the　Negroes　had　their　meeting；　the　Negro　Babo　came　to　the　place　where　the　deponent　was；　and　told　him　that　he　had　determined　to　kill　his　master；　Don　Alexandro　Aranda；　both　because　he　and　his　companions　could　not　otherwise　be　sure　of　their　liberty；　and　that；　to　keep　the　seamen　in　subjection；　he　wanted　to　prepare　a　warning　of　what　road　they　should　be　made　to　take　did　they　or　any　of　them　oppose　him；　and　that；　by　means　of　the　death　of　Don　Alexandro；　that　warning　would　best　be　given；　but；　that　what　this　last　meant；　the　deponent　did　not　at　the　time　comprehend；　nor　could　not；　further　than　that　the　death　of　Don　Alexandro　was　intended；　and　moreover；　the　Negro　Babo　proposed　to　the　deponent　to　call　the　mate　Raneds；　who　was　sleeping　in　the　cabin；　before　the　thing　was　done；　for　fear；　as　the　deponent　understood　it；　that　the　mate；　who　was　a　good　navigator；　should　be　killed　with　Don　Alexandro　and　the　rest；　that　the　deponent；　who　was　the　friend；　from　youth　of　Don　Alexandro；　prayed　and　conjured；　but　all　was　useless；　for　the　Negro　Babo　answered　him　that　the　thing　could　not　be　prevented；　and　that　all　the　Spaniards　risked　their　death　if　they　should　attempt　to　frustrate　his　will　in　this　matter；　or　any　other；　that；　in　this　conflict；　the　deponent　called　the　mate；　Raneds；　who　was　forced　to　go　apart；　and　immediately　the　Negro　Babo　commanded　the　Ashantee　Martinqui　and　the　Ashantee　Lecbe　to　go　and　commit　the　murder；　that　those　two　went　down　with　hatchets　to　the　berth　of　Don　Alexandro；　that；　yet　half　alive　and　mangled；　they　dragged　him　on　deck；　that　they　were　going　to　throw　him　overboard　in　that　state；　but　the　Negro　Babo　stopped　them；　bidding　the　murder　be　completed　on　the　deck　before　him；　which　was　done；　when；　by　his　orders；　the　body　was　carried　below；　forward；　that　nothing　more　was　seen　of　it　by　the　deponent　for　three　days；。。。　that　Don　Alonzo　Sidonia；　an　old　man；　long　resident　at　Valparaiso；　and　lately　appointed　to　a　civil　office　in　Peru；　whither　he　had　taken　passage；　was　at　the　time　sleeping　in　the　berth　opposite　Don　Alexandro's；　that；　awakening　at　his　cries；　surprised　by　them；　and　at　the　sight　of　the　Negroes　with　their　bloody　hatchets　in　their　hands；　he　threw　himself　into　the　sea　through　a　window　which　was　near　him；　and　was　drowned；　without　it　being　in　the　power　of　the　deponent　to　assist　or　take　him　up；。。。　that；　a　short　time　after　killing　Aranda；　they　brought　upon　deck　his　german…cousin；　of　middle…age；　Don　Francisco　Masa；　of　Mendoza；　and　the　young　Don　Joaquin；　Marques　de　Aramboalaza；　then　lately　from　Spain；　with　his　Spanish　servant　Ponce；　and　the　three　young　clerks　of　Aranda；　Jose　Mozairi；　Lorenzo　Bargas；　and　Hermenegildo　Gandix；　all　of　Cadiz；　that　Don　Joaquin　and　Hermenegildo　Gandix；　the　Negro　Babo　for　purposes　hereafter　to　appear；　preserved　alive；　but　Don　Francisco　Masa；　Jose　Mozairi；　and　Lorenzo　Bargas；　with　Ponce；　the　servant；　beside　the　boatswain；　Juan　Robles；　the　boatswain's　mates；　Manuel　Viscaya　and　Roderigo　Hurta；　and；　four　of　the　sailors；　the　Negro　Babo　ordered　to　be　thrown　alive　into　the　sea；　although　they　made　no　resistance；　nor　begged　for　anything　else　but　mercy；　that　the　boatswain；　Juan　Robles；　who　knew　how　to　swim；　kept　the　longest　above　water；　making　acts　of　contrition；　and；　in　the　last　words　he　uttered；　charged　this　deponent　to　cause　mass　to　be　said　for　his　soul　to　our　Lady　of　Succour；。。。　