of John Cockburn, <&c. 179 



The next Day after we came to Alberoy y 

 we embarked in our little Canoe, with five 

 Indians j and fuch Provifion as the Alcald 

 Major had again furniflied us with, and in 

 fix Days afterwards got about thofe dan- 

 gerous Rocks of Point Mala, which we had 

 endeavoured to do four times before, but 

 could not accomplifli. Then we fail'd, or, 

 when the Weather prov'd calm, paddled 

 along Shore, and were fometimes two or * 

 three, and fometimes four or five Days, be- 

 fore we could come to a Harbour ; but 

 when we did, we went on Shore and made 

 a Fire, and fet up a Whigwam, where the 

 Indians would leave us to take care of the 

 Canoe, while they went to the Woods to hunt 

 for Provifion. Sometimes they would be 

 gone a whole Day, and return in the Even- 

 ing loaded with Plantains and Coco Nuts, 

 or any Thing elfe they could meet with, 

 and when we were thus provided, we took 

 to our Canoe again and failed along Shore, 

 the Indians often killing wild Fowl from the 

 Canoe. After going on in this Manner for 

 fome time, we came at laft to a Place called 

 the Capaces, where we faw feveral Indians 

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