After the famous Portobello operations led by Sir Henry
Morgan, the caption and crew returned. Often the problem with seamen, the crew
was known to be friendlier with the alcohol, addicted to gambling and rather
crass with the women. This led to all of the earning being spent, leaving the
men broke and in need of another raid.


Once the crew landed in Maracaibo, there was nothing to be treasure. The men spent a week searching at a easy pace. Until rumors reached Morgan that Armada de Barlovento was waiting
for the ships to pass through a narrow passage near San Carlos. With this
information, Sir Morgan came up with a plan to deceive that allowed Morgan to
fight without losing any men. A ship that was captured was disgusted as a
powerful ship, with logs dressed in clothes and loaded with gunpowder. He sent
the ship in with only twelve buccaneers, who would board escape boats shortly
before the ship was set to explode.
Still trapped, Sir Morgan tried to negotiate with Don Alzo to be able to pass through the passage without any harm done to them. After threats of burning down towns fell on deaf ears, Sir Morgan had to think of a clever way out. As the crew of Sir Morgan were seen loading guns onto the land, it was assumed that Sir Morgan was planning an attack by land. When the ships floated by Don Alzo, they thought nothing of it as they saw no people. Once pass the passage, Sir Morgan's crew came out of underneath and returned home safely.
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