of John Cockburn, &c. \ \ 



one of thofe the moft hotly bent againft us. 

 This put us into a frefli Confirmation. I asked 

 him, if he could fpeak Englijh y he anfwer'd 

 no ; but could talk both Spanifh and Italian 

 very well, being a Neapolitan by Birth. 

 Then he proceeded to inform us, that upon a 

 grand Quarrel arifing between his two Com- 

 manders and himfelf, about the Sharing of 

 their Plunder (altho* he was a very daring 

 Fellow r , and very ufeful to them) they had 

 both determined to maroon him in the 

 fame Manner they had done us ; he then 

 fell to exclaiming grievioufly againft their 

 Ingratitude for his paft Services, and uttered 

 a thoufand bitter Curfes on himfelf, if he 

 did not fpeedily find out the Means to be re- 

 venged, which feemed to us to be idle Talk 

 and vain Threats, there being no Profpeft 

 we fliould be ever able to reach the Conti- 

 nent, tho* but a little diftant from us, and 

 without which there was no Hope. He 

 faid, be believed he was much better ac- 

 quainted with the Ifland than we, and asked 5 

 if there were any among us that could fwim 

 well; I told him I could, and was ready to 

 attempt any Thing pra&icable towards the 



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