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 they lay by her two Days, repaired her Rigging and other Damages, and ent her into Princes, with the French Men, and four of their own Hands.

On the 9th in the Evening, the Swallow gained the Cape again, and aw the Royal Fortune tanding into the Bay with the Neptune, Captain Hill, of London: A good Preage of the next Day’s Succes, for they did not doubt but the Temptation of Liquor, and Plunder, they might find in this their new Prize, would make the Pyrates very confued; and o it happened.

On the 10th, in the Morning, the Man of War bore away to round the Cape. Roberts’s Crew dicerning their Mats over the Land, went down into the Cabin, to acquaint him of it, he being then at Breakfat with his new Guet, Captain Hill, on a avory Dih of Solomongundy, and ome of his own Beer. He took no Notice of it, and his Men almot as little, ome aying he was a Portuguee Ship, others a French Slave Ship, but the major Part wore it was the French Ranger returning, and were merrily debating for ome Time, on the Manner of Reception, whether they hould alute, or not; but as the Swallow approached nigher, Things appeared plainer, and though they were tigmatiz’d with the Name of Cowards, who hewed any Apprehenion of Danger, yet ome of them, now undeceived, declared it to Roberts, epecially one Armtrong, who had deerted from that Ship, and knew her well: Thoe Roberts wore at as Cowards, who meant to dihearten the Men, aking them if it were o, whether they were afraid to fight, or no? And hardly refrained from Blows. What his own Apprehenions were, till he hawled up her Ports, and hoited their proper Colours, is uncertain; but then being perfectly convinced, he lipped his Cable, got under Sail, and ordered his Men to Arms, without any hew of Timidity, dropping