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 of them called the Fancy, commanded by Low himelf, and the other the Ranger, commanded by Harris, both which hoited their pyratical Colours, and fired each a Gun. When the Greyhound came within Muquet-hot, he halled up her Main-ail, and clapp’d cloe upon a Wind, to keep the Pyrates from running to Leeward, and then engaged: But when the Rogues found who they had to deal with, they edg’d away under the Man of War’s Stern, and the Greyhound tanding after them, they made a running Fight for about two Hours; but little Wind happening, the Sloops gained from her, by the help of their Oars; upon which the Greyhound left off firing, and turned all Hands to her own Oars, and at three in the Afternoon came up with them. The Pyrates haul’d upon a Wind to receive the Man of War, and the Fight was immediately renewed, with a brisk Fire on both Sides, till the Ranger’s Main-Yard was hot down, and the Greyhound preing cloe upon the diabled Sloop, Low, in the other, thought fit to bear away and leave his Conort a Sacrifice to his Enemy, who (eing the Cowardice and Treachery of his Commadore and Leader, having ten or twelve Men killed and wounded, and that there was no poibility of ecaping,) called out for Quarters, and urrendered themelves to Jutice, which proved evere enough to them a-while afterwards.

The Conduct of Low was urprizing in this Adventure, becaue his reputed Courage and Boldnes, had, hitherto, o poes’d the Minds of all People, that he became a Terror, even to his own Men; but his Behaviour throughout this whole Action, hewed him to be a bae cowardly Villain, for had Low’s Sloop fought half o briskly as Harris’s had done, (as they were under a olemn Oath to do,)