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 Brigantine aboard of Yeat’s Veel, by which Means they came back again to the right Owners.

For Captain Vane, having always treated his Conort with very little Repect, auming a Superiority over Yeats and his mall Crew, and regarding the Veel but as a Tender to his own; gave them a Digut, who thought themelves as good Pyrates, and as great Rogues as the bet of them; o they caball’d together, and reolved to take the firt Opportunity to leave the Company; and accept of his Majety’s Pardon, or et up for themelves, either of which they thought more honourable than to be Servants to the former; and the putting aboard o many Negroes, where they found o few Hands to take Care of them, till aggravated the Matter, though they thought fit to conceal or tifle their Reentments at that Time.

A Day or two afterwards, the Pyrates lying off at Anchor, Yeats in the Evening lipp’d his Cable, and put his Veel under Sail, tanding into the Shore; which, when Vane aw, he was highly provoked, and got his Sloop under Sail to chae his Conort, who, he plainly perceived, had a Mind to have no further Affairs with him: Vane’s Brigantine ailing bet, he gained Ground of Yeats, and would certainly have come up with him, had he had a little longer Run for it; but jut as he got over the Bar, when Vane came within Gun-hot of him, he fired a Broadide at his old Friend, (which did him no Damage,) and o took his Leave.

Yeats came into North Edito River, about ten Leagues Southward of Charles-Town, and ent an Expres to the Governor, to know if he and his Comrades might have the Benefit of his Majety’s Pardon, and they would urrender themelves to his Mercy, with the Sloops and Negroes; which being granted, they all came up and received tificates;