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EIght miles from the River Gabon, Northward of Olibata, appears a large and Prominant Point; from the first Discoverer in Portuguese, call'd Caba des Lope-Gonzalves, lying in forty six Minutes South Latitude; or to explain it better, the Cape in one degree, and the Road, where the Ships come to Anchor, in six and forty Minutes: A little Southward of this Cape, the River Olibata in∣termingles with the Ocean.
Here live no People; but when the Blacks hear of any Ships arriving, they come out of the Countrey, and bring sometimes Elephants to sell; but Oli∣bata yields the most Trade to the Whites. If the Seamen will have no hin∣drance in their fetching of Water they must give the Blacks good store of old white Linnen, Beads, and other trifles.
Most of all the Inhabitants, both here, and at Gabon, speak, besides their own Language, broken Portuguese, as learn'd by their long conversation with that People.
The Inlanders have a King of their own, who liveth six or seven miles up in the Countrey.
In March, May, and June, the Current of the Sea sets under the Line, or from this Cape Gonzalves, most about the South, along the Coast of Angola, so that Ships may easily Sail about the South in that time; whereas at other times, it sets continually to the North, with Southerly Winds, so that 'tis almost impos∣sible to come about by the South. Next this Cape, lie the Rivers of Paradia, St. Bacias, and Fardinand de Vaz.
And thus have we lead you, as it were by the hand, through Negroland.