Gibson Of Glasco Then Commanding Her, Who, With Above An Hundred Men
Then On Board Her, {Septem.
5.
1700.} were every Soul drown'd
in that terrible Gust which then happen'd; most of the Corps being taken up,
were carefully interr'd by Mr. Graham, their Lieutenant, who happily
was on Shore during the Tempest.
After Dinner, we left our Scotch Landlord, and went that Night
to the North East Point of the Island: It being dark ere we got there,
our Canoe struck on a Sand near the Breakers, and were in great Danger
of our Lives, but (by God's Blessing) got off safe to the Shore,
where we lay all Night.
{Monday.}
In the Morning we set forwards on our intended Voyage. About two a Clock
we got to Bulls Island, which is about thirty Miles long,
and hath a great Number of both Cattel and Hogs upon it;
the Cattel being very wild, and the Hogs very lean. These two last Islands
belong to one Colonel Cary, an Inhabitant of South Carolina.
Although it were Winter, yet we found such Swarms of Musketoes,
and other troblesome Insects, that we got but little Rest that Night.
{Tuesday.}
The next Day we intended for a small Island on the other Side of Sewee-Bay,
which joining to these Islands, Shipping might come to victual or careen;
but there being such a Burden of those Flies, that few or none
cares to settle there; so the Stock thereon are run wild.
We were gotten about half Way to Racoon-Island, when there sprung up
a tart Gale at N.W. which put us in some Danger of being cast away,
the Bay being rough, and there running great Seas between the two Islands,
which are better than four Leagues asunder, a strong Current of a Tide
setting in and out, which made us turn Tail to it, and got our Canoe
right before the Wind, and came safe into a Creek that is joining to
the North End of Bulls Island. We sent our Indians to hunt,
who brought us two Deers, which were very poor, and their Maws
full of large Grubs.
{Wednesday.}
On the Morrow we went and visited the Eastermost Side of this Island,
it joining to the Ocean, having very fair sandy Beeches,
pav'd with innumerable Sorts of curious pretty Shells, very pleasant
to the Eye. Amongst the rest, we found the Spanish Oyster-Shell,
whence come the Pearls. They are very large, and of a different Form
from other Oysters; their Colour much resembles the Tortoise-Shell,
when it is dress'd. There was left by the Tide several strange Species
of a muciligmous slimy Substance, though living, and very aptly mov'd
at their first Appearance; yet, being left on the dry Sand,
(by the Beams of the Sun) soon exhale and vanish.
At our Return to our Quarters, the Indians had kill'd two more Deer,
two wild Hogs, and three Racoons, all very lean, except the Racoons.
We had great Store of Oysters, Conks, and Clanns, a large Sort of Cockles.
These Parts being very well furnish'd with Shell-Fish,
Turtle of several Sorts, but few or none of the green,
with other Sorts of Salt-water Fish, and in the Season, good Plenty of Fowl,
as Curleus, Gulls, Gannets, and Pellicans, besides Duck and Mallard,
Geese, Swans, Teal, Widgeon, &c.
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