Page:A general history of the pyrates, from their first rise and settlement in the Island of Providence, to the present time (1724).djvu/345

 About the Middle of June, thee Pyrates met with one Captain Marton, between Hipaniola and Jamaica, bound on a Voyage to New-York; from whom they took all the wearing Apparel they could find, as alo his Liquors and Proviion, and five of his Men, but did not touch his Cargo; two or three other Veels were alo plundered by them, in this Cruie, out of whom they tocked themelves with Proviion and Men; among the ret, I think, was the Irwin, Captain Ros, from Cork in Ireland; but this I won’t be poitive of, becaue they denied it themelves. This Ship had 600 Barrels of Beef aboard, beides other Proviions, and was taken off Martinico, wherein Colonel Doyly of Monterrat, and his Family were Paengers. The Colonel was very much abued and wounded, for endeavouring to ave a poor Woman, that was alo a Paenger, from the Inults of that brutih Crew; and the Pyrates prevailing, twenty one of them forced the poor Creature ucceively, afterwards broke her Back and flung her into the Sea. I ay, I will not be poitive it was Antis’s Crew that acted this unheard of Violence and Cruelty, tho’ the Circumtances of the Place, the Time, the Force of the Veel, and the Number of Men, do all concur, and I can place the Villany no where ele; but that uch a Fact was done, there is too much Evidence for it to be doubted of.

When they thought fit to put an End to this Cruize, they went into one of the Ilands to clean, which they effected without any Diturbance, and came out again, and tretching away towards Burmudas, met with a tout Ship, called the Morning Star, bound from Guiney to Carolina; they made Prize of her, and kept her for their own Ue. In a Day or two, a Ship from Barbadoes bound to New-York, fell into their Hands, and taking out her Guns