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G O Ds
Troteding Trovidehce^
M' A N's^
Sureft Help and Defence,
IN
Times of the Greateft Difficultyi
' and moft Eminent Dangero
EVIDENCED
In the Remarkable Deliverance of Eofiett ©Stioto,
with divers other Perfbns, from the Devouring
Waves of the Sea ^ amongft which they fuffered
SHIPWRAGK:
~ And alfb,
From the cruel Devouring Jaws of the Inhumane
Camhals of Tlo
Faithjallj Related by one of the Perfons con--
cerned .there m, ^fOUatijan ?^iC"Uenfoli". k^bi-^
The Lord en hi ah is mlghthr than the nolfe of miny f^aieri) yea^i thdn
the mighty ^'^aves of the Sea ^ Vidlm ^'^. ^.
The dark places of the Earth are full of th? Habitations of Crtielh^
Pfa'm 74. 2o»..
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THE
PRE F A
JNgratltude towards Men^ afttr fgrjat Favours received^
is^ arnongfl all civiliz,cd Teo^le^ Looked ufon -with a jitft
Deteftation ^ infomuch^ that the Moral Gentiles, in Ages
pafi^ thoH<rht they cotddglve no worfe A Charat'hr of a Perjon^
than to call him Ungrateful : How much more then are
Ghriftians (efpecially in a time of fitch Light as now fhinoth)
engaged^ to jlmn this Sin of Ingratitude towards their Godj
whom they fenfihly hnow^ te he Tiie Fountain of all their
Mercies ? And fnrely^ next to the infinite Me-rcy^ pcwcd
them for Chrifl's fake^ in caitfmg the Day-fpring from on
High to vilit their Souls, Remarkable oiuward Deliverances '
ciwht^ in a more than commonly remarkable manner^ to he th&
OhjeBs of their Gratitude^ to their great Deliverer, / mnfi
confefsj Thankfgiving (which is what we fo or Mortals cari
return.) for the manifold Favours we daily receive from Him)
hath its Rife in the Heart j and as Out -of the abundances'
of the Heart the Mouth Ipeaketh, how can thofe who are
truly thankful in Hearty hut Render the Calves of their
Lips, in telling to their Friends and Acc^ialntance^ Hor/ >
great things God hath done for them ? Nay^ they are fo
ajfeEied withfach eminent Appearances of the Profcciing^ Haaid^
of Providence^ for their Help>^ Prefervation and Deliverance^
that they are not Willing to confine it to thc?n only., but to
fablijh it the World^ that the F^mie of their GOD tnay bc
fpread from Sea to Sea, and frdm ona end of the Earth to
.the other.
The followino- Relati&n bein^j lar'te^ I (hall endeavour to be
pjort-j only^fome of the thl?jgs which fecm to me mo f Re mark--
able J I wonld more particularly recommend to the Reader^?
Ohfervatiofii
A 2 T. Th^
The P R E F A C E.
t. The Hearts of all Men are in the Hands of God^
he can turn them as he fleafes. When thefe Men-Eaters
Fury was at height^ their Knives in one handy and the poor
Shipwrack'd Feople^s Heads in the other^ their Knees upon the
others Shoulder.^ and their Locks difmal'^ on a fudden, the
Savages were firuck Dumhj and their Countenances cha7tgedy
that they lock d like another Fecfle j the Caflekey (or King)
hccc7ning as a Safe-guard to the Diftrejjed^fi-om the Injuries of
his own Men: Nay^ fuch Corifidence put he in them^ that he
would trufi them to remove the Money he had taken fi^om
themfelves^ before h-e would trufi his own Feople. When they
7vere got fom thefe y to another place^ jvhere they expecled
7ncre Jafety, they fsund themjelves difappointed-, fijh Dangers
frefenting themjelves as difmaUy as before \ yet God prevented -
dny further Mifchief than the ftripping them of thofe poor
Rags the others had left them^ and jome other Ahufes^ iphich
by that time were grown Familiar to them^ and we7-e looked
upon as light Afflidlions : The Caffekey'i Wfe being made
an Injlrument for their Delivery^ jhe^ and feme others^ having
fomething of tendernejs of Heart in them^ tho* amo/igH fuch
an Inhumane Crew.
2. Many weic^ the particular Deliverances^ upon occafion of
Injuries offered: Once^ an Arrow ^M at them^ narrowly efca-
ped them : Another time^ feme going to [hoot Arr€7i^s at them^
certai72 of their own Compaity caught hold of their Bows and
Arms ^ nay^ though [owe of them fiwt^ yet their Arrows mifi.
Net to mention the fi-equent Dangers they were in^ upon every
fight fuj pit io7i of their beings Englifh ; of jvhich^ more a?Jon,
And well- might thefe poor Sufferers be in continual fear of
their Lives^ fince about a Twelve-month before^ a parcel of
Dutch-Men, who had likewife filffered Shipwrack^ bad been
killed and devoured:, and moreover ^ of the many Vejjds fnp-*
pofed to be loft 07i that coaft^ thefe are the frft Company that
are known to have efcaped. Neither is it fo wond^rful^ that
they are thtts Cruel to Strangers^ fince they are unnatural to
their 07rn aged People 3 they having m mors Cowpajfton on
fhsm;^
The PREFACE.
them^ than to make them Slaves to the Tomger, Yet are th.efe
Men-Eaters as Cowardly as Cruel \ when the Spaniards
came r/p, the fight of a Rufty Musket frefented towards them^
would make federal of them file.
2. The Dangers they were delivered fpom^ arofe not only
from Men, hut the Elements alfo^ 7vhich Gcd permitted to
threaten and ajflitl them. One time, rowing in their Boat^
the Sea fwelCd^ fo that it was dangerous contir.ui^ig there all
' Night, and as dangerous to endeavour for the Shoar j yet
Providence failed them not, hut conducled them fafe thither .,
as though there had been a Lane made through the Breakers :
A7JDther ti?ney by reafon of a great Flood, they were forced to
remove their Lodgings feveral times, and for d.vers days^
were in a continual apprehenfion of being drowned'^ at leiigth
were preferved on ^w Oyfter-Hill. Not to mention the fie^
quent Dangers they were in^ by reafon of the extream Coldy
too tediuiis to touch at here • wherein this^ however, is re^
markable, that God can both admimfler Strength, in the
midfi of Weaknefs, and alfo take away Strength, and caufe
Weaknefs to Jeiz>e, whenever he pie aft s : Here was an Old
Man, a Woman with a Sucking Child, and another with-
Child, Perfons feemingly very unlikely to eiKOunter fucb
Hardpips, all efcaped ^ and divers Negroes, ufed to more
hardne/s^ periJJjed.
4. As to Lodging, I JI} a II fay little, any difcreet Perfon may
imagine, how hard it ivas to People, well brought upf to lie
on a Floor, fuarming jvith abundance of many forts of creep-
ing things^ occafioned by the throwing the Berry-Stones on the
Floor, and letting all the Naflinejs they made lie there^ which
bred thefe Vermine \ and yet perhaps might be accounted good
Lodging, in comparifon of the cold Ground^ whereoJi they often
lay afterwards unjJjeltredj expo fed to the bleak Blaft^ of thd
n>/'^ Norch-Weft-Wind
5:. Their Food mo/l f canty j the be (I of it fucb, as ( I am
ready to think) the meaneft Negro here would not touch
^vith his Lips 5 fcmetimes the Gills and Guts of Fifl), pick\l off
' A3 aDuno-^
The P R E E A C E.
a Dunghill j fometimes the Scraps the Indians fiung away^
and the tVater they boiled their FijJj in^ though »ever fo «»-
decently handled. At firft their Sorrows Tvere fo great^ and
their Alarms fo many^ they could not eat ^ afterwards their
pietfo uncouth, they could not away with ity until^ at lengthy
Hunger had fo far p-ev ailed over them, that they could eat
iwith an Appetite the PalmetL6- Berries j the tajie^whereqf
"^vas once irkfome^ and ready to take away their Breath j nay^
fo fo'tid were they of them^ that the getting of about a Bujbel
accide72tally, was loolid on as a great Vriz>e,
6. Their being forced to mask themselves under the name
c/ Spaniards, though few cf them could fpeak any Spanifli,
'^vas afJGther Flardjhip j mofily becaufe the Natives often fu^
ffeBed them to be Engiifh, and thereby they 7i^ere continually
in danger of their Lives. Whether their Cruelty againfi the
EngiiHi, proceeds from their being under no apprehenfon of
J) anger f'om. them, and fo may thifikthemfelves lawlefs in
whit they do again jl otp' Nation'^ or whether it proceeds fi-om
any particular Dfgufi cjfered them by feme Englifii, I Jhall
not determine : Ho22y'ever, it 7Vould do 7i^ell, for thofe that
are net under their Power ^ to avoid giving them any jufi caufe
efmfenccy le^ their Neighbours fujfer for their faults. One
cf tleje Savages could con^plain^ That, lome Years paft,
lie had been taken off by fome of our EngUfio Sloops,
from whom he efcaped by Svy'imming, and was there-
'ivith difgufed^' infomuchj 'that could he, by his fifting^ have
found eft, that they were Engliih^ it might have proved of
ill Conieqiience to 4hem,
7. The Courtefte cf the Governour of Augufleen, who
Clothed tbefe naked Veople, led, their hungry Stomachs, and
"cau fed them, to be Cond^^Bed fafely to Carolina, is net to he
faffd by, '.without due ?iotice'^ efpecially, being a Man of
mother Nation, as well as of a different Religion ^ and what
% more, of jlich an one, as doth not teach its Votaries [g
f^ucb Co-mpafon towards thofe they count Hereticks : Nei-^
rhr kt ros fornt ths Governot^r of Carolina, ^vhof^ Gene-
The PREFACE.
rofity cowfleated v^hat the Govcrnour of Aiiglifleen h.^d
begun^ in afjijilvg and cber'ipjwg thefe cm^ fijjiicled Frie?jdi
and Country-Folks ^ with whicb^ I jhall co^iclude thefe Re-
marks, to treat more farticularly^ concerjiing that Faithful
Servant cf the LorJy Robert Barrow; 7i'ho n^as one of thps
Company.
This Alan of God, whofe Habitation was in cne of th€
Northern Counties cf England, was early Convinced of the
blejfed Truth of Goa^ p-ofejjed by the Veofle called Quakers,
and foon after had a Difpenfation of the Gofpel commit-
ted to him. He lived, in his Native Country, in efleem
amcngfl his Neighbours^ for his Godly Converfation 3 and ho-
noured in the Church of God, as an Elder^ who had abode
Faithful in his Tefiimony, both in Vreaching the Gofpel, Suf"
faring for the fame, and Behaving himfelf anfwerable there-
unto. And in the Tear K594. the Sprit of God (from whom
he fvrfi had his CommtJJion) requiring him to come over into
thefe parts^ to Vreach the Gofpel here alfo j he was not dif-
obedient to the Heavenly Call, but gave up to do the Will
of God., though in a Crefs to his oivn, as appeared by an Ex-
prejjion of hts, before he left England, which was to this effe5I\
That he had rather immediately have laid dox"?!"! his
natural Life there, if by fo doing he could have kept
his Peace with God, than to have crofied the Seas to
America. Wdl-j hither he came ; and after he had throughly
Vifited thefe parts, he took Ship for the Weft-Indian Iflands j
and at length, was returning fom Jamaica to this Town of
Philadelphia, when thefe Calamities^ mentioned in the enfu-
ing Journal, befel him : How he behaved himfelf under them
is therein exprefedj with what Tatience he was carried through
them, with what Faith he overcame, even the very worft of
Men ; fo that it may be faid. He was more than a Con-
queror over thofe Blood-thirfty Canibals , looking to Him
who was Invilible, and by his Grace feeing beyond Them
and their Cruelty ^ by Frayer, Wreftling with God for a
JBieifing j ivm thsBleffmg of beijtg deUvared out of their Bar-
A 4 barom^
The P R E F A C E.
iarcm Haniis^ and laying his Bones amongfi Faithful Friends ^
f^7d jo tffdiual ivere his fervent Frajers^ that they prevailed
wjrh God ; and fo gracious was his God unto kim^ that he
Jealed an ajfurance upon his Spirit^ That his Frayers ivere
i^pard avdfljo'dld in due time he anjwered, before he was yet
cff his KfJc?s. And^ doubtlefsy he was made a Strength and
a Coff^fort to his Companions in AjfiiBion^ wbofe remembrance
wiH riot be eaply blotted cut of their Minds,
One Remarkable Paffage I cannot well cmit^ which de^
Tuonflrates he bad 7veU learn d of Him who is a God of
TifUth, to ffcak the Truth upon all cccafionsy though with
th^ haz^ard of his Life. For^ as the Reader may obferve in
the Series of this following Relation^ thefe poor Feople^for the
Safe -guard of their Lives ^ had ajfumed the name of Spani-
ards 5 feme on that aceount^ afferting what was wrongs othe/s
concealing the Truth 3 yet this Honejl-hearted Man, being
iireBly cashed the Queflion, Nickaleer, Nickaleer ? (their
W^d for Englifh-Men) could do neither'^ but in Simplicity
anfwered^ Ycs '-, being asked fo concerning another, he ag/iin
'anf%^^red. Yes. Tet, though for his plain dealing, he was
'firipf^d of his clothes, which till then he had faved, God
fyffaed 'wt thefe Savages to touch his Life, or the Lives of
any of his Company, '
This he pffd through this AfficlingTrial, and at length
arrived a; this place en the tfi Day of the zd Montb^ '^97'
though in much Weahiefs j hiivii^g been takefi very ill of the
Belly- ach and Flu^ at Augufteen j of_ which he yiev'er re-
cover^.d-i but fiill grew w.orfe and worfe, to his dying Day.
It 7vas about the Hth hour in the Evening when the Bar-
ken tine, he was Pajfenger in, arrived at this place. Divers
Friefjd^' went on Beard,- iii order to get him a Shoar, but h^
beinir in w very weak Condition, they could not remove him
at that time. He ' declared^ His great facisfadtion, that
the Lord had granted his Requeil, that he might hy
Uqwh'Ms Bones |n ihis place, that his Heart was
ftrang, an^ he hoped he might firft fee Frundk again
The P R £ F A C E.
at the Meeting. He made mention of the Goodnefs
of God to him, and that his Prefence had attended
him in all his Exercifes.
The next Mornings being the id of the id Month, divers
Friends went on Boards to help the Veffel up to a JVarf^ in
(hrder to get him m Shoar ^ in which time he [pake as before
related^ God's Power attending him. ^bont the jth
houry divers Frie??ds carried him in a Hammocker (being
- wrap^d Hp in a Blanket^ and Clothes to keep him warm )
to the Honfe of Samuel Carpenter, where he declared^
The Goodiiefs of God to him j and that his Heart was
yet Itrong, and his Memory and Underftanding good.
After which he was fhifted, and then flept a conllder-
able time.
On the fame JD'^y-, fome Friends coming into the Room
to vift him^ at the fght of them he feemed to rejoyce j
and J putting forth his Hand^ was ready to embrace
them in much Love^ and in a very tender frame of
Spirit. The Friends exprejfed their gladnefs to fee him ^ hut
faidj They were forry to fee him fo very weak : To
which he replied^ Although my Body be weak, my Mind
is found, and- Memory good. And further faid^ The
Lord hath been very good to me, all along unto this
very Day ^ and this Morning hath fweetly refrefhed
me. And further added^ The Lord hath anfwered my
Defire ^ for I delired Content, and that I might come
to this place, to lay my Bones amongft you. And
afterwards faid^ It is a good thing to have a Confci-
ence vqid of Offence, both towards God, and towards
Men.
X)n the ^th Day of the id Month ^ being the ifi Day of
the IVcek-y about the ^th hour in the Mornings he de fired ct
Friend to write for him to his dear Wife^ To remember his
dear Love to her ^ and to let her know of his Travels,
and being here^ and that the Lord was with him^
tli^^t his outward Affairs were fettled ^ and that ihe had
wherev/ith-all to live on. J^ farther faid^ diver; Friends
king
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^}iftg freferit^ That the. Lord was with him, and all
things were well ^ and that he had nothing to do, but
to Dye : j4nd accordingly on this Day he departed ^ and
on the ^d Day following^ being the 6th Day of the id
jMonth^ was httried in triends Burying-groundy in this Town
«/ Philadelphia.
Arid now^ having broHght my Relation^ concerning this 1
9ood Man^ to the lafi Period of his Life^ I might very well \
have pit a Period to my Preface : But that Ifhefee^ Some
Ferfons may be ready to fay^ Here is an account of very
ftrange Paflages, but of what Credit is the Relatcir ?
May we depend upon his Authority, without danger
of being impofed upon ? To fuch I anfvoer^ He is aAian
well \nov0n in this Town^ of good Credit and Repute ^ on
whofe Fidelity and Veracity^ thofe who have any knowledge
of himj will readily rely^ without fiifpeUing Fallacy. Bnt^
that in the Mouth of two or three WitnelTes every
thing may be eftablifhed, befides him and his Wife^ a
Terfon^ whofe refdence (when at home ) is in this Town^
viz.* Jofeph Kirle, the Mafter of the B^rkentme^ in which
they faffered Skipwrack^ a Man of an honefi CharaEier among]!:
his NeiMourSy had the Peritfal of it^ before it went to the
Trefs^ and approved it. With which 1 flj alt conclude ^ wifli-
ing »;/ Reader much fatisfaUion in the Reading of itj but
never the Vnhappinefs of Experiencing^ in proper Perfon^ the
trmh of it.
4
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A Journal of the Travels of fever al Perjonsj
with their Sufferings^ being caji away in
the Gulph ( among the Canibals ) of
' Florida^ i^c.
The Perfons Names,, viz.
yofe^h Kirle^ Commander of the Barkentme-Re formation.
Richard Limfeny^ Mate. Thomas Fownes,
Solomon Crejfon, Thomas Jemmet.
Jofefh Buckley. Nathaniel Randal. ^Marriners,'
John Milliard^ the Mafter's Boy.
Ben. the Mafters Negro.
Jonathan Dickenfon. Robert Barrow.
Mary Dickenfon. Benjamin Allen.
Jonathan Dickenfon^ a Sucking Child,
Six Months old.
Paffengers.
Teter. London. Jack. Cafar. Negro Men. ") p j
Cajoe, a Child. Hagar. Sarah. Bella. ( ticlonging
Sufanna. Ouenfa. Negro Women. ('fo//"f^^'*
Ventss, ^n Indian Girlc. ) ^^^ W^«-
THE Twenty-third Day of the Sixth Month,
CTLVid Auguft^ i6()6. Being in Company with
Twelve or Thirteen Sail of Merchant-Men,
under the Convoy of the Hampjhire-fx'igot, Captain
Fletcher Commander, Sailed from Fm-Royal^ in Jamais
cay we being bound for Fenfihania,
The
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The t4th Day, About Noon came a Sloop from
Tort-Royd^ meeting US oif Porf/<K« J ; gave an Account
of the French Fleet's being at Cafe Antonio. ' .
This Evening we lay by o^ Black-Rivers-Mowih^ m
order to go the next Morning to BkivfieU ; but it be-
ing Calm for many Days following, the Current drove
to Weftward of the Ifland.
The 31ft Day, This Evening we Joft fight of the
Hamplhir e-¥ngoz, and then beat to Windward again.
The I ft Day, the yth Month, we anchored to Weft-
ward of Savina la Mar^ and loft our Anchor.
The id Day, We got io BUwfieU Road to Water.
The- 4th Day, This Morning we Sailed from Blev)-
feU, intending our Paflage through theGulph.
The 14th Day, ^About Noon, were a Breaft with
Cafe Antonio j and about a League to the Eaftwards oft
the Cafe was a Fire, making a great Smoak : At length
People appeared on the Bay, making figns for us to
put on Shoar , but having a frefh G^le, and not know-
ing who they -were, our Mafter would not.
This Day we made the Table- land of the Ha<uana^2in^
this Evening ftood over for Cafe Florida j but about
Eight or Nine at Night we faw two Lights, being
about a Mile from us 3 we fearing we were got
amongft the French Fleet, tacked, and ftood for the
Haven.
The 1 8th Day, This Morning no Sail appeared, and
being moft of the Day Calm, we lay about Four
Leagues off the Havana ; we had a fair Wind, and
weie defigned for that Port, to enquire of the French
Fleet. This Afternoon came a Turnado from the
Land, and our, Mafter being on the Quarter- Deck,
our Boom gibing knocked him down, and broke his
Leg ; which Accident was grievous to him and us \
but having things fuitable, with a little Experience,
fct it. At this time had I Four of my Family very
Sick 3
(?)
Sick 3 one wherepf was an Indian Girl, being juft as I
had bound up the Mafter's Leg, taken unh Fits,
which continued fome Hours, and then fhe died.
This Evening we ftood over for Caps Florida^ having
the Wind North- Eaflcrly.
The 12th Day, This Morning the Wind not being
fair, we ftood up for Cuba-^ and about Sun-ridng we
efpyed the Sails that we faw before, they ftanding as
we ftood : Therefore we fuppofed them to be fome
of our Company , we wronged them in Sailing, and
by Noon loft fight of them. About Four this After-
noon we efpyed a Ship, to the Eaftward of us ( we
being about Four Leagues off Shoar, and about Fifteen
Leagues to Eaftward of the Havana ) fuppofing her
jto be a French-Man, therefore ftood in for the Shoar ^
put (he gained on us : Then a Turnado fprang up, and
p great Shower of Rain followed, which hid us. Kere-^
upon we tacked, and ftood oyer for Florida. Nighc
came on, that we faw no more of that Sail, havine
the Wind fair. ^
The 20th Day, This Morning we were in the Gulph
having a fair Wind, and feeing the two Ships follow-
ing us, we believed them to be of our Company.
The 2ift Day, This Morning the Wind at Eaft, and
(hiking Northerly.
The 22d Day, This Day the Storm began at JV. E.
