Guatimala. 



MEXICO, OR NEW SPAIN. 



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the refidence of the governor of the province, and the place where the filver 

 is refined, which is dug in the adjacent mountains. The country adjacent 

 produces fine cotton, and as fine wool on the backs of their {heep. 



St. Jago, or St. George de Olancho, is fituated in a delightful 

 valley on the eaft of the river Xagua, feventy miles from the bay : it is 

 faid, that formerly this town was inhabited by 4000 Spaniards^ who had with 

 them 6000 tributary Indians, but when captain Cook was here, the Spanijh 

 families were reduced to 40. This town was plundered and deftroyed by 

 the buccaniers. 



T R U X I L L O, 



TT"^ ORMERLY ik)od about a league from the bay, between two rivers, 

 X"^ the mouths of which, with fome ifiands, formed the harbour 3 which, 

 by fome, was called the port of Truxillo, by others St. Giles's bay, and was 

 defended by a caftle. It is faid to be the only harbour on this coaft capable 

 of trade. In 1588 the bifhops fee was removed from this town to Valla- 

 dolid. It has been frequently attacked by the Englijh and Dutch, the latter 

 of whom, in 1663, took the caftle, and carried their plunder to a watch- 

 houfe on the (hore ; but a fire broke out in the city, which in a few hours 

 reduced two thirds of it in afhes, blew up the magazine, and confumed great 

 part of their booty. The tov/n afterwards was attempted to be rebuilt, 

 but could never recover its trade; fmce which it is reported to have been 

 deftroyed by an earthquake. The country abounds with Indians : there are 

 but very few Spaniards, and but little if any remains left of this once popu- 

 lous city. 



PUERTO 



