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took all the ballast in. We Hiauled 
out from. the shore, bent all our sails, 
and got the ship ready for sea. 
April 13.—Unmoored, and got all 
the vessels’ boats'in the harbour to tow 
us out; but, before we’ went out, the 
merchants ‘belonging ‘to these vessels 
gave our captain 15,000 hard dollars, 
for not troubling them any longer: on 
which our captain told them, be would 
give them three days to get away, and 
no longer. We had a fair wind at 
four o’clock, and came to an anchor 
on the Turkish shore; where we sent 
the long-boat) and ‘yawl, armed for 
stock, of which they killed five bul- 
locks, and thirty-four sheep, besides 
leaving a number which the boats 
could not bring off. 
April 14,.—We saw a pirate, which 
came on-board us, and told our cap- 
tain, that if he lay here he would cap- 
ture plenty of small vessels belonging 
to Cyprus; but they carried only fire- 
wood, and our captain said it was not 
worth his time to go after them. ‘This 
pirate had in the harbour a Ragusan 
and three Venetians, which he had 
taken two’ days before, and was re- 
moving the best of every thing out of 
them, to sink them. As for the crews, 
they had killed them when they were 
taken. Instead’ of our detaining this 
pirate, we gave him powder, shot, and 
arms ; and let him go, because he was 
one of our captain’s old acquaintance. 
‘We saw two ships coming towards us, 
when we gotall hands to quarters, and 
every thing ready for engaging ; as we 
took them to be Turkish men-of-war: 
‘but, as they came within gun-shot, 
they hoisted Russian colours ; which 
we were glad to see. They were two 
privateers bound to Zante. 
April 15.— We sailed for the island 
of Zante ; and, the next day, got in, 
and moored. "The captain went. on 
shore, thinking to get pratique ; but 
could not, as we ‘had been on the 
Turkish shore. 
* April 22.—We got all our provisions 
and water on-board. 
April 23.—Employed setting the 
rigging fore and aft; and got every 
‘thing ready for sea. 
“April 24.—There was a Ragusa ship 
dying in Zante, that had Turkish pas- 
Seg on on-board for Smyrna, and’ had 
2,500:dollars belonging to these Purks. 
Our captain was resolyed to follow 
her. 
April 25,.--She’ sailed about ten 
o'clock in the morning, and was about 
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six leagues off when we got under 
weigh, and gave her chace: nen she 
escaped, 
April 26.—This morning steoikin 
for ie Turkish shore, where we saw 
a vessel at anchor, and, seeing us 
coming in, she got under weigh as 
fast as she could. We soon followed, 
and; coming within gun-shot, fired 
twenty-three. guns at ther before she 
hove-to. We plundered her of every 
thing she had on-board; and one of 
our men killed their captain and two 
men, for asking him to return a small 
chest of turbans and sashes. 
April 28.—Saw several vessels, yet 
did not go after them; but went into 
an harbour in the island of Cerigo, 
where we came to anchor. 
April 29.—A vessel came in under 
Jerusalem colours: was a good prize 
for us if at sea ; but, as we wexe under 
a Venetian fort, we could not take 
her. This same day the captain went 
on-shore, to see if he could get any 
hands. 
April 30.—Came in that same vessel 
which engaged our long-boat on the 
22d of March, and our eaptain re- 
solved to be revenged ; so at night we 
armed the boats, and sent them out 
to lay wait for her, if she should come 
out. About eleven o'clock at night 
she got under weigh, and was going 
out, when our boats fell in with her, 
and killed all hands on-board,, except 
two boys, whom we put on shore at 
Thinoa. 
May’ 2: — There came on-board 
twenty-three sailors, which made our 
compliment 215. In the afternoon our 
captain came on-board, and ordered 
all hands aft, and read’ his commission, 
which was, that we were going against 
the Turks ; and, as they were a cruel | 
enemy, that we must stand true to - 
cur colours, and neither give nor take 
quarter, but burn and destroy all that 
came in our way; and the more we 
should take, the more we should have 
for ourselves, besides doing ‘so much 
good for the Russian empress. Alt 
hands gave him three cheers, and said 
there was no fear. At night we sailed 
for the Archipelago. 
May 8.—We hailed a Venetian 
ship, bound for Smyrna; overhauled 
her, and took her. 
May 4.—Saw a ship; gave chitee ; - 
and at five o’clock got alongside her. 
She proved to be a ‘Turkish cruizer of 
fourteen guns; ‘and, after engaging 
her half an hour, she- struek: on 
which 
