 Some knew a few English words, which is something of a historical problem, as Gosnold and his companions are believed to have been the first English to land in America.Gosnold made a point of describing how healthy the people appeared.Subsequently, Gosnold sailed around the cape to discover an island, "full of wood, vines, gooseberry bushes, whortleberries, raspberries, eglantines, etc.," as well as large numbers of shore birds.