INDEX

Action, description of ship in, 334

Allowance of food and drink, 326, 327

Alvarado, 226, etc.

—— battle of, 227 et seq.

Anastasius (church), 252

Andreas, Captain, 232, 234, 238

Antonio, Captain, 235

Arica, 259, 265, 266, 267

—— battle of, 267 et seq., 273, 274

Arquebus, 303

Barbecue, 112

Barker, Andrew, 105

Baronha, Admiral, 245

Bastimentos, 22

Bear, pinnace, 79, 82, 84

Bishop (of Panama), 255, 256, 281

Blewfields, 134

Boats (ships'), 297

Boatswains, 313

Boco del Toro, 230, 231

Boucan, 112

Bracos, De los, 180

Bradley, John, 173 et seq.

Buccaneers, rise of, 112 et seq.;

customs, etc., 113;

dress, 114;

drunkenness, 115;

cruel, 116;

religious, 119;

attached to comrades, 119;

preparations for raids, 120 et seq.;

shares of spoil, 125;

at the Samballoes, 232;

at Perico, 247

Buckenham, Captain, 225

Cabeças, or Cabezas, 80, 84, 88, 92, 95

Cabin-boys, 319

Campeachy, 127

Canoas, 127;

capturing prizes from, 129 et seq.

Captains, 311, 322, 323, 324

Caribs, 108

Carpenters, 316

Cartagena, 11, 26, 27, 33, 35, 40, 41 et seq., 44, 45, 94

Cartridges, 300, 301

Castle Gloria, 151

Cativaas, or Catives, 9, 38, 53, 82

Cedro Bueno, halt at, 182

—— canoas sent to, 188

Chaplains, 321, 339

Chagres Castle, expedition to, under Bradley, 173 et seq.

—— Morgan's arrival at, 180

—— party sent to, 203

—— message from, 205

Chagres River, 25, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 81; also 180-210

Charesha, 26

Chatas (small Spanish boats), 179

Cheapo River, 61, 241, 279

Chapillo, 241, 253

Chirurgeons, 321

Colonies in West Indies, 110, 111

Commissions, 118

Cook, Captain, 233, 234, 256, 258, 262

Cooks (ships'), 315

Coopers, 318

Compensations, 122

Comrades, 323

Corporals, 312

Costa Rica, Morgan sails for, 149

Cox, Captain, 258, 259, 262

Coxon, Captain, 229, 233, 237, 240, 241, 243, 249, 253

—— sails for home, 254

Coxswains, 313

Crews, 319

Daggs (pistols), 304

Dampier, William, 126;

early life in West Indies, 218 et seq.;

ill at Campeachy, 225;

ruined by storm, 226;

goes pirating, ibid.;

returns to England, 228;

to Jamaica, 229;

joins buccaneers, 230;

lands on isthmus, 234;

not at Perico, 246;

not at Arica, 267;

leaves Sharp, 276, 277;

tramps across isthmus, 280, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288

Darien, Gulf of, 4, 5, 8, 31, 99

Darien isthmus. See Drake, Morgan, Dampier, etc.

Delander, R., 180

De la Barra Castle, 162

Diego, 19, 24, 31, 32, 36, 50, 51

—— Fort, 49, 51, 92

—— River, 37, 38, 49

Discomforts, 328

Discipline, 330, 331, 332

Drake, Francis (afterwards Sir Francis), born, 1;

at San Juan d'Ulloa, 1, 2;

at West Indies, 2, 3;

sails for Nombre de Dios, 3, 4, 5;

lands, 6;

joins Rause, 7, 8;

sails west, 9, 10;

attacks Nombre de Dios, 15, 16, 20, 21;

hurt, 21;

receives herald, 23;

goes to Cartagena, 26;

establishes fort, 31;

goes east, 32, 33;

in Cartagena, 40, 41, etc.;

returns thither, 45;

starving, 46, 47;

holds post mortem, 52;

goes for Panama, 55 et seq.;

fails to take treasure, 66;

retreats, 68;

at Venta Cruz, 69;

returns to Hixom, 77;

goes to Veragua, 80, 81;

meets Captain Tetû, 82;

makes his great raid, 84, 85, 86, 88;

builds raft, 89-90;

his bravado, 94;

arrives at Plymouth, 96;

mentioned, 97;

sacks St Domingo, 110;

