Settlement in Darien. 5 



land did then look upon Darien to be no way 

 fubjeft to Spaifg^ whatever fome who are Ene- 

 mies to the Scots., do row fay againft the Le- 

 gality of their Settlement in that Country. 

 This fame Expedition againft the 5^4;9/>^^ by 

 the affiftance of the Darien Indians^ is confirm'd 

 by Mr. Damper in his Introdudion to his New 

 Voyage round the World. And the Bp oiChiaps, 

 a Prelate of their own, in his Relation of the . 

 Spanifh Vojages and Cruelties in the Weft-Indies, 

 f. 2 17. owns *' that the Spaniards had no Title 

 •' to the Americans^ as their Subjeft?, by right 

 '^ of Inheritance, Purchale, or Conqueft. 



We have likewife a large Account, and a 

 full Confirmation of ths. War and perpetual 

 Enmity betwixt the Dariens Sind Spaniards in 

 the Hiftory of the Buccaneers oi America^ VoL 

 2> Part^* wrote by Bafil Ri^jgrofe^ who was 

 one of their Company. There he informs us 

 that the Indians of Darien^ and the Spaniards^ 

 are commonly at War with ona.another; and 

 that the Buccaneers were invited . into that 

 Country, and join'd by the Darien Princes, 

 C^i'^it. Andreas^ C^pt. Antonio^ and the King of 

 Darien, who aflifted them in the taking of 

 ^anffa Maria^ and their attempt upon Panama ^ 

 and che King whole Daughter the Spaniards had 

 ftole away, prom^ifed to join the Buccaneers 

 with 50000 Men, This is the more remark- 

 able, becaufe thofe very Princes or their Suc- 

 ceffors are now in League with the ScotSy 

 and have joyfully received them into their 



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