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fpeaking, pretty good ; and when cultivated, produces, be- 
fides other Vegetables, Sugar-canes, Cotton, Indico, To- 
bacco, Maiz, and Fruit-trees, as alfo fome other Trees pe- 
culiar to this Country ; as the Sapiera, Vermiatico, Coma- 
fteric, Gritteba, Serric, three Sorts of Mangrove-trees, and 
as many Sorts of Cotton-trees, both wild and planted. 
They have alfo abort of a baftard Cocoa-nut -tree, not near 
fo big as the common ones in the Eaft or Weft Indies. The 
Kernel is fweet, but hard. At the Top of thefe Cocoa- 
trees grows a black Thread, like Horfehair, but longer, of 
which they make Cables, that are more ferviceable and Lift- 
ing, than thofe made of Hemp. The reft of their Fruits 
are Oranges of feveral Sorts, efpecially China Oranges, 
Limes, Pomgranates, Pomcitrons, Plantains, Bananas, 
right Cocoa-nuts, Guavas, Cocoa-plums, wild Grapes, (be- 
fides European Grapes) Hog-plums, Cuftard-apples, Sour- 
fops, Cafhews, Papahs, Jennipahs, Manchinel-apples, and 
Mangoes, (tho’ thefe laft are but rare as yet) Arifahs, Me- 
ricafahs, Potangoes, &c. (Fruits not to be been in other 
Countries) Petumbos, Mungareos, Mackifhaws, Inguas, 
Otee, Mufteran de Ovas, Palm-berries, Phyfic-nuts, Cab- 
bage-trees, &c. They have alfo abundance of Ground- 
fruit •, fuch as Callavances, Pine-apples, Pompions, Water- 
melons, Mufk-melons, Cucumbers •, of Yams, Pota- 
toes, Caffavas ; of Garden-herbs, Cabbages, Turneps, 
Onions, Leeks, and all forts of Sallading. They have great 
Plenty and Variety of wild Fowl ; viz. Yammas, Maccaws, 
(a large Sort of Parrots) common Parrots, Flamingoes, 
'Carrion-crows,Chattering-crows,Cockcoes, curious-coloured 
Bill-birds, Correfioes, Turtle-doves, Pigeons, Jaunetees, 
Clocking-hens, Crabcatchers, Currecofs, Mujcovy Ducks, 
common Ducks, Widgeons, Teal, Curlews, Men-of-war- 
birds, Boobies, Noddies, Pelicans, &c. The chief of their 
tame Fowl are Ducks, and other Dunghil Fowl. Of thefe 
they have two Sorts, one of the fame Size with ours, and 
another larger, which are fold at a dear Rate here. Their 
Land-animals are, Horfes, Black Cattle, Sheep, Goats, 
Coneys, Hogs, Leopards, Tygers, Monkeys, Pecary, (a 
fort of wild Hogs) Armadillos, Alligators, Guanoes, Lizards, 
Serpents, Frogs, and a fort of amphibious Creature called 
Cachora de Aqua by the Portuguefe , and Water-dogs by the 
Englijh , from their Refemblance to a fhaggy Maftiff-dog, 
with four fhort Legs. They have here alfo the Amphisbana, 
or two-headed Snake, of a grey Colour, with black Streaks. 
Its Bite is reckoned incurable: The beft is, that it feldom 
wounds. Having two Specks in the Head, inftead of Eyes, 
Tome fay it is altogether blind, and lives under-ground like 
a Mole. Its Length is about fourteen Inches, with an 
Head at each End ; whence the Portuguefe call it Cobra de 
dos Cabaffes , i. e. The Snake with two Heads ; but I never 
faw one of thefe. The Sea hereabouts affords Tarpeins, 
Mullets, Groopers, Snocks, Gar-fifh, Goraffes, Baramas, 
Coquindas, Cavallies, Dog-fifh, Herrings, Seroco, OFo de 
Boy, Whales, Lobfters, Cray fifth, Shrimps, Crabs, com- 
mon Gyfters, Conchs, Wilks, Cockles, Muffels, Peri- 
winkles, and three Sorts of Sea-tortoifes •, viz. the Hawkf- 
bill, Loggerhead, and green Tortoife. The firft is the 
moft efteemed, its Shell being the moft beautiful, and there- 
fore fold very dear, and is a very confiderable Commodity. 
8. April 3. in the Morning, we failed from this Har- 
bour; and, at twelve o’clock. Cape Salvador e bore North, 
diftant fix Leagues. The 27th, we came in the Latitude 
of the Abrohlo Slides, viz. in 18 0 and 19 0 South Latitude. 
