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wlien we headed towards the shore, a great number of the natives 

 assembled together to menace us lest we should take up a position 

 in the rear of their works, from which they defended themselves. 

 We loaded a small cannon with small shot, and discharged it asrainst 

 their mound-works, by which some were wounded and one killed. 

 Seeing that they could not hold the works, they left the beach and 

 withdrew to the mountain slope. 



" And we found a place to get water in the canoe that we had ; 

 but it was brackish ; and I told them that unless they brought 

 sweeter water they should not come on board the brigantine. The 

 Indians said that they would fetch it in the earthen jars which were 

 given them for it ; and taking them, the Indians went and brought 

 it sweet and put it on board the brigantine. Soon they all came on 

 board, and they did not follow us any more. Continuing our voyage 

 along the same coast for another 6 leagues, we anchored off a great 

 town, which was more than three leagues in extent (;mas de tres 

 legvas de j^ohlacion), 'whence there came out to us more than 3,000 (!) 

 Indians, who gave us a hog and many cocoa-nuts ; and they filled 

 the earthen jars with water and brought it off in their canoes, and 

 they came on board the brigantine to visit us without arms. Close 

 to the shore there are tvro inhabited islets lying about half a league 

 to sea; and further on to the north-west of these two islets, there is 

 another islet of sand. Soon we steered our course to the south-east, 

 following the trend of the coast for two leagues. There are two 

 other islets, and another of sand, near them, which were not in- 

 habited. 



"On the 24th of May we sailed further along; and there came 

 off to us 18 canoes, which accompanied us until sunset. When they 

 were about to go, they menaced us with their bows ; and on some 

 shots being fired to disperse them, they quickly left us. Accord- 

 ingly, we kept our course until the extremity of this island, which 

 runs from north-west to south-east. We went to look for a port 

 for the ships in case it should be needed ; and we found at the point 

 of this promontory many islets with shoals between them. Among 

 them is a large island with a good port. We were in want of water, 

 and two canoes tiiat accompanied us showed us where to get it, with 

 the intention of luring us there and killing us ; for they came with 

 their weapons. They were joined by 30 other canoes, one of them 

 carr3'ing 30 Indian warriors. Arriving whilst we were watering, 

 they landed, and having got plenty of stones and arrows and spears. 



