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the point of Cape Fair river, by those New Eng- 

 land men, that left cattle with the Indians there, 

 the contents whereof tended not only to the dis- 

 paragement of the land about the said river, but 

 also to the great discouragement of all such as 

 should hereafter come into those parts to settle. 

 In answer to that scandalous writing, we, whose 

 names are underwritten do affirm, that we have 

 seen, facing both sides the river and branches of 

 Cape Fair aforesaid, as good land, and as well 

 timbered, as any we have seen in any other part 

 of the world, sufficient to accommodate thousands 

 of our English nation, and lying commodiously 

 by the said river's side. 



On Friday the 4th of December, the wind being 

 fair, we put out to sea, bound for barbados ; and 

 on the 6th of February 166f , came to an anchor 

 in Carlisle bay ; it having pleased God, after sev- 

 eral apparent dangers both by sea and land, to 

 bring us all in safety to our long wished for and 

 much desired port, to render an account of our 

 discovery ; the verity of which we do assert 



ANTHONY LONG. 



WILLIAM HILTON. 



PETER FABIAN. 



Thus you have an account of the latitude, soil 

 and advantages of Cape Fair, or Clarendon river, 

 which was settled in the year 1661, or thereabouts, 

 and had it not been for the irregular practices of 

 some of that colony against the Indians, by send- 



