Heroes of the Elizabethan age : stirring records of the intrepid bravery and boundless resources of the men of Queen Elizabeth's reign . ry, for all his fortune lay in that vessel; so, after takingout of their prize some meal and chests of sugar, they disarmedthem and let them go. Hawkins men were delighted with the unlooked-for supply,the Portuguese Governor and his people were astonished at thegenerosity of the English captain, and they were all happy andpraising God for His bounty and grace. But when the Dainty and her consort were off La Plata,a storm came on from the south which lasted fo
Heroes of the Elizabethan age : stirring records of the intrepid bravery and boundless resources of the men of Queen Elizabeth's reign . ry, for all his fortune lay in that vessel; so, after takingout of their prize some meal and chests of sugar, they disarmedthem and let them go. Hawkins men were delighted with the unlooked-for supply,the Portuguese Governor and his people were astonished at thegenerosity of the English captain, and they were all happy andpraising God for His bounty and grace. But when the Dainty and her consort were off La Plata,a storm came on from the south which lasted forty-eighthours. By sundown Hawkins saw with amazement thatTharlton, the master of the pinnace, was bearing off beforethe wind, without making any sign of distress. The Daintyfollowed, and as darkness fell carried a light, but no answeringlight was put up by the pinnace. Thus Tharlton kept his course for England, and shamelesslydeserted his commander. I was worthy to be deceived, wrote Hawkins, in thatI trusted my ship in the hands of a hypocrite, and a man whichhad left his general before on the like occasion, and in the self- 220. Angling for Albatross When Hawkins sliip, tlie Daiidy, was in tlie South Seas making her way to theStraits of , the crew saw certain bin io\\\ as large as swans, and securedse\-eral by baiting iishing-hnes with pilcliard. They were not, however, capturedwithout great difficulty, for they buffeted the men with their powerful wings untilthey were black and blue. SEAMAN AND GEOGRAPHER same place. For Tharlton had deserted Cavendish in thenight-time and sailed home; and Hawkins laments that suchoffenders were seldom brought to trial, because their superiorswere often not able to wade through with the burden of thesuit, which in Spain is prosecuted by the Kings had noticed during the gale certain great fowls as bigas swans, and throwing out a fishing-line baited with pilchardcaught enough to feed the crew for that day. These musthave
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