308 Mr. WAFERS c Defcription 



becaufe Mr. Dampier hath in fome Meafure de~ 

 fcrib'd this part of it in his Voyage round the World. 

 Point Ga- To begin therefore from Point Gar aching Which 

 raehina. makes the Weft- fide of the Mouth of the River 

 of Sambo i this Point is pretty high faft Land ; but 

 within towards the River, it is low, drowned Man- 

 Cape St. grove, and fo are all the Points of Land to Cape 

 Lorenzo, Saint Lorenzo. 



s*m&o. The River of Sambo I have not feen but it is 

 faid to be a pretty large River. Its Mouth opens to 

 the North and from thence the Coaft bears 

 Gulph of North -Eaft to the Gulph of St. Michael This 

 S. Michael Gulph is made by the Outlets of feveral Rivers, 

 the moft noted of which are the River of Santa 

 Maria, and the River of Congo \ tho 5 there are o- 

 thers of a confiderable Bignefs. Of thefe Rivers, 

 to the Southward of Santa Maria, one is called 

 Gold R. the Gold River, affording Gold Duft in great Plen- 

 ty : For hither the Spaniards of Panama and Santa 

 Maria Town bring up their Slaves to gather up the 

 Gold Duft. 



R. Santa The next to the Gold River is that of Santa Ma- 

 Maria. r ' ta ^ f 0 called from the Town of that Name feated 

 on the South-fide of it, at a good Diftance from 

 the Sea. It was along this River we came, when 

 we firft entred the South Seas withCapt. Sharps {land- 

 ing over it, from the Bay by Golden Ifland, where we 

 Santa landed. We then took the Town of Santa Maria 

 Maria ' m our wa y ; which was garrifon'd with about 

 * r ° wn ' 200 Spanifb Soldiers, but was not very ftrong, ha- 

 ving no Walls and the Fort it felf was fecur'd 

 with Stockadoes only, or Pallifadoes. This is but 

 a new Town, being built by the Spaniards of Pana- 

 ma, partly for a Garrifon and Magazine of Provifi- 

 on, and partly for Quarters of Refreshment, and a 

 retiring Place for their Workmen in the Gold Ri- 

 The ver. The Country all about here \s woody and 

 Country ] 0Wj anc j ver y unhealthy ; the Rivers being fo oazy, 

 aboat- * that 



