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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

of the Barks on shoar and took out her Tallow It rained all Day and continued raining till Tuesday following We made an awning over the other Bark and turned Tallow Chandlers making Candles for our Bidacle c. On Wednesday the eighteenth it held up fair weather till Wednesd the 25. at which time we began to rig our Ship and on Thursd. were ready to sail We gave the Carpenter and his Men one of the Barks and sent them home who returned us many thanks for our generosity and using them so civilly and with them we turned away some Prisoners which we had on Board resolving to keep no more but Negroes to do our drudgery During our stay at Cheroe we did this work We shortned our Main-Mast six foot made new Cross and Trussel-trees to it Shortned our Fore mast 5. Foot and made new Cross and Trussel-trees by the Head Made our Main our Fore-Top-Mast our Fore our Main Top-Mast Cut off her upper Deck and sunk her quarter Deck she was six Foot ten Inches high between Decks and we left her something more than four Foot in the Waste All this we did in 10. Days and she was fit for the Sea and we had done sooner had not wet weather hindred us 26. Thursd. After we had sent away our Prisoners we fell down with our Ship to the Isle of Cavalla where we lay filling Water till Sunday following On Saturday Iacobus Marquess our Truchman or Interpreter and an Indian Boy ran away from us to the Spaniards this person was a Dutchman who was a good Linguist and left behind him 2200 ps ● besides Jewels and Goods But we had one Mr. Ringrose with us who was both an ingenious man and spake very well several Languages 29. Sund. We weighed from Cavalla and fell down to Tortuga North from this Isle lyes a parcel of Rocks like a Church with a Steeple 30. Mond We weighed and stood to Sea little Wind at S. W. 31. Tuesd. Very little Wind at S. W. Cape Blanco at 12 a Clock bears North 3. Leagues distance Iune the 1. Wedn. We have run 13. Leagues West Wind S. E. Latitude 10. Degr. 26. Min. 2. Thursd. We have had the Wind at N. W. and got a little to the Westward 3. Frid. This Morning debating the thing in Council and our mens running away being maturely considered we judged we should be discryed at Rehela which was the place we were designed for we therefore bore up the Helm and stood to the Eastward to look an Harbour to lay our Ship on Shoar for all this while we had not cleaned her bottom Latitude 9. Degr. 56. Min. 4. Saturd We have run 20 Leagues East by South Latitude 9. Degr. 48. Min. Wind S. W. and W. N. W. East 18. Leagues 5. Sund. We have run 7 Leagues E. S. E. The Isle Caynia bears S. E. by E. 5 Leagues distance Wind S. W. to N. W. 6. Mund. These 24 hours we had very much Rain we lay by all Sunday Night for the Gulf of Dulcia and this Evening we got to an Anchor in the mouth of the Gulf in 13. Fathom Water the Wind at South and much Rain 7. Tuesd. We sent our Canoe up the Gulf to look a place to lay our Ship on Shoar in but they found none 8. Wednesd We weighed our Anchor and sailed three Leagues higher up the Gulf then sent our Canoe and Bark up before the Ship The Canoe going on Shoar took an Indian Man and two Boyes and brought them on Board Here finding a place for our purpose we came to an Anchor in 24 Fathom Water close by the Shoar and rainy weather 9. Thursd. We halled our Ship near the Shoar and mored her and some of us built an House while others landed our Goods with all expedition fair weather 10. Frid. Here we lay till Munday the 13. which Night had like to have proved fatal to us for our Cable gave way and our Ship went ashoar that we almost despaired of saving her but having many Hands we shoared her pretty upright and on Wednesd the 15. got her off again without much damage here we continued until Thursday the 23. 