Of C&pt. Engla^-d. ?57< 



tlje Dutchy qv elfh for the Red or C/;/w4 Seas, to 

 avoid the Men of War, that continually clamou- 

 red in. their Ears, a Noife of Danger^ and give 

 the little Account we are able, of that Squadron,' 

 who arrived in hdia, early in the Year 1721 . 



At Cape Good Hope^ in June, the CommadGre met 

 with a Letter, which was left for him by the Go-' 

 vernor oi Madras, to whom it was wrote by the Go,, 

 vernor of Pandicheny, a French Vzikoxyy on' the Coro- 

 *z?o»^f/Coafl,fignifying, the Py rates at the Writing 

 of it, were then ftrong in the Indian Seas, having 1 1 

 Sail and 1500 Men, but that many of them went 

 away about that Time, for the Coaft of Braxii 2cad 

 Guinea \ others fettled and fortified themfelves at 

 Madagafcar^ Mauritius, 'Johanna and Mohilla : And 

 that others under in a Ship called the Dra- 



gon, took a large Moor's Veffel, coming from 7?^^- 

 da 'i.nd Mocho, vi'xth. thirteen Lackies of Rupees on 

 Bpard, (/. e. 1300000 half Crowns,; who having 

 divided the Plunder, burnt their Ship and Prize 

 and fat down quietly with their other Friends at 

 Madagafcar. , 



The Account contain'd feveral other Things 



which we have before related. Commadore 



Matthews, Upon receiving this Intelligence, and be- 

 ing fopd of the Service he came out for, haftened 

 to thole Iflands, as the moft hopeful Places of 

 Suc^efs ; at St. Mary's would have engaged England 

 with Promifes of Favour, if he would commu- 

 nicate what he knew, concerning the CafTandra, 

 and the reft of the Pyrates, and aJTift in the Pilo- 

 tage but England was wary, and thought this 

 was to furrender at Bifcretion, To they took up the 

 'Judda Ship's Guns that was burnt, and the Men 

 of War difperfed themfelves on feveral Voyages 

 »nd Cruifes afterwards, as was thought likelieft 

 to fucceed, the' to no Purppfg : Then the Squa- 



1 dro^ji 



