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 ’s Men gave him a terrible Wound in the Neck and Throat, by which the Lieutenant came off with a mall Cut over his Fingers.

They were now cloely and warmly engaged, the Lieutenant and twelve Men, againt Black-beard and fourteen, till the Sea was tinctur’d with Blood round the Veel; Black-beard received a Shot into his Body from the Pitol that Lieutenant Maynard dicharg’d, yet he tood his Ground, and fought with great Fury, till he received five and twenty Wounds, and five of them by Shot. At length, as he was cocking another Pitol, having fired everal before, he fell down dead; by which Time eight more out of the fourteen dropp’d, and all the ret, much wounded, jump’d over-board, and call’d out for Quarters, which was granted, tho’ it was only prolonging their Lives for a few Days. The Sloop Ranger came up, and attack’d the Men that remain’d in Black-beard’s Sloop, with equal Bravery, till they likewie cry’d for Quarters.

Here was an End of that couragious Brute, who might have pas’d in the World for a Heroe, had he been employ’d in a good Caue; his Detruction, which was of uch Conequence to the Plantations, was entirely owing to the Conduct and Bravery of Lieutenant Maynard and his Men, who might have detroy’d him with much les Los, had they had a Veel with great Guns; but they were obliged to ue mall Veels, becaue the Holes and Places he lurk’d in, would not admit of others of greater Draught; and it was no mall Difficulty for this Gentleman to get to him, having grounded his Veel, at leat, a hundred times, in getting up the River, beides other Dicouragements, enough to have turn’d back any Gentleman without Dihonour, who was les reolute and bold than this Lieutenant. The Broadide that did o much Michief before they boarded, in all Probability ved