In all these Travels, Victual was so scarce that they were much weaken’d by their wants; and though they took fresh courage when they got footing on King _Buchebua_’s Jurisdiction, yet they found nothing but empty Huts; and the like in the Countrey of _Chiorisus_, both having a little before been pillag’d by their more powerful neighboring Enemies. But although they could not furnish _Nunnez_ with Provisions, they presented him with weighty Ingots of Gold: but this rich Metal not able to purchase the least morsel of Bread, drove them into a great strait; and indeed they had without doubt been all famished, had not _Pocchorosa_, another King, fed them forty days together with stamp’d Roots. Thus refresh’d, and instigated by _Pocchorosa_, they broke by night in _Tubunama_’s Palace, and took him Prisoner with eighty Concubines, who fearing to be put to death, gave an incredible Treasure of Gold to purchase his Ransom. _Nunnez_ thus enriched came at last to his People which he had left on the River _Daria_, where two Ships sent from _Hispaniola_ rode at an Anchor. [Sidenote: _Peter Arias_ his Voyage, and Fight in the Haven _St. Martha_.] Whilst things were thus carry’d in _America_, _Peter Arias_ Sail’d with fifteen Ships, Mann’d with fifteen hundred Men, to _New Andalusia_, by the Islands _Martinina_, _Guadalupe_, and _Galanta_, all in _America_: a considerable time he Sail’d through the Sea overgrown with Weeds. Afterwards anchoring in the Haven _St. Martha_, he receiv’d a great repulse from the Natives, who no ways daunted at the bigness of the Ships, waded up to their Breasts in the Sea, and shot many great flights of poisonous Arrows at the _Spaniards_, or whom two being wounded immediately died. _Arias_ sending some of his Men ashore, they found many Boats lying full of Nets, made of tough Weeds, and Ropes pleited of Rushes. In the Haven _St. Martha_, being three Leagues wide, are abundance of Fish, which may be seen under Water twenty Fathom deep. But now the _Spaniards_ that were ashore breaking into the Houses, and taking Women and Children Prisoners, the _Americans_ prepar’d for another Fight, which at the beginning was very fierce; but at last they were forc’d to quit the Field. [Sidenote: Strange Houses and Houshold-stuff.] Their Houses and Furniture in them are worthy of observation: their Cielings being cover’d with Shells strung on small Thred, which make a pleasing noise, when mov’d by the least breath of Wind. The Walls are hung with fine Stuffs, woven full of Imagery, as Cranes, Lyons, Tygers, and some Figures of Men; the Floors are cover’d with parti-colour’d Mats, made of Sea-Reeds, and several tough Roots; and their Carpets beset with Pearl add also a great beauty to their Rooms. In the Valleys the _Spaniards_ found several precious Jems, as Saphires, Jasper, Emeralds, and great pieces of Amber, and in some Huts, Baskets, and Chests full of dry’d Locusts, and Crabs.