one absurd story more amongst many others which I had like to have passed over without remark that is His firing the City of Panama just at his entring in to it as this French-Hollander affirms which if he did it was but ill Policy to burn the Town he came so far to plunder ' ere he was well got within it But this is owned by the President in his Letter to have been done by the Spaniards themselves on purpose to disappoint the English of their Booty By this ridiculous falsity may the Credit of the rest of that History be conjectured Many errours could I point out in that which is his Natural History of the Indies as for instance his Story of seeing the Caymanes or Cocodrills suffer their young ones to play and run into their Bellies for which Fancy he must have been I suppose obliged to Pliny or Aelian for I dare say no Man that has lived in the Indies will vouch for him But these being besides my business I pass by and have only this more to say That I forbear to print any more at present than that one Expedition of Sir Henry Morgan thinking that sufficient to convince the Falsities of that scandalous History of Buccanieres What acts of Hostility have been committed since the Peace made in the year 1670. betwixt the Spaniards and the Privatiers of several Nations have been many and considerable amongst which we have had no small loss fallen on our Merchant men trading there in the West-indies causing a great obstruction to our Trade The number of our Ships taken since then as I am informed is no less than one Hundred and Twenty a List of at least one half of which I am able to have here inserted which thing I fear increases the number of Privatiers in those Seas THE ADVENTURES OF Capt. Barth Sharp And Others in the South Sea THAT which often Spurs men on to the undertaking of the most difficult Adventures is the sacred hunger of Gold and 't was Gold was the bait that tempted a Pack of merry Boys of us near Three Hundred in Number being all Souldiers of Fortune under Command by our own Eleâ—tion of Captain Iâ—hn Coxon to list our selves in the Service of one of the Rich West Indian Monarchs the Emperour of Darien or Durian Which Country has its Name from a River so called running into the South Sea almost a cross the Iâ—â—â—mus which is between the two formerly Great Empires of Mexico and Peru and joyns the Northern and Southern America These Emperours of Darien heretofore commanded a large Tract of Land lying about the Bay of Darien but are now reduced to much narrower limits by their Enemies the Spaniards with whom they have continual Wars The Seat of this Empire is now in a Place called by us the Golden Island in the said Bay of Darien not very far distant from Porto Belo where the Spaniards ship their Treasure on board their Gallions for Spain After a kind invitation from the Indians and Treaty with the Emperour in Person he gladly listned to our Propositions and accepted us into his Service resolving with us to attempt the recovery of some of those Places the Spaniards had taken and kept from him particularly Santa Maria once the Bishop's See of that Diocese which was since removed to Panamâ— It is now but a small Town with a little Fort which serves for a Guard to the Spaniards while they gather their Gold-dust brought down on the Sands of a River running into the Darien The thoughts of a rich Booty encouraged us to this Design but we were all firmly resolved that in case we missed of good success in this to undertake a more hazardous Enterprize which was to go down the River Darien and in our Canoes attempt the surprise of the City of Panama and Ships lying there this being the Port where the Spaniards unlade their Vessels which bring their Treasure from Ciudâ—d de los Reyes or Lima as we still call it and from all other parts there on the South Sea as they likewise from thence export all their Merchandise coming from Europe which is landed at Porto Belo and brought over land thither to Panama Though the Undertaking seemed very imprudent we having no shipping of our own there and there being no other way home for us as we then had ever heard of but round about through the Streights of Magellan or Le Maire when we should have made our selves Masters of some of their Vessels yet the incouragement we had in the expectation of â—raighting home our Coffers with Spanish Gold and Pieces of Eight overcame all difficulties together with the hopes the Indians gave us of our getting to Panama e're the Spaniards could have intelligence of