FRANCIS DE ULLOA a.d. 



1540. 

 still higher, and higher, and the Masters were affraid 

 that our cables would break, thus we were in the open 

 sea. Therefore being come aboord againe not without 

 great trouble, we returned backe over against the village 

 of the Indians,* where we had slaine the Indian, and be- Cap. 12. 

 cause the wind grew more calme about midnight, the 

 Pilots did not cast anker, but hulled under the shelter 

 of this Island, which (as I have said) is called The Isle of hladehsCe- 

 Cedars, and is one of the 3 Isles of S. Stephan, the "^'''J^l^^^^^ 

 greatest & chiefest of them, where the General tooke ^ /^/^^ i ^^ 

 possession. While we hulled here, about midnight, the Stephan. 

 next Friday being the 23 of the moneth, without our 

 expectation we had a fresh gale of wind from the South- 

 east, which was very favourable for our voyage, & the 

 longer it continued, the more it increased : so that be- 

 tweene that night and the next day being Saturday the 24 

 of the said moneth we sailed 18 great leagues. While Read cap. w, 

 wee were thus on our way, the wind grew so contrary ^^^^^ ^^^ ^'^^• 

 and so tempestuous, that to our great griefe we were con- 

 strained to coast about with our ships, and returned 

 twenty leagues backe againe, taking for our succour the 

 second time, the point of the lodgings of the Indians, 

 where the foresayd Indian was slaine, and here we stayed 

 Munday, Tewsday, and Wednesday, during which time 

 the Northwest and the North wind blew continually, 

 whereupon we determined not to stirre from thence 

 untill we saw good weather, and well setled for our 

 voyage : for in this climate these winds doe raigne so 

 greatly, that we feared they would stay us longer there 

 then we would ; and we were so weary of staying, that 

 every day seemed a moneth unto us. Under this shelter 

 we rode Thursday, Friday, and Saturday untill noone, 

 which was the last of January in the yeere 1540. 

 About noone the wind began to blow softly at South- 

 west, whereupon the General told the Pilots, that we 

 should doe well to put over to the maine land, where 

 with some wind off the shore we might by the grace of 

 God saile somewhat farther. Thus we hoised our sailes, February. 



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