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 This Ship proved a very rich Prize, having the Governor of Acra on Board, with all his Effects, going to Holland; there was in Money to the Value of 15000 l. Sterling, beides other valuable Merchandizes, all which they brought on Board of themelves.

Upon this new Succes, they retored Captain Hall and Captain Plumb, before-mentioned, their Ships again, but trengthened their Company with thirty five Hands, all white Men, taken out of thee two and the Morrice Sloop; they alo retored the Dutch their Ship, after having plunder’d her, as is mentioned.

Before they got to the Iland of Princes, one of their Ships, viz. that call’d the King James, prung a Leak; Davis order’d all Hands out of her, on Board his own Ship, with every thing ele of Ue, and left her at an Anchor at High Cameroon. As oon as he came in Sight of the Iland, he hoited Englih Colours; the Portuguee oberving a large Ship ailing towards them, ent out a little Sloop to examine what he might be; this Sloop hailing of Davis, he told them he was an Englih Man of War, in Quet of Pyrates, and that he had received Intelligence there were ome upon that Coat; upon this they received him as a welcome Guet, and piloted him into the Harbour. He aluted the Fort, which they anwered, and he came to an Anchor jut under their Guns, and hoited out the Pinnace, Man of War Fahion, ordering nine Hands and a Coxen in it, to row him ahore.

The Portugueze, to do him the greater Honour, ent down a File of Muqueteers to receive him, and conduct him to the Governor. The Governor not in the leat upecting what he was, received him very civilly, promiing to upply him with whatever the Iland afforded; Davis thanked him, telling him, the King of England would pay for whatever he hould take; o after everal Civilities pas’d