100 Of Major ST£DE Bo:tTNET. 



^fter fbme Time capitulating, they furrendered 

 themfelves Prifbners. The Colonel took Pofleflion 

 of the Sloop, and was extreamly pleafed to find 

 that Captain 7l?<7w^^/, who commanded her, was the 

 indi\ridiial Perfbn of Major Stede Bonnet^ who had 

 done them the Honour feveral Times to vifit their 

 own Coaft of Carolina. 



There were killed in this A£tion, on Board the 

 Henry ^ ten Men, and fourteen wounded on Board 

 the Sea Nymfhy two killed and [four wounded. The 

 Officers and Sailors in both Sloops behaved them- 

 lelves with the greateft Bravery ^ and had not 

 the Sloops fb unluckily run a-ground, they had 

 taken the Pyrate with much lefs lofs ot Men • but 

 as he defigned to get by them, and fo make a run- 

 ning Fight, the Carolina Sloops were obliged to 

 keep near him, to prevent his getting away. Of 

 the Pyrates there were feven killed and five wound- 

 ed, two of which died f JOn after of their Wounds* 

 Colonel Rhet weighed the 30th of September^ from 

 Cape Fear River, and arrived at Charles-Town the 3d 

 of Othber, to the great Joy of the whole Province 

 -of Carolina. 



Bonnet and his Crew, two Days after, were put 

 afhore, and there not being a publick Prifon, the 

 Pyrates were kept at the Watch-Houfe, under 

 a Guard of Mih'tia^ but M2i]or Bonnet was com- 

 mitted into the Cuftody of the Marflial, at his 

 Houfe and in a few Days after, David Hariot the 

 Mafter, and Ignatius Pell the Boatfwain, who were 

 defigned for Evidences againft the other Pyrates, 

 were removed from the reft of the Crew, to the 

 faid Marflial's Houfe, and every Kight two Cen- 

 tinals fet about the faid Houfe ^ but whether thro* 

 any Corruption, or want of Care Sin guarding the 

 Prifbners, 1 can't fay ^ but on the 24th of OBobery 

 the Major ^nd Hariot made their Efcape, the Boat- 

 fwain refufing to go along with them. This made 



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