acknowledged that our Captain did them a far greater favour in setting
them freely at liberty, than he had done them displeasure in taking
their ship), and so set sail.

The sickness which had begun to kindle among us, two or three
days before, did this day shew itself, in CHARLES GLUB, one of our
Quarter-Masters, a very tall man, and a right good mariner; taken away,
to the great grief both of Captain and company. What the cause of this
malady was, we knew not of certainty, we imputed it to the cold which
our men had taken, lying without succour in the pinnaces. But however it
was, thus it pleased GOD to visit us, and yet in favour to restore unto
health all the rest of our company, that were touched with this disease;
which were not a few.

The next morning (15th November) being fair weather, though the wind
continued contrary, our Captain commanded the _Minion_, his lesser
pinnace, to hasten away before him towards his ships at Fort Diego
within the Cabecas [Headlands] to carry news of his coming, and to put
all things in a readiness for our land journey, if they heard anything
of the Fleet's arrival by the Cimaroons; giving the _Minion_ charge if
they wanted wine, to take St. Bernards in their way, and there take in
some such portion as they thought good, of the wines which we had there
hidden in the sand.

We plied to windwards, as near as we could, so that within seven-night
after the _Minion_ departed from us, we came (22nd November) to St.
Bernards, finding but twelve _botijos_ of wine of all the store we left,
which had escaped the curious search of the enemy, who had been there;
for they were deep in the ground.