On  April  S.  1680.  they  landed  near  Golden  Island,  being*  between  3  and  400
strong,  carrying  with  them  such  Provisions  as  were  necessary,  and  Toys
to  gratify  the  free  Indians,  through  whose  Country  they  passed.  In  about
nine  Days  time  they  arrived  at  Santa  Maria,  which  they  took  without
much  Difficulty,  but  found  there  neither  Gold  nor  Provisions,  as  they  ex-
pected ;  so  they  staid  only  three  Days,  and  then  embarked  on  board
Canoes,  and  other  small  Craft,  for  the  South  Seas.  On  April  23.  they  were
in  Big*ht  of  Panama  and  having  in  vain  attempted  Puebla  Nova,  before
which  Captain  Sawkins,  then  acting*  as  Commander  in  Chief  was  killed,
they  went  off  to  the  Isles  of  Quibo,  On  /une  6.  they  sailed  from  thence  to
the  Coast  of  Peru  ;  and  touching*  at  the  Islands  of  Gorgonia  and  Plata,
they  came  to  Ylo,  wh  they  took  in  the  month  of  October,  About  Christ-
mas, the  same  Year,  they  arrived  at  the  Island  of  Juan  Fernandez,  wh.  was
the  farthest  they  went  to  the  south  :  There  they  deposed  Captain  Bartholo-
mew Sharpe,  who  had  the  chief  Command  after  the  Death  of  SawkinS,  and
made  choice  of  one  Captain  Walling  to  command,  under  whom  they
attempted  Arica  ;  but  were  repulsed,  with  the  lyoss  of  twenty-eight  men,
among*  whom  was  the  new  commander  Captain  Walling ;  when  they  sailed
for  some  time  without  any  Commander,  but,  arriving  in  the  Island  of
Plata,  their  Crew  split  into  two  Factions ;  when  it  was  resolved,  before
they  proceeded  to  the  choice  of  a  Commander  that  the  Majority,  with  their
Captain,  should  keep  the  Ship,  and  the  minority  the  Canoes  and  Small-
Craft.  Mr.  Dampier  prepared  with  his  Associates  to  return  over  I^and
into  the  North  Seas.
