FRANCIS DE ULLOA ad. 



1539- 



Chap. 3. 



Of the Straight which they discovered on the coast of 

 Capo de las Plaias, and of the pleasant Countrey 

 which they found before they came to the rockes 

 called Los diamantes. Of the wonderfull whitenesse 

 of that Sea, and of the ebbing and flowing thereof: 

 and of the multitude of Islands and lands, which 

 extend themselves Northward from the haven of 

 Santa Cruz. 



THe day folowing we sailed until night with so good 

 weather, that we ran about 20. leagues. All this 

 coast along the shore is full of little hilles without grasse 

 or trees : and that night we anckered in 20. fadome [III. ±00.] 

 water. The next day we followed our voyage beginning 

 to saile before breake of day Northwestward, and we 

 came into the midst of a Streight or mouth which was ^ Streight of 

 12 leagues broad from one land to the other, which V"' H^^T^ 

 Streight had two Hands in the midst thereof being 4. ceeding depth. 

 leagues distant the one from the other : and here we 

 discerned the countrey to be plaine, and certaine moun- 

 taines, & it seemed that a certaine gut of water like 

 a brooke ran through the plaine. Tiiis streight (as far 

 as we could perceive) was very deep, for we could finde 

 no botome : and here we saw the land stretching afarre 

 off from the one shore to the other, and on the Westerne 

 shore of the haven of S. Cruz, the land was more high 

 with very bare mountaines. The day following we 

 passed on our way toward the North, and sailed some The Streight 

 15. leagues, and in the midst of our way we found a 

 circuit or bay of 6. leagues into the land with many 

 cooves or creeks, and the next day following continuing 

 our course we sailed some 10. leagues, and the coast 

 in this dayes journey was all of high mountaines naked 

 and bare without any tree. It is very deepe hard by 

 the shore, and that night we were constrained to stay 

 by reason of the contrary winde. The next morning 

 before breake of day we sailed still along the coast to 



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here runfieth 

 Northa-ard. 



