54 The Ttijlrejfes and Adventures 

 reft ourfelves : Here was great Plenty of 

 Lime and Orange-Trees. 



In the Morning, as foon as the Sun was 

 rifen, we waded through the River, but the 

 Stream ran fo fwift, that it carried us down 

 a long Way before we could get a Shore. 

 We had no fooner overcome this Difficulty, 

 but another prefented itfelf; we were ob- 

 liged to climb up feveral high and fteep 

 Mountains, which, after our late Fatigue in 

 crofling the River, was very grievous to us. 

 On the Tops of thefe Mountains was fine 

 level Land, adorned here and there with 

 beautiful Groves; about Noon we difcovered 

 a great River, which was very fteep from 

 us, and when we got down to it, we found 

 the Stream fo very rapid, that we cou'd con- 

 trive no way to crofs it ; and, at laft, began 

 to fufped we had miffed our Way, and 

 were going back again ; but happening to 

 fee two Indians making towards us, we fat 

 down till they came, and then asked them, 

 which Way we ftiould get over : they laid, 

 we mu ft go up the River; and told us ? they 

 were Indians of Honduras , and that they 

 came from GuatimaL We went on as they 



directed, 



