Stories of American explorers : a historical reader . was a time of trial and heavy loss, however,for one of his vessels deserted and still another waslost, so that be bad only his flag-ship, the GoldenIliinL with which to continue his voyage. Thisstout ship carried twenty guns, of brass and cleared the passage, however, the storms ceased,and he turned north, sailing along the western coastof the new continent. DRAKE CAPTURES SPANISH GOLD AND SILVER Fortune now turned in his favor, for be beganto find the Spanish gold and silver be was the harbor at Valparaiso be
Stories of American explorers : a historical reader . was a time of trial and heavy loss, however,for one of his vessels deserted and still another waslost, so that be bad only his flag-ship, the GoldenIliinL with which to continue his voyage. Thisstout ship carried twenty guns, of brass and cleared the passage, however, the storms ceased,and he turned north, sailing along the western coastof the new continent. DRAKE CAPTURES SPANISH GOLD AND SILVER Fortune now turned in his favor, for be beganto find the Spanish gold and silver be was the harbor at Valparaiso be came stealthily upona Spanish treasure-shit), loaded with wine and surprised and captured it, be entered thetown, and seized provisions and cedar that theSpaniards bad stored there. Landing again a little farther to the north, befound a Spaniard lying asleep on the shore, with 116 American Explorers thirteen bars of silver beside him. He took thesilver, but left the Spaniard unharmed. Then hecaught sight of another Spaniard and an Indian. A Spaniard and an Indian boy driving eight llamas boy, driving eight llamas. Each llama was loadedwith two bags, and each of the bags contained fiftypounds of silver. All this silver he took for his own. Sir Frfinci* Dmlcc \ 17 On February Kith Drakes \essel sailed into llu- • harbor of Lima, the city which Pizarro had lie found Spanish ships lyini* at anchor. Ofcourse none of the Spaniards were expectingDrake, hecanse they had never before seen an in this part of the world. They were there-fore much sin-prised at his sudden coming andtaken oil their *»uard. Drake cut the cables of their ships, and securedsilks, linen, and a chest of plate. Hut he did notdelay for further plunder, hecanse he heard thata treasure-laden vessel had sailed out of the harborfor Panama. Eagerly he started in pursuit, prom-ising a golden chain to the sailor who should firstsi^lit the Spanish vessel. At last one of his mensaw
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