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At the End of three Days I arrived at 

 Nata, where I ftaid one Night, and found 

 the Inhabitants, who are Indians, as much 

 inclin'd to favour and affift me, as any other 

 People I had hitherto met with j but at the 

 next Town I came to, which was New Pa- 

 nama, inhabited by Spaniards only, I met 

 with very different Ufage. There I could 

 get no Relief, but was upbraided for^my 

 Country and Religion, accufed of being no 

 Chriftian, but a Heathen come to fpy out 

 the Country ; the People clamouring about, 

 cry'd out, that in a little Time, they fhould 

 have the Englijh come upon them, and cut 

 all their Throats, but that they doubted not 

 when I came to Old Panama, the Gover- 

 nor would fecure me, and fend me to the 

 Mines. Finding thefe People poffeffed of 

 fuch Notions, and that they had therefore 

 an implacable Hatred to the EngBJh> I did 

 not think fit to remain in the Town that 

 Night, tho' it was Evening when I entred 

 it, but got away as faft as I could, and wen? 

 on till I came to a Run of Water, by which 

 I made a Fire, and ftaid all Night, 



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