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 Tarpawlin, by Way of black Flag, they having no other, and fir’d a Gun: The French Men were o intimidated by this Appearance of Force, that they truck. Davis called out to the Captain to come on Board of him, with twenty of his Hands; he did o, and they were all for the greater Security clapt into Irons, the Captain excepted: Then he ent four of his own Men on Board the firt Prize, and in order till to carry on the Cheat, poke aloud, that they hould give his Service to the Captain, and deire him to end ome Hands on Board the Prize, to ee what they had got; but at the ame Time gave them a written Paper, with Intructions what to do. Here he ordered them to nail up the Guns in the little Prize, to take out all the mall Arms and Powder, and to go every Man of them on Board the econd Prize; when this was done, he ordered that more of the Prioners hould be removed out of the great Prize, into the little one, by which he ecured himelf from any Attempt which might be feared from their Numbers; for thoe on Board of him were fat in Irons, and thoe in the little Prize had neither Arms nor Ammunition.

Thus the three Ships kept Company for 2 Days, when finding the great Prize to be a very dull Sailor, he thought he would not be fit for his Purpoe, wherefore he reolved to retore her to the Captain, with all his Hands; but firt, he took Care to take out all her Ammunition, and every Thing ele which he might poibly want. The French Captain was in uch a Rage, at being o outwitted, that when he got on Board his own Ship, he was going to throw himelf over-board, but was prevented by his Men.

Having let go both his Prizes, he teered Northward, in which Coure he took a mall Spanih Sloop; after this, he made towards the Wetern Ilands, but