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On the 26th of April they were off Cape Bojadore, the N.W. point of
Luconia, and came soon after - Page 365
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On The 26th Of April They Were Off Cape Bojadore, The N.W. Point Of Luconia, And Came Soon After To Cipe Mindato, Where They Met The S.W. Monsoon, On Which They Bore Away For Canton In China, Where They Arrived In Safety And Refitted Their Ship.

They had here an opportunity of making themselves as rich as they could desire, but would not embrace it;

As there came into the port thirteen sail of Tartar vessels, laden with Chinese plunder, consisting of the richest productions of the East. The men, however, would have nothing to do with any thing but gold and silver, and Captain Eaton could not prevail upon them to fight for silks, as they alleged that would degrade them into pedlars. The Tartars therefore quietly pursued their affairs at Canton, unconscious of their danger.

Having repaired the ship, Captain Easton sailed for Manilla, intending to wait for a Tartar ship of which they had information, bound from that port, and half laden with silver. They even got sight of her, and chased her a whole day to no purpose, as she was quite clean, and the Nicholas was as foul as could well be. They then stood for a small island, to the north of Luconia, to wait for a fair wind to carry them to Bantam. Instead of one island, they found several, where they procured refreshments.[158] Learning from an Indian that in one of these islands there were plenty of beeves, they sent a boat thither with thirty men, who took what they wanted by force, though the island was well inhabited.

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