iro.

But notwithstanding these advantages I proposed to myself in going to
Pernambuco I was soon put by that design through the refractoriness of
some under me, and the discontents and backwardness of some of my men.
For the calms and shiftings of winds which I met with, as I was to
expect, in crossing the Line, made them who were unacquainted with these
matters almost heartless as to the pursuit of the voyage, as thinking we
should never be able to weather Cape St. Augustine: and though I told
them that by that time we should get to about three degrees south of the
Line we should again have a true brisk general tradewind from the
north-east, that would carry us to what part of Brazil we pleased, yet
they would not believe it till they found it so. This, with some other
unforeseen accidents, not necessary to be mentioned in this place,
meeting with the aversion of my men to a long unknown voyage, made me
justly apprehensive of their revolting, and was a great trouble and
hindrance to me. So that I was obliged partly to alter my measures, and
met with many difficulties, the particulars of which I shall not trouble
the reader with: but I mention thus much of it in general for my own
necessary vindication, in my taking such measures sometimes for
prosecuting the voyage as the state of my ship's crew, rather than my own
judgment and experience, determined me to. The disorders of my ship made
me think at present that Pernambuco would not be so fit a place for me;
being told that ships ride there 2 or 3 leagues from the town, under the
command of no forts; so that whenever I should have been ashore it might
have been easy for my discontented crew to have cut or slipped their
cables and have gone away from me: many of them discovering already an
intention to return to England, and some of them declaring openly that
they would go no further onwards than Brazil. I altered my course
therefore, and stood away for Bahia de todos los Santos, or the Bay of
All Saints, where I hoped to have the governor's help, if need should
require, for securing my ship from any such mutinous attempt; being
forced to keep myself all the way upon my guard, and to lie with my
officers, such as I could trust, and with small arms upon the
quarter-deck; it scarce being safe for me to lie in my cabin by reason of
the discontents among my men.

HIS ARRIVAL ON THAT COAST AND IN THE BAY.

On the 23rd of March we saw the land of Brazil; having had thither,