2 84 Mr. WAFERS Voyages, 8cc. 



The Circumference of this pleafant little Hill, 

 contains at leaft 100 Acres of Land; and is a Penin- 

 fula of an oval Form, almoft furrounded with 2 

 great Rivers, one coming from the Eaft, the other 

 from the Weft which approaching within 40 Foot of 

 each other, at the Front of the Peninfula, feparate 

 again, embracing the Hill, and meet on the other 

 Side, making there one pretty large River which 

 runs very fwift. There is therefore but one Way 

 to come in towards this Seat ; which as I before ob- 

 served, is not above 40 Foot wide, between the Ri- 

 vers on each Side ; and 'tis fenced with hollow Bam- 

 faoes, Popes- heads and Prickle-pears, fo thick fet 

 from one Side the Neck of Land to the other, that 

 'tis impoffible for an Enemy to approach it. 



On this Hill live 50 principal Men of the Coun- 

 try, air under Lacenta's Command, who is a Prince 

 over all the' South-part of the Ifthmus of Darien \ 

 the Indians both there and on the North-fide alfo, 

 paying him great Refpedt: But the South-fide is 

 his Country, and this Hill his Seat or Palace. There 

 is only one ■ Canoa belonging to it, which ferves to 

 ferry over Lacenta and the reft of them. 

 zacenta When we were arrived at this Place, Lacenta dif- 

 keeps charged our Guides, and Tent them back again, 'tel- 

 themwithjj n g us ^ t h aC s twas not poflible for us to travel to 

 the North-fide at this Seafon ; for the rainy Seafoa 

 was now in its Heighth, and Travelling very bad ; 

 but told us we Ihould ftay with him, and he would 

 take care of us : And we were forc'd to comply 

 with him. 



We had not been long here before an Occurrence 

 happen'd, which tended much to the increafing the 

 good Opinion Lacenta and his People had conceiv'd 

 of us, and brought me into particular Efteem with 



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