THE WEST INDIAN PORTS ad. 



1587. 

 Bay, which is called Cienaga, or The fenne del Roreado. 

 This is another place which is on the sayd sandy bay, 

 which is 300. yardes broad from the one place downe to 

 the sea. And on the other side there lyeth the Cienaga, 

 which is a certaine plat of ground that is overflowen with 

 water all the yeere long. So that the enemie which shall 

 come this way to winne the Citie, must come marching 

 over land a good way upon a sandie banke or Bay, where 

 the Sea lyeth on the one side, and a grove or boske of 

 wood on the other side, and through a plat of ground 

 which is overflowen with water, but not all covered. So 

 in this place wee have made a Fort or Sconce with certaine 

 Flanckers belonging therunto. And I have caused a 

 deepe ditch to be digged of 60. foote in bredth, so that 

 the Sea doeth come to that plat or place which is over- 

 flowen. And in this order we have stopt this passage, so 

 that the Citie standeth in maner like unto an Hand. 

 There is 2600. yardes distance from this place to the 

 other trench where the enemie Francis Drake did land 

 last. 



The entring in of this Harbour is by the bridge and 

 Causey which doeth goe from the Citie to S. Francis ; 

 the sayd Causey is 300. yardes in length, and 12. yardes 

 in bredth : and the water is on both the sides of the saide 

 Causey : so this is the strongest place of all the rest of 

 the three places. Also in this place there is order taken 

 to make a draw bridge, and upon the top of the said 

 bridge to build a platforme, and plant ordinance upon it : 

 and on both sides of the bridge there are certaine trenches 

 made, where our men may be close kept. 



At the point of this land called ycacos, which is in the 

 entring in of the harbour towards S. Anna, we have made 

 a Fort of timber fouresquare of 300. foote every way, and 

 trencht, where wee may plant 15. or 16. peeces of ordin- 

 ance, and keepe 50. men in garison, and behinde the 

 bourdes on the backside of the timbers, a Barricado of 

 earth or mudde wall being foure foote in thicknesse, and 

 behinde the mud-wall, sand : so this Fort will bee of 



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