- geon[1] were, we should make all the Sail we could, to reach
the first Port[2] of the Island Hispaniola, being that call'd Port de Paix, or Port Peace, which Resolution was accordingly register'd. Cape Samana. The 20th, we discover'd the first Land of Hispaniola, being Cape Samana, lying in 19 Degrees of North Latitude, and of Longitude 308. The 25th we should have put into Port de Paix, as had been concerted, and it was not only the most convenient Place for us to get Refreshments, but also the Residence of Monsr. de Cussy, Governor of the Island Tortuga, who knew that Monsr. de la Sale carried particular Orders for him to furnish such Necessaries as he stood in Need of. Tortuga Island. Notwithstanding these cogent Reasons, Mr. de Beaujeu was positive to pass further on in the Night, weathering the Island Tortuga, which is some Leagues distant from Port de Paix and the Coast of Hispaniola. He also pass'd Cape St. Nicolas, and the 26th[3] of the said Month, we put into the Bay of Jaguana, coasting the Island Guanabo, which is in the Middle of that Great Bay or Gulph, and in Conclusion, on the 27th we arriv'd at Petit Gouave, having spent 58 Days in our Passage from the Port of Chef de Bois, near Rochel. This Change of the Place for our little Squadron to put into, for which no Reason could be given, prov'd very disadvantageous; and it will hereafter appear, as I have before observ'd, that those misunderstanding among the Officers insensibly drew on the Causes from whence our Misfortune proceeded. As soon as we had dropt Anchor, a Piragua, or great Sort of Canoe, came out from the Place, with Twenty Men, to know who we were, and hail'd us. Being inform'd that we were French, they acquainted us, that Monsieur de Cussy
