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 Captain England having ided o much to Captain Mackra’s Interet, was a Means of making him many Enemies among the Crew; they thinking uch good Uage inconitent with their Polity, becaue it looked like procuring Favour at the Aggravation of their Crimes; therefore upon Imagination or Report, that Captain Mackra was fitting out againt them, with the Company’s Force, he was oon abdicated or pulled out of his Government, and marooned with three more on the Iland of Mauritius: An Iland indeed, not to be complained of, had they accumulated any Wealth by their Villanies that would have afforded ome future comfortable Propect, for it abounds with Fih, Deer, Hogs and other Fleh. Sir Thomas Herbert, ays, the Shores with Coral and Ambergreae; but I believe the Dutch had not deerted it, had there been much of thee Commodities to have been found. It was in 1722, reettled by the French, who have a Fort at another neighbouring Iland, called Don Macarine, and are touched at for Water, Wood, and Refrehments, by French Ships bound to, or for India; as St. Helena and Cape Bon Eperance, are by us and the Dutch. From this Place, Captain England and his Companions having made a little Boat of Staves and old Pieces of Deal left there, went over to Madagacar, where they ubit at preent on the Charity of ome of their Brethren, who had made better Proviion for themelves, than they had done.

The Pyrates detained ome Officers and Men belonging to Captain Mackra, and having repaired the Damages received in their Rigging, they ailed for India. The Day before they made Land, aw two Ships to the Eatward, who at firt Sight, they took to be Englih, and ordered one of the Prioners, who had been an Officer with Captain Mackra, to tell them the private Signals between the pany’s