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Ons to Gome afliore, and he would force her to ' 

 proftitute her felf to them all, one after another, 

 before his Face. 



In Jtine 171 8, he went to Se?!, upon another 

 Expedition, and fleered his Courfe towards Bermu-' ' 

 ias ^hi^ met with two or three £;^^///& Veffels in 

 his Way, but robbed them only of Provifions, 

 Stores and other NecelTaries, for his preient Ex- 

 pence ^ but near the Ifland aforementioned, he fell 

 in with two Vrench Ships, one of them was ioadeu 

 with Sugar and Cocoa, and the other light, both 

 bound to Martinico ^ the Ship that had ao Lading 

 he let go, and putting all the Men of the loaded 

 Ship aboard her, he brought home the other with 

 her Cargo to JSforth-Carolway where the Governor 

 and the Pyrates fliared the Plunder. 



WhenjTeach and his Prize arrived, he and four 

 of his Crew went to his Excellency, and made Af. 

 fidavit, that they found the French Ship at Sea, 

 without a Soul on Board her and then a Court 

 was called, and the Ship condemned : The Gover- 

 nor had fixty Hogflieads of Sugar for his Dividend^^ 

 and one Mr. Knight^ who was his Secretary, and 

 Colleftor for the Province, twenty, and the reft was 

 fliared among the other Pyrates. 



The Bufinefs was not yet done, the Ship re- 

 mained, and it was poilible one or other might 

 come into the River, that might be acquainted 

 with her, and fo difcover the Roguery but Teach 

 thought of a Contrivance to prevent this, for, 

 upon a Pretence that fhe was leaky, and that ftie 

 might fink, and fo ftop up the Mouth of the Inlet 

 or Cove where ftie lay, he obtained an Order 

 from the Governor, to bring her out into the 

 River, and fet her on Fire, which was accor- 

 dingly executed, and ftie was burnt down to the 

 Water's Edge, her Bottom funk, and with it. 



