Of Black-Be A-Rt). tt 



Btachheard had Information of the Defign, from 

 his Excellency of the Province ^ and his Secretary, 

 Mr. Kmghty wrote him a Letter, particularly con- 

 cerning it, intimating, 71?^^ he had fent him four of his 

 jMen^ which were atl he could meet with^ in or about Towny 

 and fo hid him be upon his Guard. Theie Men belonged 

 to Black-beard^ and were fent from Bath-Town to 

 Okerccock Inlet^ where the Sloop lay, which is about 

 20 Leagues. 



Black-beard had heard feveral Reports, which hap- 

 pened not to be true, and lo gave the lefs Cre- 

 dit to this, nor was he convinced till he faw the 

 Sloops : Whereupon he put his Veffel in a Pofture 

 of Defence j he had no more than twenty five Men 

 on Board, tho' he gave out to all the Veffels he 

 fpoke with, that he had 40. When he had pre- 

 pared for Battle, he fet down and fpent the Night: 

 in drinking with the Mafter of a trading Sloop, 

 who, 'twas thought, had mofe Bufinefs with Teach^ 

 than hefhould have had. 



Lieutenant Maynard came to an Anchor, for the 

 Place being flioal, and the Channel intricate, there 

 was no getting in, whexQ Teach lay, that Night j 

 but in the Morning he weighed, and fent his 

 Boat a-head of the Sloops to found ^ and com- 

 ing within Gun-Shot of the Pyrate, received his 

 Fire ; whereupon Maynard hoifted the King's Co-* 

 lours, and flood direftly towards him, with the 

 beff Way that his Sails and Oars could made. BUck^ 

 beard cut his Cable, and endeavoured to make a 

 running Fight, keeping a continual Fire at his 

 Enemies, with his Guns ^ Mr. Maynard not having 

 any, kept aconftant Fire with fmall Arms, while 

 Ibme of his Men laboured at their Oars. In a little 

 Time Teaeh'^s Sloop ran a-ground, and Mr. May^ 

 nard^s drawing more Water than that of the Pyrate, 

 he couid iiot come near him y fo he anchored within 

 half Gun*Shot of the Enemy, and, in order to 



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