Man upon the sea - or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time (1858) (14596864839)

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Title: Man upon the sea : or, a history of maritime adventure, exploration, and discovery, from the earliest ages to the present time ...
Year: 1858 (1850s)
Authors: Goodrich, Frank B. (Frank Boott), 1826-1894
Subjects: Discoveries in geography Voyages and travels
Publisher: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & co.
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library



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n.At one oclock, the Centurion, being within gunshot of theenemy, hoisted her pennant. The Spaniard now, for the firsttime, began to clear her decks, and tumbled cattle, sheep, pigs,goats, and poultry promiscuously into the sea. Anson gave ordersto fire with the chase-guns : the galleon retorted with her stern-chasers. During the first half-hour he lay across her bow,traversing her with nearly all his guns, while she could bringhardly half a dozen of hers to bear. The mats with which thegalleon had stuffed her netting now took fire, and burnedviolently, terrifying the Spaniards and alarming the English,who feared lest the treasure would escape them. However, theSpaniards at last cut away the netting and tossed the blazingmass into the sea among the struggling and roaring cattle. The 888 MAN UPON THE SEA. Centurion swept the galleons decks, the topmen wounding orkilling every officer but one who appeared upon the quarter, andtotally disabling the commander himself. The confusion of the
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THE CENTURION AND THE TREASURE-SHIP. Spaniards was now plainly visible from the Centurion. Theofficers could no longer bring the men up to the work; and, atabout three in the afternoon, she struck her colors and sur-rendered. The galleon, named the Nostra Signora de Cabadonga,proved to be worth, in hard money, one million and a quarter ofdollars. She lost sixty-seven men in the action, besides eighty-four wounded; while the Centurion lost but two men, and hadbut seventeen wounded, all of whom recovered but one. Of solittle consequence, remarks Anson, are the most destructivearms in untutored and unpractised hands. The seizure of theManilla treasure caused the greatest transport to the Centurions I MAN UPON THE SEA. 389 men, who thus, after reiterated disappointments, saw their wishesat last accomplished. The specie was at once removed to the Centurion, the Caba-donga being appointed by Anson to be a post-ship in his ma-jestys service, and the command being given to Mr. Saumarez,the fi