again among the Rocks, making short Boards, where we
durst not adventure to follow after; nevertheless, we inforced
them to run a desperate hazard by going betwixt 2 Rocks, and
so to the Other side of the Island.
That night, we plyed to the windward round about the
Eastermost Cardinal, and by breake of day got up with them,
They presently stood away from us, but we fetched so fast
upon them, that they perceving our Intention by our working,
which indeed was to lay one of them aboard, being fully resolved,
and in a readines so to doe, desperatly ran betwixt the
Rocks, where never ship nor Barque was in the memory of
man known to goe, and so got from us, but lest their shallop
which they used to take poor Merchant-men; here we ran
under water, and sunk to the bottom.
They dust not trust themselves to Sea: but went to an Anchor
again in a place among the Rocks, which is by the people
thereabout called the Biscainers-Chamber. We were forced
to bear up at least 2 Leagues to Leeward before we could comon
the same side of the Island that they were, and then we
could doe no good upon them, but had we had another Frigat
with us, no doubt but we might have taken them both.
Two daies after, we chased 2 more of them, but they got
to their Sanctuary. Therefore, seeing no likelyhood to doe
any good on them, and having intelligence of 3 Ostenders
lying near Bordeaux, one of 26 another of 18 and the third of
12 guns, the wind being Easterly we plyed to windward, with
intention to look after them, In our way, on the 9 instant,
we gave chace to a Biscainer of 8 guns, and in three glasses
fetched him up, and took him. He had 60 men commanded
by one Jean de Cheveria Channez. He had been but five daies
out from S. Sebastians. In our Chace, we were put to Lee-ward
again, and seeing the Wind like to continue Easterly, and
not having above 18 or 20 daies Victuals, our Captain set all
the men on shore in France, save the officers, and stood with
his Prize for England. Yesterday ariving here, we delivered
her up to the Prize-Offiders; she is a very pretty Frigat, and
not above 9 Months old, and sailes well.