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* notorious Villains to be equippM and fitted out 

 ^ from your Port : otherwife you may depend upon 

 ^ it, thofe that I can meet with, lhall be efteemed 

 ^ Pyrates, and treated as fuch ^ of which I thought 

 ^ proper to give you Notice^ and am, &c. 



^ Letter from Mr. Jofeph Laws, Lieutenant 

 of his Majejifs Ship^ Happy SnoWy to the 

 Alcaldes of Trinidado. 



Genlemen, 



C TT Am fent by Commadore Vernon^ Commander 

 ^ in Chief ot all his Majefty's Ships in the 

 Weft-Indies^ to demand in the King our Mafter's 

 Name, all the Veifels, with their Effects, &c. 

 and alfo the Negroes taken from Jamaica lince the 

 Ceffation of Arms likewife all EngUjlomen now 

 detained, or otherwife remaining in your Port of 

 Trinidadoy particularly Nicholas Brown and Chrlfto^ 

 pher Winter^ both of them being Traytors, Py- 

 rates and common Enemies to all Nations : And 

 the faid Commadore hath ordered me to Acquaint 

 you, that he is lurprized that the Subjects of a 

 Prince in Amity and Friendfliip with another, 

 Ihould give Countenance to fuch notorious Vil- 

 lains. In Expe£tation of your immediate Compli- 

 l ance, I am. Gentlemen, 



Off the River Trini- Your humble Servant, 

 dadoy Feb. 8. 1720. Jofeph Laws* 



The Anfwer of the Alcaldes of Trinidado, to 



Mr. LawsV Letter. 



Capt. Lawsy 



4 TN Anfwer to yours, this lerves to acquaint 

 J[ * yo^j ^hat neither in this City, nor Port, are 

 f there any Negroes or Veffeis which have been ta- 



/ ken 



