The names of the people left on shore in the latitude of 35’ 25 S. longitude 65:  00 W.

    Names.  Where born.

Guy Broadwater, Blackwall. 
John Duck, London. 
Samuel Cooper, Ipswich. 
Benjamin Smith, Southwark. 
Joseph Clinch, Ditto. 
John Allen, Gosport. 
John Andrews, Manchester. 
Isaac Morris, Topsham.”

Those people had a good prospect of getting provisions, and we believe inhabitants are not far off; they have all necessaries for shooting; we hope to see them again, but at present we leave them to the care of Providence and the wide world.  At noon sailed hence, at four in the afternoon could not clear the land, and were obliged to anchor in five fathom, two leagues from the shore, the northmost point of land bore N.E. by N. and the southmost point S. by W. Hard gales at E.N.E. and a great sea.  At noon in latitude 38:  00.

Friday the 15th, fresh gales at N.N.W. and a great sea tumbling into the bay.  We are not able to ride it out, therefore, at four in the afternoon, got under sail, and stood off to sea; the southmost land bore S.W. by S. distant five leagues.

Monday the 18th, in the latitude of 36:  29 S. the north point of Freshwater-Bay bearing S.W. distant forty-four leagues, we went to an allowance of water, at a pint a man per day, having on board not above twenty gallons for thirty-three souls.

Tuesday the 19th, little wind at S. and clear weather.  At four this morning saw breakers right a-head; sounded, and found five fathom; saw the land making like an island, bearing N.E. by E. distant twelve leagues; steered N. for about a mile or two, shoaled the water from two fathom to nine feet, then steer’d N.N.E. and deepen’d the water to five fathom.  By the appearance of the land, we are well up the river of Plate, and do take the breakers for the English bank.  Steer’d and sail’d all day E.N.E. along shore, in the evening anchor’d in a fine sandy bay; saw two men coming down on horseback, the boatswain swam ashore, and got up behind one of them, and rode away to their caravans.  When we made the land, we had not one drop of water on board:  Several people swam ashore to fill water, one of ’em, when ashore, drank very plentifully of water; in attempting to come off, was so weak, that he could not reach the vessel, but was unfortunately drown’d.  Got one cask of water aboard, which reviv’d us exceedingly.

Wednesday the 20th, Mr Cummins and myself went ashore, four of the inhabitants came down to us on horseback.  As I could talk Portugueze, I fell into discourse with them.  They told me the English were still at war with the Spaniards, that they had two fifty-gun ships up the river of Plate, and one sixty gun ship cruizing off Cape St Mary’s; and not above six weeks ago a seventy gun ship lying at anchor, parted from her anchors and drove on shore; that the ship was lost, and every man perish’d.  They