Of Captain Av ERT. 4^ 



have a Mind to make one of us, we will receive you, 

 and if you'll turn Ibber, and mind your Bulinefs, 

 perhaps in Time I may make you one of my Lieu- 

 tenants^ if not, here's a Boat a*long-fide, and you 

 ftall be fet afhore* 



The Captain was glad t6 hear this, and therefore 

 accepted of his Offer;^ and the whole Crew being 

 called up, to know who was willing to on Shore 

 with the Captain, and who to feek their Fortunes 

 with the reft ^ there were not above five or fix who 

 were willing to quit this Enterprise ; wherefore 

 they were put into the Boat with the Captain that 

 Minute, stnd made their Way to the Shore as well 

 as they could. 



They proceeded on their Voyage to Madagafcary 

 but I do not find they took any Ships in their Way \ 

 when they arrived at the N. E. Part of that Ifland, 

 they found two SloojJs at Anchor, who, upon feeing * 

 them, flip'd their Cables and run themfelves afiiore, 

 the Men all landing, and running into the Woods ^ 

 thefe were two Sloops which the Men had run away 

 with frotn the Wefi-indies^ and feeing Avcry^ they 

 fiippofed him to be Ibme Frigate fent to take them ^ 

 and therefore not being of Force to engage him, 

 they did what they could to fave themfelves. 



He gueffed where they were-^ and fentifoHie of his 

 Men on Shore to let them know they were Friends, 

 and to offer they might join together for their com- 

 mon Safety ^ the Sloops Men were well arm'd, and 

 had pofted themfelves in a Wood, with Centlnels 

 jufl: on the out-fide^ to oblerve whether the Ship 

 landed her Men to purfue them, and they dbfer- 

 ving only two or three Men to come towards theni 

 without Arms, did not oppofe theiri, but having 

 challenged them, and they anfivering they were 

 Friends, they lead them to their Body, vvhere they 

 delivered their Meffage^ at firfi, they apprehen- 

 died it Was ^ StiratJtgem to decoy them oa Baard^ 



