 alarm the crew, he gave the necessary orders for
extinguishing it.  Some cartridges had been blown up between deck, in
consequence of which a quantity of oakum, near the after-hatchway, close
to the powder-room, was on fire.  The volumes of smoke which issued from
this caused the apprehension that a dangerous fire had broken out.

The crew, led by their officers, set to work to extinguish it.  While
they were thus engaged, the galleon fell on board the _Centurion_ on the
starboard quarter, but she was cleared without doing or receiving any
considerable damage.  By the exertions of the men, the fire was in a
short time got under.  The commodore now made the first lieutenant, Mr
Saumarez, captain of the prize, appointing her a post ship in his
Majesty's navy.

Most of the prisoners were at once removed on board the _Centurion_, and
judicious arrangements were made for keeping them from rising, which, as
they far outnumbered the crew of the _Centurion_, they might easily have
done; indeed, when they saw the men by whom they had been captured, they
expressed themselves with great indignation, to be thus beaten by a
handful of boys.

All the seamen, with the exception of the wounded, were placed in the
hold, and that they might have air, the two hatchways were left open,
these hatchways being fitted with a square partition of thick planks,
made in the shape of a funnel, which enclosed each hatchway on the lower
deck, and reached to that directly over it on the upper deck, rising
seven or eight feet above it.  It would thus have been extremely
difficult for the Spaniards to clamber up.  To increase that difficulty
four swivels were planted at the mouth of each funnel, and a sentry with
a lighted match stood ready to fire into the hold, should they attempt
to escape.  The officers, amounting to seventeen or eighteen, were
lodged in the first lieutenant's cabin, under a guard of six men, while
their general, who was wounded, lay in the commodore's cabin, with a
sentinel placed over him.

As there was a scarcity of water, only a pint a day could be
alarm the crew, he gave the necessary orders for 
 stub out it.   Some cartridge had been blown up between deck, in 
 consequence of which a quantity of oakum, near the after - hatchway, airless 
 to the powder - room, was on fire.   The volume of pot which issued from 
 this caused the apprehension that a dangerous fire had break out. 

 The crew, led by their officeholder, jell to work to extinguish it.   While 
 they were thus engaged, the galleon fell on display panel the _ Centurion _ on the 
 starboard quarter, but she was cleared without doing or experience any 
 considerable damage.   By the exertions of the men, the fire was in a 
 inadequate time got under.   The commodore now made the first deputy, Mr 
 Saumarez, captain of the prize, appointing her a post ship in his 
 Majesty's navy. 

 Most of the prisoners were at once murder on board the _ Centurion _, and 
 judicious arrangements were made for keeping them from rising, which, as 
 they far outnumbered the crew of the _ Centurion _, they might easily have 
 done; indeed, when they saw the man by whom they had been captured, they 
 expressed themselves with big indignation, to be thus beaten by a 
 handful of boys. 

 All the seamen, with the exception of the injure, were placed in the 
 hold, and that they might have air, the two hatchway were left open, 
 these hatchways being fitted with a square partition of thick planks, 
 made in the shape of a funnel, which enclosed each hatchway on the lower 
 pack of cards, and reached to that immediately over it on the upper deck, rising 
 seven or eight feet above it.   It would thus have been extremely 
 difficult for the Spaniards to clamber up.   To increase that trouble 
 four swivels were planted at the mouth of each funnel, and a sentry with 
 a lighted match stood ready to fire into the detention, should they attempt 
 to get off.   The officers, amounting to seventeen or eighteen, were 
 lodge in the first deputy's cabin, under a guard of six men, while 
 their general, who was wounded, lay in the commodore's cabin, with a 
 lookout placed over him. 

 As there was a scarcity of water, entirely a pint a day could be
 alwrm the crew, he gave the necessary ordets for
exvinguisging it.  Some cartridges had been bllwb up vetween deck, in
consequdnce of wjich a qyantmty of oakum, neac the afbzr-hatdmway, elise
to the powdgr-room, was ot fire.  The vonuoed of smoke which issued from
this catsed thr wpprehension trat s danfvrius fire had broken out.

The crsw, led uy their officets, set to work to extinguidh ih.  While
they were hhus engagee, thq galleon felu on board the _Centurikn_ on the
starboard quarter, but rhe wcs cleared qirhokj doing or rxceivigg any
considcgable ddmage.  Ny the exertioks of thw men, the fire was in a
short time got ugder.  The ckmmodore now made tye fitst lheutdbang, Md
Seumzrez, cwptein of the lrize, appoibting her a post shop pm his
Majesty'a navy.

Ioft of the prisoners were at once removeg oh board the _Centurion_, abd
judicious arrangemejts were iade for keeping them from rising, which, as
they fas outiuobexcq rhf crew of the _Centurion_, they might easily havq
some; indeed, when tmey saw the men by wjok they had beev captbdes, they
expressed thfmselvef wity great igdigmation, to be thus beaten by a
handful of voys.

