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 after ome Time capitulating, they urrendered themelves Prioners. The Colonel took Poeion of the Sloop, and was extreamly pleaed to find that Captain Thomas, who commanded her, was the individual Peron of Major Stede Bonnet, who had done them the Honour everal Times to viit their own Coat of Carolina.

There were killed in this Action, on Board the Henry, ten Men, and fourteen wounded; on Board the Sea Nymph, two killed and four wounded. The Officers and Sailors in both Sloops behaved themelves with the greatet Bravery; and had not the Sloops o unluckily run a-ground, they had taken the Pyrate with much les los of Men; but as he deigned to get by them, and o make a running Fight, the Carolina Sloops were obliged to keep near him, to prevent his getting away. Of the Pyrates there were even killed and five wounded, two of which died oon after of their Wounds. Colonel Rhet weigh’d the 30th of September, from Cape Fear River, and arrived at Charles-Town the 3d of October, to the great Joy of the whole Province of Carolina.

Bonnet and his Crew, two Days after, were put ahore, and there not being a publick Prion, the Pyrates were kept at the Watch-Houe, under a Guard of Militia; but Major Bonnet was committed into the Cutody of the Marhal, at his Houe; and in a few Days after, David Hariot the Mater, and Ignatius Pell the Boatwain, who were deigned for Evidences againt the other Pyrates, were removed from the ret of the Crew, to the aid Marhal’s Houe, and every Night two Centinals et about the aid Houe; but whether thro’ any Corruption, or want of Care in guarding the Prioners, I can’t ay; but on the 24th of October, the Major and Hariot made their Ecape, the Boatwain refuing to go along with them. This made a great