our coming and the satisfaction we had of the promise of having along with us the Company of our Emperour under whose Commission we fought These I say were the allurements that induced us to list our selves into this Service 5. Mund. All things being thus concluded on upon Munday the fifth day of April we landed about Seven a Clock in the morning and began our march with our Emperour in the head of us till two in the afternoon and took up our Quarters for that night in some Indian Houses 6. Tuesd. At the first appearance of day we began our march our last nights Lodging Chambers and Silk Beds being as much out of Fashion here as they were in Adam's time was nothing better than the cold Earth covered by the Starry Canopy which gave us but small encouragement to stay longer and travelled up a steep Mountain till about three at which hour we came to a fresh Spring of Water where we satdown and rested our selves then marching about six miles further we took up our Lodgings by a River-side 7. Wedn. Early in the morning we continued our march to King Goldencaps Court going till four we met two Indians loaden with Fruit which the King had sent us as a present which we thankfully accepted and marching an hour longer we came to the King's Pallace where he with his Nobility and Men of the best Quality gave us a kind Reception and Entertainment These Inhabitants are very handsome people though Tawny but clean limbed and well featured and are very obliging and affable as those of our Men who afterwards marcht back again over Land experienced 8. Thursd. This day finding such good Entertainment we staid at the Court being Favourites not inconsiderable and so well Armed and Resolute as our party was 9. Frid. In the morning we took our leave and our path being bad were forced to wade a River fifty or sixty times which almost foundered us at last we came to three large Indian Houses where we had free quarter and found all things convenient for refreshment by the Emperors and Kings command ready provided as Plantins Bonanoes and Moria Flesh but the same Lodging that Nature affords Animals less mischievous than
THE VOYAGES AND ADVENTURES OF Capt. BARTH SHARP And others in the South Sea BEING A JOURNAL of the same ALSO Capt. Van Horn with his Buccanieres surprizing of la VERA CRUZ To which is added The true Relation of Sir Henry Mâ—rgan his Expedition against the Spaniards in the West-Indies and his taking Panama Together with The President of Panama's Account of the same Expedition Translated out of Spanish And Col. Beeston's adjustment of the Peace between the Spaniards and English in the West Indies Published by P. A. Esq LONDON Printed by B. W. for R. H. and S. T. and are to be sold by Walter Davis in Amen-Corner MDCLXXXIV THE PREFACE THE Reader may well wonder at the disposing thus the several Relations in this small Volume I shall therefore for his satisfaction give this following account That the Exploits of Captain Sharp and others in the South Sea in service of the Emperour of Darien being the first that came to my Hands at the time the late History of Buccanieres was published and I finding it to be a plain Journal not unpleasant and much of the same kind writ by a Seaman though not learned and accurate in his stile yet one that certainly was very skilful and industrious in the Art of Sailing who seems to have given a true and just Relation of what befel them in that Expedition most of which I have heard confirmed by others who were actually present in all those Adventures For that reason I thought it might not be unacceptable to the world To which I have only this to add That this Emperor of Darien had been formerly surprized by the Spaniards and by them carried to Panama where he learnt indifferently the Spanish Language and was called by them Sennordon Andreas But he after his escape for their kind treatment of him has never ceased making War upon them always falling on whereever he sees any good opportunity and when like to be overpowered he retreats amongst his Hills Woods and Rivers with which last his Countrey is very well stored and so baffles the industrious revenge of his Enemies The exact limits of that which is properly called the Province or District of Darien which our Author has omitted to give us are thus described It is bounded on the South by the Kingdom of New Granada by the Gulf of Uraba or Darien on the East by the South Sea on the West and on the North by the Province of Panama to which Government this is now annexed I