LAST VOYAGE OF DRAKE AND HAWKINS a.d. 



1595. 

 breaking also her tow : so as they were faine to save 

 some trifles out of her and the men, and to sinke 

 the hull. Then we stood away South and South and 

 by West after the fleeter and the 26 in the morning 

 had sight of the fleete againe. 



The 29 we had sight of the Island called Curazao The Isle of 

 within eight leagues of the maine, and on the North- Curazao. 

 west side came to an anker in very deepe water hard 

 aboord the shore without any danger : but the Generall 

 weyed presently and stoode away Northwest and by 

 West, and Northnorthwest for the maine, and that night 

 saw Aruba, being somewhat a lesse Island then the Aruba. 

 other : we left it some three leagues to the South- 

 ward of us. 



On Sunday morning being the last of November wee 

 saw three or foure little Islands called the Monjes, Monjes. 

 betwixt Aruba and the next North point of the 

 maine. At 12 of the clocke we sawe the maine, where 

 we saw a great current setting to the Westward, and 

 also the water changing very white. The Phenix, the 

 caravell, and one of the catches kept within, and at 

 midnight came under Cape de la Vela, and made a fire. Cape de la 

 whereby the rest of the fleete came to anker under ^'^^'^• 

 the Cape, where is a very good rode, faire sholding 

 and sandie ground, fourteene, twelve, and tenne fadoms 

 neere the shore. The Cape is a bare land without 

 trees or shrubs, and falleth in eight or ten leagues 

 Southeast and Northwest : and a saker shot off the 

 point standeth a little Island like Mewestone neere 

 Plimmouth, but somewhat bigger. In the morning the 

 first of December wee imbarked all our souldiers for 

 Rio de la Hacha, which is a towne twenty leagues ^io de la 

 to the Westwards, one of the ancientest in all the maine, ^^'^^^ taken, 

 although not very bigge : but it standeth in a most 

 fertile and pleasant soyle. Our men tooke it by ten 

 of the clocke in the night. The ships bearing all that 

 night and the day before in 5 and 6 fadomes, the 

 lesser ships in two fadomes and an halfe water : the 



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