AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1595. 



The 18 we ankered a little to the Southward of 

 the Southwest point of the Island, giving the point a 

 birth because of a shoald of sand that lieth some two 

 cables length off: there we rode in foure, five, and 

 sixe fadomes faire white sand, where wee set up more 

 pinnesses, washed our ships, and refreshed our men on 

 shore. Here the Generall tooke a pinnesse of Hispaniola 

 with divers letters, signifying that two Englishmen of 

 warre had done great hurt along their Island. 



The 20 the Generall rowed to the Phenix, the De- 

 light and the caravell, and caused them to wey and 

 anker right against the mouth of a fresh river in two 

 fadomes water in ozie sand to the Southward of the 

 other ships some league or more. The Generall went 

 into this river three or foure leagues up, and tooke 

 horses in the countrey. Sir Thomas Baskervil rowed 

 up the river, and stayed there all night, and went up 

 into the land three or foure leagues. 



The 23 wee discharged a barke called the Pulpit and 

 burnt her : and at three of the clocke that afternoone, 

 when we were ready to set saile, there came aboord the 

 Defiance our Admiral, a Spaniard with his wife, who 

 feared some great torment for not having repaired to the 

 towne according to the Generals commandement of that 

 Island, who had commanded that all able men of the 

 fleete should repaire to the towne to defend it against 

 us. Then we stood againe West and by North because 

 of a ledge of rocks that lie sunke 4 or 5 leagues off 

 the Southside of the Island. 



The 25 we stood away southwest, and saw Mona 

 Mona. being a lowe flat Island betweene Hispaniola and S. 

 Juan de Puerto rico. That day the Exchange of cap- 

 taine Winter spent her boult-sprite ; and in the beginning 

 of the night the Phenix was sent backe to seeke her : 

 which by Gods help that night met with her, and kept 

 her company until the next morning, then taking in a 

 small cable from her for a towe : but by 9 that morn- 

 ing she spent her maine mast and split her foreyard, 



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