ving been refused sufficient aid by Modyford for the defence of
Providence, went to seek assistance at Tortuga, when "death suddenly
surprised him and put a period to his wicked life."]

[Footnote 255: Exquemelin refers to a voyage of Henry Morgan to
Campeache at about this time, and says that he afterwards accompanied
Mansfield as his "vice-admiral." There were at least three Morgans then
in the West Indies, but Colonel Edward and Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas
were at this time doubtless busy preparing the armament against
Curacao.]

[Footnote 256: "Villa de Mosa is a small Town standing on the Starboard
side of the River ... inhabited chiefly by Indians, with some
Spaniards.... Thus far Ships come to bring Goods, especially European
Commodities.... They arrive here in November or December, and stay till
June or July, selling their Commodities, and then load chiefly with
Cacao and some Sylvester. All the Merchants and petty Traders of the
country Towns come thither about Christmas to Traffick, which makes this
Town the chiefest in all these Parts, Campeache excepted."--Dampier,
_ed._ 1906, ii. p. 206. The town was twelve leagues from the river's
mouth.]

[Footnote 257: C.S.P. Colon., 1661-68, No. 1142; Beeston's Journal, 20th
August 1665. The viceroy of New Spain, in a letter of 28th March 1665,
reports the coming, in February, of 150 English in three ships to
Tabasco, but gives the name of the plundered town as Santa Marta de la
Vitoria. According to his story, the buccaneers seized royal treasure
amounting to 50,000 pieces of eight, besides ammunition and slaves.
(S.P. Spain, vol. 49, f. 122.)]

[Footnote 258: C.S.P. Colon., 1661-68, Nos. 1826, 1827, 1851;
Exquemelin, _ed._ 1684, Part II. pp. 65-74.]

[Footnote 259: S.P. Spain, vols. 46-49. Correspondence of Sir Richard
Fanshaw.]

[Footnote 260: Ibid., vol. 46, f. 192.]

[Footnote 261: Ibid., vol. 49, f. 212.]

[Footnote 262: Ibid., vol. 52, f. 138; Record Office, Treaties, etc.,
466.]

[Footnote 263: C.S.P. Colon., 1661-68, No. 1276.]

[Footnote 264: Ibid., No. 1264.]

[Footnote 265: Ibid., No. 1537.]

[Footnote 266: Ibid., No. 1264.

There was probably some disagreement in the Council in England over the
policy to be pursued toward the buccaneers. On 21st August 1666 Modyford
wrote to Albemarle: "Sir James Modyford will present his Grace with a
copy of some orders made at Oxford, in behalf of some Spaniards, with
Lord Arlington's letter thereon; in wh