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A26296	The voyages and adventures of Capt. Barth. Sharp and others in the South Sea being a journal of the same : also Capt. Van Horn with his buccanieres surprizing of la Veracruz : to which is added the true relation of Sir Henry Morgan his expedition against the Spaniards in the West-Indies and his taking Panama : together with the president of Panama's [i.e. Juan Perez de Guzman] account of the same expedition, translated out of Spanish : and Col. Beeston's adjustment of the peace between the Spaniards and English in the West Indies / published by P.A., Esq.	Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712.; Perez de Guzman, Juan.; Beeston, William, Sir, b. 1636.	1684 (1684)	Wing A4315; ESTC R9181	65,058	198

one absurd story more amongst many others which I had like to have passed over without remark that is His firing the City of Panama just at his entring in to it as this French-Hollander affirms which if he did it was but ill Policy to burn the Town he came so far to plunder ' ere he was well got within it But this is owned by the President in his Letter to have been done by the Spaniards themselves on purpose to disappoint the English of their Booty By this ridiculous falsity may the Credit of the rest of that History be conjectured Many errours could I point out in that which is his Natural History of the Indies as for instance his Story of seeing the Caymanes or Cocodrills suffer their young ones to play and run into their Bellies for which Fancy he must have been I suppose obliged to Pliny or Aelian for I dare say no Man that has lived in the Indies will vouch for him But these being besides my business I pass by and have only this more to say That I forbear to print any more at present than that one Expedition of Sir Henry Morgan thinking that sufficient to convince the Falsities of that scandalous History of Buccanieres What acts of Hostility have been committed since the Peace made in the year 1670. betwixt the Spaniards and the Privatiers of several Nations have been many and considerable amongst which we have had no small loss fallen on our Merchant men trading there in the West-indies causing a great obstruction to our Trade The number of our Ships taken since then as I am informed is no less than one Hundred and Twenty a List of at least one half of which I am able to have here inserted which thing I fear increases the number of Privatiers in those Seas THE ADVENTURES OF Capt. Barth Sharp And Others in the South Sea THAT which often Spurs men on to the undertaking of the most difficult Adventures is the sacred hunger of Gold and 't was Gold was the bait that tempted a Pack of merry Boys of us near Three Hundred in Number being all Souldiers of Fortune under Command by our own Ele●tion of Captain I●hn Coxon to list our selves in the Service of one of the Rich West Indian Monarchs the Emperour of Darien or Durian Which Country has its Name from a River so called running into the South Sea almost a cross the I●●●mus which is between the two formerly Great Empires of Mexico and Peru and joyns the Northern and Southern America These Emperours of Darien heretofore commanded a large Tract of Land lying about the Bay of Darien but are now reduced to much narrower limits by their Enemies the Spaniards with whom they have continual Wars The Seat of this Empire is now in a Place called by us the Golden Island in the said Bay of Darien not very far distant from Porto Belo where the Spaniards ship their Treasure on board their Gallions for Spain After a kind invitation from the Indians and Treaty with the Emperour in Person he gladly listned to our Propositions and accepted us into his Service resolving with us to attempt the recovery of some of those Places the Spaniards had taken and kept from him particularly Santa Maria once the Bishop's See of that Diocese which was since removed to Panam● It is now but a small Town with a little Fort which serves for a Guard to the Spaniards while they gather their Gold-dust brought down on the Sands of a River running into the Darien The thoughts of a rich Booty encouraged us to this Design but we were all firmly resolved that in case we missed of good success in this to undertake a more hazardous Enterprize which was to go down the River Darien and in our Canoes attempt the surprise of the City of Panama and Ships lying there this being the Port where the Spaniards unlade their Vessels which bring their Treasure from Ciud●d de los Reyes or Lima as we still call it and from all other parts there