mean so much as the Spaniards have of it It took its name from the River so called running into the South Sea and has a small Town though once a great City called Santa Maria del Darien but more commonly Santa Maria only and sometimes la Antigua signifying the Ancient City The next thing which is a short Account of Van Horns taking la Vera Cruz being more Modern and of the same nature I added together with the destroying the French Pyrates by Captain Carlisle that it may be seen what care is taken to suppress such as molest so considerable a support of our Nation as is our Trade and Commerce with Foreign Countries of which that with Spain is not the least for by it more of our Manufactures are taken off than by any other whatsoever Besides this of Captain Carlisle's if I had the leasure I could have given an account of several others both Men of War and Merchant-Ships fitted and manned out as such by the Goverours of Jamaica Barbados and the Leeward Islands on purpose for scouring the Seas of the Buccanieres or Pyrates who being a mixture of divers Nations but the greatest part of them French and Dutch make Prize of all they meet The third Relation is of Sir Henry Morgan which according to method ought to have been placed first but I had no intentions of printing that till I had read over and considered the said History of Buccanieres and then thought my self obliged no longer to conceal such an Authentick account of that Expedition To which I have adjoyned the President of Panama's Letter which was intercepted going for Spain and confirms if need were the Credit of the precedent Relation As to the last Paper in which is mentioned the settling the Peace in those parts with a Description of the City of Carthagena since it related somewhat to the foregoing Pieces I thought it not improper with it to conclude these Miscellanies But I confess I had yet another design in printing that one Expedition of Sir Henry Morgan which was That I might in some measure rescue the Honour of that incomparable Souldier and Seaman from the Hands of such as would load him with the blackest infamy I could not therefore forbear making some few reflections on the aforementioned History of Buccanieres but more especially that part which concerns Sir Henry Morgan and the English For it is against them the Authors Malice seems most to be aimed endeavouring on all occasions to represent them the most Lewd Perfidious and Barbarous People in the World And whereas the Translator who I confess seems to have performed his part well enough in having rendered it from the Spanish Translation does in his Encomiums of the Author comparing him to the admirable Historian Comines very much extoll his Candour and fidelity in recording the Actions and Valour of the English then at large he commends his Stile and Method and highly applauds the Truth and Sincerity of his History I will not trouble my self to shew the inequality of the Parallel with the incomparable Comines And as for his faithful recording their Actions and Valour I must allow him to have writ some of their heroick Exploits well enough which of themselves were so Eminent that had he gone about to have lessened it would have taken away all credit from his History But he has most maliciously stigmatized them all the while as valiant Thieves and Murderers So that there is no Man that reads them who does not conceive a horrour against the barbarous Actors of those Cruelties Neither will I find fault with the Authors Stile and Method But it is chiefly the boasted Truth and sincerity of the History which I am most concerned to expose being therein able to detect innumerable Falsities and for Vouchers of what I affirm can produce a whole Cloud of Witnesses many of which Romances are so palpable that the Author could not possibly write them by mistake but has inserted them on purpose certainly as embellishments to set off his Story To begin then with Sir Henry Morgan's Parentage He makes him the Son of a Yeoman and that be sold himself for Barbados when it is sufficiently known he was descended of an honourable Family in Monmouthshire and went at first out of England with the Army commanded by General Venables for Hispaniola and Jamaica Then his cruel usage of the Spaniards at Puerto Velo Maracà ibo Gibraltà r and Panamà Murdering many in cold blood Racking and
