inhabitation, but only for their uses, that came to that place at
certain seasons to fish.

The third day after (1st July), about three in the afternoon, we set
sail from thence, toward the continent of _Terra firma_.

And the fifth day after (6th July), we had sight of the high land of
Santa Marta; but came not near the shore by ten leagues.

But thence directed our course, for a place called by us, Port Pheasant;
for that our Captain had so named it in his former voyage, by reason of
the great store of those goodly fowls, which he and his company did then
daily kill and feed on, in that place. In this course notwithstanding we
had two days calm, yet within six days after we arrived (12th July) at
Port Pheasant, which is a fine round bay, of very safe harbour for all
winds, lying between two high points, not past half a cable's length
over at the mouth, but within, eight or ten cables' length every way,
having ten or twelve fathoms of water more or less, full of good fish;
the soil also very fruitful, which may appear by this, that our Captain
having been in this place, within a year and few days before [i. e., in
July, 1571] and having rid the place with many alleys and paths made;
yet now all was so overgrown again, as that we doubted, at first,
whether this was the same place or not.

At our entrance into this bay, our Captain having given order to his
brother what to do, if any occasion should happen in his absence, was
on his way, with intent to have gone aland with some few only in his
company, because he knew there dwelt no Spaniards within thirty-five
leagues of that place. [Santiago de] Tolou being the nearest to the
eastwards, and Nombre de Dios to the westwards, where any of that nation