After The Rebels Were Departed, The Admiral Took Every Possible Care That The Sick Should Be Furnished With All That Could Conduce Towards Their Recovery, And That The Indians Might Be Civilly Treated, To Induce Them To Continue To Bring Provisions In Exchange For Our Commodities.

All these things were so well managed that the Christians soon recovered, and the Indians continued to supply us plentifully for some time.

But they being an indolent race, who take little pains in sowing, while every one of our people consumed as much provisions in one day as would have sufficed an Indian for twenty, and besides having no longer any inclination for our commodities, they began to listen to the advice of the mutineers, since they saw so many of our men had revolted, and therefore did not bring such plenty of provisions as we needed. This brought us into great distress, as if it had been necessary to take these by force, the greatest part of us must have gone on shore armed, leaving the admiral on board in great danger, as he was still very ill of the gout; and if we waited till the Indians brought provisions of their own accord, we must live in great misery, or have paid them ten times the price we did at first, as they were sensible of the advantages our necessities gave them. But God, who never forsakes those who put their trust in him, inspired the admiral with a device by which we became amply provided.

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