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DE CHASTE’S VOYAGE TO TERCERA. 839
die with him; and that, in the mean time, he would attend to matters for which he
was better adapted, than to fighting. Seeing this, the commander refolved on return-
ing to battle, and affembled the remainder of his force.
Being advanced towards the enemy to engage him, the count informed him that it
would be well to poftpone his intention till the next day, for that night would be hurt-
ful to himfelf as well as his people: upon this, the commander went to thofe Portu-
guefe who pretended a difpofition to fight, and begged of them not to quit their ranks
until the fucceeding day, in the morning, till when the battle was put off which they
promifed; in the mean time, he went to look after thofe who were dead, and the
wounded.
Officers killed.—Captain Bourguignon ; captain Armiflac; captain Efpalingues; the
lieutenant and enfign of the Maitre de Camp ; the lieutenant of captain Campag-
nol ; the enfign of captain La Grave; the enfign of captain La Valade ; the enfign of
captain Baptilta.
Officers wounded—The commander Du Mayet; capcain Brevet; captain Lafto ;
captain de la Barre ; captain Louis; the enfign of captain Campagnol ; the lieutenant
and enfign of captain Bourguignon; the enfign of captain La Barre; the lieutenant
and enfign of captain Loys.
Volunteers killed.—Melilrs. de Montmurat, Mollin, and Beffes.
Gentleman Volunteers wounded.—Cuflon, Mailhames, Favet, Nivaudioux, Incantz,
Villaubes, Tafcort, and Meremont, with many. foldiers killed and wounded.
The commander remained, encamped very clofe to the Spanifh army until one
o’clock in the morning, by which time he was informed by the count, that the Portu-
guefe had broke their ranks, and had fled into the mountains, and that he advifed him
thereof, in order to deliberate on what to do. The commander afked his advice ;
which was, that he fhould retire to a mountain, by means of which a great part of
the Iiland might be preferved, and fome provifion and ammunition might be carried
thither, with a train of cannon. The commandant replied he would confult with his
companions on the fubject. He affembled them immediately, but the greater part were
for their throwing themfelves into the fortrefs of Angra, fending them the provifions
which were on board of three French fhips in the harbour, joining the faid fortreffes.
He informed the count of this, who was of a different opinion ; alledging that their
fortrefles could not contain more than two hundred men, and that they would be
forced in twenty-four hours, and battered to pieces with cannon; and that he preferred
his firft recommendation of retiring toa mountain. By this he fhewed the miftruft he
continually enteriained of the French, and the apprehenfion he was under, left they
fhould become matters of the fortrefles ; which he confeffed at his death, of which I fhall
have to fpeak,.
The commander being refolyed to. be accompanied to the mountains by the count,
about one in the morning he caufed his troops to begin their march, and as he proceed-
ed, upon enquiry for the count, he was not to be found, having departed without either
having a guard or making a rendezvous. The commander did not, however, ceafe
to advance’ towards the mountain, endeavouring to overtake him, and confult on what
he had propofed. _ An hour before day-light he found himfelf at a village called Noftre
Dame Dagar de Loup, where he was informed that the count had embarked in two
boats, and made his efcape. This caufed the commander to refolve on his firft inten-
tion, of throwing himfelf into the fortrefles of Angra. Being near, he fent to recon-
noitre them by aman on horfeback, who reported that the enemy were in poffeffion of
them, the Portuguefe having carried them, the night before, the keys into their camp:
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