An abstract, of a letter from a person of eminency and worth in Caledonia, to a friend at Boston in New-England. Paterson, William, 1658-1719. 1699 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). B04944 Wing P709B ESTC R181534 52614825 ocm 52614825 176006 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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SIR , I Have Received your kind Letter of the 26 December last , and Communicated it to the Gentlemen of the Council here ; to whom your kind Sentiments and Readiness were very acceptable . Certainly the Work here begun is the most Ri'pned , Digested , and the best Founded , as to Priviledges , Place , Time , and other like Advantages , that ever was yet begun in any part of the Trading World. We arrived upon this Coast the first , and took possession the third of November : Our Situation is about two Leagues to the Southward of Golden Island . ( by the Spaniards called Guarda ) in one of the best and most desenceable Harbours perhaps in the World. The Country is Healthfull to a wonder ; insomuch that our own Sick , which were many when we Arrived , are now generally cuted . The Country is exceeding Fertile , and the Weather Temperate : The Country where we are settled , is dry , and rising Ground . Hills but not high ; and on the sides , and quite to the tops , three , four or five foot good fat mould , not a Rock or stone to be seen . We have but eight or nine Leagues to a River , where Boats may go into the South Sea. The Natives for fitry Leagues on either side are in intire Friendship and Correspondence with us ; and if we will be at the pains , we can gain those at the greatest distance . For our Neighbour Indians are willing to be the joyfull Messengers of our settlement , and good Disposition to their Country men . As to the Innate Riches of the Country , upon the first Information , I always believed to be very great : But now find it goes beyond all that ever I thought , or conceived in that matter . The Spaniards , as we can understand , are very much surpâ—Źized , and alarm'd and the more that it comes as a Thunder-clap upon them ; Having had no notice of us , untill three days after our Arrival . We have written to the President of Panama , giving him account of our good and Peaceable Intentions , and to procure a good Understanding and Correspondence ; And if that is not Condescended to : we are ready for what else he pleases . It Merchants should once Erect Factories here , this place will soon become the best and surest Mart in all America , both for In-land and Over land Trade . We want here Sloops and Coasting Veslels ; for want of which , and by reason we have been all Hands at Work , in Fortifying and fitting our selves , ( which is now pretty well over ) we had but little Trade as yet : most of our Goods Unsold . We are here a Thousand one Hundered Men , and expect Supplies every Day . We have been exceeding unhappy in loosing two Ministers who came with us from Scotland ; and if New-England could supply us in that , it would be a great and lasting Obligation . Fort St. Andrew , April 18th , 1698 , 9. EDINBVRGH , Printed by John Reid , 1699.