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1625. caused them to follow them no farther,at this Time ; But to come to an An-chor a League from them; When Cap-tain fVeddell sent for the Chief of theDutch, whose Resolution was to go backagain to Gombroon, there to dispatch ourMerchants Affairs. So Anchors wereweighed, the James giving them a Shotfor Farewell and they answered herwith the like, they all getting intoGombroon Road that Night, where theyspeedily fell to work to repair the Ru-ins of War, in fitting out Masts, Yards,Sails, Rigging and stopping Breaches,all which in three Days was accom-plished, leaving the Portuguese, like aThief in his Mill, or a Fox in his Hole,not minding to try as yet the Hazard ofanother Bout.

Damage In this Fight, their Rear-Admiral’s

done the E- Main-mast was shot by the Board, their

nemy. Vice-Admiral’s Main-top-mast was like-wise Shot by the Board, their AdmiralsMizzen-mast, Flag, and Flag-staff wasshot by the Board, and her Hull muchrent and torn, their fourth Ship had theHead of her Main-mast shot by theBoard. Another of their Ships had allher Top-masts shot by the Board. Inshort, all their eight Ships were so tornand battered, that they had neithergood Masts, Sails nor Yards, to helpthemselves with, nor tight Sides to bearSail upon.

m'effglin. r .J HE thirteenth of February, the Eng-lish and Dutch Fleets set Sail at Day-light, from the Road of Gombroon, hav-ing also with them four Junks and otherVelfels of lading, under the Conductand Charge of the Dutch, which assoon as the Enemy perceived, they letHip their Cables, and flipped from theirHarbour, at the Island of Lawrack ,which is four or five Leagues from theRoad of Gombroon. The Enemy madeall the Sail he could, to Seabord of theEnglijh and the Dutch, all the Day,’till Sun-set, when they were got with-in Saker shot of each other, and, witha good bearing Gale, they kept Com-pany together all Night.

This thirteenth, at Night, it blewso hard . at West-South-West, that oneof their great Gallions bore overboardthe Head of her Main-mast, close underthe Hounds. Not being able to hoistup her Main Sail, she was forced tosteer along, with her Foresail, Fore-topsail, her Sprit sail, and Mizzen, theWind being at West-South-West, theysteered away South and by East.

The fourteenth, in the Morning, the 162^-Dutch Fleet staying, and bearing up un- Portu 'to the Junks, which the Night past was ^^fne^theastern so far, that t\\Q Englijh Fleet could Fight.hardly descry them, the James laid herFore-sails a-back-stays, and staid forthem, the Portugueje never offering toalter his Course, but kept on still.

The same Day, about Noon, the The thidDutch being come up with the Eng- Day's Figfdlijh,. it was agreed between them, thatthe Royal James should give the firstOnset, upon their Admiral, and theRest of the Fleet to second her; So,about two of theClock, that Afternoon;the two Fleets came to Weather of theEnemy’s Admiral, receiving the firstShot from their Vice-Admiral, and pre-sently a whole Broad-side from theirAdmiral; Both Sides coming as neareach other as they could but well keepclean of each other ; And thus, theyfell to it, on all Hands, pell-mell,the Ordnance going off as fast as Small-fhot. The James, for her Part, giv-ing them two Broad-sides, fife thenedged up in theWind, laying her Fore-sail, and Fore-top-sails, a back-stays, aswell to give Leave to the Jonas (whowas second to the J ames'), also to sufferthe Portuguese Admiral to shoot a-head,which he suddenly did. Then the Jamesfilling her Top-sails, a secondTime,boreup right with the Enemy’s Admiral, ply-ing her whole Broadside so fast uponher, that she had scarce any,Leisure toreturn any Shot back ; While the Eng-lijh and Portuguese Admirals were sonear each other, that they could hard-ly clear themselves : In this Time,whilst our Ships plied the Enemy’s Ad-miral, (not so much looking after orheeding the other Ships) the Vice-Ad-miral, with the Rest of their Fleetwere left astern, their Admiral plyingvery hard upon the James, giving andreceiving many dangerous Shot, theJames being shot between Wind andWater often, and had more Spoil inher Sails, and Rigging, then he haddone any of the two Day’s Fight be-fore : Then, the third Time, comingSide by Side with each others Fleet,they let drive at one another likeThun-der in the Air, the James coming up,with the Admiral, the great Ship ofDamon, who the first Day’s Fight losther Main-mast, crept in betwixt theJames and the Portuguese Admiral, ly-ing as a Bulwark to Weather of her,to receive all that might be put upon

her;