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and courage to the command of the Swallow Man of War, wherein 

 he took Roberts, the famous pirate, on the coaft of Africa, Feb. 

 5th 1722; whofe ftory, and Captain Ogles taking him, is thus 

 defcribed by the ingenious Mr. Campbell in his naval hiftory of 

 King George I. whofe relation I prefer to the brave captain's in 

 his letter to the Lords of the Admiralty, his pen not having the 

 politure of his fword. 



" There was among the pirates, on the coaft of Africa, one 

 " Roberts, a man whofe parts deferved better employment ; he 

 " was an able feaman, and a good commander, and had with 

 " him two very flout (hips, one commanded by himfelf, of 40 

 " guns, and one hundred and fifty-two men ; the other of 30 

 *' guns, .and one hundred and thirty-two men ; and to com- 

 ' plete his fquadron, he foon added a third, of 24 guns, and 90 

 *' men. 



*' Captain Ogle was in The Swallow, and was cruifing off Cape 

 * Lopez, when he had intelligence of Roberts^ being not far from 

 *' him, of whom he went immediately in fearch, and foon after 



* difcovered them in a very commodious bay, where the biggeft 

 " and the lead fhip were upon the heel, fcrubbing. Captain 

 " Ogle taking in his lower tire of guns, and lying at a diftance, 

 *' Roberts took him fora merchant-man, and immediately ordered 

 *' his confort, Skyrm, to flip his cable, and run out after him. 

 *' Captain Ogle crowded all the fail he could to decoy the pirate, 

 " to fuch a diftance, that his conforts might not hear the guns, 

 *' and then fuddenly tacked, run out his lower tire, and gave the 

 " pirate a broadfide, by which their Captain, Skynn, was killed ; 

 " which fo difcouraged his crew, that after a brifk engagement, 



* which lafted about an hour and a half, they furrendered. 



" Captain 



