of John Cockburn, gfc. \6y 



and Holland were appointed to go in the Pira- 

 gua, and Barnwell and my felf in the little 

 Canoe ; but before we fet fail, our three 

 Comrades, who were to have gone in the 

 Piragua, fell fick again ; upon which Ac- 

 count Cat aline was conftrained to leave them 

 at Alheroy, and fend Notice thereof to the 

 Alcald of Nicoya, that he might take care 

 of them. 



In the Month of October, we fet fail from 

 Alberoy, in our little Canoe, with five Indians 

 to aflift us, and were to go in her above 

 three hundred Leagues, in Company with 

 the Piragua. In three Days we faiFd down 

 the River, called 7*auro or Butts, wherein we 

 often faw Alligators above thirty Foot long, 

 and then landed on the Ifland of Chira, 

 where we waited for a Wind to carry us 

 over the Gulf of Salines. While we ftaid 

 on this Ifland, which was three Days, we 

 built ourfelves Ranges, not knowing when 

 the Wind might change; fometimes indeed,we 

 went in our Canoe to another Illand, not far 

 off called Covalla y to get Plantains, and 

 Pearl Oifters, which as we had but little 

 Corn were our chief Support for fame Time. 



Having 



