the South Sea. 8] 



of which he was, during my Stay at La Conception, ma- 

 king fix Field-Pieces, all Six Pounders. 



There are. Stones., which are partly Copper quite form'd, 

 and partly imperfed: Copper ; for which Reafon they fay 

 of that Place, that the Earth there breeds, that is, that Cop- 

 per is there daily fornvd. * In that Mountain there is alio* j 0 b xxviii. 

 Lapis Lazuli. 2. Brafi is 



The other Mountain adjoining, by the Spaniards caii'd ^ e ^ out of 

 Ccrro de Santa Ines, or S. Agnes' s Hill, is remarkable for its e ' one ' 

 great Plenty of Load-ftone, which compofes almoft the Load-fton*. 

 whole Body of it. 



In the next Neighbouring Mountains, inhabited by the Sulphur and 

 Puelches, there are Mines of Sulphur and Salt. At Taloa-S^* 

 guana, at Irequin, and in the very City, there are excel- 

 lent Coal Pits, without digging above a Foot or two : The 

 Inhabitants do not know r how to make their Advantage of 

 itri they were much furprized to fee us dig up Earth to 

 make Fire, when we laid in Provifion for our Forae. 



Whilft we lay there, News was brought by Land from Revolts 

 Chiloe, that the Indians there had revolted, and had kill'd Chilo^, 

 60 Spaniards of both Sexes. In fliort, thofe poor Slaves 

 Toeing made defperate by the Cruelty of the Spaniards, and 

 particularly of the Governor, who exacted of each of them 

 a certain Quantity of Cedar Planks, which is the Wood 

 they trade with to Peru and Chili, and other Tyrannies, 

 mutiny' d and kilFd thirteen or fourteen Spaniards, and a 

 Woman : But the Spaniards took a cruel Revenge ,- for, 

 drawing together, they flew all they* met, and went into 

 the very lflands to feek out and deftroy them. It was faid 

 they kilfd above 200, to regain their Reputation and the 

 Authority of the Whites, who are but a {mall Number in 

 Comparifon of the Indians , for they do not reckon that 

 there are in that Province above 1000, or 1200 Men, able 

 to bear Arms ; and there are, at leaft, ten Times as ma- 

 ny Indians, but- they are naturally fearful and tradable, 

 and know not how to make their Advantage of the Su- 

 pinenefs of the Spaniards, who are ill arrn'd, and have on- 



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