of John Cockburn, <&c. 87 



from it, and that the Inhabitants were fo 

 thin by the Way, that we muft ftarve be- 

 fore we came at it ; and pofitively affirmed, 

 that unlefs we could obtain a Pafs from the 

 Governor of St. Michael's, it would be im- 

 poffible for us to get out of this Part of the 

 Country, for that no Indian durft aiTifr any 

 Man without one. He therefore advifed us 

 to make the beft of our Way to WntemaU^ 

 . and fettle there ; but no Difcouragements 

 could alter our Refolution of endeavouring 

 to get to our Native Country, which he 

 perceiving 5 gave us a Real of Plate, and 

 bad us farewel, which was the firft Money we 

 had feen in the Country. This Perfon told 

 us, he was born at Lisbon in Portugal, and 

 that he had lived here many Years, and 

 came hither by the Way of Gz^zHom in the 

 South- Sea, 



Mr. Bamfler and I thought it our wifeft 

 Courfe to prefent ourfelves immediately to 

 the Governor, humbly to entreat his Favour 

 and Proteftion, left, being Strangers in the 

 Country, we ftiould be mifreprefented to his 

 Excellency, and more particularly as being 

 Evgtijhmm* Being thus refolved^we marched 



Q 4 or 4 



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