also told me they were Spaniards, Castilians, and fishermen, that they came here a fishing, the fish they took they salted and dried, then sold them at Buenos Aires.  The town they belong’d to they called Mount de Vidia, two days journey from hence.  I ask’d ’em how they came to live in the king of Portugal’s land.  They said there were a great many Spanish settlements on this side, and gave us an invitation to their caravan; we got up behind them, and rode about a mile to it, where they entertained us with good junk beef, roasted and boyl’d, with good white bread.  We sought to buy some provisions of ’em, but they had none but twenty-six loaves, about as big as two-penny loaves in England, which they would not part with under four guineas.  We being in a weak condition, scarce able to stand on our legs, and without bread for a long time, gave them their price.  Their patron told us at the same time, if it should be known that they had supplied us, they should be all hang’d.  He promis’d, if we would give him a fire-lock, he would get us some wild fowl, and as many ducks in an hour or two as would serve all the people on board.  Mr Cummins sent for his fire-lock, and gave it him, with some powder and sluggs.  On our coming away, finding one of their company missing with a horse, we were apprehensive of his being gone to betray us; therefore immediately went on board, got our water in, and made all ready for sailing to Rio Grand.

Thursday the 21st, little wind at N.W. and fair weather.  At four this morning got under sail, steered E.N.E.  At twelve saw low land stretch off to the eastward, which bore E. by S. At four the tide of flood flowing strong in obliged us to come to an anchor in a large bay, in eight fathom water; the south point bore S.S.W. the east point E.S.E.; at eight at night got under sail, steering E.S.E.

Friday the 22d, little wind at N. and fair weather.  At eight this morning saw Cape St Mary’s, bearing N.W. distant ten leagues; at noon it bore W.S.W. and the north land S.E. by E.

Sunday 23d, little wind, and calm.  In the morning, not seeing the land, steer’d in N.; at noon saw Cape St Mary’s, bearing N.W. distant ten leagues; latitude per observation 34:  53 S. At seven in the evening, being in shore and calm, anchored in fourteen fathom water, sandy ground, the cape bearing W. by N. and the northmost land N. by E. This day departed this life Mr Thomas Clark the master, as did also his son the day following.

Sunday the 24th, the wind at S. and hazy weather.  At two in the morning weighed and came to sail, steering N.E. within a league of the shore.  At three in the afternoon saw three islands, the northmost of which is the most remarkable one I ever beheld, appearing like a church with a lofty tower; at four we saw three islands more, steer’d N. quarter W. between those islands, until we saw the main land.  The most remarkable of these islands is about four miles from the main; they are all steep.  At eight anchored in fourteen fathom, fine sand.