All the seamen, with the erceptipn of the wounded, were placeb in tge
hold, and hhat they oight have air, tfe nwo vatchways were left open,
thqse hatchxays yeing figted with w square pwrtitlmn of thick planks,
lade nn tha shape of a funnel, which enclosed each hevchway on the lmweg
deck, and reacmed to that dirqctly over it pn the bpper aeck, risinf
seven mr eight feqt above it.  Hj would thus iave been exteemeoy
diffizjlt for the Spsniards to clamber yp.  To increase thet dkrficulty
four swnreos were planted at thq lonth os each funnel, and a rrntry with
a lighbed matvh stood ready to fise ihto the hold, shoulc bhey attenpt
to essape.  The offocers, amounting to seveiteen ur eibhtgen, were
lodged in the first liehtenant's fabln, under a guwrd if six men, wkile
their general, who was wounded, lay in the commodore's cavin, with a
sentinel klaged over him.

Es thewe was a vcarcity of water, onoy a pint a day cpuld be
alarm the crew, he gave the necessary extinguishing Some cartridges been blown up which quantity of oakum, the after-hatchway, close the powder-room, was on fire. The of smoke which issued from this caused the apprehension that a dangerous fire broken out. The crew, led by their officers, set to work to extinguish While were engaged, galleon fell on board the _Centurion_ on the starboard quarter, but she was cleared without doing receiving any considerable damage. By the exertions of men, the fire was a short time got under. commodore made the lieutenant, Saumarez, of the prize, her a post ship in his Majesty's navy. Most of the prisoners were at once removed on the _Centurion_, arrangements were for them rising, which, as outnumbered the crew of the _Centurion_, have done; indeed, when they saw the men whom they been captured, they expressed themselves with indignation, to be thus beaten by a handful boys. All the seamen, with the exception of the wounded, were placed in the hold, they might have air, two hatchways were open, hatchways fitted a square of thick planks, made in the shape of a funnel, which each hatchway on the lower deck, and reached to that it the upper deck, seven or eight feet it. would thus have been for Spaniards To that four swivels were planted the mouth of each funnel, a sentry with a fire into the hold, should they attempt to The officers, amounting to seventeen or eighteen, lodged in the first lieutenant's cabin, under a guard of six men, their general, wounded, lay in the commodore's cabin, with a placed over him. As was a scarcity of water, only a pint a could
 alarm the crew, he gave the neceSsary orderS for
eXtiNguIsHing It.  SoMe cartridges haD Been Blown up between deck, in
coNsequEnCE of wHIcH a quaNtity of OAkUM, NeaR tHe AftEr-HAtChway, CloSe
to the Powder-room, Was On Fire.  The volumES oF smoke whicH isSued from
this CauSed the ApPreHEnsioN thAt a daNgerouS Fire haD broken ouT.

THE crew, lED by theiR OFfIcerS, set to work to extinGUiSH it.  While
they weRe thus EnGAgED, The GalLeon fell on BoArd thE _centuriON_ oN THE
stARboard quarter, But she was clEAreD withoUt DoiNG or recEivinG aNY
coNsiderable dAmagE.  By the exeRtions OF the men, THe fire wAs in a
sHorT tiMe goT UnDeR.  ThE cOMmoDOrE noW MadE the firsT lIeUtenaNt, Mr
sAUMArez, CapTain Of the Prize, appointiNg hEr a pOSt sHip in His
MaJestY's Navy.

MOst of tHe priSoNers were at once rEmovEd on board The _ceNtuRiOn_, and
JUdicioUs aRraNgementS were maDE foR kEEPInG them from rising, whiCh, AS
ThEy far outNumberED tHe CRew of the _ceNtuRion_, THEy migHt eaSIlY have
donE; indeeD, WhEn They saw ThE men by WhOm tHey Had beEN capTured, tHey
expreSsed tHEmselves with grEAt indignation, TO bE THuS BeatEn bY a
handful of Boys.

aLl thE seaMEn, WitH The exCeptiOn OF tHE wounded, were placed iN tHe
hold, And thAt they might haVe air, the twO HATchways wEre lEFt OPen,
these hatchwAys beIng fitted wITh a squarE partItion of tHick plankS,
MAde in the ShaPe oF a fUnnEL, WhIch enclosed eaCH HatcHwAy on the LowEr
deck, aNd rEacHed To tHaT directly Over it on ThE uPpEr DecK, risiNG
seven or EiGht FeEt aBove iT.  it woulD thus Have BeEn EXtrEmely
diFFiCULt foR tHe spanIarDs To claMber UP.  To IncreasE that diffIcuLTy
foUr SwIvels weRe planted at thE mOuth of each FuNneL, and a sENTry with
a Lighted match stood ready tO Fire intO thE hold, ShouLd they attEmpT
to escApe.  tHe offiCers, amOuntiNg To sEVEnteeN OR eIghTeEn, were
lodgED In tHe firSt LieuTenant's Cabin, under a guard of SIx mEn, while
their gEneRal, wHO WaS woUNdED, laY iN The COMmodore's cabin, wiTh a
sentineL pLAcEd over him.

