Elkano500ago

On the 14th of July, Monday, we sent the tender to shore for more rice, and it came at midday, and returned for more, and we were waiting for it till night, and it did not come, and we waited till next day, and it never came. Then we went near the port to see what the matter was, and a boat came and told us to give ourselves up, and that they wanted to send us with a ship which was coming from the Indies, and that they would put some of their people in our ship, and that the gentlemen had so ordered. We required them to send us our tender and men, and they said that they would bring an answer from the gentlemen, and we said we would take another tack, and wait: (...)