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Kate found herself suddenly in a strong prison, and with small hopes of leaving it, except for execution. The relations of the dead man were potent in Paita, and clamorous for justice, so that the corregidor, in a case where he saw a very poor chance of being corrupted by bribes, felt it his duty to be sublimely incorruptible.
Shark!" A narrow escape Valparaiso Callao Paita The Sandwich Islands The king and his court Royal guests Some queer dishes Pooah Am again prevented from deserting Columbia River at last A glimpse of freedom A farewell dinner An untoward incident Once more a prisoner My captors' fears my only safety My friends give up the search At sea again My release "Dis curious ship."
Chilian stamps used along the route of the conquering army, and postmarked with the names of the towns occupied, are much sought after by specialists. These postmarks include Arica, Callao, Iquique, Lima, Paita, Pisagua, Pisco, Tacna, Yca, etc.
Had it not been for this good understanding with the inhabitants, I should scarcely have ventured to detach marines and seamen for operations at a distance into the country, as was subsequently the case; the people giving me the most reliable information of every movement of the enemy. On the 13th, we arrived at Paita, where the Spaniards had established a garrison.
It is this: if you pack up too much, then, by this extra burthen of salt provisions, you may retard for days your arrival at fresh provisions; on the other hand, if you pack up too little, you may never arrive at all. Catalina hit the juste milieu; and about twilight on the second day, she found herself entering Paita, without having had to swim any river in her walk.
War with Spain Original plan of expedition abandoned The Centurion and other ships ordered to form a squadron under Commodore Anson Miserable equipment Ships overladen Drop down Channel Cross Atlantic, and pass through the Straits of Le Maire Bad weather comes on Two of the ships nearly wrecked Severn and Pearl lost sight of Centurion in fearful danger Scurvy breaks out, and numbers die Anchors at Juan Fernandez The sick landed The Trial joins her Goats found marked by Alexander Selkirk The Gloucester comes off the island Long time in getting in The Anna Pink appears The Centurion goes in chase of a stranger Takes a prize Crew and stores of the Anna Pink transferred to Centurion The Trial takes a prize, and crew and stores being removed into the prize, she is destroyed Females taken on board a prize courteously treated Paita attacked and captured The seamen dress up in the Spaniards' clothes Booty taken The town burnt Spaniards acknowledge Anson's generous treatment of his female prisoners The squadron lays in wait for the Manilla galleon Negroes enter on board as seamen Miss the galleon Preparations for crossing the Pacific Prizes turned adrift The Gloucester abandoned Her crew taken on board Centurion Scurvy again breaks out Fearful mortality The Ladrones sighted Centurion brings up off Tinian Sick landed She is driven out to sea Great anxiety A vessel commenced The ship appears Reaches Macao Repaired Fresh men shipped Sails to watch for the galleon Her capture The Centurion on fire Anson's coolness Sails with his prize for Canton Roguery of the Chinese Anson and his men extinguish a fire at Canton Sails for England Hears of the war with France Narrow escape from a French fleet.
Anson justice at all times. When we got under sail from the road of Paita we stood to the westward, and in the morning the Commodore gave orders that the whole squadron should spread themselves, in order to look out for the Gloucester; for we now drew near to the station where Captain Mitchel had been directed to cruise, and hourly expected to get sight of him, but the whole day passed without seeing him.
This ship was bound to Callao, and had stopped at Paita in her passage to take in a recruit of water and provisions, and had not left that place above twenty-four hours before she fell into our hands. I have mentioned that Mr. Brett had received some important intelligence from the prisoners, which he endeavoured to acquaint the Commodore with immediately.
We further learned from our prisoners that there was a very considerable sum of money, belonging to some merchants at Lima, that was now lodged at the custom-house at Paita; and that this was intended to be shipped on board a vessel which was then in the port of Paita, and was preparing to sail with the utmost expedition, being bound for the Bay of Sonsonnate, on the coast of Mexico, in order to purchase a part of the cargo of the Manila ship.* This vessel at Paita was esteemed a prime sailer, and had just received a new coat of tallow on her bottom; and, in the opinion of the prisoners, she might be able to sail the succeeding morning.
He was, indeed, at present all in rags, being but just got out of Paita gaol, where he had been confined for some misdemeanour; he expressed great joy upon seeing his countrymen, and immediately informed them that a few days before a vessel came into Paita, where the master of her informed the Governor that he had been chased in the offing by a very large ship, which, from her size and the colour of her sails, he was persuaded must be one of the English squadron.
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