Mr. WAFERS Voyages, &c 



the Women their Spinning-wheels, and DiftafFs 

 with Cotton-yarn upon them. Of thefe dead Bo- 

 dies T brought on Board a Boy of about 9 or 10 

 Years of Age, with an Intent to bring him home 

 for England : But was fruftrated of my Purpofe by 

 the Sailors ; who having a foolifh Conceit, that the 

 Compafs would not traverfe aright, fo long as a- 

 ny dead Body was on Board, threw him over-board, 

 to my great Vexation. 



This Place is a deep fandy Ground, of little Hills 

 and Valleys of Sand. 5 Tis like the reft of this part 

 of Peru^ without Rain ; but it has Dews, and there 

 was the Channel of a fmall River > yet 'twas dry 

 when we were there. 



The other Particular I would fpeak of, is of our 

 Sqnta. touching at a Place called Santa^ a fmall Town in 

 the Lat. of 8 Deg. 40 Min. S. Here I went afhore, 

 and fo up to the Town, which was 3 Miles or there- 

 abouts from the Sea. In our way to the Town we 

 crofs'd a fmall Hill \ and in a Valley between the 

 Ships caft Hill and the Town we faw 3 fmall Ships of about 

 ferafhorc 60 or 100 Tuns a-piece lodg'd there, and very rui- 

 Earth- nous - ^ cau fed in us great Admiration, and we 

 quake, were puzzled to think how thofe Ships could come 

 there : But proceeding toward the Town, we faw 

 an Indian^ whom we called, and he at the firft Mo- 

 tion came to us. . We asked him feveral Queftions, 

 and among the reft, how thofe Ships came there ? 

 He told us, that about 9 Years before, thefe 3 

 Ships were riding at Anchor in the Bay, which is 

 an open Place about 5 or 6 Leagues from Point to 

 Point \ and that an Earthquake came, and carried 

 the Water out of Sight which ftayed away 24 

 flours, and then came in again, tumbling and 

 rowling with fuch Violence, that it carried thefe 

 Ships over the Town, which then ftood on the Hill 

 which we came over, and lodged them there and[ 



