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or Moely, so I call'd to him, Moely said I, our Patron's Guns are on Board the Boat, can you not get a little Powder and Shot, it may be we may kill some Alcamies (a Fowl like our Culieus) for our selves, for I know he keeps the Gunner's Stores in the Ship? Yes, says he, I'll bring some, and accordingly he brought a great Leather Pouch which held about a Pound and half of Powder, or rather more; and another with Shot, that had five or six Pound, with some Bullets; and put all into the Boat: At the same time I had found some Powder of my Master's in the great Cabin, with which I fill'd one of the large Bottles in the Case, which was almost empty; pouring what was in it into another: And thus furnished with every thing needful, we sail'd out of the Port to fish: The Castle, which is at the Entrance of the Port, knew who we were, and took no Notice of us; and we were not above a Mile out of the Port before we hal'd in our Sail, and set us down to fish: The Wind blew from the N.NE. which was contrary to my Desire; for had it blown Southerly, I had been sure to have made the Coast of Spain, and at least reach'd to the Bay of Cadiz; but my Resolutions were, blow which way it would, I would be gone from that horrid Place where I was, and leave the rest to Fate.
After we had fish'd some time and catch'd nothing, for when I had Fish on my Hook, I would not pull them up, that he might not see them; I said to the Moor, this will not do, our Master will not be thus serv'd, we must stand farther off: He thinking no Harm agreed, and being in the Head of the Boat set the Sails; and as I had the Helm I run the Boat out near a League farther, and then brought her too as if I would fish, when giving the Boy the Helm, I stept forward to where the Moor was, and making as if I stoop'd for some-thing