his island, 259, 260

—— John, 29, 30, 31, 32, 37

—— Joseph, 52

Entertainments, 325

Estera longa Lemos (near Porto Bello), 153

Firing (of cannon), 301;

and aiming, 305, 306

Fort Jeronimo (at Porto Bello), 151

Francisco River (St Francis River), 9, 84, 88, 91, 92

French in West Indies, 111, 117

—— buccaneer commissions, 118

Fumigations, 329

Gabriele, Josef, 239

Galleons, 292, 293

Galliasses, 292, 293

Galleys, 291

Gambling, 131

Garret, John, 6

Gayny, G., 283, 285, 286, 287

Gear (sailors'), 296

Gibraltar (in Maracaibo), 162

Glub, Charles, 49

Golden Island, 232

Gorgona, 259, 276

Grummets, 320

Guasco (Huasco), 274

Gunners, 300, 301, 302, 304, 305, 308, 309, 312

Guns, 298 et seq., 307;

list of, 303

Guzman, Don John Perez, takes Santa Katalina, 138. See also Panama battle

Harris, Captain, 233, 237;

killed and buried, 253

Hawkins, Sir R., 98, 99;

his story of Oxenham, 105

Hayti, 106

Hilo (Ylo or Ilo), 260, 273, 274

Hispaniola, 106, 107 et seq., 114

Hixom, Ellis, 48, 54, 56, 75, 76, 77

Hobby, Mr, 229

Hunters, 108, 109

Indians, 121, 265, 279

Iquique (Yqueque), 264

Iron Castle (at Porto Bello), 139, 151, 158

Jamaica, 118, 229, 289

Jobson (or Cobson), 284, 287

Joiners, 316

Juan Fernandez, 261, 264

Katalina, Santa, Mansvelt goes to, 135

—— Morgan takes, 171

King Golden Cap, 236, 237, 239, 241, 246, 253, 255

La Serena, 260

Las Serenas, 44

La Sounds Key, 285, 287, 288

Liars, 320

Lieutenants, 311

Linstocks, 309

Lion, pinnace, 53, 84

Logwood cutting, 127;

description of, 222

Longships, 291

Lorenzo, San, Castle of, 173;

taken, 176;

Morgan's return to, 213;

destroyed, 214

Magdalena, 31, 37

Main, the, 28, 39, 83, 123, 124, 127

Mansvelt, Dutch pirate, cruises in South Seas, 135;

his plans, 134;

meets Henry Morgan, 135;

sails with him, ibid.;

takes Santa Katalina, 135;

seeks recruits and recognition from English Governor, 136;

is refused help, 137;

sails to Tortuga, 137;

dies, 139

Maracaibo, 162

Maroons, 24, 28, 36, 38, 51, 53, 54, 56, 58, 59, 60, 62, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 74, 75, 76, 85, 89, 95, 99, 100, 101, 102

Marygalante, 4

Masts, 294

Masters, 312, 322

Minion, pinnace, 49, 79

Moone, T., 2, 29

Morgan, Henry (afterwards Sir Henry), meets Mansvelt, 135;

sails with him, ibid.;

tries to get help from New England, 139;

gathers fleet, 140;

goes for Puerto del Principe, 141;

battle there, 142;

town taken, 142;

stay there, 143;

mutiny and fight, 145;

defection of French allies, 146;

returns to Port Royal, 146;

sails for Costa Rica, 149;

lands, 153;

takes a fort, 155;

attacks Porto Bello, 156;

takes it, 157;

receives summons from Panama, 159;

defeats Spanish troops, 160;

receives ransom, 160;

returns to Port Royal, 161;

goes for Maracaibo, 162;

summons De la Barra Castle, 163;

the fireship, 164;

Spanish rally, 164;

Morgan's stratagem, 166;

his return to Port Royal, 167;

goes for Main, 168, 169;

takes Santa Katalina, 177;

sails for Chagres, 179;

reaches Venta Cruz, 187;

sees Panama, 190;

takes it, 199, etc.;

burns his ships, 209;

leaves ruins, 210;

returns to Venta Cruz, 212;

destroys San Lorenzo, 214;

returns to Port Royal, 215;

becomes Governor of Jamaica, 216

Mosquito Indians, 122, 123, 124, 125

Mule trains (or recuas), 65, 66, 67, 85

Munjack, 228

Muskets, 303

Mutiny, 257

Nombre De Dios, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14;

description of, 16, 17, 18, etc.;

attack on, 27, 28, 62, 63, 64, 65, 84, 85, 98, 99, 103, 104

Norman, Captain, 180, 205

One Bush Key, 219, 221, 224

Ortega, John de, 100, 101

Oxenham, John, 17, 18, 39, 43, 61, 64, 65, 79, 81, 82, 93, 98;

sails on his raid, 98;

builds ship, 99;

raids South Seas, 100;

mutiny, 102, 103;

Spaniards take him, 104;

and hang him, 104, 108

Panama, 8, 11, 12, 15, 39, 54, 55, 61, 62, 243, 244, 252, 254, 255

—— description of, 192.

