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DE CHASTE’S VOYAGE TO TERCERA, 835
companies of Portuguefe; at Port Pifcard half a league from St. Catherine, and ano-
ther mountain between, very inconveniently fituated, as it hindered the obferving
or hearing them if attacked, to afford them affiftance, captain Grano with his com-
pany of fixty men, and a company of Portuguefe; at St. Sebaftian, half a league’s dif-
tance from Port Pifcard, captain Louis with his company of forty men, and a company
of Portuguefe; at Gilles Fernandez, a great league diftant from St. Sebaftian, and
all of it acceffible, captain Campagnol with his company of fixty men, and three com-
panies of Portuguefe; at St. Marguerite, a quarter of a league from Gilles Fernandez,
captain Chouin with forty men, foldiers and failors, and two companies of Portuguele ;
at Porto Martin, a quarter of a league from St. Marguerite, captain Campols with his
company of eighty men, andacompany of Portuguefe; at La Praya, which was the
fhore for the greateft diftance acceflible, and where it was expected the enemy would
land, and make an attempt, one league and a half diftant from Porto Martin, the
commander de Chafte pofted himfelf, with the companies of Capios, Lafte, Armiffac,
Le Barre, and Lignerol; each of about one hundred men, and four companies of
Portuguefe; at Villanova, one great league and a half from Praya, a fergeant belong-
ing to the company of captain Barre, with fifteen men ; at Bifcuit, a league from the
four rivers, and two landing places, half a league diftant from each other, captain Ar-
mand with his company of fixty men, the mafter of the camp with his company of
ninety men, with the faid count and a thoufand Portuguefe, who were to follow the
army in the vineyards which were at La Praya and Porto Indio, and captain Pomyne
with his company of thirty-five men. Orders were iffued that the failors fhould be
feparated as became neceflary; and that fixty of the beft cavalry of the ifland fhould
repair to the commander at La Praga, to learn which would be attacked firft;
and that the floop belonging to the count, fhould be fent to fpeak the ifland of
St. Michael, kept by the Spaniards; this on its return brought intelligence, that fif-
teen or fixteen large veffels of the armament had been difcovered; at the fame time
arrived one of thofe belonging to the commander’s fleet, which had been detained
behind the reft by bad weather at fea. Upon its arrival, all the captains of the fhips
came to intreat the commander for permiffion to return to France, as the whole fleet
had arrived. This took place in the prefence of the count, who reprefented to the
commander, that the forces brought to Tercera were not fufficient to preferve it, and
that he protefted againft his granting permiflion to the captains to fail} they having
difcovered many landing-places, which had not before been attended to, and which
they had neither leifure, nor means of fortifying, feeing the Spanifh army was fo near
at hand. ‘The commander, having liftened to thefe remonftrances, would not allow
the captains to fail, but ordered them to ftay the event, and land their crew; thefe,
after fome difpute, agreed on obeying the order; fo far from attending to their pro-
mife however the veflels of Captain La Haye, that of M. de Sarlobut, the fhip De Pou-
piere, and another called the King, fet fail, and departed without leave the next day.
‘The commander followed them ina floop eight or ten leagues to fea, and again ordered
them in the king’s name, and under pain of death, to return to the ifland for the need they
had of them of importance to his Majefty’s fervice; they armed themfelves, and replied
to the commander by a refufal, affirming that they would not be loft, as he would,
and thofe who accompanied him, and were at Tercera, who, without doubt, in ten
days’ time would all of them have their throats cut; ftating, that the Portuguefe them-
felves would betray the French : they then begged him without affertion of authority to
leave them, which, being powerlefs of forcing them to his orders, he did.
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