of John Cockburn, &c. 1 1 3 



we could hardly keep the Canoes above 

 Water, The Indians had each of them a 

 Hide to keep off Rain, but we were forced 

 to ftand all Weathers. After palling many 

 Illands, on the fourth Day, we (that is to 

 fay, Banijter and I who were in one Canoe, 

 and had out-fail'd the others) got to the 

 other Side of the Gulf, and went dire&ly up 

 a Lagoon that was full of Mangroves, which 

 rendred the PalTage difficult. When we 

 were got about twenty Miles up it, we 

 found a Range Handing clofe by the Wa- 

 ter-fide; there we landed, not a little re- 

 joiced at fetting our Feet once again on 

 Shore, for the Weather had proved very 

 rigorous, and we wholly expofed to it. 

 This Range was not inhabited, by reafon 

 of the Vermine, with which it was over- 

 run. The Indians, make ufe of it only as a 

 Shelter at their firft landing, and to flow 

 their Goods in, whilft the Mules can be got 

 ready to take them away. 



Mr. Banifier and I, not being able to 

 ftay here till our Companions ftiouLd arrive, 

 defired the Indians to dired us to fome In- 

 habitants, where, we defigned to ftay, and 



• I wait 



