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Title:  Bucaniers of America the second volume : containing the dangerous voyage and bold attempts of Captain Bartholomew Sharp, and others, performed upon the coasts of the South Sea, for the space of two years, &c. : from the original journal of the said voyage / written by ... Basil Ringrose, Gent., who was all along present at those transactions.
Author: Ringrose, Basil, d. 1686.
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forcing us in a moment to hand in our top-sails. At five in the morning we set them again, and at eleven, we had another Tornado, forcing us to hand our top-sails the se∣cond time. We made a N. N. E. two thirds East way, and thereby thirteen leagues and two thirds of a league. The afternoon of this stormy day, proved very fair, and the wind came to W. S. W. our course being N. E. by N. In the evening the wind freshned, with cloudy weather.Which continueDecember the second. Last night we experimented a very furious whirle-wind, which notwithstanding, it plea∣sed God, did pass about the length of our ship, to West∣ward of us. However, we handed in our top-sails, and halled up our low-sails, in the brails. After the whirle-wind came a fresh storm of large hail-stones, in the night, and several Tornados; but God be thanked, they all came large of our ship. We now made a great way under a fore-course and sprit-sail. At four of the clock this morn∣ing, our fore-sail split, whereby we were forced to lower our fore-yard. At half an hour after ten we hoysted it a∣gain with a furious S. W. wind. We made a N. E. by E. way, and by the same forty seven leagues and an half. By observation we now had Lat. 46 D. 54 S. We riffed our fore-sail, with respect to the violence of the wind. But in the evening, this rather increased, and we had a very great Sea. Our standing rigging, through the fury of this gale, gave way in several places, but was soon mended again.Warm weatherDecember the third. The wind all the night past, was very fresh, with several flaws both of wind and rain, at S. W. and S. W. by S. We enjoyed now very warm wea∣ther. This morning we set our fore-top-sail. Our reckon∣ing gave us, a N. E. half E. way and forty five leagues. We found Lat. by observation 45 D. 28 S. This day at noon, a large shoal of young Porpusses came about our ship, and played up and down.Porpusses.December the 4th. All the night past we had a fresh gale at W. S. W. The night was clear, onely that now and then we had a small cloud affording some rain. In 0