in a true Irish brogue, to be a poor Irish
weaver, and disabled in one arm, whereupon he was also refused: the
Irish, among whom he was now ranked, were carried from ship to ship, and
none would accept of them, which made them all expect to be discharged;
but they were disappointed in their hopes, for they were put on board the
Yarmouth, Captain O'Brien, being one of the squadron destined for the
Baltic. Mr. Carew finding Captain O'Brien refused no Irishmen, when he
came to be examined changed his note, and declared himself to be an
Englishman, but crippled in one arm: however, the captain accepted of
him, and putting a sword in his hand, made him stand sentry at the bitts,
which easy post he liked very well; and during all the time he was on
board, every one supposed him really disabled in his arm.

The fleet, sailing from Spithead with a fair wind, anchored safely at
Copenhagen, and then the king of Denmark came on board Sir Charles Wager:
the moment he set his foot on board, both the flag-ships were covered
with an infinite number of colours of every hue, which, waving in the
wind, made a most gallant sight: upon his departure, the colours were all
taken down in an instant, and every ship fired eighteen or twenty guns.
Sailing from Copenhagen, they anchored next in Elson Cape, in Sweden;
from hence they sailed to Revel, in a line of battle, in form of a
rainbow, and anchored there: the sick men were carried ashore to Aragan
island, which Mr. Carew observing, and burning with love to revisit his
native country, counterfeited sickness, and was accordingly carried
ashore to this island, which lies near Revel, belonging to the
Muscovites, from whence boats came every day to fetch wood. He prevailed
upon an Englishman, who was a boatswain to one of the Czarina's
men-of-war, to give him a passage in his boat from that island to Revel
town; when he came there, the boatswain used great endeavours to persuade
him to enter her majesty's service, but it was all in vain, being
resolved to return to his beloved country; the boatswain, therefore,
having entertained him a day and a night at his house, gave him, at his
departure, a piece of money, and engaged several Englishmen of his
acquaintance to do the same; he likewise furnished him with a bag of
provisions, a bottle of excellent brandy, a tinder-box, and a few lines
wrote in that country language, which he was to show to those he met, to
inform him of the road he was to go;