A
True
Relation
of
Capt
Kempthorn's
Engagement
,
in
the
Mary-Rose
;
with
seven
Algier
Man
of
War
.
ANue
1669
,
in
the
beginning
of
December
,
His
Excellency
the
Lord
Ambassador
Hanry
Howard
,
having
obtain'd
from
the
Emperor
of
Barbary
,
Tassaleta
,
a
Letter
of
Security
,
to
his
content
,
had
resolv'd
to
prosecute
his
Journey
to
the
Court
;
to
which
end
,
he
order'd
his
Baggage
,
and
most
of
his
Retinue
,
to
be
Embarqu'd
in
the
Mary
Rose
,
which
had
Transported
him
from
England
;
and
purpos'd
himself
,
with
some
few
of
his
Gentlemen
and
Servants
,
to
the
number
of
fifteen
or
sixteen
,
to
go
by
Land
,
and
the
Ship
by
Sea
to
Salee
;
resolving
,
as
soon
as
we
were
under
Sail
,
to
begin
his
Journey
also
.
Thus
accordingly
we
set
Sail
on
Wednesday
the
eighth
of
the
said
Month
,
at
two
a
clock
in
the
morning
,
with
the
Wind
at
North-East
,
along
the
Shore
of
Barbary
;
and
having
past
Arzila
that
Evening
,
aster
Midnight
,
we
overtook
a
great
Flyboat
of
300
Tuns
;
and
finding
her
to
be
an
English
Vessel
,
fraighted
with
Deal
,
Masts
,
Salt
,
and
Tobacco
,
coming
from
New-England
,
or
those
Parts
,
and
taken
by
the
Algier
Men
of
War
off
of
the
Cape
St.
Vincent
,
being
bound
for
Cadiz
,
we
took
,
and
made
Prize
of
her
;
and
having
found
22
Turks
aboard
her
,
and
three
christians
,
one
a
Russian
,
and
two
Englishmen
,
we
transported
them
aboard
us
,
and
sent
other
Men
aboard
her
;
and
having
examin'd
the
Principal
of
them
,
found
them
to
belong
to
a
Squadron
of
Algier
Men
of
War
,
who
were
Cruising
in
those
Seas
:
But
the
Prize
being
heavy
loaders
,
and
a
bad
Sailer
(
insomuch
that
we
were
forc'd
to
tow
her
)
did
much
prolong
our
Voyage
,
as
that
we
could
not
arrive
till
Saturday
at
Noon
before
Salee
:
Yet
that
flowness
did
us
a
Courtesie
for
that
time
,
though
a
Discourtefie
afterwards
;
for
having
for
the
most
part
of
the
Forenoon
taken
notice
of
a
Barque
keeping
betwixt
us
and
the
Shore
,
and
thinking
her
to
be
otherwise
than
she
prov'd
afterwards
,
Captain
Kempthorn
sent
his
Ketch
to
speak
with
her
In
the
mean
time
we
arriv'd
before
Salee
;
and
having
handsomly
trimm'd
our
Ship
with
Pendants
and
other
Ornaments
,
and
cast
Anchor
,
we
Saluted
the
Town
with
11
Guns
,
and
receiv'd
for
Answer
,
silence
.
However
,
we
made
ready
for
Landing
;
and
first
the
Steward
onely
,
in
a
Pinace
with
another
Gentleman
,
rowed
towards
the
Shore
;
and
while
that
was
doing
,
we
saw
at
a
distance
,
that
our
Ketch
had
overtaken
the
Barque
,
and
after
a
l●ttle
time
of
Conference
let
her
go
with
discharging
ot
a
Gun
;
which
Barque
made
with
full
Sails
towards
us
,
to
our
great
admiration
;
till
coming
nearer
,
we
pereceiv'd
that
she
bore
the
King
of
Englands
Colors
,
and
discharg'd
two
Guns
;
Then
we
concluded
,
that
it
was
some
extraordinary
Message
from
his
Excellency
;
therefore
the
Captain
commanded
to
discharge
a
Gun
,
and
to
make
a
Waft
for
those
who
were
roving
towards
the
Shore
,
who
seeing
that
,
turn'd
back
again
,
and
came
aboard
.
