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 This Advice weigh’d with them, and they got under Sail, having tay’d only from Thurday to Saturday Night, and at Sea voted for the Iland of Anna Bona; but the Winds hanging out of the Way, croed their Purpoe, and brought them to Cape Lopez, where I hall leave them for their approaching Fate, and relate ome further Particulars of his Majety’s Ship the Swallow, viz. where it was he had pent her Time, during the Michief that was done, and by what Means unable to prevent it; what alo was the Intelligence he received, and the Meaures thereon formed, that at lat brought two uch Strangers as Mr Roberts and Capt. Ogle, to meet in o remote a Corner of the World.

The Swallow and Weymouth left Sierraleon, May 28, where, I have already taken Notice, Roberts arrived about a Month after, and doubtles learn’d the Intent of their Voyage, and cleaning on the Coat; which made him et down with more Security to his Diverion, and furnih him with uch Intimations, as made his firt Range down the Coat in Augut following, more properous; the Swallow and Weymouth being then at the Port of Princes a cleaning.

Their Stay at Princes was from July 28 to Sept. 20, 1721, where, by a Fatality, common to the Irregularities of Seamen, (who cannot in uch Caes be kept under due Retraints,) they buried 100 Men in three Weeks time, and reduced the Remainder of the Ships Companies into o ickly a State, that it was with Difficulty they brought them to ail; and this Mifortune was probably the Ruin of Roberts, for it prevented the Men of War’s going back to Sierraleon, as it was intended, there being a Neceity of leaving his Majety’s Ship Weymouth (in much the wore Condition of the two) under the Guns of Cape Coro, to impres Men, being unable at this Time, either to hand the