Next Day The English Captain Went Ashore To Certain Houses,
Where He Found 3000 Pezos Of Silver, Each Being Equal To A Rial Of
Eight, Or Spanish Dollar; Getting Also Seven Indian Sheep, Some Hens,
And Other Articles, All Of Which He Brought On Board, And Resumed His
Voyage.
Two days after, going to the harbour of Arica, they found two
ships, one of which was laden with goods and Spanish wares, out of which
they only took 200 botijas, or pots of wine, and from the other
thirty-seven bars of silver, each weighing ten or twelve pounds.
They
meant also to have landed at this place; but seeing some horsemen coming
towards them, they desisted.
Next morning they burnt the ship which was laden with Spanish wares, and
took the other along with them, continuing their course, the captain
sailing along shore in the pinnace, while the ship kept about a league
farther out to sea, going in search of a ship of which they had
intelligence. After sailing in this manner about forty-five leagues,
they found the ship of which they were in search, at anchor in a haven;
but having intelligence a few hours before, of an English pirate or
sea-rover, she had landed 800 bars of silver belonging to the king of
Spain; but the English durst not go on shore to search for it, as many
Spaniards and Indians stood there as a well-armed guard. They found
nothing, therefore, in this ship except three pipes of water.
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