Of Capt. England. 119 



A LETTER from Czi^t^m Mackra^ dated at 



Bombay^ Nov. 16, 1720. 



WE arrived the i^th of July laft^ in Company of 

 the GreenU^ich, at Juanna, (an IJland not far 

 from Madagalcar) putting in there to refrejlj our Men^ 

 we found fourteen Pyrates that came in their Canoes from 

 the Mayotta, where the Tyrate Ship to which they be^ 

 lon£d^ viz. the Indian Queen, two hundred and fifty Tons^ 

 twenty eight GunSy and ninety Men^ commanded by Capt, 

 Oliver de la Bouche, bound from the^ Guinea CoaB to the * 

 Eaft-IndieSj had been bulged and loft. Tloey faid they left 

 the Captain and 40 of their Men building a new Veffel to 

 proceed on their wicled Defign. Capt. Kirby and I conclu^ 

 ding it mi^ht be of great Service to the Vj2i,^Axi^\2i Company 

 to defiroy fuch a NeB of Rogues ^ were ready to fail for that 

 Purpofe the i -jth of Augylt, about Eight 0^ Clock in the 

 Mornings when we difcovered two Pyrate Ships fianding 

 into the Bay of Juanna, one of thirty four ^ and the other of 

 thirty Guns. I immediately went on Board the Greenwich, 

 where they feem^d very diligent in Preparations for an En^ 

 gagementy and I left Capt. Kirby with mutual Promifes of 

 ftanding by each other. I then unmoor'^d^ got under Sailj 

 and brought two Boats a-head to row me clofe to the Green- 

 wich ^ but he being open to a Valley and a Breez^e^ 

 made the beB of his Way from me ^ which an Oftender in 

 our Company y of 21 Guns^ feeing^ did the fame^ though 

 the Captain had prornifed heartily to engage with uSy and 

 J believe would, have been as good as his Word^ if Capt. 

 Kirby had kept his. About half an Hour after Twelve^ 1 

 called feveral times to the Greenwich to bear down to our 

 jijfiftanccy and fird Shot at him^ but to no Purpofe. For tho"* 

 we did not doubt hut he would join uSy becaufe when he got 

 about a League from us^ he brought his Ship to^ and looked 

 ony yet both he and the Oftender bafely deferted uSy and 

 left us engaged with barbarous and inhuman Enemies*^ with 



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