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(their Captaynes slayne) fledd into the mountaynes and 

 that two Inglish Captaynes were also slayne. This tale 

 was also confirmed by another Indien which my men 

 brought from the Indien towne with divers other particu- 

 larities, which I forbeare to sett downe till I know the 

 trewth, for the 6 of this moneth I sent the viceadmirall 

 skiff from Pun6lo Gallo towards Orenoke man'd with lo 

 musketiers to understand what my men had don their, 

 and the cause of their longe stay, having received no 

 newse from them since they entred Orencke but by these 

 Indiens since the lo of December,, other then that they 

 were att the rivers mouth, which newse Cap : Chudley 

 (who accompanied them so farr) brought mee. 



The 3 of January* my men returned from the Indien 

 town and brought with them some Cassivi bread with 

 other frutes, and very faire Orenges. 



The forth of January* a boat that I had sent over to the 

 south syde wher I saw a great fier returned not finding 

 any people ther. 



The 6, day I sent a skiff over toward Orenoke man'd 

 with lo musketiers, to here what was become of my men 

 their. The same day came into this port Cap : GiNER 

 of the He of Waight and his pinnes. 



The 8 day I sent i6 musketiers by land to the Indien 

 towne to bring away some of the Indiens which spake 

 Spanish and to separate them from those two which I 

 keipt abord mee because I found them so divers in their 



* We have copied the date literally from the original manuscript, 

 though it is evident that Ralegh meant the month of February. The 

 great suspense about the fate of the Orinoco expedition, which at that 

 period must have been much increased by the reports brought to him by 

 the Indians, doubtless caused an error, which gives us a picture of the 

 anxiety of his mind. — Sckomburgk's Note. 



