about seven
in the Evening
Jan Serouder , a West Frieslander , and very good Sailor , though much given to smoking in his Hammock , for which he had many times been Drubbed , died of the Distemper . A great want of Medicines aboard , and the Rum running very low . Sent a boat ashore to see for Water , Fish , and Turtle , which our men -LRB- being now less Dainty by Roughing -RRB- had , by this time , condescended to eat . Kept on our course ; on the 27th the Easternmost Island bore S.E. by S. , distant about four leagues : and nothing more remarkable happened till the 6th of June , when we spied a Sail , the _ Hope _ being then about two miles ahead of us ; and about seven in the Evening she took her in a very courageous manner . This was a Vessel of about 90 tons , bound from Panama to Guayaquil , called the _ San Tomaso y San Demas _ -LRB- for these Spaniards can never have too much of a good thing in the way of Saints -RRB- , Juan Navarro Navarret y Colza , Commander . About forty people on board , and eleven Negro Slaves , but little in the way of European goods save some Iron and Cloth . They had a passenger of note on board , one Don Pantaleone and Something as long as my Arm , who was going to be Governor of Baldivia , and said he had been taken not long since in the North Sea by Jamaica Cruisers .