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 have mied of him likewie: However, the CollonelColonel [sic] having earched the Rivers and Inlets, as directed, for everal Days, without Succes, at length ailed in Proecution of his firt Deign, and met with the Pyrate accordingly, whom he fought and took, as has been before poken of, in the Hitory of Major Bonnet.

Captain Vane went into an Inlet to the Northward, where he met with Captain Thatch, or Teach, otherwie call’d Black-beard, whom he aluted (when he found who he was) with his great Guns, loaded with Shot, (as is the Cutom among Pyrates when they meet) which are fired wide, or up into the Air: Black-beard anwered the Salute in the ame Manner, and mutual Civilities paed for ome Days; when about the Beginning of October, Vane took Leave, and ailed further to the Northward.

On the 23d of October, off of Long Iland, he took a mall Brigantine, bound from Jamaica to Salem in New-England, John Shattock Mater, and a little Sloop; they rifled the Brigantine, and ent her away. From hence they reolved on a Cruize between Cape Meie and Cape Nicholas, where they pent ome Time, without eeing or peaking with any Veel, till the latter End of November; then they fell upon a Ship, which ’twas expected would have truck as oon as their black Colours were hoited; but intead of that, he dicharged a Broadide upon the Pyrate, and hoited Colours, which hewed her to be a French Man of War. Vane deired to have nothing further to ay to her, but trimm’d his Sails, and tood away from the French Man; but Monieur having a Mind to be better informed who he was, et all his Sails, and crowded after him. During this Chace, the Pyrates were divided in their Reolutions what to do: Vane, the Captain, was for making off as fat as he could, alledging Rh