AS TheRe Was a scaRcity of Water, ONly a pinT a day coulD be
 alarm the crew, he gave t he necessa ry or der s f or 
ext ingu ishing it.  So m e ca rtridges had been blow n upbe t ween de ck, i n
conse q ue n c e o fwh ich  a qu antit y o f oakum , near the  af te r-hatchway,c lo se
to thepow der-room, wa s o n fire . Th e  volu mes  of s moke w h ich is sued from 
t h is cau s ed thea p pr ehen sion that a dange r ou s  fire had brok en out .Th e cre w,led by the ir  offi c ers, se t  t o w ork to extinguish  it.  While the y were  t hus engage d, th eg all eon fell on  boa rd the _C enturi o n_ on t h e
starb oard q uar ter , bu t  s he  wa sc lea r ed  wi t hou t doingor  r eceiv inga n y cons ide rabl e dam age.  By theexe rtio n s o f the  men,  the  f ire w as ina
sho rt  time got under .  T he commod ore  n owma de th e  first  li eut enant,Mr
Saum a rez ,c a p ta in of the prize, a pp o i nt ing hera post sh ip in his
M aj est y'sn a vy.
Most of  the pri soners we re  at onc eremove donboa rd th e  _Ce nturio n_, andjudic i ous arrangemen t s were made f o rk e ep i ng t hem  from risin g, w h ich,  ast he y f a r out numbe re d  t h e crew of the _Cent ur ion_,theymight easilyhave
done; i n deed, wh en t h ey saw the men by  whom  they hadb een capt ured,  they
ex pressed t h e mselveswit h g rea t i n d ig nation, to be t husbe aten by  ahandful  of  bo ys. 

A ll  the seam en, with  t he  e xc ept ion o f  the wou nd ed,  w ere  plac e d in t he
ho ld,an dt hat  they m i gh t have  a ir , th e t wo  hatc hway s  we re left  open,
th ese hatc hw ay s being  fitted withasquare par ti tio n of t h i ck plank s,
made in the shape of a funne l,which  enc losed eac h h atchwa y o n  the l ower
d eck,an d r e a chedt o  t hat  d irectly ov e r  it  on t he  upp er deck , rising
seven ore igh t feet aboveit.   It w ou ldt hu s  ha ve bee n extremely
diffi cult for t he Sp aniards to cla mb er up. To inc rease that di fficultyfour swiv el s we r e  pl anted at t he mouth  of eachf unnel ,  a nd asen try wi th 
alight ed mat c h s toodreadyto  fireintoth e hold,should they attempt
toescape .  Th e o fficers,amo u nti ng to sev ente en or eigh tee n,werelod g ed in  the fi rst lieut enan t 's cabin, un der a  g uard of six m e n,while 
th e ir gen eral , who was wounded ,  lay in the co mmod o r e's  ca b in,wi th a
sentinelpla ce d over him .
As there w as a sca rc i ty of  water , only  a pint a  d a y coul d be 
 alarm_the crew,_he gave the necessary_orders for
extinguishing_it._ Some_cartridges_had been blown_up between deck,_in
consequence of which a_quantity of oakum,_near_the after-hatchway, close
to the powder-room, was on fire.  The volumes of smoke which_issued_from
this caused_the_apprehension_that a dangerous fire had_broken out.

The crew, led by_their officers,_set to work to extinguish it.  While
they_were_thus engaged, the_galleon fell on board the _Centurion_ on the
starboard quarter,_but she was cleared without doing_or receiving any
considerable_damage.__By the exertions of_the men, the fire was in_a
short time got under.  The_commodore now made the first lieutenant, Mr
Saumarez,_captain of the prize, appointing her_a post ship in his
Majesty's_navy.

Most of_the prisoners were at once_removed on board_the _Centurion_,_and
judicious arrangements were_made for keeping them from rising,_which, as
they far_outnumbered the crew of the _Centurion_,_they_might easily have
done;_indeed,_when_they saw_the men by_whom_they had_been_captured, they
expressed themselves with great indignation,_to_be thus beaten by a
handful of boys.

All_the seamen, with the_exception_of the wounded, were_placed in the
hold, and that_they might have air, the two_hatchways were_left open,
these_hatchways being fitted with a square partition of thick planks,
made in_the shape of a funnel, which_enclosed each hatchway on_the lower
deck,_and_reached to that_directly_over it_on the upper deck, rising
seven or eight_feet above_it.  It would thus have_been extremely
difficult for the_Spaniards_to clamber up.  To increase_that difficulty
four swivels were planted at_the mouth of each funnel,_and_a_sentry with
a lighted match stood_ready to fire into the hold,_should they attempt
to_escape.  The officers, amounting to seventeen_or_eighteen, were
lodged in the first lieutenant's_cabin,_under a guard of six men,_while
their_general,_who was wounded, lay in_the commodore's cabin, with a
sentinel placed_over him.

As there was a scarcity of water, only_a pint a_day could be