. The history of the buccaneers of America; containing detailed accounts of those bold and daring freebooters; chiefly along the Spanish main, in the great South sea, succeeding the civil wars in England . nty men,with which company alone he promised to return to Campeachy,and assault the ship that was in the river, by which he hadbeen taken fourteen days before. They presently granted his-request, and equipped him a boat With this smallcompany he set out to execute his design, which he bravelyperformed eight days after he left Golpho Triste; for beingarrived at Campeachy, with a
. The history of the buccaneers of America; containing detailed accounts of those bold and daring freebooters; chiefly along the Spanish main, in the great South sea, succeeding the civil wars in England . nty men,with which company alone he promised to return to Campeachy,and assault the ship that was in the river, by which he hadbeen taken fourteen days before. They presently granted his-request, and equipped him a boat With this smallcompany he set out to execute his design, which he bravelyperformed eight days after he left Golpho Triste; for beingarrived at Campeachy, with an undaunted courage, and withoutany noise, he assaulted the said ship. Those on board thoughtit was a boat from land that came to bring contraband goods,and so were in no posture of defence; which opportunity thepirates laying hold of, assaulted them so resolutely, that in alittle time they compelled the Spaniards to surrender. Being masters of the ship, they immediately weighed anchoiand set sail from the port, lest they should be pursued by otheivessels. This they did with the utmost joy, seeing themselvespossessors, of so brave a ship; especially Portugues, who by a 58 THE BUCCANEERS OF Roche Brasiliano. THE BUCCANEERS OF AMERICA. 59 second turn of fortune was become rich and powerful again,who was so lately in that same vessel a prisoner, condemnedto be hanged: with this purchase he designed greater things,which he might have done, since there remained in the vesselso great a quantity of rich merchandise, though the plate hadbeen sent to the city. But while he was making his voyageto Jamaica, near the Isle of Pinos, on the south of Cuba, aterrible storm arose, which drove against the Jardines Rocks,where she was lost; but Portugues with his companions escapedin a canoe, in which he arrived at Jamaica, where it was notlong ere he went on new adventures, but was never fortunateafter. Nor less considerable are the actions of another pirate whonow lives at Jamaica, wh
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