An account of several late voyages and discoveries
100 Sir John Narbrough's V~age ,her with the Spice, Glaffcs and Tobacco-pipcs, which I fent to him, and acquaintcd him, that l fent him, to defire to know if he would be pleafed to permit my Boat to water to day, for n1y Boats lay ready, and had thc Cask in thcm, and I waited his Anfwer. Thc Govcrnour caufcd my Lieutenant and Mr. Fo,tefcue to fit down,. and drank to them in a Silver Bowl with Chile Winc : He gave no Anfwer to thc Lieute– nant at prefcnt, but f ent an Officcr and Soldicrs and f eízed on my Boat ; My Licutcnant defired to know what thc meaning was that Poff effion was raken of the Boat ? The Governour :mf wer– cd, he had Ordcr from Don Pedro de Montaitt, Captain General of Chile, to kcep them till rhe Ship was brought into thc Harbour under che Command of the CaíHe, and he was forry he had no more Officers of the Ships, in Poffeffion. e lt /¡
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