744 A VOYAGE TO Book IX, 



which fhe was engaged, after lofing her captain, who 

 died encouraging his men with the farr.e vigour that 

 he had begun the aótion. And however rtludant 

 they who furvived were to the fur render, it v-^as now 

 become of abfolute neceíTity, the ilnp having received 

 Í0 many ihot betwixt wind and water, that íhe was 

 on the point of finking. 



The captain of the Delivnince, which was the 

 headmoft fnip, feeing one of our company taken, 

 and judging from this diminution of our force, 

 there was ñill lefs hope of a fuccefsful event, he pru- 

 dently crowded fail, that whilft the enemy's iliips 

 were taken up with their prize, that he might get from 

 them; for no fooner had the Marquis d'Antin ftruck 

 her colours, than the lead of tlie enemy's fhips with- 

 drew from the aclion which ilie had alternately 

 maintained with the other two, in order to fecure 

 the prize, whilit the larger was to renew the fight. 

 It was half an hour after eleven when the-- Delivrance 

 thus began to feek her fafety in flight : the Louis 

 Erafme could not hefitare to follow her example, 

 but the la'^geft of the En'gliih privateers was not 

 long in coming up with her, and by the fuperiority 

 of their force, and the vigour with which they ex- 

 erted it^ focn laid her under a neceffity of furren- 

 dciing, tho'jgh not till the worthy captain had been 

 wounded, fo that he died the iojiowing day. The 

 two privateers being now taken up each with its 

 prÍ7.e, and the S.E. wind freihening, favoured the 

 efcape of the Delivrance, which flood N. E. and at 

 four in the evening got quice out of figlu both of 

 privateers and prizes. 



The caigoes of the Marquis d'Aniin and the Louis 

 Eiafme, thus taken, were valued at three millions of 

 dollar*, two in" coin, gold and filver, and ingots, or 

 wroight plate. 1 he other ccnfiitcd in cacao, which 

 was the principal part of her ladings fome Quin- 

 quina and Vigonia wool. 



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