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ments, but this is doubtful. As already suggested, the Wimbee, 
between Broad and Combahee Rivers, may be the Guiomaez or 
Guiomae of Pardo. The Combahee and Ashepoo on the rivers 
bearing those names, and the Witcheau or Wichcauh, mentioned in a 
sale of land, are entirely new to us. 
Again we are dependent for specific information regarding these 
peoples on the narratives of voyages. The first which yields any- 
thing of value is "A True Relation of a Voyage upon discovery of 
part of the Coast of Florida, from Lat. of 31 Deg. to 33 Deg. 45 m. 
North Lat. in the ship Adventure, William Hilton Commander," etc. 1 
The Adventure sailed from Spikes Bay, Barbados, August 10, 1663, 
and on September 3 entered St. Helena Sound. 
On Saturday the fifth of September [runs the narrative], two Indians came on 
Board us, and said they were of St. Ellens; being very bold and familiar; speaking 
many Spanish words, as Cappitan, Commarado, and Adeus. They know the use of 
Guns and are as little startled at the fireing of a Piece of Ordnance, as he that hath 
been used to them many years: They told us the nearest Spaniards were at St. Augus- 
tins, and several of them had been there, which as they said was but ten days' journey 
and that the Spaniards used to come to them at Saint Ellens sometimes in Conoas 
within Land, at other times in Small Vessels by Sea, which the Indians describe to 
have but two Masts. 
At the invitation of the Indians the longboat with 12 hands was 
sent to St. Helena but the actions of the Indians appeared to its 
occupants so threatening that they returned without remaining 
overnight. 
That which we noted there [the narrative says] was a fair house builded in the shape 
of a dovehouse, round, two hundred foot at least, compleatly covered with Palmeta- 
leaves, the wal-plate being twelve foot high, or thereabouts, within lodging rooms and 
forms; two pillars at the entrance of a high Seat above all the rest; Also another house 
like a Sentinel-house, floored ten foot high with planks, fastened with Spikes and 
Nayls, standing upon Substantial Posts, with several other small houses round about. 
Also we saw many planks, to the quantity of three thousand foot or thereabouts, with 
other Timber squared, and a Cross before the great house. Likewise we saw the 
Ruines of an old Fort, compassing more than half an acre of land within the Trenches, 
which we supposed to be Charls's Fort, built, and so called by the French in 1562, &c. 
In the meantime the vessel was visited by the chief of Edisto 
from the other side of the sound, who invited Hilton to come to his 
town and told him of some English castaways upon that coast, some 
of whom were in his custody and some at St. Helena. He informed 
them that three had been killed by the Stono. Those English who 
were with the Edisto were released, and the explorers then started 
to make their way to St. Helena through the inside channels in order 
to recover the rest. On the way "came many canoes about us with 
corn, pompions, and venison, deerskins, and a sort of sweet wood." 
Ultimately after exchanging letters with a Spanish captain who had 
>S. Car. Hist. Soc. Colls., v, pp. 18-26. 
