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After the Play of S. Alxim, they adted Sigifmtmd^ and 

 ran about in Mafquerade to make up the Odiave, which I 

 could not fee concluded, becaufe the Weather was proper 

 to fail. 



We left the Princefs in the Road, under the Command 

 of Martin, which came from Emoi in China, and the Mar- 

 garet of S. Malo from France, 

 Departure Thurfday September 21, we fet Sail for Callao with a'frelK 

 frm Pifco. Gale at S. E. The next Day we had Sight of the Ifland of 

 Afia: Saturday the Calm kept us in Sight of Mono Solar, 

 and the Ifland of S. Laurence, which appeard to us thus 

 to the Northward. 

 PUteXXVL xhat Ifland is eafily known, becaufe it is indifferent 

 Callao km high, feparated from the little Ifland of Callao ; and in the 

 mm ' Opening between them there are two fmall Ifles, or rather 

 Rocks : There is alfo a third very low, half a League out 

 at Sea S. S. E. from the N. W. Point of the Ifland of S. Lau- 

 rence. We heav'd the Lead at about two Cables Diftance 

 from that Point, and found 60 Fathom Water, an owzy 

 Bottom. At length we anchor'd a League Weft of Callao, 

 in 14 Fathom Water, the Bottom an Olive Colour Owze. 



Monfieur de Ragueine ftay'd thus without at the Open- 

 ing of the Road, till he had Leave from the Viceroy to an- 

 chor under the Cannon of the Town to careen, which was 

 granted him without any Difficulty. Then he faifd in, 

 and faluted the Town with nine Guns, and receiv'd no An- 

 fiver, tho' they knew that he was the King's Officer. Two 

 French Ships of S. Malo, and the Mary- Anne of Marfeilles, 

 which were in the Road, paid him the Refpedt due to his 

 Poft, each of them faluting him with nine Guns, and 

 Monfieur de Ragueine anfwer'd each of them apart. Befides 

 thofe three Ships, there were 18 Spaniards ; and among 

 them the Incarnation, a Portugueze Three-Deck Prize,which 

 the Sieur Brignon of S. Malo had juft then fold to the Vice- 

 roy for 10000 Pieces of Eight, for the King's Service* 

 His Excellency came to take PofleiTion of it in Perfon on 

 che 3 oth of September. Upon his Arrival at Callao, he was 



faluted 



