Roberts ſtood away to the Southward, and met with a Dutch Guiney Man, which he made Prize of, but after having plundered her, the Skipper had his Ship again: Two Days after, he took an Engliſh Ship, called the Experiment, Captain Cornet, at Cape Lopez, the Men went all into the Pyrate Service, and having no Occaſion for the Ship, they burnt her, and then ſteered for St. Thome, but meeting with nothing in their Way, they ſailed for Annabona, and there water’d, took in Proviſions, and put it to a Vote of the Company, whether their next Voyage ſhould be, to the Eaſt-Indies, or to Braſil; the latter being reſolved on, they ſailed accordingly, and in 28 Days arrived at Ferdinando, an uninhabited Iſland, on that Coaſt: Here they water’d, boot-top’d their Ship, and made ready for the deſigned Cruiſe.
Now that we are upon this Coaſt, I think it will be the proper Place to preſent our Readers with a Deſcription of this Country, and ſome ingenious Remarks of a Friend, how beneficial a Trade might be carried on here by our Weſt-India Merchants, at a little Hazard.
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Brasil (a Name ſignifying the holy Croſs) was diſcovered for the King of Portugal, by Alvarez Cabral, Ann. Dom. 1501. extending almoſt from the Æquinoctial to 28° South. The Air is temperate and cool, in compariſon of the Weſt-In-
