Leaves from a Madeira Garden 



sword. Their leader Montluc was wounded 

 by a shot from the garden of one Caspar 

 Correa, who was killed in consequence. Mont- 

 luc died of his wound just as relief was arriving 

 from Lisbon. His followers escaped. It is 

 interesting to note that the families of Correa 

 and D'Ornellas are still among the most pro- 

 minent in the island. 



In later days, when England was at war with 

 France and Spain, and naval combats frequently 

 took place in these seas, many incidents must 

 have occurred to enliven the monotony of life 

 at Funchal. From the Gentleman s Magazine 

 for 1742 I cull the following: "The Hastings 

 Lord Bamff, took off the Madeiras, Jan. 7, 

 after an engagement of two hours, a Spanish 

 register-ship of 20 guns and 105 men, besides 

 10 men and 4 women passengers, and a child, 

 bound from Cadiz for the Havanna. As he 

 was carrying his prize into Madeira, he like- 

 wise took on the i6th a privateer of 14 carriage 

 and 6 swivel guns, and 73 men." 



We can picture the excitement which such 

 arrivals as are described in this bald narrative 

 must have caused. 



In October, 1799, a fleet of ninety-six British 



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