B6 Of Black-Beard. 



Jixty Hogflieads of Sugar, and from honeft Mr. 

 Knight^ twenty which it feems was their Dividend 

 of the Plunder taken in the French Ship • the latter 

 did not long furvive this lhameful Difcovery, for 

 being apprehenfive that he might be called to an 

 Account for thefe Trifles, fell fick with the Fright, 

 and died in a few Days. 



After the wounded Men were pretty well reco- 

 ver'd, the Lieutenant failed back to the Men of 

 War in James River^ in Virginia^ with jBlack-beard^s 

 Head ftill hanging at the Bolt-fprit End, and five- 

 teen Priloners, thirteen of whom were hanged. 

 It appearing upon Tryal, that one of them, 'viz. 

 Samuel Odell^ was taken out of the trading Sloop, 

 but the Night before the Engagement, This poor 

 Fellow was a little unlucky at his tirft entering up- 

 on his new Trade, there appearing no lefs than 70 

 Wounds upon him after the Action, notwithftand- 

 ing which, he lived, and was cured of them all. The 

 other Perfon that efcaped the Gallows, was one 

 Jfrael Hands^ the Mafler of Black-heard's Sloop, and 

 formerly Captain of the fame, before the Qneett 

 j^nn^s Revenge was loft in Topfail hilet* 



The afore faid Hands happened not to be in the 

 Fight, but was taken afterwards afliore at Bath^ 

 Town^ having been fometime before difabled by 

 Black-beard^ in one of his favage Humours, after 

 the following Manner. — ^ One Night drinking in 

 his Cabin with Hands^ the Pilot, and another Man ; 

 Black-beard Without any Provocation privately draws 

 out a fmall Pair of Piftols, and cocks them under 

 the Table, which being perceived by the Man, he 

 wit:hdrew and went upon Deck, leaving Handsy 

 the Pilot, and the Captain together. When the 

 Piftols were ready, he blew out the Candle, and 

 crolTing his Hands, difcharged them at his Com- 

 ^ pany Handsy the Mafter, was fliot thro^ the Knee, 

 aj:id iamM for Life ^ the othisr Piftol did no Execq- 



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