_Vesputius_ observing these their misdemeaning Carriages, judg’d it no way convenient to stay any longer among such barbarous and deceitful Salvages: but having weighed Anchor, and Sail’d eighty Leagues along the Coast, he ran into another convenient Haven, whose Shore swarm’d with People, which on a sudden running away, hid themselves in a neighboring Wood. [Sidenote: Serpents strangely prepar’d for Food.] Here the _Spaniards_ Landing were amazed, when in their Huts they saw Snakes and Serpents roasting before a Fire, whereof one had Wings, and another whose Mouth was tied together with a Rope, stared with open eyes in a frightful manner. Here they left several Trifles to entice the fled Natives to correspond with them. And this their Design prov’d successful; for the next day the _Americans_ came aboard without the least fear, and offer’d to shew their hospitable kindness to the _Spaniards_, if they pleas’d to travel three days Journey with them up into the Countrey, telling them, they had onely rais’d those few Huts by the Sea-side for a small time whilst they Fish’d in those Parts. [Sidenote: The remarkable reception of twenty three _Spaniards_.] About twenty of the _Spaniards_ well Arm’d resolv’d to undertake the Journey; and travelling over Hills, Dales, and Rivers, they came at last into a Village consisting of nine of the foremention’d Houses, but mightily peopled, where they were in a wonderful manner received by their glad welcomes, by Dancing, Singing, Hunting, and other joyful Acclamations, presenting their Wives and Daughters, as the chiefest part of their hospitality, to caress the Strangers at their pleasure. The news was no sooner spread, but the adjacent Villages came in throngs to gaze upon, and salute the Strangers, inviting them also to their Towns. The _Spaniards_ taking it in good part, spent nine days among them, highly treated with all manner of jollities, but especially at their choice with the varieties of _Venus_: from thence then returning to their Fleet, accompanied with thousands of the Natives, every one carrying Presents to the Admiral _Vesputius_; of whom as many as they could at once receive, they entertaining aboard, then dismiss’d them, and admitted others; but the Guns going off, they suddenly leap’d from the Decks, and div’d like Ducks under Water: But afterwards being inform’d, that such thunder-claps were sent them from Heaven to destroy their Enemies, they were somewhat better satisfi’d, and call’d the _Spaniards_, _Charabi_, that is, _Wise Men_. [Sidenote: A cruel Fight with the Cannibals.]