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of bringing more Calamities upon them(^iveSj« 

 and lb they were forced to let the Villains pafs 1 

 with Impunity. The Government were not long 1 

 in deliberating upon the Meffage^ tho** 'twas the ' 

 greateft Affront that could have been put upon 

 tl^em ^ yet for the laving lb many Mens Lives, 

 (among them, Mr. Samuel IVraggy one of the 1 

 Council ^ ) they comply 'd with the Neceffity, 

 and fent aboard a Cheft, valued at between 3 and 

 400 /. and the Pyrates went back fafe to their 

 Ships. 



Blaclheardj (for lb leach was generally called, as 

 we fhall hereafter fhew) as foon as he had received 

 the Medicines and his Brother Rogues, let go the 

 Ships and the Prilbners ; having firft taken out of 

 them in Gold and Silver, about 1500/. Sterlings 

 belides Provifions and other Matters. 



From the Bar of Charles-Town^ they fliiled to Norths 

 Carolina \ Captain Teach in the Ship, which they | 

 called the Man of War, Captain Richards and Cap- 

 tain Hands in the Sloops, which they termed Pri- 

 vateers, and another Sloop ferving them as a Tender. 

 Teach began now to think of breaking up the 

 Company, and Jfecuring the Money and the beft 1 

 of the Effects for himlelf, and fome others of his 

 Companions he had moft Friendfhip for, and to a 

 cheat the reft : Accordingly, on Pretence of run- ■ 

 iiing into Toffall Inlet to clean, he grounded his 

 Ship, and then, as if it had been done undefign- 

 edly, and by Accident • he orders Hands\ Sloop , 

 to come to his Affiftance, and get him off again, 

 which he endeavouring to do, ran the Sloop on 

 Shore near the other, and lb were both loft. 

 This done. Teach goes into the Tender Sloop, 

 with forty Hands, and; leaves the Revenge there \ 

 then takes leventeen others and Marroons them 

 rupon a fmall fandy Ifland, about a League from 

 the yimi^ where there was ^leith^r Bird, Beaft 



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