with which we feasted our selves till Iuly the 25th 1680. 25. Iuly Being Sunday we set Sail from Gorgony bound to the Southward wind West and West South West 26. and 27 Plying along shoar wind West and South West 28. Wedn. This day and night we had the wind round the compass with very much rain in the night we lost sight of the Trinity we lower'd our Top-sails and halled up our Courses judging our selves to windward of her and staid for her a whole watch but not seeing her we made Sail and plied to windward 29. Thursd. This twenty four hours we had the wind in the day at West at night South East that we laid very good slants along the shoar we had very much rain and saved seven Jarrs of Water and in carrying Sail sprung our Main-top-mast 30. Frid. This twenty four hours we lay very well along shoar and carried our Main-top-mast by the board we got out our Mizon and made a Top-mast of that 31. Saturd We had fair weather the wind wind between the South and West South West we kept close under the Land in five to ten fath Water the Land high with reddish Cliffs August the 1st Sund. We plied under the high Land clear weather lat 1 deg 40 min. N. by a good Observation 2. Mund. We kept plying under the shoar the wind South and South South East 3. Tuesd. We stood about 10 leag from the shoar and in standing in weathered Cape Francisco eight leag we had a strong Current which set to the Southward 4. Wedn. We kept plying under the shoar fair weather lâ—t 00 deg 20 min. South 5. Thursd. We still ply to windward under the shoar sometimes five or six leag off the wind South South West Cloudy 6. Frid. We ply under the shoar wind South West 7. Saturd We plied still to windward in a Bay called Manta where is seated an Indian Town of the same name which affords plenty of Indian Corn and Fowls 8. Sund. This twenty four hours we got under Cape Lawrence it is pretty high Land And a little way up in the Country lies a high Hummock of Land like a Sugar-loaf which is called Monte de Christo. 9. Mund. We got about the Cape 10. Tuesd. This morning we came to an Anchor on the North East side of the Island of Plate alias Drakes Isle which is the place for Ships to Ride This Island affords plenty of Goats of Fish and of Turtle little Water and no Timber but small shrubby Bushes It is a smooth level and lies five leag South West by South from Cape Lawrence we rid in 10 fath Water clear ground and the Bay pretty steep too 11. Wedn. I sent our Canoe round the Isle for discovery at night they returned on board bringing some Fish that they had caught with hooks and lines 12. Tâ—ursd We dugg a hole by the side of a Rock and filled some Water 13. Frid. This day Captain Sharp to our great joy Arrived in the Trinity but we had Sailed away the night before had not our Men in fetching Goats from the windward side of the Isle sunk our Canoe for we all judged the Trinity had gone to windward upon the Coast of Peru. 14. Saturd Our Men turned nine Turtle and continued filling Water night and day by reason of its scarcity 15. Sund. Our Men feasted on shoar with Barbakude Goats and Fish c. 16. Mund. We heilded our Ship and gave her a pair of Boot-hose-tops and took in two or three Tun of Ballast 17. Tuesd. This day we set Sail from Drakes Isle the wind at South South West fair weather This lies in 1 deg 25 min. South lat Here it is reported Sir Francis Drake shared his mony And here a great many of our Men plaid theirs away and were fit for new adventures 18. Wedn. We got little to windwards this twenty four hours by reason of a Leeward Current wind at South and South South West 19. Thursd. This twenty four hours we stood on and off the shoar but got little to windward Cloudy weather wind South and South West 20. Frid. We kept plying along shoar but a strong Leeward Current wind at South small gales 21. Saturd This twenty four hours we plied along shoar wind South to South West Cloudy weather 22. Sund. This twenty four hours we find the Current is abated and the wind has this night favoured us that we lay well along shoar the wind at East South East Cloudy weather 23. Mund. This twenty four hours we had the wind at West South West good weather we made Point St. Hellena which makes like an Island as we Sail along shoar but when you come within a league or two like a Ship on the Carreen 24. Tuesd. This twenty four hours we met with a strong Currant which sets to the Southward at twelve a Clock Point Hellena bears North North East 4. leag distance our Ship being out of her trim Captain Sharp took us in a Tow. 25. Wedn. On Tuesday night about nine a Clock we stood to the Westward and saw a Sail the Trinity then cast us off and gave chase and