The Spaniards told them, with great kindness, that if they wereresolved to go they should not go like naked men, and be in nocondition to defend themselves; and that though they could illspare firearms, not having enough for themselves, yet they wouldlet them have two muskets, a pistol, and a cutlass, and each man ahatchet, which they thought was sufficient for them. In a word,they accepted the offer; and having baked bread enough to servethem a month given them, and as much goats' flesh as they could eatwhile it was sweet, with a great basket of dried grapes, a pot offresh water, and a young kid alive, they boldly set out in thecanoe for a voyage over the sea, where it was at least forty milesbroad. The boat, indeed, was a large one, and would very well havecarried fifteen or twenty men, and therefore was rather too big forthem to manage; but as they had a fair breeze and flood-tide withthem, they did well enough. They had made a mast of a long pole,and a sail of four large goat-skins dried, which they…