of John Cockburo, &cl 117 

 them from entertaining, they muft have 

 learned from run- away Negroes, who fome- 

 times make their Efcape hither from fome 

 of our We jl- India Ifles ; or more probably 

 and generally from the Spaniard^ who are 

 induftrious in creating an Averfion in thefe 

 People, againft thofe of our Nation. But, 

 to return to my Narration, we gave thefe 

 poor Indians two Reals for two of their 

 Plantains, and the Leg of a Fowl ; and the 

 next Day got to Reakjo, where, according 

 to Cuftom, we went about the Town look- 

 ing for fomething to eat, but could meet 

 with no fuch Thing. We faw only a few 

 Women, one of which was a Negroe, whom 

 I asked, if ftie could put us in a Way to 

 fatisfy our Hunger. She faid here was //;- 

 dian Corn, but it was very dear, and but 

 little to be had for a Real • but that, if we 

 could purchafe any, fhe w r ould make us 

 fome Turtillias, and we might be lodged in 

 her Houfe. We embraced the Offer, and 

 gave her Money to difpofe of as fhe faw 

 beft. While we ftaid here, which was two 

 Days, came our three Fellow-Travellers, 

 whom we left behind, with grievous Com- 

 plaints of having been ftarved 5 and that they 



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