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Early in the morning of the 3d November, our men landed about four miles south of Payta, where they took some prisoners who were set there to watch.
He reached the South American Continent at Payta, Peru, in time; took the English steamer of October to Panama, and thence went on to Kingston, Jamaica, where he found a sailing vessel bound for New Orleans.
Pleurotoma : 34 to 43 30 : 2 18 St. Elena. Terebra : 34 : 5 Payta. Sigaretus : 34 to 44 30 : 12 Lima. Anomia : 30 : 7 48. Perna : 30 : 1 23 Xixappa. Artemis : 30 : 5 Payta. Voluta : 34 to 44 30 : Mr. Cuming does not know of any species living on the west coast, between the equator and latitude 43 south; from this latitude a species is found as far south as Tierra del Fuego.
Parentage of Cavendish Sails with Sir Richard Grenville to the West Indies Introduced to the Queen Fits out expedition for the South Sea Sails from Plymouth Lands at Sierra Leone Attacks a negro town Passage across the Atlantic Anchors off coast of Brazil Puts into Port Desire Large size of natives Attacked by them Enters the Straits of Magellan A deserted Spanish colony One man rescued San Felipe visited Port Famine Enters the Pacific The squadron puts into Mocha Obtains provisions by a mistake of the natives An expedition on shore at Quintero Twelve of the crew cut off Anchors off Moron Moreno Degraded natives Proceedings at Areca Prisoners taken and tortured Payta plundered The island of Paria and its wealthy cacique The English surprised by Spaniards Several killed Cavendish burns the place Several vessels captured Cocoa found on board a prize Some persons made prisoners on shore held captive till provisions are brought In search of the Manilla galleon She is attacked and captured The prisoners well treated The Santa Anna set on fire The Desire and Content set sail Ersola, a pilot, carried off The Content lost sight of No tidings ever received of her The ship touches at Guham and proceeds on to the Philippines Treachery of Ersola discovered He is hung A Spanish frigate put to flight Death of Captain Havers Java reached Reception by the Rajah The Indian Ocean crossed A tempest Passes the Cape of Good Hope Touches at Saint Helena Hears of the defeat of the Spanish Armada Enters Plymouth with silken sails Knighted by Queen Elizabeth Sails on a second voyage Numerous disasters Dies of a broken heart.
These boats, being in all four, after eight days' cruising to and fro, and searching several ports and creeks, lost all hopes of finding her: hereupon they returned to Tavoga and Tavogilla; here they found a reasonable good ship newly come from Payta, laden with cloth, soap, sugar, and biscuit, with 20,000 pieces of eight; this they instantly seized, without the least resistance; as also a boat which was not far off, on which they laded great part of the merchandises from the ship, with some slaves.
As our object was to effect as rapid a flight as possible to the mountains, we determined not to encumber ourselves with any superfluous apparel; and accordingly, while the rest were rigging themselves out with some idea of making a display, we were content to put on new stout duck trousers, serviceable pumps, and heavy Havre-frocks, which with a Payta hat completed our equipment.
This intelligence made us wish for Captain Eaton, and we resolved to send out a small bark towards Lima, to invite him to rejoin us. We also fitted up another small bark for a fire-ship, and set sail for the island of Lobos on the 20th October. Being about six leagues off Payta on the 2d of November, we sent 110 men in several canoes to attack that place.
Thus, by judiciously raising or lowering one or both the guaras, the raft may not only be steered with the greatest nicety, but may be tacked or wore, or otherwise directed, with precision. I never shall forget the sensation produced in a ship I commanded one evening on the coast of Peru, as we steered towards the roadstead of Payta.
On their return they brought word that the Spanish admiral had gone to the bottom, six only of her crew escaping. They brought letters also from the lady of Don Gasper Calderon, the commandant of Payta, who had fled to the town of St Michael, thirty miles from Payta; who, in commiseration of the captives, sent many citrons and other provisions to the Dutch ships.
The last seen of lone Hunilla she was passing into Payta town, riding upon a small gray ass; and before her on the ass's shoulders, she eyed the jointed workings of the beast's armorial cross.
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