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and five guns with small arms. We sailed 

 for the Mediterranean bound for Barcelona. 

 We passed Giberalter in twenty-five days. 

 Off Cape Gata, we fell in with a Salem 

 ship, the Minerva, 1 Captain West, which 

 was also armed and bound for Barcelona. 

 We agreed to keep in company, and on the 

 next day at daylight we discovered a large 

 Zebec with the Algerine colors flying. They 

 bore up for us. We took in our light sails 

 and got ready for him. He kept for us. 

 Coming within gun shot he fired two or 

 three guns and we returned our stern 

 chaser, but I presume no damage was done. 

 We arrived safe at Barcelona, sold our 

 cargo and loaded with wine, fruit, etc., we 

 proceeded for Giberalter and had a very 

 tedious passage down, being twenty-six 

 days to the rock, having carried away al- 

 most all our spars. We refitted and sailed 

 as soon as we could and had a tedious pas- 

 sage home. We became short of water, 



1 Ship "Minerva," owned by Crowningshield and 

 West. The first Salem vessel to circumnavigate the globe. 



