78 A Defcription of Darien.' 



The PeninfuU was never inhabited, and is 

 cover'd all over with Trees of various forts,* 

 as (lately Cedars, Brafil-wood, Ligmm Vita^ 

 BoX'WOod, Fuftick.wood, Yellow Sanders, 

 Manfhinel, &c. and the like forts, befides others 

 whofe names we know not, grow on the Con- 

 tinent ; and we doubt not of finding out the 

 Nicaragu/t Wood : we have found Cabbage 

 Trees, the Fruit of which eats like Colly- 

 flowers. The Natives have no Plantation 

 within two Miles of us. 



We have a Watch-Tower upon an high Hill 

 adjoining to our Plantation, about a mile South 

 of the Bay ; from whence we can fee the Ships 

 in the Bay, the Fort we have raifed on the 

 Mouth of the Bay, and as far as the Mouth of 

 the River Darien: We can fee above thirty 

 Miles Southward, and have a fine Profpeft of 

 Golden J/landy and the IJle of Vinesy Weftward 

 towards FortoheUoy and Northward towards 

 Jamaica, The Hill is about a Mile in height ; 

 ib that we can fee any Ships before they come 

 within fbme Leagues of the Harbor. We com- 

 pute our fclves to be about 50 Leagues North of 

 Carthagena^ and as much South of Portohello. 

 The 4 Indian Kings or Captains on this Coaft 

 vifit us frequently in their Canoes ; and the 

 Natives are very kind to us, and feJl us Plan- 

 tains, Fowls, &€. for Toys or old Shifts. A 

 Trenth-man who hath married one of the Na- 

 tives, informs us chat ih& Spaniards have Silver 

 and Gold Mines on the Ifihmmi which we 



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