as it were to take his leave of them, but they
answered not so much as with a musket shot.

Next day after, they were surprised with a great tempest, which forced
them to cast anchor in five or six fathom water: but the storm
increasing, compelled them to weigh again, and put to sea, where they
were in great danger of being lost; for if they should have been cast on
shore, either into the hands of the Spaniards or Indians, they would
certainly have obtained no mercy: at last, the tempest being spent, the
wind ceased, to the great joy of the whole fleet.

While Captain Morgan made his fortune by these pillagings, his
companions, who were separated from his fleet at the Cape de Lobos, to
take the ship spoken of before, endured much misery, and were
unfortunate in all their attempts. Being arrived at Savona, they found
not Captain Morgan there, nor any of their companions, nor had they the
fortune to find a letter which Captain Morgan at his departure left
behind him in a place where in all probability they would meet with it.
Thus, not knowing what course to steer, they concluded to pillage some
town or other. They were in all about four hundred men, divided into
four ships and one boat: being ready to set forth, they constituted an
admiral among themselves, being one who had behaved himself very
courageously at the taking of Puerto Bello, named Captain Hansel. This
commander attempted the taking of the town of Commana, on the continent
of Caraccas, nigh sixty leagues to the west of the Isle de la Trinidad.
Being arrived there, they landed their men, and killed some few Indians
near the coast; but approaching the town, the Spaniards having in their
company many Indians, disputed the entry so briskly, that, with great
loss and confusion, they were forced to retire to the ships. At last
they arrived at Jamaica, where the rest of their companions, who came
with Captain Morgan, mocked and jeered them for their ill success at
Commana, often telling them, "Let us see what money you brought from
Commana, and if it be as good silver as that which we bring from
Maracaibo."

CHAPTER XIII

_Captain Morgan goes to Hispaniola to equip a new fleet, with intent to
pillage again on the coast of the West Indies._

CAPTAIN MORGAN perceived now that Fortune favoured him, by giving
success to all his enterprises, which occasioned him, as is usual in
human affairs, to aspire to greater things, trusting she would always be
consta