23. Thursd. This day having cleaned our Ship and Bark and gave them a Coat of Tallow we weighed and intended to have gone a League higher but it proving little Wind we had like to have drove out at the Gulfs mouth 24. Frid. We got up to the Watering place fair weather 25. Saturd We began to fill our Water and left our Bark with some Hands cutting Wood where we cleaned our Ship 26. Sund. and 27. Mund. These days we made an end of filling our Water and came to an Anchor a mile below the Bark 28. Tuesd. We weighed and stood to Sea the Wind at S. with much Rain This Gulf of Dulcia has plenty of Wood and Water store of Fish is very bold and void of all danger but what is in fight It has an Island on the North Shoar which makes a good Harbour it lyes in 8. Degr. 30. M. and is 6. Leagues distance N. N. W. from Point Berica which Point is high with a low tract of Land running into the Sea with a small Cape a little distance from it at the West side of the Gulf lye two small Rocks close to the West Point 29. Wednesd Very much Rain all Day at 6. a Clock Point Berica bears N. E. 5. Leagues distance 30. Thursd. We have run 25. Leag South the Wind W. Cloudy weather Iuly the 1. We have run 17. Leag South Latitude 6. Degr. 13. Min. Wind West 2. Saturd We have run 8. Leagues East Latitude 5. Degr. 35. Min. Wind S. S. W. 3. Sund. We have run 28. Leagues East Latitude 4. Degr. 23. Min. Wind S. S. E. Here we had plenty of Dolphins 4. Mund. We have run 23. Leagues East Latitude 3. Degr. 14. Minutes little Wind at S. S. W. to W. N. W. fresh gales East 23. Leagues 5. Tuesd. We have run 21. Leagues East Latitude 2. Degr. 30. Min. little Wind at S. W. and S. S. W. This day we made the Isle of Galloe 6. Wedn. We plyed to windward under the Shoar 7. Thursd. This Morning we weathered the Point of Manglas as the Spaniards call it which is no more than a Point of high Mangrows To windward of it is a small Bay 8. Frid. We kept plying to windward along Shoar 9. Saturd We kept plying along Shoar and got under the high Land to the Eastward of Cape Franco which makes with White and Redish Cliffs 10. Sund. This Morning we saw a Sail 6. Leagues to Windward of us and about 7. at Night came up with him so we made sail to get under the Cape with our Prize 11. Mund. We made the best of our way to get under the Cape 12. Tuesd. This day we got to an anchor under the Cape about 2. Leagues from the Shoar in 6. Fathom Water stiff sandy

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

to go on Shoar but were descryed upon the Coast and they provided so well against us that it was madness to land Their numbers of Horse and Foot upon the Bay prevented our running into further danger so we returned on Board our Ship and sailed away to Sea 29. Mund. At 6. a Clock the high Land of Payta bears E. N. E. 10. Leag distance 30. Tuesd. These 24. hours we had the VVind at S. to S. S. E. thick foggy weather We have run West five Leagues 31. Wedn. VVe had fair weather and a good observation Latitude 6. Degr. 32. Min. by our account we are departed from the Meridian of Payta 26 Leagues West September 1. VVe have run 8 Leagues West Latitude 7. Degr. 38. Min cloudy weather Wind S. S. E. to S. W. West 34. Leagues 2. Frid. Latitude 7. Degr. 29. Min. 11. Leagues West the Wind at S. E. to E. S. E. Our Westing is 45. Leagues 3. Saturd Latitude 8. Degr. 17. Min. 16. Leagues West Wind S. E. squally weather West 61. Leagues 4. Sund. 16. Leagues West Lat. 9. Degr. 18. Min. Wind S. to S. E. West 77. Leagues 5. Mund. 19 Leagues West Latitude 10. Degr. 45. Min. Wind S. E. to E. S. E. cloudy weather and hard flaws of Wind. West 96. Leagues 6. Tuesd. 15. Leagues West Latitude 11. Degr. 52. Min. West 111. Leag 7. Wednes 10. Leagues West Latitude 13. Degr. 30. Min. moderate gales West 121. Leagues 8. Thursd. 10. Leagues West Lat. 14. Degr. 42. Min. cloudy weather West 131. Leagues 9. Frid. 8. Leagues West Latitude 15. Degr. 45. Min Wind S. E. to E. S. E. West 139. Leagues 10. Saturday 19. Leagues West Latitude 16. Degrees 25. Minutes clear weather West 158. Leagues 11. Sund. 5. Leagues West Latitude 16. Degr. 58. Min. Wind S. E. and E. S. E. a great Southern Sea that we went with our Main-Top-Sail furled and Sprit-Sail reifed West 163. Leagues 12. Mund. Still a great Sea and we went with our low-Sails to ease our Ship Latitude 17. Degr. 17. Min. Wind at S. E. 13. Leag●es West West 176. Leagues 13. Tuesd. A great Sea and hard gale at S. S. E. Latitude 18. Degr. 5. Min. West 16. Leagues West 192. Leagues 14. Wedn. 12. Leagues West Latitude 18. Degr. 59. Min. hard gales at S. E. and a great Sea West 204. Leagues 15. Thursd. 