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The thirtieth, their Ship split uponthe Rocks, and much Wreck driving a-shoar, they got Oars, Spars and Deals,sufficient to make Tents, as well as forFuel j But their greatest Trouble was,that the Weather continuing foggy* theycould not expect Captain Flawes. Thenext Day,they saved two Casks of Flow-er, some Brandy, a Butt of Beer, and aCask of Oil.

The second of July, they savedmore Flower, with some Butter, Beefand Pork. This Day, their Gunnerwas seized by a great W hite Bear, butwas rescued, and the Bear, being kill’d,proved fat and very good Meat.

Continuing thus ’till the eighth,they began to despair of feing CaptainFlawes again; And to consider what wasto be done in their miserable Condition.Their Long-boat was not able to carryabove thirty Men, with a Deck uponher, and her Waste raised; They,therefore, determined to lengthen hertwelve Foot, to carry the whole Com-pany : But what with the Want of ma-terials, and the little Confidence theyhad in their Carpenter, this Project waslaid aside. It was then proposed to goby Land towards Weygatz, in Hopes ofmeeting with some Ruffians: But soonafter, to their unspeakable Joy, theyespied Captain Flawes. They immedi-ately made a Fire, which he feing, sentin his Boat, and got them all on Board.The Loss of this Ship having overturnedthe whole Voyage, they returned toge-ther in the Prosperous , and arrived inthe shames , the three and twentieth ofAugust.

Ce < Var In the Year 1676. the French Priva-of n a teers infested the English Channel,in such

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Manner, that, without any Regard tothe Neutrality, they seized our Ships,and made Prizes of them, as if we hadbeen in actual War with them. It wasproved upon them, that they had takenthree and fifty, since the Peace with theDutch. This provoked the Nation so

far, that the King’s AmbafTadour atParis not having been able to obtainSatisfaction, a War with France was ar-dently desired : And, the nextYear, theHouse of Commons^presented the King -And thethree several Addresses, intimating th M arlia sftitfame Thing, and in a fourth laid feve- ‘ ewt - < "ralReafons before him, to convince himit was absolutely necessary.

This Year, on the fourth of Novem- Marriageher, was celebrated the auspicious Nup- °fs he Erintials of the Prince of Orange , afterwards C f th ffffjour glorious King William III. with Prince ofthe Princess Mary, the Duke of York’s ° raj] g e -eldest Daughter.

The Year 1678. was remarkable forlittle else but the Plot discovered bysongue, Oats and Bedloe, for whichPickering , Ireland and Grove were exe-cuted, and the Proceedings thereup-on. (a)

The next Year was remarkable for The longthe Dissolution of the long Parliament,on the four and twentieth of January, ^ ^ 'after it had fate near eighteen Years.

This Year, likewise, on the third ofMarch, the Duke of York, by the ex- The Mike ofpress Desire of the King, his Brother, York leavesleft England, with his Dutchefs, and the the krn A cm -Princess, Ann, and went to reside atBrussels ; Three Days afterwards, thenew Parliament met, and in this Sessionit was, the famous Exclusion Bill wasbrought upon the Carpet; But this Par- f- new s >ar ‘liament was dissolved, on the tenth of iamen 'July, And another called for the se-venteenth of OSlober. The Beginningof September, the King; being dange- The Duke ofroufiy sick, the Duke of York returned, York returnsand soon after retired to Scotland. In Scotland ^February following, he came to Court Comes toagain, by the King’s Order : But was Court againsoon remanded.

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Captain Dampier’r Voyage round theWorld, &c.

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Me. 0*) Bv anAbftract in Pefys’s Memoirs, we finddie State of the Englijh Fleet in Pay was, in; theYear 1678. upon Prospect of a War with France-,as follows. ....

Rates.

Ships.

Men.

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2

4

1555

3

16

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4

33

6460

5

12

1400

6

7

423

Fire-ships,

6

340

83 Ships.

18323

Besides Merchant-Ihips in Pay, and a numerousTrain of Ketches, Smacks, Yachts, and othersmall Craft attending them.