that；　during　the　three　days　which　followed；　the　deponent；　uncertain　what　fate　had　befallen　the　remains　of　Don　Alexandro；　frequently　asked　the　Negro　Babo　where　they　were；　and；　if　still　on　board；　whether　they　were　to　be　preserved　for　interment　ashore；　entreating　him　so　to　order　it；　that　the　Negro　Babo　answered　nothing　till　the　fourth　day；　when　at　sunrise；　the　deponent　coming　on　deck；　the　Negro　Babo　showed　him　a　skeleton；　which　had　been　substituted　for　the　ship's　proper　figure…head；　the　image　of　Christopher　Colon；　the　discoverer　of　the　New　World；　that　the　Negro　Babo　asked　him　whose　skeleton　that　was；　and　whether；　from　its　whiteness；　he　should　not　think　it　a　white's；　that；　upon　his　covering　his　face；　the　Negro　Babo；　coming　close；　said　words　to　this　effect：　〃Keep　faith　with　the　blacks　from　here　to　Senegal；　or　you　shall　in　spirit；　as　now　in　body；　follow　your　leader；〃　pointing　to　the　prow；。。。　that　the　same　morning　the　Negro　Babo　took　by　succession　each　Spaniard　forward；　and　asked　him　whose　skeleton　that　was；　and　whether；　from　its　whiteness；　he　should　not　think　it　a　white's；　that　each　Spaniard　covered　his　face；　that　then　to　each　the　Negro　Babo　repeated　the　words　in　the　first　place　said　to　the　deponent；。。。　that　they　（the　Spaniards）；　being　then　assembled　aft；　the　Negro　Babo　harangued　them；　saying　that　he　had　now　done　all；　that　the　deponent　（as　navigator　for　the　Negroes）　might　pursue　his　course；　warning　him　and　all　of　them　that　they　should；　soul　and　body；　go　the　way　of　Don　Alexandro　if　he　saw　them　（the　Spaniards）　speak　or　plot　anything　against　them　（the　Negroes）…　a　threat　which　was　repeated　every　day；　that；　before　the　events　last　mentioned；　they　had　tied　the　cook　to　throw　him　overboard；　for　it　is　not　known　what　thing　they　heard　him　speak；　but　finally　the　Negro　Babo　spared　his　life；　at　the　request　of　the　deponent；　that　a　few　days　after；　the　deponent；　endeavouring　not　to　omit　any　means　to　preserve　the　lives　of　the　remaining　whites；　spoke　to　the　Negroes　peace　and　tranquillity；　and　agreed　to　draw　up　a　paper；　signed　by　the　deponent　and　the　sailors　who　could　write；　as　also　by　the　Negro　Babo；　for　himself　and　all　the　blacks；　in　which　the　deponent　obliged　himself　to　carry　them　to　Senegal；　and　they　not　to　kill　any　more；　and　he　formally　to　make　over　to　them　the　ship；　with　the　cargo；　with　which　they　were　for　that　time　satisfied　and　quieted。。。。　But　the　next　day；　the　more　surely　to　guard　against　the　sailors'　escape；　the　Negro　Babo　commanded　all　the　boats　to　be　destroyed　but　the　long…boat；　which　was　unseaworthy；　and　another；　a　cutter　in　good　condition；　which；　knowing　it　would　yet　be　wanted　for　lowering　the　water　casks；　he　had　it　lowered　down　into　the　hold。
  ＇Various　particulars　of　the　prolonged　and　perplexed　navigation　ensuing　here　follow；　with　incidents　of　a　calamitous　calm；　from　which　portion　one　passage　is　extracted；　to　wit：＇
