ing above sixty leagues, that it is a most goodly and
plentiful country, and yet inhabited not with one Spaniard, or any for
the Spaniards: but especially in that it lieth among a great many of
goodly islands full of trees. Where, though there be channels, yet there
are such rocks and shoals, that no man can enter by night without great
danger; nor by day without discovery, whereas our ships might be hidden
within the trees.

The next day (14th September) we arrived at this river appointed, where
we found the Cimaroons according to promise: the rest of their number
were a mile up, in a wood by the river's side. There after we had given
them entertainment, and received good testimonies of their joy and good
will towards us, we took two more of them into our pinnace, leaving
our two men with the rest of theirs, to march by land, to another river
called Rio Guana, with intent there to meet with another company of
Cimaroons which were now in the mountains.

So we departed that day from Rio Diego, with our pinnaces, towards our
ship, as marvelling that she followed us not as was appointed.

But two days after (16th September), we found her in the place where
we left her; but in far other state, being much spoiled and in great
danger, by reason of a tempest she had in our absence.

As soon as we could trim our ship, being some two days, our Captain sent
away (18th September) one of his pinnaces, towards the bottom of the
bay, amongst the shoals and sandy islands, to sound out the channel, for
the bringing in of our ship nearer the Main.

The next day (19th September) we followed, and were with wary pilotage,
directed safely into the best channel, with much ado to recover the
road, among so many flats and shoals. It was near about five leagues
from the Cativaas, betwixt an island and the Main, where we moored our
ship. The island was not above four cables in length from the Main,
being in quantity some three acres of ground, flat and very full of
trees and bushes.

We were forced to spend the best part of three days, after our departure
from our Port Plenty, before we were quiet in this new found road,
which we had but newly entered, when our two men and the former troop of
Cimaroons, with twelve others whom they had met in the mountains, came
(23rd September) in sight over against our ship, on the Main. Whence we
fetched them all aboard, to their great comfort and our content: they
rejoicing that they should have some f