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An. 1681

Privateers in the North Seas.

markable Land, and Product of the best Cacao Nuts. The Cacao described at large, with the Husbandry of it. City of Caraccus. La Guiare Fort and Haven. Town of Comana. Verina, its famous best Spanish Tobacco. The rich Trade of the Coast of Caraccus. Of the Sucking Fish, or Remora. The Authors Arrival in Virginia.

THe Privateer on board which we went being now clean'd, and our Indian Guides thus satis- fy'd and set ashore, we set sail in two days^[2] for Springer's Key, another of the Samballoe's Isles^[1], and about 7 or 8 leagues from La Sound's Key. Here lay 8 sail of Privateers more, viz. English Commanders and Englishmen: Capt. Coxon, 10 Guns, 100 Men. Capt. Payne, 10 Guns, 100 Men. Capt. Wright, a Barcolongo, 4 Guns, 40 Men. Capt. Williams, a small Barcolongo English, Dutch, and French, himself a Dutchman: Capt. Yankes a Barco-longo 4 Guns, about 60 Men French Commanders and Englishmen: Capt. Archemboe, 8 Guns, 40 Men. Capt. Tucker, 6 Guns, 70 Men. Capt. Rose, a Barco-longo.

An hour before we came to the Fleet, Captain Wright, who had been sent to Chagra River, arrived at Springer's Key, with a large Canoa or Pereago laden with Flower, which he took there. Some of the Prisoners belonging to the Pereago, came from Panama not above 6 days before he took her, and told the news of our coming over land, and like- wise related the condition and strengrh of Panama, which was the main thing they enquired after; for Captain Wright was sent thither purposely to get a Prisoner that was able to inform them of the strength of that City, because these Privateers de- signed to joyn all their force, and by the assistance of