The V O Y A G E S of Book I. 
Ulufion, or an inchanted Ifland *, or that the Ifland is only 
feen at certain times, and not always. But others allege a 
better Reafon, by faying, the Ifland is fmall, and almoft 
Covered with Clouds ; and that the Strength of the Cur- 
rents is fo powerful there, that they drive the Ships from 
it. However, it is certain, that there is fuch an Ifland, at 
fuch a Diftance from the Canaries as I mentioned before. 
7- On the 21 ft in the Evening, they faw St. Vincent ; 
and, about ten the next Morning, anchored in the Bay, 
where they found a French Merchant- fnip, and the Diamond 
of Briflol, taking in a Cargo of Affes for Jamaica . This 
was the next Place of Rendefvous. They fpent ten Days 
cruifing in the Neighbourhood, in hopes of meeting with 
their Confort the Speedwell but in vain ; which put the Crew 
much out of Heart : So that Captain Clipperton found it a 
very difficult Matter to engage them to continue the Voy- 
age. And indeed, confidering the Condition they were in, 
it is no Wonder, that they were a little diffident of the Suc- 
cefs of their Expedition, confidering the Courfe they were to 
fleer, which was for the Streights of Magellan , without any 
Supply of Wine, Brandy, or other Liquor, to keep up their 
Spirits ; and withal their Force fo inconfiderable, that they 
had great Reafon to doubt, whether it would be poffible 
for them to undertake any thing, or even get fafely out of 
the South Seas, in cafe they found nothing worth under- 
taking. Before we quit thefe Elands, it will be proper to 
give a ffiort Account of them, as they were at this time : 
The Cape de Vend IJlands , which are, by the Dutch , called 
the Salt IJlands , from the Quantity of Salt found there, were 
difcovered by the Portuguefe in the Year 1572, who inha- 
bit fome of them to this Day. They are ten in Number ; 
viz. St. lago, St. Lucia , St. Vincent , St. Antonio , St. Nico- 
las, Ilha Blanca , llha de Sal, Ilha de Maio , Ilha de Fogo , 
and Ilha de Bona Vijla. They reach from the Green Cape, 
of which we fhall fpeak hereafter, 160 Leagues into the 
Sea. Some were of Opinion, that they were named Green 
IJlands from the Green Cape ; others, becaufe the Sea that 
furrounds them is covered with a green Herb, by the Por- 
iuguefe called Sergalfo , or Creffes •, becaufe it is much like 
Water-creffes. This Herb fo covers the Sea, that you 
can hardly fee the Water ; nor can Ships fail thro’ it, but 
with a ftiff Gale of Wind. It produces Berries, much 
like white Goofeberries ; but they have no manner of Tafte. 
Nobody can tell how it grows ; for there is no Ground or 
Land about the Place where it floats upon the Water : And 
it cannot come from the Bottom of the Sea, becaufe the Sea 
is very deep, and, in many Places, unfathomable. You 
begin to fee that Herb, when you come to the Latitude of 
34 0 , where it lies fo thick, that one would take it for fo 
many Elands ; but, what is more obfervable, you cannot 
fee this Herb any-where elfe. When the Portuguefe difco- 
vered thofe Iflands, they were all defert and uninhabited ; 
but now they afford plenty of Rice, Meal, FartarianWheat, 
Oranges, Lemons, Citrons, Bananas, Ananas, Ignanes, Ba- 
tatas, Melons, Cucumbers, Pompions, and feveral other forts 
of Fruits. They produce alfo Garden and Wild-figs, have 
Vineyards which bear Grapes twice a Year, and abundance 
of great and fmall Cattle, but efpecially Kids. The Iflands 
of Bona Vifa , Maio, and de Sal, have Meat enough to lade 
the Ships, that go to Brafil. The Capital City is St. lago, 
the Governor whereof commands all the Iflands under the 
King of Portugal, and refides there. It hath alfo an Archi- 
epifcopal See •, and the Jurifdidtion of that Prelate reaches 
not only over the Iflands, but over all the Conquefts the 
Portuguefe have made on this Side the Cape of Good Hope. 
• All the Iflands of Cape de Verd are good Places to take in 
frefh Water upon a long Voyage ; for, in the Ifland of 
Maio , as we faid before, there is a little River to the Eaft, 
and, the Land being uninhabited, nobody can hinder you 
from taking it ; and, coming back, you may touch at the 
Ifland of St. Antonio, where there is alfo very good frefh 
Water, with good Refrefhment of Fruits, as Oranges, &c. 
There are in that Ifland fome Portuguefe ; but fo few, that 
they cannot hinder you from taking what you pleafe. 
