Capt. Dampier's Vindication of his Voyage
To the South-Seas
in the Ship St. George.
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IN the first place, he calls himself my Mate; He went out my Steward, and afterwards I did ma [...]e a Mi [...]hipman of him: Indeed he had the Advan [...]age of perusing Draughts and Books, of which he afterwards [...] a slender Account, for some he pre [...]ended were lost, and others the Draug [...] are torn [...] of th [...]; Especially the Draughts of Winds, which I grea [...]ly suspect him of Doing, because he is not the first Man that has Endeavour'd to build upon another Man's Foundation.
2. In pag. 3. lin. 4. he says, that Cap [...]. Pullen was going in Comp [...]ny with us; but while we lay at Anchor in the Downs, there arose a Differe [...]ce between to [...]wo Captains, on which Pullen went away.
I wonder at his Impudence for I was at London, when Cap [...]. Pullen [...]ent away; and [...] was the Owner's, His, and Mine could not agree▪ to whom I Appeal.
3. In p. 2. 1. 27. Our P [...]posals, says he, were to go into the River of Plate, and to [...] Air [...]s, to take 2 or 3 Spanish Galleons, wh [...]ch Cap [...] [...] gives an [...] A [...]co [...]nt of (I say Capt. Dampier, as he does, [...] Gentleman that [...] not to return Home [...] [...] there I des [...]re to kn [...]w of th [...] Gentleman, when it was tha [...] [...] gave this Accou [...], a [...]d to [...]: I must confess there was some Discourse about it; but I never desig [...] [...]o go to Buonas Aires, for [...]em, being such a Dangerous River [...] Ʋp: And I think Capt. Pullen [...] something [...] from thence may conclude that be plea [...] ▪ For [...] ▪ [Page 2] He giv [...] Reasons of his [...] we did not go to Buonas Aires. [...] produce Reasons!
Where Mr. Funn [...] says C [...]pt. Dampier and Lie [...]t. Huzford [...] ▪
T [...]ere [...] Mr. Morg [...]n, Purser and Agent that disagreed with [...] Huzford▪ went ashore▪ and Fought; upon [...] Corri [...]idor, Co [...]fu' [...] Mr. H [...]xford, [...]nd a [...], he himself sent f [...]r [...] Ch [...]t and Cloaths, which [...] I [...]ay b [...]fore [...] I [...]ent for him Aboard, and [...] actually came, [...] I had no [...] of [...] but Mr. Morgan swore if Mr Huxford, sau'd [...] not go the Voyage. And where ill Blood [...] upon which I ordered h [...]m to go on Boa [...]d Capt. [...], whose Boat was on [...] along our [...]ide, an [...] [...] after a Gen [...]leman [...]-manner) [...], but it happen'd [...] carrying [...] to th [...] [...], He and [...]xford disagreeing [...] th [...]y were goi [...]g fro [...] [...], he [...] him on Boa [...]d a Portugueze Mar [...]han [...]-Man.
4 In relation to J [...]mes Ba [...]by, second Lie [...]t He say [...]s, that [...] and eight of the Men went on shore and left us, taking their Chests and Cloaths with them,
To the [...]: I take God to witness I never [...] but I r [...]fus'd them; [...] nothing like the for [...]mer Design; This Mr. Morgan can [...].
In p. [...]3 Mr▪ Fa [...]nel [...], to settle my Mistakes says he saw [...]. But every body know [...] it is a Greater [...]
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The' th [...]re may be more [...] that we pass over to abrevi [...]te this Matter, as yet, my Crew not being wholly [...]ere, I m [...]ion o [...], the two Action [...] of the Voyage, [...].
The first of which is the [...] Engag'd, that was cr [...]sing to the Island of [...]an Fernando's, to [...]hom we gave Chace from 3 in the Afternoon, and [...], making of her [...] I found she was an E [...]opean Ship and not a Spaniard [...] not willing to pursue [...] farther, but the [...] Right or Wrong [...] follow'd her, and next [...], we came up [...] her; and when I saw no [...]hing would [...] Attempt, I encourag'd them [...]. By this time my Consort [...] given her a Broad side; [...] up [...] and gave her a Broad-side likewise. [...] were then [...], they Fir'd upon our [...] his [...] his Help Notwithstanding [...], and Exchang'd 3 or 4 Broadsides [...] suffer'd, 9 kill'd and [...] wound [...]d, which [...] much, they a [...]tually run down off the Deck, and made nothing of it afterwards; So that when I could have boarded her and carried her the Mate, Cleppington by Name, [...] The Men ar [...] all gone; and Bel [...]ha [...]h the Master, whose Offic [...] it was [...] upon Deck, [...] also; th [...] this [...].
