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 of the Inhabitants, to whom he gave Goods in Exchange. At this Place he met with 13 Englihmen, who had been et ahore by a French Guard de la Cote, belonging to Martinico, taken out of two New-England Ships, that had been eiz’d, as Prize, by the aid French Sloop: The Men willingly entered with the Pyrates, and it proved a eaonable Recruit.

They taid not long here, tho’ they had immediate Occaion for cleaning their Sloop, but did not think this a proper Place, and herein they judg’d right; for the touching at this Iland, had like to have been their Detruction, becaue they having reolved to go away to the Granada Ilands, for the aforeaid Purpoe, by ome Accident it came to be known to the French Colony, who ending Word to the Governor of Martinico, he equipped and manned two Sloops to go in Quet of them. The Pyrates ailed directly for the Granadilloes, and hall’d into a Lagoon, at Corvocoo, where they cleaned with unuual Dipatch, taying but a little above a Week, by which Expedition they mied of the Martinico Sloops, only a few Hours; Roberts ailing over Night, that the French arrived the next Morning. This was a fortunate Ecape, epecially conidering, that it was not from any Fears of their being dicovered, that they made o much hat from the Iland; but, as they had the Impudence themelves to own, for the want of Wine and Women.

Thus narrowly ecaped, they ailed for Newfoundland, and arrived upon the Banks the latter end of June, 1720. They entered the Harbour of Trepai, with their black Colours flying, Drums beating, and Trumpets ounding. There were two and twenty Veels in the Harbour, which the Men all quitted upon the Sight of the Pyrate, and fled ahore. It is impoible particularly to recount the