The 23d Day, About One a Clock in the Morning
we felt our Veflel ftrike fome few ftrokes, and then
ftie Floated again, for five or fix Minutes, before /he
ran faft a Ground, where flie beat violently ac firft ^
the Wind was violent, and it was very dark, that our
Marriners could fee no Land: The Seas 'broke over
i^s, that .we were in a quarter of an hour Floating
n the Cabin : We endeavoured to get .a Candle
ighted, which in a Wuk time was accompli/hcd. By
:his time we kk the VefTel not to ftrike fo often j but
fcveral
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feverai of her Timbers were broken, and fome Plank
ftarred j the Seas continued breaking over us, and no
Land to be (ccn. We concluded to keep in the Veflel
as long as fhe would hold together. About the Third
Hour this Morning, wefuppofcd wefaw Land atfomc
confiderable diftance : And at this time we found the
Water began to run out of the Veflel j and at Day-
light we perceived we were upon the Shoar, on a ,
Beach lying on the Breach of the Sea 3 which, at times, *
as the Surges of the Sea reverfed, was dry. In taking
a view of our VeiTel, we found that the Violence of
the Weather had forced many forts of the Sea-Birds on ,
board of our Veflel ^ fome of which were, by force of
Wind, blown into, and under our Hen Cubs, and ma-
tiy I'cmained alive. Our Hogs and Sheep were wafhed
away, and fu'am on Shoar, except one of the Hogs,,,
which remained in the Veflel. We rejoyced at this ;
out Prefervation from the raging Seas, but at the I
fame Inftant feared the fad Confequences that follow-
ed j yet, having Hopes ftill, we got our Sick and Lame
on Shoar; alfo our Provifions, with Sparrs and Sails
to make a Tent. I went, with one Negyo, to view
the Land, and feek the mofl: convenient place for that
purpofe. But the Wildernefs Country looked very
difmal, having no Trees, but only Sand-Hills, cover-
ed with fhrubby Valmetto^ the ftalks of which were
prickly, that there was no walking amongft them :•
I efpied a place almofl: a Furlong withitj that Beach,
being a Bottom ^ to this place 1 v^'ith my itegro foon
CUE a PafTage, the Storm and Rain continuing. Thi*-
ther I got my Wife and Sick Child, being fix Months,
and twelve days old ^ 2\{o Robert Barrow, an aged Man,
who had been Sick about five or Ijx Months ; our Ma-
iler, who feme days pad had broke his Leg, and my
Km{m2Ln Benjamin Allan, who had been very ill, with
a violent Fever, mod parr of the Voyage '; Thefe, with >
QtherSs
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Others, we got to the place, under the fheltcr of feme
few Bufhes, which brolce fom© of the Wind, but kept
none of the Rain from them ^ I got a Fire made: The
mod of our People were getting Proviiions a Shear \
our Chefts, Trunks, and the reft of our Clothing, were
fiW very wet and cold.
About the Eighth or Ninth hour, came two Indian-
Men ( being naked, except a fmall piece of plaited
work, of Straws, which juft hid their private Parts,
and faftned behind Hke a Horfe-Tail in likenefs, made
of a fort of Silk-Grafs) from the Southward^ running
fiercely, and foaming at the Mouth, having no Wea-
pons but their Knives, and forthwith, not making any
(lop, violently feized the two firft of our Men they
met with, who were carrying Corn from the Veflfel
to the top of the Bank, where I ftood to receive it,
and put it into a Cask j they ufed no Violence, for
the Men refifted not ; but taking them under the Arm,
brought them towards me; Their Countenance was
very Furious and Bloody : They had their Hair tyed
in a Roll behind, in which ftuck two Bones fhaped,
one like a Broad Arrow, the other a Spear Head ^
the reft of our Men followed from the Ve&l, asking
I me what they fhould do, whether they fhould get
; their Guns to kill thefe two ; but I perfwaded them
i other wife, defiring them to be quiet, /hewing their
inability to defend us from what would follow, but
10 put our Tru ft in the Lord, who was able to defend
to the utcermoft. I walked towards the place where
our Sick and Lame were, the two Indian Men follow-
ing me, I told them the Indians were come and com-
ing upon us : And whilft thefe two ( letting the Men
loofe) ftood with a wild furious Conttenance, looking
upon us j I thought with my felf to give them fome
Tobacco and Pipes, which they greedily fnatch*d from
me, and making a fnuffing Noife, like a Wild-Beafr,
turned their backs upon us, and run away. We
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We communed together, and confidercd our Conf ,
dition, being among a barbarous People, fuch as were j
generally accounted Men-Eaters, believing thofe two J
were gone to alarm their People : We fat our felves
down, expecting Cruelty and hard Death, except it
jfiiould pieafe.the Almighty God to work wonderfully
for our Deliverance. In this deep Concernment fome
of us were not kh without Hopes j blefled be the
Name of the Lord, in whom we trufted.
As we were under a deep Exercife and Concernment,
a Motion arofe from one of us, that if we fhould put
our felves under the Denomination of Spaniards^ ( it
being known that that Nation had fome Influence on
them ) and one of us, named Solomon Creffon, fpeaking j
Spanijl} Language well, it was hop'd this might be a:
means for our delivery v to which, the moH of the
Company affented.
Within two or .hree hours after the departure of
the two Indians, fome of our People being near the
Beach or Strand, returned and faid, The Indians were ;
coming in a very great Number, ^W running, and
iiiouting. About this time the Storm was much aba-
ted, the Rain ceafcd, and the Sun appeared, whiclt |
had been hid from us feveral days. Thclndiam went
all to the VefTel, calling forth what-ever they could
lay hold on, except Rum, Sugar, MoloiToes, Beefa-nd
Pork.
But ihtn Cajfckey (for fo they call their King) with
about thirty more, came down to us in a furious
manner, having a difmal Afpedt, and foaming at the
Mouth j their Weapons were large Spanifi Knives,
except their CaJJlkefs, who had a Baggonet, that be-
longed to the Mafter of our Veffel ^ they rufhed in
upon us, and cried, Nic^kaleer, Nickaleer ^ we under-
Itood them not at firft j they repeating it unto us of-
leu, at laft they cried, Eipnia^ or Spaniard j by whichr
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ive undeidood them, that at firft they meant Ew^/i/7;" j
bur they were anfwered to the latter in Sfanijli, Y^U
to which they replied, No Spania^ no ; but all cry'd
Nickaleefy Nlckaleer : We fitting on our Chefts^ Boxea
and Trunks, and feme on the Ground, the InJiani
furrounded us; we ftirred nor moved nor^ but fat
ail, or moft of us, very Calm and Still, fome of us iri
a good frame of Spirit, being freely given up lo chd
Will of God.
Whilft we were thus fitting, as a People almoft ud-
concern*d, thefe Bloody-minded Creatures placed ihem-
felves each behind one, kicking and throwing awajr
the Buflies that were nigh, or under rheir Feet 'i the
Caffekey had placed himfelf behind me, (landing on the
Chert which I fat upon ^ they all having their Ariiis
extended, with their Knives in their Hands, ready td
execute their Bloody Dcfign, fome taking hold of foftid
of us by the Heads, with their Knees let againft out
Shoulders *, in this Pofture they feem'd to wait for ihd
Cajjekey to begin : They Were high in words, which
we underllood not. But on a fudden, k pleafed the
Lord to work wonderfully for our Prefervadon^ and
inftantly all thefe Savage-Men were ftruek Dumb^ and
like Men amazed, the fpace of a quarter of an hoor^
in which time their Countenances fell, and they look-
ed like another People. They quitted their places the^
had taken behind us, and carne in amongft us^ tequi--
ting to have all our Chefts, Trunks and Boxes unlock'd^
which being done, they divided all that was in thetn,'
Our Money the Cajfekey took unto himlelf, privateljr
hiding it in the Bufhes; then they went to pulling off
our Clothes, leaving each of us only a pair of B^ecche^
or an old Coat, except my Wife and Child, RohettBarroii^^
and our Mailer, from whom they took but littfc this
day: Having thus done, they asked us again, Nickaktr^
i^idaletr ? But we anfv/^rcd, by faying, F^nfilvm^,
6 W^
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We began to enquire after St. Augujleen^ alfo would
talkof St.^Z^cedJ, which was a Town that lay about
a Degree to the Northward ^ but they cunningly
would feem to perfwade us, that they both lay to the
Southward : We (ignified to them, that they lay to the
Northward , and we would talk of the Havmia^ that
lay to the Southward. Thefe places they had heard of,
and knew which way they lay. ;
At length, the Cajfehy told US, how long it was to
St. a Lucea^ by Days Travel •, but cared not to hear us
mention St. Auguftcen, They would iignifie by iigns,
We fhould go to the Southward. We anfwered, That
' we muft go to the Northward, for Augufleen. When
they found they could not otherwife perfwade us, they
fignified, that we fhould go to the Southward, for the
"Havana, and that it was but a little way.
- We gave them to underftand, that we came that
way, and were for the Northward , all which took
place with them. We perceived, that the Cafekefs
Heart was tendered towards us ^ for he kept nioftly
with us, and would the remaining part of this day
keep off the Fettj-Rohhers, which would have had our
• few Rags from us. Some time before Night we had a
Shower of Rain, whereupon the Cajf'ekej made figns for
us to bnildfome Shelter^ upon which we got ourTent^
iTD, and fome Leaves to lie upon. ^
' About this time our Veifel hy dry on S|)qar, and thej
j7?^/-.w^ giithered chemfelves together, Men'and Women J
feme Hundreds in number. Having got all the Good^
out of the Veilel, and covered the Bay for a large di-
TfiTnce, open'd all the Stuffs and Linnen, and fpread thenr
to dry. They would touch no fort of ftrong Drmk
Sugar, nor Moloffoes. but left it in the Ve&L The
Shouted, and made great Noifes in the time of Plunde
Night coming on, the Cajfckej put thofe Chefts an
Trunks, which he had referved for himfelf, into on
Tent
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Tent ; Which pleafed us, and gave an exped^ation of \n§
company ^ for he was now become a Defender of iis
from the Rage of others. The Cajjekey went down to
the Water-fide, amongft his People, and returned with
three old Coats, that were wet and torn, which he gaVe
us'^ one whereof I had. We made a Fire at each end
of our Tent, and laid our felves down, it being dark t
But hearing hideous Noifes, aud fearing that they were
not fatisfied, we expedted them Upon us. The chief
Indian (or Cajfekcy ) lay in the Tent upon his CheftSo
And about Mid- night we heard a Company of /W/^»i
coming from the VeflTel tow^ards us, making terribld
Shouts, and coming fiercely up to the Tent j the Caf-
fekey called to them, which caufed them to ftand. It
feem'd they had kilfd a Hog, and brought him 3 io
the Cajjekey asked us, if we would eat the Hog? Solomon
CreJJo7t, by ourdefire, anfwered him, Tliatweufed noc
to eat at that time of the Nighty whereupon they threw
the Hog down before the Tent, and the Cajjekey fenc
them away. They went Shouting 10 the Sea-flioar^
where there were fome Hundreds of them, Revelling
about our Wreck.
The 2 ^th of the jth Month, the 6th day cf the TVeek,
This Morning, having purpofed to endeavour for
Liberty to pafs to the Northward, Solomon opened the
matter to the Cajjekey^ who anfwered. We muft go to
his Town to the Southward.
This' occafioned us to prefs him more urgently, to
let us go for St. ^ Lucea^ ( this place having a Spa7n[l3
Name, fuppofed to have found it under the Govern-
ment of that Nation^ whence we might expect Relief)
But the Cajjekey told US, That if Was^about tvo or three
"Day's Journey thither 5 and that, when we came there,
we jliould have our Throats and Scalps cut, and be /hot,
butn'd, and eaten. We thought that Information was
bat to divcrr us, fo that we were more carneft to go 3
but he {lernly denied us, faying, We muft go to his
Town.
About Eight a Clock this Morning, the Caffekey came
into our Tenr, and fet himfelf amongft us, asking the
old Queftion, Nickaleer, Nickaleer? Directing his Speech
to one particular of us, who in fimpliciry anfwered,
Tes: Which caufed the Caffekey to ask the faid Perfon,
If another Perfon, which he pointed to, yNSLsNickaleer?
He anfwered, Tes. Then he faid, Totus (or all) Nicka-
Uer ^ and went from amongft us: Returning in a fhort
time, with fome of his Men with him, and a-frefh
they went greedily to ftrip my l-Vife and Child^ Rebert
Barrow., and our JWa/^er^ who had efcaped till now.
Thus were we kft almoft Naked, till the Feud was
fomething abated ^ and then we got fomewhat from
them, which difpleafed fome of them. We then
cut our Tents in pieces, and got the mod of our
Clothing out of it^ which the W/'^wj perceiving, took
the Remains from us. We Men had molt of us Breeches,
and pieces of Canvas ; and all the Company interceded
for my Wife, that all was not taken from her. About
Noon, the hdia?is having removed all the Plunder off
the Baj, and many of them gone ^ a Guard was pro-
vided, arm'd with Bows and Arrows, with whom we
werefummoned-to march, and a Burden provided for
every one to carry, that was any ways able. Our
Mafter, with his broken Leg, was help'd along by his
Negro Ben. My Wife was forced to carry her Child,
they not fuifering any of us to relieve her : But if any
of us ofFer'd to lay down our Burden, we were thrcat-
ned to be fhot. Thus were we forced along the Beach.,
bare- footed.
We had faved one of the Mailer's Quadrants, and Sea^ A
mens Calender, with two Other Books. As we walked
along the Bay, ( the time fuiting ) our Mate, Richard
Liwpeny^ took an Obfervation, and wc found our
fclvcs
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ftlves to be in the Latitude of twenty feven Degrees
and eight Minutes : Some of the Indians were offended
at it, when he held up his Quadrant to obfcrve, one
would draw an Arrow to fhoot him-, but it pleafed
God hitherto to prevent them from fhedding any of
our Blood.
One Paffage I have omitted : Two of our Manwers,
named Thomas Fowncs and Richard Lin; feny^ went forth
-this Morning, from our Tent, down to the Bay, where
the Indians were, and viewing of them at fome di-
ftance, an IndimM^u came running upon them, with
his Knife in his Hand, took hold o^ Thomas Fowves to
Stab him ^ but the faid Thomas fell on his Knees,
ufing a S^anif) Ceremony, and begged not to kill
himj whereupon the Indian defifted, and bid him be
gone to the place from whence he came. The faid
Thomas, at his return, acquainted us how narrowly he
had efcaped.
After we had travelled about five Miles along the
deep Sand, the Sun being extream hot, wc came to an
Inlet ; on the other llde was the Indian-Town^ being
little Wig-warns made of fmall Poles ftuck in the Ground,
. which they bended one to another, making an Arch,
and covered them with Thatch of fmall Palmetto- leave Sy
here we Were commanded to fit down, and the Caf-
fekey came to us, who with his hand fcratch*d a hole
in the Sand, about a Foot deep, and came to Water,
which he made Signs for us to come and drink, we
being extream thirfty, did, but^the Water was almoft
Salt. Whilft we fate here, we faw great Fires making
on the oTher fide of the Inlet, which fome of us
thought was preparing for us. After an hour's time
being fpent here, at length came an Indian with a fmall
Cannoo from the other lide, and. I, with my Wife and
Child, and Rohsrt Barrow^ were ordered to go in j the
fame Qamoo was but juft wide enough for us to (\t
B 3 down
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Qown in 5 over we were carried, and being landed,
£he^ Maa made figns for us to walk to the Wipvamsy
which we did -^ but the young Indians would fcem to
be frightfled, and flie from us. We were directed to
a Wigwam^ which afterwards y/e underftood to be the
Cajjekefs: It was about a Man's height to the top ^
Herein was the Cajfeke/s Wife, and fome old Women,
fitting on a Cabbin, made of Sticks, about a foot high,
covered with a Mat , they made (igns for us to (it down
on the Ground, which we did. The CaJJeke/s Wife
having a young Child fucking at her Bread, gave it to
another Woman, and would have my Child, which
my Wife was very loath to fuffer ^ yet flie would not be
denyed, but took our Child and fuckled it at her Breaft,
viewing and feeling it from top to toe, and at length re-
turned it to my Wife. And by this time was another
parcel of our People come over, and fitting down by
the Wigivam fide, one Indian brought a Fifli boiled, on
3 Palmetto-Leaf, and fet it down amongft us, making
iigns for us to eat-, but our Exercife was too great
for us to have any Inclination to receive Food ^ at
length our People Vv^ere brought over, and afterwards
came the Cajfekey ■ as foon as he came to his Wigwam^
he ^Qt himfelf to Vv'ork, got fome Stakes, and (luck
|:hem in a row, joyning to his Wigvjam^ and tyed
fome StickSj whereon were thefe fmall Falmettoes tyed^
and fanned them to the Stakes, about three Foot high,
and lay'd two or three Mats made of Reeds down by
his Shelter ; which, ir feems, he made for us, to break
the Wind off us, and ordered us to lie down there j
which we did, as many as the Mats would hold, the
reft lay on the Ground by us. The Cafekey went into
his PP:Jg7mm^-2Lnd feated himfelf on his Cabbin crofs-
legged, having a Basket of Falmetto-Bemes brought
liim, which he eat very greedily •, after which came
ibme Indium in to him, and talk'd much. Night came
' on.
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on, the Moon being up, an Indian^ who peiformeth,
ihdt Ceremonies^ flood our, looking full at the Moon,,
making a hideous Noife, and crying our, a61ing like
a Mad-man, for rhe fpace of half an hour, all thelw-
dians being filenr rill he had done \ after which they
alJ made a fearful Noife, fome like the Barking of a
Dog, Wolf, and other ftrange Sounds ^ after this, one
gets a Log, and fets himfelf down, holding the Stick
or Log upright on the Ground, and feveral others
getting about him, making a hideous Noife, Singing to
our Amazement *, at length their Women joyned Con-
fort, making the Noife more terrible y this they con-
tinued till Midnight." Towards Morning was great
Dewsj our Fire being expended, we were extream
Cold. \ --
This Morning, the Cajjekey looking on us with a mild
Afpedl, fcnt his Son with his (triking Staff to the Inkty
CO ftrike Fifli for us, which was performed with great
Dexterity j for feme of us walked down with him, and
though we looked very earneftly when he threw his
Staif from him, could not fee a Fi/h, at which timx he
faw it, and brought it on Shoar on the end of his Staff.
Sometimes he would run fwiftly purfuing a Fifh, and
feldom mift when he darted at him. In two hours
time he got as many Fifh as would ferve twenty Men:
There were others alfo Fifhing at the fame time, fo
that Fifh was plqnty ^ but the fenfe of our Condition
ftayed our hungry Stomacks, for fome amongft us
thought they would feed us, to feed themfelves. ^ _,
The Cajjekey went this Morning towards our VeiBeJ;
in his abfence the othev Indlavs looked very untowardly
upon us, which created a Jcaloufie of their Cruelty yet
to come.
This Afternoon we faw a great Fire, nigh the place
of our Veflel j whereupon we concluded, that our
Veffei and our Boat were Burn'd j whereupon we
B 4 were
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^^rc almoft confirmed, that they defigned to deftroy
|is. About Sun-fecting the CaJJekey came home ; wc
li^ake to him, he anfwered us, and feera'd very afFa-
jble, which we liked well. Night drawing on, and
jih^ Wind fhifting Northward^ we removed our Shel-
^er^ and added the Mats to it to break the Wind off us, *
V'hich bio wed cold, and laid our felves on the Sand.
Abqut an hour within Night came a parcel of Indians
from th? Soutliward, being all arm'd with Bows and
[^rroi^Sf and coming near our Tent, fome of us efpy'd
jthem, whereupon they fquacttd down : This feemed
g frefh motive of Danger ^ and we awakened thofe of
ps that were fallen a-ffeep, and bid theqi prepare, for
jthings feemed dangerous, we fuppoiing they were
ipome to forward our Deftru6tion, or to carry us to
|he Southy/ard *, they fat thus a confide^able timej ar
length they diftributed themfeives to the Wig-wams :
Thus would Danger Often appear unto us, and ai-
nioft fwallow us up *, but at times we fhould be fet
oyer it, having a fccret Hope, that God would work
pur Deliyerance, having prefcrved us from fo many
Perils.
Sometime before Night, Rohert Barrov^ was exhort-
ing us to be patient *, and in a godly manner did he
pxpound that Text of Scripture, Becaufe thu haft kept
fhe Word of my Vatience^ 6cc. Rev. 3. 10. After which
lie ended with a moft fervent Prayer, defiring of the
Lord, that whereas he had fuffered us to be caft amongfl:
a ^Lirbarous and Heathenifii People, if that it was his
^klf.d Will, He would preferve and deliver us from
^mongft theni, that our Names might not be buried
|n Oblivion, and-that he might lay his Body amongft
Faithful Friends : And at the clofe of his Prayer, he
■ feenfd to have an affurance that his Petition would be
granted ; In all which, feme of u§ were liyingly re-
frcHiecl and ftrengthene^, • • . .
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The ijth of the jth Month y the ifi of the Wah
This Morning we again ufed our endeavours witt
the CaJJekey^ that we might go ro the Northward for
Augupen j his Anfwer was, Wc fliould be all kill'd,
but at length we prevailed, and he faid on the Morrow
viQ fliould go : Hereupon, he took three Negre Men
{one of Jofeph Kirle's, and two of mine) and with 3
Cartnoo went up the Sound.
This day the Indians were bufie with what they had
taken out of our VefTel, and would have imployed
all of us to do, fome one thing, fome another, for
them y but we not knowing the Confequence, endea-
voured to fliun it, and would deny their demands :
But fome of our Men did anfwer their defires in ma-
king and fewing fome Cloth together, ftringing our
Beds, mending of Locks of the Chefls, ^c. What-
ever they thought was a-mifs they would be putting
upon us to Mend, ftill we wholly refufed ; at which
time I heard a faying, that came from one of the chief
Indians, thus [ Englijh Son of a Bitch ] which words
ftarted me^ for I did, believe they had had fome of
our Nation in their Poflellion, of whom they had heard
fuch an Expreffion : I paffed away from the Wigwam
with much trouble.
This day, being the firft of the Week, we having a
large Bible, and a Book of Robert Barclay s, fome on^
or other was often reading in them : But being moft
of us fat together, Kohert Barrow defired our People to
wait upon the Lord j in which time Robert had a
Word in feafon unto us, and after wards went to Pray-
er, all the Indians coming about us j and fome young-
er fort would be Mocking, but not to our Difturbancc:
The Elder fort flood very modeftly the whole time :
After Prayer ended, they all withdrew quietly j but
fome of them ( efpecially the Cajfekey's cldeft Son )
Fould take great delight in our Reading, ^nd would
lake
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take the Blhle, or other Book, and give to one or
other to read ; the found of which pleafed them ;
for they would fit quietly, and very attentively, to
hear us.
The CaJJekey having been gone the mod part of the
Day, with three Negroes in our Boat coming over the
Bar into the Inlet : We rejoyced to fee our Boar, for
we thought (he had been Burn*d. Our Negroes told us.
