Travels into L e v a n x. . Part L 
Fleman had bought her from Pafachin. She carried eight and twenty Guns, 
and fixteen Petreras^^ and the Captain told us, that the Patache which was gone 
with the Bark, carried fixteen Guns, and fix and twenty Pefr^r^j, snd the Bark 
four Guns, and twenty four Petreras ^ and that among them, they had in all 
betwixt three and four hundred Men. 
He then gave us an account, how the day before, they put to Sea ont cf 
Porto Ferraro, that having made us, they had born up tov\rards us, and that 
next morning (which was the fame day of this Engagement) being come up 
with us, they had held Counfel, and refolved that the Grea y4lexam{er iho-a'ld 
lay us aboard, and the Patache and Bark fliear along our fide, and fire their 
Broad-fides intous ^ that; afterward the Bark ftiould fall a Stern and rake us 
from Stern to Stem, to beat our Men from the Guns, whiift the Patache lay 
by our fide, and kept continually firing, and therefore they had put Two hun- 
dred and twenty men on board the Great Alexander^ an Hundred and fifty int'b 
t\\Q Patache, leaving thirty remaining in the Sloop or Bark- Their refolution 
was in part executed, for the great Ship laid us aboard and grappled with us, 
but when the others as they fheared by us, faw no Man above Deck, but only 
Ijx Guns to fcower the Deck, and many of their men fell, they fired their 
Broad fides according to their promife, and then made the beft of their way, 
leaving the great Ship engaged, who finding themfelves worfted by us, would 
have been gone alfo, and therefore fent feveral Men to caft loofe the Grap- 
plings i buttheirdefign being unknown to us, we knocked them down as faft 
as they fliewed themfelves, fo that no more of them durlt appear. He alfo 
told us, That about the end of the Engagement, his Boat went three times to 
the Patache^ or fmaller Ship, and carried away from him every time, as many 
Men as fhe could hold, it being out of his power to hinder them ^ and that 
feveral attempting to fave themfelves by Swimming , were Drowned. He 
feemed to be enraged againft the Captain of the Patache^ who had fo abandon- 
ed him, and faid. That he would willingly give Three thoufand pieces of 
Eight, that he might kill him. We killed on board the Great Alexander, three- 
Icore and five Men, and wounded above fifty. 
We were fince informed at Legorn^ that ( by their own confeffion ) they lolfc 
and had difabled in the Engagement, an Hundred and fourfcore Men, partly 
killed on board their Ships, partly dead of their Wounds afhoar ; among 
whom was the Lieutenant of the Great Alexander, and partly Maimed. The 
Great Alexander had four or five fhot betwixt Wind and Water, which would 
have funk her to the bottom, if our Men had not fpeedily ftopt the Leaks ; 
and the Patache that ran for it, had alfo three or four fhot betwixt Wind and 
Water, which would likewife have funk her to our view, if there had been 
any rough Sea. We took Ninety three Prifoners, among whom were fome 
French, who having taken on, fome with Captain X^rnVr, a Fortnight; and 
• fome with Captain Fugane, eight days before this Engagement, had left the 
Ships of thefe two Captains at Porto Ferraro. 
We loft but two Men, both killed by one Cannofti Bullet, that going through 
and through the Gun- Room where they were, carried off one half of their 
Head, and daflied their Blood and Brains againft the Tiilar. We had alfo two 
Men wounded in the Leg with fmall ûiot. The Prifoners bèing fearched and 
riffled, they untied their Hands, and clapt them down into the Hold, where 
they had Viduals and Drink given them, and the Wounded were carefully 
dreft ; fo that our Chirurgeon had none but Enemies to drefs. And the Chi- 
rurgeonof the Great Alexander told us. That he had never had fo much Pra- 
ctice as that day, for they brought him down Wounded Men, fafter than he 
could well turn to. In fhort, all the Prifoners were fo civilly ufed, that they 
wondered at it, and faid, that they lived not fo well on board their own 
Ship : Bot there was a good Guard placed at the Hatches , both to hinder 
them from attempting any thing, and to hand down what they wanted -, as 
for the Captain he was lodged in the great Cabin with our Captain, where 
he was well look'd after, and wanted for nothing. I prayed our Captain to 
give the French their Liberty, which heprefently did very generoufly, faying. 
That the French might command any thing on board of his Ship. The chief 
Mate and fome Sea-men, were fent to fail the Prize. The two other fail with 
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