And
the
Vessel
,
being
a
Brigantine
belonging
to
Tangier
,
having
aboard
her
a
Gentleman
of
Quality
,
and
a
Captain
,
with
40
Soldie●
,
and
6
Brass
Guns
,
did
also
approach
,
and
deliver'd
his
Message
,
which
was
,
That
we
should
not
Land
,
but
rather
get
aboard
,
if
we
could
,
ill
those
who
were
ashore
before
,
with
the
Goods
also
,
matters
at
Tangier
since
our
departure
being
much
alter'd
;
and
had
we
not
been
retarded
by
the
fore-mention'd
Prize
,
this
Message
would
have
come
too
late
However
,
we
stay'd
there
till
Munday
,
and
seeing
there
could
nothing
be
effected
,
in
getting
those
People
aboard
(
because
they
were
deram'd
)
and
a
Storm
being
at
hand
forcing
us
from
the
Shore
,
we
took
the
Sea
;
and
having
fastned
the
said
Brigantine
at
our
Stern
,
we
Cruisel
that
night
and
the
day
following
,
in
a
Storm
,
far
in
the
Sea
,
all
the
Men
〈◊〉
the
Brigantine
being
aboard
her
,
and
suffer'd
much
.
This
evening
we
sa●
two
Turks
Men
of
War
afar
off
;
and
at
night
was
a
very
great
Storm
,
so
that
we
were
forc'd
to
take
all
the
Men
of
the
Brigantine
aboard
us
,
and
suffer
her
to
be
cast
away
.
Next
day
,
the
15.
the
Weather
continued
:
Toward
evening
we
saw
again
a
Turks
Man
of
War
,
chacing
a
Spanish
Vessl
but
having
pereciv'd
us
making
towards
him
,
he
fled
:
By
and
by
we
saw
Land
,
it
being
La
Rotta
on
the
Spanish
Coast
;
which
we
could
not
reach
,
the
Storm
blowing
out
of
the
Levant
,
but
were
forc'd
to
keep
at
Sea
further
off
,
and
there
to
be
toss'd
all
that
night
and
the
day
after
.
The
7
came
to
us
a
French
Canary
Man
,
bound
for
Cadiz
;
by
and
by
,
a
Scotchman
,
from
the
same
place
;
We
saw
also
two
Turks
Men
of
War
;
therefore
those
two
Ships
came
to
us
for
Protection
.
Next
morning
at
break
of
day
we
discover'd
seven
Turks
Mer
of
War
;
and
because
their
Course
was
towards
us
,
therefore
all
possible
Preparation
was
made
aboard
us
for
the
Fight
,
and
all
that
might
be
hurtful
,
or
hinder
us
,
remov'd
,
and
thrown
overboard
,
and
our
aforesaid
Prize
forsaken
,
the
Men
taken
aboard
into
the
Mary
Rose
,
and
the
Ship
let
drive
before
the
Wind.
The
same
day
before
noon
the
Turks
pass'd
by
us
;
but
neither
Party
attempted
any
thing
;
yet
our
Preparation
went
on
to
the
utmost
of
our
power
.
In
the
mean
time
,
one
of
the
Turks
Ships
,
being
a
slow
Sailer
,
and
full
of
Men
(
being
the
Half-Moon
)
lagg'd
about
an
English
Mile
behind
the
rest
;
so
that
they
were
forc'd
to
stay
for
her
,
and
to
send
out
two
Boars
Man'd
to
tow
her
.
