South America - A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 7 - By Robert Kerr
 -  After this he tacked about, new charged all his ordnance, and
coming round again upon both ships, ordered them to - Page 737
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After This He Tacked About, New Charged All His Ordnance, And Coming Round Again Upon Both Ships, Ordered Them To Yield Or He Would Sink Them Outright.

One of them being shot between wind and water, would have complied, but the other called him a traitor; on which Captain White called out, that if he also did not presently yield, he would sink him first.

Intimidated by this threat, they both hung out white flags and yielded; yet refused to strike their own sails, as they had sworn not to strike to any Englishman.

[Footnote 391: This expression seems to mean, that he forced them to run below. - E.]

[Footnote 392: That is, bore down upon him. - E.]

He then commanded the captains and masters to come on board the Amity, where they were examined and placed in safe custody; after which he sent some of his own men on board both ships to strike the sails and man them. There were found in both, 126 persons alive, with eight dead bodies, besides those that had been cast overboard. This victory was obtained by 42 men and a boy, of whom two were slain and three wounded. The two prizes were laden with 1400 chests of quicksilver, marked with the arms of Castile and Leon, besides a vast quantity of bulls or indulgences, and ten packs of gilded missals and breviaries, all on the kings account. Also an hundred tons of excellent wine, intended for the supply of the royal fleet; all of which Captain White brought shortly afterwards to Blackwall in the river Thames.

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