ABSTRACT

Presently,withinthreedays,anothercorsaircameupwithas manyvesselsandsurprisedmyship,seizedher,andboardedwitha largeparty.

Observingthatnoneontheislandcameforthtodefendthe harbour,withasinglecompanionIwentposthastedowntothe port,whichistwoleaguesdistant,andassembledsomesailorswho hadalreadyabandonedtheship.WiththeseImadesomeshowing ofdefence.Wefiredsomeshotsonourpartandfromonboardthe pinnaceandtheshiptheyfiredmusketryandartilleryinsuch