They went up the Sound with the CaJJekey^ and landed
near the place where our Tent had been : The chief
Bufinefs was, to remove the Money from one place to
another, and bury it. This old Man would truft our
People, but not his own. After that was done, they
went to the place where our Veflel was Burn'd : They
launched our Boat, in which the old Cajfekey put his
Chefts, wherein was our linnen, and other of our
Trade. Alfo they got a fmall Runlet, which they
filled with Wine out of a Quarter-Cask that was Idty
and brought Sugar out of the Wreck, which was not
confumed with the Fire. By this time came the Caf-
fekey^ and Other Negro^ in the Cannoo. He told us, On
the Morrow we fhould go witli our Boat ; this was
cheerful News unto us. All this time fome Indians had
been out, and brought home fome Oyfters ; and the
Cajfekey gave US fome, bidding us take what we had a
mind to. A little before Night, the CaJJekey opened
his Cheft and Boxes : And his Wife came, and took
what was in them from him. But he feem'd very gene-
rous to my Wife and Child, and gave her feveral things
which were ufeful to her and our Child.
Our Boat was very Leaky, fo that we got her into
a Creek to (ink her, that the Water might fwell her.
The iSth of the jth Month , the id of the Weeh
This Morning we waited an opportunity to get leave
10 depart, which was granted us. Whereupon we ask-
ed forfuch things as they did not make ufe of, v'pz.* a
'- '' < ^ great
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great Glafs, wherein was five or (ix pound of Butter,
fome Sugar, the Rundler of Wine, and fome BaJis of
Chocolate ^ All which was granted us, alfo a Boul to
heave Warer out of the Boat ; But the Cajfekey would
have a l<legro Boy of mine, named Cafar^ to which I
cduld not tell what to fay ^ but he was refolved on it.
We got down to the Water-fide, and fet all our Peo-
ple over that were to Travel ^ and Jofefb Kirk^ Robert^
.Barro7v^ I, my Wife and Child, with two of our Mar-
riners, went in the Boat, and rowed along Shoar North"
wards, but the CajJ'ekey would have us to have gone with
our Boat up the Sound : We fuppofed the Sound was
a great River, and therefore were not willing to take
his Advice, having no knowledge ; but his Counfel
was good, as we found afterwards, for the convenien-
cy of palfage.
The Cajjek'ey^ and fome other Indians^ went with our
people towards our Wreck, we rowing along Shoar,
and our Boat very leaky, that one Perfon had imploy
enough to heave out the Water.
Juft before we left the /w^i^w-Town, feveral Indians
were for taking the little Cloths and Rags we had got ^
bur calling out to the CaJJekey^ he would caufe them to
let us alone.
Solomon CreJJon was mightily in one India?t's favour,
who would hardly ftir from his Wigwam^ bur Solomon
mufl: be with him, and go Arm in Arm ^ which Indian^
amongft his Plunder, had a Morning Gown, which he
put on Solomon^ and Solomon had worn it moft of the
time we were there j but when the time of our depar-
ture came, 2in Indian unrob'd him, and left only a pair
of Breeches, and feemed very Angry.
It was high Noon when we left our WA:eck ( fhe be-
ing burn'd down to her Floor-Timbers which lay in
the Sand) we fetting forward, fome in the Boat, the
jcft travelled along Shoar ^ and a little before Sun-
fetting
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fetting our People came up with abundance of fmall
Fifli that had been forced on Shoar, as we raay fuppofe,
by the Storm that drove us on Shoar ( they lying far
from the Water, being much tainted) covered the
Shoar for nigh a Mile in length, of which our People
gathered as many as they could carry : About Sun-
fitting we put on Shoar to refrelh our felves, and take
a fmall Refpite, alfo to take my Kinfman, Benjamin
Atten^ into our Boat, for this afternoon, in his Travel,
he was taken with a Fever and Ague, and we had
much trquble to get him a long, he having been Sick,
nigh unro Death ( being firft taken, the day before we
left Bk-ivfieU^ Road) until about a Week before we
were caft away.
One of my Negroeshzd. faved a Tinder-box and Flint,
and we had refer ved two Knives, by which means we
got a Fire, though with much difficulty, for our Tin-
der was bad, and all the Wood Salt-Water-Soaken j
which being accompliflied, we broiled all our Fi/h,
feeding heartily on fome of them, and the reft we
kept, not knowing when we fliould be thus furnifhed
again ; for which, fome of us were truly thankful to
the God of our Mercies.
Having a large Fire, many of us got under the Lee
of its and others buried themfelves in the Sand, in hopes
to get a little Sleep, that we might be fomewhat refresh-
ed, and thereby be the better enabled, fome to Tra-
vel, and fome to Row, the remaining part of the
Night i but the Sand-Flies, and Muskettoes^ were fo ex-
tream thick, it was impoffible : The Moon Shining, we
launched our Boat, I, and my Wife, and Child, the
Mafter, Robert Barrow^ my Kinfman Allen^ Solomon Cref^
forty Jofepb Buckley, and the Mafter's Negro, went in our
Boat, the reft travelled along Shoar : About midnight^
or a Vmlc after, our People came by an Indian Town ;
?Jic Indians Cd.mc out in ^ great Number, but offered no
Violence,
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Violence, more than endeavouriag to take from them
what little they had ^ but making fome fmall rcliftancc,
the Indians were put by their purpofe : They were very
defirous to have us come on Shoar, and would hale us,
but our People wouW have us keep off: We were got
among a parcel of Breakers, and fo had much ado to
get out to Sea.
The i^th of the jth Month j the '^d of the Week.
This Morning about Sun-riling we ftood in for the
Land, and looked out for our People, but could not fee
them, therefore we lay by for the fpace of two hours,
and at length faw them coming along, with a great ma-
ny Indians with them. When they came a bread with
us, the Indians wafted us on Shoar, but we rcfufcd,
perceiving they were wickedly bent^ they would be
ever and anon fnatching one thing or other, at which-
time our People would point to us in the Boat j but
perceiving they could not get us on Shoar, in fome few
hours left them.
This Day Noon, Jofeph Kirk having h/s Quadrant and
Calander^ took an Observation, being in the Latitude
of 27 Deg. 4.J Min. About one a Clock we faw two
Indians with Bows and Arrows, running to meet our
People i who, when they faw them, at firft they made
a halt, and afterwards retreated, at which the Indians
let fly an Arrow, which narrowly tfcaped one of
them; whereupon they (lopped j the Indians looked
ftrangely on them, but our People fet forwards, and
the Indians with them, until they came to the Indian
Town: We faw our People go into i\iQlVigwams^ but
flayed a very Hiort time, for the Indians were for ta-
king thofe pieces of Canvas they had, from them.
They got fome Water and fet forward again, the two
Indians ftill followed them. About this time we faw a
Sail to the Eaftward, and we fuppofing it at firft to
be a Brigantine, agreed to follow her > but in a fmall
time
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time we made it to be a Camoo or Boat^ with tWcy
Mafts and Sails; fhe flood in for the Shoar, but as foon
as rhey efpy*d us, fhe bore away ^ and when fhe faw
we made not after her, fhe flood a-fhoar again for the
Indian Town. Hereupon ajealoufie got amongft us,
that /he might go on Shoar, and get ftrong with Men,
and then come after us \ whereupon we rowed very
hard, and kept an offing for fome hours , but finding
they came not out, we flood towards the Shoar again.
This day was extream hot, and we had no Water fince
we Idi the Indian Town, to the Southward of our
Wreck, called by the Name of Hoe- Bay ^ therefore we
were deiirous to get on Shoar, but when we endea-
voured it we could not, for the Seas fweird very much,
and came- rowling from the Eaft ward, fo that the Seas
run very hollow, and broke almoft a Mile from the
Shoar v our Mafter faid. It ivas impeJJJbie to get on Shoar
alive -J but I being under fome Exercife, was defirous
to be on Shoar, and thereupon did exprefs my klf to
the reft of our People 5 they ftarted the Danger : AH
which 1 was as fenfibie of as they y yet I could not
reft, but iniifted upon going a Shoar *, the Mafter and
Men faid, fVe fiwuld not fa've our Lives : But I gained
fo, that they attempted, and were got within half a
Mile of the Shoar 3 but the Seas came on us fo large
and hollow, that one Sea had like to have over-
whelmed us ', we juft got a-top of it before it broke,
there was then no perfwading them 10 go further,
but we ffood oif, and defigned to keep off all Nighty
our People being very weary, and [he Sun fetting, we
divided, one half to get fome Sleep, the other to
watch, and keep the Boat's Head to the Sea. The
Weather looked as though it would be bad, and the
Sea increaled, \^ hereupon I began a-frefh to perfwade
ihem to go on Shoar , all were defirous, but thoughi
it impollibic j at length we refolvcd tQ venture, and fo
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committing our felves to the Prote^ionof the Almigh-
<ty God, we flood in for the Shoar, and made (igns to
our People, that we defigned it. And it pleafed God
to order it fo, that we went on Shoar, as tho' there
had been a Lane made through the Breakers, and
were carried to the top of the Bark, where we got
aged Robert Barrow^ my Wife and Child our of the
Boat, before ever a Sea .came to fill us, which did as
foon as they were got out j but we got our Boat up
from the wafh of the Sea.
The two Indians were for taking off our Clothes,
, ( which would not cover our Bodies ) but we not be-
ing willing to yield, they would fnatch a piece from
one, and a bit from another, and run away with that,
and then come again and do the like. Thefe two In-
Alans took away what was given to my Wife and
Child, which we knew not how to help, but exercifed
Patience.
We enquired how far it was from St, a Lucea (one
of them fpeaking a little Spamft}) and by (igns we un-
derftood it was not far. Tfhey made figns, that when
we came there, we /hould be put to moft cruel Death,
but w^e jiopfed otherwife.
At thi§-OT&i&, within the Land, and over the Sound,
^our Peoplel^id, before it was dark, they faw two or
three Houfes, which look'd white, as tho' they were
'*plaiftered ■(^ith Lime, which put us in hopes that there
were Spaniards there ^ fo we fet forwards, as the Indians
dire&d, for St, a Lucea -^ they made figns that we
fhould come to an Inlet of the Sea, and on the other
fide was St. a Lucea. We travelled about four Miles,
and came to the Inlet, but faw no Settlement on the
other (ide, fo we concluded to lye thcrt all Nighr.
We faw the tra6t of a large Bear^ and other wild Beafis^
whereupon we fet to work to get Wood, and then a
""Fire. Abundance of Musksttpes and Sand- Flies hindred
our
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Our Reft ; to remedy which, we digged hales in the
Sand, got fome Grafs, and laid it therein to lye upon,
in order to cover our fclves from the Flies, which moft
of us did ; but it being extreme cold, and Firing fcarce,
we had little Comfort.
About Midnight we fent our People to fee if they
Gould get off our Boat, and bring it into the Inlet, that
we might get over to the other fide: They went and
Launched her, but the Sea was fo rough, that there
was no poflibility of getting her off, for /he was foon
filled and put to Swim, and they. Boat and all, were
driven on Shoar again.
Whilft our People were gone for our Boat, weefpi'd
fome Indians in a Cannoo, with their Torch, a Fifhing ^
we fent for Solomcn (who was gone to Launch the
Boat) expe6ting they would come, feeing Fires, and we
ftouid not tell what to fay to them -, but they did not.
Here we lay watching, for no reft could be taken*
The loth cftbe jth Month \ the id of the Week,
This Morning, by break of Day, we faw a fmall
Cannoo from the other (ide, put off Shoar, with two
Indians m her, going up the River (or Sound) a Firti-
ing. We hailed them in Spanijh^ ^nd asi-Xpon as they
heard and faw us, they made to theShoa^'^uh all fpeed,
and away to their Town they run. We,* perceiving
ihey were (by of us, began to doubt of their Amity,
which wc had fo much depended on -^ whereupon we
counfelled our People how to deport themfelves, efpe-
cially our Negroes, About Sun-riling we fa w-the Indians
coming, running in a very great Number, with their
Bows and Arrows, to the In£t 3 where, having five or
fix Cannoos, they got into them, as many as thofe Can^-
ffocs could holdy others took the Water, and fwam
over unto us : They came in the greateft Rage that
poifibly a Barbarous People could. Solomon began to
Speak S'pi^wi/^no them ^ but they anfwerednut rill they,
canie a Shdar, fome diftance from us, and then com-
ing running upon us, they cryed out Nickaker^ Nieka-
leer ? We all fat Mil, expecting Death, and that in ^.
moft Barbarous Manner. They that did fpeak .untd
them Gould not be heard. But they rufhed violently
on us, rending and tearing thofe few Clothes we had ^
they that had Breeches had fo many about them, that
they hardly touched the Ground^ till they were fhakcrf
out of them 3 they tore all from ray Wife, and efpy-
ing her Hair-Lace, fome were going to cur the Hair,
away to get it; but, like greedy Dogs, another fnatch'd
and tore it off. As for our poof young Child, they,
fnatch'd from it what little if had, as though the])^
would have fliaken, and torn it, Limb from Linib-
After they had taken all from us but our Live^, they
began to talk one to aiiother, vehemently Foaming ^t
Mouth, like wild Boars^ and taking their BoTi^s apd ^r?
rpwsy with other Weapns^ Cryed out Nickaker-^ Nickalesr f-_
Solomon fpoke in SpanijJ} to, them, and faid, We Were
Spaniards J but they would not. hear him; and contf-
nued crying out .Nickaleer, Nickaker ; withal drav/ing
their Arre7vs to the head. But fuddenly we perceit^tc!
them to look about and liflen, and then dcfifted id
profecute their Bbody Defign. One of them took a
pair of Breeches^ and gave it to my Wife. We brought
our great Bil^le^ and a large Book of P.obet-t Barclay's^ to'
this place. And being all fttipp'd as Naked as we were
Born, and endeavouring to hide ourNakednefsv thelc
Cambals took the Books ^ and tearing out the Leav^l^
Would give each of us a Leaf to cover us^ which wo.
took from them; at which time they would derld'i
and fmite us ; and inftantly another of them "^ould
fnatch away what the other gave us, fiiiiting and de«
riding us withaL
Robert Barrow^ with my Self, Wife and Child, were
Bordered to go mos^Cmmoy iQ be carried ro the orber
(»4)
fide of the Inlet, being a Furlong over ; four Indiani
being in the Cannoo to paddle j when We came to the
other fide, within a Cannoo s length or two of theShoar^
a number of Indians^ with their Bows and Arrows^ came
running into the Water, fome to their Knees, .fome
deeper, having their Bcrws and Arrows drawn up, cry- j
ing out, Nickaleer^ Nickaker ^ which they continued
without ceafing. The Indians that brought us over
leap'd out of the Cannoo^ and fwam a-fhoar, fearing
they fhould be fhot. But in this junfture, it pleafed
God to tender the Hearts of fome of them towards us,
efpecially the C aj] eke fsWifc^ and fome of thechiefeft
amongft them, who were made Inftruments to inter-
cede for us, and flop the Rage of the Multitude, who
feem'd not to be fatisfy'd without our Blood. The Caf-
fekey order'd fome to fwim, s^ fetch the Cannoo a
Shoar; which being done, his wife came in a Com-
paffionate manner and took my Wife out of the Cannooy
ordering her to follow her, which we did fome di-
(lance from the Inlet-fide, and flood till all our People
were brought over, which in a little time was done.
But the Rage of fome was ftill great, thirfting to fhed
our Blood y and a mighty Strife there was amongft
them ; fome would kill us, others would prevent it ;
and thus one hidian was driving with another. All
being got over, were to walk along the Sea-fhoar to
their Town. In this Paffage we, moft of us, felt the
Rage of fome of them, either by Striking or Stoning j
and divers Arrows were fhot j but thofe that were for
Preferving us, would watch thofe that were for Dc-
ftroying3 and when fome of them \f ould go to fhoot,
others of them wculd catch hold of their Bows or
Arm. It was fo ordered, that not one of us was touch'd
with their Arrows j feveral of us was knocked down,
ani fome tumbled into the Sea ♦, we dared not help >
eac another, but help we had by fome of them, be*
Ing fnade inftrumenral to help us. My Wife reeelvedl.,
fcveral blows , and an Indian came and rook hold of
her Hair, and was going cither to cur her Throat, or
fomething like ir, having his Knife nigh her Throat j
bur I looked at him, miaking a fign that he fhould
pot, fo he defifled. At which time another Indian
came, with a handful of Sea-fand, and filled onr poor
Child's Mouth. By this time the Cajfekeys Wife came
to my Wife, feeing her opprefled, and they pulled the
Sand out of our Child's JVIouth, and kept by tny Wife
until we got to the Cajfeke/s Houfe, which was abouc
Forty Foot long, and Twenty-five Foot wide, covered
with TalmettO'Lsaves both top and lides. There wa^
a Range of Cabbins, or a Barkcue, on one fide and
two ends ; at the entering on one fide of the Houfe,
a Paflage was made of Benches oh each fide^ leading
to the Cabbins 5 on thefe Benches fat the chief Indi-
ans, and at the upper end of the Cabbin Was the
CaJJekey feared. A kind of Debate was hefd aiiiongfl.
them for an hour's time. After which, Solomon and
fome others were called to the Cajjlkey,^ and were feared
on the Cabbin, where the C^jJekey tafked to Solomon m
the S^ani^} Language, but could not hold 2 Difcourfe<;
In a little time, fome raw Deer-Skins were brought in,
and given to my Wife and Negro- Woman -^ and tp ui
Men fuch as the Indians wear, being a piece of P fair-
work of Straws, wrought of divers' Colours, and of ^
triangular Figure, with a Belt of foiir Fingers broad of
the fame, wrought together, which goeth about the
Wafte; and the Angle of the other having a thing to ir,
coming berwcen rhe Legs, and firings to the end (yf the
Belr j all three meeting logether, are failencd behind
with a Horfe-tail, or a Bunch of Sllk-gra-i^ exadly re-
fembling ir, of a Flaxen Colour, this being all the
Apparel or Covering that the Men wear ; -and thufr
they Clothed us, A place was appointed for us, for
G 5' be>n,g
being laid on the Floor of the Houfe, where we were
Ordered to lie down. But the place was extrcam lia-
fty *, for all the Stones of the Berries which they ear,
and all the Naftinefs that's made amongft them, lay on
their Floor, that the place fwarm'd with abundance of
many forts of creeping things^ as, a large black hairy
SpJevy which hath two Claws like a Crab, Scorpions^
and a numberlefs number of {m^ll Buggs. On thefe
Mars we lay, thefe Vermin crawling over our naked
Bodies. To brufli them oif, was like driving of Muf-
kcttces from one, where they are extream thick. The
Jndiam were feated, as aforefaid, the Cajjekey at the
upper end of them j and the Range of Cabbins wa«
BV6. wirh Men, Women and Children, beholding us %
at length we heard a Woman or two cry, according
to their manner, and that very Sorrowfully; one of
which I took to be the Cajfske/s Wife, which occafi-
oncd fomc of us to think, that fomething extraordi-
nary was to be done to us. We heard a (Irange fort
of a Noife, which was not like the Noife m.ade by a
Man, but we could not underftand what, nor where
if wasj for fomerimes it founded to be in one part of
the Houfe, fometimes in another, to which we had
^n Ear; and indeed our Ears and Eyes could perceive
or hear nothing but what was ftrange and difmal, and
Death feem*d to furround us; but time difcovered this
Noife unro us. The occafion of it was thus: In one
part of this Houfe, where the Fire was kept, was an
j7}Man Man, having a Pot on the Fire, wherein he was
making a Drink of the Leaves of a Shrub, (which wc
undcrltood afterwards by the Spamardy is called Ca^ee-
na) boyling the faid Leaves, after they had parched
them in a Pot ^ then with a Gourd, having a long Neck,
nnd at the top of it afmall hole, which the top of one's
ringer could cover, and at the (ide of it a round hole
of two Inches Diameter ; they rake the Liquor out of
the
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the Pot, and put it into a deep round Bowl, which be-
ing almoft filled, conraineth nigh three Gallons ^ wirh
this Gourd they brew rhe Liquor, and make ir froih
very much j it looketh of a deep brov;n Colour. In
the brewing of this Liquor w^^s this Noife made, which
we thought flrange ; for the prefling of this Gourd
gently down into the Liquor, and the Air which ic
contained, being forced out of the Jittle hole at top,
occafioned a Sound, and according to the time and
motion given, would be various. This Drink, when
made, and cool to fup, was in a Conch- Shell, firfl car-
ried to the CaJJekeyy who threw part of it on rhe
Ground, and the reft he drank up, and then would
make a loud Hem ^ and afterwards the Cup parted to
the reft of the CaJJekefs Aflbciates, as aforefaid , but
no other Man, Woman or Child, muft touch or tafte
of this fort of Drink j of which they fat Sipping,
Chattering and Smoaking Tobacco, or fome other
Herb inftead thereof, for the moft part of the
day.
About Noon was fome Fifti brought us, on fmall
Pal?»eno- Leaves, being boiled with Scales, Heads and
GilJs, and nothing taken from them but the Guts ^ but
our Troubles and Exercifes were fuch, that we cared
not for Food.
In the Evening, we being laid on the place aforefaid,
the Indians made a Drum of a Skin, covering there-
with the deep Bowl, in which they Brewed their
Drink, beating thereon with a Stick, and having a
couple, of Rattles, made of a fmall Gourd, put on 3
Stick, with fmall Stones in it, fhaking 11^ they began
to fet up a moft hideous Howling, very irkfome to
us ; and fometime after came fome of their young
Women, fome Singing, fome Dancing *, this was con-
tinued till mid- night, after which they went to Sleep.
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yhe i(t of the Sth Month ^ the ^th of the Week,
This day the Cajfekey looking on us pleafantly, made
Prefentstofoipe of us, efpeciallv to my Wife j he gave
her a parcel of Shcl-Fifli, which are known by the
name ofclamms, one or two he roafted, and gave her,
iTiewing that Hie muft fervejhe reft fo, and eat them.
The hidian Woitien would take our Child and Suckle
|r, for ifs Mother's Milk was ainioft gone, that it could
r\Qt get a Meal : And our Child, which had been at
Death's Door, from the time of its Birth, until we
were caft away, began now to be Cheerful, and have
an Appetite to Food ; it had no covering but a fmal|
piece of raw Dccr-Skin, not a Shred of Linnen or
U^oollen to put on it.
