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A26296	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 Veracruz : to which is added the true relation of Sir Henry Morgan his expedition against the Spaniards in the West-Indies and his taking Panama : together with the president of Panama's [i.e. Juan Perez de Guzman] 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.	Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712.; Perez de Guzman, Juan.; Beeston, William, Sir, b. 1636.	1684 (1684)	Wing A4315; ESTC R9181	65,058	198

5. Minutes Wind N. E. West 735. Leag 25. Wedn. 54. Leag● West Lat. 13. Degr. 26. Min. Wind at N. E. hard squals of Wind and Rain West 789 Leag 26. Thursd. 52. Leagues West Latitude 13. Degr. 12. Min. Wind at E. to N. E. much Rain with squals West 841. Leagues 27. Frid. 56. Leagues West Latitude 13. Degr. 30. Min. the Wind at N. E. squally weather with Rain West 897. Leagues 28. Saturd This Morning about 4. of the Clock we made the Island of Barbados it bore W. by S. 3. Leagues distance but we fell in with the North part of the Isle This was the first Land we had seen in about three Months time which was from our leaving the Duke of York's Island in the South Sea we coming a Way that had never been known before many Degrees South of the Magellan Streights From Friday Noon till the time of making Land we have run 30. Leagues West West 927. Leagues When we were about the North end of Barbados we stood in for Spikes's Bay and there coming a Boat off to us who told us they belonged to the Richmond Frigat we invited them on Board being desirous to know how affairs stood since our Maritime Pilgrimage but they refusing and standing in to the Shoar made us suspect That the Frigat might make Prize of us so we bore up the Helm for Antego where we arrived the 31. instant Our Commander sent a Letter to the Governour and a Present of Jewels to his Lady But the Governour refusing to let us come publickly on Shoar for common refreshment the Lady returned the Present so we gave the Ship to 7. Men which had played away all their Money and every Man shifted for himself Some came into England others went to Iamaica New England c. I And those who came to London were committed by his Majesties Order and tryed and acquitted at a Court of Admiralty where the Spanish Ambassadour was Prosecutor Captain Van Horn's taking of la Vera Cruz. I Thought it might not be unacceptable to the Reader to adjoyn this account from Iamaica of the late Action of certain Privateers under command of Captain Van Horn a Hollander in taking of la Vera Cruz being the Barrador or Port where the Spaniards land their Merchandise for conveyance up to the city of Mexico and where they likewise ship off their goods on board the Gallions for Spain Upon the 7. day of April 1683. The Buccaneers had a rendezvouz at Cape Catroche being the South Cape of the Bay of Mexico with this force following Van Horn a Hollander in an English Ship of 50. Guns who was Admiral Laurence a Hollander in a Prize of 26. Guns Vice-Admiral Christian a Hollander in Van Horn's Patach of 40. Guns Mitchel a French-man in a Prize of Laurences of 26. Guns Tanchey a Hollander in a Prize of 16. Guns Bloat a Hollander in a Prize of 8. Guns Iacob Hall a Bermudean in a small Vessel of 8. Guns Spurre an English-man in a Sloop of Iamaica And A Barco Longo of Laurences These Vessels had between nine hundred and a thousand men most of them French and Dutch and some few English On the 8 day of May they came on the Coast of la Vera Cruz and lay by there the men that were to land were put on Board Yanchy and Christian and then stood off On the 9. these two Ships stood in and in the Night the Spaniards in the Castle and on Shoar made fires to Pilot them in supposing them to be two of their Flota so they came to an Anchor and landed before one a Clock in the Morning about two Miles from the Town seven hundred seventy and four Men. Van Horn had the Main Body as General was to attack the Placa or chief part of the Town where they expected the Court of Guard but found only four Men Laurence commanded the Forlorn and with it attempted the two Forts the one of twelve the other of eight Guns both close Forts but they found them open and the Centinel asleep so with the loss of one man killed by the Spaniards and three by a mistake of the French by break of day they had made themselves Masters