By The Inhabitants Of This Place, Antonio Was
Informed That Their River Was Formerly Called Tauralachim Or The Great
Stock, To Express Its Greatness:
That it is deep and navigable for 80
leagues, up to a town named Moncalor, and then becomes wide and
shallow, coming from the great country of Chintaleuho, where the
country for eight days journey had been depopulated 40 years before by
a multitude of birds!
In the middle of that country is the great lake
of Cunabetee or Chiamay, whence spring four great rivers. That lake
is 180 leagues in circumference, and the country round abounds in mines
of silver, copper, tin, and lead.
From thence Antonio proceeded to the island of Hainan, passing in
sight of Champiloo, in lat. 18 deg. N. at the entrance of the bay of
Cochin China. Farther on he discovered the promontory of Pulocampas,
whence the island of Hainan may be seen. To the west of this they found
a river, up which Borallo was sent in a small vessel with 16 men, who
discovered at least 2000 sail of vessels and a large walled town. On
their return they saw a large vessel at anchor. The captain supposing
this might be Husseyn took it; but learnt from an ancient Christian of
Mount Sinai, who was among the prisoners, that it belonged to a pirate
named Quioy Tayjam, who had killed above an hundred Portuguese, and
now lay hid in the forecastle with six or seven others, all of whom were
drawn from their hiding place and slain.
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