FRANCIS DE ULLOA a.d. 



1539. 



called they returned with great haste unto the shore, 

 and we were very sory because our boate had not 

 followed them. 



Here happened unto us a very strange thing, which 

 was, that as this Indian returned to the shore in [III. 403.] 

 certaine of these creekes where a number of his fellow 

 Indians were, as wee viewed that part, we sawe five 

 Canoas issue foorth, which came toward us : where- 

 upon wee stayed to see what they would doe. In the 

 meane while our Admirall came up unto us, which 

 was neere the shore, for she also had scene them, and 

 so being come together we cast anker, expecting what 

 those Canoas would doe. In the meane while our 

 Generall commanded us to make ready our boate, and 

 to furnish the same with oares and men, to trie if 

 we could by any meanes take some of them, that 

 we might come to some knowledge of them, and 

 that wee might give them some of our trifles, and 

 specially of our hookes and beads to winne their friend- 

 ship. The Indians with their five Canoas approched 

 within one or two stones cast of us, and then began 

 to speake very loude unto us in a very strange lan- 

 guage, alwayes standing upon their guard to retire 

 themselves with speede. When our Captaine saw this, 

 and that they would not come neere us, but rather 

 retired, he commanded sixe mariners to goe into the 

 boate from the sterne of the ship, and himselfe also 

 went with them with all possible haste toward the 

 Indians. The Indians returned to the shore with so 

 great celeritie, that they seemed to flie in those little 

 Canoas of canes. Neverthelesse our men used such 

 diligence that one of the Canaos was boorded & 

 taken ; but the Indian in the Canoa seeing himselfe 

 now taken leapt into the water, and our men followed 

 with their boat to take him, but seeing himselfe 

 within their reach, he ducked with his head under 

 their boate, and so deceived them, and then rose up 

 againe, and with their oares and with staves they gave 



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