of John Cockbum^ &c. 257 



Having thus travelled at the Rate of 

 ten Leagues a Day, we arrived at Porto-bel y 

 on the fourth Day after we fet out from Pa- 

 nama, and went directly to the Englijh Facto- 

 ry there, where I received Orders from Mr* 

 Johnjbn to go on board the Princefs of dflurl- 

 as f which arrived here from Jamaica, with a 

 Cargo of Negroes for the Englijh Fa&ory. 

 From hence they are fent to Panama, where 

 they are fold to the Spaniards for two or 

 three hundred Pieces of Eight a Head. Moft 

 of thefe miferable People are fent, by the 

 Spaniards who purchafe them, to the Mines, 

 from whence they never return. As foon as 

 I got on board the Ship^ I had the Pleafure 

 to behold my Fellow-Travellers Rounce, Ba* 

 mjier s Ballmain, and Holland, from whom I 

 had been long parted. After we had con- 

 gratulated each other on this happy Meet* 

 ing, they protefted they were ftrangely 

 Ihock'd when they firft faw me, as well for 

 the Alteration they perceived in my Looks, 

 as for that they had been informed for cer- 

 tain at Panama, by the Spanijh Gentleman 

 Quintus Cataline y who arrived there in the 



§ firagua 



