we had got down the river into the 

 road, a French privateer that was alrnoft 

 ready to fail upon a cruize, hailed the 

 Dutchman, and told him to come to an 

 anchor ; and that if he offered to fail be- 

 fore him, he would fink him. This he 

 was forced to comply with, and lay 

 three days in the road, curfing the 

 Frenchman, who at the end of that time 

 put to fea, and then we were at liberty 

 to do the fame. We had a long un- 

 comfortable paflage. About the ninth 

 day, before fun-fet, we faw Dover, and 

 reminded the Dutchman of his agree- 

 ment to land us there. He faid he 

 would ; but inftead of that, in the morn- 

 ing we were off the coaft of France. 

 We complained loudly of this piece of 

 villany, and infifted upon his returning 

 to land us, whdfn an Englifli man of war 

 appeared to windward, and prefently 

 bore down to us. She fent her boat on 



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