—— Morgan's sight of, 190

—— Governor of. See Guzman, 159, 160.

Parrots, at Alvarado, 227

Pascha, a ship, 3, 30, 31, 32, 79, 81, 94, 95

Pavesses, 294

Pearl Islands, 100, 101, 244

Pedro, 57, 60, 95

Penn, 117

Peralta, Don, 206, 245, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 258, 261

Periaguas, 127

Perico, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 250-253

Petticoat (a sky-blue), 279

Petty tally, 324, 325

Pezoro, 79, 80, 81

Pike, Robert, 65, 67, 78

Pine Islands, 8, 9, 20

Pinnaces, 3, 7

Plenty, Port, 36

Plymouth, 3, 4, 96, 98

Porto Bello, 11, 13, 15;

description, 150 et seq.;

attacked and sacked, 154 et seq.; 230, 231

Port Pheasant, 5

Port Royal, 132

—— Morgan's return to, 215

—— Dampier arrives at, 221

Porto Santo, 4

Provisions, 326, 327, 328

Puebla Nueva, 256

Puerto del Principe, 140, 141 et seq.

Pursers, 314

Quartermasters, 314

Quibo, 256, 257, 258, 259

Raft (Drake's), 89, 90

Rause, Captain, 7, 9, 25

Rigging, ancient, 295

Ringrose, Basil, 234, 237, 241, 243, 244, 247, 248, 249, 250

—— at Arica, 267, 268, 269, 273, 288, 289

Rio de la Hacha, 47, 169

Rio Grande, 32, 33, 46

Roundships, 291

Sails, 294, 295, 296, 297

Sailing from port, 322, 323

San Andreas, 127

—— Antonio, 96

—— Barnardo, 26, 28, 40, 50, 94

—— Domingo, 106, 107,

—— Juan d'Ulloa, 1, 2, 12,

—— Miguel, 277

Santa Maria, 232, 238, 239, 240, 253

—— Martha, 5, 47

—— Pecaque, 289

Savannahs, 61

Sawkins, Richard, Captain, 229, 233, 236, 240, 243, 248, 249, 250, 253, 254, 255, 256;

killed, 257, 262, 263, 281

Scrivanos, 28, 41, 53

Sea-fighting, 334, 335, 336, 337

Searles, Captain, 206

Sharp, Captain Bartholomew, 229, 233, 237, 238, 241, 242, 243, 244, 252, 253, 254, 255;

takes prizes, 257;

elected admiral, 258, 259, 262, 265;

at Arica, 267, 270, 271, 274, 275, 288, 289, 290

Ship-boys, 319

Simon Le Sieur, 136, 137, 138

Smith, Captain John, 89

Springer, Captain, 248

—— his key, 286

Stewards, 315

Swabbers, 319, 320

Swan, a ship, 2, 3, 29, 30

Tawnymores (a ship of), 247, 248, 249, 251

Tetû, Captain, 82, 83, 84, 86;

hurt, 86, 87, 91

Tiburon, Cape, 169

Tocamora, 231

Tolu, 6, 36, 53, 79

Top-arming, 294

Torna Munni, 183

Tortuga, 111, 112, 115, 117

Tree (a great), 60, 61

Trinity, the Most Blessed, a Spanish galleon, 206, 251, 253, 259, 260, 261, 263, 264, 288, 289

Tristian, Captain, 285

Trumpeters, 318

Tucker, Francis, 95

Venables, 117

Venta Cruz, 25, 62, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 85, 187, 212

Veragua, 78, 79, 80, 81

Villa del Rey, 35

Wafer, Lionel, 234, 276, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 287

Watling, John, 262, 263, 264, 266;

attacks Arica, 267, 268, 269;

shot, 270

Ylo, 260, 273, 274

Yqueque, 264, 265

Younkers, 320

Ysabel Nueva, 106