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 from Grand Papa, the 14th at Night, and from Little Papa next Morning by a Dutch Ship; o that the Man of War was on all Sides, as he thought, ure of her Purchae, particularly when he made the Ships, and dicovered three of them to get under Sail immediately at Sight of her, making Signals to one another, as tho’ they deigned a Defence; but they were found to be three French Ships; and thoe at Anchor, Portuguee and Englih, all honet Traders, who had been ranack’d and ranom’d.

This Diappointment chagreen’d the Ship’s Company, who were very intent upon their Market; which was reported to be an Arm-Chet full of Gold, and kept with three Keys; tho’ in all liklyhood, had they met with them in that open Road, one or both would have made their Ecapes; or if they had thought it to have fought, an Emulation in their Defence would probably have made it deperate.

While they were contemplating on the Matter, a Letter was received from Mr. Baldwin, (Governor here for the Company,) ignifying, that the Pyrates were at Jaquin, even Leagues lower. The Swallow weighed at two next Morning, January the 16th, and got to Jaquin by Day-Light, but to no other End, than frightening the Crews of two Portuguee Ships on Shore, who took her for the Pyrate that had truck uch Terror at Whydah: She returned therefore that Night, and having been trengthened with thirty Voluntiers, Englih and French, the dicarded Crews of the Porcupine, and the French Ship they had carried from hence, he put to Sea again January the 19th, conjecturing, that either Calabar, Princes, the River Gabone, Cape Lopez, or Annabona, mut be touched at for Water and Refrehment, tho’ they hould reolve to leave the Coat. As to the former of thoe Places