Of Captain MART EL. 6^ 



cannonaded the Pyrate Ship of 22 Guns, that lay 

 behind thelfland. The next Night, i;.x. the i8th, 

 it talh'ng Calm, Captain Hume weighM, fearing he 

 might fall on the Reef, arid fo flood off and on for 

 a Day or two, to block them up. On the 20th, 

 in the Evening, they obferved the Man of War to 

 ftand off to Sea, and took the Opportunity to 

 warp out, in order to flip away from the liland ; 

 but at Twelve o'Clock they run a-ground, and 

 then feeing the Scarborough about, ftanding in again, 

 as their Cafe was delperate, lb they were put into 

 the utmoft Confufion^ they quitted their Ship, and 

 let her on Fire, with 20 Negroes in her, who 

 were all burnt ^ 19 of the Pyrates made their 

 Efcape in a fmall Sloop, but the Captain and the 

 reft, with 20 Negroes, betook to the Woods, 

 where 'twas probable they might ftarve, for we 

 jiever heard what became of 'em afterwards : Cap- 

 tain Hume releafed the Prifoners, with the Ship and 

 Sloop thar remained, and then went after the tWQ 

 Pyrate Sloops firft mentioned. 



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