Indian Antiquary Vol 49

Author(s): Richard Carnac Temple, Devadatta Ramkrishna Bhandarkar
Publisher: Swati Publications

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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[ APRIL, 1920
boat laden with fresh provisions and liquors with the servant of an inhabitant of that place, vulgarly called John Trumpet, 32 who told them they must immediately weigh and run further to the southward, where they should have a supply of all things they wanted, as well Naval stores as provisions. They had not been long at an anchor before they had several canoes on board with Inhabitants, as well white as black, which never ceased more or less during their stay there. At night came on board the forementioned John Trumpet, bringing with him a large boat with Arrack, which they received with abundance of joy, asking if they could have any more. He said that he had procured all on the place for them, which was about 90 Legors [leaguers) and 60 bales [?] of sugar [? canes), which they should have off before he left them, which they did in about three days, the boat going and coming as fast as it could. The second day they sent on shore a fine Table Clock which was taken in our ship (the Cassandra], a present to the Governor, also a large gold watch to his daughter, who, in return, sent them ten bales of sugar.
" When they had all on board, they paid Mr. Trumpet his money, gave him three cheers (or huzzahs]$and eleven guns each ship, throwing handfuls of ducatoons into his boat as he put off from the ship. That night being little wind they did not weigh, and the next morning John Trumpet returned with more Arrack and two large chests of piece-goods and ready made clothes, bringing with him the Fiscal (magistrate] of the place. At noon they saw a sail to the southward which they immediately weighed after and chased, but she, having so good an offing, got to the northward of them and that night anchored a small distance from Cochin Fort, which, in the morning, they had sight of and gave hur chase, she standing into Cochin Road and they after her, being asured by the forernentioned Gentlemen that they might take her from under the Castle without any molestation, begging withall not to carry her away, for they would purchase her and give as good & price as anyone. The Captain begged them to go into their boats and he would talk with them after he had taken the ship. They stood in boldly to board her, but when they were within about & cable length or two of her, the Fort fired two small guns at them, the shot falling close almost to their muzzles, at which they instantly bore out of the Road and made easy sail to the southward, where [? they arrived) at night and in their former berth ; at night a great boat was sent by John Trumpet to get them water and to let them know if they would stay there some days longer there would be a very rich ship pass by commanded by the General of Bombay's brother.
"That night they spent in getting of water, and in the morning weighed to continue their cruise southward, having disbursed for Liquor, Provisions &c. between stx and seven thousand pounds. After finishing their affairs with the Dutch some were for proceeding to Madagascar forth with, others to stay and cruise for a store-ship for them; the latter at last agreed on, they plied to the southward, where sometime after they see a ship in shore, but she having the wind of them they could not get rear her till the sea-wind set in, which Was very faint. Night coming on they separated, one ship to the northward and the other to the southward, thinking in the morning to have her between them, but, oontrary to their expectation, when day broke, instead of their chase, [they) were very near five sail, who immediately made them signals to bear to them, which put them in great confusion, their consort being three leagues to the southward of them. They immediately stood to
33 In his Deposition, Lazinby says this was an assumed name, but does not give the real one. * See Lazinby's Deposition, infra.