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810 CUMBERLAND’S VOYAGE TO THE AZORES.
was ftopped; which our men, thinking it had been fhot at them, fhot again, and fo
began the fight: and that the next morning they would fend my lord a refolute anfwer
to his demand, for as yet they could not know their governors’ mind herein. The
next morning there came unto us a boat from the fhore with a flag of truce, wherein
were three of the chief men of the ifland, who agreed with my lord that he fhould
have of them 60 butts of wine, and frefh victuals to refrefh himfelf and his company
withal: but as for frefh water they could not fatisfy our need therein, having them-
felves little or nome, faving fuch as they faved in veflels or cifterns when it rained, and
that they had rather give us two tuns of wine than one of water; but they requefted
that our foldiers might not come on fhore, fer they themfelves would bring all they
had promifed to the water-fide, which requeft was granted, we keeping one of them
aboard with us until their promife was performed, and the others we fent to fhore
with our empty cafks, and fome of our men to help to fill, and bring them away with
fuch other provifion as was promifed: fo the Margaret, captain Davis his fhip, and
another of Weymouth, ftaid riding at anchor before the town, to take in our provi-
fion. This fhip of Weymouth came to us the day before, and had taken a rich prize,
(as it was reported) worth fixteen thoufand pounds, which brought us news that the
Weft Indian fleet was not yet come, but wouid come very fhortly. But we with the
Victory put off to fea, and upon Saturday the fourth, we took a French fhip of St.
Malo, (a city of the unholy league) laden with fifh from Newfoundland; which had
been in fo great a tempeft, that fhe was conftrained to cut her mainmatt overboard for
her fafety, and was now coming to Graciofa to repair herfelf. But fo hardly it. befel
her, that fhe did not only not repair her former loffes, but loft all that remained unto
us. The chief of her men we took into our own fhip, and fent fome of our men, ma-
riners and foldiers, into her to bring her into England.
Upon the Sunday following at night, all our promifed provifion was brought
unto us from Graciofa; and we friendly difmiffed the iflanders with a peal of ord-
nance.
Upon Monday, Tuefday, and Wednefday, we plyed to and fro about thefe iflands,
being very rough weather. And upon Thurfday at night, being driven fome three or
four leagues from ‘Tercera, we faw 15 fail of the Weit Indian fleet coming into the
haven at Angra in Tercera. But the wind was fuch that for the fpace of four days
after, though we lay as clofe by the wind as poflible, yet we could not come near
them. In this time we loft our late French prize, not being able to lie fo near the
wind as we, and heard no more of her till we came to England, where fhe fafely ar-
rived. Upon Monday we came very near the haven’s mouth, being minded to have
run in amongft them, and to have fetched out fome of them if it had been poffible :
but in the end this enterprize was deemed too dangerous, confidering the {trength of
the place where they rode, being haled and towed in nearer the town, at the fir{t fight
of our approaching, and lying under the protection of the caftle of Brazil on the one
fide, (having in it five-and twenty pieces of ordnance) and a fort on the other fide,
wherein were thirteen or fourteen great brals pieces. Befides, when we came near
land, the wind proved too {cant for us to attempt any fuch enterprize.
Upon Tuefday the fourteenth, we fent our boat to the road to found the depth, to
fee it there were any anchoring place for us, where we might lie without fhot of the
ca{tle and fort, and within fhot of fome of thofefhips, that we might either make them
come out to us, or fink them where they lay. Our boat returned, having found out
fuch a place as we defired, but the wind would not fuffer us to come near it, and again
if we could have anchored there, it was thought likely that they would rather run Piles
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