At The Same Time He
Generously Restored Them, In Money, The Value Of All The Tribute They
Had Paid To Him, In Hogs, Cocoa-Nuts, Potatoes, And The Like.
This
unexpected generosity astonished the whole assembly, who applauded his
bounty, and offered to join him with all the forces of their respective
districts, if he would go to war with the Spaniards.
They seemed much
pleased with finding that Candish and his people were English, and
thankful for the kindness with which they had been treated. On taking
leave, they rowed round the ship awhile in their canoes, as if in
compliment to the English; and Candish caused a gun to be fired at their
departure.
Setting sail on the 24th, Candish ran along the coast of Luzon, steering
N.W. between that island and Masbate. In the islands thereabout, the
Spaniards were observed to keep a strict watch, making great fires, and
discharging their pieces all night, having been much alarmed by the
arrival of the English. The island of Panama is in many places plain
and level, affording many large, tall, and straight trees, fit for
masts, and has several mines of very fine gold, which are possessed by
the natives. To the south of this is the island of the Negroes, which is
very large, almost as big as England, and is in lat. 9 deg. N.[57] It
appeared to consist mostly of low land, and to be very fertile.
[Footnote 57: Negro island reaches from lat.
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