on the South Sea as they likewise from thence export all their Merchandise coming from Europe which is landed at Porto Belo and brought over land thither to Panama Though the Undertaking seemed very imprudent we having no shipping of our own there and there being no other way home for us as we then had ever heard of but round about through the Streights of Magellan or Le Maire when we should have made our selves Masters of some of their Vessels yet the incouragement we had in the expectation of ●raighting home our Coffers with Spanish Gold and Pieces of Eight overcame all difficulties together with the hopes the Indians gave us of our getting to Panama e're the Spaniards could have intelligence of our coming and the satisfaction we had of the promise of having along with us the Company of our Emperour under whose Commission we fought These I say were the allurements that induced us to list our selves into this Service 5. Mund. All things being thus concluded on upon Munday the fifth day of April we landed about Seven a Clock in the morning and began our march with our Emperour in the head of us till two in the afternoon and took up our Quarters for that night in some Indian Houses 6. Tuesd. At the first appearance of day we began our march our last nights Lodging Chambers and Silk Beds being as much out of Fashion here as they were in Adam's time was nothing better than the cold Earth covered by the Starry Canopy which gave us but small encouragement to stay longer and travelled up a steep Mountain till about three at which hour we came to a fresh Spring of Water where we satdown and rested our selves then marching about six miles further we took up our Lodgings by a River-side 7. Wedn. Early in the morning we continued our march to King Goldencaps Court going till four we met two Indians loaden with Fruit which the King had sent us as a present which we thankfully accepted and marching an hour longer we came to the King's Pallace where he with his Nobility and Men of the best Quality gave us a kind Reception and Entertainment These Inhabitants are very handsome people though Tawny but clean limbed and well featured and are very obliging and affable as those of our Men who afterwards marcht back again over Land experienced 8. Thursd. This day finding such good Entertainment we staid at the Court being Favourites not inconsiderable and so well Armed and Resolute as our party was 9. Frid. In the morning we took our leave and our path being bad were forced to wade a River fifty or sixty times which almost foundered us at last we came to three large Indian Houses where we had free quarter and found all things convenient for refreshment by the Emperors and Kings command ready provided as Plantins Bonanoes and Moria Flesh but the same Lodging that Nature affords Animals less mischievous than

S. E. East 59. Leagues 4. Frid. We have run 17. Leagues East Latitude 32. Degr. and 35. Min. the Wind at S. E. and very cloudy weather East 76. Leagues 5. Saturd We have run 15. Leagues East Latitude 31. Degr. 27. Minut. East 91. Leagues 6. Sund. We have run 12. Leagues East Latitude 30. Degr. 20. Minutes East 103. Leagues 7. Mund. We have run 13. Leagues East Latitude 30. Degr. 36. Min. Good weather East 116. Leagues 8. Tuesd. We have run 21 Leagues East Latitude 30. Degr. 22. Min. Wind S. W. East 137 Leagues 9. Wedn. We have run 28. Leagues East Latitude 29. Degr. 35. Min. Fair weather East 165. Leagues 10. Thursd. We have run 38. Leagues East Latitude 29. Degr. 45. Min. Wind S. East 203. Leagues 11. Frid. We have run 32. Leagues East Latitude 29. Degr. 45. Min. the wind at S. and S. S. W. we went with our Courses for Wind. East 235. Leagues 12. Saturd We have run 27. Leagues East fresh gales at S. Latitude 29. Degr. 17. Minutes This Morning we saw the Land East 262. Leagues 13. Sund. We have run to the Northward along the Shoar about 7. Leagues where we went into our Canoes to go ashoar at a place called Gwasko but the Sea breaze came in so fresh they could not get ashoar About three of the Clock in the Afternoon our Ship got into the Harbour and came to an Anchor in 17. f●thom Water sandy ground At Night we landed 45 Men and marched up into the Countrey about seven Miles but could find nothing but Provisions as Wheat c. About eleven of the Clock we came back three Miles where there was a Church where we dressed some Sheep and Goats for Supper and kept our Court of Guard there that Night In the Morning Captain Sharp went with ten Men down to the water-side to hasten our filling of Water the rest staid behind to bring