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 the Detruction and Havock they made here, burning and inking all the hipping, except a Britol Galley, and detroying the Fiheries, and Stages of the poor Planters, without Remore or Compunction; for nothing is o deplorable as Power in mean and ignorant Hands, it makes Men wanton and giddy, unconcerned at the Misfortunes they are impoing on their Fellow Creatures, and keeps them miling at the Michiefs, that bring themelves no Advantage.

Roberts mann’d the Britol Galley he took in the Harbour, and mounted 16 Guns on Board her, and cruiing out upon the Banks, he met with nine or ten Sail of French Ships, all which he detroyed except one of 26 Guns, which they eiz’d, and carried off for their own Ue. This Ship they chrit’ned the Fortune, and leaving the Britol Galley to the French Men, they ailed away in Company with the Sloop, on another Cruie, and took everal Prizes, viz. the Richard of Biddiford, Jonathan Whitfield Mater; the Willing Mind of Pool; the Expectation of Topham; and the Samuel, Captain Cary, of London; out of thee Ships they encreaed their Company, by entring all the Men they could well pare, in their own Service. The Samuel was a rich Ship, and had everal Paengers on Board, who were ued very roughly, in order to make them dicover their Money, threatning them every Moment with Death, if they did not reign every Thing up to them. They tore up the Hatches and entered the Hold like a parcel of Furies, and with Axes and Cutlahes, cut and broke open all the Bales, Caes, and Boxes, they could lay their Hands on; and when any Goods came upon Deck, that they did not like to carry aboard, intead of toing them into the Hold again, threw