THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



These rockes 

 are called Los 

 Buffaderos, or 

 the spoutes. 

 The point of 

 Causedo. 



San Domingo. 



Sierj'as de las 

 minas viejas. 



The point of 

 Nisao. 



The Isle of 



Beata. 



Ocoa. 



Puerto 

 hermoso. 



The Isle of 

 Alto Velo. 



and before you come to the point called Causedo, you 

 shall see certaine holes in rockes, which lye alongst as 

 the rocks doe that cast up the water, which will shew 

 like to the spouting of Whales. And a litle ahead off 

 that, you shall see the point of Andresa : and ahead 

 thereof the poynt of Causedo. This poynt of Causedo 

 lyeth lowe close by the water, and passing thereby, the 

 coast will make to thee Northwest and Southeast; and 

 from thence to S. Domingo are 5. leagues. And if the 

 winde chop up at North upon you, by meanes whereof 

 you should be cast off from the coast or Port, and that 

 you happen to see the olde Mines (called Sierras de las 

 minas viejas) beare Northwest off you, and The teates 

 which are within the land be open of you, then shal 

 you be North and South with the harbour ; and if The 

 old Mines beare North off you, then shall you be below 

 the harbour. 



Directions from Saint Domingo to Nueva 



Espanna. 



IF you will sayle from Saint Domingo in Hispaniola 

 to Nueva Espanna, stirre away Southsouthwest, until 

 you come up as farre as the point of Nizao : and from 

 thence stirre away Westsouthwest, and so you shall finde 

 the Isle of Beata. And if you saile from this point of 

 Nizao for Ocoa, you must passe along the coast West 

 and by North, untill you come to Puerto Hermoso, or 

 The beautifull haven, which is 18. leagues distant from 

 Saint Domingo : and if you proceede from Puerto 

 Hermoso for Nueva Espanna, you must stirre away 

 Southsouthwest, untill you looke out for Beata and 

 Alto velo. 



Markes of the Isle of Beata. 



BEata is a small Island and not very high : you may 

 passe along the outside thereof, and there is no 

 danger but that you may see ; and by and by you shall 

 raise Alto velo : and from thence you must stirre away 



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