Punta de Caucus.
And two leagues from them on the mayne land you shall
see a poynt which sheweth like broken land. This is
called the poynt of Caucus.
Matanzas. And from that poynt to Matanças on the North side of Cuba are 12. leagues, and your course lieth West and by North: and then you must borrow vpon the land all that you can, because of the currents: for the currents will cary you into the Channell. And being at Matanças, you must runne all along the shore, because of the currents.
The currents.
The Teates of Hauana.
Remember that when you see one league
before you a Rocke, and a Shoald, that hath vpon
it but 2. fathomes water; and your marke if you come out
of the sea is an Hil, and the Hil is not very hie, it standeth
East and West, and vpon it are some little risings and they are
not very high, and vpon these risings stand two round
homocks close together, you shall see the Teates
of Hauana.
The harbour of Xaroca. To know along the shore when you are against the Harbour of Xaroca, the markes are these. A little to the Westward one league, you shall see along the shore a Hill that is broken, and that broken Hil is ouer the Harbour of Xaroca: and then a little more to the Westward a league, there is another broken Hill. And you shall see that North and South from these broken hils is a Flat off. And from that to Hauana is 7. leagues: and it is all cleane ground, and you may goe along the shore till you come to Hauana.
Markes to know the harbour of Hauana. To know the harbour of Hauana, you shall see before you come at it one litle rocke of stone not very hie, and smooth toward the sea: vpon the rocke standeth a litle white tower, wherein they keepe watch. And then if you haue the winde large, you shall see the harbour open, and then you may beare in with it.
Your shippe being of great burthen, when you are within, then keepe on the West side, because on the East side, on the West end of the Rocke aforesayde, there lieth a ledge to the Westward which hath but three or foure fathoms 1/2 vpon it. If your ship be of small burthen, you may run along the weather shore, vntill you come right against the Castle; and then halfe the Bay ouer you may come to an anchor.
