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834 DE CHASTE’S VOYAGE TO TERCERA.
lowing the fame courle, he received certain advice that this ifland was flill free, and
arrived the 11th day of June following in the port of Tercera, which joins the city ;
a large, open place. He was faluted by feveral pieces of ordnance and arquebufes,
and was received with great diftinction by Mr. de Torrevedros, the viceroy, as well as
the Portuguefe, who fhewed great demonftrations of joy on the occafion of the ar-
rival of the commander and his troops; the people exclaiming loudly, ‘* Jong live king
Anthony, long live the king of France and the commander de Chafte, who is come to fuccour
us.’ “Lhe ladies were feen at the greateft part of the windows of the city, ftrewing
over his head abundance of rofes and other flowers, and coming before, threw.
orange flower-water in his face, faying, ‘‘ you fhall be fprinkled, fince you are the
friend. of our good king Anthony.” ‘This was continued the whole length of this city,
until he reached his abode. ‘The poor French who remained there from the year be~
fore, were fo much delighted at feeing them that they cried-for joy, and came to em-
brace the knees of their companions and countrymen; for they were under appre=
henfion of being confined to the ifland, where they lived but badly on account of the
inconveniences they experienced of every defcription.
Immediately after their arrival, they received advice from an ifland called the Peak,
of the Spanifh armament being feen, confifting of twenty-five fail; Le Comte de Tor-
revedros came direétly to the commander to confult on what fhould be done, and to
propofe to fend three hundred men to the ifle of Fayal, where there was no more than
one French company ; to this propofition the commander replied, that he trufted that
to him, as he was beft acquainted with that ifland, and of courfe knew what landing
places it had, and what number of men were requifite for its defence; giving, how-
ever, to be underftood at the fame time, that his orders were to defend Tercera.
Upon this the count, reiterating his propofitions, defired the three hundred men might
be fent, as the ifland of Fayal was of the greateft confequence; fince, if in the hands
of the enemy, they might fhelter their galleys there, and by that means be fecure of
capturing Tercera. At length it was refolved, that captain Carles of Bordeaux fhould
proceed thither with four French companies, and one company of Englifh; it was as
well refolved to retain the veflels which had brought the commander; as much to make
ule of the foldiers and failors belonging to them, as to form a chain of the faid veffels,
traverfing the harbour of Angra, having noticed on their arrival the fmall number of
men there was for the defence of the ifland. This being done, he begged the count
to accompany him to reconnoitre the acceflible points of landing, to which he agreed,
and they went together accompanied by fome captains; upon their arrival they found,
quite contrary to the flatement which his majefty king Anthony laid before the queen
of there being but three landing places, that is to fay, Angra, Porto Indio, and:
Praya; that befides thefe, there were a number of others which had been badly for-
tified, their intrenchments being made at too great diftance from the fea, and very
weak; which was the caufe of their feparating the men, in order to furnifh a defence
at each of the places of accefs, in the following manner: at Angra, captain Bapti(ta
with his company, confifting of go men, and that of captain Brevel of 8o men, and
fome Portuguefe, had to prevent a defcent at Angra; and from Brazil to the forts
St. Anthony and St. Michael, a full league and a half of fpace, captains Bazet and
Capen with their companies of 100 men colleétively, and two companies of Por-
tuguefe; at La Cafa de Salque, a quarter ofa league from Porto Indio, and a moun.
tain between, captain La Valade with his company of forty men, and a company
of Portuguefe; at St. Catherine, a league’s diftance from La Cafa de Salque, and
a great mountain between, captain Bourguignon and his company of fifty men, with two
companies
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