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the bank of the river, a high houfe, and a parapet ' 1 of timber 

 fupported by (lakes drove into the ground, where we obferved ten 

 Indian men, befides women and children. 



We named this port de Ids Remedios, and found that it was 

 fituated in 57. 18 N- Lat. and 34. 12 W. Long, from St. Bias. 



The fame day, having prepared ourfelves for defence againft 

 the Indians, five of us landed about noon, when, having ported 

 ourfelves in the fafeft place we could fix upon, we planted the 

 crofs with all proper devotion, cutting another on a rock k , and 

 difplaying the Spanifh colours, according to our injlruftions on that 

 head. 



When we had thus taken poffeffion of the country we ad- 

 vanced quite to the bank of the river, in order to fix upon the 

 moil: convenient place for water, which we were in great want 

 of, as well as frill greater of wood ; fo that we were under an 

 abfolute neceflity of providing ourfelves with both. Having 

 fixed upon the proper fpot, we now returned to the fhip, the In- 

 dians having not come forth from their parapet. 



We foon however perceived them approach the place where we 

 had fixed the crofs; which they took away, and fixed it on the 

 front of their houfe, in the proper direction, whilft at the 

 fame time they made us figns with their open arms, that they had 

 thus taken poffeflion of our crofs. 



On the 19th we landed at a point fomewhat diftant, to procure 

 wood and a maft, whilft we fecured our retreat by a proper 

 difpofition of fwivels and mufquetry. 



Afterwards we returned to the mouth of the river, to fill our 

 barrels with water, when the Indians hung out a white leaf ^from 



1 Probably this was a ftage for curing fifh, of which thefe Indians foon 

 offered a prefent to the Spaniards. 

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