EARLY ENGLISH COLONIES IN TRINIDAD. 17 
RAWLEIGH at his Extraordinary hazzard and paines 
surveyed this Island; and it was long before they could 
come to the speech of any of the natives, soe strangely 
had the Severitie of DON ANTONIO, the Governor awed 
those people. At lenth one CONTIMAIJ, an Arrawaco, 
Capt. and his slave seeing one Capt. WIDDON in Com- 
pany wth. Sr. WALTER RAWLEIGH a gentleman the Indian 
had seen before at Oranoque in a small Corior* or 
soe they call these small boates. This Arawaco gave 
St. WALTER RALEIGH an account of St: ROBERT Dup- 
LEY’S stay on that Island, web. had like to have been 
his ruine, the cruelty of the Spaniardes to the five Ara- 
waco Captaines, that were friends to the English; of 
Don ANTONIO’S sending to Margaritta and Commana, 
for more Soldiers; upon his understanding who Com- 
manded that Fleet, how far it was from the place where 
ye ships Roade at Anchor, to the Citty up the river 
Caroone, wt- strenth they had, that DON ANTONIO re- 
solved to give him a Cassada, if his strenth came from 
Margaritta, &c. and further assuring the English that all 
their Indians would assist them and that haveing ex- 
pelled the Spanyard thence they could put themselves 
under the proteétion of his Great Mistresse the Queen, 
upon wh, Sr. WALTER RAWLEIGH fell upon the Citty, 
and by the assistance of the natives surprised it and 
suffered the Indians to burne the Citty, wch. did greatly 
oblidge the Indians to him, and permitted the Spanish 
inabitants to transport themselves whither they pleased 
except the Governor. DON ANTNIO DE BERREO, and his 
Lieutenant, whome Sir WALTER RAWLEIGH keept, but 
* Corial. 