of the Forts and Town and had they as Laurence advised sent at the same time but two Canoes and fifty Men they had without doubt surprized the Castle which stands upon a Rock in the Sea three quarters of a Mile from the Town and has in it seventy Guns mounted But the Pyrates thinking it more safe and profitable to plunder the Town set Guards at the Streets ends and sent Parties to break open the Houses where they found every body as quiet as in their Graves and for three days they continued breaking of Houses plundering them and dragging the miserable Inhabitants to the Cathedral and though at this time they got abundance of Jewels Plate c. and about three hundred and fifty Bags of Cochenelle each containing one hundred and fifty or two hundred pound weight as they say yet were they not satisfied but put the considerable people to ransome and threatned to burn the Cathedral and Prisoners in it which were five thousand and seven hundred if they did not immediately discover all they had so that the fourth day they got more than the other three and had seventy thousand pieces of Eight for the Governour Don Luis de Cordoua's Ransome which Spurre found hid amongst Grass in a Stable The Buccaneers feared the Spanish Flota which had been two days in sight consisting of twelve great Ships and likewise apprehended succours might come to the Spaniards from los Angelos a City thirty Leagues from la Vera Cruz so they left the Town and carryed their Prisoners and Plunder to a Cay where the Ships rode called los Sacrificios from a famous Indian Temple that was there and at their passing by the Spanish Fleet lying at the mouth of the Harbour which they expected would have fought them the Buccaneers perceiving that they suffered them to go off with their Booty so quietly resolved to have a Bout with them but the Spaniards preparing to be gone away it prevented their ingagement Here at los Sacrificios the Pyrates stay'd eight dayes to receive Ransomes and to divide what they had got which is generally said to be eight hundred pieces of eight a share in Plate and Mony and they made near twelve hundred shares for Men and Ships and Van Horn had about fourscore shares coming to him for himself and his two Ships But Laurence and Van Horn quarrelling about the dividend sought and Van Horn being wounded in the Wrist no body thinking it to be but a slight wound they all embarked and Van Horn once more proposed to attack the Flota and engaged to board the Admiral but Laurence utterly refusing it away they went carrying also with them about a thousand Negroes and Mulatos About fifteen days after Van Horn dyed of

we stayed till Tuesday the 29. and at nine of the Clock at Night we weighed and stood to Sea the Wind at S. E. Wedn. 30. We have run 12. Leag West Wind S. S. E. West 12. Leagues 31. Thursd. We have run 14. Leag West Wind S. a great Current which sets N. W. West 26. Leagues April 1. We have run 22. Leagues West Latitude 17. Degr. 13. Min. the Wind at S. S. W. to S. W. West 48. Leagues 2. Saturd We have run 22. Leagues West Latitude 16. Degr. 46. Min. Wind S. E. to E. fair weather West 70. Leagues 3. Sund. We have run 25. Leagues West Latitude 16. Degr. 16. Min. the Wind S. E. cloudy weather West 95. Leagues 4. Mund. We have run 15. Leagues West Latitude 14. Degr. 28. Min. West 110. Leagues 5. Tu●sd We have run 10. Leagues West Latitude 12. Degr. 52. Min. West 120. Leagues 6. Wedn. We ran due North Latitude 10. Degr. 56. Min. the Wind S. E. this day we saw the Land very high 15. Leagues distance 7. Thursd. We have run 10. Leagues West Latitude 9. Degr. 38. Min. the Wind at S. E. a great Currant that sets to the Southward this small of the Moon we keep Land too in hopes to take some Shipping West 130. Leagues 8. Frid. We have run 9. Leagues West Latitude 8. Degr. 44. Min. Wind S. W. 138. Leagues 9. Saturd We have run due North Latitude 7. Degr. 38. Min. the Wind at S. a strong South easterly Currant 10. Sund. We have run due North Latitude 6. Degr. 33. Min. Wind S. and S. S. E. thick foggy weather This Morning we made Land it was one of the Northermost Isles of Lobos which lye in Cheripe-Bay 11. Mund. 12. Leagues West Latitude 5. Degr. 57. Min. Wind. S. E. foggy weather West 150. Leagues 12. Tuesd. We have run 13. Leagues West Latitude 5. Degr. 8. Min. Wind S. E. West 163. Leagues 13. Wednes We have run ● Leag West Latitude 3. Degr. 