They Went In All Haste To A
Certain Mountain, From Whence They Brought Sixteen Girls, Whom They Took
Into Their Canoes, And Brought Towards Us, Putting Four Of Them On Board
Each Of Our Four Ships, To Our Great Surprize.
After this they went about
among our ships with their canoes, and conversed with us so peaceably that
we thought them in every respect friendly disposed.
About this time
likewise a vast number of people came swimming towards our ships from the
town before-mentioned, and we did not in the least suspect any evil
intention. By and by we beheld several old women at the doors of the
houses, who set up violent outcries, tearing their hair in token of great
distress, by which we began to suspect some evil was intended towards us.
The young women who had been put on board our ships leapt all of a sudden
into the sea, and those in the canoes removing to some distance bent their
bows and plied us briskly with arrows. Those likewise who were swimming
towards the ships were all armed with lances, which they concealed under
water. Being now convinced of their treachery, we stood on the defensive,
and in our turn attacked them so hotly that we destroyed several of their
canoes and killed a considerable number of the natives. The survivors
abandoned the remaining canoes, and made for the shore by swimming, after
twenty of the natives were slain and many wounded. On our side only five
men were wounded, all of whom are restored to health by the blessing of
God.
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