Davis his Expedition 



a$ much to have their Guns carry'd ^ if we 

 had fuch a Train of Women after us, as 

 ufually follows a Camp, they might have 

 got more Plunder, than forty (hares amoun- 

 ted to, for any thing above a Pound weight 

 was fo troublefome, that it was furely 

 flung away $ it is indeed almoft incredible 

 what hardfhip we endured, we having 

 throughout the whole Expedition, except 

 when at the Town, endured exceffive 

 hunger, travelling ftill over nothing but 

 Mountains and Rivers, lying always in the 

 Rain, for we never had it fair in the Night, 

 and nothing to comfort us- Things went 

 no better with us the fucceeding Days, but 

 at length on the eighteenth we arrived within 

 five Miles of the Barkadeers $ from whence 

 Capt. Chriflian was fent with a Party of 

 Men to Capt. Robins, to fee if it was pof- 

 fible to get the Pirates down aboard the 

 Sloopes, but few of them would truft us 5 

 Captain Robins, who was an Indian, and 

 of confiderable Authority there , having 

 been difobliged before our fetting out upon 

 our Expedition, becaufe he was not invited 

 to Dine with Don Pedro and 7 the reft of the 

 Captains, threatned to kill any Englijh-men 

 that came to them for the future. 



Having got all things in a readinefs, and 

 Embark'd on board our Sloops by the 21 ft* 

 the Commanders held a Confutation , 

 wherein it was agreed, that Articles (hould 

 be drawa to renew the Confortfliip for 



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