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 ince they could not go a Cruizing any more, it was Time to think of etablihing themelves at Land; to which Purpoe they took all Things out of the Sloops, made Tents of the Sails, and encamped themelves, having a large Quantity of Ammunition, and abundance of mall Arms.

Here they met with everal of their Countrymen, the Crew of a Privateer Sloop which was commanded by Captain Thomas Tew; and ince it will be but a hort Digreion, we will give an Account how they came here.

Captain George Dew and Captain Thomas Tew, having received Commiions from the then Governor of Bermudas, to ail directly for the River Gambia in Africa; there, with the Advice and Aitance of the Agents of the Royal African Company, to attempt the taking the French Factory at Goorie, lying upon that Coat. In a few Days after they ailed out, Dew in a violent Storm, not only prung his Mat, but lot Sight of his Conort; Dew therefore returned back to refit, and Tew intead of proceeding on his Voyage, made for the Cape of Good Hope, and doubling the aid Cape, haped his Coure for the Straits of Babel Mandel, being the Entrance into the Red Sea. Here he came up with a large Ship, richly laden, bound from the Indies to Arabia, with three hundred Soldiers on Board, beides Seamen; yet Tew had the Hardines to board her, and oon carried her; and, ’tis aid, by this Prize, his Men hared near three thouand Pounds a Piece: They had Intelligence from the Prioners, of five other rich Ships to pas that Way, which Tew would have attacked, tho’ they were very trong, if he had not been over-ruled by the Quarter-Mater and others.This differing in Opinion created ome ill Blood amongt them, o that they reolved to break up pyrating, and no Place was o fit to receive them as Madagacar; hither they teered