in a short time came up with her and after a short dispute with our small arms we took her she was a small Man of War fitted out of Guiaque or Wyake by a parcel of merry Blades Gentlemen who drinking in a Tavern made a Vow to come to Sea with that Vessel and thirty Men and take us but we made them repent their undertaking The captains name was Don Thomas d' Algondony whom after we had severely School'd for his sawcy attempt we entertained on board our Admiral In this conflict we had three of our Men Wounded what they lost we knew not because it was night the next day we sunk the Vessel and plied to the Southward 26. This day Captain Sharp took me in a Tow lat 2 deg 46 min. we have had a Current which has carried us very far into Wyake Bay wind at South West to North West little winds 27. Frid. This day we had a good observation In lat 3 deg 15 min. the wind at North West and West North West the Current sets South West this morning examining some Prisoners they told us that one of our Barks that left us at Quibloa Nova came to the Isle of Gallea where the Men going on shoar were all Killed but one we suppose it was the Bark that Mr. Edward Doleman was in and seven Men more In the night the Trinity put a stays and they not halling their main Sail in time the Ship backt a stern and carried our Boltspreet by the board 28. Saturd This morning the Trinity came to an Anchor in 9 or 10 fath Water under the shoar so we laid her aboard with our Ship and took out the best of her Apparel and sunk her for that Country could not afford us a Tree large enough to make us a new Boltspreet In the afternoon
S. E. East 59. Leagues 4. Frid. We have run 17. Leagues East Latitude 32. Degr. and 35. Min. the Wind at S. E. and very cloudy weather East 76. Leagues 5. Saturd We have run 15. Leagues East Latitude 31. Degr. 27. Minut. East 91. Leagues 6. Sund. We have run 12. Leagues East Latitude 30. Degr. 20. Minutes East 103. Leagues 7. Mund. We have run 13. Leagues East Latitude 30. Degr. 36. Min. Good weather East 116. Leagues 8. Tuesd. We have run 21 Leagues East Latitude 30. Degr. 22. Min. Wind S. W. East 137 Leagues 9. Wedn. We have run 28. Leagues East Latitude 29. Degr. 35. Min. Fair weather East 165. Leagues 10. Thursd. We have run 38. Leagues East Latitude 29. Degr. 45. Min. Wind S. East 203. Leagues 11. Frid. We have run 32. Leagues East Latitude 29. Degr. 45. Min. the wind at S. and S. S. W. we went with our Courses for Wind. East 235. Leagues 12. Saturd We have run 27. Leagues East fresh gales at S. Latitude 29. Degr. 17. Minutes This Morning we saw the Land East 262. Leagues 13. Sund. We have run to the Northward along the Shoar about 7. Leagues where we went into our Canoes to go ashoar at a place called Gwasko but the Sea breaze came in so fresh they could not get ashoar About three of the Clock in the Afternoon our Ship got into the Harbour and came to an Anchor in 17. fâ—thom Water sandy ground At Night we landed 45 Men and marched up into the Countrey about seven Miles but could find nothing but Provisions as Wheat c. About eleven of the Clock we came back three Miles where there was a Church where we dressed some Sheep and Goats for Supper and kept our Court of Guard there that Night In the Morning Captain Sharp went with ten Men down to the water-side to hasten our filling of Water the rest staid behind to bring down some Sheep and Goats which we did driving before us a drove of 150. that served for fresh meat for our wounded men a great while During this time our people were at the River to fill Water but the Sea ran so high they could not get any off the Shore In the Morning we went about fifty Men on Shoar again to fill Water and were forced to carry our Jarrs a quarter of a Mile because the Sea ran so high we could not get our Canoes into the shoar to take it in at the River but filled them at a Pond thus we got on Board one hundred and fifty Jarrs This Gwasko is a very good Harbour and clear Ground with the Land in the Wind three quarters of the Compass a Land wind in the Night and Sea breaze all day here we lay till the 15. Instant 15. Tuesd. About three of the Clock in the Afternoon we set sail from Gwasko the Wind S. W. and S. S. W. 16. Wednes We have run 4. Leagues West Wind S. West 4. Leagues 17. Thursd. We have run 9. Leagues West Latitude 27. Degr. 45. Min. West 13. Leagues 18. Frid. We have run North Latitude 26. Degr. 33. Min. Wind at S. 19. Saturd We have run 10 Leagues East Latitude 25. Degr. 21. Minut. fresh gales the 