The Trinity journal., 1856-09-06

.ne Main sea, there Is
l. st. Abad, a good Haven, and almost
with a pleasant and fruitful
Country.
2. Cape Trinidado, a noted Promontory.
5. Cape de Csdras, so called (tOgethcr
with small Island named after it from the
store of Cedars growing thereabouts.
A. Engoana.
s. PueJla de las Caaoos, so named from
the abundance of those little Boats which
the Americans generally use, and do call
Canoes, whereof perhaps some store are
made there.
6. Ca5o de Galera, from its resemblance
to a Rat.
II is believed there are many more Prom
ontories and Bays on both sides of this
Island, besides Rivers and ISIets. yet not
named, and altogether unknown More
over DR. Heni,n hath well observed, that
those aforementioned are the Names only
of Places and not of Towns and Villages
though doubtless there must need have been
some scattered Houses built formerly by
the Sp0nidrds in so many Expeditions.
The first Discovcrer of these Parts was
/ Ferdinondo Corte-, who having in the Year
/ 1884, sent out two Ships to that purpose
/ from ST. Jago, a Haven Of Neu Spun, and
not finding the Success answerable to his
expectation, went next year himself in Per
son, and passed good way up the Gulf
but for want of provisions was forced to re-
turn without having done anything to the
purpose.
In 1889, one Eranc'Sco a companion Of
C0rtec in the former Expedition set out
upon his own charges, and having COaSted
all about, both upon the Eastern and West
ern Shores, he at last landed but not with
out notable opposition from the Natives
who with much clamor, and many antique
gestures set upon his Men so furiouSly with
Stones and Arrows, that they had met with
a shrewed Repulse, had it not been for the
Nalor Of their Auxlaries, the Mastif Dogs
which it seems they used to carry along
with them in III )Se kind Of Voyages but
at last he got footing so far, that lie took
4 possession in the name Of the King Of Spun
with the usual FormaIites and following
the example of Colum6uS set up Cross in
the Place for a Memorial and Testimony of
his having been there
/ Much about the same time -Harco de Ntsa
a Franclsc0a, undertaking a Voyage into
these parts, reported wonders al his return
of the plenty Of golden Mines stately Cities
set out with magnificent Buildings, the very
Gates whereof were enriched with Iufqu1eS-
eS, and other Precious Stones, and whose
meaneSt Inhabitants went gittering in Gold
and Mother Of Pearl and Of the hourishing
. ] ,,ft e.
and liardta whercupon the Governor Of
Netc Gaiitcta was sent by the then Vice
Roy Of Her1co, with great hopes Of bringing
back confirmation Of the Reports bur
whether out of spite to he deceived in his
Expectation, or having real cause so to do,
he represented all things as mean and deS-
picabie, as Fryer had proclaimed them rich
and glorious
The next that went upon this Design was
Ftrdtaando de Aiarc0n who is reported to
have sailed many Leagues upa River calI'd
Buca Gui0, and there to have received Ho-
mage Of Naguocotus one Of the Heads Of
the Cdhtoraiaa Tribes
One more Attempt was made in the Year
1912, by Roderlco CabrIo, who discovered
the Island Of 81. Lule, and another called
the Elaad ot' PoSSesStoa and this was the
last We hear of, that thought it worth while
to 20 on all Undertaking to these Coasts,
and ever since all undertakings thither have
been so wholly laid aside that whatever
was once discovered in these Parts seems
rather to be lost and forgotten, than any
way improved
/ AS for Nora Akb,oa, whereas many de
/ termined it TO be only the utmost Northern
part Of C0Lforaia, though it doth not abso-
utely appear to be SO from the Relation Of
Sir Francis Drahe'S Discovery Of it, We
Judge it agreeable to Method and Decorun
not wholly to omit the mention Of it in this
place, though it hath been already spoken
of, and the aforesaid Relation delivered at
large amongst the rest of those Provinces
largely taken Cdttfornia, which were taken
for granted TO be upon the Continent.
Droke and his Company brought home
this Description of the Country and its m
habitantS, viz That the Country was ex
ceedingly well stored with Dear, grazing W
and down the Hills by thousands in a com
pany That the Men generally went NAKED
all over, the Women using only piece O
: a mat, or some such thing instead Of an
Apron That their Houses were built only
Of Turf and Oser, yet so wrought together
r that they served very we'll to keep out the
Cold in the midst of it was their Heart
where they made their Fire, and lay al
/ round about it together upon several Bed
of BuII-Rushes. What their Towns were
or whether they had any, is altogether un
, known
A Rich PoLTIcAL JOKE We have pri
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