On The 23d, In
The Morning, The Dutch Fleet Stood Off To The Westwards, Close Under
Anti-Lackie, In Which Course The Devil Of Delft Borrowed So Near, That
She Got Aground, And Remained Fast For A Quarter Of An Hour.
On seeing
this, we made towards them, but she was got off before we could get any
thing near, when she and all the rest of their fleet stood to the
northwards.
As our fleet had the weather-gage, we paid room upon
them[263] till we came within shot, and then the Moon, commanded by our
admiral, Sir Thomas Dale, began the fight with the headmost ship of the
enemy, called the San. The battle continued for the space of three
hours, during which time we spent upon them some 1200 cannon-shot, when
we left them for the night, they standing so for to the northwards, that
they got the burger-boat again into their company, and then anchored
about half a league from us to the westwards, where they remained all
night.
[Footnote 263: This antiquated expression evidently means bearing down
upon them to leewards. - E.]
Both fleets weighed anchor on the 24th, ours plying to the westwards to
gain the wind, and the Hollanders ran in shore towards Point Aire. In
the mean time, we descried three sail coming before the wind from the
westwards, which at length we perceived to be the Little James, the
Hound, and the Francis. By and bye we joined altogether, and chased the
Dutch fleet through the bay of Jacatra, to its eastern point, where we
all came to anchor for the night.
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