The Spaniards can run quite as fast as we can--a bit faster, I think; but we can beat them, close hauled.

The wind is falling lighter and lighter.

If it was not for that, we would haul our wind and be off on the other tack, and throw all of them out.

But it will be a dead calm before long, and they will be either lowering all their boats to attack us, or towing their ships up to us.

If we were close under the land they might miss us, but they will be able to make us out, here.