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 cannonaded the Pyrate Ship of 22 Guns, that lay behind the Iland. The next Night, viz. the 18th, it falling Calm, Captain Hume weigh’d, fearing he might fall on the Reef, and o tood off and on for a Day or two, to block them up. On the 20th, in the Evening, they oberved the Man of War to tand off to Sea, and took the Opportunity to warp out, in order to lip away from the Iland; but at Twelve o’Clock they run a-ground, and then eeing the Scarborough about, tanding in again, as their Cae was deperate, o they were put into the utmot Confuion; they quitted their Ship, and et her on Fire, with 20 Negroes in her, who were all burnt; 19 of the Pyrates made their Ecape in a mall Sloop, but the Captain and the ret, with 20 Negroes, betook to the Woods, where ’twas probable they might tarve, for we never heard what became of ’em afterwards: Captain Hume releaed the Prioners, with the Ship and Sloop that remained, and then went after the two Pyrate Sloops firt mentioned.

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