to the Gold Mines ) &c# 



on as foon as they came within Gun (hot, 

 and our People not coming up, as faft as 

 they could, if it had been dry, Gundy made 

 a hault, but it was not above two or three 

 Minutes, the reft marching as faft aspoffible 

 to joyn them. The Spaniards feeing 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 $ how- 

 ever, we took fome Prifoners, and thence 

 marching up to the Hill, which was natu- 

 rally very ftrong , we quickly drove them 

 thence, and feizing what Booty they left 

 there, we carryed 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 wafti the Gold from the Oare^ 

 the Mine is on the fide of a great Hill, a- 

 bove Thirty Yards deep, and fcveral Caves 

 run into the Hill farther than any one would 

 venture to go 5 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 grinds it fmall , and then 'tis 

 wafhed, made up into the form of Bricks, 

 and lodged in Houfes built at the Mine for 

 that purpofe , over which a Guard is fet, 

 with a Captain and Governour to fee that 

 the King is not cheated : After it has lain 

 fome fliort time in thofe Houfes, then it is 



T 4 waifrd 



