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 creaed without and within, and none could reach the till at lat a cotchman, a native of Glagow called James Kellburn tripedstripped [sic] and jumped overboard, dived down to the  and toded it with a piece of beef, then they pumped out the water and got to it within, and o aved the hip: for which igular action, the aid Kellburn was made a mid hip man as oon as he came on board, beides other compliments, and his recomendationrecommendation [sic] to the Duke, the Admiral, and the board of admiralityadmiralty [sic]. Night coming then upon us, we purued the French fleet what remained of them into the bay, then anchored in the bay near the Bellile, to keep them from coming out, for their tranports with their land forces did not come out of the river untill they aw the fate of the battle, and when they knew it they diimbarkeddiſembarked [sic] directly the remainder of this fleet, we blocked in there at Bret for the pace of eventeen months, o that they durt never look out, or if they did, their reception was o hot that they oon put about, for the Englih men of war lay tationed here by turns, and kept the paage either from going out, or coming in. We were then ordered on a croue towards the coat of Spain, our Captain intimating the voyage to us, we had a man on board who'swhoſe [sic] name was Gilbert Taylor, a Scotman and native of Aberdeen, who was eirhereither [sic] a prognoticator or a he witch, now aid he to the Captain, we hall have a prosperous voyage, and on the twenty-eventh of next month we hall catch a prize o away we came to an anchor off Cap-finiter, where we lay for ome time and on the aid day the Captain called on Taylor and aid, Sir did not you ay, that this day we hould catch a French prize, at leat it is here marked o in my book: yes