Of Major STEDE BoNNET. 



they were obliged to remain here alirioft two 

 Months, to refit and repair their Veirel : Thejr 

 took in this River a ftiall Shallop^ which they rip- 

 ped up to mend the Slpop, and retarded' the fur- 

 ther Prbfecution of their Voyage, as before menti- 

 oned, till the News came to Carolina^ of a Pyrate 

 Sloop's being there to carreen with her Prices. 



Upon this Information, the Council of Souih-Carb-^ 

 Una was alarmed, and apprehended they Ihould 

 receive another Vilit from them fpeedily ^ to pre- 

 vent which. Colonel Wiliiam MhH, of the lame Pro-* 

 ^?•ince, waited on the Govetnor^ andgenerdufly of^ 

 fered himfelf to go \vith two Slodps td attack thi^ 

 . Pyrate ; which the Governor readily acceptedj and 

 accordingly gave the Colonel a Commiffion and 

 , full Power, to fit fuch Veffeis as he thought tiro^ 

 per for the Defign. . 



In a few Days two SlcK^s ' were equipped ind 

 manned i The Henry with 8 Guns and 70 Men^ com-^ 

 inanded by C^-pt&in jShn Maffers,. and the Sed 

 Nym^h, with 8 Guns and- ijo, Menj commanded by 

 Captain Fayrer Hatty both tinder the entire Direfti- 

 on and Command df the aforelaid Colonel Rhett 

 who, on the i 4th of Septembery went dn Board the; 

 Henryy and, , with the other Sloop, failed froni 

 Charles'Tojpn : to Swillivants Ifland, to |iut them- 

 felyes in 9rder for the Cruize. Jufr then arri- 

 ved, a fmall Ship from Jmgoa, ouq Cock Matter 

 •with an Account, that in Sight pf the Bar he was 

 taken and plundered My one Charles Fi«ff^, a.Pyrate, 

 in a Brigantine of 12 Guns. and 90 Men ^ and 

 who had . alfp taken two dther Velfels bound in 

 there, one a fmall Sloop, (japtain bill Maffer, froni 

 Barbadoes\ the other a Brigantine, Captain T%omp^ ' 

 few Matter, from Gulney, with ninety odd Negroe« 

 which they took out of the, Veffel, and put on 

 Board another Sloop then , under the Comniand of 

 one Teats, his Confott, with 2 5 Men. This prov'd 



