It was not long before the news of this great exploit and of the vast treasure gained reached the ears of the buccaneers of Tortuga and hispaniola.
"Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates"
Howard I. Pyle
Port Couillon, in the island of hispaniola, over against the Ile de la Vache, was the place of muster, and thither the motley band gathered from all quarters.
"Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates"
Howard I. Pyle
A few years later, a different method was reported, by Columbus, as employed in hispaniola.
"Cuba, Old and New"
Albert Gardner Robinson