Part IL Travels into the ILe v ant. i6p 
Ha0r^ which was to our Larboard \ and there begins the Ifle of Gbatt^ which Ide of Ginn. 
reaches from that place to the Sea. 
TuefJay the tenth of November^ the Tide of Ebb beginning an hqur before day, 
we^^^eighed Anchor, and continued our çourfe betwixt the Ifle Chader, and the 
Ifle G&v?^ and there v/e found the water brackifli. At this place the Palm-Trees 
end i and the Land on both fides is only level and barren Plains, and fo low, 
thatathigh water they are alnnoft all overflown: about two hours after day, the 
water calt us fo much upon the Land on the South fide, that our Poop raked the 
flioar i and that is in a manner unavoidable in this place, where all Ships are forced 
a flioar i neverthelefs, though we were fo near, we had two Fathom water a Stern, 
and three a Head i and the current of the water drove us forward at a great rate : in 
the mean time our men did what they could to get out again into the Channel, 
and at length with the help of our Boat that Towed us, they accompliflicd it; We 
found three Mahometan Ships which fet out the fame day that we did from Bajfora^ 
and all three had had the fame luck, having been by the force of the ftream cafl a 
flioar as well as we. The Courfe we flood from Bajfora till we came to the Sea, 
was in the beginning, whilfl: we had the Wind at South-Ea^, South, South Weff\ 
and after we had it ^X. Nonh-Weji^ we Steered always Eafi^ South-Eaji, or South] 
South- Ea^, 
About nine a Clock in the morning we had a pretty brisk Gale from North-Wefi^ 
which made us fpread our Mizan and Mizan-Top-Sail, the Main and Main-Top- 
Sail, and the Fore-Sail, and Fore-Top-Sail > and then we fleered away South, 
SoHth-Weji, making the more way as tHfe Wind grew freflier : the water is very 
broad at this place. About half an hour after three a Clock in the Afternoon, 
we came to an Anchor near the Mouth of the River, becaufe our Men would not 
venture out to Sea in the night-time, for fear of being ftranded \ for in the mouth 
of this River, there is but two Fathom water when the Tide is out i and the other 
Ships did as we did : the Wind in the mean time ceafed about midnight. 
Next day, we weighed Anchor about half an hour after fix in the Morning, and 
having fpread the Fore-Top-Sail, we Steered away Souths South-Eaji, but feeing 
it was little better than a calm, we made but very little way : neverthelefs we be- 
gan to lofe fight of Land on all hands, and had betwixt five and fix Fathom water. 
About nine a Clock, we came to an Anchor to flay for the Tide, becaufe then we 
had but little water : about eleven a Clock, it being flood, we weighed, and a 
North'fFefl Wind rifing at the fame time, we clapt on all our Sails, Steering out 
Courfe fometimes South-Eafi, fometimes South, and fometim'es South-Wefi, ac- 
cording to the water we found, which was fometimes but three, and fometimes 
four Fathom. Half an hour after one of the Clock, we had four Fathom and a 
half water i and at two a Clock five : but at the fame time the Wind chopping 
about to Souths we were forced to furl our Sails, and come to an Anchor. It is 
very dangerous putting out of that River after the firft days of November, for com- The feafon of 
monly the South Winds begin to blow at that time, and laft all November, whereby Sailing, 
many Ships that put out too late, are caft away. 
'ihurfday the twelfth of November, the Sun rofe with a ftiflf Wind from South and 
at the fame time the Sky was on all hands ovcr-caft with fuch a thick fo%, that 
we could hardly fee the other Ships, which yet weighed Anchor and were Towed 
by their Boats : we did the fame, though it was againft the Captains mind, who 
feared a ftorm, and would have kept ftill at Anchor. We got our Boat then to 
Tow us, the Ships Head ftanding E^jî, South-Eaji, in five Fathom water. About 
half an hour after eight we unfurled the Fore- Top-Sail, and flood away Eafiy 
North-Eafi, and a little after. North, Nortb-Eajh About nine a Clock, we fpread 
the Mizan-Sail, whilfl our Boat ftill Towed us. About half an hour after nine, the 
Wind fliifting about to Ea(i, we prefently furled our Sails, and turning our Ships 
Head South-Eaji, came to an Anchor a quarter of an hour after, in three Fathom 
water. That day they began to allow every one but two meafures of water by day i 
one to boil the Kettle, and the other to drink i (each meafure is about three Pints.) 
About a quarter after ten a Clock, wc weighed Anchor, and were Towed by our 
Boar, fpreading our Mizan, Main-Top-Sail, and Fore-Top-Sail, though we had no 
fettled Wind, but fometimes one way and fometimes another, and we turned the 
Ships Head North-Ea(i. A little after, the Wind getting in to South-Eaji, we bore 
away Eaji, and prefently it fliifted co South v fo that three quarters after ten, we 
came :o an Anchor. Z , FriJav 