About the tenth Hour, we obferved the Indians tq
be en a fudden Motion j mbft of the Principal of them
betook themfelves to their Houfes *, the CaJJekey went
ro DreiTing his Head, and Painting himfelf, and fo did
all the reft; When they had done, they came into the
Caljeke/s Houfe, and feared themfelves in Order. In
a fmali time^ after came an Indian with fome fmall
Attendance into the Houfe, niaking a Ceremonious
Motion, and feated himfelf by ihcCaffekey^ the Perfons
ihat came with him feated themfelves amongft the
pthers: After fome fmall paufe, t\\Q CaJjekey began a
pifcoLirfe, which held nigh an Hour j after which the
Strange Indlci and his Companions went forth to the
Water- iide, unto rhcirC«w?oo, lying in the Sound, and
returned prefently wiih fuch Prefms as they had brought^
delivering them unto the Ca[J}key^ and thofe fitting by,
giving an Applaufe. The Prefents were fome few
Bunches of the Herb they make their Drink of, and
fiother'Hcrb, which they ufe in (lead of Tobacco, and
fome plaited Bafls, fluffed with Mofs, to lay their Heads
bn, infteadof Piilovv's :"'7he Ceremony being ended,
'iJwy ail festcd themfelves again, a^d went to Drink?
'■'' • ■■ ■ •-- ing
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i"g Cajfeena^ Smoaking and Talking during the
Strangers (lay.
About Noon fomc FiHi was brought us ; Hunger
was grown ftronger upon us, and the quantity given
was not raueh more than each a Mouthful, which we
Eait ; The Cafekey ordered the Mafter, Jofeph Klrky
Solomon Crejfotjy my Wife and Me, to fit upon their
Cabin to eat our Fifh j and they gave us fome of their
Berries to Eat : We tafted them, but not one amongft
us could fufFer them to (lay in our Mouths, for we
could compare the tafte of them to nothing clfe, but
rotten Cheefe fteep'd in Tobacco. Sometime after wc
had eaten, fome of the Indians asked us, If we were
Spaniards? Solomon anfwered them, Tes. Then fome'
of the Indians would point to thofe whofe Hair was
Black, or of a deep Brown, and fay fuch a one was
a Spaniard of the Havana^ and fuch of Atigujhen ^ but
thofe whofe Hair was of a Light Colour, they were
doubtful of j fome would fay they were no Spa-
niards.
About the third hour in the Afternoon, the Strangers
went away, and fome fmall time after, they having
fatisfied themfelves that moft of us were Spaniardsy
told us that wc fiiould be fent for to the next Town ;
and they told us that there was a Nickaleer off, and
we underftood them [Engllflj Men o/Briftol] alfo the
number of fix Men and a Woman j and that they were
to be put to Death before we fliould get thither. Wc
were (ilent, altho' much concerned to hear that Report ;
they affo told us, that a Mclfengcr would come foj: us,
to direct us to the nextTown, thence lo Augufiemy Night
coming on, they betook themfelves to their accuftomcd
Singing and Dancing.
About theioth or nth hour in the Night, before
the Singing and Dancing was ended, came in a Stranger
armed with Bqw and Arrows , the Cajfikej^ and his
€4. .Compa,
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Companions, entertained him with half an hours Di-
fcoLirfe, which being ended, we were on a fudden
ordered to get up, and hurried away with this Stranger,
they not giving us time to fee if we were all together;
and a Troop of young Indian Men and Boys followed
us for about four Miles, all which way they pelted us
with Stones : At length they all left us, except two
and our Guide 3 but we tn'iikd Solomon CreJJon^Sind Jo^
fe^h Kirk's Boy, and Negro Ben, which was no fmall
Trouble to us.
We had not travelled above five Miles, before our
Guide caufed us to ftop, and at fome fmall diftancc was
an Indian Town, which I fuppofe our Guide belonged
fo, for Indians Came thence with Fire and Water foi*
him, and with Tdlmetto Leaves they made a blaft of
Firc^ here we flayed nigh two hours : The Flies were
yery thickv and the Night very Cold, fo that our na-
ked Bodiesi were not able to endure it, but with Grief
At length we left this places the whole Night follow-
ing v/e were troubled wich thefe two young Indians^
who at times would be abudng one or other of us, fing-
ling them out, and asking if they were not N/V/^<2/^e^,
or Englijl? If they faid, nay^ then they would hit themi
a Blow or more with a Truncheon, which they hadj
and faid. They 7vere. We travelled all Night Without
Sopping, from the aforefaid place.
'• The zd of the Stb Month ; the 6th of the Week,
After Sun-riling, we came up with the Wreck of
the VeiTel that we heard was caft away. She was fta-
i^ed ^\\ to pieces, for her Keelfon was driven on Shoar.
We faw Sn^ar- Hogfheads, Ginger and Lo^woody which
gave us to iuppole, that it was one of our Fleet '-, and
we thought it to be either Burroughs or Smnbj belong-
ing to 'Brijlol': A Mile or niore fiom h^nce we came
io an Inlet ; our Guide told us, We muft Swim over,
.^KCept my V/ife and ^ohm Bnrrm '3 but we fignified;
( jO
that wc conid not : He carried Robert Barrow^ Jofe^h
K'lrle, Me^ my Wife and Cbild^ over firft, and at length
the whole Company, for ic was a great way over. By
that time we were all got over, the Day was hot, and
my Wife quite tired and faint, as alfo Robert Barro7JL/y
and Jofeph Kirky whofe Leg was grown fo painful, that
it overcame him. We got under a Grape-Bufh for
jfhelter from the Sun ^ I fent one of my Negroes to feek
for Water for them, but there was none to be had j
bur he got fome Sea- fide Grapes» which, with reftiSg,
refrcllied the Weak and Lame.
Our Guide was for forcing us forward y fo we tra-
velled about four or five Miles further, and met with
the CaJJekey of this Town, and Commander of the Nor-
thern part of this Coaft. He was an ancient Man, his
Beard and Hair Gray : He enquired for the Captain, (q
our People pointed to Jofefh Kirle^ whom he went to,
and embraced him ^ then he asked for our Mate, or
Pilot. This Man could fpeak Spamjh better than any
we had met with yet, but not fo well as to Difcourfe,
only to ask fome Queftions, and we had three or four
amongft us could make a iliift to anfwer him, for
Solomon was kept behind. This old CaJJekey feemed to
have Companion on us, and faid. That thofe People
who had ferved us thus, in ftripping of us, were
Rogues ; bur we were his Camerades or Friends, With-
al he faid. In few days he would carry us to Augufteen j
and thereupon he told us of fix Englifh Men, and on^
Woman, being at his Town. We enquired, if he in-
tended them for Augufteen ? But he would /hake his
Head, and point to the Southward, faying, Nickaleer
no Camerade ( Evgli(h-Men were not his Friends) Which
Words were unpleafanr to us. This People kept us
company till we came within a Mile or two of their
Town, and then they left us \ they, going fafler, got
in before us. * Their Town flood about half a Mile
from the Sea-Shoar, within the Land, on the Sound,
being furrounded with a Swamps in which grew white
Mangrove-Trees^ which hid the Tov/n from the Sca« We
were diredled to the Cajfekeys Houfe, which was large,
and filled with Indians^ and then ordered to fit down.
The old Cajjekey fetched fome Water, and waHied Ro-
hert Barrouf^^s Feet, and my Wife's ; after which he
got fome Canvas and Crocus Ginger-Bags, which they
had got out of the Veffel that was caft on Shoar, which
w^ diftributed among us. Jofeph Klrle had a Coat
given him, which they had taken from the People of
the other Velfdj but it was rent down the Back. My
Wife had two pieces of Sail-Canvas given her. And
I, with others, had a Crocus Ginger-Bag : They gave
a piece of a Barbers old Linnen Shirt, in bignefs of a
fmali Hand-kerchief, to cover our Child j- this was all
all our Clothing. Rohert B arro-u/ a.nd my Wife were
quite fpent with travelling barefoot on the hot Sand,
having bruifed their Feet ^ and with Stumps, Stones,
and Prickles, their Feet, efpecially Rohert Barrow Sy
had holes in them, that one might have put the top
of one's Thumb in : We were directed to lye down
on a Cabin. The other VefTel's Company were, one
John Smithy Mafter of the 2*v4»^iyzVi&, a Barque belong-
ing to Briftol, which came out of Jamaica with US,
with ^vt Men, and one Woman, vl-Zj. Andrew Mur-
ray^ Merchant, Andrew Barnes^ Mate, Hugh AUetty
John OJler, John Shears^ and Cornelius Toker, two Boys,
with a Woman Paflenger, named Fenelope, We took
an opportunity to difcourfe them *, they were caft a-
way the fame Night we were, and their Veffel being
forced by the Storm (they not being able for two days
before to carry any Sail) on Shoar j they got into
iheir Boat, and fo on Shoar , and in a fmall time wa$
a great part of their Wreck driven on Shoar •, amongft
which was a Barrel or more of Water, fome Barrels of
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Beef or Pork, with their Chefts, and many other things
which they got. On the Morrow they deiigned to
Travel to the Northward ; bur Andrew Bamesy their
Mate, having been a long time afflicted with a Flux,
which had wafted his Body to Skin and Bone, fo that
he was not able to help himfelf, they left him, and
travelled a Mile or more, and came to an Inlet, which
they could not pafs j whereupon they returned back
again, to take their Boat, but at their return, before
they could gQt away with their Boat, they efpyed the
Indians coming on them, who foon got to them, ask-
ed in Spanijh, What Nation they were ? If Spaniards^
EngUJh or French ? But the Indians made (igns to give
them their Clothing, which they readily did. But ftill
they enquired, Of what Nation ? At firft they anfwef-
cd Spaniards 'y but the Natives looked to Furioufly, that
jthey foon anfwered them, Englijh Men •, thereupon
every one had it, Nickaker^ Nickaleer. And then they
very eagerly ftripp'd them of all they had on them;
after which, they drove them away to the Nothward,
unto their Town : But Andrew Barnes being not able to
ftand nor go, was left behind, after they had ftripped
him on the Land naked, when they were driven away.
Before they got to the Town, the Indian Cajfekey gav«
them fome Clothing, and no violence offered to their
Perfons. They had plenty of Fifh and Berries to the
time of our coming. John Smith and Andrew Murray
had their Being in the CaJJekey^ Houfe, and the Wo-
nian, named Venelope: The reft of Smithes People lodge4
in other Indian Houfes. But on our coming, the ol4
Cajfekey told them. They muft turn out, and make room
for the Spaniards; but Smith and Murray would not go*
and the Indian did not force them out. In fomc
time after we had been in the Houfe, came in Indian
Women, loaden with Baskets of Berries, moftly of thp
f,almj^ fgrac Sea-fide CoccQ-Flmh^ and Sea-fide Gr^f^/.
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Of the two latter we could cat, but of the Valm-Beniei
we could not bear the tafte in our Mouths. We laid
our felves on the Cabin, on that part which was ap-
pointed us^ on the other part, the yomi^CaJfekey^ or
King, lay, being parted by a Cheft that flood there-
on. Before Night was a parcel of large Fi/h, called
Drumms^ brought in j the old Cajfekey toldJofephKirle^
That thofe were for the SpaniarJsy and bid him let
fome-body Drefs them j he alfo ordered us a Pot.
They were foon drefled, and we eat thern^ Night be-
ing come, the old Cajfekey enquired after our Lofles j
which we, as well as we could, gave him to under*-
ftand, That in our VefTel was a great deal of Clothing
and Money, which the Indians at Hoe-Bay had taken
from us. He underftood fo much of the matter, that
he grew Covetous, and faid, He would go and get
fome of it from them.
About Mid-night came Solomon Crejfon in a Cannoo^
with two Indians : The old Cajfekey began to examine
him concerning our Voikly Goods and Money, or
Plate^ of whi^h Solomon rendered a further Account
unto him, than we could ^ which caufed him to refolve
on the Morrow to provide Men and Boats, and to go
down the Sound to Hoe-Bay, to have part from them,
he would have had Solomon to have gone with him, but
Solomon refufed.
We enquired of Solomon concerning his ftay, and of
«rhe Negro, Ben. and Jofepb Kirle's Boy ; He faid. That
he was flayed by force j but the Negro and the Boy
were a-ileep in another Houfe, when we were driven
away. They had a deflgn, in flaying of Solomon^ which
he could not rightly underftand, but fuppofed, that they
doubted that we were not all Spaniards ^ for the Indians
of St, a Lucea^ould fay to Solomon^ That he was a Spa^
Tilard^ and fome others, but the moft of us were not
Spaniards, 2^nd that they had Roki^i Sqkmon ; But Solomon
d^nyedit. ' ' " Jlf
The ^d of the jtb Month ; the jth of thi Week.
This Morning the old Cajfikej^ with two Canmos, and
ten Indians with him, went hence for Hoe- Bay ; he pro^
mifed, that as foon as he returned, he would carry us
fox Augufieen^ which he fuppofed would be in fix days,
if* he had good Weather. Buf this day the Wind was
got North-Eaft, and it look'd as though the Weather
would be Stormy j the Wind increafed, and towards
Evening the Water in the Sound did rife, that it began
to cover the Land, and came into the Houfes \ but we
had little or no Rain till Night, then the Wind increa*
(cd, and Rain alfo.
The ^th of the 8th Month ; the iji of the JVeeL
This Morning the Wind was violent with Rain, the
King's Houfe was Knee deep with Water, and like to
continue riling^ I removed, witli my Wife, Child, Ro-
bert Barrow and Benjamin Alkn^ to an JW/^w-Houfe, thar
flood on a Hill of Oyfter- /hells ^ in this Houfe we re^
mained this Day. The Wind continued at North- Eafi,
Very violent, and by reafon of much Rain, the Water
rifing every Hour, the Indians began to put their dry
Berries into their Can?2oos, and to feek which way to
fecure them. Several Indians betook themfelves io
their Boats, and carried what they had to fome high
Land a confiderable diflance, where a place was made
for their CrfJ/^%, or Kingj but before day, the Houfe
we were in was a float, and the Indians were for turn^
ing us out, bidding us take an old Canmo^ that had a
hole in the fide of her, almoft at the bottom, big
enough for a Man to put his hand through, fo that Hie
was full of Water % in this Cannoo they would have
had lis fhifted for our felves, but w^e were not willing
to go ^ the Indians made figns for us to be gone divers
rimes j at length they grew angry, and took my Kinf-
man Allen into the Cannoo^ and carried him away ^ in a
lixclc time after returned with the Cnmm^ and bid me
and
and Robert Barrow be gone : By this time day appeared,
the Wind and Rain ftill violent. I then faw a Houfc on
another Oyfter-Hill, that the Water was not got over
yet •, to which I got, and asked by lign^, If I might be
there ? The Indians feemed willing j fo thither I got
tny Wife, Child ^ and Robert Barrow^ and remained there.
All this day the Wind was violent, it Rained, and the
Flood continued ; we imagined that the Sea was broke
in upon the Land, and that we fhould be drowned.
The Houfcs was almoft blown to pieces, and the Indi-
ans often a tying and mending it. The chief Man of
this Houfe cauied his Wife to Suckle our Child, for
it was almoft famiflied, its Mother having no Milk in'
her Bread, for we had received no Suftenance fmce
the Storm began *, frelh Water was not to be had, the
Land being covered with the Sea. The Indians offered
us fome of their Berries, which we endeavoured to
eat, but could nor, the tafte wasfo irkfome, and ready
to take our Breath from us, when we tried to eat them ;
but we cxpcdtcd, that if the Flood continued longer.
We fhould not need for Water. Yet, neverthelefs, we
enjoying Health and Strength, and Hunger growing
Violent, we would be tailing the Berries, tho' we could
reap no fatisfadlion.
The 6th of the 8th Month \ the id of the Weeh,
This Morning the Flood began to come up into this
Houfe alfo •, the Indians feem'd much concerned ; the
Storm of Wind and Rain held till about Mid-day, at
which lime the Wind fhifted Soutward, with the
Rain j but in fome few Hours the Fbod began to
abate.
The "jth of the Sth Month j the 4th of the Week.
By this Day noon the Water fell many Feet, and I
went out to fee our People, whom I left in the King's
Houfe ^ I found them where I left them. All the 7«-
Mans had kft the Houfe, and our People remained onr
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the Cabbin, which was about four Foot from the Floor,
The Flood had rifen within two or three Inches of the
top of the Cabbin, and they faid, They exfeSied to dye
there. We began to exprefs our Hunger and Third to
each other, but there was no help as yet for either j
we went to the Springs, but they were all Salt as the
Sea j and we would be driving with the Berries, but
they were fo Offenfive unto us, that we could reap no
fatisfa6tion from them. We went a begging at times
to the Indian-Wcmm to fuckle our Child, which they
would feldom deny.
The Sth of the Sth Movth'^ the ^th of the Week.
This day we got fome Water to drink, but it was ve-
ry brackifh, and at bed not very good.
The ^th of the Sth Months ; the 6th of the Week.
This day the young Cajfekey returned to his Houfe,
with his C hefts and other things. ^
The I oth of the Sth Month \ the jth cf the Week.
This day we got a Meal of Fifli, the greateft plent}^
we had received fince we were there. We loKged for
the old Cajfike/s return, and feared that the bad Wea-
ther would lengthen the time.
The I ith of the Sth Month -^ the ifl of the WeeL
This morning early came a Meffenger, giving an
account, That the old Cajfekey was within Tome kvr
Leagues of the Town, and that we might expedt him
this forenoon ; within the time he came in fight, we
all drew down to the Water-fide to receive him ; we
perceived he came in State, having his two Canni;of
Jafh'd together, with Poles athwart from the one to
the other, making a Plat-form, which being covered
with a Mat, on it ftood a Cheft, which was belonging
to us, and my Negro-Boy Cafar^ ( which the Cajfekey
of Hoe-Bay took from me) whom he had got from
the Indians at Hoe-Bay ; upon this Cheft he fat crofs-
legged, being newly painted Red j his Men with Poles,
fet*
fitting the Cannoos along unto the Sh'oar. Seeing ujf,-
he cryed [fFbugh] and Jook'd very fternly at us. He
v;as received by his People vt'ith great Homage, hold-
ing out his Hands ( as their Cuftom is ) to be kifled,-
having his Cheft carried before him unto his Houfe
tvhither he Mvcntj the Houfe being filled with Indiansi
The old Cafftkey began, and held a Difcourfe for fpme
hours, giving an account, as v^e fuppofe, what he
heard and faw ^ in which Difcourfe he would often
mention Nickaleer -^ which caufed us to fear, that all
things were not w^Il. After he had told his Story:,-
and ibme of the Elder Indians had cxpreft their Senti-
inents thereof, they drank CajTcena^ and Smoaked un-
til Evening. The Houfe being clear, the old Caj]ekey^
"looking very unpleafantly, fhewed unto us feveral
things v\^hich he had got 5 as, a Hatchet, a Knife, the
Chell, and many other things; asking us, if they were
not ours ? Which we owned : Whereupon he would
fay, they were Nickaksr (or EnglijJj,) We fignified,
that we had them of the Engliflj, but our Money wasj
Sffaniflj. Towards the Evening, Jofeffl? Kirle^ my felf
and Solomon^ got an opportunity to Difcourfe him j
we began to urge his Promife, of carrying us for Au-
giifleen. At firft, he dated his Hard/hips and Labour to'
Hoe-Bay^ and back, and that he muft have time to reft
before he could go out again , then he cold us. The
way was long, and would be tedious, and that at fe-
veral places we muft draw the Cannoos over Land for;'
a great diftanee ^ he alfo mentioned how many Towns"
there were between this and Augufieen^ in number Ten,
But nigh i!he conclufion, he ferting an angry Counte-
nance upon, told U5, That at Hge-Bay he was informed/
that we flrould fay. We were all EngU^i-Men , after hq
faid this in angry manner^ he turn*d from us, and
"mtni away.
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This laid all our hopes in the Duft, and we fod^
f)erceiveci the Indians grew jealous of us, for they Woula
iiowbe daily asking us, If we were nor Nickaleer^ of
Englijh? And would not feem fadsfied with a denial*
Many days were fpenr, and the time drew nigh j thai
we uriderftood the old Cajfekey was intended fqt Ati*'
^ufieen'^ hereupon we applyedour felves to hiiii, tt^
quefting, That if all niighc not go, he would carry
fome ot us 9 but he told us, He would carry but dnc*
This put us on qiierrying, Which of us fliould be that
One? The generality was for Me 3 but I and JofepB
Kirk were for Solorhon^ bccaufe he could ipeak th^
SpaniJh'Language well, and no other of us cOUld 2 AnA
/hould any other of us have gone, and come amorigft
^hofe Indians to the Northward, who, we fuppofed^
could fpeak the Sfanl^h-Language well, wc ffiould bd
difcovered to be what thofe People did fuppofe Ivd
Were, therefore it might overthro\V all otir Expe€ta^
tions ; but Solomon might pafs all thofe Objedlians^'
Thcfe Reafons did not fatisfie our People, fo that farii^
o^ them grew Cholerick ; of which the old CaJJeke^
took notice, and told Solomon^ That if they made fuch
a Stir, he would not carry one : If he did, it fJiould
be either Solomon^ J^fip^ Kirk, or Me. WhereUpOh
we prevailed with hini, that Solomon might go, and
accordingly made Preparations : The CaJJkkey appoint-
cd the number of Indians to go with him j alfo a
Cannod was ferit for, which, when it came, we found
it to have belonged to the English, by the Maker of
her. This Cannoo had a great hole in the Head^
nigh the bottom, with many great Rents and Hok^
in her J Jofe^b Kirk and I were required to mend
her, which, with much a-do, we accompli/hed, the
Cannoo being much decayed, and totten where? th«
Rents Wsrf ,
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The iSth of the Sth Month ; the ifiofthe Week,
This Day-morning, the old Cajfekey^ with Solomon
and fix Indians^ in zCanmoyki out for Augufieen, The
Cafekey cmiQd a fmall Gheft, in which was nigh One
Hundred Pieces of Eight, as fome of our People did
fuppofe, with fome other matters that were gotten
from our VefTel. The Weather was likely for Rain,^
which caufed us to fear, fliould the Weather prove
bad, that Solomon would hardly live to get to Augufieen ^
for he had nothing to cover him, except a pair of
Indian-Breeches^ and a fmall piece of Skin that covered
his Breaft.
We undefftood by the old Cajfekey^ that it would be
a Month, or next New Moon, before we could expedl
their Return : All which time we fpent in much trou-
ble and hardfhip. The Weather began to grow cold,
and Provifion very fhort ; that is, Palm-Berries^ Cocco-
Plumbs^ and Sea-Grapes ( which are the three forts
before expreflcd) the time of thefe Fruits bearing
being over, they having no fort of Fruit till next
Spring.
