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 defended the Fort, eeing uch a Number of Hands on Board thee Ships, had not the Courage to tand it any longer, but abandoning the Fort, left it to the Mercy of the Pyrates.

They took Poeion of it, and continued there near even Weeks, in which Time they all cleaned their Ships. We hould have oberved, that a Galley came into the Road while they were there, which Davis inited hould be yielded to La Boue, according to his Word of Honour before given; Cocklyn did not oppoe it, o La Boue went into her, with his Crew, and cutting away her half Deck, mounted her with twenty four Guns.

Having called a Counel of War, they agreed to ail down the Coat together, and for the greater Grandeur, appointed a Commadore, which was Davis; but they had not kept Company long, when drinking together on Board of Davis, they had like to have fallen together by the Ears, the trong Liquor tirring up a Spirit of Dicord among them, and they quarrelled, but Davis put an End to it, by this hort Speech:Upon which the other two went on Board their repective Ships, and immediately parted, each teering a different Coure.

Davis held on his Way down the Coat, and making Cape Appollonia, he met with two Scotch and one Englih Veel, which he plundered, and then let go. About five Days after he fell in with a Dutch Interloper of thirty Guns and ninety Men, (half being Englih,) off Cape Three Points Bay; Davis coming up along Side of her, the Dutch Man gave the firt Fire, and pouring in a broad-Side upon Davis, killed nine of his Men, Davis returned it, and a very