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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28784	A book of the continuation of forreign passages That is, of the peace made between this Common-wealth, & that of the united Provinces of the Netherlands, with all the articles of that peace. Apr. 5. 1654. And the articles of peace, friendship and entercourse agreed between England and Sweden, in a treaty at Usall. May 9. 1654. As also the substance of the articles of the treaty of peace betwixt England and France. Given at White Hall the 20 of Novemb: 1655. From Generall Blakes fleet, the Turks in Argier do consent to deliver up all the English slaves, and desire a firme peace for ever: and in Tunnis road we battered their castle of Porta-ferina, and set on fire their fleet in the harbour. Apr. 9. 1655. Moreover, an attempt on the island of Jamaica, and taking the town of St. Jago de la viga, beating the enemy from their forts and ordnance, being a body of 3000 men, and so took possession of the island, May 10 1655. With a full description thereof. With a true narrative of the late successe ... against the King of Spains West India		1657 (1657)	Wing B3716; ESTC R221494	31,013	60

the Savanas is received by the Arm before described which is called Guavayera The Land between the Town of St. Jago and this place is for the most part open and Savana land well stored with cattell and horses From thence to Maccario which is about six leagues distant the Coast is good and fit for Anchoring but affords no Port or Harbour nearer then Panda Botellio which is a round Mountain about a league to the West of which a River called Mantinesse discharges it selfe into the Sea This River arises about a league or a league and halfe with the land and abounds in fish and is well stored with cattell upon the neighbouring Hatos and Savanas of Tama and Guatibacoa Thence passing along this Coast the next place of goodnesse of Land or conveniency of Anchoring And about eight leagues distant from Peccaria is Punta de la Gostus which is in the Hato of Perada which is one of the best and largest pieces of Savana of the whole Island it being four leagues in length and more From Pereda to Elconde another little Port is five leagues between which two places falls into the Sea the great River Caphana which arising in the Mountains passes through Savanas of the same name well stored with cattell and leaving the open land about a league from the Sea runs through wooddy and manguey or mountainous grounds and is from the very Savana of depth sufficient for most ordinary Ships but narrow as being over grown by the Mangroves for want of use or clearing yet contains in the narrowest about sixty or seventy foot of breadth At the mouth this River receives into it certain large Brooks of fresh water but of no other consideration then for fishing onely whereof it affords a plentifull commodity The mouth of this River by reason of the smalnesse of its fall is barred with the sands so that unlesse at some times of considerable flouds it hath not depth above four foot upon the Bar but without is Anchoring good enough in the open Road but harbour none at all Next about two leagues distant is El Eaido which is a Hata having some small Savanas but very great plenty of cattell abiding in the Woods which the Spaniards call Ganadus Siniarones or wild cattell as being not marked nor belonging to any certaine proprietor other then the chief Lord and owner of the Hato In this Hato is a small Port called Puto del Conde of no great value or consideration Thence to Punto Negrillio is no other Port or Harbour whatsoever but passing by land is a Hato called Cabnico large and well stored with cattell both wild and tame Thence next is called the Savana of the Sea which reaches to the Cape Negrillio From the Puerto de Cuguaya towards the East is the Hato de Loguany which is at the East side of the Port it selfe and presents to the Harbour a large and well stored Savana with an Arm of the Port extending to it commodious for the building of Shipping there being store both of Cedars and other sort of Timber convenient for that purpose Next Eastward Land to this of Lyguany is Lezania a narrow tract of plantable land between the sea and the mountain containing some small Savanas but no habitation nor any Cattell but wild and is about two leagues in length Then is the Hato Ayala full of tame cattle and hath much commodity of planting or erecting of Sugar Engenios of water by reason of two convenient Rivers which it hath running through is fit for that purpose but is dangerously open to the incursion of Pirats who there have too much commodity of landing in two small Cores or Bighs of Land the one of which is called los Anaones towards the West of this Hato and to the East la Cruz del