though sometimes assisted by Sea and Land-Winds. In about a Week after this, we got up with, and coasted along the Isle of Pines, for 7 or 8 Leagues, and then stood off to Sea, and the third Morning fell in with the West end of Grand Caymanes.This Island is about 40 leagues South from Pines, and about 15 to the West of little Caymanes. We anchored at the West end, about half a mile from the shore. We found no Water nor any Provision, but saw many Crocodiles on the Bay, some of which would scarce stir out of the way for us. We kill'd none of them (vvhich vve might easily have done) though Food began to be short vvith us; indeed had it been in the Months of June or July vve might pro|bably have gotten Turtle, for they frequent this Island some Years as much as they do little Cay|manes. We stayed here but 3 or 4 Hours, and steered back for Pines, intending there to hunt for Beef or Hog, of both vvhich there is in great plen|ty. The second day in the morning vve fell in vvith the West-end of Pines, and running about 4 or 5 miles Northvvard, vve anchored in 4 fathom Water clean Sand, about 2 mile from the shore, and right against a small Creek through the Mangroves into a vvide Lagune.The Isles of Pines lies on the South-side, tovvards the West-end of Cuba, and is distant from it 3 or 4 Leagues. Cape Corientes on Cuba is five or six Leagues to the Westward of the Isle of Pines. Be|tween Pines and Cuba are many small woody Islands scattered here and there, with Channels for Ships to pass between; and by report there is good ancho|ring near any of them. Jamaica Sloops do some|times pass through between Cuba and Pines, when they are bound to Windward, because there the Sea is always smooth: They are also certain to meet good Land-winds; besides they can anchor 0