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 * His Irih young Man.
 * At Rio Pungo, Benjamen Gun.
 * At Kidham, George Yeats.
 * At Gallyneas, Richard Lemmons.

The Harbour is o convenient for Wooding and Watering, that it occaions many of our trading Ships, epecially thoe of Britol, to call in there, with large Cargoes of Beer, Syder, and trong Liquors, which they Exchange with thee private Traders, for Slaves and Teeth, purchaed by them at the Rio Nune’s, and other Places to the Northward, o that here was what they call good Living.

Hither Roberts came the End of June, 1721, and had Intelligence that the Swallow, and Weymouth, two Men of War, of 50 Guns each, had left that River about a Month before, and deigned to return about Chritmas; o that the Pyrates could indulge themelves with all the Satifaction in the World, in that they knew they were not only ecure whilt there, but that in going down the Coat, after the Men of War, they hould always be able to get uch Intelligence of their Rendezvous, as would erve to make their Expedition afe. So after ix Weeks tay, the Ships being cleaned and fitted, and the Men weary of whoring and drinking, they bethought themelves of Buines, and went to Sea the Beginning of Augut, taking their Progres down the whole Coat, as low as Jaquin, plundering every Ship they met, of what was valuable in her, and ometimes to be more michieviouly wicked, would throw what they did not want, overboard, accumulating Cruelty to Theft.

In this Range, they exchanged their old French Ship, for a fine Frigate built Ship, call’d the Onlow, belonging to the Royal African Company, Captain Gee