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Life Aboard a British Privateer in the Time of Queen Anne

Note 17 — Chapter V · AMONG THE GALLAPAGOS ISLANDS AND AT GORGONA ROAD IN PERU.

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On returning to England, Rogers learnt that Mr. Hatley's bark was not lost; but that, after pluckily keeping the sea for a fortnight without water, he was forced to make for the mainland; where he and his companions fell into the hands of some Spanish Indians, and were by them tied up to a tree, whipped, and otherwise illtreated, their lives being only saved by a padre, who interfered and cut them down; after which Hatley remained a prisoner at Lima for some time.

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