I o Mr. WAFE K's Voyages, &c. 



felves from the Indians near the Coaft, what 

 and fends was become of the Guides. They readily 

 hearkn'd to this propofal, and immediately 

 chofe two Men to conduct us to the North-fide. 

 One of thefe had been all along an inve* 

 terate Enemy to us $ but the other was that 

 kind Indian, wo was fo much our Friend 

 as to rife in the Night and get us ripe Plan- 

 tains. 



Bad Tra- The next Day therefore we were dimifled 

 wdiiag. w ith our two Guides, and marched joyfully 

 for 3 Days $ being well alfured we mould 

 not find that our Men had done any hurt 

 to their Guides. The firft three Days we 

 march'd through nothing but Swamps, having 

 great Rains, with much Thundering and 

 Lightning $ and lodg'd every Night under 

 the dropping Trees, upon the cold Ground. 

 The third Night we lodg'd on a fmall Hill, 

 which by the next Morning was become an 

 Ifland : For thofe great Rains had made fueh 

 a Flood, that all the low Land about it was 

 eover'd deep with Water. All this while we 

 had no Provifion, except a handful of dry 

 Maiz our Indian Guides gave us the firft two 

 Days : But this being fpent, they return'd 

 Home again , and left us to fhift for our 

 felves. 



At this Hill we remaind the fourth Day 5 

 and on the fifth, the Waters being abated, 

 we fet forward, fteering North by a Pocket 

 Compafs, and marched till 6 a Clock at Night : 

 At which time we arrived at a River about 



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