being come, the dividend was made of all the spoil
they had purchased in that voyage. Thus every company and every
particular person therein included, received their portion of what was
got; or rather, what part thereof Captain Morgan was pleased to give
them. For so it was, that the rest of his companions, even of his own
nation, complained of his proceedings in this particular, and feared
not to tell him openly to his face that he had reserved the best jewels
to himself. For they judged it impossible that no greater share should
belong to them than two hundred pieces of eight per capita, of so many
valuable booties and robberies as they had obtained. Which small sum
they thought too little reward for so much labor and such huge and
manifest dangers as they had so often exposed their lives to. But
Captain Morgan was deaf to all these and many other complaints of this
kind, having designed in his mind to cheat them of as much as he could.

"At last, Captain Morgan finding himself obnoxious to many obloquies
and detractions among his people, began to fear the consequences
thereof, and hereupon thinking it unsafe to remain any longer time at
Chagre, he commanded the ordnance of the said castle to be carried on
board his ship. Afterwards he caused the greatest part of the walls to
be demolished, and the edifices to be burnt, and as many other things
spoiled and ruined as could conveniently be done in a short while.
These orders being performed, he went secretly on board his own ship,
without giving any notice of his departure to his Companions, nor
calling any council, as he used to do. Thus he set sail and put out to
sea, not bidding anybody adieu, being only followed by three or four
vessels of the whole fleet.

"These were such (as the French Pirates believed) as went shares with
Captain Morgan, towards the best and greatest part of the spoil which
had been concealed from them in the dividend. The Frenchmen could very
willingly have revenged this affront upon Captain Morgan and those that
followed him, had they found themselves with sufficient means to
encounter him at sea. But they were destitute of most things necessary
thereto. Yea, they had much ado to find sufficient victuals and
provisions for their voyage to Panama, he having left them totally
unprovided of all things."

Esquemeling's commentary on this base conduct of the leader is
surprisingly pious: "Captain Morgan left us all in such a miserable