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creaſed without and within, and none could reach the lake till at laſt a ſcotchman, a native of Glaſgow called James Kellburn ſtriped and jumped overboard, dived down to the lake and ſtoded it with a piece of beef, then they pumped out the water and got to it within, and ſo ſaved the ſhip: for which ſigular action, the ſaid Kellburn was made a mid ſhip man as ſoon as he came on board, beſides other compliments, and his recomendation to the Duke, the Admiral, and the board of admirality. Night coming then upon us, we purſued the French fleet what remained of them into the bay, then anchored in the bay near the Bellſiſle, to keep them from coming out, for their tranſports with their land forces did not come out of the river untill they ſaw the fate of the battle, and when they knew it they diſimbarked directly the remainder of this fleet, we blocked in there at Breſt for the ſpace of ſeventeen months, ſo that they durſt never look out, or if they did, their reception was ſo hot that they ſoon put about, for the Engliſh men of war lay ſtationed here by turns, and kept the paſſage either from going out, or coming in. We were then ordered on a crouſe towards the coaſt of Spain, our Captain intimating the voyage to us, we had a man on board who's name was Gilbert Taylor, a Scotſman and native of Aberdeen, who was eirher a prognoſticator or a he witch, now ſaid he to the Captain, we ſhall have a prosperous voyage, and on the twenty-ſeventh of next month we ſhall catch a prize ſo away we came to an anchor off Cap-finiſter, where we lay for ſome time and on the ſaid day the Captain called on Taylor and ſaid, Sir did not you ſay, that this day we ſhould catch a French prize, at leaſt it is here marked ſo in my book: yes
