On the West side of the _Straights Le Maire_, _Brown_ ran into _Valentine_’s Inlet, where he was much troubled by the Winds which came whistling through the hollow Mountains with great and sudden gusts: The shore afforded red and black Strawberries, _Carville_ and Muscles, to the great refreshment of the Sea-men, who daily saw Sea-Lions, but could not come to shoot one of them, for no sooner they perceiv’d any body, but they Diving under Water, swam away; and though they saw Mens Foot-steps of eighteen Inches long, yet they never found any Men. Thence Sailing into the South-Sea, along the Coast of _Chili_, they enter’d a Bay which they nam’d _Brewer’s-Haven_; where Landing, they walk’d towards a great Smoke which they saw afar off, but coming near it, found only two Houses within a large Plain, full of Sheep, Oxen, and Horses; before the Houses stood Woodden Crosses. [Sidenote: _Ter Bergen_’s Exploit.] [Sidenote: _Castro_ a City.] [Sidenote: Stream _Chili_.] [Sidenote: _Brewer_ Dies.] [Sidenote: Strange accident.] [Sidenote: _Baldivia_, a brave City.] The _Dolphin_ Pink and a great Boat being sent to the Inlet, lay the following Night at an Anchor near a high Mountain; from whence, in the Night, two great Guns were fir’d, whereupon, Lieutenant _William Ter Bergen_ Landed with sixteen Musqueteers, and climbing up the Mountain, found a Village behind the same, where all things were in Alarm, Drums beating, Trumpets sounding, Bells ringing; the Villagers suddenly firing their Guns on _Ter Bergen_, who being supply’d with thirty four Men, Encounter’d the Enemy so Valiantly, that he fled into the Woods, not without the loss of Men and Horses: The Guns with which they had shot in the Night lay onely on a Redoubt: _Ter Bergen_ persuing this Victory, March’d into the Woods, and shot the _Spanish_ Commander _Andreas Munes Iserrera_ from his Horse, got great store of Treasure which lay hid under the Tree, being brought out of _Carelmappa_, which Village he set afire, and kill’d all the Horses, and Weigh’d Anchor with the Admiral _Brewer_ to _Michael de Cabuco_ where not being able to Land, because of the many obscure Rocks and Shoals, they set Sail to _Castro_, which they conquer’d and burnt without the least resistance: This City situate on a Mountain is stately built among Flowry Meadows, delightful Orchards, and brave Fountains; the Sea before it flows daily fourteen Foot. _Brewer_ also burnt a _Spanish_ Ship, and set some Houses afire, took three _Spaniards_ Prisoners on _Las Bahias_, who inform’d him, that the Winter Season was almost over, but that it was never known by any to pass over so mildly, ill Weather generally using to blow down Houses, Trees, and rend Rocks asunder; that there was much Gold in _Osorno_ and _Baldivia_, which last they had some years since deserted for hunger, but it was since Garrison’d by three hundred _Castilians_, that none could get at the Fort _Conception_ (which lay a League Westerly from thence) but in a