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 fortunate to the Owners of the Guiney Man, for Yeats having often attempted to quit this Coure of Life, took an Opportunity in the Night, to leave Vane and to run into North-Edito River, to the Southward of Charles-Town, and urrendered to his Majety’s Pardon. The Owners got their Negroes, and Yeats and his Men had Certificates given them from the Government.

Vane cruied ome Time off the Bar, in hopes to catch Yeats, and unfortunately for them, took two Ships coming out, bound to London, and while the Prioners were aboard, ome of the Pyrates gave out, that they deigned to go into one of the Rivers to the Southward. Colonel Rhet, upon hearing this, ailed over the Bar the 15th of September, with the two Sloops before mentioned; and having the Wind Northerly, went after the Pyrate Vane, and coured the Rivers and Inlets to the Southward; but not meeting with him, tacked and tood for Cape Fear River, in Proecution of his firt Deign. On the 26th following, in the Evening, the Colonel with his mall Squadron, entered the River, and aw, over a Point of Land, three Sloops at an Anchor, which were Major Bonnet and his Prizes; but it happened that in going up the River, the Pilot run the Colonel’s Sloops aground, and it was dark before they were on Float, which hindered their getting up that Night. The Pyrates oon dicovered the Sloops, but not knowing who they were, or upon what Deign they came into that River, they manned three Canoes, and ent them down to take them, but they quickly found their Mitake, and returned to the Sloop, with the unwelcome News. Major Bonnet made Preparations that Night for engaging, and took all the Men out of the Prizes. He hewed Captain Manwaring, one of his Prioners, a Letter, he had jut wrote, which he declared he would end to the Governor of