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 Roberts tood away to the Southward, and met with a Dutch Guiney Man, which he made Prize of, but after having plundered her, the Skipper had his Ship again: Two Days after, he took an Englih Ship, called the Experiment, Captain Cornet, at Cape Lopez, the Men went all into the Pyrate Service, and having no Occaion for the Ship, they burnt her, and then teered for St. Thome, but meeting with nothing in their Way, they ailed for Annabona, and there water’d, took in Proviions, and put it to a Vote of the Company, whether their next Voyage hould be, to the Eat-Indies, or to Brail; the latter being reolved on, they ailed accordingly, and in 28 Days arrived at Ferdinando, an uninhabited Iland, on that Coat: Here they water’d, boot-top’d their Ship, and made ready for the deigned Cruie.

Now that we are upon this Coat, I think it will be the proper Place to preent our Readers with a Decription of this Country, and ome ingenious Remarks of a Friend, how beneficial a Trade might be carried on here by our Wet-India Merchants, at a little Hazard.

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RASIL (a Name ignifying the holy Cros) was dicovered for the King of Portugal, by Alvarez Cabral, ''Ann. Dom.'' 1501. extending almot from the Æquinoctial to 28° South. The Air is temperate and cool, in comparion of the Rh