Page:A general history of the pyrates, from their first rise and settlement in the Island of Providence, to the present time (1724).djvu/156

 the Man of War was too trong to cope with; but one John Rackam, who was an Officer, that had a kind of a Check upon the Captain, roe up in Defence of a contrary Opinion, aying, Rackam was well econded, and the Majority was for boarding; but Vane urged,  The Mate, one Robert Deal, was of Vane’s Opinion, as were about fifteen more, and all the ret joined with Rackam, the Quarter-Mater. At length the Captain made ue of his Power to determine this Dipute, which, in thee Caes, is abolute and uncontroulable, by their own Laws, viz. in fighting, chaing, or being chaed; in all other Matters whatoever, he is governed by a Majority; o the Brigantine having the Heels, as they term it, of the French Man, he came clear off.

But the next Day, the Captain’s Behaviour was obliged to tand the Tet of a Vote, and a Reolution paed againt his Honour and Dignity, branding him with the Name of Coward, depoing him from the Command, and turning him out of the Company, with Marks of Infamy; and, with him, went all thoe who did not Vote for boarding the French Man of War. They had with them a mall Sloop that had been taken by them ome Time before, which they gave to Vane, and the dicarded Members; and, that they might be in a Condition to provide for themelves, by their own honet Endeavours, they let them have a ufficient Quantity of Proviions and Ammunition along with them. John