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^owfj '^ Hkewife a Brigantiiie with 14 Kegroes a- 

 toard-, all which being done in the Face of the 

 Town, ftruck a great Terror to the whole Pro* 

 vince ot Car.otway having juft before been vilited 

 by f^amy another notorious Pyrate , that they 

 abandoned themfelves to Difpair, being m no 

 Condition to refift their Force. They were 

 eight Sail in the Harbour, ready for the Sea, 

 |3ut pone dared to venture out, it being almoft 

 impolEble to efcape their Hands, The inward 

 bound Veffels were under the fame unhappy Di- 

 lemma, fo that the Trade of this Place was to- 

 tally interrupted : What made thefe Misfortunes 

 heavier to them, was a long expenfive War the 

 Colony had had with the Natives, which was^ but 

 juft ended when.thefe Robbers infefted them. 



Teach detained all the Ships and Prifbners 

 and, being in want of Medicines, refolves to de- 

 niand aCheft from the Government of the Pro- 

 vince-, accordingly ^icWj, the Captain of the Re- 

 venge Sloop, with two or three more Py rates were 

 ient up along with Mr. Marks, one of the Prifoners 

 whoip they had taken in Clarl's Ship, and very in! 

 folently made their Demands, threatning, that if 

 they did not fend immediately the Cheftof Medi- 

 .cuies, and let the Pyrate-Ambaffadors return 

 without Qffering any Violence to their Perfons' 

 they would murder all their Prifoners, fend up 

 their Heads to the Governor, and fet the Ships 

 ,they had taken 011 Fire- V 



Whilft Mv. Marh was making Application to the 

 Council, Richardsy and the reft of the Pv rates 

 walkM the Streets publickly, in the Sie^ht'of all 

 People, who were fired with the utmoft Indigna- 

 tion, looknig upon them as Robbers and Mur- 

 Jherers, and particularly the Authors of their 

 >/Viongs and Oppreftions, but durft not fo much 

 •^s think of executias their Revenge, for fear 



of 



