An Exact and faithful account of the late bloody fight between Captain Hastings, commander of the Saphire, Captain Showel, commander of the James galley, and Jonas Raile, captain of the Half-Moon of Algier a ship of 32 guns, and 246 men, with the particulars of the engagement, sent from on board the James galley, lying in Tangier Road : September the 22d. 1681. 1681 Approx. 5 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A38876 Wing E3595A ESTC R41142 19639454 ocm 19639454 109259 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . 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Great Britain -- History, Naval -- Stuarts, 1603-1714. 2008-09 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-11 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2009-01 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2009-01 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion An Exact and Faithful Account of the late BLOODY FIGHT BETWEEN Captain Hastings Commander of the Saphire . Captain SHOWEL , Commander of the JAMES Galley , AND JONAS RAILE , Captain of the Half-Moon of Algier ; a Ship of 32 Guns , and 246 Men , with the Particulars of the Engagement , sent from on Board the James Galley , lying in Tangier Road , September the 22d . 1681. SEptember the 9th . about ten in the Morning , we saw a Ship S. W. by W , about five Leagues from us , we immediately chased , the Wind was then at E. N.E , and N.E. by E , where it continued all day , he steered S. by W ; at eight this Evening we were within Call , he hailed us in several Languages , we answered , we did belong to the King of France , he told us , they were the Half-Moon of Algier , and had been from thence about ten weeks , we asked for Salle-Men , and told him we suspected he was of Salle , and commaded his Boat on Board ( all which he denied ) in such like discourse we held him , until we were along his Larboard side , which was the weather side , I resolving to board him thwart the Harse , by reason there went such a Sea , that I was confident of bringing his Bolt sprit and Fore-Mast by the Board , but he suspecting my design , put his Helm a-port , and made his Starboard side the weather-side : I fired all my guns into him : the Saphire being a quarter of a mile a Stern of us , took the advantage , and before the Turk could trim his Sails , run him on Board the Starboard side abaft the Fore-Chains , it was then half an hour past 8 : I endeavoured to be thwart his Harse , and twice missed , the third time I laid him on Board , that his Boltsprit was amongst our Main-Shrouds , but with the way we had brought his Ship a little about , and our Fore-Braces being 〈◊〉 , could not back our Head-Sails , that we shot ●●●…er of him in little more than a quarter of an hour ; 〈◊〉 after the Saphire was clear of the Algerine , and fell a 〈…〉 en , which was occasioned by the loss of her Boltsprit and Fore-Mast , it was then three quarters past nine : I ●hen having the Algerine to deal withal alone , with all ●is Masts standing , Stearing away before the Wind , re●olved to be thwart his Harse , for my guns being but six ●●●…nders , t' was not to be hoped they could do much good in shooting down their Masts : soon after ten , with 〈◊〉 his Sails full , I sheared thwart his Harse , he broke two of my Main-Shrouds , also our Main-Chains , and two of our Mizon-Shrouds and Mizon-Chains , and our Gunnel down to the Deck , but broke his Boltsprit , Head , Cutwater , Knee , and Cheeks of his Head , so that he had a smooth Stern quite below the waters edge , we lay thwart his Harse about half an Hour , and then being entangled with his Rigging , we fell along his Side , with our Head to his Stern , where we lay about half an Hour , in which time the Rigging broke , and he got off from us , but I again laid him on Board , on the Starboard Bow , where we lay to keep him from securing his Masts , which I expected would fall every moment , for the Knees of his Head being gone , the Collar of his Main Stay came on the Deck , so that both Main and Foremast were equally in danger , and at a quarter after one his Foremast came by the Board and soon after his Main and Mizon Masts , I laid my Sails aback , and called to them , they answered , they yielded the Ship , we immeditely went to work to secure our Masts , and mend our Boat that it might swim which was not done before day light , at which time we vvent on Board and took Possession , it vvas the Half-Moon of Algier , carried 32 Guns , and came out of Algier with 246 men , whereof 39 were Christians , of which 20 Engglish , they had taken a small English Vessel bound for Bermudoes , with 20 English men , which they took on Board , and sunk the Vessel . The Captains Name was Jonas Raile , a Turk , the Lieutenant an English Renegado , which I caused to be hanged at my Yard Arm ; the damage we received , was 18 men killed , and 32 men wounded , and both Main and Fore-mast spoiled . We took him 45 Leagues S. W. by W. half W. from Cape Spartel : There were killed on Board the Half-Moon 93 Turks and Moors , and most of the Living wounded ; the Turks positively inform me , that there is but , two better Ships in Algier , which are Canaries and the White-Horse . LONDON , Printed for E. L. by John Gain , and are to be Sold by Mrs. Andrews in Lambs-Chappel , 1681.