the pinnaces not seeing this raft, nor suspecting any such
matter, by reason of the wind and night growing on, were forced to run
into a cover behind the point, to take succour, for that night: which
our Captain seeing, and gathering (because they came not forth again),
that they would anchor there, put his raft ashore, and ran by land about
the point, where he found them; who, upon sight of him, made as much
haste as they could to take him and his company aboard. For our Captain
(of purpose to try what haste they could and would make in extremity),
himself ran in great haste, and so willed the other three with him; as
if they had been chased by the enemy: which they the rather suspected,
because they saw so few with him.

And after his coming aboard, when they demanding "How all his company
did?" he answered coldly, "Well!" They all doubted that all went scarce
well. But he willing to rid all doubts, and fill them with joy, took out
of his bosom a quoit of gold, thanking GOD that "our voyage was made!"

And to the Frenchmen he declared, how their Captain with great pain of
his company, rowed to Rio Francisco; where he took the rest in, and the
treasure which we had brought with us: making such expedition, that
by dawning of the day, we set sail back again to our frigate, and from
thence directly to our ships: where, as soon as we arrived, our Captain
divided by weight, the gold and silver into two even portions, between
the French and the English.

About a fortnight after, when we had set all things to order, and taking
out of our ship [the _Pascha_] all such necessaries as we needed for our
frigate, had left and given her to the Spaniards, whom we had all this
time detained, we put out of that harbour together with the French ship,
riding some few days among the Cabecas.

In the meantime, our Captain made a secret composition with the
Cimaroons, that twelve of our men and sixteen of theirs, should make
another voyage, to get intelligence in what case the country stood; and
if it might be, recover Monsieur TETU, the French Captain; at leastwise
to bring away that which was hidden in our former surprise, and could
not then be conveniently carried.

JOHN OXNAM and THOMAS SHERWELL were put in trust for his service, to the
great content of the whole company, who conceived greatest hope of them
next our Captain; whom by no means they would condescend to suffer to
adventure again, this time: yet he himself rowed to set