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 by the Portugueze, the Company reolv’d to revenge Captain Davis’s Death, he being more than ordinarily repected by the Crew for his Affability and good Nature, as well as his Conduct and Bravery upon all Occaions; and puruant to this Reolution, about 30 Men were landed in order to make an Attack upon the Fort, which mut be acended to by a teep Hill againt the Mouth of the Cannon. Thee Men were headed by one Kennedy, a bold daring Fellow, but very wicked and profligate; they march’d directly up under the Fire of their Ship Guns, and as oon as they were dicover’d, the Portugueze quitted their Pot and fled to the Town, and the Pyrates march’d in without Oppoition, et Fire to the Fort, and threw all the Guns off the Hill into the Sea, which after they had done, they retreated quietly to their Ship.

But this was not look’d upon as a ufficient Satisfaction for the Injury they received, therefore mot of the Company were for burning the Town, which Roberts aid he would yield to, if any Means could be propoed of doing it without their own Detruction, for the Town had a ecurer Scituation than the Fort, a thick Wood coming almot cloe to it, affording Cover to the Defendants, who under uch an Advantage, he told them, it was to be fear’d, would fire and tand better to their Arms; beides, that bare Houes would be but a lender Reward for their Trouble and Los. This prudent Advice prevailed; however, they mounted the French Ship, they eiz’d at this Place, with 12 Guns, and light’ned her, in order to come up to the Town, the Water being hoal, and battered down everal Houes; after which they all returned on Board, gave back the French Ship to thoe that had mot Right to her, and ailed out of the Harbour by the light of two Portuguee Ships, which they were pleaed to et on Fire there. Roberts