Padre Severall sorts of Wood in this Country 1. Grandillio of a reddish black colour and heavy as Ebony used much in these parts for bedsteads 2. Cedar the best in all the Indies usefull for all purposes as Oake in England 3. Cawobena a Tree of six fathome about a fine red excellent good for beds tables or buildings 4. Cittano of a yellow colour a fathome about excellent for dying called in English yellow Fustick 5. Brasil and Brasiletto excellent for dying sold in these parts at one pound seventeen shillings and six pence per hundred 6. Guaicum good for bedsteads bowls and chairs and Physicians uses three foot over sold at Carthagena for two shillings per pound The Country affords severall Fruits 1. Pepper smelling like Cloves the North side of the Island is full of it wild good for Chocolatto sold here at six pence per pound The Leaf distilled makes excellent good water much esteemed by the Spaniards at Carthagena 2. Pyne the best that ever was eat in season almost all the year long sold at six pence per piece 3. Nispero esteemed the best fruit in the Indies by the Spaniards in season in July and August 4. Mamesappole tastes like Marmalet in season part of June July and August 5. Avocatas a wholsome pleasant fruit in season in August sold for eight pence per piece 6. Cocao in great plenty of which they make Chocolatto sold ordinarily for three shillings per bushell 7. Catrao a very sweet luscious fruit green of colour and much like a Mulberry in shape and bignesse 8. Limes Limons Oranges Guavers Bonana's Plantan's Papaas Melons of all sorts and very good Cucumbers Gourds c. and the largest Potatoes ever eye beheld 9. Tobacco which at Carthagena bears the best Rate there 10. Indico The substance of divers Letters from the Generalls and Commissioners in the West-Indies to his Highnes to the effect following Aug 8. 1655. WE left Barbadoes the last of March and came to St. Christophers where we found a Regiment formed which we received into our company not staying to anchor Thence passing forward we came in sight of Sancta Luz Porto Rico and some other Ilands and on ther 3 of April arived before Sancto Domingo part of our forces landing within six miles of the Town without any opposition but the main of the Army landed near 40 miles beyond it contrary to what was intended which fell out in respect of the absence of the Pilot who being sent out to discover returned not in time This occasioned a very long march for the Army through Woods and narrow Lanes and all without any guide which with the heate of the weather and want of water put the Army into some weaknesse and distemper and made them very unfit for service The Souldiers likewise stragled from their Colours to gather Oranges Lemmons Pines c. the extraordinary eating whereof put many of them into the Flux and Feavers In this condition we advanced near the Town where our forelorn being surprised by an Ambush and their Leader Adjurant Generall Jackson running away were put to a retreat by 300 men and there Major Generall Heans keeping his ground

was slain This Ambuscado was afterwards routed by some of the Sea-men who came up to relieve the Forlorn Iackson was cashiered for cowardize and had his sword broken over his head After this the Army retreating for some refreshment it was thought most convenient by the Officers and most for the service to leave that Iland the Army being weakned by their aforesaid long march and to attempt the Iland of Iamaica And having shipped the Army we arived there uppon the 10 of May and took the Town of St. Iago de la Vega having beat the Enemy from their Forts and Ordnance who were got together in a body consisting of about 3000 men And from this place nothing did divert our first atrempt but that it had not a name in the world for we find the Country equall if not superiour to Hispaniola and in four miles march here we saw more Cattle and Plantations then in fourty in Hispaniola and a better aire and the scituation thereof much more advantagious to all purposes We are now getting horses whereof there are great abundance in the Island to make Troopers and Dragoons to pursue the Enemy who are fled unto the Woods and endeavour to get away into the Island of Cuba twenty leagues from this for prevention whereof we have laid some Frigots in the way The Fleet got safe into the Harbor which is indeed a very safe and gallant one for riding in all winds We find here Ebony in great plenty store of large Cattle and Timber in abundance for shipping and some ships on the stocks in building the Ground very Fertile and full of brave Plains and Rivers There is likewise great store of Salt-Peter which some men among us who are Powder men of London doe affirme may be had as good and as plentifully as in any place in the world and in three years time they will undertake to serve England with it woods and Rivers for carriage being easie here with choice places to erect Mills We want onely workme some of our men are already beginning to Plant. We lost in Hispaniola between two and three hundred men by sicknesse and Skirmishes with the enemy and killed in the Woods by the Cow-killers as they were stragling to gather fruit The Town where our Army is is a well built Town of Stone and Brick above two miles about and is able to Quarter 20000 men Septemb 23. 