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 After this, they were obliged to put into everal Ports, and by contrary Winds, came to the Coat of France, and hearing there was an Enquiry made after the Ship, Roche quits her at Havre de Grace, and leaves the Management to Cullen and the ret; who having hipp’d other Men, ail’d away to Scotland, and there quitted the Veel, which was afterwards eized and brought into the River of Thames.

Some Time after this, Philip Roche came to London, and making ome Claim for Money, he had made Inurance of, in the Name of John Eutace, the Officer was apprized of the Fraud, and he arreted and flung into the Compter; from whence directing a Letter to his Wife, he hewed it to a Friend, who dicovered by it, that he was the principal Villain concerned in the Detruction of Peter Tartoue, and the Crew. Upon this, an Information was given to my Lord Carteret, that the Peron who went by the Name of John Eutace, was Philip Roche, as aforeaid; and being brought down by his Lordhips Warrant, he tifly deny’d it for ome Time, notwithtanding a Letter was found in his Pocket, directed to him by the Name of Roche; but being confronted by a Captain of a Ship, who knew him well, he confeed it, but prevaricated in everal Particulars; whereupon he was committed to Newgate upon violent Supicion, and the next Day was brought down again at his own Requet, confeed the whole, deired to be made an Evidence, and promied to convict three Men wore than himelf. Two were dicovered by him, who died mierably in the Marhalea, and Roche himelf was afterwards try’d, (no more being taken,) found Guilty of the Pyracy, and executed. Rh