But after we had continued upon this island fourteen days, our Captain
having determined, with three pinnaces, to go for Cartagena left (7th
October), his brother, JOHN DRAKE, to govern these who remained behind
with the Cimaroons to finish the fort which he had begun: for which he
appointed him to fetch boards and planks, as many as his pinnaces would
carry, from the prize we took at Rio Grande, and left at the Cativaas,
where she drove ashore and wrecked in our absence: but now she might
serve commodiously, to supply our use, in making platforms for our
ordnance. Thus our Captain and his brother took their leave; the one to
the Eastward, and the other to the Cativaas.

That night, we came to an isle, which he called Spur-kite land, because
we found there great store of such a kind of bird in shape, but very
delicate, of which we killed and roasted many; staying there till the
next day midnoon (8th October), when we departed thence. And about four
o'clock recovered a big island in our way, where we stayed all night,
by reason that there was great store of fish, and especially of a great
kind of shell-fish of a foot long. We called them whelks.

The next morning (9th October), we were clear of these islands and
shoals, and hauled off into the sea. About four days after (13th
October), near the island of St. Bernards, we chased two frigates
ashore; and recovering one of these islands, made our abode there some
two days (14th-15th October) to wash our pinnaces and to take of the
fish.

Thence we went towards Tolou, and that day (16th October) landed near
the town in a garden, where we found certain Indians, who delivered us
their bows and arrows, and gathered for us such fruit as the garden