You are not to incumber the Boats with Chests or Plunder out of any Prize at first coming aboard, but mind what you see. And the first thing you are to do, is to take account of what you find aboard that is Plunder, and remove nothing without the Captains of either Ship’s Orders; or in case of their Absence, of the chief Officer or Officers of either Ship that shall be aboard the Prize, to avoid Trouble and Disturbance.
You are by no means to be rude in your Office, but to do every thing as quiet and easy as possible; and to demean your selves so towards those employ’d by Capt. Courtney, that we may have no manner of Disturbance or Complaint: still observing that you be not overaw’d, nor deceiv’d of what is your Due, in the behalf of the Officers and Men.
The Persons appointed to be Managers by the Dutchess, were the underwritten,
| John Connely, | Simon Fleming, |
| Simon Hatley, | Barth. Rowe. |
To whom the foregoing Orders were also given, and sign’d by the Committee.
| Tho. Dover, President, | Carleton Vanbrugh, |
| Woodes Rogers, | John Bridge, |
| Stephen Courtney, | William Stratton, |
| William Dampier, | John Rogers, |
| Edward Cooke, | John Connely, |
| Robert Frye, | William Bath, |
| Charles Pope, | Geo. Milbourne, |
| Tho. Glendall, | John Ballet. |
Febr. 17. Capt. Courtney and Capt. Cooke being aboard, we agreed that Mr. Appleby should appear for the Officers on board the Dutchess, and Samuel Worden for the Men: Mr. Simon Hatley and Simon Fleming were to have the like Charge on board of us, to manage the Plunder according to the foregoing Orders.
Our Approach near Lima.
Febr. 18. About three Yesterday afternoon, we saw the Main dist. 9 Ls. it’s very high Land, with several Islands.
Febr. 28. Yesterday afternoon we came within about 6 Ls. of very high Land. This Morning we put both Pinnaces in the Water, to try them under Sail, having fix’d them with each a Gun after the manner of a Patterero,[126] and all things necessary for small Privateers; hoping they’l be serviceable to us in little Winds to take Vessels. Wind at S. and S by E.