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board the privateer, all the goods which had been 

 brought down from Caribou, except a chest of 

 l)aggage, which Grimes returned; but manj^ 

 things were pillaged out of it. He then gave me 

 a small quantity of provisions, returned my boats 

 and most of their sails, and b.v noon, the ship to- 

 gether with my l)rig went to sea through Western 

 Tickle, and steered away north-east by east; pass- 

 ing to the westward of the Gannet Islands. May 

 the devil go with them! 



The ^linerva's guns formerly belonged to one 

 of his Majesty's frigates, Avhich was cast away 

 near Boston; I think the Syren. The first lieuten- 

 ant's name is Carlton; the third, Cushin; the 

 master's Ogilvie; lieutenant of the marines, 

 Larey; and the surgeon's, Elliot. Carlton and 

 Elliot are two of as great villains as any un- 

 hanged; the other three behaved exceeding well, 

 particularly ]\lr. Ogihie, of whose civilities I shall 

 ever retain a most grateful remembrance. I 

 should be particularly happj^ to have it in my 

 power to reward properly the infamous behaviour 

 of Carlton and Elliot; and the villainy of Thomas 

 Adams, lately a mate in the sendee of Noble and 

 Pinson; also of Michael Bryan, Luke Ryan, Den- 

 nis Ryan, and Doiiiiuirk Kinnien, lately my serv- 

 ants, who were by far the most active in distress- 

 ing me. Tliey were the ])ersons who gave in- 

 formation where r li\-e(l. ))il<»1e(l the ship to this 

 place, and discovered to the enemy the places 

 where great part of my property lay. Grimes is 

 a lying rascal; for, lie \(.luntarily made me many 



