Mr! WAFER/ Voyages, Sec. i6p 



about nine Years before, thefe three Ships 

 were riding at Anchor in the Bay, which 

 is an open place, about five or fix Leagues 

 from Point to Point $ and that an Earth- 

 quake, came, and carried the Water out of 

 fight 5" which ftayed away twenty four 

 Hours, and then came in again, tumbling , 

 and rowling with fuch violence, that it car- 

 thefe Ships over the Town, which then ftood 

 on the Hill which we came over, and 

 lodged them there 5 and that it deftroyed 

 the Countryt for a confiderable way along 

 the Coaft. This Report when we came 

 to the Town, was confirmed to us by the 

 ParifiVPrieft, and many other Inhabitants 

 of the Town. 



We continued thus rambling about to 

 little purpofe, forpetimes at Sea,j and fome- 

 .times afhorc 5 . till having fpent much time, 

 and yxfited many Places, we were got- 

 again to the Gallapago's, under the Line i- Gaiu- 

 and were then refolved to make the beft wV - 

 of our Way out of thefe Seas. 



Accordingly we went thence again for the 

 Southward, intending to touch iio where 

 till we come to the Ifland of John Fernan- 

 do. In our way thither, about four a Clock 

 in the Morning, when we were in the Lat. 

 of 1 2 Deg. 30-Min. S. and about 1 50 Leagues 

 from the Main of America, our Ship and Earth- 

 Bark felt a terrible Shock .y which put our 

 fyjen into a fuch a Confternation, that they 



could 



