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Part I. Travels into the Leva ni 
much ado rowed olF to the Ifle of Elba^ and went back to Porto Fcrraro. When 
all things were put in order in our Ship, I went along with the Csptain to 
fee the Prizes we found that poor Ship fadly fhattered, our Crofs-bar-fiioi; 
had made great Havock in her, one of them had fplit a Pet/era in two, and 
another fo mangled a Gunner, that we found an Arm, a Belly, and tivo Legs, 
and no body could tell what was become of the reft of him. Thefe Crofs- 
bar-fhot are round Bars of Iron, three Fingers thick, and a Foot long ; ha- 
ving at each end a round knob of Iron, all of one piece, they are put long- 
ways into the Gun, but when they come out, they flie crofs-ways, every way 
doing terrible Execution. There were dying Men ftill on board that Ship, 
who could not be removed, becaufe of their Mortal Wounds ^ and the Dead 
were thrown over-board, fo foon as we were Mafters of the Ship. We found 
on board a great many Bales of Stuff, fine Cloth, and other things, which 
they had taken fome days before in the two French Ships, I formerly menti- 
oned, and four thoufand pieces of Eight in ready Money. 
We obferved that that day was St. Alexander's Day, and the Ship which we 
took, was called the Great Alexander. After we had rejoyced a little, and 
heartily praifed God for our Adventure, we made the beft of our Way j about 
feven a Clock at night, we had the Wind at South-weft, and ftood away 
North. Taefday the eighth of April, about two a Clock in the Morning, we 
failed by Corgona^ a little Ifland belonging to the Great Duke ; leaving it to 
the Larboard, and fteered on our Courfe, with the Prize a-ftern of us. About 
five a Clock in the morning, from the Main-top we difcovered the Light of 
Legorn. About feven in the morning, we fpied a Sail to the Starboard, bear- 
ing towards us, but ftiortly after it fteered away its firft Courfe. About two 
a Clock in the Afternoon, we came into the Road of Legorn^ and entered in 
Triumph., having on the Poop, and Maintop-maft head, the Spanifh Colours 
under the Englifli, and the Trumpet of the Prize founded, whilft the Prize 
came after us without any Enfign abroad. So fooaas we came into the Road, 
the Prize fired all the Guns and Petreras with fliot, and then our Ship fired 
feven Guns, and came to an Anchor. All the People were come to the Harbour 
to know v/hat the matter was, for they had heard the Guns when we were 
Engaged ; and befides a Bark having fet out from Legom, and feen our En- 
gagement atadiftance, came back again, alledging that they were obliged to 
do fo, becaufe they had feen four Ships engaged, two againft two. When we 
were come in, and that from fhoar they faw a Ship without Colours, they 
foon concluded it was a Prize, but when they faw the Spanifh Colours under 
the Englifh, their AfFedlions were much divided. So foon as we were quiet at 
Anchor, all the Englifh Ships faluted us \ then the Health-boat came, and put 
\^ alters on board of us, to keep the People of the Town from mingling with 
us. To thefe we gave a full account of our Engagement, which they puniftu- 
ally wrote down, how many Prifoners we had taken, and how many were 
Killed and Wounded, that they might fend the news of it to the Great Duke. 
After that, ail the Englifh in Legorn^ and feveral French, came in Boats on 
board to vifit us, and congratulate our Vidory, we faluted them all with three 
Guns a piece \ fo that our Ship fired above two hundred Guns that day. Then 
they went to fee the Prize, which the Captain called his Child. Every Body 
was ailonilhed at this Vidory, for it had never been known before, that a 
Merchant-man took a Man of War, which had two others to afFift her. Our 
Captain was fo juft to us, as to tell all that came on board of him, that the 
French had had a great hand in faving his Ship, which the fame day went over 
all Legorn^ and afterwards all over hdy^ 
It is certain enough we had our fhare in that Vidory, though we were but 
five French-men in all, to wit, three Merchants of Marseilles, my felf, and ray 
man. For the Englifh are very nimble in Charging and Difcharging their 
Guns, and will Fire three fnot, before others can do two, and all the Officers 
of the Ship fought very well \ but the Common Sea-men were in fuch a Maze, 
that they knew not what they did, and were put in heart much by the French, 
who fired without intermiflion: So that my Man, called John Gmllerval, vm\\ 
thirteen fhot, killed fo many Men, (as all that were on the fame Quarter 
affirmed who eafily faw what Execution every fhot did. ) Hardly any Guns 
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