Great news from sea, or, The True narrative of the great and bloody fight between several of His Majesties ship [sic] and four Tnrks [sic] men of war and of the victory obtained by the English : as also the account of the names, qualities and carriage of guns of those Turks that were sunk and slain ... and each particular as it was communicated from on board the Greenwich t[o] a gentleman here in London.

Great News from Sea, OR, THE TRUE NARRATIVE OF THE Great and Bloody Fight Between several of his Majesties Ship and four Turks Men of War.

And of the Victory obtained by the English.

As also an Account of the Names, Qualities, and Carriage of Guns of those Turks that were sunk and flain in the Fight: Likewise the number of Christian Slaves redeemed, and of Turks blown up, and drowned in the Sea.

And each particular, as it was communicated from on Board the Greenwich t•• a Gentleman here in London.

April 1. 1680.

HAVING received orders for the Convey∣ing of two small Spanish Merchant men senventy or ninety leagues W. S. W.

the one being Bound for the Island of reneriff and the other (the advise Boat) bound for the West-Indies sailed from Cadiz the last day of the last Month; with the two aforesaid Ships, and hav∣ing but little Wind all Day at S. E. and becalmed all Night, till five this Morning, I was by E∣steemation at noon ten leagues W. S. W. from Rota point, about one of Clock this Afternoon, We saw four sails of Ships to'h Windward of us, stearing N. W. so they boar downwards upon us with all the Sail they could make; shewing En∣glish Colours till they came within a legue of us: which was about three a Clock then the head∣most brought to with his Head to the South∣ward; and so lay by and shewed his Turks Co∣lours a little while: (but we shewed our Co∣lours) as the rest came up with him, they all came under, his Steam, and came by the Lee; and so lay about an hour for Consultation, and then boar away beyond us a little nearer, & came by the Lee again, then our Ships being in a readyness to Fight: VVe spread our Colours, and immediately sired a Gun of Defiance; but they answered us not, neither by Gun, nor Colours but still lay by, at half an hour past five they bear round upon us then we Tackt and stood right with them, which they no sooner saw but getting their Larboard Tack aboard with all the sail they could make; stood to the Eastward from us: VVe gave them Chase about an hour, but seeing we could do no

••ood, and night coming on; fearing to loose our Convoyage; about six we left of all our Chase and stood in our course with our Convoys; two of of these ships we supposed to have between thirty and forty Guns; and the other two between twen∣ty four and thirty Guns, but though we had not the good fortune to come near enough to do any Execution upon the Rogues. We were accidentally Iustruments in driving them upon Captain Tiu of the Samphir: who the next Morning came up with them, and having maintained a ten hours Fight with them all, had so diabled the Calihash, a ship of eight and twenty Guns: that the Ad∣venture coming to his assistance: she was taken and is now in Tangere. The Vice Admiral, and o∣ther of our Fr••gats, who were come out of the noise of the Guns: continued in the chase of the other three: one of which, to wit the Orange a ship of four and twenty Guns, they stranded and destroyed. It likewise hapned that we turned back the Citrone tree, a Ship of thirty Guns, who was endeavouring to get into the Streights Mouth as Sir Richard Munden and we were with our Convoyes on Saturday the seven and twentieth of March to whom vve gave Chase: and though she out striptus, yet she fell in vvith the Bristol and Adventure of Lapesyratel, vvho forced her on shore: and got out of her fifty

Christians, and seventy Turks and there Burnt her.

Thus three of these Pirats have been in a small time destroyed, vvhice is the most considerable success, vve have had for a long season against them.

This Letter showen athe admiralty board this Motning, of which this a true Copy.

FINIS.