We heard no answer all that day; and therefore toward night we went
aboard our frigates and reposed ourselves, setting and keeping very
orderly all that night our watch, with great and small shot.

The next morning (22nd October) the wind, which had been westerly in the
evening, altered to the Eastward.

About the dawning of the day, we espied two sails turning towards
us, whereupon our Captain weighed with his pinnaces, leaving the two
frigates unmanned. But when we were come somewhat nigh them, the wind
calmed, and we were fain to row towards them, till that approaching very
nigh, we saw many heads peering over board. For, as we perceived, these
two frigates were manned and set forth out of Cartagena, to fight with
us, and, at least, to impeach or busy us; whilst by some means or other
they might recover the frigates from us.

But our Captain prevented both their drifts. For commanding JOHN OXNAM
to stay with the one pinnace, to entertain these two Men-of-war; himself
in the other made much speed, that he got to his frigates which he
had left at anchor; and caused the Spaniards, (who in the meantime had
gotten aboard in a small canoe, thinking to have towed them within the
danger of their shot) to make the greater haste thence, than they did
thither.

For he found that in shifting thence, some of them were fain to swim
aland (the canoe not being able to receive them) and had left their
apparel, some their rapiers and targets, some their flasks and calivers
behind them; although they were towing away of one of them.