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 Money, Ammunition, &c. in particular the Anne, Captain Montgomery, from Glacow; the Turbet from Barbadoes, which for Country ake, after they had taken out the principal Part of the Lading, the Pyrate Crew et her on Fire; the Endeavour, Captain Scot, from Britol, and the Young from Leith. From hence they went to New-York, and off the Eat End of Long-Iland, took a Sloop bound for the Wet-Indies, after which they tood in and landed ome Men at Gardner’s Iland, but in a peaceable Manner, and bought Proviions for the Company’s Ue, which they paid for, and o went off again without Moletation.

Some Time after, which was in Augut 1717, Bonnet came off the Bar of South-Carolina, and took a Sloop and a Brigantine bound in; the Sloop belonged to Barbadoes, Joeph Palmer Mater, laden with Rum, Sugar and Negroes; and the Brigantine came from New-England, Thomas Porter Mater, whom they plundered, and then dimis’d; but they ailed away with the Sloop, and at an Inlet in North-Carolina careened by her, and then et her on Fire.

After the Sloop had cleaned, they put to Sea, but came to no Reolution what Coure to take; the Crew were divided in their Opinions, ome being for one Thing, and ome another, o that nothing but Confuion eem’d to attend all their Schemes.

The Major was no Sailor as was aid before, and therefore had been obliged to yield to many Things that were impoed on him, during their Undertaking, for want of a competent Knowledge in maritime Affairs; at length happening to fall in Company with another Pyrate, one Edward Teach, (who for his remarkable black ugly Beard, was more commonly called Black-Beard:) This Fellow was a good Sailor, but a mot cruel hardened Villain, bold and daring to the lat Degree, and would not tick at the perpetrating the mot abominable Wickednes ginable