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812 CUMBERLAND’s VOYAGE TO THE AZORES.
that rowed, who began to fhrink at that fhot flying fo faft about their ears, and him-
felf firft entering one of the fhips that lay a little farther from the fhore than the other,
we fpeedily followed after him into her, ftill plying them with our fhot. And having
cut in funder her cables and hawfers, towed her away with our pinnace. In the mean
time captain Davis his boat overtook us, and entered into the other fhip, which alfo
(as the former) was forfaken by all her men: but they were conftrained to leave her,
and to come again into their boat (whilft fhot and ftones, from fhore, flew faft among
them) finding her to ftick fo faft a-ground that they could not ftir her; which the
townfinen alfo perceiving, and feeing that they were but few in number, and us (bufi-
ed about the other fhip) not coming to aid them, were preparing to have come and
taken them. But they returned unto us, and fo, together, we came away towards
the Victory, towing after us the prize that we had now taken, which was lately come
from Brazil, laden with fugar.
In this fight we had two men flain, and fixteen wounded: and as for them, it is like
_ they had little hurt, lying, for the moft part, behind fione walls, which were builded
one above another hard by the fea fide, upon the end of the hill, whereupon the town
{tood betwixt two vallies. Upon the top of the hill lay their great ordinance (fuch as
they had) wherewith they fhot leaden bullets, whereof one pierced through our prize’s
fide, and lay {till in the fhip without doing any more harm.
‘The next day we went again to the fame ifland, but not knowing before the incon-
venience and difadvantage of the place where we attempted to land, we returned fruf
rate.
The fame night, the twenty-fifth, we departed for St. George’s Ifland for frefh
water, whither we came on Monday following October twenty-feven; and having ef-
pied where a fpout of water came running down, the pinnace and long-boat were pre-
fently manned, and fent under the condué of captain Prefton, and captain Munion,
by whom my lord fent a letter to the iflanders as before, to grant us leave to water
only, and we would no further trouble them: notwithftanding, our men coming on
fhore, found fome of the poor iflanders, which for fear of us, hid themfelves amongft
the rocks.
And on Wednefday following, our boats returned with frefh water, whereof they
brought only fix tuns for the Victory, alledging they could get no more, thinking
(as it was fuppofed) that my lord having no more provifion of water and wine, but
only 12tuns, would not go for the coaft of Spain, but ftraight for the coaft of Eng-
land, as many of our men greatly defired : notwithftanding my lord was unwilling fo
to do, and was minded the next day to have taken in more water: but through
roughnefs of the feas and wind, and unwillingnefs of his men, it was not done. Yet
his honour purpofed not to return with fo much provifion unfpent, and his voyage (as
he thought) not yet performed in fuch fort, as might give fome reafonable content-
ment or /atisfaction to himfelf and others.
Therefore, becaufe no more water could now conveniently be gotten, and being un-
certain when it would be gotten, and the time of our ftaying-aboard alfo uncertain,
the matter being referred to the choice of the whole company, whether they would
tarry longer till we might be more fufficiently provided of frefh water, or go by the
coaft of Spain for England, with half fo much allowance of drink as before, they wil-
lingly agreed that every mefs fhould be allowed at one meal, but half fo much drink
as they were accuftomed, (except them that were fick and wounded) and {fo to go for
England, taking the coaft of Spain in our way, to fee if we could that way make up
our voyage.
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