A Sand-Bank Runs Out Half A Mile Into The
Sea From The S.E. End Of This Island, And On Its East Side, A League To
The North Of This, There Is A Rock A Mile From The Shore, Which Is Seen
Above Water At Last Quarter Of The Ebb.
In all other places there is
safe anchorage a quarter of a mile from the shore, in six, eight, ten,
and twelve fathoms, on clean sand and ooze.
The isle of Quicarra, to
the south of Quibo, is pretty large; and to the north of it is a small
isle named Ranchina, which produces great plenty of certain trees called
Palma-Maria. These are straight, tough, and of good length, and are
consequently fit for masts, the grain of the wood having a gradual twist
or spiral direction; but, notwithstanding the name, they have no
resemblance to palms. To the N.E. of Quibo are the small islands of
Canales and Cantarras, in the channels between which there is good
anchorage. These islands have plenty of wood and water, and appear at a
distance as if part of the continent; and as the island of Quibo is the
most considerable, these isles are generally named collectively the
Quibo islands.
Having failed in our designs at sea, it was agreed to try our fortune on
land, and the city of Leon, near the coast of Nicaragua in Mexico, was
pitched upon, as being nearest us. Being in want of canoes for landing
our men, we cut down trees to make as many as we had occasion for, and
in the mean time 150 men were detached to take Puebla nova, a town on
the continent, near the Quibo island,[176] in hopes of getting some
provisions.
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