. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the
. America : being the latest, and most accurate description of the New World : containing the original of the inhabitants, and the remarkable voyages thither : the conquest of the vast empires of Mexico and Peru, and other large provinces and territories, with the several European plantations in those parts : also their cities, fortresses, towns, temples, mountains, and rivers : their habits, customs, manners, and religions : their plants, beasts, birds, and serpents : with an appendix containing, besides several other considerable additions, a brief survey of what hath been discover'd of the unknown south-land and the Arctick region. Chap, II. of M B %^1 C J. 199 the other five fled 5 whom Ortega purfuing, found half a League from^he Shore a Hut made of Boughs, wherein the Booty lay, which he fpeedily carried to his Barques 5 but Captain Oxenbam inform'd hereof,fell with two hundred Indians upon the Spaniards, who having a Wood on their Backs made fuch advantage thereof, that eleven Englijh were (lain, and feven taken, and had not the reft fled, they had all been either kill'd or taken Prifoners : Thofe that were taken inform'd Ortega that they had been at difference amongft themfelves about dividing the Booty, which was the reafon of their flaying fo long : moreover, they difcover'd where and how their Ship lay 5 all which the Governor of Panama writ to Njmbre de T>ios $ from whence four Sail were immediately fent to find out the Ship and the buried Guns, as alfo to take all fuch Englifl) as they fhould find preparing of Boats or Barques, and bring them to Panama. whereupon very many were taken, who were all mife* rably (lain, except a few Youths. Sect. III. Darien. DArleriy which by fome Authors not being thought confiderable enough to befcrfprf* make a diftincl: Province, is reckon'd one and the fame with, or at leaft ° part of, Panama, hath on the North the Diftrict or Circle of Panama ; on the South, the new Kingdom of Granada - Eaftward it is bounded with
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