he Latitude 26
No. Coming from Barbadoes Bound to Boston with Rum, Sugar
and Some Baggs of Cotton. We had the pleasure to meet him
Early in the morning and Gave her Chase. when within a mile
of her we hoisted Our pennant. she Imediatly Returned the
Compliment with her Ensign att Mast-head and a Gunn to
Confirm it. we Received Severall Shott from her and
Chearfully Return'd them. then she made the best of her way,
Crowding all the Sail she Cou'd, and we doing the Like Came
again within Gun-Shott and plyed her with Our Bow Chase
which were shifted to the fore ports for that purpose and
she kept pelting of Us with her Stern Chase out of her
Cabbin windows. So that after Severall brisk Shott on both
Sides she Struck. Our Rigging, Mast and Gunnell Received
some damage. Upwards of 25 Shott went through Our Sails. 2
Shott went through Our mast and in the weakest part Just
below where it was fisht. a Shott Cut our fore Shrewd[91] on
the Larboard side and another went through Our Starboard
Gunnell, port and all. We had only one Man slightly wounded
with a Splinter by the Enemy, two others by an Accident on
board by one of the peoples peice Going off after the
Engagement, which shott them in the Arm. The poor Capt. of
the privateer was wounded in the Arm and the bone fractured,
One Negro boy Killed and others wounded. He was fitted out
last Novem'r att the Avanah and went to St. Aug'ne and was
on Our Coast Early in the Spring and took severall Vessells
as per list herein inclosed. he was again fitted out in
August last and had been on the Coast again and had taken
Severall more Vessells, as you will Observe by the Acct.,
but we had the Good fortune to Stop his Cruize. Is Name is
Don Fransoiso Loranzo, and by all Report tho' An Enemy a
brave Man, Endued with a Great deal of Clemensy and Using
his prisoners with a Great deal of humanity. the Like Usage
he has on board for he Justly deserves it.

[Footnote 90: An error of the quartermaster's in copying.
There is no Cape Roman on the north coast of Cuba. The
captain had no doubt written Cayo Romano. Cayo Romano is a
small island, one of the "Jardines del Rey" that fringe the
north coast of eastern Cuba, bordering on the Old Bahama
Channel.]

[Footnote 91: Shroud.]

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