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 employ’d in that Trade, was acquainted with the Coat: He told them, that there was a great deal of Money always kept in Gambia Catle, and that it would be worth their while to make an Attempt upon it. They ask’d him how it was poible, ince it was garrioned? He deired they would leave the Management of it to him, and he would undertake to make them Maters of it. They began now to conceive o high an Opinion of his Conduct, as well as Courage, that they thought nothing impoible to him, therefore they agreed to obey him, without enquiring further into his Deign.

Having come within Sight of the Place, he ordered all his Men under Deck, except as many as were abolutely neceary for working the Ship, that thoe from the Fort eeing a Ship with o few Hands, might have no Supicion of her being any other than a trading Veel; then he ran cloe under the Fort, and there cat Anchor; and having ordered out the Boat, he commanded ix Men in her, in old ordinary Jackets, while he himelf, with the Mater and Doctor, dreed themelves like Gentlemen; his Deign being, that the Men hould look like common Sailors, and they like Merchants. In rowing ahore he gave his Men Intructions what to ay in Cae any Quetions hould be asked them.

Being come to the landing Place, he was received by a File of Muqueteers, and conducted into the Fort, where the Governor accoting them civilly, ask’d them who they were, and whence they came? They anwered they were of Liverpool, bound for the River of Sinnegal, to trade for Gum and Elephants Teeth, but that they were chaced on that Coat by two French Men of War, and narrowly ecaped being taken, having a little the Heels of them; but now they were reolved to make the bet of a bad Market, and would Trade Rh