1 04 The Dijlirejjes and Jdventures 



portunity of delivering into the old Gentle- 

 man's own Hands, to his great Surprize and 

 Joy. This Evening, the Men who were 

 fent in Queft of our fick Comrade, brought 

 him to us s He had been taken up by fome 

 Indians, and carried to the Houfe of Thomas 

 Colorado, where he ftaid till they found him 

 out. 



Mr. Grace was defired to ask, if we were 

 willing to go and calk the VelTel belonging 

 to the worthy Gentleman, whofe Houle we 

 were at ? We anfwerd, we were very wil- 

 ling to do that, or any Thing for him, that 

 lay in our Power ; fo the next Day he'gave 

 us fome Covering for our Bodies, which was 

 the firft we had in the Country, and ordered 

 Mules to be got ready to carry us to the 

 Veffel, which lay at the Side of a great Ri- 

 ver, called the River Limpo, u e. the clean 

 River, which difembogues itfelf into the 

 'South-Sea. Being come thither, we found 

 the Negroe, and fome Indians, at work on 

 her, and thought fhe fomewhat refembled 

 Noah's Ark. All the Tools they had, were 

 an Axe, a Chizel, and an Auger, wherefore, 

 we fell to work in the firft Place, and made 



ourfelves 