Our
Captain
seeing
that
,
who
was
near
betwixt
them
both
,
sent
also
a
Boat
with
Men
to
intercept
theirs
,
which
caus'd
a
small
Skirmish
among
them
;
but
when
we
saw
that
the
Turks
put
out
another
Boat
strongly
provided
,
our
Captain
commanded
to
make
a
Waft
for
our
Man
to
come
back
again
:
After
that
,
we
saw
them
to
stand
close
together
,
no
doubt
,
to
consult
what
was
to
be
done
;
and
we
still
preparing
;
still
about
three
a
clock
they
began
to
charge
,
whereupon
ensued
a
〈◊〉
Service
,
and
much
harm
done
on
both
sides
;
but
the
night
being
at
hand
,
they
retired
a
little
way
,
and
there
stay'd
till
day
,
observing
our
Motion
;
and
because
they
should
not
think
that
we
would
run
away
in
the
dark
,
Captain
Kempthorn
commanded
Lights
to
be
set
out
,
that
they
might
see
where
we
were
;
and
so
having
taken
some
rest
the
same
night
,
early
in
the
morning
we
were
alarm'd
again
;
and
having
perform'd
Solemn
Prayers
,
immediately
every
one
repair'd
to
his
Station
,
for
they
were
coming
:
And
all
things
being
well
order'd
,
especially
that
every
other
Gun
should
be
fir'd
at
every
Ship
,
to
preserve
the
rest
for
the
second
;
by
which
means
,
every
one
of
the
Turks
Men
of
War
receiv'd
a
sufficient
opposition
.
We
had
also
,
besides
our
ordinary
Ships
Crew
,
about
70
Land-Soldiers
of
Tangier
,
and
about
4.0
of
his
Excellencies
Retinue
;
in
all
about
250
Men.
Thus
began
the
Fight
with
a
great
courage
;
and
they
coming
in
a
Line
from
the
Somh-East
Quarter
,
the
Half-Moon
was
the
foremost
;
and
having
come
within
Pistol-shot
,
gave
us
his
Small-shot
,
and
his
Broad-side
,
and
receiv'd
as
much
from
us
,
and
then
having
pass'd
,
bore
off
a
little
toward
the
Starboard
,
North-East
;
the
same
order
kept
all
the
rest
,
the
Golden-Lion
,
or
Admiral
being
,
in
the
Rere
,
with
intention
to
board
us
:
After
we
had
receiv'd
these
five
Broad-sides
,
even
as
he
was
coming
up
,
with
more
Sails
spread
than
the
rest
,
he
receiv'd
a
Shot
betwixt
Wind
and
Water
,
and
another
which
tore
his
Main-Sail
from
end
to
end
,
and
being
thus
disabled
,
stood
off
:
His
Companions
seeing
that
,
tack'd
about
,
and
compassing
him
round
,
went
away
fore
the
Wind
with
all
speed
,
which
put
an
end
to
the
Fight
,
God
be
thanked
.
The
seventh
Ship
all
that
while
was
pursuing
our
Prize
,
by
which
means
we
had
one
Enemy
the
less
.
Thus
we
follow'd
our
Course
,
having
lost
thac
day
in
the
time
of
the
Fight
our
French
Ship
Companion
,
and
the
following
night
,
the
Scotchman
and
the
Pink
;
which
Pink
having
aboard
a
number
of
Jews
,
Armenians
,
and
the
like
Companions
,
having
during
the
Fight
revolted
against
the
Master
of
the
Vessel
,
endeavour'd
to
comply
with
the
Turks
,
and
having
given
some
Signal
,
bore
towatds
them
:
they
mistrusting
it
to
be
a
Fire-ship
,
began
to
avoid
;
but
our
Captains
providence
hinder'd
that
Design
.
There
were
kill'd
aboard
us
11
Persons
,
17
wounded
,
and
the
Ship
;
much
dammag'd
.
The
next
day
in
the
evening
we
arriv'd
in
the
Bay
of
Cadiz
,
being
December
30.
S.
V.
1669.