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 one of the Negroes, whoe Name was Pedro, who inform’d Captain Phillips, that thoe that were left behind were taken by a Man of War’s Crew, and hang’d at Antegoa, among whom was Fenn, their Captain.

They took Pedro on Board, and then fell to Buines, careening their Veel; and jut as they had finihed their Work, a Man of War’s Boat came into the Harbour, the Ship being cruiing to Leeward of the Iland. It was eaily gues’d upon what Errant he was ent, and therefore they lot no Time, but, as oon as the Boat went away, warp’d out, and ply’d to Windward for Security, but left the four French Men, they took out of the Martinico Sloop, behind.

In a few Days they took a Snow with a few Hands, and Fern, the Carpenter, one William Phillips, Wood and Taylor, went aboard to take Poeion of her. Fern, not forgetting the Affront of having Archer preferr’d before him, reolv’d to go off with the Prize, and brought the ret into the ame Meaures; however Phillips, the Captain, keeping a good Look-out, perceiv’d their Deign, and gave them Chace, who coming up with the Veel, a Skirmih enu’d, wherein Wood was kill’d and Taylor wounded in his Leg; upon which the other two urrender’d. There was no Surgeon aboard, and therefore it was advis’d, upon a learned Conultation, that Phillips’s Leg hould be cut off; but who hould perform the Operation was the Dipute; at length the Carpenter was appointed, as the mot proper Man: Upon which, he fetch’d up the bigget Saw, and taking the Limb under his Arm, fell to Work, and eparated it from the Body of the Patient, in as little Time as he could have cut a Deal Board in two; after that he heated his Ax red hot in the Fire, and cauteriz’d the Wound, but not with o much Art as he perform’d the other Part,