1 1 6 Some TSLew Voyages 



we were forc'd to ply the Oars ; but moft of the 

 Crew having flept but little the Night before, they 

 row 3 d but very faintly, which obiig'd me to put in 

 at a great Ifland two Leagues higher ; the fix Ef- 

 fanapes Slaves having informed me, that this Ifland 

 afforded great plenty of Hares, which I found to 

 be true. Thefe Animals had a lucky Inftinft in 

 taking flieker in this Ifland, for there the Woods 

 are fo thick, that we were forc'd to fet fire to feve- 

 ral places, before we could diflodge 'em, 



Having made an end of our Game, my Soldi- 

 ers fed heartily, and thereupon fell fo found afleep, 

 that I could fcarce get 'em wak'd upon a falfe A- 

 I&rm, occafion'd by a Herd of Wolves that made a 

 noife among the Thickets upon the Continent. We 

 reimbarqued next day at ten a Clock in the Morn- 

 ing, and did not run above twelve Leagues in two 

 days 3 by reafon that the Savages of our Company 

 would needs walk along the River fide with their 

 Guns, to fhootGeefe and Ducks ; in which they had 

 very good Succefs. After that we incampt juft by the 

 Mouth of a little River on the right Hand, and the 

 Bjjanapes Slaves gave me notice, that the fir ft of their 

 Villages was not above fixteen or eighteen Leagues 

 off. Upon this Information, I fent, by the advice 

 of the Savages of our Company, two of the Slaves 

 t6 give notice of our arrival. The ±6th we row'd 

 briskly, in hopes to reach the firft Village that day j 

 but being retarded by the huge quantities of float- 

 ing Wood, that we met in feveral places, we were 

 forc'd to continue all Night in our Canows. The 

 •27^ about ten or eleven a Clock we approached to 

 the Village, and after putting up the great Calumet 

 of Peace upon the Prow of our Canows, lay upon 

 our Oars, 



Upon our firft appearance, three or four hundred 

 EJfanapes came running to the ftioar, and, after dan- 

 cing juft over agaiaft us, invited us afhoar. As foon 



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