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clofe up to the Walls : We were prefently ehallen* 

 ged by the Centinel, who called for the Captain of 

 the Guard, and fired on us not above one Volley 

 of final] Shot ; they were anfwered by us in the Van 

 in the fame Language y after which we prefently 

 enter'd the Fort, they all forfaking it, as they did 

 the Town, without making any Oppofition \ we 

 in the Van had like to have had much Damage by 

 our own Men's Mifmanagement : For no fooner was 

 the Van engaged, but the Center and Rear fired in 

 amongft us, and being dark, and not having Room 

 enough for 6 Men to march abreaft, it was very 

 good Fortune we loft no more Men than we did. 

 I cannot affert it for Truth, but believe Capt. 

 Browne was fhot through the Head by our own 

 People, of which Wound he inftantly dyed y one 

 John Elis was fhot through the Body, and likewife 

 one Edward Raggett into the Shoulder, both of our 

 Sloop's Crew: We took Care as foon as we took 

 the Town, to fet a Main-guard at the Caftle, and 

 another in the Church, and Centinels all round it: 

 Then we began to look about for Plunder, but the 

 Inhabitants having fome Intelligence of our Defign, 

 had 2 Days before conveyed all their Riches into 

 the Country ; fo that there was not left fo much 

 as a filver Candleftick in their Churches, which was 

 very mortifying to us, fince we reckon'd upon the 

 fharing near 200 Pounds a Man. All the People 

 we found here was a Mullatta-Woman, and one 

 Man ; we took 4 Slaves, and redeemed 4 Englijh- 

 Men, who were taken Prifoners by them in Tra- 

 ding. When we had plunder'd as much as we 

 could, Orders were given to fire the Town, which 

 we did, and fpiked up their Guns ; but we could 

 not carry them off, by Reafon our Craft was but 

 Canoes and Petty-Oagers, and hardly big enough 

 to carry off our Men and Plunder. We embarked 

 at 2 in the Afternoon, and no fooner were we a- 



board, 



