%6% Davis hit Expedition 



Captain Brown was (hot through the Head 

 by our own People, of which wound he 

 inftantly dyed h one John Elis was (hot 

 through the Body, and likewife one Ed- 

 ward Haggett into the Shoulder, both of our 

 Sloops 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 Sen- 

 tinels all round it ; Then we began to look 

 about for Plunder, but the Inhabitants ha- 

 ving fome Intelligence of our Defign, had 

 two Days before convey 'd all their Riches 

 into the Country $ fo that there was not 

 left fo much as a Silver Candleftick in their 

 Churches, which was very mortifying to us, 

 fince we reckon'd upon the (baring near two 

 hundred Pounds a Man. All the People we 

 found here was a Mu//atta-womkn, and one 

 Man 3 we took four Slaves, and redeemed 

 four tinglijh-men, who were taken Prifoners 

 by them in Trading. When we had plun- 

 der d as much as we could, orders were 

 given to fire the f 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 7 Oagers, and hard- 

 ly big enough to carry off our Men and 

 Plunder. We Embarked at two in the Af- 

 ternoon, and no fooner were we aboard, 

 and out of the reach of (hot, but fome Spani- 

 ards that lay fculking in the Woods, came 

 out and fired at us, to (how us they were 

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