The island Direction at this time bore south three or four leagues.
A high fair cape showed the direction of the coast to the north-west about seven leagues distant; and two small isles lay three or four leagues to the northward of our present station.
At noon we were off Toorns island which bore north-west by north three or four leagues distant.
The distance from Guallabamba to Quito is four leagues, and there are several houses and farms along the roadside, where the Spaniards have their flocks until the plains of Añaquito is reached.
Near the source of this river there are Indians whose district, also called Xamundi, extends over three or four leagues.
Four leagues to the westward, there is a village which, though not very large, is inhabited by many Indians, as it has large houses and broad lands.
On these roads there were pleasant and beautiful lodgings and palaces every three or four leagues, very richly adorned.
On the east side of Cape Leeuwin the land falls back north-eastward three or four leagues, and afterwards curves to the south-east, forming a large bight which appeared to be wholly exposed to the southern winds.
Three or four leagues beyond it was a ridge of mountain, from which various small streams descend into Pumice-stone River; the principal place of their junction seeming to be at a considerable extent of water which bore N.
Many gannets were seen at twenty-four leagues off, but none at a greater distance.
We were not wanting in taking immediate advantage of this favourable wind, by setting all our sails, and steering for Cape Campbell, which at noon bore north, distant three or four leagues.
We hauled immediately up for it, and by noon were within three or four leagues of it.
We were now within three or four leagues of the land, but it being foggy, we could see nothing upon it distinctly, and as we had much wind, and a vast swell rolling in upon the shore, from the W.
From one league to four leagues north of Cape Saunders, the shore forms two or three bays, in which there appeared to be good anchorage, and effectual shelter from the S.
The 31st October, being athwart the west end of Socotora, we left, to the north, a white rock called Saboyna, four leagues N.
Aden, as on falling in with the land I reckoned we were not more than twenty-four leagues eastward of that place; but, while I reckoned the course of the ships across the gulf, N.
Little Inagua has its greatest length of four leagues in a S.
After penetrating into the interior about four leagues and a half, they slept for the first night on the banks of a river, which seemed to water the whole country with its windings, as they had crossed it upwards of forty times.
At four leagues higher up the said river there is another city of Moors, very large, rich, and of much trade, which deals with the people of Narsinga by land, and is called Cotaogato.
This city is called Balapatan, at four leagues from it is a city of Moors and Gentiles, very large, and of much trade with the merchants of the Kingdom of Narsynga; this town is called eah paranco, in which much copper is expended.
The island Direction now bore S three or four leagues.
A high fair cape showed the direction of the coast to the N W, about seven leagues, and two small isles lay three or four leagues to the northward.
At four o'clock, the westernmost of the islands to the northward bore N four leagues; Wednesday island E by N five leagues; and Shoal Cape S E by E two leagues.
It is parted from Africa by the Red Sea, and a line drawn from Suez at the head of that gulf to the Mediterranean, across a narrow neck of land measuring only twenty-four leagues in breadth, called the Isthmus of Suez.
On the 25th we continued along the coast, having many rocks to seawards about a league off; and at ten o'clock we entered a very large harbour named Arekea, four leagues beyond Fushaa, the coast between running N.
He then went against Gogo, twenty-four leagues farther, formerly a strong and populous place of great trade.
Arrangements being accordingly formed, we set sail from Arekea on the 30th at noon, and came to an anchor in a port called Salaka four leagues beyond Arekea and 96 from Swakem, the coast trending N.
Also the sound of the water, falling down and dashing against the rocks, may easily be heard at four leagues distance.
For these a single town was prepared, four leagues distant, and named Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados.
This district extends along the valley or plain between two branches of the Andes for about twenty-four leagues.
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