Note 2 — CHAP. XXVIII.

By these the unfortunate account was brought, that Captain Jochem Meyer (who had on board a considerable sum of money for our troops) was taken by the Moors, and carried with his crew to Morocco, where they were condemned to be slaves to the emperor2; and that the ship Paramaribo, Captain Spruyt (being one of the vessels that carried over the sick in the beginning of August) was wrecked and entirely lost in the channel, on the rocks of Ushant; but that, by the exertions of some French fishing-boats, the crew and troops had all been saved, and carried into Brest, whence they had taken a fresh passage for the Texel; after which the Prince of Orange (who was ever distinguished for benevolence, and doing good and humane actions) ordered the officers and private men, above one hundred in number, to receive the following sums, by way of defraying their loss, viz. each marine received about four, the subalterns thirty, the captains forty, and Major Medlar, who commanded, fifty pounds sterling. However, by this shipwreck, I lost all my three chests of sweetmeats and pickles, besides parrots, butterflies, monkies, &c. intended as presents to my friends in Europe, which indiscriminately went to the bottom, to my no small mortification.