Thefe People neither Sow nor Plant any manner of
thing whatfoever, nor care for any thing, but what the
barren Sands produce : Fifh they have as plenty as they
pleafe, but fometimes they would make it fcarce to us,
fo that a Meal in a Week was moft commonly our
Portion, and three Meals a Rarity. After the old Cafe*
key*s departure, our hardfliips encreafed, efpecially my
Wife and Child's, for want of Food of any fort j my
Wife's Milk was gone, and our poor Child was in
great want j the Indians now and then would give it
fuck, but rarely to fatisfie it, for there was a Woman
or two of their own which had young Children, and
no Breaft to fuckle them. Our Extremity was fuch,
that any manner of thing would go down with us j the
Gills and Guts of Fifh, pick'd off a Dung hill, was ac-
ceptable
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ceptable, the Scraps the Indians threvv away, anel the
Water they boiled their Fifli iti, we were thankful fof^
tho* never fo undecently handled by them. And tho*
my Wife had hardly any Milk for our Child, yet ad
Wid!7z-Woman, who was lately delivered of a,Child,
and had no Milk in her Breaft, would have had her to
fuckle her Child, which my Wife confcnted linro.
And this W^as a means of her and our Child's reaping at
Benefit, for the Indians would give her Fi/h ; whicH
means helped to encreafe Milk for our Child. Many'
were our Exercifes, both in Body and Mind, among{!
this People. Sometimes they would look upon us, as
tho' they had fome ill Intent towards the whole of us ;
at other times, they would tell us (who where nomi-
nally ^p^wmv/i) how and in what manner thofe of
Smtb'^s Company fhould be put to Death. And thusr
were we daily exercifed in Sorrow and grievous Trou-
bles. Sometimes doubt would arife araongft us, con-
cerning what would bt the end of us, and whas
manner of Deaths we fhould pafs through ; and lihofn-.
foever thefe doubts did appear in, it wouid be hard
for another to help with Counfel : But fonie there:
w^ere, whofe Hope never failed, rhey jrufling ifi the
Lord to work for our Deliverance. One thing die!
feem more grievous to me and my Wife, than any
other thing*, which was, That if it /Ihould fo happen,
that we fliould be put to Death, we feared that our
Child would -be kept Alive, and bred up as o'ne of
thofe People : When thefe Thoughts did arife, if
wounded us deep.
This Day, being the time of tht Moon's entering
the Firft Quarter, the bulians haVe a Ceremonious
Dance, which they begin about Eight a Clock in the
Morning : In the firft place comes an old Man^ and
takes a Staff, about eight Foot long, having a broad
^^rotv on the head thereof, and thence halfway painty
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cd Red and White, like unto a BarberVPoIe ^ in the
middle of this Staif is fixed a piece of Wood, fhaped
like unto a Thigh, Leg and Foot of a Man, and the
lower part thereof is painted Black; and thir Staff
being carried out of the CaJJtkefs Houfe, is kt faft
in the Ground, (landing upright ; this done, he ^Ifo
brings out a Basket, containing fix Rattles, which are
taken out of the Basket, and placed at the foot of this
Suif;^ then another old Man comes, and fets up a
Howling, like unto a mighty Dog, but beyond him
for length of Breath -, withal making a Proclamation :
This being done, the mod of them having painted
themfelves, ibme Red, fome Black, fome with Black
and Red, with their Belly girt up as tight as well they
can girt themfelves with Ropes, having their Sheath
of Arrows at their Backs, and thcij.* Bows in their
Hands ; being gathered together about this Staff, fix of
the chiefell Men in efteem amongft them, efpecially
one who is their Do6lor, and much efteemed, taking
up the 'Rattles, begins a hideous Noife, (landing round
this^ Staff, taking their Rattles, and bowing without
ceafing unto the Staff for about half an hour ^ whilft
tiiefe liK are thus imployed, all the reft are ftaring and
fcratching, pointing upwards and downwards, on this
and the other iidc^ every way, looking like Men
Frighted, or more like Furies •, thus behaving them-
ielves until the fix has done fhaking their Rattles. .
Then they all begin a Dance, violently ftamping on
the Ground, for the fpace of an hour or more, with-
out ceafing; in which time they will Sweat in a mo(i
(xcciRve manner, that by the time the Dance is over,
what by their Sweat, and the violent ftamping of their
i'cciy the Ground is trodden into Furrows ^ and by the
-Morning, the place where they danced was covered
VK'hhMaggocs: Thus, often repeating the manner, they
continue till about three or four a Clock in the After-
noon j
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noon^, by which time many were Side and Fainry :
And then, being gathered into the Cajfekey^s Houfe,
they fir down, having fomehoc CaJJeena ready, which
they drink plentifully, and give greater quantities
thereof to the Sick and Fainty, than to others; Then
they eat Berries. On thefe days they eat nor any Food
till Nighr.
The next Day, about the fame rime, rhey begin
, their Dance, as the Day, before. Alfo the third Day
they begin their Dance, at the ufual time: At which
time came many Indians from other Towns, and fell
to Dancing, without taking any notice one of the
other.
This Day they were ftridler than the other two Days,
for no Woman muft look upon them , but if any of
their Women go out of their Houfes, they go vailed
with a Mat.
The z$th of the Sth Month y the iff of the Week,
This day was a day of plenty unto us, for we had as
much Fifn and Berries as would ferve us two days.
This Week we obierved that great Baskers of dryed
Berries were brought in from divers Towns, and deli-
vered to the King, or young CaJJekey, which we fup-
pofed to be a Tribute to the King of this Town, who
is Chief of all the Towns from St, a Lucea^ to the
Northward of this Town of Jece,
The rjth of the jth Month j the -^d of the Week.
This day was a Bag of Berries ( the Bag made of
Grafs) given us, which we eat in two or three days ;
and then we faded as many days, before the young
Caffekey would give US more.
About this lime, John Swith znd Andre^v Murray were
fharply feizcd with a Fever and Ague: When the Fit
of the Ague was on them, the Indians would mock and
deride them : This we well obfervcd, that thefe Peo-
ple had no Compaflign on their own Aged declining
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People, v^^hen they were paft their Labour, nor on
.others of their own, which lay undei: any declining
Condition : For the Younger is ferved before the Elder,
and the Elder People, both Men and Women, are
Slaves to the Younger.
In this Place we faw many Tokens of fome of
pur Nation's having fallen into the Hands of thefe
People; As, two Englifh Cannoos^ one of Cedar^ thq,
other of Cotton-Tree^ like thofe of Jamaica ; feveral
Blocks and Shelves of Lignum-Vita j feveral Tools
and Knives; and n>ore particularly, a Raz/>ry on the
haft of which, was writ the Man's Name, thus,
T H O ?vl A S F O S T E R. Some of thefe things looked
as though they had been feveral Years amongft them,
ibme but a few : But we never dared to enquire, for
we thought they brought fome things in pu^ yie^ to
try us. '
Here was a Man }n this Town, who, fome Years
gafi:, had been taken off by fome of our Englifli Sloops,
for a Diver on the Wreck, to the Eaftward of Cuha\
^here he wag fome time ; but the Veffel putting into
Cuba, for Water, this W/^w Swam on Shoar, and got
to the Havana^ thence to Augu(leen^ and fo to his Na-
tive Towm. The greatefl Charge this Man had againft
ihe Englift, was, for taking him, and their People
away ^ not but that he was well ufed amongft them :
This InMan would often call Joje^h Kirk, Solomon Cref-
[onl and fome of us into his Houfe, feeming very chear-
full, asking, If they would eat, withaj asking the
names of the Berries, expecting we would call them
after the Engli/li manner \?lumbs'] but perceiving his
drift, and having learned the name of them, as the
^p^?ilard calls them [Uvaes -^ then he would tell us,
rhat the Engliih called them ?lumbs : ] Such fort of
t)ifcourfe we had at times, for he would be ftriving
iQ ^-ao us, vir^> Jofefk Sohm.Qn an4 M^-^ in words,
r-- ■ ■*■ - >■■'■;■- , ^ -■■ ' ■ ■ but
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but he never had an Advantage; for when Solomon ^
was gone, we fhunned all his Invitations and Argu-
ments.
The J I of the 8th Month •j the jthofthe Week.
This day came in a Cannoo laden with Fifli, and it
^was free, for thofe that would, to take as much as they
pleafcd. The Indians put us to go and take, for it was
a kind of a Scramble, amongftus, and the yoimg Indian
Men and Boys : All of us got Fifh enough to fcrve us
two or three days.
The id of the ^th Month ; the id of the Week.
This Morning, about Sun-rifmg, came two Strange
Indians^ who had run fo hard, that they Sweated ex-
treamly, of whom we underftood, that the Spaniards
were coming with their old Cajjekeyj which News
furprized us, doubting the Truth of it, for Solomon had
been gone but fixtecn Days, and we underftood that
they muft have an extraordinary Paffage to be here in
a Month : We had not long to confider of the mat-
ter, for in an hour's time we heard four Muskets
difcharged, and immediately we looked out, and the
Spaniards in their Terre-Augo were in fight. The Indi-
ans were like a People amazed, and overcome with
Fear : We perceived the Noife of a Gun .was terrible
unto them.
The Spaniards Landed, being in number Twelve,
Sehafiian Lopez, Commanding Ten Soldiers, with one
Indian^ an Interpreter. The Spaniards embraced us
very chearfully, and expreffcd their being glad to
find us alive ; But we were not able to Difcourfe
each other, though we had fo much Sfaniflj as to
ask Queftions, and Anfwer fome part of what they
asked us. One of the Spaniards faid, They could not
fpeak Englijb, nor could we fpeak Spanijlj enough to
undcrftand each other fufficiently ; this the Indians per-
_ ceiyed, and irajwcdiatdy cryed out, Nickakerj Nickaleer,
p 4 and
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i^d looked enyioufly on us, fo that, coujd they have
had their wills, we believed they would not have fuf-
fered us to have lived many hours j but the Spaniards
Awed them.
We received a Letter from SoUmon-i which he writ
when he met with Captain Sebajilan Lopez., fignifying
jhe Governour of Augufleens great Care for our Pre-
ferv^tion, of what Nation fo ever we were : But how
thefe Perfons, or the Governour of Jugufieen, had
jknowledge of us, we could not underftand ; for
fhey ftad been fourteen Days frorn Augufieen^ which
W^s nigh .the pme Solomon went heqcci ^"4 they
^ej Solomon about half way, and fent him for An-
^ufieen with other Gujdes, bringing the old Cajfekey
^nd his People wjth them: We obferved that the
(pid fajjekey feem'd much dejedlcd. We fuppofed
ih^ ^faniards had taken from him the Money, and
what other things he had carried with him j or
that he was vexed he ihould be fo deceived, |n ta-
king us for Spaniards.
The Spaniards were extraordinary kind unto us, fp
%hii we had occafion to rejoyce, and thank the Lor4
for this part of our Deliverance by their means : They
were alfo a Terror unto the lndia7is j for they fearched
fheir Houfcs, and took all froni them that ever they
^oiild find/ even to the ftub of a Nail ^ which aggrava-
ted rhem, and increafed their dif-arfedlion to us- ward,
fo that we dared not to ftir frafii a Spaniard, The Spa-
nip) Captain made enquiry where we were cafj; away,
^nd v^'hat was faved that we had in our Veffel ? We
gave an isocount, fo well as we could, to n^akc him
-uqderftand us 5 which account made him very defirous
to go down thither: But looking over a Paper often,
Which Ve fuppofed J was the Governoui's Order and
Inftruftions tohim : We underft'ood they would not
pejfHjitl^ii^?^ pJ^9ft^^f€ his Defign f befide?, we inad'e
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him fenfible of the clanger we fhould be in, if he and
his Men Ihould go and leave us amongft thefe People,
who were fo bitterly inccnfed againft us.
They inquired What became of the Boat that belong-
ed to Smith's Veflel and ours, we told them, that thefe
Indians had taken Smithes Boat and funk her fbmewhere
in the Sound, but ours \yas at St aLucea: The Spa^ip-
ards made the Indians go and fhew where they had funk
Smith's Boat, and help our People to get her up ; which
being done, Ihe was brought to the Town : The Spani"
ards were mightily pleafed with her, and propoled,
that they in their Cannoo^ and our People in that Boat,
fhould go to Hoe-Bay^ whereby they might get all from
the Indians^ whicft they had gotten from us, but we
would not countenance the matter: We were for as
fpeedy departing from amongft thefe People, as we
could, fince it had pleafed God to open a way for our
Deliverance.
This Morning the Spanijh Captain made the Indians
provide two Cannoos^ which he caufed to be lalhed to-
gether, at fbme diftance, with Sticks a crofs, and mat-
ted on the top ^ which being done, with four Indians^
jofeph Kirle^ John Smithy Robert Barrow^ Andrew Morray^
Benjamin Allen^ Nathaniel RandaU^ 'John Shears^ Cornelifu
Toker^ Jofeph Kirle's Boy John Hilliar^ four Negroes^ viz.
Jack^ Cafar^ Sarah and QnenzA^ were {ent away for
Angufteen \ but not one Morfel of Viduals, except a
very few Barries, had they with them^ and not one
Spaniard to Guard them, but- were put under the Go-?
vernment of thofe four Indians. About an hour after
Jofeph Kirle was gone, the Spanish Captain ordered
Smith's Boat to be got ready, with two Spamardsj and
four of our Men, to row to the place where the drift
pf Smith's Veffel was, to look for Log-wood or old
Iran : When they returned, there was not any thing
pf Valu^: But qpr People faid, that as th^y were
ie^tc&ing about, they found the Bones of Andrem
SamVf
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Barfies ; his Skull and Jaw-Bone were broken, which
occafioned us to fufpedt, that he was knocked on the
Head by the Indians^ after they had driven away Smith
and his People.
We told the Spanijh Captain, That Jofefb Kirle*s
Negro, Ben, had been abfent, ever fincc the day af-
ter Solomon Crejfon went hence, being gone with
the Old Cajjekeys Wife, but we knew not whither.
The Captain made inquiry of the Indians whither he
was gone J they faid, Vox Hoe-Bay: Then he ordered
them to fend for him, for he would not leave him
behind: The Indians faid, He would be here within a
fday or two.
The Spaniards were continually fearching for what
jhey could find, of fuch things as the Indians had got-
ten from us and others ; And when they could find
no more, they would offer to buy with Tobacco what
they could perfwade the Indians to bring to Light. A
Leaf, or half a Leaf, oiTohacco^ would purchafe a Yard
of Linnen or Wollen, or Silk, from the Indians j fuch
Admirers of Tobacco are they, that they efteem it be-
yond any other thing.
An Indian of the Town, fometime before the Sfani"
ards came, having a considerable quantity of Amber^
greeccy boafted, that when he went for Augufieen with
that, he could purchafe of the Spaniards ^ tl Looking*
Qlafsy an Ax^ a Knife or two, and three or four Man^
nocoes ( which is about five or fix Pounds ) of Tobacco :
The quantity of Amber-greece might be about five
Pound weight.
The ^b (f the 9th Month j the 4th of the Weeh
This Day we made Oars for Smithes Boat, of Sticks,
and the Cantle-pieces of Sugar- Hoglheads, which were
gotten on the Beach, where the drift of Smithes Veffel
came on Shoar: And this Evening came the old Cajfe^
leaf's Wife, with Jofejb Kirk*s Negjrp Beth and Jofefb
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Kirle^s Boat, which was of great advantage to help to
carry us. We worked all this Night to fit the Boat,
and Oars unto her, being intended to go away, as foon
as we could compleat thisjobb.
The Spaniards had brought little ProvifioB with them,
fo that there was KOt much to fpare for us, having not
above a Rove of Corn, and a little Nova-Spain Bread,
which was fo bad, that it was more Dull, and dead
Weavels, than Bread; an handful of it was an accepta-
ble Prefent to us. We would mix it with a little Water,
making it to a Pafte, which would eat pleafantly ; but
Hunger was no Stranger unto us, and we knew not that
we fhould have any Vidluals on our journey; but our
Deliverance feem'd to over-ballance all. The Indians
would not give us any Berries ^ but our People watch'd
an opportunity, and took one of the CaJJekefs Bags of
Berries, which might contain about a Bumel, which
was all that One and Thirty of us had to depend on.
Tke lyth of the ^th Month 'j the ^tb of the Week.
This Morning, about three hours before day, wc
departed from this Town of Jece j the Weather wa$
grown Cold, we had nothing wherewith to cover our
Bodies, befides what the Indians gave us at firft, except
my Wife, for whom the Spaniards got an old Jacket
( which had been one of .SwzVj&'s Men's) and gave her
to wear y alfo a fmall piece of Cloth to cover our poor
Child : But it pleafed God to ftrengthen us, in this our
Condition, fo that we rowed all this day without cca-
fing, until three hours after it was Dark, by which
time we got to an Indian Town : Here we met with
Jofeph Kirky Robert Barrow^ and the Others, who got
thither not above an hour or two before us. They
had not received any manner of Suftenance from the
time they left us, until they got fome Berries of us, ha-
ying lain one Night of the two in a Swamp j but they
Wi^ as ChccrfuJ as Men cguld be in this Scraigl->r* ^
'- . ' - •' • ^ Since
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Since they left us, amongft their other Hardiiiipj,
Jofe^b Kirle had like to have loft his Life feveral times ;
The firft was thus, Whilft the two Camoos were laflied
together, having a few Berries, that were defigned to
have been fhared amongft them, the Irijh Boy, Cornelim
Toker, would ever and anon be taking fome, of them j
who, being often reproved by Jofepb Kirk and others,
would not defift ; whereupon Jofeph Kirle j with the
Paddle he paddled the C^«w9o along with, ftruck him ;
thereupon an Indian took his Bow and Arrow, and was
going to fhoot Jofefh^ who feemed little concerned,
-whether he lived or "died j withal faying. The S^ani^
ards would juftifie him.
Another time. When he was fpent with paddling
the CannQOy and defired John Smith-i Andrew Murray^
and others of them, as well able as himfeJf, to
give him a Spell , which they refufed j and he .
being not able to Paddle further, laid down his
Paddle *, whereupon the Indians commanding him to
Paddle, he refufed, faying. They might Kill him if
they would *, opening his Breaft for them to exe-
cute their Wills : Which they feemed as though they
would have done j but after great threatning, they
defifted.
Another time, The Wind being high, and the Seas
rough, that they were forced to unlafh their Cannoosj
by Jofeph Kiries Perfwafion, and to go fingle, Jofe^b
Kirk taking one Cannoo to his own management, ha-
ving Robert Barrow, his Boy, my Kinfman, Nathaniel
Randaly and the Negroes^ in her j which, being thus
fingle from the other Companyj was more fatisfadtory
to him than before, tho' none to help but Nathaniel
RandaL My Negro-Womzny named Sarahs having
beaten and abufed a Girl, named Quenzuti being re-
proved often by him and Robert Barrow, fhe therefore
aibufed l^hem in an misioximvy manner ^ whereupon
'^ofei'
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Jofefh (Iruck her with his Paddle ; at which, one of
the Indians^ in the Other Canno^ took his ftriking Staff
and darted at him, narrowly miffing him.
This Morning, Jofefh Kirles with thofe that were
with him, were, by the Spamjl} Captaitt^ ordered away
atBreak of Day, he not taking any care to give them
a little Suftenance ^ and about an hour or two after we
followed, rowing all this Day, without ceafing, until
an hour or two in the Night ; by which time we got
to an Ittdian Town, where not any thing was to be had
but Water: About two hours after us,came Jofepb Kirle^
the Sfanipj Captain would not kt them come on Shoar^
but ordered them to keep on, that we might get next
Night to the place where we mull hale our Boats oyer
Land, from one Sound unto another.
The jth of the ^th Month ^ the -jth of the Week.
This Morning we fet forward very early, and rowed
hard: About Noon we got to a parcel ofMarfy IJlands^
amongft which we were to go up Creeks : The PalTage
was very difficult to find. At length, when we \a ere
got nigh an Indian Town, the Spaniards hollowed, and
an Indian came out into the Marfli, but was very loath
to come near us ^ at length he came wading to us, to
be our Pilot : We fet forward, and in an hour's time^
or more, were got to the place where Jofeph Kirle^ and
thofe with him were j the Indians that were with Jo-
feph would not let them proceed further, until w^ecame
up with them. In half an hour's time we got to the
place w here we were to hale our Boats over Land, be-
ing about a quarter of a Mile from Sound to Sound :
At this place the Sea was half a Furlong from us. The
Spanijl} Captain gave the Indian^ we iaft took in, a piece
oi 2LLt2L^ o^ Tobacco^ commanding him to go, with all
fpeed, and bid his CaJJekey^ with all his able Men,
come to help to hale our Boats over Land. But we
fet to work, and had them over by that time the Indi*
ms
iiam carhc. The Spanijh Captain gave the Cajjekey 2l Leaf
or two of Tobacco for him, and difcharged them v onlf
ordered ihtCajJekey to fend fomeMen a Fifhing for him,
which they did, and befdre Night brought a ftately par-
cel of Fifh J but none of our People had any part of it,
except my Wife zn^iT enclose :^ what they did not eat,
they kept to carry with thetii.
A little before Night fprang up a Storm of Wind at
North-Eaft \ it feemcd likely to be a Difmal Night of
Wind and Rain, and we were got to a place where
there was not a Tree or Bufli, ot any manner of Shel^
ter, and' the Wind fo very cold that we thought we
fhould not live till the next day. We had no Wood
to make a Fire with, and what to do we could not
tell J but we were refolved to try to get fome, and in
order thereto, fome of the ableft of us went along the
Bay, to fearch for Drifc-wood, and found a little j but
Rain came, with the Night, and no Shelter to be had
but our Boats, and the Spaniards would not let us med-
dle with them, to turn them bottom upwards for Shel-
ter, which feemed very hard ^ but they had made them-
felves feme Shelter with Mats. We were forced to ex-
ercife Patience, ^nd with what Salt- Water- Wood we
had, made as good a Fire as we could, and laid our
felves down on the Sand by it j and it pleafcd God we
had a comfortable Night, beyond our Expectation, on-
ly the Cold was very fharp.