10. Leagues Easting deducted makes our Westing but three Leagues 20. We have run 10. Leagues East More a Morania bears East 6. Leagues distance The 3. Leagues Westing deducted leaves our departure East 7. Leagues 21. Mund. We have run 3. Leagues East Latitude 22. Degr. 52. Min. the Wind at S. to S. E. This day we made the point of Land like a Sugar-Loaf by report here is a Harbour that lyes in South about the Point good Anchor Ground in 15. Fathom Water but neither fresh Water nor Wood. 22. Tâ—esd This day we have lain by with our Ship and sent our Canoes to look for the River Loa but they câ—me on board without discovering it East 10. Leagues 23. Wednesd These 24. hours we have lain by while our Canoes went on Shoar in Latitude 21. Degr. 21. Min. The River bears E. by S. about two of the Clock our Canoes came on Board 24. Thursd. We sent our Boat on Shoar This River of Loa issues out of the high Land and scarce discernable it being but a small running Stream like an English Brook on the North side of which is a small Chappel which by report of the Inhabitants was built by Sir Francis Drake when he was in those Seas Two Leagues North from this is a Fish Rainge which the Spaniards keep for the Natives to fish for them These miserable Natives are kept in great subjection and do not generate as â—ormerly though they are a stout people and have amongst them good comely Women the reason of it as we conjecture is the depressure of their Spirits by the tyranny of the Sâ—aniards which causes this failure of Generation the means of Propagation not taking its natural effect upon people so absolutely dejected with oppression as they most certainly are These 24. Hours we have run 12. Leagues West Latitude 20. Degr. 55. Min. Wind E. S. E. 25. March These 24. Hours we have run 12 Leagues West Latitude 20. Degr. 15. Min. West 24. Leagues 26. Saturd These 24. Hours we have run North Latitude 18. Degr. 19. Minutes the Wind S. to E. S. E. this day we made the high Land of Heloe 27. Sund. This Morning we made a small sail to spend away the day In the Afternoon about five of the Clock we made what sail we could and about 11. in the Night we landed about 50. Men upon a point of Rocks which lies two Leagues from the Town of Heloe or Hilo and about break of the day our Men took most of the Inhabitants that were in that place And were not altogether unmindful of their Horse flesh they sent us for Beefs when we made them a visit before The Prisoners we took told us that at Arica our Doctors had had good quarter given them for the sake of their skill but that the wounded were knockt on the Head and that one Negro who had his Leg shot off being offered quarter refused it and killed four or five of their Men before he was shot dead on the spot This fellow had been a Slave whom our Commander had freed and brought from Iamaica What they lost at Aryca they would not confess only said that a great many were killed and that the wounded Men came fast out of the Countrey to be cured by our Doctors we had left behind us Here we filled fresh Water got some good new Wine store of Figgs and plenty of fresh Provisions for our Men. This Heloe is in Latitude 17. Degr. 49. Min. South and stands in an extraordinary fruitful Valley with fine Olive Yards two pretty Vineyards a great Sugar work They have a Corn Mill and plenty of Wheat Beef Mutton Pork also Fish and all manner of necessaries both for life and for recreation Here
in the main they seemed suspicious as doubting whether or no we intended to keep it strictly And to strengthen it soon after Dinner there came an Express to the Governour from the wind-ward giving him an account that there were two Privateers come to an 〈◊〉 near 〈◊〉 de Canu which is about five leagues from the City At which they seemed infinitely dissatisfied and confidently affirmed they must needs be English and told us with all that there was but small likelihood the Peace should be long continued when our Privateers came before the Town whilst we were there treating with them and owning the Peace To appease which the Colonel assured them Sir Thoms Linch had called in all the Commissions and that he was confident we had not on Privateer abroad So that if there were any such Vessells out they were French of Tortuga But for their better satisfaction if the Governour desire it he would send one of the Frigats to see what they were Which offer he gladly accepted And that he might see we intended nothing more than the Preservation of the Peace the Colonel sent