to return again to our ship; where, on Sheere Thursday (19th March), we
met, according to appointment, with our _Bear_, and found that she had
bestowed her time to more profit than we had done.

For she had taken a frigate in which there were ten men (whom they set
ashore) great store of maize, twenty-eight fat hogs, and two hundred
hens. Our Captain discharged (20th March) this frigate of her lading;
and because she was new, strong, and of a good mould, the next day
(21st March) he tallowed her to make her a Man-of-war; disposing all our
ordnance and provisions that were fit for such use, in her. For we had
heard by the Spaniards last taken, that there were two little galleys
built in Nombre de Dios, to waft the Chagres Fleet to and fro, but were
not yet both launched: wherefore he purposed now to adventure for that
Fleet.

And to hearten his company he feasted them that Easter Day (22nd
March) with great cheer and cheerfulness, setting up his rest upon that
attempt.

The next day (23rd March) with the new tailored frigate of Tolou, and
his _Bear_, we set sail towards the Cativaas, where about two days
after we landed, and stayed till noon; at what time seeing a sail to
the westward, as we deemed making to the island: we set sail and plied
towards him, who descrying us, bare with us, till he perceived by our
confidence, that we were no Spaniards, and conjectured we were those
Englishmen, of whom he had heard long before. And being in great want,
and desirous to be relieved by us: he bare up under our lee, and in
token of amity, shot off his lee ordnance, which was not unanswered.

We understood that he was TETU, a French Captain of Newhaven [Havre] a