The 2th of the ^th Month ^ the t^ of the Weeh
This Morning vve fet forward, but the Water was
fo low, that we were forc'd to wade, and thrufi: the
Boat along for fome Miles ^ at length we got into a'
deep Channel, where was nothing to be fecn but Marfir
and Water, and nofaft Land, nor Trees. About ten a
Clock we heard three or four Muskets fired a little a-
head of us, in the Channel we were in 5 our Spaniards
prefently anfwered them with the like | and in a Kttk
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time wc met. This was a Verre-Augoe to joyn with that
that came for us, having order to go to the place where
we were Caft away^^nd to get what Was to be had from
the Indians •, but this other Boat turned back, for there
was no place to go on Shoar. And in an hour or two's
time we got into the other Sound, where the Land was
not be feen from fide to fide, in fome places : The like
was in the other we came through. About an hour
before Sun-fet we got to an Indian Vlantation ( this
was the firft place we faw any thing planted) being
full ofPumpion Vines, and fpme {tn2L\\Pumpions on them;
but the Spaniards were too quick for us, and got all
before us : Some of us got a few as big as one's Fift,
We had a Fire there, yet had not patience to drels^
them as they fhould be, but put them into the Fire,
roafted them, and eat them. The Spaniards ufed a
great deal of Cookery with their Pumpions, And the
Terre-Augoe, that came from Augufteen, had brought
Bread, Corn, and ft rung Beef-, but it was kept from us,
except a piece of ftrung Qcd the Captain of the Spmi^
ards gave my Wife, as big as a Stick of Sealing- Wax^
which we treafured up, expelling it muft be harder
with us when we hh this People. Here Captain Sa-
hajiian Lopez, drew up a Writing, and would have had
me and Jofeph Kirk to Sign ir, which we refufed : For
we perceived he had a defign, efpecially againft me,
to oblige me to give him fome of my Negroes. Wc
anfwered him fhort, That I reckoned my Mf and Ne-
groes at the Governour of Augu/ieens difpofal, and we
would fign no Writing. We borrowed .a Pot^ and
boiled Pumpion Leaves^ having nothing to put to them
but Water, which was fatisfadory. But this Night
was more terrible than the Jaft, the Wind being at
North-Weft j it did not blow hard, yet it was very cold,
we lying in an open Field, without any Shelter j one
fide of us would fcorch, while the other was freezing.
Our
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Our Negro-woman Hagars little Boy, named Cajoii
Vtras feized with Convulfion-Fits about two in the Morn-
ing, which was chiefly occafioned by the Cold, and
want of Food : But help there was not from us. ^ The
Spanijh Captain Game to fee the Child, and fuppofirig
that it would die, asked, If the Child Was aChriftian P
He was anfwered, As good a one as he could make it.
But he called for fome Water, putting fome of it on
the Crown of the Child's Head, and CroIIing it, call-
ed him Francifco. This Action pacified its Father and
Mother.
, The ^th of the ^th Months j the id of the tVeek,
This Morning we were to go forward, and the Spa-
fiiards were to return to the place where we were Caft
away ^ but our two Boats could not carry us all, there-
fore we had the Spaniards great Terre-Augoe to carry \xi
one Day's Journey further, to an India7i-Town^zn6. hut
Spaniards With US, three of which were to bring the
Verre-Augoeh^Lck^ the other was to be our Guide forJu-
^Hpen. We departed, and met with an intricate Paf-
lagc J for fometimcs we Ihould be a Ground on Oyfter-
banks, or Shoals, and aimoft out of fight of Land.
About two or three in the Afternoon, we had no Wa-
ter to go any further ^ the Wind being North-JVef^erlj^
drove the Water out of the Sound ^ but being nigh tht ^
Shoar, where had been an Jndian-Town^ we went oii
Shoar, and found fome ripe Berries on the Valm-pimbs^
which we were very earned after, till fuch time as a
Storm o^ Wind, with Rain, began to come upon us, and
Night nigh at hand \ whereupon we all got together,
conlideriag what we fliould do, fince there Was no pof-
iibility of getting Shelter here. Our Indian Guide faid,
wc might get to a Town about two Leagues offj which
wc were glad to hear, for it rained hard. So we, with
our Guide, fet forward, and walked over a parcel of
fcraggy ihrubby Hills, to the Sea-fhoar j along which
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Ijve travelled till we got to the W/tf^-Toirw, iVher^ wc
got plenty of Berries for our Suppen It rained mucii
till towards Morning.
The I oth of the ^th Month * the ^d sf the Week. , ; ,
This Morning the Indians were not willing to ftay
any longer ; and we. were by our Guide required td
depart, which we did, and a great many young IndUn^
Men followed us fome Miles along the Bay, and offer--
cd violence to Robert Barrow, and feveral others ; but
were cafily ftopp'd, by fliewing them a rufty Muske^i
prefented towards them, and fo they left us,; We had
an untoward Parage from the Sea-fhoar ath'^aft the
Land, to the Indian-Town-, the Ground being fwampy^
and fcraggy Hills, which to our bare Feei; was very
troublefomc. This was. a large Town; and there wa^
another large Town, about a Mile diftant^ in fight i
thither part of our Company was fent to be quartered^
At which Town, about a Twelve-Month finee^ a parcel
bi Butch-Mtn were killed 7 who having been Caft awaf
on the Bohemia Jhoals^ in a Flat which they built, cfca-
ped hither, and were here devoured by thefe CanibaU;
as we underftood by the Spaniards, The Flat, or Boat,-
our People faw v bur, they feem'd kind to therp, giving
them FiOi and Berries to eat. Wc remained at thefe.
two Towns tilt ne^^t Morning* The Indians of i\ii
Town I was at, were not fo kind as thofe^ at the
other Town had been. Some of Our People v/ere
for felling their Rags to the Indians for Fifh j bm
we thought it was neceflary, of the two ExtreamSj
to defend againft the Cold, for cvefy Day g^'^^
Colder w^an Orherj and we feared, that if we were
much ionger cxpofed td it, we fhould not live it
our.
The I ifh of the ^th Mcnth ;- the 4^h of the Weeh
. This Moihing, leaving this Town, we Embarqued
h our two Bomy mi thofe of our People that wer<:
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at the other Town, were to have a large Camoo to
carry them thence, and were to meet us in the Sound :
VVe rowed ieveral Leagues, and did not meet them, it
being then about ten a Clock j the Spaniard would go
on Shoar, and travel back by Land to fee after them.
We being by an- Inlet of the Sea, which was a Mile
over, the Spaniard ordered us to go on the other fide,
and there flay for him ; which we did many hours ;
At this place we ail went upon the Search, to fee if
any thing was to be had for tlie Belly, fome on the
Land, fome in the Water: The Land yielded nothing,
but in the Water we got a fort of Shell-Fifh, called
Water- Soldiers, which we eat. At length the Canmo
u'ith our People came, but our Spaniard was not come,
biit in about half an hour's time he came with a. fmall
Cannoo. This was the place where Solomon met the
'Spaniards. The Cannoos had each two Indians to fet
them along j and we had one Indian for our Guide,
named Wan-Antonia, who the Spaniard faid was a Chri-
(lian, but an Inhabitant of that Town, where the Dutch-
Men were kill'd. We fet fotward in our two Boats,
and the two Cannoos, and rowed till Night, being nigh
a place of thicketty Wood, which we made choice of
to lodge at for this Night: Here was Wood enough,
we made large Fires, were pleafed with the place, and
lay down to reft. About Mid-night I had a great-lofs,
having a Quart of Berries whole, and as much pounded
to mix with Water, to feed our Child with ^ the Fire
being difturbed, the Cloth which we had our Food
in was burn'd j all was loft, and nothing to be had
until we could get to the Spaniards, which was two
Days March at leaft. About an hour after this, the
Wind rofe at North- Weft, and it began to Rain*, but
having (mall Valmetto which grew nigh, Jofeph Kirk
and I fet tp Work, and made a Shelter, whicli would
keep Ten dr-more of us from the Weather: We had
no
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ho fooner compleated our Work, but it rained hardly
In this Shower of Rain the four Indians got froit^
among its, took their Cannoos^ and away they ifjctit
back again : When Day appeared, we niilfed them ;
upon which we Went to the Water-fide, where wc
found the two Cannoos gone. And now we were irt M
great Straight j but the Spaniard faid, Thofq that coUld
Travel beft muft go by Land. The Perfons pitch'd
Upon were, Richard Limpenj^ Andrew Adurray^ Cornelitk
Toker, Jofepb Kirles Boy John IllUard^ and Venelofe g
with Seven iVl?gr(?a, named, Veter^ J^cK defar^ Sarab^
Bella^ Sufanna and Quenfa 5 the Spaniardsy and the ift*'
Man, WaH'Antonia^ Went with them to direft theni
the way, carrying them over Land to the Sea-fhoar,
and then directing to keep the Sea-fioar along to the
Northward.
Th^y returned to us, and we with oUr two Boats
rowed all day without ceafing, till Sun-letting ; and
when vve put on Shoar, the place was ari old Indian^
Field, on a high bleak Hill, where had been a large
Indian-Houfi, but it was tumbled down; of the Ruines
of this Houfe we made a Shelter againft ih^ Nmh-V/efi
Wind, which began to blow very bleak, tht Spaniard
went to the Sea, which was not two Miles 0IF, to fe^
if our People had paffcd, and at his return he faid^
They were gone by. We asked, If they could reach
to any Houfe, or Indian*To\vn, for Shelter ? For #e
fuppofed, /hould they be without Fire this Night, they
could not live. He faid. They muft travel all Night-,
Night came on, we had Fire and Wood enough, and
had gathered a great heap of Grafs to lie on, hoping
to have got fome reft 5 but the North-Wefi Wind in-
creafed, and the Cold was fo violent, that ^^e were In
a lamentable Condition, not able to reft , for as we lay
or ftood fo clofe to the Fire, that it Would Scorch Us^
that M% fxom ic ivas readj to Freeze; We had no othej
fi i ■ ' Way
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way but to ftand and keep turning for the moft part
of the Night j we all thought we never felt the like.
The Spaniard that was clothed, was as bad to bear it
as we that were naked. At length Day appeared, and
we mud go.
Tloeiyh of the <)th Month j the 6th of the Week.
This Morning we were loth to part with our Fires^
but to ftay here it could not be j fo we went to our
Boats, wading in the Water, till it was ready to be-
num us: But we put forward, and rowing about two-
Leagues, came lo an old Houfe, where the Spaniard
told us, we muft leave the Boats, and travel by Land 9
we had a boggy Mar/h to v/ade through, for a Mile, to
get to the Sea-ifhoar, and had about five or (ix Leagues,
along the Bay or Strand, to the Spanijh Sentinal's Houfe.
The North'We[i Wind was violent, and the Cold fuch,
that the ftrongeft of us thought we fhould not out- live
that day. Having got through the boggy Marfli, and
on the Sea- /hoar, our People, black and white, made
all fpeed, one not flaying for another, that could not
tiavel fo faft ; none but I, with my Wife and Child,
Robart Barrow^ my Kinfman Benjamin AUen^ and my
Negro London^ whom I kept to help carry my Childy
keeping together ^ the reft of our Company had left us,
not expe6ting ta fee fome of us again j efpecially Ro^'
htrt Barrow^ my Wife and Child. We travelled after
as well as we could ^ having gone about two Miles,
the Cold fo feized on my Kinfman, Benjamin AUeny
that he began to be ftifF in his Limbs, and daggered
and fell, grievoully complaining, that the Cold would-
kill him. Our Negro having our young Child, I and
my Wife took our Kinfman under each Arm, and
helped him along j but at length Bis Limbs were quite
fiiff, his Speech almoft gone, and he began to Foam
at Mouth. In this Straight we knew not what to do ;
to ftay with him, wc muft perilh alfoi and we were
"Vvilllng
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Willing to ftrivc as long as we could. Wc carried out
Kinfman, and laid him under the Bank, nor being
Dead ; I refolved to run after our People, fome of
them not being out of Sight j which I did, and left
mjfc Wife and Child, with the Negroe^ to follow as
faft as they could. I run about two Miles, making
Signs to them, thinking if they fljould look behind
them, and fee me running, they would ftop till I got
up with them. I was in hopes, that if I could have
accompli/hed this my defign, to have got help to have
carried my Kinfman along ; but they flopped nor,
and I ran until the Wind pierced me, fo that my Limbs
failed, and I fell ; yet ftill I ftrove, and getting up,
walked backward to meet my Wife ^ as I was going,
I met with the Spaniard coming out of the Sand-hills,
and Jofeph Kirles Negro^ Ben* I made my Complaint
to the Spaniard^ but he not being able to underftand
me well, went forward. I then applyed my felf to
che Negroj making large Promifes, if he would fetch
my Kinfman ^ he offered to go back, and ufe his en-
deavour, which he did. At length my Wife and Child
came up with me. She was almoft overcome with grief,
exprelling in what manner we were forced to pare
with our Kinfman ^ and cxpeSing t!?at She and the
Child fliould go next.
Poor Rohert Barrow was a great way behind us, I
feared we fhoijld never fee him again. I ufed my cn*»
deavour to comfort and cheer my Wife, inrreating her
not to let Grief overcome her : I had hppcs that the
Lord would help us in this ftraight, as he had done
in many fince wc were in this Land : And if it pleafed
God that Wc fhould lay down our Lives in this Wlf*
dernefs, that we might befcech him to enable us to do
It willingly. Thus ftriving in a deep Excrcife of Body
and Mind, We travelled on, admiring God's Goodnefs
to prefervjng us thus far through fo many eminent
P2t5gers I In the fenfe of which, a (ecret hope wouI4
arife (tho* invoh^ed with humane Doubts and Fears)
That the Lord would yet preferve us. I tgok my
Child from <he Negro^ and carried him. I had aq
Jndm-M0t^ with a fplit in it, through which I put my
Head, hanging over my Breaft unto my Wafte ^ under
this I carried my Child, which helped to break the
Wind off it ; but the poor Babe was black with cold
from Head to Foot, and its Flefh as cold as a Stone,
yet it was not froward. Its Mother would take it
now and then, and give it the Bread, but little could it
get at it: B(?fides it, we dared not flop in the lead, for if
Vit did, we fiiould perceive our Limbs to fail. About
rWQ aClock in the afternoon, we came up with our
Negrq-Woman, Hagar^ with her Child at her Back,
almori dead : And a little further we came up with
bur Negro-Girl, Quenza, being dead, as we thought,
for flie was as ftiff as a dead Body could be, and her
Eyes fet^ but at length we perceived her Breathe, but
Ihe had no Sehfe nor Motion : We carried her froni
the Water-fide, under the Bank. This increafed my
fife's Sorrow, and Hie began to doubt, fhe (hould not
^c able to travel much further | but I endeavoured to
(encourage iier, not to leave her driving, as long as
kny ability was kfu AllQur People were out of' fight,
f2icept four, and thofe we had gained upon. I fent
iny Negro to overtake them, and to defire them to
fecken their pace, till we got up with them j being
|n hopes, that gaining their Company, would cheer
up my Wife, but they would not j fo the Negro
flopped for us : We had loft fight of Robert Barrow by
ffhis time. §oon after we overtook John Smith, who
^/as one of the four, he began to fail, and his Com-
panions left him 5 vvhereupon he made grievous Com-
plaints, which i reproved him for, left he fliould dif-
courage my Wife, - The Suq was uigh fetting, and we
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began to look out for the Scntinal's Poft, and my KV
gro at times got upon feveral of the higheft Sand-hUls
to look out, but could not fee any Houfe» nor the
Smoak of Fire. This was terrible to us all j for the
Day beingfTo cold, the Night much more, and we
not able to travel without Reft, being a ftarved People,
both within our Bodies and without ; and if we
ceafed from travelling, wc fhould inftantly be numm'd
and move no further. In the midfi of thefe Reafon-
ings and Doubting, we were got into, lefpied a Man,
as I thought, ftanding on the Bank, but at great di-
ftancc', I was afraid to fpeak, left it fhould prove other-
wife, but he was foon feen by the whole Company ;
and at length we efpied him walking towards the
Land, this confirmed us 5 and fo we betook to the
Hills again, to look out, yet could not fee the Houfe
from thence i but on the next Hill we faw it : This
was Joy unto us, though we began to have a fenfe of
our tirednefs j for our Rcfolution abated, . after we had
got fight of the Houfe.
When we got to the Houfe, we found four Sentinals,
and the Spaniards^ our Guides, with the three of our
Men, viz>. Jofeph Buckley^ Nathaniel Randal, and yob?f
Shires, The Spaniards bid us welcome, and made room
for us to (it down by the Fire. The chiefeft Man of
the Sentinals, took a kerfey-Coat,and gave my Wife to
cover her, and gave each of us a piece of Bread, made
of Indian-Cern^ which was pleafant unto us j after it
we had plenty of hot Cajfeena-Drink, It was dark, and
we endeavoured to prevail with the Spaniards to go
feek for Rohert BarroTv and my Kinfman, offering them
confiderablej but they feemed not fully to underftand
me, yet I could make them fenfible, that my Kinfman
was almoft dead, if not quite •, and that the old Maa
was in a bad condition. . They made me to under-
ftandj that the Weather was not fit to go our, buj
E 4 jhey
phey would watch if Robert would pafs by. Aboui
an hQur or two after, one of the Spaniards being walk-
jng out of the Bay, met with Roherty and brought him
Into the Houfe : We rejoyced to fee him, and en-
quired concerning our Kinfman and Negro Ben. He
laid, Our Kinfman was ftriving to get up, and could
hot j he came to him, and fpake unto him j he could
jbot anfwer, but ery'd, and he could not help him.
Put coming along, at fomc confiderable diftance, met
Negro BeHy who faid. He was going for Benjamin
lAUe&y {q he paft him. And fome Miles further, he faw
iJegro Jacky drawing himfelf down from the Bank,
fiis lower parts being dead, and crying out for fome
Fire, that he might ftve his Life j but he did not fee
ihe Negro Girl, whom we hailed out of the way*
j^e M^ere under a great Concern for our Kinfman ;
tb^ Sfmards we could not prevail upon to go and
fetch him, or go and carry wherewith to make a Fire ;
^vhich had they done, gnd found them living, it might
have prefer ved them : But we hoped Negro Beti,
V/oUid bring our Kinfman. The 5p^wW^ would have
Jiad tpqft of u§ to have gone to the next Sentinal's
Houfcj which was a League farther, but we all beg-
ged hard of jhem to la. us lye in their Houfe, in any
place. On the Ground, for we were not able to travel
farther : Belides, the cold would WH us ; for we were
In fuch a trembling ftaking Condition, and io full of
jpain, from Head to Foot, that it's not to be exprefled^
^r length the Spaniards confented. That Robert Bar^
ro-^i^'j I, my Wire and Child, and John Smithy fliould
iyQ in the Houfe j but to Jofe^h Biickley, Nathaniel Ran^
daly John Sheirsy an4 Tftiy Negro Londony they would
pot grant that favour. So one of the Spaniards taking
3 Fire-brand, bid thofe four go with him j he direfited
?hem to ^ frt^all Thicket of Trees, and fhewed them
?Q &M^ Wqpd^ gn4 make |arge pircs, ^n^ S!e<^p
there. Thefe poor Creatures lay out, and if proved
a hard Frofty Night. The Spaniard returned, and faid.
They were got into a Wood, and had Fire enough.
We were filent, but feared they would hardly live
till Morning.
After they were gone, the Spaniards took a pint of
Indian-Corfty and parched it, and gave part to us, which
.we accepted cheerfully; alfo they gave us fome Coffee"
fta-Drink, Wc were in extraordinary .pain, fo that we
could not reft ; and our Feet were cxtreamly bruifed,
the Skin was oif, and the Sand caked with the Bipod,
that we could hardly fet our Feet to the Ground, after
we had been fome time in the Houfe. The Night was
extream cold , tho' we were in the Houfe, and by the
Fire we could not be warm, for the one fide did
fcorch, whilft the other was ready to freeze j and thus
wepaffed the Night.
The i^tb of the 9th Month y the jth of the Weeh
This Morning we looked out, and there was a ve-
ry hard Froft on the Ground j fo it was terrible to
go out of Door. Our People returned from the
Wood, but complained heavily of their Hardihip in
the Night. They had hot been an hour in the Houfcj
before the Spaniards gave us all a Charge to be gone
to the next Seminars Houfe. This was grievous to
us all, but more efpecially to my Wife, who could
fiot raife her felf when down : But go we muft ; for
though wc intreated hard for my Wife and Roherf
Barrow^ we could not prevail that they might ftay
till we could get a Canmo. As we were all going,'
one Spaniard made a fign for me and my Wife to ftay,
which we did, and it was to have a handful of
parch'd Corn. As foon as we had received it, thejT
bid us be gone to the next Sentinal's, wHcrc was Vi.
(ftuals enough for us. The Sun was a geat height,
but v»'e ^auU not feel any wgrmtb ii gave ; the North-
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TVefier beginning to blow as hard as it did the D^
before. And having deep Sand to travel through,
which made our Travelling this one League very
hard, efpecially to my Wife and Robert, The Sfa-
niards lent my Wife a Blanket to be hh at the next
Sentinal's Houfe.
'At length we came to an Inlet of the Sea ^ on the
other fide was the look-out and Sentinal's Houfe : Here
were all our People fitting, waiting to be carried over,
and in a little time came one of the Sentinals, with a
Cannoo, and carried us over.
This Sentinal would not fufFer us to come into his
Houfe, but caufed us to kindle a Fire under the Lee of
his Houfe, and there fit down : About half an hour
after, he bid us be gone to the next Sentinal's, which
was a League further, giving us a Cup of Cajfeenay
and tvvo Quarts of Indian-Corn for us all, bidding us
go to our Company at next Houfe, and get our Corn
dreffed there.
I underftood that our iVi?gro- Woman, Hagar, got hi-
ther late laft Night, having her Child dead at her Back,
which the Spaniards buried.
One of the Spaniards went with us to the next In-
let^ carrying a ftick of Fire, to fet fire of fome Trafh,
to make a fignal for them on the other fide, to fetch
ys over, the Inlet being very wide. When the C^w-
^00 came over for us, qur Guide took the Blanket
from my Wife ; but the Negro^ which brought over
the Camoo, lent my Wife one of his Coats, lo we got
over J but before we got to the Houfe, we had a Show-
er of Hail. At this Houfe we were kindly received,
having fuch a Mefs of Vifliuals, as we had not had in a
long time before, which was very pleafant to our Hun-
ger-ftarv'd Stomachs, Our People went hence this
Morning for Augufteen^ having a Guide with them j
but John Hopr and Vemkfi were kft heircj not being
^bk to travel. We remained here till the Morrdw,
but the Night was fo extream Cold, that we could not
reft.
Tie i^th of the ^th Month '^ the ifl oftheWeeh.
This morning the Spaniards bid us prepare to travel,
for they were not able to maintain us. We under-
ilood that it was five or ^u. Miles to Augufteen^ and we
could not travel fo far, being ajl of us lamed and ftifF.
We intreated them to let us go in a Cannoo^ but they
denied us 5 we intreated for the two Women and Ro-
bert Barrow ^ at length we prevailed, that they fhould
go up in a Camoo ^ for the Cannoo was to go, whether
we went or no.
