6 2 The Country about Bahia. 
^«.i(599.quaintance , who had been familiar 
with his Cook maid, lay under fome fuch 
Apprehenfions from her when I was there. 
Thefe Slaves alfo of either Sex will eafily 
be engaged to do any fort of Mifchief ; 
even to Murder, if they are hired to do it, 
efpecially in the Night : for which Reafon, 
I kept my Men on board as much as I 
could ; for one of the Frer/ch King’s Ships 
being here had feveral Men murder’d by 
them in the Night, as I was credibly in- 
form’d. 
. Having given this account of the Town 
of Bahia, I fhall next fay forfewhat of 
the Country. There is a Salt-water Lake 
runs 40 Leagues, as I was told, up the 
Country, N. W. from the Sea, leaving 
the Town and Dutch Fort on the. Star- 
board fide. The Country all round a- 
bout is for the moft part a pretty flat e- 
ven Ground, not high, nor yet very low ; 
It is well watered with Rivers, Brooks 
and Springs, neither wants it for good 
Harbours, Navigable Creeks, and good 
Bays for Ships to ride in. The Soil in 
general is good, naturally producing very 
latge Trees of divers forts, and fit lor any 
ufes. The Savannahs alfo are loaden with 
Grafs, Herbs, and many forts of fmaller 
Vegetables ; and being cultivated, produce ' 
any thing that is proper for thofe hot 
Countrys, as Sugar-Canes, Cotton, Indi- . 
