of John Cockburn, c^V. 9 

 ed us (fpeaking of the great Straits they 

 were driven to for Want of Ammunition) 

 that had we held out five Minutes longer, he 

 would have fliot himfelf thro' the Head, be- 

 ing refolved that no Man fhould ever take 

 him alive ; it feems, he always carries two 

 Piftols about him ready charged in Cafe of 

 a Surprizal. 



But to return to our own particular Af- 

 fairs j after we were releafed from Death in 

 the Manner before related, John/on fenc Or- 

 ders for me and two more of my Ship Mates 

 to go on Board their Sloop, to mend their 

 Sails and knot their Rigging, but we were 

 not buffered to continue long in that Em- 

 ployment, for the next Day came three Men 

 with a Piragua, who (when they had taken 

 us out of the Sloop) rowed along fide our 

 Ship, and took in ten more of our Company, 

 whofe Nimes were Richard Banifler, Tho- 

 mas Rounce, 'John Holland, Thomas Robiufon, 

 "John Ballmain, John Allen, Thomas White** 

 head, fVtUiam Dennis, John Mingo* and 

 hauorence Lomber. Their Orders ran to car- 

 ry us to a little defolate Ifland at fome Di- 

 fiance off, where putting us on Shore, they 



left 



