number, others busied themselves in kindling of
fires and getting wood wherewith to roast them. Thus cutting the flesh
of these animals into convenient pieces, or gobbets, they threw them
into the fire and, half carbonadoed or roasted, they devoured them with
incredible haste and appetite. For such was their hunger that they more
resembled cannibals than Europeans at this banquet, the blood many times
running down from their beards to the middle of their bodies.

"Having satisfied their hunger with these delicious meats, Captain
Morgan ordered them to continue the march. Here again he sent before the
main body fifty men, with intent to take some prisoners, if possibly
they could. For he seemed now to be much concerned that in nine days'
time he could not meet one person who might inform him of the condition
and forces of the Spaniards. About evening they discovered a troop of
two hundred Spaniards, more or less, who hallooed unto the Pirates, but
these could not understand what they said. A little while after they
came the first time within sight of the highest steeple of Panama. This
steeple they no sooner had discovered but they began to show signs of
extreme joy, casting up their hats into the air, leaping for mirth, and
shouting, even just as if they had already obtained the victory and
entire accomplishment of their designs. All their trumpets were sounded
and every drum beaten, in token of this universal acclamation and huge
alacrity of their minds. Thus they pitched their camp for that night
with general content of the whole army, waiting with impatience for the
morning, at which time they intended to attack the city. This evening
there appeared fifty horse who came out of the city, hearing the noise
of the drums and trumpets of the Pirates, to observe, as it was thought,
their motions. They came almost within musket-shot of the army, being
preceded by a trumpet that sounded marvellously well. Those on horseback
hallooed aloud unto the Pirates, and threatened them, saying, 'Perros!
nos veremos,' that is, 'Ye dogs! we shall meet ye.' Having made this
menace they returned to the city, excepting only seven or eight horsemen
who remained hovering thereabouts, to watch what motions the Pirates
made. Immediately after, the city began to fire and ceased not to play
with their biggest guns all night long against the camp, but with little
or no harm unto the Pirates, whom they could not conveniently reach.
About this time