Of Major StEDE BONNET. lOI 



a great Noife in the Province, and People were 

 open in their Refentments, often refleflring on the 

 Governor, and others in the Magiftracy, as tho' 

 they had. been bribM, for conniving ac their 

 Elcape. Thefe Inveftives arofe from their Fears, 

 that Bomet would be capable of railing another 

 Company, and profecute his Revenge againft this 

 Country, for what he had lately, tho' juflly, fu('- 

 fered : But they were in a Ihort Time made eafy 

 in thofe Refpefts y for as foon as the Governor 

 had the Account of Bonnet'^s Efcape, he immedi- 

 ately ifllied out a Proclamation, and promifed a 

 Reward of 700 Pounds to any that would take him, 

 and fent feveral Boats with armed Men, both to 

 the Northward and Southward, in purfuit of him. 



Jff^?;z;7ff flood to the Northward, in a Imall VefTel, 

 but wanting NecefTaries, and the Weather being 

 bad, he was forced back, and fb returned with his 

 Canoe, to Swillivants Ifland, near Charles-Towny to 

 fetch Supplies but there being fome Information 

 lent to the Governor, he lent for Colonel Rhety 

 and defired him to go in purfuit of Bomet ^ and 

 accordingly gave him a Commiilion for that Pur- 

 pofe : Wherefore the Colonel, with proper Craft, 

 and fbme Men, went away that Night £br Swillt- 

 vant'^s Ifland, and, after a very diligent Seach, dis- 

 covered Bonnet and Harlot together ; the Colonel's 

 Men fired upon them,' and killed Harlot upon the 

 Spot, and vvounded one Negro and an Indian. Bon- 

 net fubmitted, and furrender'd himfelf- and the 

 next Morning, being November the 5th, was brought 

 by Colonel Bhet to Charles-Tovon^ and, by the Gover- 

 nor's Warrant, was committed into fafe Cuftody, 

 in order for his being brought to hisTryal. 



On the ^%xh OHoher^ t 71 8, a Court of Vice- 

 "Admiralty was held at Charles-Town^ in South-Caro^ 

 /Inay 2indj by feveral Adjournments^ continued to 

 Wednefday^ the 12th of November following, for 



G 3 the 



