South America - A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 7 - By Robert Kerr
 -  After waving each other amain, the
Spaniards placed themselves in order of battle, a cables length before
the other, when - Page 736
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After Waving Each Other Amain, The Spaniards Placed Themselves In Order Of Battle, A Cables Length Before The Other, When The Fight Began, Both Sides Charging And Firing As Fast As They Were Able, At The Distance Of A Cables Length, For The Space Of Five Hours.

In this time, the Amity received 32 great shots in her hull, masts, and sails, besides at least 500 iron muskets and arquebuses, which were counted after the fight.

[Footnote 390: Astley, I. 249. The editor of Astleys collection gives no notice of the source whence he procured this narrative. The Spanish ships with quicksilver are usually called _azogue_ or _assogue_ ships; the word assogue signifying quicksilver. - E.]

Finding them to make so stout a resistance, Captain White attempted to board the Biscaian, which was foremost; and after lying on board about an hour, plying his ordnance and small shot, he _stowed all her men_[391]. At this time, the other vessel, which was a fliboat, thinking Captain White had boarded her consort with all his men, _bore room with him_[392], intending to have laid him close on board, so as to entrap him between both ships, and place him between two fires. Perceiving this intention, he fitted his ordnance in such sort as to get quit of her, so that she boarded her consort, and both fell from him. Mr White now kept his loof, hoisted his main-sails, and weathering both ships, came close aboard the fliboat, to which he gave his whole broadside, by which several of her men were slain, as appeared by the blood running from her scuppers.

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