The castle of St George del Mina, is usually called in these early
voyages _the castle._ - E.]
[Footnote 277: Or Wiamba, where the English had afterwards a
fort. - Astl. I. 172. d.]
[278][Footnote 278: 9 This seems to have been little Barakhow, or
Berow. - Astl. I. 172. c.]
[279][Footnote 279: 10 Probably Akkara, where the English, Dutch, and
Danes had afterwards separate forts - Astl. 1.172. d.]
The 5th we found three French ships at anchor: One called _La Foi_ of
Harfleur of 200 tons, the second the _Venturuse_ of Harfleur of 100, and
third the _Mulet de Batville_ of Rouen of 120 tons. On nearing them, we
in the Minion were determined to lay the admiral on board, while the
Christopher boarded the vice-admiral, and the Tiger the smallest. But
they weighed and got under sail, on which the Christopher, being our
headmost ship, bore down on La Foi, and we in the Minion on the Mulet,
which we took; but the Venturuse sailed so swift that we could not take
her. The one we took was the richest except the admiral, which had taken
80 libs, of gold, the Venturuse having only 22 libs.; while our prise
had 50. They had been above two months on the coast; but three others
had been there before them, and had departed a month before our arrival,
having swept the coast of 700 pounds of gold.
