the South-Sea 



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iame to an Anchor S. E. from us, in eight Fathom Wa- 

 ter, the Bottom an owzy Sand. 



We reach'd the Ifland of S. Vincent very exactly with Remarks §n 

 our Account, becaufe in thofe fine Climates, where tfamtfocfawg. 

 Weather is always ferene, we had an Observation al- 

 moft every Day, which differ'd from our Reckoning 

 five or fix Minutes South every Day, even when there 

 was a Calm >• whence I conje&ur'd, that the Currents 

 carry* d us fo far: On the contrary, from 19 Degrees 

 Latitude, the Computation was before us. This Error 

 might alfo proceed from the Log-line, as has been faid 

 before, becaufe in a Day of 45 Leagues Run, abating 

 four, I ftill found above one for the common Current, 

 which drove us fomewhat to the South. 



The next Day, being the 16th of February, we 

 thought to go and water in a Rivulet, which runs a great 

 Part of the Year into a little Creek, the fartheft North- 

 ward in the Bay s but we found only a dry Channel. 

 Being furpriz'd at the Difappointment of fo neceffary a 

 Recruit, a Detachment of Men and Officers was fent to 

 feek fome in the Ifland, and whether there was any 

 Dwelling, whence fome •Cattle and Fruit might be had. 

 They only found fome fait Marlhes, and no other Habi- 

 tation but a few Cottages made of the Boughs of Trees, 

 fitter for Beafts than Men, the Doors being fo low, that 

 there is no going into them but upon all four : All the 

 Houftiold-goods were fome Leather Budgets and Tor- 

 tois Shells, which ferv'd for Seats, and for Veffels to 

 hold Water. The Blacks, who are the Inhabitants, had 

 abandon d them, for fear of being carry'd away and 

 fold, tho' by our Colours they fliould have taken us 

 for Englifo. Two or three of them were feen ftark-na- 

 ked, and they hid themfelves in the Woods as foon as 

 they faw our Men, who could never come near, tho* 

 they call'd to. them in a friendly manner. 



At length, after long Search, at the South Point of Watering 

 the Bay, they found a little Gut of Water, which ran 



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