An account of several late voyages and discoveries

to the Slreight1 of Magellarii 4 3 nd thcre are no fuch Hills b< ídes on the Coaíl ¡ e Land is plain to the South, without any H11l, 5 far as we could fee at this time: thisAfternoon ·r proved a Calm; I anchored in the Bay before t.111/ia,,, in twelve fathom Water, black oary and, the Harbours mouth bcaring Wcfi fouth– ·eft of me, 1bout two Letgues off; I {ent irt my oat to difcover the Harbour, and fee if the Pink as there, w hich returned to Night at lix a Clock; yLieutenant told me therc was a fafe Harbour, d Water enough for a bigger Ship, but no Pink, or any fign of her having been there; now I de– .red of ever feeing her more, after my hopes ·ere frufirated here ; neverthelefs I doubted not e íuccefs of myVoyage, though the Company ought 'twould be dangerous being a lone Ship, ftormy Sea to fail in, and unknown Coafts to rch out , and if we fhould happcn to run a– und any where, could expea no Rclief: thefe fpicions I foon putout of their Heads,by relJing m C?Í thr. great Riches of the La~d, and that ,1ai11 Drale went round the World m oneSbip, ben in tb~fe days thcrc were but ordinary Na– . ors; and was it for •ls to quefüoo our good nune, who beyond Comparifon are better Sea. n, if we would put our felves in Adion; and me, 1 would expofe no t.fan to more danger my felf in theAttempt. C:ilm to Night: I efaft, a fmall Tide running where I rode; the r ater ebb'd near three fathom perpendicular : it · near nine Leagues from the Flat f./l.1111d to Sai11t ia11, South-fouth-weft and North-north-eaft as lhore lies. · 7he