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 , which is between 7° 30, and 12° North Lattitude, and in about 75° Eat Longitude, counting from the Meridian of London. The old Natives are Pagans, but there are a great Number of Mahometans inhabiting among them, who are Merchants, and generally rich. On the ame Coat, but in a Province to the Northward lies Goa, Surat, Bombay, where the Englih, Dutch, and Portuguee have Settlements.

Hither our Pyrates came, having made a Tour of half the Globe, as the Palmit ays of the Devils, They took everal Country Ships, that is, Indian Veels, and one European, a Dutch Ship, which they exchanged for one of their own, and then came back to Madagacar.

They ent everal of their Hands on Shore with Tents, Powder, and Shot, to kill Hogs, Venion, and uch other freh Proviion as the Iland afforded, and a Whim came into their Heads to eek out for the Remains of Avery’s Crew, whom they knew to be ettled omewhere in the Iland.Accordingly ome of them travell’d everal Days Journey, without hearing any Intelligence of them, and o were forc’d to return with the Los of their Labour, for thee Men were ettled on the other Side of the Iland, as has been taken Notice of under the Chapter of Avery.

They tay’d not long here, after they had clean’d their Ships, but ailing to Juanna; they met two Englih, and one Otend India Men, coming out of that Harbour, one of which, after a deperate Reitance, they took; the Particulars of which Action is at length related in the following Letter, wrote by the Captain from Bombay. A Let-