While all this Difcourfe was, came in a couple of
Spaniards^ one being the Sentinal that went with our
People the day before, the other was a Perfon the
Governour had fent, with a Camoo and four Spaniards^
to fetch us. This was chearful News ; for had wc
gone to have travelled without a Guide, we fhould
have peri/hed. The Man that came for us, brought
two Blankets, one for my Wife^ the other for Venekpe 1
he defired us to be going. About a League diftance
from the place, he left the Cannoo^ which we parted
with very unwillingly ^ for fome of our People, had
they had a Mile further to have gone, could not have
gone it. The Wind ftill continued at North/fVeft^ and
blowed very fiercely, and extream Cold it was : We
had fuch a continual Shivering, and Pain in our Bones,
that we were in violent Anguifh.
Our poor Child was quiet, but fo black with Cold,
and Shaking, that it was admirable how it lived. Wc
got to Augufieen about two hours before Night j being
put on Shoar, we were directed to the Governour's
Houfe : Being got thither, wc were had up a pair of
Stairs, at the head whereof ftood the Governour, who
0r4cred ray Wife to be conduced to his Wife's Apparr«
"■ ' ' ^ ■ ■ - -- . inenr>
jBicnt. I and Jofeph Smith went into a Room, xvficre
fhe Governour a^ked us a few Queftions j but feeing
how extream Cold we were, he gave us a Cup of
Spamjh'PVimy and fent us into his Kitchen to warm
our felves at the Fire. About half an hour afterwards
the Governour fent for John Smith and Me, and gave
us a Shirt and Sliders, a Hat, and a pair of Silk-
Stockins ; telling us, He had no Woollen Clothes as yct^
but would have fomc made. We put on the Linnen,
and made all hafte into the Kitchen to the Fire. Roherf
Marrow was quartered at another Houfe. The Perfons
came to the Governour's Houfe, and took fuch as they
were minded to Quarter m tbeir Houfes ; fo that Jo^
fiph KirUy John Smithy I, my Wife and Child, lodged
at the Governour's Houfe. All our People that came
5jp with Jofefh Kirky came to fee us. We perceived
che People's great kindnefsj for they were all well
Glothed from Head to Foot, with the beft the People
had. Jofefh Kirk began to tell us of his Travel after
he left us on the Bay, and how that they all con-
cluded, That they fhould never fee my Wife and
Child, and Rohert Bar-^ow any more, if they did my
Kinfman and Me, Richard Limpem^ and ihofe that
went with him, had a hard Travel for Thirty Hx hours
without ceafing ; in which Travel, three of our Ne^
groes^ that went with them, were loft (viz. Jack^ Cafar
and Quenza) by fitting down to reft themfelves, they
were in a little time lo nummed that they could not
go, and there periflicd ^ fo that we loft five in that
Day's Travel, and began to doubt, that Negro Ben
pcrifhed alfo. Jofeph Kirle faid. That he thought he
ftould have loft fome of our People, in their Travel
from the laft SentinaPs hither j for they were much
tyred, aiid the Cold violent, and the latter part of that
pay's Journey, they wading for many Miles through
muqh Water, acid deep S^n4-Hills, ^ when Jhey came
m
(6fy
in fight of Augufleen^ they ftayed for Boats to fetch
them 5 in v^hich time fomc were nummcd With the
Cold. Jofefb Kirk apply *d himfelf to the Governour
on our behalfs, to fend us help, for he doubted whe-
ther we were all living 5 the Governour readily aflent-
ed, and forthwith fent for a Perfon fix for his purpofe,
charging him to get a Terre-Augoe and Mand, and go
forthwith and fetch us; but the Tide fell out, fo that
h« could not go till Mid-night : The Governour was
fo concerned, that he would not go to Bed till they
were gone j when the Tide fervcd, he went to the
Water-fide* and faw the Men Put off, giving them a
ftria Charge.
Solomon CreJJon began to tell us of his Travels from
jece^ having mod part of the way much Rain : The
Indians were very kind unto him, until they came to
the Indian Town where the Dutch-Men were killed;
at which place, fomc of thofe Indians made* a difco-
vcry of him to be no Spaniard ; they faid nothing to
him thereof, but were very dogged to him, giving
him no Food, and caufing him to lie on the Ground
ambngft Vermine. On the Morrow he was to go
with his former Company, who were grown fo cx«
trcamly bitter and envious to him, that when they
did but look upon him, they were ready to fmite him 3
having gone until about mid-day, pafling an Inlet, the
Weather being extream bad, with Wind, Rain, and
much Cold, they put on Shoar, ( this was the place
where we put on Shoar, and got Water-Soldiers^ and
flayed for the Spaniard^ when he went back to look for
our People, that were to follow us in a Cannoo) but the
Rage of ihefe Bloody People was fuch, that he expected
to dye; being on Shoar, they readily kindled a Fire,
about which time he heard a noife of a Boat and Oars,
and prefently the Spanilh Terre-Augoe put on Shoar upon
them : The Indians were extraordinarily forprized, and
flood
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flood amazed ; but Solomon was glad to fee thern, ah3
they him. The Sfaniards took the old Caffekeys Cheftj
and whatever he had, from him, commanding them
to return to the J»<s/;Vj;« Towns from whence they came.
Staying all Night, the next Morning the Sfaniards fent
Solomon under the Condu6l of tWo Indians^ belonging
to ihefe Towns, who were commanded by the Sfani-^
ards ro carry Solomon unto the SentinaFs Houfe^ but
thefe two Inelam carried him a little beyond the place
where we put on Shoar, to Travel, and they fcem'd
as though they had Mifchief in their Hearts againft
him : He asked. If they would go forward P But they*
looking untowardly on him, anfwered him not : So
he went himfeifj and was glad when he faw they did
iiot follow him.
But we were defirous to know how the Sfaniards had
knowledge of us, which it feems was thus :
When we got to Jece^ where Smith and his Com^
pany were, and we going under the Denomination of
Sfaniards^ and the other EngUflj^ the report of us run
from Indian-Town to W//Jw-Town, to the Northward,
unto the Northernmoft Town j at which Town were
two or more Indians that were Converted to the Romijh
Faith : Thefe, or one of thefe, went to the next Spanijij
Seminars, and gave an Account, That he heard that
there were two Veflels Caft away to the Southward of
Jecey one being a Sfaniardj the other an Englijh Veffclj
the Spaniards having two Veflels gone for the Havana^
to feek for fupplies, feared it was thofe Veflek And
the fame day as this News came to the Governour of
Atigfifteen^ came alfo NeWs, of one of their Fryars be-
' ihg murder'd by fome of the Cafe-Indians, After this
manner we underftood it, fz%,. Three Fry^trx being un*
der a Vow to go amongft the Indians on the Cafe^ to
Convert them ; they went to a certain Town to the
Northward, off where we were CaS away^ but it lay
Within the Sound. The Cajfekty of this Town they
gained on to Embrace the Roman Faith, but all his
People were much incenfed againft the Byars, and
therefore would have their Cajjekey Renounce his Faitb^
and put the Fryars to Death ; but he would alfent to
neither j therefore they killed him and one Fryar^ the
other two efcaped. Hereupon was a Verre-Augoe forth*
with fent for us, of what Natiou foever we might be>
alfo a party of Spaniards and Indians were fent againft
that Town where the Fryar was killed. We had a plen^
liful Supper, and we fed like People that had been half
ftaived j for we eat, not knowing when we had enough j
and we found our Palats fo changed by eating of Ber-
ries, that we could not reli/h the tafte of Salt no more
than if it had no Salrnefs in it. We had lodging pro^
vided, but few Beds.
The i6th of the ^th Month -^ the id of the Week,
This Morning we had Ice half an Inch thick, and it
had been fo for fome Mornings paft, but as the Sun
rifeth it's gone.
The Governour came in this Morning to our Apart-
ment, inquiring how we did •, we having had Choco^
lat for Breakfaft, he asked. If we would have any thing
elfe that his Houfe could afford, if we would but askj,
it fhould be brought us ? But we modeftly anfwered,
That this was fufficient -, although our Appetites were
not to be fatisfied. The Governour dated the Poverty
of the Country unto us. The place is a Garifon, main-
tain'd one half by the King of Spain^ the other half
by the Church of Rome, The Male Inhabitants are all
Soldiers, every one receiving Pay according to their
Poft. A Sentinal's Pay is 150 Pieces of Eight a Year 9
and all their fupply of Bread, Clothing and Money,
comes from the Havana and Vorto Vella \ and it is a
going on of three Years fmce they have had a Veflel
' from any place whatfoever, which makes their Wants
very.
^eiy great I all things being expended,' except Arfi-
inunition and Salt, of which they faid they had enough*
The Governour offered us the freedom of what his
Houfc afforded^ withal, gave us a Charge, to be careful
in going abroad, cfpecially of fome Perfons that did not
affeS our Nation : We promifcd to be ruled, and fub-
mit to the Governour's Pleafure for our Liberty. Our
People came in, and we^told them the Caution j bue
they faid. They had been all over the Town, and iq
many Houfes, where they were kindly received, and
iuch as the People had, they would give theip. They
told us of fpme Engliflj that liv'd here, and they had
been at their Houfes, the chiefeft in efteenir was one
William Carr of the IJle of E/y, who about thirty Years
ago, was in a VcfTel bound for South-Carolina^ but mif-
iing' their Port, were caft away nigh this Port ^ many
were drowned, but he and fomc others were brought
hither by the Indians j fome of tliem got away in S^a^
nijf) VeflcJs, Others died her^. This Man turned Roman
Catholicky and Married a Spanijh Wbman^ of whom he
had Seven Children, and is an Officer in the Garifon^
he was chief Interpreter.
This day came Jofefh kirk\ Negro Ben^ he gate us
this Account, That after we had fent him back, he ha-
ving look'd, and not finding my Kinfman, he went ta
feek for a place to llielter himfelf from the Cold, and
fome place he found to creep in, where he lay down^
and continued there all Night, but by Morning was
fo ftiff with Cold that he could not ufe his Leg$, but
hailed himfeff towards the Bay. The Sfaniards^ our
Guide from the firft Sentry-Houfe, the Morning after
we went thence, returned along the Bay, to fee if any
of our People were living ; but he found all dead, ex-
cept Negro 5^7? 3 and he getting a Fire made, Negro\6r»
was recovered, and got the ufe of his Limbs.
C7t )
; WilUatn Carr^ the Iilterpretery aGquaintcd us, That
the Goverrtour^ and two Royal Officers, wpuld examine
us, concerning our. being call away, and what Gcods
and Moneys was lolt in our Veflel, and concerning
otv Hardfhips amongft the Florida- Indians^ (Sec, VVIlicR.
was done, and every one did %n it. , This, took, dp
two or three Days time to compleat it. After this
was done, the Governoiir told us, That he expdifled
Captain Sshaftian Lopas in fome few Days ^ and aftef his
Arrival, he would provide for our gomg to Carclui^l
'with Cannposj and Men to guard u$. ^ ^ . ,.,.;,;.., ^ ^
This Week my Wife was taken with a fevfer snd
Ague, which held her three Days, ^nd then left hen
The Governour order'd hjs own Ddftor to admmifler
fuch things as were helpfal.. The Govefrlbiif's kind-
nefs to us all was extraordinary ; f6r he would daily
enquire of us, if we wanted any thing which he had ;
of which he gave us an account j and we eat no wdrHi
than he did daily. . ^ ...-^ .
The Town we law, from one end tc the" otiier ;' it
is about three quarters of a Mile hi length, not r^gti"
larly Built, the Houfes not V^ery thick ^ they Having
large Orchards, in which are plenty of Oran&eSj Lem^
moHs^ Porne-Citrons^ Lymes^ Figgs and Peaches : The-
Houfes, molt of them, old Building^ and not half cf
them Inhabited. The number of Men being about
Three Hundred, that belong to th6 Governifierit -, and
many of them are kept as Sentinals at their Look-out^o
At the North-end of tJie Town flaildetk' a large For-
tification, being 3. Qu^adrangle ^fikliB^ifiiohs'j each Ba--
fiion will contain thirteen Ciim ^ but there iVas hot
-paft Two thirds of Fifty two mbitntedo In the Cuj>.
tin they (panno> mount any Guns, being only for frfijfl!
Arms. , The Wall of the Fortiflcatiom is about thirty
Foot high, built of law'd Stone, fuch as they get otic
of chc Sand, between^ the Sea and the Sbund. This
Stone is only Sand an^ fraali shells cdnriexed togethtiv
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being not very hard, till expofed to the Sun. The Fort
is moated round \ they would not admit us to come
near the Fort ^ but "jofe^h ICvrk took an opportunity,
and walked round about it.
The l^d of the ^th Aionth'^ the id of the Week,
This Day Jofefh Kirle and I, confidering that the
latter end of this Week was talked of, for our fetting
forward towards Carolina (which the Spaniards call
St. George's) We concluded to endeavour to provide
our felves, if we could, with Clothing ^ confidering
we lliould be expofed to all the Weather that might
happen, and have no fhelter but what we carry with
us : Therefore we were inclined to fell, he his, and I
one or two of my Negroes^ to provide us Clothing and
Provilions. We addrefled our felves to the Govemour^
and withal offered him. If he pleafed to accept the
choice of my Negroes ^ but he denied our Offer. We
ftatcd our Matter to him, and asked. If we might dif-
pofe of our Negroes ? He faid. No, we (hould not ^
neither could we fell them to any Perfon but himfelf,
for the King's Account, without a fpecial Licenfe :
Therefore he would confult the two Royal Officers,
and give us his anfvver.
The li^th of the 9th Momh ; the 3^ of the Week,
This Day the Governour fent for us, and told us,
That he would give us credit for what we, and the reft
of the Company, would. I told him. That my Wife
and Child would want fome warmer Clothing \ alfo
"^ofefh Kirle and m.y felf fhould want fome, if to be
had. He ordered us to give in an account of what we
fhould want v and, if to be had, we fhould have it :
. And Jofeph Kirle and I fhould give our Obligation, to
pay the Governour of Carolina what the Sum amounted
unto •, which we were willing to do. But we defired
that our People fhould give us their Obligation, for
what we were engaged for, on their account, which
the Governour thought reafonable. I gave in an ac-
" . " count
fcoiint of particulars, for Jofefb Kirky Roheri Barrmi
my Self and Family : Alfo the quantity of Indian-Corni
Vtafe^ ftringed Btef, Salt and Earthen Vopy for the whole
Company : But Clothing was not. to be had^ except as
much Stuff as made a Suit for my Wife and Cbild,, ahd
a few Skin5 Jofefh Kirk and I got : I got alfo fcveti
Blankets, tho* the price was great. Thefe feryed j^o=?
fefb Kirky kohrt Barrow^ rriy Self and Family. We had
five Roves of Jmrnuhitm-Bready fo full of Wcavel^.thac
Corn was far better j twenty Roves of ftrung ^««f I
lixty Roves of InMan-Corn ^ ten Roves ofFeafe ^ one
Rove of Salt j Jars for IVater^ and Eartbett-Fcts to boyl
our Fiduafs in. . ,,. ,
tbf i^tb of the ^tb Monib , tbe /^tb ofthtW'eeti.
• The Gdvernourfent for JofepbkirU and Me, tocef^
tifie, That ail that was to be got, tje had got for iii^
And he fufther (igniiicd unto us. That he did expedl
Schafilan Lopa^ before this time 5 arid he would h6t
have us to go till he cinie, foi: whatfoever ht Coltlcl
get of bur Money and Goods we fliould have it every
Doit : But we faid, We delired rioj to be detained oti
that account ^ for t^e had given that already over for
gone from us : Andaisit had pleafed God to make therri
the Inftruments of our Prefefvatiori, fo iJve did fr^eljf
give any thing of that vi^hich was, Or thay be deeilicd
burs, to the Governour, and thofe Perfons ifiat were?
fent for us. The Governbur faid, He would not have
any thing to do with it ; for whatever he did^ Was for
Charity-fake. Then we defired the Spldiers fhoulq
have it, if any fhouid be got, which We doubted. And
hereupon we confidered, That fhouid thofe poof Med
get nothing, we ought to allow thefti fomething iri
general: Therefore Jofeph Kirk and ! offered the
Governour, That we ivou Id give Captain Sehafiiafi Lo^
fasy and his Men^ an Hundred Fiecei of Eighty for
' bringing us up irom amongft the Indians, The Go-
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vcrnoul' was pleafed with our GiFer, and faid, They
fhould have ic.
About this time, Robert Barrow was taken with a
grievous BelJy-ach -, after which, he fell into a violent
Flux. Several of our People alfo were taken with the
Belly-ach, and a great Scouring ; all which was chiefly
occafioned by our unreafonable Eating, and not Go-
verning our felves therein. Our chief Dyet was Horn-
mony^ Herbs and Pompions, having not much Meat :
Which mean Dyet was our Prefervation ; for had it
been all Flelh, we fhould have deftroyed our felves :
But we had the beft the place afforded.
The zCth of the ^tb Month % the ph of the Week,
This Day we figned our Obligation, for Four Hun-
dred Tkces of Eight \ and we were to be gone the
: 28th or 19th Inftant : After which, our People figned
theii' Obligation to us, to pay their Proportion of
what was provided for them in Provifions j and their
part of what fhould be paid for their Palfage, from
the Indians to Carolina : Whereupon we made the beft
Provifion we could. I had got fome Wine and Bran-
dy for my Self and Family, and fome fmall Necef-
faries for our Child, with a great Refolution to go
through.
The zt)tb of the ^th Month ^ the ifi of the Week,
This Day, after we had dined, Cannoos being got
ready, one Captain Francifco de Roma^ with fix Soldiers,
was to go our Conduct ^ the Governour walked down
tofeeusEmbarque; and taking our Farewell^ he Em-
braced fome of us, and wifhed us well, faying, WE
SHOULD FORGET HIM WHEN WE GOT A-
MONGST OUR OWN NATION. And alfo ad-
ded, THAT IF WE FORGOT, GOD WOULD
NOT FORGET HIM. Thus in a courteous man-
ner we parted J which was about two or three a
Clock in th« Afternoon: Taking our departure from
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'Augufieenl we had about two or three Leagues to an
Indian-To-wn^ called St, a Cruce \ where, being landed,
we were directed to the Indian Ware-Houfe : It is built
round, having fixteen Squares ; on each Square is a
Cabin built, and painted, which will hold two Peo-
ple i the Houfe being about fifty Foot Diameter ; In
the middle of the top is a Square openings about fif-
teen Foot. This Houfe was very clean, and Fires
being ready made nigh our Cabins, the Sfanijh
Captain made choice of Cabins for him and his
Soldiers, and appointed us our Cabins. In this Town
they have a Fryar^ and a large Houfe to Worlhip in,
with three Bells j and the Indians go as conflantly to
their Devotions, at all times and ieafons, as any of
the Sfaniards. Night being come, and the time of
their Devotion over, the Frjar came in, and many
of the Indians^ both Men and Women, having a
Dance, according to their Way and Cuftom. We
had plenty of C^ffiena-Drink, and fuch Vi6tuals as the
Indians had provided'^ ft)r us j fome bringing Corn
boiled, another Pcafe'j fomc one thing, fome ano-
therj ofallMvhich we made a good Supper, andflept
till Morning.
The ^otb ofthe^th Month \ the zdoftheWeek^
This Morning early, we left this Town, having
about two Leagues to go with the Cannm; then we
were to travel by Land : But a Cart was provided to
carry our Provifions and NecelTaries ; in which Cart,
ihofe that could not travel were carried. We had
^bout five Leagues to a Sentinel's Houfe, where we lay
^\l Night 9 and next Morning travelled along the Sea-
ihoar, about four Leagues to an Inlet ; Here v/e wait-
ed for Cannoos to come for us, to carry us abour two
Miles, to a Town, called St. Wans^ an IndianTown^ be-
ing on an Ifland. We went through a Kirt of Wood
into the Indian Plantations, for a Mile. In the ^liddje
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(of this Ifland fs the Town of St, Wans^ a large Town,
ancj many Pieoplc : Tlrey have a Fryar^ and a IVorJhifpingr
Jfotife. The People are very Induftrious, having plenty
pf Hogs and Fowls, and large Crops of Corn, as we
could tell by their Corn-Hoiifcs. Thp Indians brought
ps yiif^uals, as at the lafl Town, and we lay in their
Ware-Hpufe, which was larger than that at the other
Th^ id of the loth Month ^ the ^th of the Weeh
This Morning the /;/^/^;7j brought us Vidua;}s for
Breakfafl, and the Fryar gave my Wife fome Loaves of
Sre^d, made of /w^«-Corn, which was ibmewhat ex-
traordinary ; alfb a parcel of Fowls.
' About ten a Clock in the forenoon we left St. Wms^
walking about a Mile to the Sound, where were Gi«;70(7i
#nd Indians^ ready tp tranfport us to the next Town :
|V^ did believe that we might have come all the way
along the Sound, but the Spaniards were riot willing to
i|iicoverthe place unto us. ■
' ' An hour before Sun-fet we got to the Town, cair4
(^. Aiary\ : This is a Froutier^ " md a Garifon Town 4
the Inhabitants are Indians^ mtk fome 5jp^«*jf?; Soldiers.
\/V'e were conduced to the Ware-Houfe^ as the cuHom
IS, for every Town liath a Ware-Houfe : Or, as wc
im4erfl:ood, thefe Hoi^s were for their times of Mirth
and Dancing, and to lodge and entertain Straiigers:
This Poufe is about 8 1 Foot Diameter, built Round^
wJth 32 Sqiiai'cs, in each Square 'a Cabin about 8 Foot
longj of a good height, being Paiqted and well Mat-
ted, • The Centre of this Building is a Quadrangle of
20 Foot, being open at top of the Houfe, againft which
the Hdufe is Built ^ thus, in this Quadrangle is the
place they Dance, • having a great" Fire in the middle :
On^ of the Squares of this Biiiiding is the Gate-Way
br PaHage in.' Th^ Women, Natives of theft Towns,
cloaA' ihemfeives with the Moil of Trees, making
GiMu^ mi petticoats thereof^ V^hich, at a di|laflce,
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or in the Night, looks very neat. The IndiAn Boy%
wc faw, were kept to School in the Church, thc-
Fryar being their SchooWVIa Her. This is the laigeft
Town of all. About a Mile from this, is another
Town, call'd St. Thilif<>, At this Town of St. Mnrfs^
were we to flay till the 5th or 6th Inftant ^ where
alfo, we were to receive our fixty Roves of Corn,
and ten Roves of Peafe^ while we flayed, we had one
half of our Corn beaten into Meal by the Indians ^ the
other we kept whole, not knowing what Weather we
fhould have 5 for the Fryar of this Town, fome Years
pafl, was at Charles-To^n^ in SoHth-CaroUna^ and he had
a Month's Paflage in going, about this time of the
Year : This News was very unpleafant, to think of
lying out a Month at this Seafon, having been fo Wea-
ther-beaten before-, but we endeavoured to fhun
looking back, confidering how great our Frefervation
had been hitlierto.
