The Governour lives on the N. side of the Island, where there’s a small Village, and a Convent, being the chief Habitation of the Spaniards. They marry with the Natives, and had not above four Spanish Women on the Island. The Indians are tall and strong, of a dark olive Colour, go all naked, except a Clout about their Posteriors, and the Women have little Petticoats. The Men are dextrous at flinging of Stones, which they make of Clay, of an oval Form, burning them, till as hard as Marble, and are so good Marks-men, that the Spaniards say, they seldom miss hitting any Mark, and throw it with such a Force, as to kill a Man at a considerable Distance. I heard of no other Weapons that they used, but a Stick or Lance made of the heaviest Wood in the Island.

At the Island of Guam.

The Governour presented us with one of their flying Prows, which I shall describe here because of the Odness of it. The Spaniards told me ’twould run 20 Leagues per Hour, which I think too large; but by what I saw, I verily believe, they may run 20 Miles or more in the Time, for when they viewed our Ships, they passed by us like a Bird flying. These Prows are about 30 Foot long, not above 2 broad, and about 3 deep; they have but one Mast which stands in the Middle, with a Mat Sail, made in the Form of a Ship’s Mizen. The Yard is slung in the Middle, and a Man sits at each End with a Paddle to steer her, so that when they go about, they don’t turn the Boat as we do to bring the Wind on the other side, but only change the Sail, so that the Tack and Sheet of the Sail are used alike, and the Boat’s Head and Stern are the same, only they change them, as Occasion requires, to sail either Way; for they are so narrow that they could not bear any Sail, were it not for Booms, that run out from the Windward Side, fasten’d to a large Log shap’d like a Boat, and near half as long, which becomes contiguous to the Boat. On these Booms a Stage is made above the Water, on a Level with the Side of the Boat, upon which they carry Goods or Passengers. The greatest inconveniency in sailing these Boats is before the Wind, for by the Out-layer, which is built out on one Side, if the Wind presses any thing heavy on the contrary Side, the Boat is over-set, which often happens; having brought one of these Boats to London, it might be worth fitting up to put in the Canal in St. James’s Park for a Curiosity, since we have none like it in this Part of the World.

As soon as the Boat return’d from landing Senior Figuro, we put under Sail, having a fine Breeze of Wind at E.N.E. We had generally fair Weather here in the Day Time, and Showers commonly in the Night, but very sultry. The Wind always off Shoar betwixt the E. and N.E. Our Decks are filled with Cattle and Provender.

A Table of Runs.

According to Promise, I have here inserted my Run from California to Guam.

A Table of each Days Run between Cape St. Lucas in California, and the Island of Guam.

1709/10 January Course. Dist. Lat. by Reck. & Observat. Long. W. from London. Diff. Lon. from Cape S. Lucas. Variation Easterly.
N. W. W.
12 E S. 22 30 W. 45 22 16 114 09 00 09 03 00
13 F S. 28 00 W. 66 21 18 114 42 00 42 02 50
14 G S. 33 45 W. 54 20 24 115 15 01 15 02 50
15 A S. 33 45 W. 52 19 25 115 45 01 45 02 50
16 B S. 33 45 W. 68 18 56 116 24 02 24 02 45
17 C S. 33 45 W. 72 18 00 117 06 03 06 02 45
18 D S. 35 10 W. 41 17 11 117 30 03 30 02 15
19 E S. 33 45 W. 62 16 32 118 05 04 05 02 00
20 F S. 43 40 W. 68 15 44 118 54 04 54 01 50
21 G S. 68 00 W. 83 15 00 120 15 06 15 01 30
22 A W. 06 48 S. 94 14 49 122 05 08 05 01 10
23 B W. 05 20 S. 152 14 36 124 25 10 25 00 50
24 C W. 04 00 S. 142 14 24 126 45 12 45 00 40
25 D W. 04 10 S. 151 13 14 129 05 15 05 00 45
26 E W. 05 25 S. 147 13 50 131 23 17 25 00 50
27 F W. 18 50 S. 97 13 29 132 58 18 58 01 00
28 G W. 88 13 29 134 41 20 41 01 10
29 A W. 03 00 S. 122 13 22 136 48 22 48 01 15
30 B W. 04 00 N. 146 13 27 139 21 25 21 01 25
31 C W. 04 00 N. 160 13 32 142 07 28 07 01 30
Feb. 1 D W. 143 13 32 144 37 30 37 01 40
2 E W. 04 00 N. 168 13 36 147 32 33 32 01 50
3 F W. 06 00 S. 160 13 26 150 18 36 18 02 00
4 G W. 156 13 26 153 02 39 02 02 10
5 A W. 130 13 26 155 19 41 19 02 25
6 B W. 137 13 26 157 43 43 43 02 30
7 C W. 02 00 S. 161 13 25 160 31 46 31 02 50
8 D W. 08 00 N. 144 13 41 163 00 49 00 03 00
9 E W. 130 13 41 165 18 51 18 03 20
10 F W. 01 00 N. 124 13 44 167 26 53 26 03 30
11 G W. 03 00 S. 146 13 36 169 56 55 56 03 45
12 A W. 01 00 S. 146 13 33 172 27 58 27 04 00
13 B W. 01 00 N. 148 13 36 175 00 61 00 04 30
14 C W. 02 00 S. 136 13 32 177 21 63 21 05 20
15 D W. 04 00 N. 125 13 40 179 28 65 28 06 30
16 E W. 04 00 N. 112 13 47 181 24 67 24 07 00
17 F W. 04 00 N. 114 13 54 183 22 69 22 07 30
18 G W. 01 00 S. 130 13 52 185 37 71 37 09 00
19 A W. 07 00 S. 122 13 40 187 42 73 42 10 15
20 B W. 07 00 S. 124 13 28 189 49 75 49 11 00
21 C W. 04 00 S. 98 13 21 191 30 77 30 11 30
22 D W. 05 00 S. 113 13 12 193 25 79 25 12 00
23 E W. 04 00 S. 70 13 07 194 37 80 37 11 50
24 F W. 01 30 N. 72 13 10 195 51 81 51 11 00
25 G W. 04 00 S. 118 13 03 197 51 83 51 10 00
26 A W. 01 30 S. 70 13 00 199 03 85 03 9 50
27 B W. 02 00 S. 71 12 57 200 16 86 16 9 30
28 C W. 02 00 S. 120 12 54 202 20 88 20 9 00
Mar. 1 D W. 02 00 N. 108 12 58 204 12 90 12 8 40
2 E W. 03 00 N. 110 13 04 206 06 92 06 8 20
3 F W. 01 00 N. 84 13 05 207 33 93 33 8 00
4 G W. 88 13 05 209 04 95 94 7 50
5 A W. 02 00 S. 106 13 02 211 54 96 54 7 30
6 B W. 02 48 N. 105 13 07 212 42 98 42 7 10
7 C W. 82 13 07 214 07 100 07 7 00
8 D W. 03 00 S. 78 13 03 215 28 101 28 6 50
9 E W. 03 00 N. 100 13 08 217 11 103 11 6 30
10 F W. 06 00 N. 74 13 16 218 27 104 27 5 40

At 3 a Clock in the Afternoon the Island of Guam bore W. by S. distant 10 Leagues.

From the Island of Guam towards Ternate.