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Title: On the Spanish Main
Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien.

Author: John Masefield

Release Date: September 28, 2006 [EBook #19396]

Language: English

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[Illustration: CAPTAIN WILLIAM DAMPIER]

ON THE SPANISH MAIN

OR, SOME ENGLISH FORAYS ON THE
ISTHMUS OF DARIEN. WITH A DESCRIPTION
OF THE BUCCANEERS AND A
SHORT ACCOUNT OF OLD-TIME
SHIPS AND SAILORS

BY

JOHN MASEFIELD

WITH TWENTY-TWO ILLUSTRATIONS AND A MAP

METHUEN & CO.
36 ESSEX STREET W.C.
LONDON

_First Published in 1906_

THE RIVERSIDE PRESS LIMITED, EDINBURGH.

TO

JACK B. YEATS

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
PAGE
DRAKE'S VOYAGE TO THE WEST INDIES 1
His quarrel with the Spaniards--His preliminary raids--His
landfall--The secret harbour

CHAPTER II

THE ATTACK ON NOMBRE DE DIOS 15
The treasure of the Indies--The Bastimentos--A Spanish herald

CHAPTER III

THE CRUISE OFF THE MAIN 26
The secret haven--The cruise of the pinnaces--Cartagena--Death
of John Drake

CHAPTER IV

THE ROAD TO PANAMA 55
The Maroons--The native city--The great tree--Panama--The
silver train--The failure--Venta Cruz

CHAPTER V

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