  …That　on　the　fifth　day　of　the　calm；　all　on　board　suffering　much　from　the　heat；　and　want　of　water；　and　five　having　died　in　fits；　and　mad；　the　Negroes　became　irritable；　and　for　a　chance　gesture；　which　they　deemed　suspicious…　though　it　was　harmless…　made　by　the　mate；　Raneds；　to　the　deponent；　in　the　act　of　handing　a　quadrant；　they　killed　him；　but　that　for　this　they　afterwards　were　sorry；　the　mate　being　the　only　remaining　navigator　on　board；　except　the　deponent。　　　　　…That　omitting　other　events；　which　daily　happened；　and　which　can　only　serve　uselessly　to　recall　past　misfortunes　and　conflicts；　after　seventy…three　days'　navigation；　reckoned　from　the　time　they　sailed　from　Nasca；　during　which　they　navigated　under　a　scanty　allowance　of　water；　and　were　afflicted　with　the　calms　before　mentioned；　they　at　last　arrived　at　the　island　of　Santa　Maria；　on　the　seventeenth　of　the　month　of　August；　at　about　six　o'clock　in　the　afternoon；　at　which　hour　they　cast　anchor　very　near　the　American　ship；　Bachelor's　Delight；　which　lay　in　the　same　bay；　commanded　by　the　generous　Captain　Amasa　Delano；　but　at　six　o'clock　in　the　morning；　they　had　already　descried　the　port；　and　the　Negroes　became　uneasy；　as　soon　as　at　distance　they　saw　the　ship；　not　having　expected　to　see　one　there；　that　the　Negro　Babo　pacified　them；　assuring　them　that　no　fear　need　be　had；　that　straightway　he　ordered　the　figure　on　the　bow　to　be　covered　with　canvas；　as　for　repairs；　and　had　the　decks　a　little　set　in　order；　that　for　a　time　the　Negro　Babo　and　the　Negro　Atufal　conferred；　that　the　Negro　Atufal　was　for　sailing　away；　but　the　Negro　Babo　would　not；　and；　by　himself；　cast　about　what　to　do；　that　at　last　he　came　to　the　deponent；　proposing　to　him　to　say　and　do　all　that　the　deponent　declares　to　have　said　and　done　to　the　American　captain；。。。　that　the　Negro　Babo　warned　him　that　if　he　varied　in　the　least；　or　uttered　any　word；　or　gave　any　look　that　should　give　the　least　intimation　of　the　past　events　or　present　state；　he　would　instantly　kill　him；　with　all　his　companions；　showing　a　dagger；　which　he　carried　hid；　saying　something　which；　as　he　understood　it；　meant　that　that　dagger　would　be　alert　as　his　eye；　that　the　Negro　Babo　then　announced　the　plan　to　all　his　companions；　which　pleased　them；　that　he　then；　the　better　to　disguise　the　truth；　devised　many　expedients；　in　some　of　them　uniting　deceit　and　defence；　that　of　this　sort　was　the　device　of　the　six　Ashantees　before　named；　who　were　his　bravos；　that　them　he　stationed　on　the　break　of　the　poop；　as　if　to　clean　certain　hatchets　（in　cases；　which　were　part　of　the　cargo）；　but　in　reality　to　use　them；　and　distribute　them　at　need；　and　at　a　given　word　he　told　them　that；　among　other　devices；　was　the　device　of　presenting　Atufal；　his　right…hand　man；　as　chained；　though　in　a　moment　the　chains　could　be　dropped；　that　in　every　particular　he　informed　the　deponent　what　part　he　was　expected　to　enact　in　every　device；　and　what　story　he　was　to　tell　on　every　occasion；　always　threatening　him　with　instant　death　if　he　varied　in　the　least；　that；　conscious　that　many　of　the　Negroes　would　be　turbulent；　the　Negro　B