FRANCIS DE ULLOA a.d. 



1539- 



harquebuzes, & the next day being Wednesday very 



early, he commanded Juan Castillo chiefe Pilot to goe 

 out with both the botes and with all the souldiers and 

 mariners that he could make, having the day before 

 commanded the Trinitie to go as neere the shore as she 

 might, & to make ready some of her ordinance, that if 

 the Indians should shew themselves, they might affright 

 them, & doe them as much hurt as they could. 

 Wherfore on the Wednesday al we that were souldiers, 

 saving the wounded persons, went on shore with certaine 

 mariners in the best order that we could, and tooke the 

 first hill, where we had fortified our selves, standing all 

 upon our guard untill the water was filled, and untill 

 we were called, during which time not one Indian shewed 

 himselfe. Thus we went aboord when we thought good 

 our selves, at least without any suspition of the Indians, 

 although the tide of the Sea went so high y^ it put us 

 to great trouble, for oftentimes with great waves it beat 

 into our boats. This was on the Wednesday the 3 of 

 December. And to avoide losse of time the Captaine 

 commanded Juan Castilio the chiefe Pilot to take a boat 

 and certaine mariners as he should thinke good, and to 

 view the mouth of the lake to see whether the entrance 

 were deepe enough for to harbour the ships. He taking 

 the boat of the Admirall with 8 mariners, and ours of 

 the Trinity, went and sounded the mouth, & on the 

 shallowest place of the barre without they found 3 fadome A special good 

 depth, and farther in 4, & up higher 5, alwayes increasing 

 unto 10 or 12 fadomes, when they were come into the 

 two points of the said lake, which was a league broad 

 from one point to the other, and all their sounding was 

 exceeding good ground. Then they went over to the 

 southeast point, & there they saw a great boat or raft 

 which they indevoured to take to carrie unto their ships. 

 In ye meane while they espied certaine cottages, which 

 the Pilot determined to goe and see, and being come 

 neere they saw 3 other raftes with 3 Indians on them 

 distant from the cottages one or two cross-bowes shot, 

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