This voyage, however, held us eleven days in all; and at length, having
spent most of our provisions, and every drop of water we had, we spied
land, to our great joy, though at the distance of ten or eleven leagues;
and as, under the land, the wind came off like a land-breeze, and blew hard
against us, we were two days more before we reached the shore, having all
that while excessive hot weather, and not a drop of water or any other
liquor, except some cordial waters, which one of our company had a little
of left in a case of bottles.

This gave us a taste of what we should have done if we had ventured forward
with a scant wind and uncertain weather, and gave us a surfeit of our
design for the main, at least until we might have some better vessels under
us; so we went on shore again, and pitched our camp as before, in as
convenient manner as we could, fortifying ourselves against any surprise;
but the natives here were exceeding courteous, and much more civil than on
the south part of the island; and though we could not understand what they
said, or they us, yet we found means to make them understand that we were
seafaring men and strangers, and that we were in distress for want of
provisions.

The first proof we had of their kindness was, that as soon as they saw us
come on shore and begin to make our habitation, one of their captains or
kings, for we knew not what to call them, came down with five or six men
and some women, and brought us five goats and two young fat steers, and
gave them to us for nothing; and when we went to offer them anything, the
captain or the king would not let any of them touch it, or take anything of
us. About two hours after came another king, or captain, with forty or
fifty men after him. We began to be afraid of him, and laid hands upon our
weapons; but he perceiving it, caused two men to go before him, carrying
two long poles in their hands, which they held upright, as high as they