The Time of their Consortship being now over, and she not appearing, they steered for the Highlands of St. _John_ near _Surat_, the Place of Rendezvous. When they made the Land they spied a tall Ship, and immediately making all clear for an Engagement, they gave chase. The other Ship doing the like, they soon met, and, to the great Joy of both Parties, she proved their Consort. Upon Enquiry they found the _Prosperous_ had been ten Days on this Station, and had not met with the Storm which had so roughly handled the _Speedy Return_, on giving an Account of their Misfortune, _viz._ their being obliged to throw over their Guns, and a Quantity of Provisions, Captain _Howard_ spared them some fresh Provisions, and expressing great Concern for the Accident, renewed his Consortship for two Months longer; that is, they agreed whatever Prizes were taken should be equally divided between the Crews of both Ships. After they had cruised here fourteen Days, they spied seven Sail of tall Ships, which proved to be the _Moors_ from _Mocoa_; they both gave Chace, but the _Speedy Return_ being the better Sailor first came up with one of them, laid her on board, and carried her in a very little Time, with little more Damage than the Loss of her Bowsprit. The _Prosperous_ kept on the Chace, and having Captain _Whaley_ on board as a Pilot, took another at an Anchor, as is said (so need not be repeated) in Captain _Howard_'s Life. The _Speedy Return_ steered with her Prize for the Coast of _Malabar_, where, by Agreement, she was to wait ten Days for her Consort. In six Days the _Prosperous_ joined them, but without any Prize, having rifled her, as is before said in another Life.