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' of Spawy but as Py rates, findrng It a Part of your 

 ^ Religion in this Place to proted fuch Villains, 

 Off the River Trim- Your humble Servant, 

 dadoy Feb. 8* 1720. * Jofefh Laws. 



The Anfwer of one of the Alcaldes to Mr. Laws'^ 



Captain Laws^ 



C ^\rO\J may alTure your lelf, I will never be 

 X ^ wanting in the Duty of my Poft. The 

 ^ Prifoners that are here are not in Prifon, but 

 ^ only kept here to be fent to the Governor of the 

 ^ Havana: If you fas you fay) command at Sea, I 

 ^ command on Slioar : If you treat the Sfaniardsy 

 ^ you Ihould happen to take, as Pyrates, I will do 

 * the fame by every one of your People 1 can 

 5 take up : I will not be wanting to good Manners, 



jf ypu will do the fame, I can likewife aft the 

 ^ Soldier, if any Occafion fliould offer that way, 

 ^ for 1 have very good People here for that purpole. 

 ^ If you pretend any Thing elfe, you may execute 

 f it on this Coaft. God preferve you. I kifs your 

 ' Hand. 



Trinidadoj Signed, 

 Feb. 20. 1720, Bennett e Alfonfo del Menx^ano. 



The laft Advices we have received from our 

 Plantat'ons in America^ dated "^june 9th, 1724, 

 gives us the following Account, viz.. That Captain 

 ^jones in the Ship ^ohn and Mary^ on the 5th of the 

 \ faid Month, met with, near the Capes of Virginiay 

 a Spanijl} Guard del Coaft ^ commanded by one Don 

 Benito^ faid to be commiffioned by the Governor 

 of Cuba: She was manned with 60 Spaniards^ 18 

 f rench Men and 18 EngUjh^ and had an Engii^ Cap- 

 tain as well as Spanljhy one K'chard Holland^ who for- 

 jnerly belonged to the Suffolk Man of War, which 



he 



