Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . die thanyield, especially as they had sworn to the Viceroy of Peru tobring him all the Hollanders in chains. At nightfall, the JesuMaria cut herself loose and fled from pursuit; but her leaks anddamages were so serious that she went to the bottom beforedawn. This decided the victory in favor of the Dutch, who areaccused of allowing many of the enemy to drown who mighteasily have been saved. The victorious fleet sailed directly for Callao; but the Spanishshipping
Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ... . die thanyield, especially as they had sworn to the Viceroy of Peru tobring him all the Hollanders in chains. At nightfall, the JesuMaria cut herself loose and fled from pursuit; but her leaks anddamages were so serious that she went to the bottom beforedawn. This decided the victory in favor of the Dutch, who areaccused of allowing many of the enemy to drown who mighteasily have been saved. The victorious fleet sailed directly for Callao; but the Spanishshipping in the port was so well protected by batteries that itwas not thought prudent to attack them. Soon after, a vesselladen with salt and sugar was captured and the cargo town of Paita was plundered and burned. No money ortreasure is mentioned among the booty. Keeping a sharpwatch for the fleet of Panama, which the Dutch did not care tomeet or engage, they proceeded to the north, and, on the 11thof October, entered the harbor of Acapulco, in Mexico or NewSpain. entered into and a treaty was made,. 4P p fv f? ipp fr ^ MAN UPON THE SEA. 313 the Dutch agreeing to release all their prisoners, and the Spanishto furnish them with oxen, sheep, poultry, fruit, water, and the Spaniards saved their town at a small expense, andthe Dutch found refreshments which they could have obtainedin no other way. On the 10th of November, they anchored at the mouth of ariver reported by their prisoners to abound in fish, while itsbanks produced citron and other fruit trees. Boats were sentto examine it. The Dutch noticed that the footprints upon theshore were the prints of shoes, and not of feet as Nature madethem. Suspecting, therefore, the presence of Spaniards, theydid not disembark, but returned to the ship. The next day theadmiral landed with two hundred men, and was at once attackedby a strong body of Spaniards concealed in the woods. Thelatter were repuls
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