May 3. at. 20° our meridian Diftance from Cape Salvador e 
was 234 Miles, the Variation 7 0 . - The 12th, being in 31 0 
1 o' South Latitude, we began to have Weft Winds ; but 
met with nothing of Moment, except a dead Whale, the 
Carcafe whereof was intirely covered with Birds of divers 
Sorts, as Pintado-birds, Shearwaters, Petrels, GY. We 
faw alfo abundance of Sea-weeds in 39 0 3 A South Latitude, 
near the Meridian of the Me Triftian d’ Acrnna, as laid 
down by the Portuguefe. June 2. I faw a large black 
Fowl, with a white flat Bill, which is faid never to fly above 
thirty Leagues from the Cape of Good Hope ; whereas, ac- 
cording to my Account, we were ninety Leagues from 
thence ; but foon after found, I was not above twenty-five 
Leagues from the Cape. June 3. fleering to the Eaft, we 
faw a Sail, which proved the Antelope of London , coming 
the Day before from the Cape, We kept Company till 
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the next Day, when they fteered for the Eaft Indies , and I 
for the Coaft of New Holland , lying North North-eaft from, 
the Cape. We did not lofe Sight of one another till June 6 , 
The 7th, it was very tempeftuous Weather, and the Wind 
continued pretty high till the 1 6th, and moderate till the 1 9th, 
the Wind from Weft North-weft to South by Weft, when 
we had run 600 Leagues, and were in 34 0 17' South Lati- 
tude, and 39 0 24' Longitude Eaft from the Cape. The 
Winds continued at North-eaft by Eaft till the 27th, and 
afterwards between North North-weft and South South-weft: 
till the 4th of July in which Space we failed 782 Miles : 
All which time we met with nothing of Remark, except 
fome Birds and Whales, efpecially as we came nearer to 
the Shore. About ninety Leagues from the Land, we beglfi 
to fee Sea- weeds, and, about thirty Leagues diftant, fome 
Skuttle-bones floating on the Water. July 25. being in 
26° 14' South Latitude, and 85° 52' Longitude Eaft frorri 
the Cape of Good Hope , we faw more Sea-weed, like Mofs. 
The 28th, the fame increafed upon us; and, the 29 thy 
we faw Skuttle-bones, Bonetoes, and Skip-jacks, a Fifth of 
eight Inches long, not unlike a Roch. The 30th, we faw 
more Skuttle-bones and Sea-weeds, and a fort of Fowls we 
had not feen before, of a grey Colour, with red fharp Bills, 
but, for the reft, not unlike Lapwings. 
9. Auguft 2. v/e flood in towards the Land, to look for 
an Harbour to refrefh ourfelves, after a V oyage of 1 1 4 0 
from BrafiL We faw an Opening in 26° South Latitude ; 
but, finding nothing but Rocks and foul Ground, we flood 
off again the 2d. The 4th, v/e had 6 o° 56 ', and fifty-five 
Fathom Water; and, the 5th, faw Land again, ten Leagues 
diftant, in 25 0 30' South Latitude. The 6th, v/e faw an 
Opening in the Land, in which we anchored in two Fa- 
thom and an half of Water, Auguft 7. I called the Mouth 
of this Sound Sharks Bay, lying in 25 0 South Latitude, 
and, according to our Reckoning, in 87° Longitude Eaft 
from the Cape of Good Hope , which is lefs by 195 Leagues 
than is laid down in the common Draughts. The Land is 
pretty high, but the Shore fteep to the Sea. The Mould 
is Sand by the Sea-fide, producing a large fort of Samphire, 
which bears a white Flower. Farther in, the Mould is red- 
difli, mixed with a fort of Sand, producing fome Grafs, 
Plants, and Shrubs. The Grafs grows in great Tufts, as 
big as a Bufhel, here-and-there a Tuft, being intermixed 
with a great deal of Heath, much of the kind we have 
growing on our Commons in England. Of Trees and 
Shrubs here are divers Sorts ; but none above ten Feet 
high, their Bodies about three Feet round, and five or fix 
Feet high before you come to the Branches, which are 
bufhy, and compofed of fmall Twigs there, fpreading 
abroad, tho’ thick-fet,and full of Leaves, which were moftly 
long and narrow. The Colour of the Leaves was one Side 
whitifth, and on the other green ; and the Bark of the Trees 
was generally of the fame Colour with the Leaves, of a 
pale Green. Some of thefe Trees were fweet-fcented, and 
reddifh within the Bark, like Saffafras, but darker. Moft 
of the Trees and Shrubs had, at this time, either Bloffoms 
or Berries on them. The Bloffoms of the different Sorts of 
Trees are of divers Colours, as red, white, yellow, &c. 
but moftly blue ; and thefe fmelt very fweet and fragrant, 
as did alfo fome of the reft. There were, befides, fome 
Plants, Plerbs, and tall Flowers, fome very fmall Flowers 
growing on the Ground, that were fweet and beautiful, 
and, for the moft part, unlike any I had feen elfewhere. 
There were but few Land-fowls : I faw none, but Fugles, 
of the larger Sort of Birds, but five or fix Sorts of fmall 
Birds. The largeft Sort of thefe were no bigger than Larks, 
fome no bigger than Wrens, all finging, with great Va- 
riety of fine fhrill Notes ; and we faw fome of their Nefts, 
with Young-ones in them. The Water-fowls are. Ducks, 
(which had Young-ones, this being the Beginning of the 
Spring in thofe Parts) Curlews, Galdens, Crabcatchers, 
Cormorants, Gulls, Pelicans, and fome Water-fowl, fuch 
as I have not feen any-where befides. The Land-animals, 
that v/e faw here, were only a fort of Maccroons, different 
from thofe in the Weft Indies , chiefly as to their Legs, upon 
which they jump, as the reft of their Species do, and are', 
like them, very good Meat ; and a fort of Guanas, but 
differing from them in fome remarkable Particulars ; for 
thefe had a larger and more frightful Head, and had no 
Tail ; 