1655. Came the following Intelligence touching Gen Pen Gen Venables and our affairs in the West-Indies GEnerall Pen arrived at the Spit-head near Portsmouth from Jamaica with part of the Fleet the 31 of the last month having left a very good Squadron behind him in those Seas and being come as far as the Havana in the Island of Cuba the Ship Paragon fell on fire by negligence and so perished in the Sea blowing up many of the men that were in her The said Gen Pen is not yet come to London but hath sent hither Letters which he brought from Gen Venables There are 20 sail returned and 13 left behind And that notwithstanding some discouragements at first in that part of the world yet now our men are well accommodated and doubt not but to bring good advantage to the Commonwealth by their Expedition The Letter from Gen Venables to a person of Honour Honourable Sir SInce my last of the sixth of this instant we have taken some prisoners of the enemy the rest continue in the Mountains wanting houses bread c. willing to submit if not overawed by a few amongst them yet we hope to make them good Subjects most of them being Portugais and shall endeavour to gaine them by our civility That which we most want for the present is bread and Bandry there being not much Casava in the Country and of that the enemies steal a share but we shall be planting more of that and hope our Friends will give us a supply assoon as may be There be some considerations and expedients which will be sent into England not yet fully resolved upon and I am not able now to enlarge having quite spent my spirits but this Island Jamaica for Commodities Aire c. and in scituation for other purposes exceedeth Hispaniola in the judgement of Sir your very obliged Servant ROB VENABLES Here followeth another Letter from the Fleet in Jamaica Harbour concerning our Affairs in the West-Indies June 25. 1656. IN the last to you dated the 12 of March by the conveyance of the Grantham we intimated the departure of some Frigats for the Maine which since returned with Intelligence onely of 7 ships in the Harbour of Carthagene A few dayes after A Council of War was called and it was thought expedient to move upon some designe for the advantage of the Commonwealth rather than lie still in Harbour In order to which eleven of the best sailing Frigats in the Fleet were chosen out for the effecting of our purpose the Admiral himself to command in chief The Port we were bound for proved to be Rio de la Hache a Town about 30 Leagues to the Eastward of Sancta Martha We landed 500 Seamen a mile Westward of the Town where they saluted us from the Fort standing to the Eastward with three great shot but did no execution whereupon we marched boldly forward and by the advantage of some houses near adjoyning we got thither and played our small shot into the Fort so fast that they soon deserted their great Gunns and begged for Quarter which was presently granted the Fort was 19 foot high with a Brest-work on the top and 4 brasse Guns mounted The Inhabitants had sent away all their Goods by their Negroes upon their first espiall of us which was 5 hours before we landed We stayed there 3 or 4 days and sent severall Parties up into the Country in quest of the Enemy but took none save one Frier and some Spanish women and Negroes In the mean time severall came down with Flags of Truce and gave us notice that the Governour of the place would come and compound for them but they failed at the prefixed time wherefore Orders were given for carrying aboard the Spanish prisoners women excepted and the Town to be immediately fired and our Forces drawn off After all matters were dispatched here we set sail to Sancta Martha to review our former spoiles We drew out the same party and went on shore no Enemy opposing most persons of Quality being fled to Carthagene for security We soon left the place after we had watered and espying a Saile at Sea in few hours we came up with her and found her to be a Spanish Prize laden with Oyle Olives Wine Stuffs to a good value Then we moved towards Carthagene to shew our selves we lay there one day and then 8 of the Fleet departed for Jamaica leaving three of us behind in our former station 6 leagues Eastward of Carthagene In their way they chased another Ship laden with Cocoes and took her and have