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A TRVE REPORT AND DESCRIPTION of the taking of the Iland and Towne of S. Maries, by a Shippe of Amſterdam, and foure Engliſh Pinnaſſes. 1599.

Tranſlated out of Dutch into Engliſh.

embellished fleur de lis VBIQVE FLORET

LONDON Imprinted by Iohn Wolfe. 1600.
A true report and Deſcription of the taking of the Iland and Towne of S. Maries, by a ſhip of Amſterdam and foure Engliſh Pinnaſſes.

AFter that the great and mightie fleet, ſet forth and furniſhed by the vnited Prouinces (in the yeare of our Lord 1599.) againſt the king of Spaine and his countries, vnder the conduct and command of the noble Lord Peter van Does, Admirall and Generall of the ſame, had ſet ſaile, and put themſelues forwards on their no leſſe valiant then ſucceſfull voyage (which God with his omnipotent hand alwaies vouchſafeth to guide and protect in all their lawfull attemptes:) it ſo chanced, that vpon the 10. of Iune, there ſtrayed from the fleete, a ſhip of Amſterdam, wherein was Captaine Garret Iohnſon Cater, who in croſſing to and fro, to recouer a ſight of the fleet, for about the ſpace of three weekes, happened vpon the firſt of Iuly to diſcrie neere vnto the Iland of Saint Mary foure ſmall ſailes, which afterwards he perceiued to be foure ſmall Engliſh Pinnaſſes, whereof the biggeſt was of the burthen of thirtie laſtes, the leſſer about ſeauen laſtes, and the other two accordingly. Being all theſe four Pinnaſſes together furniſhed with nine caſt pieces, and could make out amongſt them one hundred men, (when that they knew them to be all friends, and that the Captains had beene aboard one of the other) after their mutuall greetings and welcomes vſed at ſea, the Engliſh Captaines gaue Ca • taine Cater intelligence, how that they lay in waite for a barke lying vnder S. Maries Iland, which they ſaid was rich • y laden, contayning a great treaſure, and that with his aid and help they might eaſily take her. Whereupon the ſaid Cater promiſed them his good helpe, and furtherance to fetch the barke from the ſhoare, if ſo it were, that by his aſſiſtance they might take her: but it was told him by the Captaine of the greater Pinnaſſe that it would be impoſſible to take the barke, without that firſt they tooke the Iland it ſelfe. Whereupon after deliberation taken with them (being able to furniſh out in al, nine ſcore men, which the ſaid Captaine ſaid would ſuffice to take the Iland) they reſolued to aſſault the ſame with their men. And hauing made the ſaide Captaine Cater their Admirall, they altogether bended their courſe towardes the Iland, and the ſame day entred vnder the towne, preparing themſelues to giue the aſſault the next day.

The ſecond of Iuly, being the viſitation of the bleſſed virg • n Marie, they ſhot very ſtrongly with foure gr • at peeces out of Captaine Caters ſhip vpon the towne of S. Marie: meane while the men began to be • owed a ſhore, being all well appointed and prepared to skirmiſh, taking their courſe Eaſtwards to the Iland, to fal vpon the ſame in the low ground, but they could not doe it, by reaſon of the great number of the inhabitantes vpon the ſhoare, which eaſily might haue hindered their landing. Wherefore Captaine Cater after due conſideration thought it requiſite to ſende two of the Engliſh pinnaſſes, with eight or ten men towards the weſt ſide of the ſaid Iland, the which with plying vp and downe, ſhould ſeeme to aſſault the Iland on that ſide, himſelfe going alſo in his boate, with ſome of his men, rowing towards the Weſt ſide of the Iland: whereupon they were ſhot at by ſome Spaniſh ſoldiers with Muſkets, which lay there vpon the flat land, and afterwardes the ſame day they ſhot mightily with a great peece vpon the pinnaſſes, all which was done to that ende, that the ſoldiers which were occupied on the Weſt ſide of the Iland, ſhould not withdraw themſelues to the Eaſt ſide thereof to reſiſt their aſſault there: which otherwiſe without doubt th • y would haue done.

Our men now being landed in the Eaſt part of the Iland, after a ſmall skirmiſh and little trouble, (by Gods help) wonne the Iland: for the Spaniardes on the Eaſt ſide being aſſaulted ſuddenly and vnlooked for, fled immediately: ſo that our men tooke not onely the aboue named barke, but alſo had the whole Iland and the Towne to their will and diſpoſition.

Which done, the ſaid Captaine Cater by aduiſe of the Engliſh Captaines, ſet a ranſome on the Iland, commanding the chiefe inhabitants thereof to bring them a certaine ſumme of Duckets.

Vpon the 4. of Iuly they forſooke the Iland againe, becauſe there was no good roade to ride in, as alſo becauſe that the Weſterly winde began to riſe ſtrongly from the ſhore, ſo that they ſhould haue beene in ſome perill if they had ſtayed.

Thus was the Ilande and Towne of S. Maries wonne and taken, after they had lyen there three daies.

They might wel haue kept the ſame, if they had thought it to haue beene any thing aduantagious, or profitable for them.

The chiefe of the Iland being by them demanded what the reaſon was that ſo lightly they yeelded the Iland: aunſwered, that they knew God was diſpleaſed with them, that hee would puniſh them for their ſins, and that therfore they thought it in vaine to reſiſt.

To the Almightie God be infinit praiſes for this and many other victories graunted vnto vs, and be it his bleſſed will to continue the ſame, and to bleſſe all our lawful enterpriſes, to the praiſe, honor, and glorie of his holy name, and the ſaluation of our ſoules.

Peruſed by me Garret Iohnſon Cater. FINIS.