sloops carry this Wood, and fell ic at Port-Royal for about Six 
Pound per Tun; the half of the Profit going to the Mafter of the 
Sloop. When any of the Englifh at Campeche refolve to come away, 
they having got Logwood, it may be Thirty or Forty Tun, they 
embark it and themielves in a Sloop for Jamaica, where the half 
Profits go tothemfelves, and the half to the Mafter, otherwife chey 
fend it, and paying the Fraight, viz. the half Profits, their Money 
is return’d them. The Indians of this place us’d formerly to Trade 
with them, but the Anglifh not keeping ther Faith, buc taking and 
jelling them, they are retired up into the Country feveral Leagues. 
There are on an Ifland near this, wild Cows and Bulls in abun- 
dance ; there are alfo wild Deer near this River. The Spaniards 
who are offended at this fetclement equipp’d fome Periaguas and 
Hulks againft them; but before they were ready they were burnt 
by the Englifh, fince they only lie out at Sea off this place cruifing 
on their Sloops and Merchant Men, ‘The Englifh have a place 
ftronger than their Huts for their Provifion, and when a Strength 
much greater than theirs comes againft them, they retire to che 
Woods. They have been cut off feveral times by the Spaniards 
in this place, and yet have fettled here again. This ufage of che 
Spaniards is fomewhat harfh, if what Sir Henry Morgan has often 
told me be true, that this Logwood River was in the Pofleffion of 
the Englifh at the time of the Treaties being fign'd at Madrid con- 
cerning the Weft-Indies. The Ships lie Eight Leagues trom the 
cutting place, and the Wood is carried to them by Long-Boats and. 
Sloops. 
1 was told that the Pearl-Fifhing of the Spaniards at Margarita 
was fail’d, but chat there was a fifhing at Rio de la Hlacha not far 
of; The Indians Dive and bring up the Pearl-Oifters, they dare noe 
take any Rake or Iron to Drudge them up, for fear of deftroying 
the young breed, under pain of High Treafon ; the biggelt lies in 
deepeft water, they Dive on the Banks in Nine Fathom water. The 
Indians Steing the firm part of the Oifterson Lines, and dry them 
againft a Wall, and when they are dry and tranfparent, they are 
eaten 
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