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when, by an effefl of Providence, we got fight 

 of a great Ihip : we bore down upon her imme- 

 diately, being determined to grapple, becaufe 

 fhe appeared to be flronger in the number of 

 her cannon ; we hoifted Englilh colours, but 

 fhe crouded her fails to get oft-, however, as we 

 had gained upon her, fhe prepared for the light 

 fo boldly, that it would have kept off any but 

 hungry people -, we hoifled our colours accord- 

 ing to cuftom, by firing a gun -, and having 

 brought our fhip to the proper diftance, we 

 gave her a broadfide, upon which fhe flruck to 

 us immediately. Her cargo was very rich ; we 

 took away her cannon, and many chefls full of 

 mufkets, piftois, and fabres, which ferved to 

 arm us -, but we found few provilions in her, 

 as fhe was near the place of her deflination. Af- 

 ter having ranfomed her, we left her juflprovi- 

 fions fufHcient to reach Carolina with, whither 

 fhe was bound, and from whence flie was not 

 above feventy leagues diflant. 



We now thought we might venture to fail for 

 Europe with the provilions we had got, ho- 

 ping that, as we were well armed, we might 

 take another prize, or touch at the Azores * •, 

 but we were difappointed in thefe expedlations, 

 the 



* Ifles between Europe and North America in the Atlantic 

 ocean. 



