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 in the Evening: The French Men came on Board, whether by Conent or Compulion, I can’t ay. They afterwards plundered two Sloops, and returned to Jamaica, on the North Coat of which Iland, near Porto Maria Bay, they took a Scooner, Thomas Spenlow Mater; it was then the 19th of October. The next Day, Rackam eeing a Sloop in Dry Harbour Bay, he tood in and fired a Gun; the Men all run ahore, and he took the Sloop and Lading, but when thoe ahore found them to be Pyrates, they hailed the Sloop, and let them know they were all willing to come aboard of them.

Rackam’s coating the Iland in this Manner, proved fatal to him, for Intelligence came to the Governor, of his Expedition, by a Canoa which he had urprized ahore, in Ocho Bay; upon which a Sloop was immediately fitted out, and ent round the Iland in quet of him, commanded by Captain Barnet, with a good Number of Hands. Rackam rounding the Iland, and drawing near the Wetermot Point, called Point Negril, aw a mall Pettiauger, which at ight of the Sloop, run ahore and landed her Men; when one of them hailed her, Anwer was made, and deired the Pettiauger’s Men to come on Board, and drink a Bowl of Punch, which they were prevailed upon to do; accordingly the Company came all aboard of the Pyrate, coniting of nine Perons, in an ill Hour; they were armed with Muskets and Cutlahes, but, what was their real Deign by o doing, I hall not take upon me to ay; but they had no ooner laid down their Arms, and taken up their Pipes, but Barnet’s Sloop, which was in Puruit of Rackam’s, came in Sight.

The Pyrates finding he tood directly towards her, fear’d the Event, and weighed their Anchor, which they but lately let go, and tood off: Captain Barnet gave them Chace, and having the vantage