A RUTTIER FOR THE WEST INDIES 



on the Northside of Cuba are 12. leagues, and your 



course lieth West and by North : and then you must 



borrow upon the land all that you can, because of the 



currents : for the currents will cary you into the Chanell. 



And being at Matanzas, you must runne all along the 



shore, because of the currents. Remember that when T/ie currents. 



you see one league before you a Rocke, and a Shoald, 



that hath upon it but 2. fathomes water; and your 



marke if you come out of the sea is an Hill, and the 



Hil is not very hie, it standeth East and West, and 



upon it are some little risings and they are not very 



high, and upon these risings stand two round homocks 



close together, you shall see the Teates of Havana. The Teates of 



To know along the shore when you are against the ^^^'^^^• 

 Harbour of Xaroca, the markes are these. A little to ^^^ harbour 

 the Westward one league, you shall see along the shore ^-^ ' ^^^^^' 

 a Hill that is broken, and that broken Hill is over the 

 Harbour of Xaroca: and then a little more to the 

 Westward a league, there is another broken Hill. And 

 you shall see that North and South from these broken 

 hils is a Flat off. And from that to Havana is 7. 

 leagues : and it is all cleane ground, and you may goe 

 along the shore till you come to Havana. To know ^^^^^^ to 

 the harbour of Havana, you shall see before you come ^^^^^jf^^r 

 at it one litle rocke of stone not very hie, and smooth Havana. 

 toward the sea : upon the rocke standeth a litle white 

 tower, wherein they keepe watch. And then if you 

 have the winde large, you shall see the harbour open, 

 and then you may beare in with it. 



Your shippe being of great burthen, when you are 

 within, then keepe on the West side, because on the East [III. 613.] 

 side, on the West end of the Rocke aforesayde, there 

 lieth a ledge to the Westward which hath but three or 

 foure fathoms ^ upon it. If your ship be of small 

 burthen, you may run along the weather shore, untill 

 you come right against the Castle; and then halfe the 

 Bay over you may come to an anchor. 



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