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 with the ame Number tay’d in the Sloop, and eparated that very Night, being the 28th of May 1722.

Lowther proceeding on his Way to the Main-Coat, took three or four fihing Veels off New-York, which was no great Booty to the Captors. The 3d of June, they met with a mall New-England Ship, bound home from Barbadoes, which tood an Attack a mall Time, but finding it to no Purpoe, yielded herelf a Prey to the Booters: The Pyrates took out of her fourteen Hogheads of Rum, ix Barrels of Sugar, a large Box of Englih Goods, everal Casks of Loaf Sugar, a coniderable Quantity of Pepper, ix Negroes, beides a Sum of Money and Plate, and then let her go on her Voyage.

The next Adventure was not o fortunate for them, for coming pretty near the Coat of South-Carolina, they met with a Ship jut come out, on her Voyage to England; Lowther gave her a Gun, and hoited his pyratical Colours; but this Ship, which was called the Amy, happening to have a brave gallant Man to command her, who was not any ways daunted with that terrible Enign, the black Flag, he intead of triking immediately, as ’twas expected, let fly a Broadide at the Pyrate. Lowther (not at all pleaed with the Compliment, tho’ he put up with it for the preent) was for taking Leave; but the Amy getting the Pyrate between her and the Shore, tood after him to clap him aboard; to prevent which, Lowther run the Sloop a-ground, and landed all the Men with their Arms. Captain Gwatkins, the Captain of the Amy, was obliged to tand off, for fear of running his own Ship ahore; but at the ame Time thought fit for the publick Good, to detroy the Enemy; and thereupon went into the Boat, and rowed towards the Sloop, in order to et her on Fire; but before he reached the Veel, a fatal Shot from Lowther’s