to the Gold Mines, &c. 



been treating with fome French Pyrates on Articles ; 

 that if they would fubmit and come in, they fhould 

 be pardoned. 



On the ioth, there was a Canoa fent afhore for 

 Water., the Pyrates giving them leave, and to Wood 

 alfo ; they put up a Flag of Truce, in Order to 

 have Commerce with us, and feveral of them came 

 aboard: We treated them very handfomely, but 

 were forced to leave 2 of our Men afhore for Hoft- 

 ages : Moft of them were French, I think there was 

 but one Engljh-maxi and 2 Dutch-mm among them, 

 they being in all about 800 Perfons, Their Craft 

 is no bigger than Petty-Oagers, but they have done 

 a great deal of Mifchief, both to the Spaniards and 

 all other Nations they could matter, and have 

 been very barbarous in their Aftions, by mur- 

 dering of feveral that have fallen into their 

 Hands. They have lived among thefe Indians ie> 

 Years, moft of them are marry'd among them, 

 and have got very confiderable Sums, of Money : 

 They would have ventured to come aboard us* 

 and ftay'd with us, if their Pardon could be cer- 

 tain ; for they feem'd to be weary of the Courfe 

 of Life they follow'd. As foon as we got our Wa- 

 ter aboard, we in the Baftamento failed in order to 

 joyn our Conforts at the Samballoes Keys \ we having 

 agreed to meet there before our going out of Jamai- 

 ca, from whence they fet out 5 Days before us. 

 Capt. Pilkington informed us, that the Glocefier and 

 Sea-Horfe Men of War, had been engaged with the 

 Fort at Portobel, and that they landed above 300 

 Men from the Sloops ; but that before they could 

 get into the Town, the Glocefter Spring of his Ca- 

 ble, gave way, which made them leave off firing, 

 and go off ; but Capt. Pilkington the Day before, 

 had deluded fome Spaniards off, making them be- 

 lieve he came to trade, detained about 7000 Pieces of 

 Eight, before they had any Intelligence of the War* 