down some Sheep and Goats which we did driving before us a drove of 150. that served for fresh meat for our wounded men a great while During this time our people were at the River to fill Water but the Sea ran so high they could not get any off the Shore In the Morning we went about fifty Men on Shoar again to fill Water and were forced to carry our Jarrs a quarter of a Mile because the Sea ran so high we could not get our Canoes into the shoar to take it in at the River but filled them at a Pond thus we got on Board one hundred and fifty Jarrs This Gwasko is a very good Harbour and clear Ground with the Land in the Wind three quarters of the Compass a Land wind in the Night and Sea breaze all day here we lay till the 15. Instant 15. Tuesd. About three of the Clock in the Afternoon we set sail from Gwasko the Wind S. W. and S. S. W. 16. Wednes We have run 4. Leagues West Wind S. West 4. Leagues 17. Thursd. We have run 9. Leagues West Latitude 27. Degr. 45. Min. West 13. Leagues 18. Frid. We have run North Latitude 26. Degr. 33. Min. Wind at S. 19. Saturd We have run 10 Leagues East Latitude 25. Degr. 21. Minut. fresh gales the 10. Leagues Easting deducted makes our Westing but three Leagues 20. We have run 10. Leagues East More a Morania bears East 6. Leagues distance The 3. Leagues Westing deducted leaves our departure East 7. Leagues 21. Mund. We have run 3. Leagues East Latitude 22. Degr. 52. Min. the Wind at S. to S. E. This day we made the point of Land like a Sugar-Loaf by report here is a Harbour that lyes in South about the Point good Anchor Ground in 15. Fathom Water but neither fresh Water nor Wood. 22. T●esd This day we have lain by with our Ship and sent our Canoes to look for the River Loa but they c●me on board without discovering it East 10. Leagues 23. Wednesd These 24. hours we have lain by while our Canoes went on Shoar in Latitude 21. Degr. 21. Min. The River bears E. by S. about two of the Clock our Canoes came on Board 24. Thursd. We sent our Boat on Shoar This River of Loa issues out of the high Land and scarce discernable it being but a small running Stream like an English Brook on the North side of which is a small Chappel which by report of the Inhabitants was built by Sir Francis Drake when he was in those Seas Two Leagues North from this is a Fish Rainge which the Spaniards keep for the Natives to fish for them These miserable Natives are kept in great subjection and do not generate as ●ormerly though they are a stout people and have amongst them good comely Women the reason of it as we conjecture is the depressure of their Spirits by the tyranny of the S●aniards which causes this failure of Generation the means of Propagation not taking its natural effect upon people so absolutely dejected with oppression as they most certainly are These 24. Hours we have run 12. Leagues West Latitude 20. Degr. 55. Min. Wind E. S. E. 25. March These 24. Hours we have run 12 Leagues West Latitude 20. Degr. 15. Min. West 24. Leagues 26. Saturd These 24. Hours we have run North Latitude 18. Degr. 19. Minutes the Wind S. to E. S. E. this day we made the high Land of Heloe 27. Sund. This Morning we made a small sail to spend away the day In the Afternoon about five of the Clock we made what sail we could and about 11. in the Night we landed about 50. Men upon a point of Rocks which lies two Leagues from the Town of Heloe or Hilo and about break of the day our Men took most of the Inhabitants that were in that place And were not altogether unmindful of their Horse flesh they sent us for Beefs when we made them a visit before The Prisoners we took told us that at Arica our Doctors had had good quarter given them for the sake of their skill but that the wounded were knockt on the Head and that one Negro who had his Leg shot off being offered quarter refused it and killed four or five of their Men before he was shot dead on the spot This fellow had been a Slave whom our Commander had freed and brought from Iamaica What they lost at Aryca they would not confess only said that a great many were killed and that the wounded Men came fast out of the Countrey to be cured by our Doctors we had left behind us Here we filled fresh Water got some good new Wine store of Figgs and plenty of fresh Provisions for our Men. This Heloe is in Latitude 17. Degr. 49. Min. South and stands in an extraordinary fruitful Valley with fine Olive Yards two pretty Vineyards a great Sugar work They have a Corn Mill and plenty of Wheat Beef Mutton Pork also Fish and all manner of necessaries both for life and for recreation Here