124 Of Capt. England. 



Captain England having fided lb much to Captain 

 Macho's Intereft,' was a Means of making him 

 raany Enemies among the Crew they thinking 

 fuch good Uiage inconfiftent with their Polity, 

 ^taufe it looked like procilring Favour at the Ag- 

 gravation of their Crimes-, therefore upon Ima- 

 gination or Report, that Captain Macha was fitting 

 outagainft them, with the Company's Force, he 

 was loon abdicated or pulled out of his Government, 

 and marooned with three more on the Ifland of 

 MaiLritiusi An Ifland indeed, not to be complained 

 of, had they accumulated any Wealth by their 

 Villanies that would have afforded fome future com- 

 fortable Profped, for it abounds with Fifli, Deer, 

 Hogs and other Flelh. Sir Thomas Herbert^ lays, the 

 Shores with Coral and Ambergreale j but I believe 

 the Dutch had not deferted it, had there been 

 much of thefe Commodities to have been found. 

 It was in 1722, refettled by the French^ who have 

 a Fort at another neighbouring Ifland, called Don 

 Mafcarine^ and are touched at for Water, Wood, 

 and Refrefliments, by Vrcnc^ S)\v^% bound. to, or 

 for India \ as Sc. Helena and Cafe Bon Efprance^ are 

 by us and the Dutch. From this Place, Captain 

 England and his Companions having made a little 

 Boat of Staves and old Pieces of Deal left there, 

 went over to Madagafcar^ where they fubfift at 

 prefent on the Charity of lome of their Brethren, 

 who had made better Provifion fdr themfelves, than 

 they had done. 



The Pyrates detained fome Officers and Men be- 

 longing to Captain Macha^ and having repaired 

 the Damages received in their Rigging, they failed 

 for India. The Day before they made Land, faw 

 two Ships to the Eaftward, who at firft Sight, they 

 took to be Englijhy and ordered one of the Prifo- 

 ners, who had been an Officer with Captain vl/^r^r^, 

 to t^ll them the private Signals between the Com- 

 pany's 



