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ABOUT LOST CARGO
ATLANTIC OCEAN - JANUARY 1716
I appreciate art for its monetary value.
Francis de Brangelton to Jerome de la Norte – 1713
Captain Mathew Johnson of the Golden Sails finished checking the coordinates, completed the inspection of the decks and below decks, issued the orders for the day, and gazed at the endless blue-gray horizon. If this calm weather continued, the crossing would take at least another week, but even at this speed, the food and water would last till their arrival in St. Malo. Most of his men were experienced sailors and an additional week of voyage made no difference to them, but Mathew had made the mistake of taking on a passenger, and Bourzat was very apprehensive about the time to cross the ocean. Landlubber, Mathew thought with contempt, and turned
