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34 of Spain, but as Pyrates, finding it a Part of your Religion in this Place to protect uch Villains.

Off the River Trinidado, Feb. 8. 1720.

Your humble Servant, Joeph Laws.

Captain Laws,

OU may aure your elf, I will never be wanting in the Duty of my Pot. The Prioners that are here are not in Prion, but only kept here to be ent to the Governor of the Havana: If you (as you ay) command at Sea, I command on Shoar: If you treat the Spaniards, you hould happen to take, as Pyrates, I will do the ame by every one of your People I can take up: I will not be wanting to good Manners, if you will do the ame. I can likewie act the Soldier, if any Occaion hould offer that way, for I have very good People here for that purpoe. If you pretend any Thing ele, you may execute it on this Coat. God preerve you. I kis your Hand.

Trinidado, Feb. 20. 1720.

Signed, Bennette Alfono del Menzano.

The lat Advices we have received from our Plantations in America, dated June 9th, 1724, gives us the following Account, viz. That Captain Jones in the Ship John and Mary, on the 5th of the aid Month, met with, near the Capes of Virginia, a Spanih Guard del Coat, commanded by one Don Benito, aid to be commiioned by the Governor of Cuba: She was manned with 60 Spaniards, 18 French Men and 18 Englih, and had an Englih Captain as well as Spanih, one Richard Holland, who formerly belonged to the Suffolk Man of War, which he