A Vefcrlption of Daricn. 8 j 



Prize; he had been in the Gulf of Or^^^, but he 

 himfelf and his Men own'd, that they had not 

 then been afliore there. He hath fbme way 

 or other dilbbJig'd the Captains Jmbrofio and 

 Diego, The ws treated him with all poffible 

 Civility, yet we are fince informM that lie 

 hath been a days Journy into the Gulf, and en- 

 deavoured toincenfe the/;;i/^;ij againfl: us, tel- 

 ling them that we were Privateers, and that the 

 King oi England would not protecl us. He left 

 Ibme Men in the Bay, who have fince kili'd 

 ibniQ Spaniards, and came to us for Arms and 

 Ammunirion,^ but we told them we could not 

 grant them any, and that they had done what 

 they could not jufliify. We gave them however 

 what was necefTary for fitting up a Boat ; and as 

 a Reward, they intic'd away the Carpenter and 

 Mate of one of our Ships calPd the Vnicorft. 



The DutchSm^ that came hither was afraid 

 of the Spanifh BarUvento Fleet, and put in here 

 for proteQion, that Fleet having made Prize of 

 another Dutch Ship of 52 Guns, and of two 

 Engli(h Sloops for trading on thoie Coafts. 



The French Ship that put in here, was that 

 which was ordered to carry back the Church" 

 plate, C^c. to Carthagenay did afterwards bulge 

 on a Rock, and was caft away in our Harbourc 

 We fav'd all their lives, and Czpt, Pincartc/t our 

 Commodore endanger'd his own life to fave 

 that of the French Captain. He informed us 

 that the French had four Men of War of 50 Guns 

 fiach, who thinking we had a Defign on the 



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