Davis his Expedition 



2l Paffage thro' the Woods, for our Men id 

 March up to the Mines ^ the French Pirates 

 refolved alfo to go with us, provided they 

 ftiould have an equal Share with us, and (if 

 poflible) we procured them their Pardons 

 But an unadvifed Word drop'd by one of 

 our Captains, made them decline the Expe- 

 dition, and quite break off$ however, they 

 were fo Honourable, that they promifed, to 

 keep the Spaniards they had, clofe Prifoners 

 for five or fix Weeks, by which time we 

 might have finifhed our Defign, that fo no 

 Intelligence might be given of the Enemy: 

 The Ring of the Indians continued aboard 

 the Neptune with his Retinue 5 he is a very 

 fenfible Man, and was brought up amongft 

 the French at Martinice, fpeaks French, Spa- 

 mfl), and broken Englijh, and alfo writes it, 

 which no other Indian can do in his Coun- 

 try, and feemed very defiVous of a Corre- 

 fpondence with us$ and on the 14th. in the 

 Everting there came 130 of the beft of the 

 Pirates, with the Confent of the reft, on 

 Board. 



On the 15th. Bon Pedro, accompanied 

 by fome of our Captains and others, went" 

 afhoar, and Treated them it his Houfe very 

 Nobly, after the manner of his Country 5 

 they had Provifions very plenty of all forts, 

 but they had no other Drink but Mufilaw, 

 made of Plantancs, and Chat) made of In- 

 dian Com and Water boiled, the manner of 

 it is thus, a parcel of Old Women chew the 



Cora, 



