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 they were obliged to remain here almot two Months, to refit and repair their Veel: They took in this River a mall Shallop, which they ripped up to mend the Sloop, and retarded the further Proecution of their Voyage, as before mentioned, till the News came to Carolina, of a Pyrate Sloop’s being there to carreen with her Prizes.

Upon this Information, the Council of South-Carolina was alarmed, and apprehended they hould receive another Viit from them peedily; to prevent which, Colonel William Rhet, of the ame Province, waited on the Governor, and generouly offered himelf to go with two Sloops to attack this Pyrate; which the Governor readily accepted, and accordingly gave the Colonel a Commiion and full Power, to fit uch Veels as he thought proper for the Deign.

In a few Days two Sloops were equipped and manned: The Henry with 8 Guns and 70 Men, commanded by Captain John Maters, and the Sea Nymph, with 8 Guns and 60 Men, commanded by Captain Fayrer Hall, both under the entire Direction and Command of the aforeaid Colonel Rhet, who, on the 14th of September, went on Board the Henry, and, with the other Sloop, ailed from Charles-Town to Swillivants Iland, to put themelves in order for the Cruize. Jut then arrived a mall Ship from Antigoa, one Cock Mater, with an Account, that in Sight of the Bar he was taken and plundered by one Charles Vane, a Pyrate, in a Brigantine of 12 Guns and 90 Men; and who had alo taken two other Veels bound in there, one a mall Sloop, Captain Dill Mater, from Barbadoes; the other a Brigantine, Captain Thompon Mater, from Guiney, with ninety odd Negroes, which they took out of the Veel, and put on Board another Sloop then under the Command of one Yeats, his Conort, with 25 Men. This prov’d Rh