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A55720 The present state of Jamaica with the life of the great Columbus the first discoverer : to which is added an exact account of Sir Hen. Morgan's voyage to, and famous siege and taking of Panama from the Spaniards. 1683 (1683) Wing P3268; ESTC R1042 34,539 128

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Prince and Major John Morris they being in number 300 men the body containing 600 the Right wing was led by the Gen. and the left by Col. Ed. Collier the rear-ward of the 300 was Commanded by Col. Bledry Morgan after having viewed our men and a little encouraged them the G. commanded the Officers every man should repair to his Charge the Enemy being drawn at such advantage they still kept their Station although often provoked yet would not stir from their Ground which we presently perceived and gave order that our men should wheel their bodies to the left and endeavour to gain a Hill that was hard by which if gained we should have forc'd the Enemy to fight to their disadvantage by reason he could not bring out of his great body more men to fight at a time than we could out of our small body and likewise that we should have the advantage both of Wind and Sun The Officers putting this Command in execution and the Hill and a dry Gut accordingly gained the Enemy was forced to fight upon their long March having not room to wheel his Battel by reason of a Bogg that was drawn behind on purpose as he thought to entrap us but we taking another ground in the end proved a snare to himself whereupon one Francisco Detarro gave the Charge with his Horse upon the Vant Guard and so furiously that he came upon the full speed we having no Pikes gave order that they should double their Ranks to the Right and close their Files to the Right and Left inward to their close order but his career could not be stopt till he lost his life in the front Rank of our Vant-Guard upon which the Horse wheel off to the Right and their Foot advanced to try their Fortunes but it proved like their fellows for we being ready with the main Battel to receive them gave them such a warm welcom and pursued so close that every one thought it best to retreat but they were so closely plyed by our left Wing who could not come to Engage at first by reason of the Hill that the Enemies retreat came to plain running Although they did work such a Stratagem that hath been seldom or never heard of that is when the Foot Engaged in the Flank he attempted to drive two Droves of Cattel of 1500 apiece into the Right and Left Angles of the Reer but all came to one effect and helped nothing for their flight to the City where they had 200 fresh men and two Forts one with six Brass Guns the other with eight and the Streets Barricadoed and great Guns in every Street which in all amounted to 32 brass Guns but instead of fighting he commanded the City to be fired and his chief Forts to be blown up the which was in such hast that he blew up forty of his Souldiers in it we followed into the Town where in the Market-place they made some resistance and fired some great Guns killed us four men and wounded five At three of the Clock in the afternoon we had quiet possession of the City although on fire with no more loss on our side in this daies work than five men killed and ten wounded And of the Enemy about 400 where we were all forced to put the fire out of the Enemies Houses but it was in vain for by 12 at night it was all consumed that might be called the City but of the Subburbs there was saved 2 Churches and about 300 Houses thus was consumed that famous and antient City Panama which is the greatest Mart for Silver and Gold in the whole World for it receives all the Goods into it that comes from old Spain in the King 's great Fleet and likewise delivers to the Fleet all the Silver and Gold that comes from the Mines of Peru and Potazi Here in this City we stayed 28 daies making daily Incursions upon the Enemy by Land for 20 Miles round about without having so much as one Gun shot at us in anger although we took in this time near 3000 Prisoners of all sorts and kept likewise Barques in the South Seas crusing and fetching of Prisoners that had fled to the Islands with their Goods and Families Feb. 14. we began our March towards our Ships with all our Prisoners and the next day came to Venta Cruce about 2 in the afternoon which is from Panama five English Leagues where we stayed refreshing our selves till the 24th the 26th we came to Changra where the Plunder was divided amongst the Souldiers and Seamen which amounted to about 30000 l. The sixth of March we fired the Castle spiked the Guns and began our Voyage for Jamaica where some are arrived and the rest daily expected The reason that there was no more Wealth was because they had two Months notice of us and had Embarqued most of their Treasure into Ships and sent them to Lima in Peru one Ship w●s laden with Gold Silver and precious Stones that contained 700 Tuns and one of 300 Tuns Jan. 31. 1671. By Command John Peeke Secretary At a Council held at St. Jago the 31 of May 1671. Present His Excellency Sir Tho. Modyford Baronet Governour Lieutenant Col. John Cope Lieutenant Col. Robert Brindlos Lieutenant Col. William Ivy Major Cha. Whitfield Major Antho. Collier Capt. Henry Molesworth Admiral Henry Morgan gave the Governour and Council a Relation of a Voyage to Panama who gave him many thanks for the Execution of his late Commission and approved very well of his acting This is a true Copy of the Record Cha. Atkinson C. C. The Deposition of John Peeke Gentleman aged 30. years or thereabouts taken before the Right Honourable Sir Thomas Linch Knight Governour of Jamaica this 3d day of April 1682. The Deponent saith that he was Secretary to Admiral Henry Morgan all the Panama Voyage and that he wrote all his Letters and saw those that were sent to the said Admiral from Sir Thomas Modyford or any other person in Jamaica that he was present when the two Spaniards Marcus de Cuba and Lucas Perez were sworn on board the Satisfaction and that upon their deposition it was resolved by the Commanders that they would attain Panama and that Sir Thomas Modyford had knowledge of the Design by a Ship that was sent on purpose and that Col. Bledry Morgn Came to the fleet in a Sloop that departed from Jamaica ten days after the arrival of the said Ship and that Sr. Thomas Mudyford in his Letter which he sent by the Sloop gave no Countermand at all And this deponent further saith that this is a true Copy of the Journal which was delivered to the Council the 13 of May for which they gave him thanks and ordered it should be recorded And this deponent further remembers that the Sloop which came to them and brought Sr. Thomas Mudyfords letter in answer to these which were sent upon the advice they gave of their resolutions for Panama arrived three days before we