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 Places, I have before oberved, it was hazardous to think of, or rather impracticable; Princes had been a ower Grape to them, but being the firt in the Way, he came before the Harbour the 29th, where learning no News, without looing Time, teered for the River Gabone, and anchored at the Mouth of it February the 1t.

This River is navigable by two Channels, and has an Iland about five Leagues up, called Popaguays or Parrots, where the Dutch Cruiers, for this Coat, generally Clean, and where ometimes Pyrates come in to look for Prey, or to Refit, it being very convenient, by Reaon of a oft Mud about it, that admits a Ship’s lying on Shore, with all her Guns and Stores in, without Damage. Hither Captain Ogle ent his Boat and a Lieutenant, who poke with a Dutch Ship, above the Iland, from whom he had this Account, viz. That he had been four Days from Cape Lopez, and had left no Ship there. However, they beat up for the Cape, without regard to this Story, and on the 5th, at Dawning, was urprized with the Noie of a Gun, which, as the Day brightened, they found was from Cape Lopez Bay, where they dicovered three Ships at Anchor, the larget with the King’s Colours and Pendant flying, which was oon after concluded to be Mr. Roberts and his Conorts; but the Swallow being to Windward, and unexpectedly deep in the Bay, was obliged to Steer off, for avoiding a Sand, called the French Man Bank, which the Pyrates oberved for ome Time, and rahly interpreting it to be Fear in her, righted the French Ranger, which was then on the Heel, and ordered her to chae out in all hat, bending everal of their Sails in the Puruit. The Man of War finding they had foolihly mitaken her Deign, humoured the Deceit, and kept off to Sea, as if he had been really afraid, and managed her Steerage o, under