Charles Napier Robinson

“ Captain Kempthorn commanded Lights to be set out, that they might see where we were; and so, having taken some rest the same night, early in the morning we were alarmed again, and having performed Solemn Prayers immediately everyone repaired to his station for they were coming; and all things being well ordered, especially that every other Gun should be fired at every Ship to preserve the rest for the second; by which means every one of the Turks Men of War received a sufficient opposition. ”

“ The 17 came to us a French Canary Man, bound for Cadiz; by and by a Scotchman from the same place; we saw also two Turks Men of War; therefore those two ships came to us for protection. Next morning at break of day we discov'd seven Turks Men of War; and because their Course was towards us, therefore all possible Preparation was made aboard us for the fight, and all that might be hurtful, or hinder us, remov'd and thrown overboard, and our aforesaid Prize forsaken, the Men taken aboard into the Mary Rose and the Ship let drive before the wind. The same day before Noon the Turks passed us ”

“ The seventh ship all that while was pursuing our Prize, by which means we had one enemy the less. Thus we followed our Course, having lost all that day in the time of our Fight our French Ship Companion and the following night the Scotchman and the Pink, which Pink having aboard a number of Jews, Armenians, and the like Companions, having during the Fight revolted against the Master of the vessel, endeavoured to comply with the Turks, and, having given some signal, bore towards them: they mistrusting it to be a Fire-ship, began to avoid ”