C ^os ) 

 commerce with the Spaniards has taught 

 them to apply it to feveral purpofes. But 

 as the fecreting any thing from a rapa- 

 cious Spanifli rey, or governor (even an 

 old rufty nailj, by any of iheir Indian de- 

 pendents, is a very dangerous oflfencej he 

 was careful to conceal the little prize he 

 had made, till he could conveniently car- 

 ry it away ; for in order to make friends 

 of thefe favages, we had left their hoard 

 untouched. 



Our furgeon, Mr. Elliot, being mafter 

 of a few Spanifli words, made himfelf fo 

 far underftood by the cacique as to let 

 him know, that our intention was to 

 reach fome of the Spanifli fettlementSi 

 if we could ; that we were unacquainted 

 with the bed and fafeft way, and what 

 track was moft likely to afford us fubfift- 

 ence in our journey ; promifing, if he 

 would undertake to condud: us in the 

 barge, he fliould have it, and every thing 

 ill it, for his trouble, as foon as it had 



ferved 