48. Min. West 168. Leagues 14. Thursd. We have run 9. Leagues East Lat. 2. Degr. 48. Min. Wind. S. a N. W. Currant East 9. Leagues 15. Frid. We have run 8. Leagues East Latitude 1. Degr. 58. Min. Wind S. S. E. very great riplings and a strong N. W. Currant East 17. Leagues 16. Saturd We have run 5. Leagues East Latitude 1. Degr. 38. Min. The Isle of Plate bears N. 5. Leagues distant East 22. Leagues Here by our account Heloe or Hilo lyes to the Eastward of the Island of Plate 146. Leagues this Island lyes in 1. Degr. 23. Min. S. Latitude 17. Sund. This day about Noon to our great trouble 45 of our Men left us quitting our Emperours service and went away with our Boat and two Canoes with what necessary things they wanted for their journey over Land They would have stayed if we would have chosen a new Commander but would not serve longer under Captain Sharp When they put away from the Ship Cape Passado bore N. E. 10. Leagues distance This was a great weakning to our party and a hindrance to our designs Nevertheless we bore our loss as chearfully as we could and resolved not to quit those Coasts till we had got the Booty we expected and weakened the Spaniards as much as we could as our Emperor had obliged us to do 18. Mund. We have run 9. Leagues West Lat. 0. Degr. 20. Min. North the Wind at S. W. fair weather 19. Tuesd. We have gone North by reason of a N. E. Currant Latitude 1. Degr. 48. Min. N. the Wind at S. W. good weather 20. Wedn. We have run 18. Leagues West Latitude 3. Degr. 16. Min. the Wind S. W. cloudy weather West 27 Leagues 21. Thursd. We have run 23. Leag N. N. W. a strong Currant 22. Frid. We have run 76. Miles N. W. by N. Wind W. S. W. much rain and we saved 40. Jarrs of Water 23. Saturd We have run 25. Leag N. W. by N. a strong Currant which sets to the Westward 24. Sund. We have run 26. Leagues N. W. by N. no observation a strong Currant Since we parted from our Men these five days we have had plenty of Turtle and Fish 25. Mund. These 24. Hours we have had the Wind round the Compass we have run 12. Leagues N. we made the Island Caynia a different observation Latitude 7. Degrees 40. Minutes 26. Tuesd. We came to an Anchor at the Island it affords good Timber Hogs Fish and Cocoe Nuts while we lay here we sent our Canoe to the Main to look for a Harbour to lay our Ship in but could find none the anchoring is on the North end of the Island where we filled some Water and lay till the 30. 30. Saturd We weighed about 11. a Clock in the Forenoon and stood to the West May day We stood to the Westward Latitude 9. Degr. 1. Min. the Wind off Shoar in the Night by Day S. W. with Rain 2. Mond To Thursday the 5. we kept plying along the Shoar very much Rain with Thunder and Lightning the Wind S. in the Day at Night N. W. 6. Frid. We came to an Anchor in the Gulf of Nicoya in 11. Fathom Water ouzy Ground the first Key with a Rock at the North end bears S. by E. from us very much Rain 7. Saturd We weighed with the Tide of flood and got up to the next Key which lyes N. W.12. W. 5. Leag distance 8. Sund. Our two Canoes went to the Island Chero with 20. Men and took a Family of Indians that lived there who told us there were two Barks in the next River loading of Tallow In the Afternoon-Tide our Ship got up to the Isle of Cheroe 9. Mund. Our Canoes went up the Flood and took the two Barks and the next Ebb brought them down to the Ship Those Indians told us That up another River lived a Shipwright who was building two new Ships This was welcome news to us so we went up to the Carpenters Yard and friendly desired the chief Builder and seven of his Workmen to go on Board us and help us to cut down our Ship He also helped us to a Canoe load of Spikes and Iron Work which our Ship wanted to fit her with but some of our Men being drunk they over-set her coming on Board and drowned one of the Men But it being but low Water next day at low water we got her again with all our Utensils On Wednesday we set our Carpenters to work to chalk out our lower Deck On Thursday our drowned Man came swimming by the Ship so we took him up and buried him the next Morning We fell this day with our Ship to the mouth of a Vogue about a League off which we thought convenient to lay our Ship in out of the Tides way and this day unrigged her got our Yards and Topmasts down and made preparation for our Carpenters to shorten our low Masts On Saturday we laid one