At _Roxents Head_, _L’Hermite_ gave chase to fifteen _Spanish_ Ships, and coming up with them, sunk eleven, and took four laden with Sugar. Afterwards Anchoring at _Safia_, he sent the Ship _Over-yssel_, and a Frigat call’d the _Gray-Hound_, to Convoy home the Prizes; afterward being inform’d, that thirty _Spanish_ Ships were making to them, Sailing into the Haven _St. Vincent_, the Spring Water that he supply’d his empty Cask with being brakkish, caus’d an excoriation of the Guts, which brought the Bloody-Flux, whereby he lost many of his Sea-men; being well entertain’d by the Salvages of _Antonio_, they went on to _Sierra Leona_, a Mountainous Point full of Lime-Trees, here they found the Names of _Sr. Francis Drake_, and other _English_ cut in a Rock. After that he put in at the fruitful Island _Annabon_, where he caus’d his Chirurgeon to be Beheaded. [Sidenote: _Vegar_ a wicked man.] This wicked Man being brought to the Torture, would confess nothing concerning the Crimes objected against him, but being strip’d for Execution, they found a small Bag hanging on his Breast, in which lay a Serpents Skin and Tongue, with which he had Poyson’d several Men, but he confess’d nothing. The first of _February_, the Fleet came to _Cape de Pemias_, which they know at a great distance, by its high Mountains cover’d with Snow. In short time after, Sailing by the Mouth of the _Straights_ of _La Maire_, they met with very tempestuous Weather, and seventeen of their Men going ashore, were devour’d by the _Cannibals_ of _Terra del Fuogo_. These People being all _Whites_, and of a large Stature, Paint themselves Red, and go stark naked, except some of highest quality who tie a Deer Skin about their Necks; and the Women cover their Nakedness with a piece of Leather: They live in Bowers made of the Branches of Trees, Stak’d three Foot deep, in a round at bottom, and above like our Tents, Canopy’d, the top of which open, to carry out the Smoke like a Chimney; and have no other Houshold-stuff than some Baskets, in which they lay their few Fishing Implements. They go continually Arm’d with Clubs, Arrows, Slings, and Stone-Knives: Their Boats being only the Trunk of a Tree made hollow, rise up before and behind like a Half-Moon, and are fourteen, and some sixteen Foot long, and two broad, and Row swifter than a Pinnace with many Oars. Lastly, they are so Salvage, that they seem rather to be Beasts than Men, knowing no Religion, ill Natur’d, cruel and Treacherous. From hence, passing on, _L’Hermite_ refresh’d at the desolate Isle _Fernando_, and so Steer’d his Course to _Calla de Lima_, on whose Coast, taking a _Spanish_ Vessel, the Prisoners told him, that their Plate-Fleet had Weigh’d Anchor, and were gone to _Panama_; only the Admiral which carry’d forty Brass Guns, with fifty Merchant-Men, lay close under the Shore, Guarded by three Stone Bulwarks, Fortifi’d with fifty Guns.