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fince they could not go a Crumng any more, it 

 was Tiine to think of eftabliflaing themfelves at 

 Land *, to which Purpofe they took all Things out 

 of the Sloops, made Tents of the Sails, and encam- 

 ped themfelves, having a large Quantity cf Ammu^ 

 nition, and abundance of Imall Arms. 



Here they met with leveral of their Countrymen,' ^ 

 the Crew of a Privateer Sloop which Was comman- 

 ded by Captain Thomas Tew *, and fmce it will be 

 but a Ihort Digrellion, we will give an Account 

 . Jiow they came here. 



Captain George Dew and Captain Thomas Tew^ ha-< 

 ving received Commiflions from the then Gover- 

 nor of Bermudas^ to fail direftly for the River Gam- 

 bia in Africa*^ there, with the Advice and Allift- 

 ance of the Agents of tlie Royal African Company, 

 to attempt the taking the French Faftory at Goorie^ 

 lying upon that Coaft. In a few Days after they 

 failed Out, Dew in a violent Storm, not only fprung 

 his Maft, but loft Sight of his Confbrt-, Dew there- 

 fore returned back to refit, and Tew inftead of pro- 

 ceeding Qu his Voyage, nlade lor the Cai^e of Good 

 Jlope^ and doubling the faid Cape, fliaped his Courfe 

 for th^ Straits of Babel Mandel^ being the Entrance 

 into the Red Sea. Here he came up with a large 

 Ship, richly laden, bound from the Indies to Ara-- 

 hia, with three hundred Soldiers on Board, beiides 

 Seamen- yet Tew had the Hardinefs to board 

 her, and foon carried her and, 'tis faid, by this 

 Prize, his Men fliared near three thoufand Pounds 

 a Piece : They had Intelligence from the Prifoners, 

 of five other rich Ships to pafs that Way, which 

 Tew would have attacked, tho' they were very 

 ftrong, if he had not been over-ruled by the Quar- 

 ter-Mafter and others. This differing in Opi- 

 nion created fome ill Blood amongft them, fo that 

 they refolved to break up pyrating, and no Place 

 was fo fit to receiye them as ^^<^^^^y^^rj hither they 



fleered 



