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 While the Swallow was ending their Boat to fetch the Prioners, a Blat and Smoak was een to pour out of the great Cabin, and they thought they were blowing up; but upon enquiry afterwards, found that half a dozen of the mot Deperate, when they aw all Hopes fled, had drawn themelves round what Powder they had left in the Steerage, and fired a Pitol into it, but it was too mall a Quantity to effect any Thing more, than burning them in a frightful Manner.

This Ship was commanded by one Skyrme, a Welch Man, who, tho’ he had lot his Leg in the Action, would not uffer himelf to be dreed, or carried off the Deck; but, like Widrington, fought upon his Stump. The ret appeared gay and brisk, mot of them with white Shirts, Watches, and a deal of Silk Vets, but the Gold-Dut belonging to them, was mot of it left in the Little Ranger in the Bay, (this Company’s proper Ship,) with the Royal Fortune.

I cannot but take Notice of two among the Crowd, of thoe difigured from the Blat of Powder jut before mentioned, viz. William Main and Roger Ball. An Officer of the Ship eeing a Silver Call hang at the Wat of the former, aid to him,  anwered he,   replies the Officer. anwered he again, and was for turning away: But the Officer deired to know of him, how the Powder, which had made them in that Condition, came to take Fire. ays he, (the Hat and he being both blown out of the Cabin Gallery, into the Sea.)  ays the Officer. anwer’d he, the Men being