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 pyratical Manner, and let the Veel go; but leat he hould meet with any of the Station Ships, and o give Information of the Robbery, in Terrorem, to prevent a Puruit, Lowther contrived a ort of a Certificate, which he directed the Mater to hew to their Conort, if they hould meet with her; and upon Sight of it the Brigantine would pas unmoleted: This Conort, he pretended, was a 40 Gun Ship, and cruiing therabouts.

After this the Delivery proceeded to Hipaniola; near the Wet End of the Iland he met with a French Sloop loaden with Wine and Brandy; aboard of this Veel went Captain Maey, as a Merchant, and ask’d the Price of one Thing, and then another, bidding Money for the greatet Part of the Cargo; but after he had trifled a while, he whiper’d a Secret in the French Man’s Ear, viz. Monieur preently undertood his Meaning, and unwillingly agreed to the Bargain. They took out of her thirty Casks of Brandy, five Hogheads of Wine, everal Pieces of Chintzes, and other valuable Goods, and about 70 l. Englih, in Money; of which Lowther generouly return’d five Pounds back to the French Mater for his Civilities.

But as all Contitutions grow old, and thereby hake and totter, o did our Commonwealth in about a Month of its Age, feel Commotions and intetine Diturbances, by the Diviions of its Members, which had near hand terminated in its Detruction; thee civil Dicords were owing to the following Occaion. Captain Maey had been a Soldier almot from his Infancy, but was but very indifferently acquainted with Maritime Affairs, and having an enterprizing Soul, nothing would atify him, but he mut be doing Buines in his own Way, therefore he required Lowther to let him have thirty Hands to land with, and he would attack Rh