The fifteenth of Januarie, the morning water brought us neere _Cape de Gatt_, hard by the shoare, we having in our companie a smal _Turkish_ ship of Warre, that followed us out of _Algier_ the next day, and now ioyning with us, gave us notice of seven small vessels, sixe of them being _Sallees_, and one _Pollack_, who very quickly appeared in sight, and so we made toward them: but having more advantage of the _Pollack_, then the rest, and loth to lose all, we both fetcht her up, and brought her past hope of recoverie, which when she perceived, rather then she would voluntarily come into the slaverie of these _Mahumetans_, she ran her selfe a shoare, and so all the men forsooke her. We still followed as neere as we durst, and for feare of splitting, let fall our anchors, sending out both our boates, wherein were many Musketeers, and some _English_ and _Dutch_ Renegadoes, who came aboord home at their _Conge_, and found three pieces of Ordnance, and foure Murtherers: but they straightway threw them all over-boord to lighten the ship, and so they got her off, being laden with Hides, and Logwood for dying, and presently sent her to _Algier_, taking nine _Turkes_, and one _English_ Slave, out of one ship, and six out of the lesse, which we thought sufficient to man her.
In the rifling of this _Catelaynia_, our _Turkes_ fell at variance one with another, and in such a manner, that we divided our selves, the lesser ship returned to _Algier_, and our _Exchange_ tooke the opportunitie of the wind, and plyed out of the Streights, which reioyced _Iohn Rawlins_ very much, as resolving on some Stratageme, when opportunities should serve. In the meane-while, the _Turkes_ began to murmurre, and would not willingly goe into the _Marr Granada_, as the phrase is amongst them: notwithstanding the _Moores_ being very _superstitious_, were contented to be directed by their _Hoshea_, who with us, signifieth a Witch, and is of great account and reputation amongst them, as not going in any great Vessell to Sea without one, and observing whatsoever he concludeth out of his Divination. The Ceremonies they use are many, and when they come into the Ocean, every second or third night they make their Conjuration; it beginneth and endeth with Prayer, using many Characters, and calling upon God by divers names: yet at this time, all that they did consisted in these particulars.