in hasty departing.

The next day (18th October), we sent all the company ashore to seek
their masters, saving a young Negro two or three years old, which we
brought away; but kept the bark, and in her, bore into the mouth of
Cartagena harbour, where we anchored.

That afternoon, certain horsemen came down to the point by the wood
side, and with the _Scrivano_ fore-mentioned, came towards our bark with
a flag of truce, desiring of our Captain's safe conduct for his coming
and going; the which being granted, he came aboard us, giving our
Captain "great thanks for his manifold favours, etc., promising that
night before daybreak, to bring as much victuals as they would desire,
what shift so ever he made, or what danger so ever incurred of law
and punishment." But this fell out to be nothing but a device of the
Governor forced upon the _Scrivano_, to delay time, till they might
provide themselves of sufficient strength to entrap us: for which this
fellow, by his smooth speech, was thought a fit means. So by sun rising,
(19th October), when we perceived his words but words, we put to sea to
the westward of the island, some three leagues off, where we lay at hull
the rest of all that day and night.

The next day (20th October), in the afternoon, there came out of
Cartagena, two frigates bound for St. Domingo, the one of 58, the other
of 12 tons, having nothing in them but ballast. We took them within a
league of the town, and came to anchor with them within sacre shot of
the east Bulwark. There were in those frigates some twelve or thirteen
common mariners, which entreated to be set ashore. To them our Captain
gave the greater frigate's gundeloe, and dismissed them.

The next morning (21st October) when they came down to the western point
with a flag of truce, our Captain manned one of his pinnaces and rowed
ashore. When we were within a cable's length of the shore, the Spaniards
fled, hiding themselves in the woods, as being afraid of our ordnance;
but indeed to draw us on to land confidently, and to presume of our
strength. Our Captain commanding the grapnell to be cast out of the
stern, veered the pinnace ashore, and as soon as she touched the sand,
he alone leapt ashore in their sight, to declare that he durst set his
foot aland: but stayed not among them, to let them know, that though
he had not sufficient forces to conquer them, yet he had sufficient
judgment to take heed of them.

And therefore perceiving their i