10. Leagues West Latitude 19. Degr. 56. Min. moderate gales West 214. Leagues 16. Frid. 6. Leagues West Latitude 20 Degrees 44. Minutes the Wind round the Compass West 220. Leagues 17. Sat. Little Wind We have run but one League West Latitude 20 Degrees 55. Minutes West 221. Leagues 18. Sund. 13. Leagues West Latitude 21. Degr. 23. Min. fair weather the Wind from S. to S. S. E. West 234. Leagues 19. Mund. 12. Leagues West Latitude 22. Degr. 20. Min. Wind at S. E. squally weather West 246. Leagues 20. Tuesd. 8. Leagues West Latitude 23. Degr. 23. Min. Wind E. S. E. squally weather 254. Leagues West 21. Wedn. 7. Leagues West Latitude 24. Degr. 44. Min. Wind. E. S. E. to S. E. squalls of Wind and Rain West 261. Leagues 22. Thursd. The Wind at East we steered Latitude 26. Degr. 14. Min. 23. Frid. We have run South Latitude 27. Degr. 45. Min. the Wind S. E. to E. N. E. squally weather 24. Saturd Latitude 28. Degr. 49. Min. the Wind S. E. squally weather 25. Sund. Latitude 29. Degr. 59. Min. cloudy weather here we allow 20. Leagues from our departure for a N. W. Currant which makes me 281 Leagues to the Westward of Payta 26. Mund. 24. Leagues East Latitude 31. Degr. 11. Min. Wind at N. E. to N. East 24. Leagues 27. Tuesd. 23. Leagues East Latitude 32. Degr. 23. Min. Wind N. E. to N. W. fair weather East 47. Leag 28. Wedn. 23. Leagues East Latitude 33. Degr. 21. Min. Wind N. E. to N. all day at Night it came to S. W. in a gust and blowed very hard with small Rain East 70. Leagues 29. Thursd. 21. Leagues East Latitude 34. Degr. 25. Min. Wind W. N. W. gusty weather East 91. Leagues 30. Fri. 18. Leagues East Latitude 35. Degr. 46. Min. Wind VV. N. VV. a great Sea East 109. Leagues October 1. 8. Leagues East Latitude 36. Degr. 50. Min. Wind. N. VV. good weather East 117. Leagues 2. Sund. 18. Leagues East Latitude 38. Degr. 12. Min. Wind W. N. W. squally East 135. Leagues 3. Mund. 15. Leagues East Latitude 39. Degr. 21. Min. Wind VV. N. VV. to S. VV. in the Night we had a hard gust at VV. S. VV. close cloudy weather East 150. Leagues 4. Tuesd. 16. Leagues East Latitude 41. Degr. 18. Min. Wind VV. N. VV. East 166. Leagues 5. VVedn 14. Leagues East Latitude 43. Degr. 15. Min. fresh Winds East ●80 Leagues 6. Thursd. 22. Leagues East Latitude 44. Degr. 57. Min. hard gales at VV. N. VV. thick weather with rain we went with a fore coarse only East 202. Leagues 7. Frid. 13. Leagues East Latit 45. Degr. 55. Min. hard gales at N. W. and VV. N. VV. with thick drisling Rain under a fore coarse East 215. Leagues 8. Saturd 11. Leagues East by judgment Latitude 46. Degrees 46. Min. very hard gales at VV. by N. at eight of the Clock we laid our Ship by under a Mizon ballanced but the Wind came on so fier●e that it blew away our Mizon so we veered out two Ha●sers on an end made fast to a Spareyard and a quoile of old Rope and kept our Ships Head to the Sea East 226. Leagues 9. Sund. The Wind somewhat abated that we could suffer a Mizon ballanced but a very grown Sea Latitude by judgment 47. Degrees 1. Minute East 7. Leagues East 233. Leagues In the Afternoon when the fierceness of the storm was overblown we got in our drudge 10. Mund. 12. Leagues East Latitude by judgment 47. Degrees 58. Minutes wind from N. VV. to S. VV. hard gales with very much Rain East 245. Leagues 11. Tuesd. 18. Leagues East Latitude by judgment 49. Degrees 52. Minutes a very hard gale of Wind at N. to N. E. East 263. Leagues 12. Wednesd 5. Leagues East Latitude by judgment 49. Degrees 59. Minutes a hard gale of Wind we under a main coarse This Morning at four of the Clock we made land it was very high and mountainous Land at break of day we saw a Showle to Windward of us which by Gods providence we sell to Leward of in the Night our Ship staying three times under a Main Coarse or else we had been certainly upon it In the Day the Wi●d a little abating we set our Fore-Sail and two Top Sails and stood in for the Shoar and seeing an opening sent our Canoes in before the Ship and found a very smooth place to anchor in but deep Water so we came to an Anchor in 45. Fathom Water At going in one of our Men fell