Captain Wilgresse to Sea who returned again in twenty four hours having been beyond the place where they were reported to have been but saw none at which they were again satisfied The remainder of the time we staid here which was whilst the Governours Papers were dispatching we spent in viewing the Town and treating several Gentlemen of theirs a board who were curious to see the Frigats and their strength The City of Carthagena lies on a Bay by the Sea side built on a Sand but to Landward it is very boggy It is in length about three quarters of a mile and not full half a mile in bredath ` T is walled all round with a thick stone wall of about four and twenty foot high with Bastions built with Orillons in some parts in others they are plain But has neither Graffs nor Ramparts The Guns which are in number one hundred twenty six are most Brass and Copper and lie upon the Parapets and looking over the tops of the walls without either Battlements or common Basekets to blind them In the wall are three Gates one to the South called San Domingo one to the North East called Santa Catalina and one to the East which goes to the Harbour and into the Country This City nevertheless is not strong for there is neither Castle nor any considerable place of strength in it and moreover to the North North West which is the Bay those winds have made in the wall three great Breaches which may be entred with ease The People likewise are not many besides Church Men and for the most part are Creolians who are half Spaniard and half Indian There are also many Molatto's and Negroes amongst them Their Souldiers are Armed for Fire Arms only with match Locks in the use of which they are likewise very unexpert The City in general is well built with Stone and covered with Tile the streets are narrow and the Houses for the most part contiguous and most of them four or five stories high with Balconies of Wood and great Wooden Lattices as they have in Spain Here are many Beautiful Churches and other Publick Structures One of their greatest wants is fresh water having none but what falls from the Clouds for the reception whereof they have large Cisterns in most Houses and likewise under the Bastions in the walls where they keep and husband it till God send a fresh supply The Town appears very Beautiful at a distance for there are many Cocao Nut Trees which resemble Palms growing promiscuously in several parts thereof and overtopping the Houses which is a delightful Ornament to it On the East side of it about a mile distant upon an Eminence stands a Castle called Santa Madalena provided with many Guns of Brass Copper and Iron which they look upon as of great strength and able to do much in their defence and for preservation of their City Whilst we staid here some of our Company were desirous to treat with one Herman an Eminent Factor here for the Grillo's Genoese Merchants in Spain in hopes to have sold him some Negroes from Iamaca but he was so ill beloved by the People and they were so suspicious of us left we should sell the Negroes which waited on us that we could not have any discourse with him On Friday the twenty eighth We received our Letters and Dispatches and in the afternoon took our leaves of the Governour and City and went on board staying all Saturday to fit our Ships Sunday morning we Sailed saluting the City at our going off which they with the same number of Guns answered Tuesday August the first we met with the Santa Cruz. Captain Francisco Garibaldo Commander a Ship of thirty two Guns Sixteen Petreros and a hundred and six Men she belonged to the Grillo's and had on board a hundred and twenty thousand pieces of Eight with which she was going from Carthagena to Corizo to buy Negroes Out of her we took Five Prisoners which made our number thirty eight After which we passed on And without any thing worthy of remark in our Voyage standing over for Iamaica On Munday August the seventh in the morning we arrived and came to an Anchor in Port Royal Harbour FINIS An. Dom. 1680. April An. Dom 1680. May An. Dom. 1680. Iune An. Dom. 1680. Iuly An. Dom. 1680. August An. Dom. 1680. Septem An. Dom. 1680. Octob. An. Dom. 1680. Novem. An. Dom. 1680. Decem. An. Dom. 1680. Septem An. Dom. 1680. Decem. An. Dom. 1680. Ianuar. An. Dom. 1680. Februa 1680 1. March 1681. April May. 1681. May. Iune 1681. Iune 1681. Iuly August 1681. August Septem 1681. Septem October 1681. October Novem. 1681. Novem. Decem. 1681. Decem. 1681 2. 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