the South-Sea. 



the Dutch took the Town of San Salvador, Admiral Wille- 

 lent poffefs'd bimfelf of that Battery, which was then of 

 to Pieces of Cannon 5 and in- 163-8* when Prince Maurice 

 would take that Town from the Portugueze, he alfo began 

 by poffeflitig bimfelf of Fort Albert, which obliged the Por- 

 tugueze z6 caft great Stones into the Sea quite round it, 

 to render the fame inaccelfible for Ships, and even for 

 Boats. 



To enter this Port, Ships muft bear up a little to the 

 North, within the Fort of Mkf^m0, and when they bear 

 Eaft and Weft with the End of the Town, they are at 

 the Mouth of the Port, and paft the Bank Alberto. 



Entring the Bay we difcover'd 3 Ships, which were out 

 of the common Anchoring-Place, and by the Signals per- 

 ceiv'd they were our Comrades. In our Paffage we faluted 

 the Flag of the Holy Ghoft, which anfwer'd us, and we 

 proceeded to anchor S. and by W. of the Fort of Monferrat y 

 and W. and by N. of the Caftle, in 1 2 Fathom Water, a bad 

 Bottom of Sand and Rock. We would have removed to 

 another Place,- but the Governor who had not permitted 

 the French Ships to put into the ufual Port, would noc 

 allow us to come near the Land, where the Bottom is bet- 

 ter ; fo that we there loft a Cable and an Anchor 1 o Days 

 after^ wherein we were little beholden to him, no more 

 than the Shepherd and the Fidel, or Faithful, who had had 

 the like Mifchance. This laft-was alfo one of thofe, whom 

 the News of the Peace put upon haftening to the South Sea, 

 as to a Treafure that is going to be fhut up 5 but they 

 were going to the Fag-end of that Trade which they 

 have entirely ruin'd by over-ftocking of the Country with 

 Goods. 



Being come to an Anchor, we diluted the City with 

 Seven Guns, and were anfwer'd by the like Number. 



Then we went about getting Provifions, Water and 

 Wood, and furnifhing a Main-Yard, and a Ivtizzen -Mafty 

 ours being unfit for Service. , 



During 



