47* D A V I S's Expedition 



our Men imagined it to be within a Stone's caft of 

 Heaven, and would, willingly have tarry'd there, 

 especially being much wearied with the Fatigue . 

 they underwent, and fuppofing they fhould never 

 come again fo near the blifsful Region. We paffed 

 Over three Rivers on the 30th; and being within 

 two miles of the Town of Cana^ a Spaniard who 

 was fet on the look-out, was difcover'd by our 

 Forlorn, and was fhot dead by Captain Goulding ; 

 we got into the Savannah fas they call it) about 

 eleven, but fuch an one, as I believe, was never 

 feen before, for we were up to the Crutches, go- 

 ing up to the Town in Mud and Dirt ; feveral of 

 our Men damnify'd their Arms and Ammunition. 

 Captain Gandy and Goulding with Pedro, being in 

 the Van, with about fifty Englijh and thirty Indians, 

 fell on as foon as they came within Gun-fhot, an# 

 our People not coming up, as faft as they could, 

 if it had been dry, Gandy made a halt, but it was v 

 not above two or three Minutes, the reft marching 

 as faft as poflible to joyn them. The Spaniards fee- 

 ing no more of us in Number flood a fmall Brufh, 

 but difcovering the reft, quickly retired from the 

 Town to a Hill in the Woods y however, we took 

 fome Prifoners, and thence marching up to the 

 Hili, which was naturally very ftrong, we quickly 

 drove them thence, and feizing what Booty they 

 left there, we carry ed it into the Church, as we 

 did next Day, what Gold and Silver, with Rings 

 and other rich Moveables, we could get in the Town. 



On the firft of September we fent out a Company 

 of our Men, with Spaniards and Negroes, to wafh 

 the Gold from the Oare ; the Mine is on the fide 

 of a great Hill, above Thirty Yards deep, and 

 feveral Caves run into the Hill farther than any 

 one would venture to go ; the Oare they dig out 

 of it is a fort of a mixture of Rock, which after 

 it is dug out of the Mine is brought to the Mill, 



which 



