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 Hawer, 10 Casks of Oatmeal, ix Casks of Beef, and everal other Goods, beides five of their Men; and after they had detained her three Days, let her go; who being bound for the aboveaid Iland, he acquainted the Governor with what had happened, as oon as he arrived.

Whereupon a Britol Galley that lay in the Harbour, was ordered to be fitted out with all imaginable Expedition, of 20 Guns, and 80 Men, there being then no Man of War upon that Station, and alo a Sloop with 10 Guns, and 40 Men: The Galley was commanded by one Captain Rogers, of Britol, and the Sloop by Captain Graves, of that Iland, and Captain Rogers by a Commiion from the Governor, was appointed Commadore.

The econd Day after Rogers ailed out of the Harbour, he was dicovered by Roberts, who knowing nothing of their Deign, gave them Chae: The Barbadoes Ships kept an eay ail till the Pyrates came up with them, and then Roberts gave them a Gun, expecting they would have immediately truck to his pyratical Flag, but intead thereof, he was forced to receive the Fire of a Broadide, with three Huzzas at the ame Time; o that an Engagement enued, but Roberts being hardly put to it, was obliged to crowd all the Sail the Sloop would bear, to get off: The Galley ailing pretty well, kept Company for a long while, keeping a contant Fire, which gail’d the Pyrate; however, at length by throwing over their Guns, and other heavy Goods, and thereby light’ning the Veel, they, with much ado, got clear; but Roberts could never endure a Barbadoes Man afterwards, and when any Ships belonging to that Iland fell in his Way, he was more particularly evere to them than others.

Captain Roberts ailed in the Sloop to the Iland of Dominico, where he watered, and got Proviions of