46 A Voyage to JAMAICA. 
cover'd in Colons Second Voyage, and called by him Sants Maria del Anti- 
gua, 97. There werereckond Twothoufand White Inhabitants on it at the 
time of ourbeing here. [t was told me when | was at Nieves thatin was very 
difficult of Accef$; and dangerous for Ships, not well acquainted with the 
Shoals about it, to land there. | | 
Of Banbu- ~— Barbuda is depending on thefe Mlands:. it is {mall, moftly Pafture, and 
da. breeds great ftore of Cattle of all forts, with which Colonel Cadrington 
(to whom it belongs) keeps feveral Veffels that are always Trading with 
the other Caribe Mlands. It has alfo Provifions. more than fuflicieat for 
the Confumption of its Inhabitants. The Proprietor keeps a large Family 
for its Defence. | Coo 
We came from Nieves Road onthe Eleventh of December, in five Hourstime 
Of St.Chii- to the old Road in St. Chriffophers, which 1s on its South fide, and fortified with 
ftophers. a {trong Fort belonging tothe Exgli[h. . This land has no Harbour or Read on 
its North fide,. Jt has a ridge of Hills runs through its middle, lying Batt and 
Weft, as doesthe Ifland.’ There are deep Gullies, Rivulets, (or Torrents with 
’ fleep Banks)on each fide of thefe Hills. This Ifland has the beft Water of any of 
the Carihes and the Inhabitants look whiter, lefs fallow, and are of finer Com- 
plexions than any of the Dwellers onthe other Iitlands It was inhabited (at the 
time of my being here) by Freach and Eaglifh; the Englifh being inthe mid- 
dle, and the Frevch at bothextremes. The Governor Colonel Hill Treated 
his Grace the Duke of Albemarle ; and the French Governor hearing of his 
coming afhore {ent hima Complement by an Officer. We fail’d along its South 
fide, and came in fight of a great Hill which is called the Sulphur Mountain. 
Iris bare, and J was told had great quantity of Brimftone in it... This Ifland 
_was planted by Captain Warner with Fifteen People in 1623. Smiths OLff. p. 
sr. they living on Tortle. ib. There were inthis Ifland {trong Hedges made 
of that fort of Acacia defcribed by Aldinus, and that fort of Flower called 
White Lilly in Jamaica, in abundance. _ 
Of Statia. _ We paftinfightof St. Euftache commonly called Statia, afmallround Ifland, 
fome Leagues Weft, or to Leeward of St. Chriffophers. -It belongs to the 
Dutch, who inhabit it, though it has had feveral Matters in time of War. 
Of Saba. After paffing this Ifland -we came in fight of Saba, which likewife is inha- 
bited by the Dutch, thoughin War it hasbeen feveral times attempted and 
taken from them by other Nations. 
The next Ifland was Santa Cruz, SantaCroce, call’d Azay, of Martyr. Decad. 
and Ajay of Oviedo.” The Caribes, its Inhabitants, eat Men, and fome of them 
were {ent into Spain. Ovied. This is larger chan moft of thefe Caribe Iflands: 
and has been formerly inhabited by the Spaniards, but now is by a {mall 
umber of French. \t lics Eaft and Weft, and has a ridge of Hills runs 
_ through its middle. 
Of Porto On Tufday the Thirteenth of December, we came in fight of Porto Rico, by 
Rico. the Jndians called Burichena, Martyr. Decad. and Boriquen. by Oviedo. This 
Wland commonly called by Sailers St. Fohms, or St. Juan de Puerto Rico, lies 
Weft of this laft. It is large and well inhabited by Spaniards, who have a 
Governor here. It has a ridge of Hills running through its middle Eaft and 
Weft likewife. Sir Richard Greesvile who landed and fortified on this Ifland 
p. 151. left it becaufe of the Maskitos flinging them there, ib. 4 
Of Mona. The next Ifle we failed by was Movaa{mall Ifland Eaft of Hifpasiola, after 
Of Hifpa- which we came to Sail along the fide of this laft mention’d Ifland. It is ver 
niola. long, and has a ridge of high Hills cover’d with Wood, goes through it Eaft 
and Weft, as ir lies ir felf It has lying off of it Alta bela, famous for Tor- 
Alta bela. tles, where are a great many Eggs laid by them in the Sand, which are 
.. there hatch’d. Tothe South, and near the Weft-en:l isanother Mfland called 
ila de Vac. Lfla de Vacds, Ifle de Vaches, or corruptly by the Exelifh ie of Af: atthis 
place 
Of Santa 
Cruz. 
