74 ^ Defcri^tlon of Darien^ 



Vein, that the Blood fpurts out a little^ they 

 teftify their joy by antick Dances. 



We come next to give an account of the 

 Settlement of our men there ; how they were 

 received by the Natives ; what hdia^^ Princes 

 there are in their Neighbourhood ; in what 

 ftate they found the Affairs of the Country; 

 and of the Situation of our Colony. 



On the 2jth of O^ober 1698. ourShips came 

 to an Anchor in a fair fandy Bay, 2 Leagues W. 

 off' the Gulf of Darkn ; upon which two Ca- 

 noes, with feveral Indians ^ came on board, were 

 very free with our Men, told them they had 

 been long expeQed, and were very welcome : 

 Our Men gave them fome old Hats, Looking- 

 giaiTcs and Knives, with which they were ex- 

 tremely well pleas'd, and went off. When our 

 Ships ftood further into the Bay, they fa w about 

 20 Indians drawn upon the Shoar, being arm'd 

 with Bows and Lances ; upon which a Boat be- 

 ing fent afhoar, and making a fignal of Peace, 

 they unftrung their Bows, talk'd familiarly, 

 sod told cur Men that tvi^o Great Captains 

 would in a little time come on board our Ships. 

 Accordingly on November 2d in the morning 

 Capr. Andreas y one of their Princes, accom*- 

 panied by 12 Men, came on board, and ask'd 

 their bufinels ; he was anfwered, that we came 

 to live among them, and trade with them, and 

 would afford them European Commodities 

 cheaper than any other People, He ask'd if 



we 



