South America - A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 7 - By Robert Kerr
 -  We now laid _bases[251]_ into both the
boats and the skiff, manning and arming them all, and went again - Page 439
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We Now Laid _Bases[251]_ Into Both The Boats And The Skiff, Manning And Arming Them All, And Went Again

Towards the shore; but being unable to land on account of the wind, we lay off at the distance of

About 200 yards, whence we fired against the Portuguese, but could not injure them as they were sheltered by the hill. They fired upon us in return from the hills and rocks, the negroes standing by to help them, more from fear than love. Seeing the negroes in such subjection that they durst not deal with us, we returned on board; and as the wind kept at east all night, we were unable to fetch the Hind, but I took the boat and went on board in the night, to see if any thing could be done there; and as in the morning we could perceive that the town was overawed by the Portuguese like the other, we weighed anchor and went along the coast to the eastwards.

[Footnote 251: Formerly conjectured to be musquetoons, or wall-pieces. - E.]

This town of John de Viso stands on a hill like that of Don John, but had been recently burnt, so that there did not remain above six houses standing. Most of the gold on this part of the coast comes from the interior country, and doubtless, if the people durst bring their gold, which they are prevented from doing by the Portuguese, we might have got abundance; but they are under such subjection to the Portuguese, that they dare not trade with others.

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