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 more and that I might, on the return of the boat, end him the promied upply. The launch not coming as early as I wihed, I ent one of the mates for her, but intead of bringing me the boat, I received an order from Don Martinez, to come on board his hip and bring with me my papers. This order appeared trange, but I complied with it, and went on board the Princea. On my coming into his cabin, he aid he wihed to ee my papers: on my preenting them to him, he jut glanced his eyes over them, and although he did not undertand a word of the language in which they were written, declared they were forged, and threw them didainfully on the table, aying at the ame time, I hould not ail until he pleaed. On my making ome remontrances at his breach of faith, and his forgetfulnes of that word and honor which he had pledged to me, he aroe in an apparent anger, and went out.

I now aw, but too late, the duplicity of this Spaniard, and was convering with the interpreter on the ubject, when having my back towards the cabin door, I by chance cat my eyes on a looking-glas, and aw an armed party ruhing in behind me. I intantly put my hand to my hanger, but before I had time to place myelf in a poture of defene, a violent blow brought me to the ground. I was then ordered into the tocks, and cloely confined; after which, they eized my hip and cargo, imprioned my officers, and put my men in irons. They ent their boats likewie to ea and eized the loop Princes Royal, and brought her into port, for trading on the coat.

It may not be amis to oberve, that the Spaniards conider it contrary to Treaty, and are extremely jealous, if any European power trades in thoe eas, but this cannot jutify Don Martinez, who, not content with ecuring me and my people, carried me from hip to hip, like a criminal, than ix miles ditant from the Northernmot. There are alo many mall rocks, whoe heads jut rie above the water. All thee ilands are covered with wood, and