We walked about every Way, and found a dry Soil, tho’ it seem’d to be overflow’d at some Times; great Lakes of salt Water, little Grass, the Track of Goats, on the Sand, and saw Herds of them, but could not come near them, however we kill’d some Ducks and Bustards. In the Evening, as we were returning, we miss’d an English Seaman, fir’d several Shots to give him Notice, searched all about, waited till after Sunset, and at last hearing no Tidings of him, we went into the Boat to return Aboard. I gave Monsieur _de la Sale_ an Account of what we had seen, which would have pleas’d him, had the River we discover’d, afforded fresh Water: He was also uneasy for the lost Man; but about Midnight we saw a Fire Ashore, in the Place we came from, which we suppos’d to be made by our Man, and the Boat went for him as soon as it was day on the 18th. After that, we made several Trips, still steering towards the _S. W._ and then ensued a Calm, which oblig’d us to come to an Anchor. Want of Water made us think of returning towards the River, where we had been the Day before. Monsr. _de la Sale_ resolved to set a considerable Number of Men Ashore, with sufficient Ammunition, and to go with them himself, to discover and take Cognizance of that Country, and order’d me to follow him. Accordingly we sail’d back, and came to an Anchor in the same Place. All things necessary for that end being order’d on the 19th, Part of the Men were put into a Boat;[53] but a very thick Fog rising, and taking away the Sight of Land, the Compass was made use of, and the fog dispersing as we drew near the Land, we perceiv’d a Ship making directly towards us, and that it was the _Joly_, where Monsr. _de Beaujeu_ commanded, which rejoic’d us, but our Satisfaction was not lasting, and it will appear by the Sequel, that it were to have been wished, that Monsieur _de Beaujeu_ had not joyn’d us again, but that he had rather gone away for _France_, without ever seeing of us. His Arrival disconcerted the Execution of our Enterprize. Monsr. _de la Sale_, who was already on his Way, and those who were gone before him, return’d Aboard, and some Hours after, Monsr. _de Beaujeu_ sent his Lieutenant, Monsr. _de Aire_, attended by several Persons, as well Clergymen as others, among whom was the Sieur _Gabaret_, second Pilot of the _Joly_. [Sidenote: _Commanders at Variance._] Monsieur _d’ Aire_ complain’d grievously to Monsieur _de la Sale_, in the Name of Monsr. _de Beaujeu_, for that said he, we had left him designedly; which was not true, for as I have said, the _Joly_ lay at Anchor A-head of us, when we were separated from her; we fired a Gun to give her Notice of our Departure, as had been concerted, and Monsr. _de Beaujeu_ answer’d it; besides that, if we had intended to separate from him, we should not have always held our Course in Sight of Land, as we had done, and that had Monsieur _de Beaujeu_ held the same Course, as had been agreed, he had not been separated from us.