This was good Notice to the other Men to tell them what they were to expect, and made them fight like desperate Men till Night, and kill'd the _Spaniards_ a great many Men. It prov'd a very dark rainy Night, so that the _Spaniards_ were oblig'd by Necessity to give over the Fight till the next Day, endeavouring, in the mean time, to keep as near them as they could: But the Buccaneers concerting their Measures where they should meet, resolv'd to make Use of the Darkness of the Night to get off if they could; and the Wind springing up a fresh Gale at S. S. W. they chang'd their Course, and, with all the Sail they could make, stood away to the N. N. W. slanting it to Seawards as nigh the Wind as they could; and getting clear away from the _Spaniards_, who they never saw more, they made no Stay till they pass'd the Line, and arriv'd in about 22 Days Sail on the Coast of _California_, where they were quite out of the Way of all Enquiry and Search of the _Spaniards_. Here it was they chang'd their Ship, as I said, and quitting their own Vessel, they went all on Board the _Spanish_ Man of War, fitting up her Masts and Rigging, as I have said, and taking out all the Guns, Stores, _&c._ of their own Ship, so that they had now a stout Ship under them, carrying 40 Guns, (for so many they made her carry) and well furnish'd with all Things; and tho' they had lost so great a Part of their Booty, yet they had still left a vast Wealth, being six or seven Tun of Silver, besides what they had gotten before. With this Booty, and regretting heartily they had not practis'd the same Moderation before, they resolv'd now to be satisfy'd, and make the best of their Way to the Island of _Juan Fernando_; where keeping at a great Distance from the Shore, they safely arriv'd, in about two Months Voyage, having met with some contrary Winds by the Way. However, here they found the other Sloop which they had sent in with their first Booty, to wait for them: And here understanding that we were gone for St. _Julien_, they resolv'd, (since the Time was so long gone that they could not expect to find us again) that they would have t'other Touch with the _Spaniards_, cost what it would. And accordingly, having first bury'd the most Part of their Money in the Ground, on Shore in the Island, and having revictual'd their Ship in the best Manner they could in that barren Island, away they went to Sea. They beat about on the South of the Line all up the Coast of _Chili_, and Part of _Peru_, till they came to the Height of _Lima_ itself.