from whence they
were discharged. At last, seeing no more arrows to appear, they marched
a little farther, and entered into a wood. Here they perceived some
Indians to fly as fast as they could possible before them, to take the
advantage of another post, and thence observe the march of the Pirates.
There remained, notwithstanding one troop of Indians upon the place,
with full design to fight and defend themselves. This combat they
performed with huge courage, till such time as their captain fell to the
ground wounded, who although he was now in despair of life, yet his
valour being greater than his strength, would demand no quarter, but,
endeavouring to raise himself, with undaunted mind laid hold of his
azagaya, or javelin, and struck at one of the Pirates. But before he
could second the blow, he was shot to death with a pistol. This was also
the fate of many of his companions, who like good and courageous
soldiers lost their lives with their captain, for the defence of their
country.

"The Pirates endeavoured, as much as was possible, to lay hold on some
of the Indians and take them prisoners. But they being infinitely
swifter than the Pirates, every one escaped, leaving eight Pirates dead
upon the place and ten wounded.[302] Yea, had the Indians been more
dextrous in military affairs, they might have defended that passage, and
not let one sole man to pass. Within a little while after they came to a
large campaign field open and full of variegated meadows. From here they
could perceive at a distance before them a parcel of Indians who stood
on the top of a mountain, very nigh unto the way by which the Pirates
were to pass. They sent a troop of fifty men, the nimblest they could
pick out, to see if they could catch any of them, and afterwards force
them to declare whereabouts their companions had their mansions. But all
their industry was in vain, for they escaped through their nimbleness,
and presently after showed themselves in another place, hallooing unto
the English, and crying: 'A la savana, a la savana, cornudos, perros
Ingleses;' that is, 'To the plain, to the plain, ye cockolds, ye English
dogs!' While these things passed, the ten Pirates that were wounded a
little before were dressed and plastered up.

"At this place there was a wood and on each side thereof a mountain. The
Indians had possessed themselves of the one, and the Pirates took
possession of the other that was opposite unto it. Captain Morgan was