of John Cockbuta, &c. 193 



rejoiced to fee us again, having given us 

 over for loft. We rowed hard all that Night, 

 and the next Day made the Point of Burica y 

 about which is Golfo Dolce y but the Wind 

 blowing very hard at South Weft, we could 

 not polfibly weather it ; upon which, the 

 Indians endeavoured to get to a Place on this 

 fide the Point, where we might flicker our 

 Canoe ; but before we reached it, the Wind 

 encreafed, and drove us among Rocks and 

 prodigious Breakers ; fo that in lets than an 

 Hour's Time our Canoe Was ftove all to 

 Pieces, and we every one caft into the Sea j 

 but thro* which, we got fafe on Shore, having 

 made fhift to preferve all our little Necelfaries. 

 This being the Cafe, we had now nothing to 

 truft to but our Feet, and what Service they 

 would of be to us at this Time ( I mean as to 

 being able to fupport us to our Journey's 

 End) I could not conceive. The Indians 

 protefted, they were fo unacquainted with 

 this Part of the Country, that they knew 

 no Way of travelling but along the Sea- 

 fide, and faid, that we had many Leagues 

 to go up the Gulf, before we ftiould be able 

 to crofs it ; and fo indeed I found we had, 

 for we walked, I believe, fifty Leagues af- 



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