' 8. On May 29. they had an Obfervation, and found 
themfelves in the Latitude of 52 0 1 f South, being then off 
Cape Virgin Mary, the North Point of the Entrance of the 
Streights of Magellan, diftant from Fuego, one of the Cape 
' de Verd Iflands, 1580 Leagues, meridional Difference 36° 
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4' Weft. The next Day, they entered the Streights, which 
appeared like a large deep Bay. Proceeding higher up to 
Queen Elizabeth's Ifland, they fent their Pinnace afhore on 
the Main to a frefh-water River, which was at this time fro* 
zen up. They faw large Flocks of Geefe and Ducks here- 
abouts*, but th ey were very fhy. TheSurgeon ’ s Mate, by fome 
Accident, was left afhore, when the Boat came off; and the 
next Morning, when he was brought aboard, he was near 
dead with Cold. They remained fome time at Queen Eli- 
zabeth's Ifland, which is dry, and, generally (peaking,, 
barren, except as to Salads, of which they found great 
plenty, that were of infinite Service to them at that time, 
when they were fick of the Scurvy. The only Herb, that 
deferVes to be particularly taken notice of, was Smallage, of 
an extraordinary Size, which they eat raw, boiled in their 
Soops, and kept the Juice of it in Bottles. On June 14,, 
they fent. their Carpenter, with their Calks, on fhore, to fill 
•their empty ones, and to look a proper Piece of Wood for 
a Mizen-maft. They met with great plenty of Wild-fowl 
and Shell-fiffi on fhore ; which were very welcome to all the 
Ship’s Company, who found their Stomachs increafe, as 
they were obliged to come to Short-allowance. On the 
2 2d, they anchored in a fine Bay, which, from its Depth,, 
they called No-bottom Bay. The Trees on fhore were very 
high, and loaded with Snow ; fo that there could not be a 
more aftonifhing Profped. On the 29th, came a Canoe, 
with four Indians, that is to fay, two Men, a Woman, and 
a Boy, on board them. They were of a middle Stature, 
dark Complexion, their Faces broad and round, low Fore- 
heads, black Hair, very lank, and fhort, with no Cloath- 
ing, except a Piece of Skin to cover their Middles. What 
feemed moft remarkable was, their having a kind of a Streak 
round their Wrifts, of an Azure, perfectly fine. It feems, 
that thefe Savages are extremely jealous of their Women ; 
for, notwithstanding all that could be faid to them, they 
would not permit the Woman, who was with them, to 
come on board. Captain Clipperton ordered them Bread 
and Cheefe, and a Dram of Brandy, tho’ it was very fcarce. 
The former they eat very heartily, or rather greedily ; but 
the latter proved difagreeable to their Smell, and they could 
not be prevailed upon to tafte it. They brought fome wild 
Geefe and Ducks, which they exchanged for Knives ; and 
had a Fire in the Middle of their Canoe, which was made 
of the Bark of Trees fewed together. They had Bows and 
Arrows, and fome Fifhing-tackle along with them. After 
about two Hours Stay, they rowed afhore, making Signs* 
that they would come again. The next Day in the After- 
noon, the Pinnace was fent afhore, and returned in the 
Evening, with the Indian Canoe laden with large Muffels, 
which the Indians had trucked with their People for Breads 
Knives, and other Things. In the Beginning of the Month 
of July, they found the W eather very moderate. The Na- 
tives were very far from being fo mifehievous a People as 
they are generally reprefented ; of which they had two re- 
markable Inftances : The firft was, that one of their Men, 
whom they had on fhore two Nights and a Day, was very 
kindly treated by them : The other, that one of the Na- 
tives being, by Accident, left on board the Ship, they came 
the next Day, without any Fear, and carried him away with 
them ; which ffiews, that, if they are well treated, they 
are not treacherous. Another Indian Canoe, that came on 
board, had feveral Women in it, each with a Necklace of 
very fmall fhining Shells of five or fix Rows, very nicely 
ftrung, which looked like Mother-of-pearl. All this time, 
their Ship’s Company was very fickly, and fcarce a Day 
paffed, but fome or other died ; which was generally attri- 
buted to their want of fomething comfortable in fo rigorous 
a Climate; for, tho’ they had fometimes fair moderate 
Weather for two or three Days together, yet it was conti- 
nually varying ; and, perhaps, for two or three Days after- 
wards, they had nothing but Snow, Rain, and Sleet, with 
great Flaws from the Shore, that were intolerably fharp c 
On July 8. they buried their Mailer Gunner afhore, under 
a treble Difcharge of their Small-arms. They caufed a ftrong 
Plank to be driven at the Head of his Grave, on which was 
the following Infcription : Mr. William Pridham, Gunner 
of the Succefs, deceafed July the jth, 1719, in this S freight, 
and lies buried here. On the 20th in the Morning, Captain 
Mitchel and Lieutenant Davifon went in the Pinnace to 
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