Inalittletime, however, nomorecanoesappearing, thefearoftheircomingworeoff; andIbegantotakemyformerthoughtsofavoyagetothemainintoconsideration; beinglikewiseassuredbyFriday'sfatherthatImightdependupongoodusagefromtheirnation, onhisaccount, , andwhenIunderstoodthatthereweresixteenmoreofhiscountrymenandPortuguese, whohavingbeencastawayandmadetheirescapetothatside, livedthereatpeace, indeed, withthesavages, butwereverysoreputtoitfornecessaries, and, indeed, , andfoundtheywereaSpanishship, boundfromtheRiodelaPlatatotheHavanna, beingdirectedtoleavetheirloadingthere, whichwaschieflyhidesandsilver, andtobringbackwhatEuropeangoodstheycouldmeetwiththere; thattheyhadfivePortugueseseamenonboard, whomtheytookoutofanotherwreck; thatfiveoftheirownmenweredrownedwhenfirsttheshipwaslost, andthattheseescapedthroughinfinitedangersandhazards, andarrived, almoststarved, onthecannibalcoast, , buttheywereperfectlyuseless, forthattheyhadneitherpowdernorball, thewashingoftheseahavingspoiledalltheirpowderbutalittle, whichtheyusedattheirfirstlandingtoprovidethemselveswithsomefood.