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The King of Portugal sent him a present of fresh provisions, with a polite message, but begged him not to come higher up the river, unless he should be compelled to do so by bad weather. Before long Blake was, or pre- tended that he was, so compelled, and came ; but he anchored his ships a good way from Prince Rupert's, and, for the time, contented himself with sending to the King a statement of reasons why Prince Rupert was not worthy of protection. The King still refused to give him permissio...n to attack, and Blake began to seize Portuguese ships, both coming from Brazil — for that country then belonged to Portugal — and going thither. In September he took seven outward-bound ships, and in October sunk or took eleven out of a home-bound fleet of twenty-three, with a cargo of 10,000 chests of sugar. Prince Rupert now contrived to get out of the Tagus, and made his way to Carta- gena. Blake followed him thither, and asked the governor of the city for leave to attack. The governor referred the matter to Madrid, but while he SOLDIER AND SAILOR.
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