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 there all the Night, while the Ship was ahore; and obliged ome of the Factory to ait in getting her clear. In the mean while, Ruel came off, but not being uffered to come on Board, he call’d to Lowther, and offered him and the Company, whatever Terms they would be pleaed to accept of, upon Condition of urrendering up the Ship, which had no Effect upon any of them. In the Morning they got her afloat, and Maey and his Men came aboard, after having nailed up and dimounted all the Cannon of the Fort: They put the Governor’s Son, and two or three others ahore, who were not willing to go without the Governor, and ail’d out of the River, having exchanged everal Shot with the Martha, Otter, &c. that lay there, without doing Execution on either Side.

When the Ship came out to Sea, Lowther called up all the Company, and told them, They one and all came into the Meaures, knocked down the Cabins, made the Ship fluh fore and aft, prepared black Colours, new named her, the Delivery, having about 50 Hands and 16 Guns, and the following hort Articles were drawn up, igned and worn to upon the Bible.