In p. 25, 26. Mr. Funnell says the Crew were Desirous to [...] this Ship [...] they made nothing of i [...] while in [...] Power; What was to be done afterwards? And as to my telling [...] (as he says) I could [...]et at a [...]y time 500000 l. I say, so I, [...] my Boats which were then [...] my P [...]ople have been Rul'd. In p. 32. Mr. Funnell says we took a Ship of 200 Tuns, loaden [...] several good Commodities, as Indigo, Cochineel, &c.
Now for Cochineel, I never heard of any, Indigo there was; [...] the other, and the Turtlesh [...]l, he so frequently speaks of, [...] be go [...] the same w [...]y th [...] many Rich and Valuable Goods [Page 4] have, by the Management of those Pyrating Fellows, rather [...] Sailors, the Indigo I could not take on Board; nor could I trust any of them with the Sailing such a Ship, as could neither keep me Company, nor mak a right Steerage-way.
In p. 33. He says truth as to Mr. Observator's Ship and the Monkey that was left in her; but as to Firing at any thing but the Ship, and the whole Crew, who before we could make up to her, had made into their Boats, and nothing beside [...] the Cargo and the Monkey were indeed on Board, which [...] along, had we not Observators enough at Home.
The next thing they Charge me with, especi [...]lly Mr▪ F [...]nn [...]ll in p. 41. in the [...] of St Michael, [...] were in the Barque last taken, and Indian C [...]noe [...] and that I order'd her to be Fir'd upon. The [...], for when I saw some of them that had F [...]r'd without my Orders, I wa [...] very Ʋneasy and Troubled at it, knowing the Consequence of it.
T [...]e Second Thing that's Material is▪ that the Ship mentioned by Mr. Funnel in p. 45. 46. where he seems to [...] Dollars was Hid in the Run of the Ship, and I slipt the [...] of taking it, and [...] her Adrift; So this I answer, That I had evident Proof had Landed her Money at Truxille; and as to Provisions, we took as much as would provide us for One Year, and much longer, if well manag'd, that was, what our Ship could well [...], and this was the Steward and the Crew's Calculation. Now as to a Report that they make about Town [...] Dollars that [...] Ransom; First I had no convenient Road to Ride in and the strong Southerly Winds were set in, and so if I had Loyter'd for her, must certainly been Imbay'd for 3 or 4 Months: Besides the Winds, thro' the Treachery of the Spaniards, I have had the Experience of it before in a like Case, Riding [...] for Ransom with Capt. Swa [...] and Capt. [...], for instead of keeping their Faith, they [...] off with a [...] the Night and 14 Pe [...]agoes; and [...] better Crew and [...] Men. We came narrowly of [...]
Now, th [...] they are Judges in my Case and Conduct, a [...] who were perpetually drunk, and very tit, you'll say, [...] the Night, or being kept in any Decorum.
[...] p. 46. 47. Whereas Mr. Funnell frequently w [...]uld Insinuate, that I could agree with no body; and so says that parted this way with Capt. Stradling. I say, I [...] Stradling; nay not only that, but at Juan de Fernandos, whe [...] all hi [...] Men left him, I reconcil'd them and him again; therefor [...] [Page 5] [...] .
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The next Morning [...] who is a very Valia [...]t Man [...], with [...] Men and [...]ire-Arms with them. [...]
What's observable is, it's not enough to Run away with [...] do what you please with [...] of Si [...]k, [...] or any other [...] [Page 6] [...] [Page 7] [...] and that I r [...]fer my self to all Sailors in the World, wh [...]er it was right or not. A [...] c [...]sidering the Inequality of our [...] of Ship.
[...]fore [...] Action [...] ▪ we were to the Wind [...] of he [...] [...] st [...]nd [...]ng [...], and we Bearing [...] her [...]ith [...] o [...]der'd my Officers to [...] to [...] to [...] of her; instead of this, [...] of my Heart, they Edg'd away, and were so far from [...]ving the Power to Command and Board her, as I intended, [...] we lost the Opportunity, and were forc'd to Leward the [...] time; aft [...] that I [...]ck'd, cam [...] abo [...], and had her under my Lee- [...] the [...] I hop'd to [...] ▪ with my Chace Guns, she hav [...]g no [...]-Chace to [...]; this I took to be the best way of Disabli [...] he, [...] this [...] made her yield. [...] o [...] this, [...] shew [...] [...]orld now [...] my Office [...] were [...] Master and the Mate [...] the [...] [...]o the Great [...] the p [...]i [...]ate Men [...] her▪ For [...] an [...] a Man [...] Man at H [...]lm [...] o [...]ce mo [...]e: [...] While thing, [...] at [...], I ask'd [...] to Bo [...]d her. Clap he [...] [...] then, s [...]id I. [...] his time [...]the [...] being [...] and [...] to our [...], [...] ▪ Now [...] I have gotten along [...], they were [...] her, that the Mast [...] we [...] about [...] of the [...] ▪
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