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we foon came up with. This furprized me, be- 

 caufe we did not fail very well ourfelves ; but 

 what aftonifhed me ftill more, was to fee thefe vef- 

 fels under fail, which, if I had not feen them get 

 under way, I mould not have believed to be the fame, 

 which appeared to be fo large in the harbour ; on 

 which I was told this was owing to a particular 

 conftru&ion, and manner of rigging, contrived on 

 purpofe to draw the pirates into a inare; and 

 that on this account they are called in the ftyle of 

 failors des Attrapes Lourdeaux. In effect, it is 

 faid, that the pirates feeing them, and judging 

 them from their appearance to be merchantmen, 

 bear down upon them, as to a certain prey. But 

 when they are engaged in fuch a manner as not 

 to be able to extricate themfelves, they find whom 

 they have to deal with, and are taken in the trap 

 without being able to make any refinance •, fo 

 that of all the nations of Europe, the Englifh are 

 thofe whom the pirates (land moft in fear of, and 

 whom they ufe worft when they can get them in- 

 to their hands. 



The night following, we met with as terrible a 

 ftorm, as I have feen for a long time in the Chan- 

 nel. The next day in the morning, though the 

 wind was almoft entirely fallen, the fea was ftill 

 in fuch agitation as to terrify the boldeft ; we even 

 ihipped fome feas which put us in great danger ; 

 one, in particular, came into the cabbin, when I 

 was beginning to fay mafs, which prevented me 

 from going on ; and when about noon we got in- 

 to Havre de Grace, every one afked us how we 

 had been able to bear up againft the tempeft, 

 which had made its effects be felt even in the har- 

 bour. 



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