Chap. XIII. 



AMERICA. 



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Plume of Feathers on his Head, with a Drummer before him, and a final! Train 

 of Arm'd Men after him. 



On the Coaft are firft the Point of Nifao, ten Leagues to the Weft of Santo Do- *£ and 



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Eighteen Leagues farther is the Port Ocoa, which is a Bay where the Fleets of 

 NoVa Htfpania take refrefhing, when they do not Anchor in the Nook of Sepefepin, 

 which is near unto it, or in another call'd ?&t Fair HaVen, two Leagues before you 

 come to Ocoa. 



Twenty Leagues beyond Ocoa is the Port of Afua. 



Thirty Leagues more Weftwardly is a large'Point right againft the Ifland' of 

 Sola 3 which lieth five Leagues from the Coaft. 



The moft Wefterly Point is call'd Cape Tiburon : It hath an Ifland three Leagues 

 from 'it Weft ward, call'd Caprio . and Sailing along the Coaft, you will fee an Ifland 

 call'd Qamitoi and farther in the Nook of laguana another call'd Gyanabo of eight 

 Leagues long. 



On the North fide of the Ifland, the moft Wefterly Cape and Port is St'.Nkholat, 

 from whence North-Eaft and by Eaft, lieth the Ifland of Tortuga, near the Coaft 

 of Hifpaniola : It is of five Leagues length. 



Farther along the Coaft is Monte Chrifto, the Weft Cape of J^atiVtdad ; to the Eaft 

 of which there is a great Bay call'd fort %eal. 



• This Ifland is fo full of Harbours, that he that will Coaft it, cannot well mifs 

 ©f one where he pleafeth, moft of which afford frefli Meat and good Water. 



Moreover, Hifpaniola hath many brave Rivers, the chiefeft of which are Hayna . 

 Ni$4o, along whofe Shore the firft Sugar-Canes were planted 5 Neyba, a great Ri'- 

 ver 5 Taquimo . 1aaui y which Columbus call'd <%io de Oro y becaufe the Ground thereof 

 glitter'd like Gold; and laftly, the Rivers 2^icayagua y amongft whofe Sands is 

 Gold j Ktgua, which borrows its Denomination from the fore-mention'd leaping 

 Infeft - the fwift Stream Juno, whofe Banks are crown'd with handfom Houfcs \ 

 and Jaquin, which hath many Salt-pans. 



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