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 the utmot Conternation, thinking that all three had been Pyrates, and that their Deign had been upon them; o that all the Ships and Veels that were in the Road, or in the Rivers up the Bay, had Orders immediately to hale in to the Shore, for their Security, or ele to prepare for their Defence, if they thought themelves in a Condition to fight. Soon after two Boats, which were ent out to get Intelligence, came crowding in, and brought an Account, that one of the Pyrates was in the Bay, being a mall Sloop of ix Guns. The Governor expecting the ret would have followed, and altogether make ome Attempt to land, for the ake of Plunder, beat to Arms, and collected all the Force that could be got together, to oppoe them; he ordered all the Guns out of the Ships, to make a Platform, and, in hort, put the whole Colony in a warlike Poture; but was very much urpried at lat, to ee all the uppoed Pyrates fighting with one another.

The Truth of the Matter is, Worley gained the Bay, thinking to make ure of his two Prizes, by keeping them from coming in; but by the hoiting of the King’s Colours, and firing a Gun, he quickly was enible of his Mitake, and too oon perceived that the Tables were turned upon him; that intead of keeping them out, he found himelf, by a uperiour Force kept in. When the Pyrates aw how Things went, they reolutely prepar’d themelves for a deperate Defence; and tho’ three to one odds, Worley and his Crew determined to fight to the lat Gap, and receive no Quarters, agreeably to what they had before worn; o that they mut either Dye or Conquer upon the Spot.

The Carolina Men gave the Pyrate a Broadide, and then Boarded him, one Sloop getting upon his Quarter, and the other on his Bow; Worley and the Crew, drew up upon the Deck, and fought