While we flayed here, we were willing to make all
the Provifion we could, for Back and Belly :• We got of
the Indians^ plenty of Garlkk and long Pepper^ to fealbn
our Corn and Peafe, both which were griping and win-
dy : And we made us Wooden Trays, and Spoons to
cat with: We got Rufhes, and made a fort of a plat-
ted Rope thereof^ the ufe we chiefly intended it for^
was to be ferviceable to help us in Building Huts, or
Tents with, at fuch times as we Ihould meet with hard
Weather.
The time drawing on, that we were to leave this
Town, wehad feven large Gi;z;zoo; provided to carry us,
being in all about lixty Perfons •, eighteen of us, fix of
Smith's Company^ fcvm Spaniards^ and thirty odd Indian s^
which were to Row the Cannoos^ and be our Pilots. We
had fbme Indians from all the Towns, and two Cajfekeys,
Wc underftood that the Giro/m^-Indians, called the
Tammafees, which are related to thefe Indians^ were here
abou; a Month fiiice, Trading for Dm-Skins,
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J have omitted a confiderable PalTage that happened
In Atigtificen : The Woman, named Venelo^e^ being big
With Chi'd, by the Spaniards Perfvvafion, flayed with
them j aifo Jofeph Kirlcs Boy, named John Hillard^ was
Retained by [he Spaniards. Jofeph Kirk ftrove hard with
^hc Governour, that he might have his Boy j but the
lad was conveyed out of Town, and not to be found.
The Governour promifed, that he would fend him af-
ter him, if pofTible j but the Boy came not to us, and
we were to depart hence on the Morrow. '
The ^th of the loth Month ; the iji of tfpe Week.
This Morning we Embarqued, and departed this
plage, and put into the Town St. Phillips^ where the
Spanijl) Captain invited us on Shoar, to drink Cajjeetja,
whjch we did : The Spaniards having left fomething
JDebind y we ftayed here about an hour, and then kt
forward. About two or three Leagues hence, we
i^ame" in (ight of an Indian Town, calkd Sappataw y
but we went about a League to the Northward of it,
ro a Sencinafs Houfe, where we put our Boats on
Shoar, and had Cajjeena brought us, making no ftay»
we went hence, rowing till next Morning, in the
Night we had loft our way, but got to rights in a
iittle drtie. .
' ' Thejthofthe loth Month '^ the id of the We^h
Thil Morning isve put on Shoar, having paft an In-
kt of the Sea , and here we dreft fome Victuals, and
got a httle Sieep, until the Tide ferved. Some of our
hi^lani went out a hunting for Deer and Hogs, Y)f
hdi^ v^hich) the Spaniards faid, there was plenty -y and
when the Tide ferved, we were to go to the Northerri-
fiioft end of this liland, and ftay for the Hunters. One
of the Indians hxoVight a* Deer, which he throwed
«io\yn amongft the other Indians-^ and he went out
sggin- io Hent, to the North end of the Illand, whcrd
^^%.' wsre to- RendcEVoufc for this Nighr. We lee
vvv.- n.;. ' ^■^' ^ s-^^-^^-y •>/ •- '-• forward
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forward about ten a Clock, and got to the place
appointed an hour or two before Sun-fct, it being
a fine lofty Wood ; we imployed our felves jn getting
Fire-wood for the Nighr, and Mofs to lie on, of
both which we got plenty, having a large Oak to lie
under.
\ The Indians brought in feveral Hogs and Deer, of
which we had parr, fo that we fared richly ; having a
pleafant Night's repofe, we got up to be gone about
an hour before Day.
The Stb of the l oth Month \ the ^d of the Week.
This day, having rowed from the laft place, until
two hours before Sun-fet, we got on Shoar, at a place
where had been an Zw^/<?w Settlement, it being on a
high Bank, from whence we had a profpe6t of the
Sound. Here we imployed our felves to go and
fetch Buflies, to make Shelter againft the Wind and
Dews of the Night, and in cutting of dry Grafs to lie
on, and getting of Wood, which was a confiderable
diftanCe*, but we refolved to have it, if Labour would
purchafe it. Thofe that were not ijnployed in thcfe
Services, were providing of Water and Victuals, for we
had always enough to do. We had a pleafant Night,
and relied well.
The ^tb of the loth Month y the ^h of the Week.
This Morning, about Sun-rifing, we faw a Canmo of
Carolina-Indians^ a going to the Southward a Hunting;
they kept the Weftern fide of the Sound, being fearfal
of us^ we had a Cannoo, manned with Indians and Spa^
niardsy to go after them, to fpeak to them, being defi-
rous to get them to carry Letters to inform of our com-
ing, not knowing but we might Alarm the Out-Settle-
tn^m^oi Carolina.
This Caniioo of ours purfued the other, but the Caro^
Una Indians put On Shoar, ran into a Marfli, and Fired
at our People ^ the Sfamjl-lvdidns^ Who could fpeak the
''' V ' Tammaw's
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Tarfimav?\ Language, called unto them, and told them
their bufinefs •, withal, increating rhem to come unto
them j but they anfwercd, That they were going ^
Hunting for the Seafon, therefore defired them to be
gone, for they would not come near them : Thus our
People returned unto us. The Carolina-Indians went
their way, and we prepared to go forward. We having
the Caffekey of St. Wans with us, fent him away laft
Night, to fee if he could meet any of the Tammawfee^
Indians of Carolina, he being acquained with, and re-
lated to them y but this Camoo paffed him. We fet
forward, and rowed all the Day, till about an hour
before Sun-fet, and then we put on Shoar at an Indian
Field, which was overgrown with Sedge, it being low
wet Land ^ here we made our accuftomed Provifion for
Lodging, lying this Night in a Wood ; having drefled
Victuals for this time, and to Morrow ^ and having
ydded well this Night j about Day- break, or fooner, we
left this place.
Tbeicth of the i oth Month -j the $th of the Week.
This Day, about ten' a Clock, we crofs'd an Inlet,
bat the Tide being againft us, we put on Shoar at an
old Indian Field. At this place, under the /helter of
fome Trees, was the Cajfekey of St. Wans 5 here we
liayed; and drank fome GaJJeena: There was abundance
pf Rabbits, but We made no ftay. Not pafling two
hours, the Caffekey was fent before to make difcovery,
and we followed, rowing until an hour before Sun-
let ; by which time we got the place, called St. Ca^
talena, where hath been a great Settlement of Indians,
for the Land hath been cleared for Planting, for fome
Miles diftant. Here alfo we met the CaJJekey y ^Ko a
Cannoo of Carolina Indians, being a Man, his Wife an 4
Children, having his Dogs^ and other Hunting ImfUmentSy
for to lie out this Winter Seafon. The 5p<ji»i/fc Captain,
l^ his Interpreter, difcgwrfcd him abQUC carrying our
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Letters, which he readily affented unto ; whercupott
the Sfanifl} Caftain fet himfelf to writing to the Gover-
nour of Carolina,
We had a large Field to lie in, and no manner of
Shelter but what was a Mile diftant or more ^ but wc
fpared not pains, but fome fell to cutting of Boughs,
and Brufli, at ihac great diftance, fome to carrying it
to the place, fome to get Fire- wood, fo that by Night
we had a brave Shelter.
' The Sfanifl} Caftain fent for me, to write to the Go^
vemour of Carolina^ which I did •, I writ alfo to a Per*
ifon of my Acquaintance there. The Letters being finiih^
ed, and Night coming on, I delivered my Letters to
the Captain, and returned to my Company, By this
time they had compleatcd our Booth, which we though;
was fufficient, if no Rain fcH. We provided our Vi^tuab
for our Supper, and for our next Day's Travel j as alfo
fome dry Grafs to lie on, in hopes of reftjng well th«
Night. At)0Ut ten at Night, the Carolina Indkns went:
^ith our Letters for Carolina.
The 1 ith of the T oth Month | the jih of the Week,
This Morning, about two hours before Day, we had
a Guft of Wind at the North-We^ \ zni the Sky wat
bvercaft, and look'd as tho* we mould have abundance
of Rain : In a little time the Rain fell, againft which wfe
had no Shelter, but our Blankets j the Rain held until
break of Day, at which time began iht North-Wefi Win4
to blow violent hard andxold. Our Shelter vvas fronts
ing the NmhWdfi \ and we fell to work, to fhift our
Booth, and to getting more Boughs, Bruft and Grafs $
the Grafs was to fill and keep up a Bank of Earth, which
we raifed, about three or four Foot high, to break the
Wind from us ; all this Day were we employed in
enlarging our Booth, and getting of Wood for Firing*
The North'fVefi blew extream hard 9 and this Night was
bard, getting but little reft, the Cold pinching us.
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7l5tf nth of the lotb Monthy ; the jth of the Week,
This Day the Wind continued without ceafing. We
began to mend what the Fire had put out of order by
Night, and heav'd up more Earth on our Booth, and
made feme inlargement ^ for we were not negligent
by Day to provide for the Night,which pinch'd us with
cold, efpecially aged Robert BarroWy who having a vio-
lent Flux, that had held him from Augufteen hither, and
by the violent Cold being grown on him, fo that he
could not govern his Weaknefs, nor get Natural Reft ;
he was excreamly racked with the Cold, that in this
jundture of Hardfhip we could get no warmth in him;
but he was contented with our mean helpjaltjio* he re-
ceived little benefit by if. This day, at times, we went
out to get Wood, having a long way to go in an open
Field, and the cold almoft numbing us, by that time
we could get to the Booth. This Evening the Wind
was fomewhat abated, and we were in great hopes it
was over, but it blowed fiercely the latter part of the
Night.
Jhe iphof the i oth Month \ the ifi of the Week.
This Morning the Wind was fomething abated, and
|be Sun gave forth a little warmth. Jofefh Kirle bor-
rowed a Gun, Powder and Shot, of the Spanlardsy and
went to kill fome wild Geefe, or what other Game he
might come up withj but he had no fuccefs, coming
home without any Game; and we were well content
with a Dinner of Indian Com and Jhung Beef. The
Spam(h Indians hunted all thefe three Days, and kill'd
feveral Deer, but they eat them as faft as they kill'd
them, having little or no other Provifion, their Corn
being fpent. .
The latter part of this Day, the Wind was very mo-
derate, and we hoped to be going the next Morning,
Whereupon we provided for the next Day's Travel.
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The i^hofthe lotb Month '^ the idofthePTeeL
This Morning we Embarqued, and let forward, hi*
ving fair Weather, the Wind down ; we rowed aJl day
until three a Clock, being come to a great Inlet of the
Sea ^ but the Weather Iook*d as though we fliould have
Wind and Rain j and to crofs the Inlet would be dan^
gerous, it being about two Le^igues over, and little
Wind making a rough Sea; So we put On Shoar, it
being high Land, and lofty Woods, moftly Pim and
Live Oaks. Here we made all the expedition we could
to get Shelter againft the Weather. The Indians fa to
work, to build themfclves little Huts ox Wigwams, which
they had not done till now. They got Imall Palmetto^
Leaves^ and covered their Buildings, but ours were
covered moftly with Boughs^ which would not keep
out much -Rain. By Night we had a great deal of
Rain and Wind. And it being the Evening of the
Spaniards Chriftmas^ they ufed fome of their Ceremonies^
with tinkling on a piece of Iron, and Singing ; beg-
ging for fomev;hat for the EXay following ^ they beg^
ged of the Indians^ and the Indians in like manner beg^
ged of the Spaniards \ and what the Indians gave the
Spaniards^ that was returned to the Indians,
^he 1 6th of the voth Month j the ^th of the WeeL
This Morning was very foggy, and proved a Rainy
Day ; but we kept rowing until two in the After-
noon ^ the Rain being hard, and the Wind increafed
at N. E, We put on Shoar*, but the Captain . told us,
we fhould not Hay here long, he intended further 5
and if the Weather permitted, would go all Night 5
but the Weather was likelier to be woife than better,
and we fat in the Rain until Night was come, then
we entreated the Captain, that we might flay all Night,
and that we might provide againft the Weather ^ but
he pretended the Weather would break up, and he
would be gone j but there was no likelihood of it.
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The Rain \Vas increafed, and we all wet and ftarv'd
with Cold 'y at length, he aflented today. Then were
\ve hard put to it (being Night) to provide Shelter j
burin the darfedid we work, until we had made us
a Shelter, that would keep the Rain from us. Having
Fires, we put off our Wet Clothes, and dry*d them as
well as we could. Towards Morning the Rain broke
up.
The I jth of the ibtb Month j the $th of the Week.
This Morning, at Sun-rifing, we fet forward, and!
fowed until Noon \ at which time we came to an
Inler, and putaShoatj there we ft lyed all this After-
noon, and dry'd our Blankets, and what was not dry'd
laft Night j we alfo drelTed Vifitals. And as foon as
it was dark, went hence^ defigning.to row all Night j
but having an intricate Paffage amongft Mardies^
where were divers Creeks and Ways, that we rowed
fometimes in a wrong one j then back again, and
rowed in another : About Mid-night Our Vilots were
at a lofs, not knowing which way to go, nor where
to find any dry Land, that we might go on Shoar i
But three of our Boats rowed until we found a dry
Knap to get on Shoar, where we lay until day, ha-
ving good Fires. As foon as it was lights we got oui*
Boats> and went to look for the reft of our Com-
pany, whom we found, having made their Cannoo
faft to the Sedge^ and fitting therein until V^e came to
fhcm.
The I ^th of the t otb Month i, the 6th of ihe Week
The Night was extream Foggy, and fo was this
Morning j but we fearched about, and found our Paf-
fage, being a little Channel juft broad enough for our
Boats to pafs, and a Mile in length. After wc paft
this, we came into a great Sound, which went down
into a large f nlet, that the Land could not be feen from
fM one fide to the other ; Into the Sound comes down
g greaf
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a great River, called the Sahina-Rlver j which, when
we got into the Coufcof it, the Water was frefli, tho*
in this great Sound j the Sfaniards called it, the Cro//-
Bar^ ox St. a Cruce, About Noon we got over this
Sound J and here we rowed out to Sea for two Leagues,
to get into another Sound : And about three a Clock,
the Wind began to blow at Nortb-Eafij and it looked
very black, fo that we feared a Storm. We defired to
get on Shoar, to provide againft it y but the Captain .
faid, About a few Leagues further we fhould get near
Tort'Rojal : But in the interim, we faw a Canmo on the
Shoar ; we made to her, and there we found fomc iTt-*
Man Wtg-mants : Here we went on Shoar. This was a
Cannoo^ laden with Skins, that belonged to Merchants ac
Carolina^ having four Indians belonging to her j but
three of them run away, fearing the Sfaniards^ and
one ftayed.
The Indian IVtgwams were in a bad Condition, not fit
to keep out the Weather ; fo we fet to work to mend
them : Here was plenty of Palmetto-Leaves, with which
we covered them, and made Addition to them ^ but the
Storm of Wind and Rain came violently before we could
compleat our work, and held all Night ; yet wg lay
indifferent dry, though the Storm was very great.
The i^tb of the loth Month \ the jth oftbefVeek,
This Morning the Storm of Wind continued at N, E.
with Rain j we, being likely to ftay fome time here, in-
larged our Wigwams^ fearing a North-^JVefier , which,
about ten a Clock this Day, began to blow fiercely, with
Snow, for fome hours : The Wind was fo violent, that
we feared, left the tallP/we/ fhould be blown on us.
We lent the Carolina-Indian out, to bring his three plates
in, but they would not. The S^anifli Indians made great
Complaint for Food ; we gave amongft them four Rove
of Corn, being unwilling to fpare any more, not know-
ing how long we ftiould be detained by the Weather?
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Some of our People had almoft eaten up their Sliarei,
and we expedted, fhould we be detained long, we muft
fuppiy them with what we had to fpaie.
^ The zoth of the lath Months the ifi of the Week.
This day the Wind continued at N. E, and cxtrearti
cold it was y but we, in our IVigwamsj were well enough
beared from cold. About Noon our Marriners Wigwani
got Fire, and was burn*d j their's was the Icewardmoft
. of all ( for we had Eight Wigwams ) otherwife the
whole had been in danger. We underftood, that we
were not pafllng two or three days Journey from the
Englifh Settlements ^ but the Spampj Indians told us that .
it was more, till we were better informed by, this JW//rzr/
who belonged to that place.
The 1 tfi of the loth Month '^ the id of the JVeek^
This Day early, we fet forward, and palTed Port'-
Royal Sound, being fome Leagues over j and about
two a Clock in the Afternoon we put on Shoar, the
Tide being againft us: Here was a clofe Wood, where
we lay indifferent well all Night.
The zid of the loth Month 'y the ^d of the Week. .
This Morning early, we fet forward, and rowed all
Day, until one a Clock in the Afternoon j at which
time we got to the firft Settlement in Carolina^ belong-
ing to one Ricl^ard Bennet, who received us kindly^ and
provided plentifully for us, of good Food, and good
Drink; ihewing the Spaniards all kindnefs poiTibly he
could, for our fakes, which the Spaniards did acknov/-
ledge : We ftayed here all Night. '
The ijdof the t oth Month ^ the ^th of the Week. !
This Morning, having Eaten plentifully, and Drank
alfo, we went hence^ in Company of fome of the In-
habitants, about ten a Clock, and rowed until two
hours within Night 9 having paffed by fcveral Plantati-
ons, we put on Shoar, on a point of Land, to wait a Tide,
having a Wood to (helccr in, and making good Fires,
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wc ftayed until Mid-night, at which time we went
thence, and rowed until an hour or two before Day^
by which time we got to Governour Blake*s Houfe,
Tie i^ih of the i oth Month , the ^th of the Week,
This Morning when the Governour arofe, he fent
for Jofefh Kirky John Smithy Andrew Murray^ and Mej
making enquiry of us, concerning our PaiTage, ai^d on
what account the Spaniards came with us. We ren«
dred him an account of the Governour of Augufie€n\
Generofity towards us, and that he fent us freely, with-
out any Demands^ except what v/e had freely Contra-
6led : The Governour fent for the 6>^wi/fo Captain in,,
and received the Letters that were fent from the Gover-
nour of Augufteen \ alfo our Obligation^ Which the Go-
vernour accepted. The Governour Hiewed a great deal
of kindnefs to us, made inquiry into all our Conditions*
Rohert Barrow he fent to his Neighbour, Margaret Bam^
mersy who, he faid, would be careful, and Nurfehims
She was an Ancient Friend, about two Miles diftant§
To he ^tnt<)n Horfe-Back. The Governour clothed
fojefh KlrUj John Smithy Andrew Murray^ Me, my Wife
and Child 3 to the reft of our People, he gave each of
them a Duffel Blanket, which would keep them warm 5
and plenty of Victuals and Drink was provided : We
obtained leave of the Governour, to permit the SfanU
ards to go to Charles-Town with US, being willing to
gratifie them, according to our Abilities.
The i^thof the i oth Month ; the 6th of the Week,
This Day, in the Afternoon, JofephKirkj John Smith, U
my Wife and Child^ went to Margaret Bam?ners^ where Ro^
hert Barrow was j (laying all Night, till next Mornings
when the Spaniards called for us, as they came by Water.
The z6th of the i oth Month , the jth of the Week,
This Morning we went hence, with the Spaniards^-
for Charks-Towny where We arrived about anhour with-
in Nighr-
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The Gcntlcmca of this Town appointed a publick
Houfe, of good Credit, to entertain the Spaniards with
Ivieat, and Drink, and Lodging y which was done to the
Spaniards Admiration ; they flayed here eight days. We
got our People together, and agreed joyntly, to give the
Spaniards a Hundred Fieces df Eight, which Jofepb Kirle
ind I divided amonglj them, according to their degrees|
^e two adding to the Sui^. ' '
The ^thoftbe lUh Month % the zdofthe Week,
Jofepb Kirle and I provided a fmall Prefent to lend
Cp the Governour of Augufieeu^ and this day we went
with the Spaniards to Governour Blake\ ftaying there
one day --, the Governour treated the Spaniards^ and haf-^
ving compleated his Letters, gave the Spanifij Captain a
confiderabje Prefent, and fent him homewards, order-
ing them to call on the Tammafee-Indians ^ where they
I2iight have as much Wi^»-Cbrn as they pleafed, to car-'
ry home with them 9 the Towns of thek Indians hdng
about two Or three days rowing from Charles-Towh.
The ^tb of the i itb Month \ tbejt& of the Week
This day I returned, with my Wife and Chila, to
CbarleS'Tou/ny leaving Robert Bafrcu^ in 2, weak and low
Condition, with Margaret Bdmmet, I, my Wife and
Family, \l^ith jofepb Kirle, were entertained by Captain
James ^ibee, the time of our ftay in Carolind. Our
Sea-meii were moftly imployed, fomein one Veffel, aftd
fome in another, that belonged to the Porr. '
The 6th of the' iitb Months, the id of the Week.
Jofepb Kirle went hence to the Ifland of Vro^oidence
In hopes of gaining fpeedy PalTage fox Tenftlvania^ the
place of his abode. «
Towards the beginning of this Month, Robert Barrow
was brought to Charles^Tcwn, bcin^ extream Weak,
^nd was Lodged at the Houfe oi Mary Crsfs^ who
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the i8f6 of the ifi Month ; the $th of the Week.
This Day, I, with my Family, and Rohert BdYro^^
iSmbarqued, and fet Sail from this place for Fenfilvanla^
.'snd had fourteen Days Paflfage to Philadelphia.
The ^th of the id Month ; the ift of the Week.
This Day, in the Evening, Robert Barrow departed
this Life, and was Buried the 6th. Inftant, having paf-
fcd through great Exercifes, in much Patience ; and in
all the times of our greateft Troubles, was ready to
Counfel us to Patience, and to wait what the Lord
our God would bring to pafs : And he would oftep
cxprefs, That it was his Belief, that our Lives fliould be
fpared, and not be loft in that Wilderncls, and ampngft
thofe People, who would have made a Prey of us. And
fo this good Man, having fini/hed his Courfe with Joy,
laid down his Body, and is with Him who rewards
thcjuft.
Thus, having compleated our hard PalFage hither,'
wherein God's great Mercy, and wonderftil loving
Kindnefs, hath been largely extended unto us, in de-
livering and preferving us, to this Day and Time ; I
hope that I^ with all thofe of us, that have been fpared
hitherto, fliall never be forgetful nor unmindful of the
low Eftate we were brought unto; but that we may
double our Diligence in ferving the Lord God, is the
greathing, and earneft Defire of my Soul. Amen.
Jonathan Bickenfono
FINIS.
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