As for the other ship, the pirates boldly attacked her and captured her, and as she was a very fine vessel, Morgan left his own small vessel, in which he had been commanding his fleet, and took possession of her.

Thus, in a very short time, the whole state of affairs was changed.

The Spaniards had no ships at all, and Morgan was in command of a very fine vessel, in which he led his triumphant fleet.
Victory is a grand thing to a pirate as it is to every human being who has been engaged in a conflict, but none of the joys of triumph could equal the sordid rapacity of Morgan and his men.

They spent days in trying to recover the money and plate which were on board the sunken Spanish ships.

The sterns of these projected above water, and a great deal of valuable treasure was recovered from them.