' Lowther c'ruifed a pretty while airiong the IflLands^ 

 without any extraordinary Succefs, and was redu-»' 

 ced to a very Imall Allowance of Provifians, till 

 they had the luCk to fall in with a Martinico Man^ 

 which proved a feafbnable Relief to them \ aria 

 after that, ^ Gmney Man had the ill Fortune to be- 

 come a Prey to the Rovers ^ flie was called the Prin^ 

 cefsy Captain IVicified Commander. 



It was now thought neceffary to look out for X 

 Place to clean, their Sloop in, and prepare for new^' 

 Adventures: Accordingly the Ifland of Blafico y^s 

 pitched upon for that Purpofe, which lies in the 

 Latitude of 1 1® 50 m. N. about 30 Leagues front* 

 the Main of the Spamjh Am^dcay between the Ifland^ 

 ofyl/^r^^r/V^and Rocas^ and not far ixom^Tortuga. It is 

 a low even Ifland^ but healthy and dry, uninhabi- 

 ted, and about two Leagues in Circumference, with 

 Plenty of Lignum Vit^e Trees thereon, growing 

 in Spots, with fhrubby Bujhes of oth^r Wood about: 

 them. There are, befides Turtle, great Numbers of 

 Guanoes, which is an amphibious Creature like a 

 Lizard, but much larger, the Body of it being ai 

 big as a Man's Leg- they are very good to eat, 

 and are much ufed by the Py rates that come here : 

 They are of divers Colours, but fuch as live upon 

 4ry Ground, as here at Blanco^ are commonly yel- 

 low. On the K. W. End of this Ifland, there is 

 afmall Cove or fandy Bay, all round the reft of 

 the Ifland is deep Water, and fteep clofe to the 

 ifland. Here Lowther reforted to, the Beginning 

 of OHober laft, unrigged his Sloop, fent his Guns, 

 Sails, Rigging, &c. afliore, and put his VefTel upon 

 the Careen. The Eagle Slpop of Barhadoesy belong- 

 ing to the 5^z^rfc-5^^ Company, with 35 Hands, com- 

 msiuded hy Walter Moore ^ coming near this Ifland, 

 in her Voyage to 0;wf;7^, on the Sfamjh Continent, 

 faw the faid Sloop juft careened, with her Guns out^ 

 jand Sails unbent, which flie fuppofed to be a Py rate^ 



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