FRANCIS DE ULLOA a.d. 



1540. 

 of them in that countrey. Thus sayling neere unto the 

 shore, we sawe another Canoa comming toward us with 

 other foure Indians, but it came not very neere us, and 

 as we looked forward, we sawe toward a point which 

 was very neere before us, three other Canoas, one at the 

 head of the point among certaine flattes, and the other 

 two more into the sea, that they might descry us without 

 comming over neere us. Likewise betweene certaine 

 hilles which were neere the point, there appeared here 

 three and there foure of them, and afterward we saw a 

 small troope of some twentie of them together, so that 

 all of us rejoyced greatly to behold them. On this side 

 the land shewed greene with pieces of plaine ground 

 which was neere the sea, and likewise all those coasts 

 of hils shewed greene, and were covered with many trees, 

 although they grew not very thicke together. Here at 

 evening we rode neere the shore hard upon the said 

 point, to see if we could speake with those Indians, and 

 likewise to see if we could get fresh water, which now 

 we wanted, and still as soone as we were come to an 

 anker, we saw the Indians shew themselves on land 

 neere unto their lodgings, comming likewise to descry us 

 in a Canoa, by sixe and seven at a time, whereat we 

 marvelled, because we never thought that one of those 

 Canoas would hold so many men. In this wise we 

 stayed looking still what would be the successe, and in 

 the place where we rode we were two small leagues 

 distant from the shore, where we found these Indians 

 in their Canoas : whereupon wee marvelled not a little 

 to see so great an alteration in so small a distance of 

 countrey, as well because we still discovered pleasant land 

 with trees (whereas on the other side of the isle there 

 were none) as also because it was so well peopled with 

 Indians, which had so many Canoas made of wood, as 

 we might discerne, and not raftes or Balsas, for so they ^ Balsa is a 

 call those floats which are made all flat with canes. flat raft made 



The next day being Thursday the fifteenth of the said ^^^^"^' 

 moneth about breake of day foure or five Indians shewed 

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