A description of the new world. or, America islands and continent: and by what people those regions are now inhabited. And what places are there desolate and without inhabitants. And the bays, rivers, capes, forts, cities and their latitudes, the seas on their coasts: the trade, winds, the North-west passage, and the commerce of the English nation, as they were all in the year 1649. Faithfully described for information of such of his countrey as desire intelligence of these perticulars. By George Gardyner of Peckham, in the country of Surrey Esq.

CHAP. 6. Long Island

SOuth west of Martins Vineyard, lieth Long Island. It is in length sixty English mlles, and fifteen in breadth. The North east end is seated by some English, which have been thrust from New Eng∣land for their Judgement. The most of them holding the Christi∣an tenent of confession before Bap∣tisme. At the South West end, there are some few Dutch and En∣glish. This Island is a fruitfull soil for English grain and Milet, and of a good air. The Seas about it are well stored with Fish, and the

woods, with Deer and Turkeys, and it hath many quiet Indians, that live by hunting and fishing.

The Dutch Plantation layeth claim to this Island, so doth the South Government of New Eng∣land, but at present, the Inhabitants live without duty to either.

There are divers other Islands on this Coast, but not any seated, or considerable to a Plantation. The principall on the Coast of New England, are in the Naragan∣set, and Masytusis▪ Bayes, and neer the Swedes Plantation. Some few in Delaware Bay. And Smiths Island at the North Cape of Virginia; and from the Cape Charls, which is the South Cape of the Chesapeack Bay in Virginia, till you come to Cape Hatrask, are no Islands.

This Cape is a point of an Iland in 36 degrees, and from thence till you come to the point of St. He∣lena, which is in 32 degrees, all the

coast along are broken Islands un∣inhabited, the best is within Cape Hatrask in the same height. It is called Roanock, and is of 18 miles compasse to the South-ward of the mouth of the River Occam in old Virginia. It is bad coming to it by reason of the shelves of Cape Ha∣trask, which lyeth far out at Sea, by which Cape, he that will go to the said Island must passe.