Leaving this bay, we sailed south until we reached the end of the island, where the land turns west.  Just south of this island are other islands between which and this island there is a straight channel running west.  The fleet passed through this channel, and on the second day from our departure from Cibabao, after having sailed nearly thirty leagues, we reached a port of Tandaya Island.

In this port a small river empties itself into the sea through an estuary.  Some of our boats sailed up this river and anchored at the town of Cangiungo.  The natives received them neither with peace nor war; but they gave our men food and drink.  When they were about to eat, an Indian came to them, who spoke a few words in the Castilian tongue, saying “Comamos” ["let us eat"], “bebamos” ["let us drink"], and answering “si” ["yes"], when questioned by Anton Batista “Billalobos [Villalobos]” and “Captain Calabaca.”  It seems that he had traded with the people of the fleet of Billalobos, according to what was gather from him.  And because he said this, this native vexed the ruler of the village, and never came back.  The next day I wished to go to the same village, and found the natives hostile.  They made signs that we should not disembark, pulled grass, struck trees with their cutlasses, and threateningly mocked us.  Seeing that in this case cajolery could not suffice, we withdrew in order not to disturb them; but as we departed, they began to shower sticks and stones after us, and I was obliged to order the soldiers to fire their arquebuses at them; and they never appeared again.  This town has a population of twenty or thirty Indians.

On arriving at that port, I despatched Captain de Goite with a boat and a frigate, well supplied with men and provisions, to discover some port along the coast.  On the way he was to examine thoroughly the town of Tandaya, which was not very far from where we were, and other towns of the island of Abbuyo.  Deceived by the appearance of the coast, he sailed on past the coast for fifteen leagues, without seeing anything.  Finally he reached a large bay on which was situated a large town containing many families; the people had many swine and hens, with abundance of rice and potatoes.  He returned to the fleet with this news, which gave us not a little content, for all were longing for land-products.  The fleet left this port, and in the afternoon of the next day we reached the above-mentioned bay, where we anchored in front of the large town of Cavalian.  One thing in especial is to be noted—­namely, that wherever we went, the people entertained us with fine words, and even promised to furnish us provisions; but afterward they would desert their houses.  Up to the present, this fear has not been in any way lessened.  When we asked the people of this village for friendship and food, they offered us all the friendship we desired, but no food whatever.  Their attitude seemed to me to be quite the contrary of what had