Lightning, intermix’d with terrible Thunder; adding further, That the Natives all the Summer shelter’d themselves from the excessive Heat, in Caves under Ground; and coming forth in the night, run abroad with lighted Torches over their Ground, so gathering in their Harvest, and Officiating all other Affairs of Husbandry: Yet _Hanno_ no ways daunted at such strange Sights, sail’d from _Sierra Liona_ Southerly to the _Æquinox_, where he discover’d an Island not far from the _African_ Coast, inhabited by a rough and hairy People, to take some of whom, he us’d all possible means, yet could not; onely two Women, being incompass’d by Soldiers, were taken, and carried aboard; but being very salvage, and barbarously wild, could not be tamed, or brought to any Complacency; so they kill’d them, and carried their stuff’d-up Skins to _Carthage_, where they were a long time gaz’d upon with great admiration. [Sidenote: The Island _St. Thomas_.] This Island which _Hanno_ then found, can be no other but that which we call _St. Thomas_, and hath a very unhealthy Air for Strangers, but else very fruitful, and abounding with Sugar-Canes; and the hairy People which he makes mention of, were _Babeons_, or _Baboons_, which _Africa_ in this place breeds large, to the amazement of the Beholders, in great abundance; because those deform’d Monsters, more than any other Beast whatsoever, represent Humane shape. [Sidenote: _Hanno_’s Return.] [Sidenote: Is for his Voyage plac’d amongst the Gods.] Here _Hanno_ stopp’d his Voyage, being hindred from going further for want of Provision. Five years he spent in this Expedition, before he Anchor’d again at _Cadiz_, from whence not long after he steer’d to his Native Countrey _Carthage_, where he was receiv’d with no less Wonder than State, insomuch that none before or after him ever gain’d greater Honor, seeming to oblige his Countrey with the hopes of future Profits from these new discover’d Regions: Nay, he receiv’d a Name, and was plac’d amongst their Gods in the Temples, which he being ambitious of, promoted after a strange manner, teaching several Birds to cry, _The great God Hanno_; which when they could speak perfect, they were let fly in the Air, where to the admiration of all People, they every where repeated their well-taught Lesson. This the most remarkable Voyage which hapned in the time of the Ancients, considering they wanted several Mathematical Instruments belonging to Navigation, and especially the use of the Compass; and also considering the length of the Voyage to _Sierra Liona_, whither never any durst venture before: Nay, in so many Ages after _Hanno_, the famousest Navigators which were set out by the King of _Portugal_, fear’d a long time to cut their Passage through the _Æquinoctial-Line_; however in long Process of time, divers Experiments were made, which have now so much improv’d the Art of Navigation. [Sidenote: Testimony that _America_ was not known to the Ancients.]