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he defcry'd the Spani/h Fleet between Itamaraca and Goyana ; not far from which Maf- 

 carenbas thought to Land feven thoufand Men at faomorello ; and they were already 

 gotten into little Veflels when the Hollanders Fleet made towards them, and about 

 three a Clock in the Afternoon began a bloody Engagement for four hours in 

 which Loos Engaging with the Spanijh Admiral and four Gallions, was kill'd in' the Ad^ii*, 

 middle of the Fight, which ended in the Evening. Jacob Huigens carrying the Flag ^ 

 the next day in light of the Promontory Blanco, chearing up his Men, went to re- ***** 

 new the Fight with Majcarenbas, and with a few fmall Ships Engag'd feveral great 3»&e?" 

 ones, of which they had an advantage onely in their nimble turning and wind- 

 ing. In this Engagement Huigens loft the Ship call'd 7 be Sun, which funk with 

 Colonel Mortimer and forty four Men, thirty four being fav'd in the Boat. The 

 Hollanders Lofs was the lefs, becaufc the Spanijh great Gallions fir'd over Huigens's 

 Ships, which fir'd in the midft of the Spaniards Veflels. Huigens not being'Wd 

 with two days Engagements, fell upon them a third time before <P*rayba, and firing, 

 at the Spanijh and Vortuguefe Admirals, purfu'd their Fleet to the Northermoft CoauT 

 oiBrafile, whereby a ftrong Current they were driven Weftcrly } and the S^an, 

 Commanded by Jacob Alderick, lofing her Main-maft, was cut off from the Fleet 

 by twelve Gallions h and three hundred Spaniards were already Mafters of the Deck, 

 when Alderick breaking from the Enemy, drove towards the Shore, and cither kill'd ¥**& v *- 

 the Spaniards that were in his Ship, or fore'd them to leap overboard, whilcft Jnto. *"* ^^ 

 nio Cunha de Andrada, not knowing that Alderick was aground, making up to him, 

 ran alfo aground, which occafion'd a new Fight, and at laft Andrada was made to 

 furrender his Gallion, and with it three thoufand Pound of coin'd and uncoin'd 

 Silver, befides other rich Goods, and two hundred and thirty Men, who were all 

 fent Prifoners to %ecijfa. 



January the feventeenth Huigens ventured a fourth Engagement between flfco 

 Grande and Conyaou, where approaching the Spanijh Fleet, a fudden Calm prevented 

 him from coming within (hot of them, till againft the Evening the Wind began to 

 rife, but the Night approaching, it was not judg'd worth while to Engage for fo few 

 hours, therefore they referr'd the bloody work till the next day . when about Day- 

 break Huigens ran through the midft of the Enemy's Fleet, and fir'd fo fiercely on Ue *f"P 

 Mafcarenbas i that he Tacking about, flood away right before the Wind, and not be* p"" ^ 

 ing able to get beyond the Shelves Baxios de ^pebas, nor to get Water on the Coaft, ' *"'*""' 

 becaufe the Hollanders Ketches guarded the fame, he Sail'd into the Offin towards 

 the Line with a South-Eaft Wind. After which Huigens lay eight days .before fy'o 

 Grande to refrefli and reft him felf, and on the firft of February he arriv'd at fycitfa, 

 where Maurice caus'd a Thankfgiving Day to be kept for this wonderful Vi&ory, 

 whileft the Enemy was exceedingly abafh'd. 



Several Difadvantages occurr'd towards the overthrow of the Spanijh Fleet « for 

 firft it was much weakned by the Difeafe which rag d in the fame on the Coaft of 

 Africa, infomuch that it lay ftill a whole year in Todos los Santlos to gather frefh For- 

 ces, whileft Maurice put himfelf in a pofture of Defence : Secondly, they lay be- 

 calm'd, and met with contrary Winds for feveral Moneths, whenas the Voyage be* 

 tween St. Salvador and Temambuco is commonly not above twelve days-which tedi- 

 ous Paflage occafion'd alfo a Diftemper and faint.hcartednefs amongft the Spaniards, 

 whilcft divers Ships arriv'd at f^ecifa from the Netherlands, without which it had 

 been impoflible to have Engag'd with the Enemy, in regard till then all manner 

 of Ammunition and Provifions were wanting. Huigens alfo had continually the 

 advantage or benefit of the Wind, and loft in the Engagement but two Ships, a 

 hundred and twenty four Men, befides twelve wounded : Moreover, but twelve 



Ships 





