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Behind CaValhs lies the Valley Naco, which is exceeding fruitful, being fituate 

 between high Mountains, where formerly was found plenty of Silver. 



5. Eaftward from CaVallos appears the famous Cicy Truxillo, near a large Bay. fe- 

 cur'd from all Storms by two Cliffs, full of Trees -the Mouth of the Haven call'd 

 Joan Oil, is above two Leagues broad, and receives two Rivers, one from each fide 

 of the Cicy : The Stream Quaimarotte flows Eaftward, and the River Antonio Weft* 

 ward, both abounding in Fifli. The Countrey round about produces abundance 

 of all forts of Provifions, and chiefly abounds in Grapes, which are gather'd 

 twice a year : Eight days after Augujt they cut their Vines, which afford chern ripe 

 Grapes again in OBober . they have two Harvefts of Corn 5 alfo Lemons and 

 Oranges are very plentiful : The Cattcl brought hither from Spain arc exceeding- 

 ly increased to an incredible number. 



Truxillo it fclf lying on a fteep Mountain, is defended on that fide which re- 

 fpe&s the Sea, with a thick Wall of fix Foot high - between which and the Haven 

 are many brambly Bufhes, which prevent the accefs to the Wall, onely a narrow 

 and fteep way leading up to the City, which hath a ftrong Gate, guarded with two 

 Brafs Guns , and fufficicntly Fortifi'd to oppofe an Enemy. The Eaftcrn Cliff, 

 which bends before the Haven is call'd funtala tffye, on which ftands a Houfe with 

 a high Beacon : Beyond the Wall Eaftward, near the Haven, is a Ship-yard, before 

 which ftands a large Woodden Crofs : The Caftle in which the City Store is 

 kept, joyns to the Wall, near unto which, within the Town appears St. Francis 

 Church • but the Cathedral call'd Eglefia Major, is feen above all other Buildings : 

 The Houfes cover'd with Palmito -Leaves, have Walls of Pleitcd Bullies, Plaifter'd 

 over within and without : Behind the City, where it lies open, are exceeding high 

 Mountains. 



Jnno 1 576. the Englijh falling on this ftrong Place, carry'd a rich Booty from *"h* ptsup " 

 thence ; after which, Capt. Jnth. Sberly and Capt. mil. Tarker ventur'd once more on £|£f£ 4 ' 

 the fame, but being difcover'd by the Centinel, were fore'd to Retreat, not without 

 a confiderable lofs : When not long after, Captain John Van Hoorn a Hollander, at- 

 tempting the fame, had much better fuccefs j for he Weighing Anchor for Ternam- 

 huc , with four Frigats , three Ketches , and a Sloop , fet Sail to Truxillo, where 

 arriving, lay clofe before the City with his four Frigats, which fired very fiercely 

 on the Town ; the Inhabitants of which not being idle, kill'd three Men in one 

 Ship, fore'd her to fall farther off from the Caftle : Whilft the Ketches and Sloop 

 went about a Gun (hot Weftward beyond the City, towards the River Jntonio, 

 where they Landed two hundred and fifty Soldiers, which march'd with al^ced* 

 up the Hill , where the Caftle lay which they Scal'd at Noon-day . the Beficgcd 

 being provided with Ccvcn Guns, (hot, and threw Stones continually amongft 

 them, yet were fore'd to Retreat from the Dutch Hand*granado's : During the 

 ftorm, the Admiral himfclf Landed, but before he came out of the Boat, the fore- 

 mention'd Soldiers had made thcmfelves Mafters of the Fort, with the lofs of one- 

 ly eight Men, and were bufie Pillaging all places they came at, and carrying their 

 gotten Booty to a Watch-houfe near the Caftle on the Shore- when on a fudden 

 a Firehappen'd in the Eaft part of Truxillo, which increased in fuch a manner, that 

 in few hours two third parts of the City lay in Allies . every one then had enough 

 to do to fave themfelves, yet for all the hafte they made, feveral Hollanders were 

 kill'd at the blowing up of the Magazine, and moft of the Booty loft by the 

 Fire y infomuch that they carry'd but two hundred thirty nine Skins, fix Bales of 

 Indigo, eight hundred and twenty Pounds of SarfapariUa, feven Brafs, and three 

 Iron Guns, four Clocks, and fome few trifles with them j having before made an m 



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