of John Cockburn, &c. 5 t 



reached the Place. In the Morning (for 

 here we lodged that Night) I begged 'em 

 to give me fomething to help us 911 the 

 Road- upon which, they brought us a 

 few Plantains, excufing themfelves as having 

 nothing elfe in Readinefs to give. 



As foon as we left them, we croffed the 

 River, and went through a large Wood, 

 where we faw great Flocks of Parrots and 

 Mackoys, with feveral Sorts of other Birds, 

 that all together made a ftrange Harmony, 

 Here was plenty of Fruit as yellow as Gold, 

 lhaped like an Egg, and as big as that of a 

 Hen, of which we ate freely, as we never 

 icrupled to do whenever we found what was 

 picked by Birds, as this was. From this 

 Wood we went directly over a Savanna, on 

 which were abundance of wild Hories ; and 

 from thence, we paffed over feveral high 

 Hills, at the Bottom of which ran the 

 River Grande, which we were again forced 

 to crofs. About Evening, we came to a 

 Whigwam., where we found two Indians^ 

 now our Manner was always when we met 

 with any, to enquire the Way of them, as 

 being Strangers to the Country, and this 

 E 2. commonly 



